Menu Monday

 

The house is quiet once again. Both Kurt and Kris left for their respective homes this morning. Both probably hit snow about 20 minutes from here, Kris more than likely hit even more snow once he got to the city. We, fortunately, only got rain. Lots of rain and lower temperatures which could cause some freezing overnight. Now a pretty dense fog is moving in so there will not be a nice sunset here.

I can now go back to cooking for two once again. Going to be difficult for awhile as I rev things up to cook for 4 (two whom eat enough for probably 4) and now have to try and cut back. I also have lots of bits of salad leftover as well. 

So here are my menus for this week. We are invited to a birthday celebration that includes dinner on Saturday so the menu will of course change once again.

Monday

The leftover filling from my stuffed cabbage and ground meat buns made into a casserole. Served with the leftover yellow beans from yesterday's supper.

Tuesday

Leftover turkey made into a casserole, serving with sliced cuke and sliced tomatoes. Should be enough left for another meal this week.

Wednesday

Soup and sandwiches. Kurt gave me the idea to make some of my processed pumpkin puree into a soup. Should make a very nice change. Sandwich wise I think I might make some tuna melts.

Thursday

Leftovers from Tuesday, and I will serve them with mixed veggies.

Friday

Lazy Perogy Casserole, with fried onions, and sour cream.

Saturday

Out at the birthday celebration. 

Sunday

I will make what I had planned for Saturday. Spaghetti and meat sauce. I will try and make a marinated salad for this meal. The roast meal will be made on Monday.

Surprisingly there was not that much meat leftover from the turkey. I got a freezer medium bag for each of the sons, a freezer medium bag for us, plus a bag containing the legs and wings for us as well. This really surprised me and makes me wonder if the listed weight was wrong. Might have to pick up an even larger one for Christmas this year. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 I have made a few changes to the monthly menu already, and here it is only the 5th. Changes will use a few items up in the fridge freezer, and fridge itself. The reason being is that we had leftovers that took a couple of days to get through so main courses were moved a couple of days. 

Monday

The leftover ham I was going to use on Sunday is being used tonight. It will be diced up, and mixed with some frozen peas, finely diced onion, sliced fresh mushrooms, and the cheesy macaroni from last night to make a warming casserole.

Tuesday

Soup and grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.

Wednesday

Some smoked hamburgers on buns with pickles, cheese and whatever spread we want on them. I will make some fries to go along and cut up a cucumber and tomato (or tomatoes) as sides.

Thursday

I pulled a pizza from the freezer and will add some toppings to it. Mushrooms, ham, cheese, onion and some green pepper strips from the fridge freezer.

Friday

Making probably Glace as it can be warmed up as Kurt and Kris arrive home. If they do not want that I am sure there will be sandwich fixings and probably some leftover soup.

Saturday

Harvey is going to smoke pork chops, I will make a potato salad or coleslaw, and there will be corn on the cob to munch on as well. Dessert will more than likely be a birthday cake as both celebrate their birthday the end of next week.

Sunday

Thanksgiving. I will be making a turkey, stuffing, salad, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, and gravy. Dessert can be cake or pumpkin pie with whipped cream or ice cream. Turkey leftovers will be packaged up and both Kurt and Kris can take some home with them when they leave on the Monday. 

I have noticed as I cleaned and organized the chest freezer that I am out of turkey and chicken bone broth and so after Thanksgiving I will be using the carcasses I have in the fridge freezer to make some replacement broth. 

I will need to tighten the frugal belt a bit more, as I had an expense that is a bit higher than I thought it would be. Explanation tomorrow on that.

I am feeling much better overall, but still not totally myself. Not good as there is much to do before the holiday.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Well the heat has arrived and after working out in the garden my meal plan has definitely changed for today.

Monday

This was supposed to be pizza night, however it is much too hot to turn on the oven. So I will pull out the leftover salad, boil a couple of eggs (4), thinly slice the ham I took out and make a main dish salad. 

Tuesday

Smoked sausage, potatoes, and carrots done on the BBQ (supposed to be even warmer tomorrow).

