Lent

How's everyone doing this week. My house we are happy & healthy & our freezer is finally stocked with 1/4 beef which means we have been eating hearty. Lots of home-cooked meals here. Therefore my menu for the week is stocked with beef, hope you like it. Maybe we have gained a few pounds but it was Fat Tuesday remember. Lent began this week, I am Catholic so it started on Wednesday "Ash Wednesday" Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert, he was tempted by satan. Lent began as a mirroring of this and to prepare for Easter. So even if you are not Catholic or Christian. Just ask yourself......How can I prepare to be a better person, whether that is giving up something that we do not need in our lives, fasting, praying more, or giving back to those in need. What are you going to change in yourself or in the world for the better? It could be something as simple as smiling to a stranger.

Weekly Dinner Plans

Sunday – Eat Out

Monday – Meatballs & Mashed Potato's  with Green beans

Tuesday – Roast & Corn

Wednesday –   Roast Beef Sandwiches & Steamer Bag Veggies

Thursday –  Spanish Hamburger Rice

Friday – Breakfast for Dinner

Saturday – Lasagna, Garlic Bread, & Salad 

Grocery List

Check your List before you go to the store, you may already have some of these items!!!

·          3 lb Ground Beef

·         Beef Roast

·         Onion

·         Lettuce

·         Bag Potato's

·         Bag of Frozen Fajita Peppers

·         Steamer Bag Broccoli & Mac and Cheese

·         Corn

·         Hamburger Buns

·         Rice

·         Jar of Salsa

·         Lasagna Noodles no bake

·         Shredded Moz

·         Spaghetti Sauce (If you haven't tried Sorriso's its amazing and made in NE!)  

·         Cottage Cheese

·         Evaporated Milk

·         Eggs

·         Pancake Mix

·         Maple Syrup (if you find the peacon butter get it its amazing)

·         Oatmeal (Cooking quick oats)

 

Monday – Meatballs

Monday is bachelor night so I always like to treat us to something a little more special and down home cooking! Tonight Meatloaf balls are on the menu, my family just loves these and they are so easy to make!

                Meat Mixture: 1 lb hamburger (Leave remaining 2 lb in fridge for tomorrows meal, sometimes if the meal is days out I will wrap it in a freezer package and throw it in the freezer)

 

                1 Cup Oatmeal

                1 egg

                ½ t. pepper, ½ t. garlic powder, ½ t. salt, ½ t. chili powder

                Chopped Onion

                ½ Cup evaporated milk

                SAUCE: 2 Cup ketchup, 1 ½ Brown Sugar, 2 Tbsp. liquid smoke, chopped onion, garlic powder

Mix the meat ingredients. Shape into balls, place in dish. Pour sauce on top. Bake 350 for 45 minutes. Cut up 6 potatoes and put in microwave for 13 minutes, add butter, salt pepper & dill. Heat up beans with some butter on the stovetop. Remember to take the Roast out of the freezer!

Tuesday – Roast, Corn & left over Mashed Potatoes.  

You will want to make sure your roast is thawed out. Right away in the morning get your crockpot out and put your roast in along with about 2 cups of water. I just purchased "Onion Onion" Seasoning from tastefully simple so I sprinkled some of that and chopped an onion quick and set for 8 hours on low. When you get home from work. Remember you have some of the mashed potatoes saved from the night before so you can microwave those. So all you need to do is heat the corn and cut the meat.

If you feel ambitious you can make gravy with some of the juices. All you need is: 2 T butter, 2 T flour, and take 2 C stock. Melt butter in sauce pan, whisk in flour for about 1 min. Then slowly add your stock and whisk to desired thickness. Make sure to save and shred up the remaining meat for tomorrows meal and put with the juices from the crock into the fridge once cooled.

 

Wednesday – RB Sand and Steamer Bag

You will take out the meat from the fridge, there will be a hard white overlay of fat, remove that and discard. Then you will heat the meat and juices in the microwave. I like to put mayo on the buns, layer with your meat, get a little dish for your dipping juice and throw your steamer bag in the microwave. And Done!

 

Thursday – Spanish Hamburger Rice

Folks this is so easy! Its very similar to the jambalaya recipe I have if you have tried that. Brown about 1 lb of the hamburger. Drain. Put meat back in stir fry pan. Add can of salsa. Around 2 cups of water. 1 cup rice. Half a bag of frozen peppers. Then you can add some seasonings. (Salt, pepper, chili powder, a little hot sauce & Worcestershire. We layered with some cheese and ranch!

 

Friday – Breakfast for Dinner  

So if you are Catholic like myself you will practice fasting on Friday & abstaining from meat. My family loves pancakes so what a perfect choice for a Friday night & who doesn't love breakfast for dinner!!  Just follow the recipe on the box and baam!

 

Saturday – Lasagna, Salad and Garlic Bread  

Preheat oven 350. Brown your hamburger with a little onion and garlic. Drain pour sauce in. Mix in separate bowl, 2 C cottage cheese, one egg, 1 C parmesan cheese with some Italian seasoning. Spray your pan. Start to layer: Meat Mixture, Noodles, Meat sauce, Cheese Mixture, Sprinkle a little moz cheese. Then repeat. Finish with layer of noodles, meat and moz cheese.  Bake for 50-60 minutes covered with foil.

 

Sunday – EAT OUT!!!