Hope every has a wonderful Memorial Day. I hope we all remember the real reason for Memorial Day.

Now for this weeks menu:

Saturday – beef – Smoked sausage, seasoned rice, mixed veggies – My husband planned and cooked this.

Sunday – sandwich day – BLT’s

Monday – chicken – Memorial Day Cook out with everything lol

Tuesday – beef – roast, potatoes, carrots in crockpot

Wednesday – super simple – breaded fish fillets, salad

Thursday – chicken – Chicken pasta salad

Friday – Friday Night Fire – hot dogs, carrots, macaroni or potato salad

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We love Fried Green Tomatoes. Even the kids like them. My husband always comes home with a very large bagfull, when he finds them at the grocery store. He also picks them in the garden. I have to watch him, or he’d pick them all, and we wouldn’t get any ripe tomatoes. lol

Fried Green Tomatoes

3 green tomatoes
1/3 cup of milk
1/2 cup flour
2 beaten eggs
3/4 cup bread crumbs
cooking oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Cut the tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Add salt and pepper to flour. Dip tomatoes into milk, then into the flour. Then dip the tomatoes into the beaten eggs, then finally the bread crumbs. I line up the bowls in an assembly line, ending with the pan where I fry the slices a few at a time in hot oil over medium heat, 7-8 minutes on each side, until brown. Add more oil as needed. I drain them on paper towels before serving.

Visit the Ultimate Recipe Swap for more great tomato recipes.

The internet is full of recipes, and recipe sites. One of my favorites is Hillbilly Housewife.

I use their flour tortillas all the time.

The kids really love their Magic Milkshakes. No ice cream required!

What are some of your favorite recipe sites?

For more kitchen tips, visit Tammy’s Recipes

We buy beef from a friend, and Saturday we had a freezer full delivered. We’ve been out of this beef for a couple of months, and I’m so glad to be able to add it back in. When you get used to this kind of beef, store bought just has a funny taste to it.

Now for this weeks menu:

Saturday – beef – Schwanns House Party – soooooo much fun!

Sunday – sandwich day – Dinner at church

Monday – chicken – roasted chicken,rice, salad

Tuesday – beef – roast, potatoes, carrots in crockpot

Wednesday – super simple – leftovers, I’m pretty sure there will be leftovers, I ‘m trying anyway, if not, we’ll have breakfast for supper

Thursday – chicken – Chicken Potato Pie from the The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook (amazon.com link) We ended up not having this last week, so I’m adding it back in this week.

Friday – Friday Night Fire – Hot dogs, carrots, macaroni or potato salad

For more Menu Plan Monday ideas, visit I’m an Organizing Junkie.

This recipe came from my husband’s family. They got it from a lady from Portugal when she made it for them. They said she made hers with fish.

Everyone loves Jag. Even kids!

 

Jag

2 Tablespoons butter
1 onion, diced
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can great northern beans, drained
1 pound linguica, smoked sausage, kielbasa or your favorite meat sliced or diced
1 package hot dogs
4 cups rice, long grain, par boiled
8 cups water
2-4 beef bouillon cubes
salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions, hot dogs, and meat until browned. Add beans, rice, water and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered until the rice is done. Usually 30 minutes.

This is such a versatile dish. You can use whatever beans, vegetables and meat you want. You can even leave out the bouillon cubes. It still tastes great. If your using chicken, you can put in a little poultry seasoning. If your want more meat, use it, it will still come out fine. Does the recipe make too much? Use less rice and water, 2 cups rice and 4 cups water.

You can add celery, green peppers, cabbage, potatoes, chicken, hamburger, fish. Really, any vegetables and meat that you like can be put in. Have leftover meat and veggies you want to use? Throw them in the pot, too!

 

Well, I tried to have an assigned leftover night. How come, when I don’t plan a night for leftovers, we have lots? I start planning a leftover night, and suddenly, there are no leftovers!

So I’m going back to no planned leftover night.

We ended up not having a fire on Friday night. When I planned the menu, I forgot that that was the night of the Mother’s Day Tea at church. The guys had left overs, while the girls ate at the tea.

Now for this weeks menu:

Saturday – beef – Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad

Sunday – sandwich day – Bean & Cheese burritos, salad

Monday – chicken – Chicken wings, baked potatoes, salad

Tuesday – beef – Chili Beef and Cabbage

Wednesday – super simple – fish filets, rice, salad

Thursday – chicken – Chicken Potato Pie from the The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook (amazon.com link)

Friday – Friday Night Fire – hmmm..since we’re having people over for a cookout tomorrow, we probably won’t have a fire tonight. If there’s leftovers, we’ll have that, otherwise, we’ll have breakfast for supper.

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