Wednesday

Baked Spaghetti (even though it will be warm I am hoping the air conditioning has caught up by then) even though I will be using the toaster oven and not the big oven. I may try and slip some garlic bread in as well.

Thursday

Soup and sandwiches. I might just make grilled cheese on the top of the stove. 

Friday

Tuna pasta salad. Heat will still be sticking around so another main dish salad is going to happen rather than a Tuna casserole.

Saturday

Stuffed chicken, cauliflower cheese, and probably a salad.

Sunday

It was supposed to be warmed up leftover ham, but I think I will get Harvey on the BBQ once again and do some Bacon Wrapped filets, as well as tin foil potatoes and carrots.

So there you have it. Changing meals on the fly, and combating the heat.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 There will be a slight change in menu plans for this week. We had a rather large meal at lunch time and so I will not be cooking tonight. It will be a forage for yourself type of meal.

Monday

Forage through the fridge for each of us to have a rather smaller supper.

Tuesday

Hotdogs, baked beans, and the fries I never made with the fish.

Wednesday

Soup and sandwiches. I have got Cream of Mushroom out of the freezer and will add some egg salad sandwiches to be eaten.

Thursday

Leftover chicken made into taco meat, served in soft tacos. Sour cream, cheese, lettuce and tomato as well as salsa from the fridge. The salsa definitely needs using.

Friday

Not really sure, I might make a lentil curry, or we can have glace and eggs.

Saturday

Leftovers from Thursday.

Sunday

BBQ hamburgers, and foil packet carrots, potato and onion. 

Off now to get some more unpacking done from our visit with Kris. We had a lovely time and man where Dutch Growers moved their greenhouses to is absolutely amazing. Harvey has said we will need to go there next year to get our plants.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits and Stuff

 The weather has turned for the next while, we have melting and Harvey went for a drive to pick up more ice melt. We know that this will not last for very long, been through it many, many times. 

Yes, I did get my machine back and it works wonderfully. They even gave me a package of very expensive chrome needles to use. I told Harv that I would probably take my machines there to be serviced when needed. I think the next one to go will be my embroidery machine. Then the overlocker/serger will make the trip. I could probably get the less costly Brother machine done here in the city. I need decent machines for sure considering the mending and sewing that I do.

I tried the machine out on some mending that Kris needed done and everything was great. 

Last night and today, I went over the monthly menu and got things worked out. Just a few simple changes were necessary. Anything left from the meal tonight will be frozen for later on, or we will eat it two days in a row and not have any soup and sandwich night this week. No problem at all. 

My back is kind of kinky today. Not sure if it is because I have been trying to get lots of work done today, or if the change in air pressure is causing the problem. Perhaps it can even be because of the change in mattresses. Tonight I plan on using my heating pad and resting while knitting and listening/watching TV. 

I am almost finished the first half of Kris's rug and can hopefully start the second half and perhaps I can get the second half done quickly. I think once again I put much too much on my list to try and complete. We shall see what I manage.

Off to get supper in the oven. Try and visit all of you once again after folding the mountain of laundry.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

 

Menu Monday

 

A new week has arrived, and while I have menus planned for the entire week, we will be going to visit with Kris on the weekend and thus the menus for Saturday and probably Sunday will change. 

Saturday because Kris will cook for us, and Sunday because we will just have arrived at home. 

Monday

Beef Stew and dumplings.

Tuesday

Leftover Chicken stew. I will make biscuits to go with this meal.

Wednesday

Leftover Stew, probably served with either leftover biscuits or slices of bread.

Thursday

Birokies (Cabbage bread).

Friday I told Kris I would supply the meal and I have some frozen Turkey Tetrazzini that I will bring up for our meal. 

Saturday

Kris supplies the meal.

Sunday

I have some leftover ham in the fridge freezer so perhaps we will have something made with that, or even just warmed up. 

