What's for Dinner

Monday- On Your Own
Tuesday- Pizza
Wednesday- Healthy Taco Casserole
Thursday- Pizza Soup and Cheese Biscuits
Friday- Chicken Strips
Saturday- Ham and Cheese Crackers
Sunday- Leftovers

What's for Dinner

Monday- Roast, potatoes, carrots and rolls
Tuesday- Veteran's Day
Wednesday- Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Thursday- Taco Soup
Friday- Chili Dogs
Saturday- Leftovers
Sunday- Meatloaf, twice baked potato casserole, corn and cornbread

Roast

Ingredients:

3 pound beef roast such as chuck roast

1 envelope of onion soup mix (optional)

1 envelope of dry brown gravy mix

2 - 2.5 cups water (needs at least 1/2 inch of water around roast

Instructions:

Measure 2 cups of water, add gravy mix and mix until blended completely.

Add the meat to your cooker. Pour the water mixture over the roast. In the slow cooker cook it on high for about 4 hours on low about 8 hours.  I add several large potatoes cut into quarters, carrots and sliced onion.  Keep vegetables large so that they take longer to cook and don't get mushy.

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs

1 can (15oz) pure pumpkin

1 can (12oz) evaporated milk

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Instructions:

Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. 

Beat eggs in large bowl.

Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. 

Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

Pour into pie shell.

Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.  Reduce temperate to 350 degrees; bake for 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

Cool on wire rack for 2 hours.

Ham and Cheese Loaf

Ingredients:

Dough:

3/4 cup water

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Filling:

3 T. mayonnaise

2 tsp. mustard

8 slice thinly sliced fully cooked ham (about 4 ounces)

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese (I use cheddar)

Instructions:

Place dough ingredients in bread pan in order listed.  Select dough cycle.

Grease 9 x 11 dish.  Mix mayonnaise and mustard.  Roll dough into 9 inch square on floured surface.

Spread with mayonnaise mixture.  Arrange ham evenly on dough, overlapping as necessary.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Roll up tightly.

Cut into one inch slices (like cinnamon rolls).  Place rolls in pan and allow to rise in warm place 40 to 45 minutes or until double.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Refrigerate any remaining rolls.

Chili Rellenos Casserole

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1/2 onion, chopped

2 cans whole green chilies

1 can green chilies, chopped

2 C (at least) longhorn cheese

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1/4 cup flour

red pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Brown meat and onion.

Add salt and pepper and about 1 T. of red pepper.

In a casserole dish, place whole green chiles on the bottom.

Top with cheese, then meat.

Add another layer of grated cheese and then the can of chopped green chilies. Mix 4 eggs and milk. Add flour, mix well and pour over dish.

Bake at 375 for about 50 minutes. Cover with foil halfway through cooking if it gets too brown.

Happy Halloween

We had Brenna this year for Halloween.  She was Elsa at school, but Ariel for trick or treating.  My parents came over to join in all the festivities that night. Brian and I took Brenna trick or treating, while Drew stayed back with Grammie and Papa to pass out candy.  Everyone had a great time.  Brenna kept telling us she was having so much fun.  After each house, she would say let's go to another one.

It looks like Jackson is biting her, but he's just going in for a kiss.