I need to make next month's menu plan, and try to use up even more in the fridge freezer and the meat freezer. The problem is with just the two of us there will always be leftovers. Not a bad thing, until it fills the fridge as is happening right now. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits and Stuff

 

We had snow for most of the morning and into the afternoon. It was wonderful not to need to be anywhere out and about. My back still twinges once in awhile so I have been doing the work 15 minutes and then rest. If it was work sitting, I stand, if it was work standing I take a bit of a walk and then sit for awhile. I still got everything done that needed to be done and even enjoyed some craft time. 

I decluttered some more old towels and washcloths. So now we are up to 22 items hopefully leaving the house very soon. Bit by bit downsizing is happening. Well other than the towels and washcloths of course as those have been replaced. 

Harvey took down his Christmas decor today and did a bit of a clean up of his wine making tools. He is working on one of the jigsaw puzzles he got for Christmas. This is a panorama of Maple Leaf Gardens. 

Keeping away from the news as much as possible and trying to ignore some people on Social Media. I just can't take their posting of things before doing some research on the subject. When called on it, they get all huffy and at times quite nasty. Staying off unless it is to wish someone a happy birthday, or happy anniversary. 

The menu for the month has been pretty much redone in order to use up some of the meat from the freezer. Mixing that with leftovers from the fridge upstairs (and its accompanying freezer) can almost be considered a math puzzle as I really am trying for another no waste year as well as using up all that I possibly can. One item from one area and another from yet a second, then add in the leftovers from the leftovers. It really is enough to make your head spin. Add in the fact that things are getting really expensive in the protein department and I struggle with using up that meat. 

A simpler life may just involve decluttering, making more from scratch, and getting the most out of what we already have.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits and Stuff

 

Getting ready for the next winter storm to hit. Hopefully not as hard as has been forecast. So far we have not had the rain that was predicted, so that is a good thing. Yet tomorrow more light rain is predicted. 

Streets were very sloppy earlier today, but from above freezing temperatures we have dropped to below freezing so what was water is now beginning to freeze into ice. 

I went out shopping today and now should be able to stay home during the Christmas week. I did purchase bread, but I think I will need to bake a few loaves and put them in the freezer. Kurt and Kris will be arriving a bit earlier than I thought so more bread will be needed and the menu will need a bit of a tweak on a couple of days. 

Really thought that if I got out early enough the stores would be reasonably easy to get around in. Hmmm, I think everybody had the same idea as all places were relatively crowded. I tried to stay as far away from people as possible mainly because of the flu and colds that are circulating around. I don't want to be ill over the holidays and miss spending time with the sons or extended family. 

This was our sunrise this morning. It did not happen until almost 9 am. Also if you notice over the last few days our snow has started to melt. Don't worry, according to our weather people we are going to get more. Perhaps a great deal more in some areas before Christmas. The ridge of ice in the middle of the road has since been picked up. 

After shopping, since I managed to get most of the daily to do list completed I got to roll up the reclaimed yarn into balls. I hope to get the pieces of the 4th sweater done today and tomorrow take apart the last sweater and begin the process of winding that yarn into balls. 

Off to set the table, wash and soak the rice. We are having a stir fry to use up the leftover pork from Sunday. Gradually using things up from the fridge freezer. 

My challenge is to use up all that I can in the fridge freezer and the chest freezer over the month of January. So much food, and it needs to be used. Perhaps even have couple of weeks to start the month off where I do not have to shop at all (fresh items and dairy exempt). Just need to figure out how to go about one of those, it is something I have never done before.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Menu Plan Monday

We are back home and I am doing laundry..... Harvey on the other hand is sound asleep. I really think I should wake him up or he won't be able to sleep tonight.

Menu's for this week are going to be moved around. 

Monday

Corned Beef Hash and peas.

Tuesday

Homemade pizza, perhaps some garlic bread.

Wednesday

Leftover hash and carrots.

Thursday

Hopefully leftover pizza, but if not that Soup and Sandwiches.

Friday

Tuna casserole and a salad.

Saturday

Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole.

Sunday

I have some leftover brisket in the freezer that needs using so I will figure out something with the help of Google.

So there it is meals to help us get through the start of the cold weather, clear out the fridge and get some very healthy meals in our tummies. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Midweek and Midmonth

 

As is usual lately the days and months are whizzing right by. Lately I find myself wishing that things would definitely slow down, I need more time to simplify things and prepare for winter's cold and snow. 

Today all I did was the few tasks on my list, and the extra cleaning listed was putting away all the solar lighting and removing the garden decor. 

After doing that I really needed to warm up as there is no sun, a cold wind and a misty rain. After a cup of coffee I pulled out the embroidery and did what I could on that. Putting that aside I watched a few things on YouTube, and then brought out my knitting. I seem to be starting the "wanting to work on something new and exciting" part of my crafting cycle. It is becoming very difficult to continue with these two projects. Yet if I want to get things completed I do need to work on these and no others for awhile. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be finished the knitting project soon and can move onto some sewing projects again. 

Sent care packages home with both the sons, and I am hoping that the one I sent back with Kurt keeps him in food for awhile. Striking with no pay is not great. He also got a gift card from Kris for his birthday which will probably help pay for some of his gas on the return trip today.

My menu plan will be changing a little bit as I made lots of Turkey Tetrazzini for last nights meal and so will be eating that tomorrow instead of what I had planned. The Ham Pasties will be moved to probably Saturday, and leftovers from that on Monday. Then Monday's meal leftovers. I should be back on track by Tuesday (fingers crossed). 

Sales should be starting very soon on items I need for Christmas baking (which will be hid on Harvey), but I don't think I will make as many treats this year as other years. For sure Harvey and I don't need them, and I have noticed that our sons don't eat as much of that type of thing as they used to. Still there are family favourites that I will make. 

Off to get the table set, and the soup on. Once that is done I will be trying to visit most of you before supper.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Another week of menus for the month and hopefully no changes. Already did one for today to make up for a change last week.

Monday

Porkchops, creamed potatoes, peas and carrots.

Tuesday

Soup and sandwiches.

Wednesday

Leftover pork roast made into a stir fry. Served with rice.

Thursday

Chicken Parma, rice, and corn.

Friday

Tuna Casserole and salad.

Saturday

Leftovers from Wednesday.

Sunday

Roast ham, mashed potatoes, leftover salad.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

A new week and another heat wave coming in. This means a bit of a change in menus that I had planned for the week. It could mean more main dish salads, cold plates, or more BBQ. 

Monday

Leftover pasta salad from Saturday.

Tuesday

Leftover roast beef which I will make into a beef salad. It is 30C here right now, and even warmer tomorrow. So salad it will be.

Wednesday

Schnitzel, mashed potatoes and raw veggies and dip.

Thursday

BBQ hamburgers, and tinfoil potatoes/onions.

Friday

Eggplant Parma.

Saturday

BBQ hotdogs, baked beans, and raw veggies and dip.

Sunday (hopefully a bit cooler out)

Roast chicken, roasted potatoes, brussels sprouts. 

So some items used out of my fridge freezer, fridge, garden pickings, and hopefully I will have a cooler house as well. 

I might change Wednesdays meal to a chicken Caesar salad just to keep the house cool. Especially since I could be putting up garden produce or dehydrating herbs.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

 

Menu Monday

 

First off I am going to answer Maebeme's question. Yes we did get a very good harvest from the one plant. I am hoping that this continues through all of them. We started off well last year and then the harvest seemed to be limited under each new plant. Some of these potatoes are pretty darn big.

Monday

Baked spaghetti and the remains of the salad.

Tuesday

Stuffed Peppers. I need to use up the stuffing I made for the stuffed eggplant. 

Wednesday

Leftover pork roast. I think I will make some pulled pork out of it in a BBQ sauce, and serve over the buns I made. A side of coleslaw to finish the meal off.

Thursday

Leftover Baked Spaghetti and the leftover coleslaw.

Friday

I have a package of fake crab in the freezer that needs using so I think a pasta salad. That will help use up some of the cucumbers as well.

Saturday

Soup and sandwiches. 

Sunday

Beef Roast, roasted potatoes, roasted kohlrabi and roasted carrots. I think I will make another salad. 

Depending on what I have for leftovers some will be eaten for lunches and others will be incorporated into the next weeks meals. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Another week of menus and since the weather is supposed to be cooler and rainy I plan on getting Harvey to BBQ whenever possible.

Monday

Smoked sausages, mini potatoes (got the bag finished now) and some kohlrabi in a tinfoil package. Those are both going on the BBQ. I have also made a salad.

Tuesday

Soup and sandwiches. I think I will make a potato soup and have tuna melts with.

Wednesday

I pulled the last container of chili from the freezer downstairs. We will have this with toast and use up the remains of the salad.

Thursday

I am going to try my hand at some stuffed eggplant. I am thinking of doing the kind of stuffing I put in peppers, but using the eggplant meat instead of rice. 

Friday

Perogies, fried onions and sour cream.

Saturday 

This could be a beef brisket if Kris is home done on the smoker. Serving with coleslaw, and probably a potato salad to use up some more potatoes and the eggs that seem to have multiplied in the fridge.

Sunday 

Kris will probably be heading back to his home so I will make spaghetti and meat sauce. This will mean changing the menu for the next week a bit, but I will still be using leftovers to make other meals.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

I spent some time going over the menus for the next bit of the month. I am trying to clear out some items so as to make room for other items that will more than likely end up being collected.

Monday

Sweet and Sour Ribs from the fridge freezer. Served with salad and noodles.

Tuesday

Leftover chicken from Sunday. Not sure what I will do with it. I kind of think some of it will be used to make soup, and the rest will be made into a Chicken Tetrazzini (what is left will be frozen to use for another meal). I do plan on making soup tomorrow as it is supposed to be a rainy day. I will serve the casserole with sliced cucumbers, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes with a dip.

Wednesday

Spaghetti and meat sauce. Served with a salad, most likely coleslaw as I have some cabbage and a couple of carrots to clear out.

Thursday

I will make baked spaghetti and freeze half for later on. Served with the remains of the coleslaw.

Friday

We will be gone, but I plan on taking some smoked sausage up to Kris's place. It will be a quick meal with what ever he has to go along with it. The men will be going to the football game so something quick and easy is very appropriate.

Saturday

Kris can supply the meal for this day or perhaps I will take what remains of the stuffed chicken to use that up as well. He could supply the sides. Just need to figure out if that would work out. 

Sunday 

We will be home and there is a package of ham yet in the fridge freezer so I will do something with that. Probably served with peas and carrots. Perhaps some potatoes made in the air fryer (I have some small potatoes to use up).

While I will have cleared out a few things, I will have added to the freezer as well. Still the menu for the following week will see us clearing out a few more items and making a bit more room in the fridge freezer. 

Off to get some of the supper started and then I will spend some time visiting. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

 I woke up to a lovely rain falling. The rain barrel must be almost full again, which is wonderful. Using city water just does not help the plants along as nicely, especially the flowers and veggies. Heck, it barely keeps the grass green in blotches. 

At Mass today, I think we ended up in the most condensed pew available in the church. Pretty sure that when they took the chairs out to redo the floors they put the side ones in wrong and kind of stuck this one in a tiny space really unsuitable for a person with back and hip problems.

It was a very strange sermon today. I sat in pretty much disbelief as Father Thuy spoke. 

I have been trying to simplify my life and move towards peace and living a life of abundance. Guess what Father spoke about. Yep, realizing that we live lives of abundance already and how lucky we are to live in a place where there is really very little violent crime, and have a community that cares and watches out for each other. 

I do know that when we have missed in person Mass it is noticed, and when we get back people ask how my back is and if my cancer has returned (they figure the last one is what is keeping us from attending Mass as often as we should). In a way the concern of others is touching, but in another way I almost wish that this small city, was not quite as small. Or perhaps I am too well known in the parish community due to my years as Youth Coordinator, Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Communion, and Parish Council Chairperson. I had hoped that my drawing back from those areas would mean I would not be in the community's eye as much. Not going to happen I suppose. 

My menu has changed once again for today. We went out for brunch after Mass and I did not feel like making a roast. So I have pulled out a container of Sweet and Sour Ribs, put on some potatoes to boil and mash, and have some frozen peas as our vegetable side. This does change the menu for the week a bit as well, but there is an abundance of food in the fridge and freezer so this will give me a chance to use things up a little before adding more to the mix. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Time to post my menus for the week and once again to note how quickly the month is passing by.

Monday

Baked spaghetti, corn on the cob and the leftover salad.

Tuesday

Soup and egg salad sandwiches.

Wednesday

Leftover Baked Spaghetti, corn on the cob and salad.

Thursday

The container of chili from the freezer downstair (brought it up already). Served with toast.

Friday

Tuna Pasta salad.

Saturday 

Eating at the celebration in Torquay.

Sunday

Either leftovers from Friday (unless Kurt has eaten most of what was left) or BBQ hot dogs, coleslaw and either onion rings or fries.

So that is what our meals will be this week. I have actually changed things around a few times in order to use things up. Not too sure if the corn goes with the meals, but we need to use those 4 cobs up as well.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Menu Monday

 I made a few changes to the menu this week mainly because we needed to finish up the Tuna Pasta Salad I made on Friday. Happy to say we finished it up on Sunday. Well, I had some for lunch today. Done and dusted.

Monday

Roast beef, roasted carrots and roasted rutabaga.

Tuesday

The last bag of frozen ham in the fridge freezer warmed up. Served with mashed potatoes, green beans and a side of lettuce and cucumber. 

Wednesday

Leftover roast beef made into a casserole.

Thursday

Finish up the roast beef casserole along with a salad.

Friday

I think I might change this to a jambalaya. I have some cooked shrimp, and some sausage to put in a spicy rice mix. Served with salad that should feed us all.

Saturday

Steak, tinfoil potatoes, carrots and onions. There will be a salad as well.

Sunday

Roast chicken, roasted potatoes, roasted carrots and salad. 

Dessert will be a cake or pies (pumpkin and blueberry glazed). There will be cookies for snacks I hope.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

 

Menu Monday

 Hello all, we are back from our visit and attending the Highland Gathering in Regina. I will talk more about that tomorrow, for now I will be trying to catch up on all you have been doing, and do a regular Monday post.

Monday

We plan on foraging for our supper tonight as we had a later lunch on the way home.

Tuesday

Baked Spaghetti and a salad.

Wednesday

Soup and sandwiches (I have some potato soup to use up in the chest freezer). 

Thursday

Leftover baked spaghetti and the remains of the salad.

Friday

Perogies, sour cream and fried onions.

Saturday

Sausages, mashed potatoes and rutabaga, green beans.

Sunday

Stuffed Chicken, roasted potatoes, roasted carrots, coleslaw.

So there you have it. Meals for this week. Some of which have been changed a little bit. Soon I will need to be making next months menu's as well. 

Off to try and catch up.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

We went from lovely warm, sunny weather to dreary, with devil winds. Winds today are reaching gusts of 85 km per hour. We brought the plants in so nothing would break off. Plants are much to expensive to replace. 

My menu changed a couple of times last week and so the plan is changed for this week. This is in order to use those items I brought up from downstairs last week.

Monday

Roast Chicken, roasted potatoes and carrots. I plan on making a salad to go with and have salad leftovers for a few other meals.

Tuesday

Leftover ham warmed up with mashed potatoes, green beans and the leftovers of the salad.

Wednesday

Leftover chicken made into a casserole along with more salad leftovers.

Thursday

There is a bag of leftover roast beef that I plan on making hot beef sandwiches with. Served with mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies. 

Friday

Perogies, fried onions and sour cream.

Saturday

The remains of the chicken casserole, along with more salad.

Sunday

Roast beef, roasted potatoes (or perhaps rutabaga), roasted carrots and salad.

I also plan on sticking close to home for the next while and getting lots done. So many projects and so little time before I am outside planting. I am also expecting another call re some more tests my new doctor is setting up for me and the landline is the number I gave to be reached at.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.