Monkey's In Bed - June 2010

Kendra and I kind of made up this recipe.

We had the fixings for Pigs in Blanket.

And I sort of know how to make monkey bread.

So we started with that idea.

I gave Kendra a few more ideas ...

and she ran with it.

Then we mixed up a scrambled egg / omlete and poured that in on top.

It was SO YUMMY!!!


Next time ...

We will use fewer Pigs and blankets ... and cut them into smaller pieces.

We also should have poured some egg into the pan first.

And added more butter and seasoning to the egg.

And some may like it with chees and bacon bits in the egg part.



So far,
We haven't had any more pigs in the house to try it again.

But this made 2 breakfasts for us when I still had all of Karen's kids.

First Try at Menu Plan Monday

This falls under being organized.

Sunday - I was all prepared for church, but ended up in the nursery. There were only 3 preschoolers, so SUPER EASY.

So I pulled out my brand new dayplanner - and made up a menu. I use to do this ALL the time. I even tried putting up erasable magnet boards to put them on the frig - but they would be erased before the second day... now what DID I put on for Wednesday?

Some things to know.

1. 3 of us cannot have dairy - so their isn't much on the menu - only Tim and Joel eat the REAL stuff .... though we seem to tolerate stuff we ferment ourselves - Yogurt and Kefir. (WIC gives a LOT of milk - I have to do something with it! and Joel does NOT like plain milk!)

2. Tim isn't working - so I try to use up what is on hand, and keep the prices WAY down.

3. Homeschooled kids eat 3 meals a day. "You knew that?"

4. Tim does all the shopping - I can't drive

Monday

Breakfast: Eggs and Yogurt (we make our own)

Lunch: Ramen Noodles (Vannan added a bag of broccoli and a handful of turkey)

Supper: Turkey Stew (cooked a turkey Saturday - lots of leftovers in the stew)

Tuesday

Malt-O-Meal

Sandwiches and Salad

Tacos

Wednesday

Oatmeal

Leftovers (or at a friends house)

AWANA night - so eat at friends house or else no ride to AWANA

Thursday

Yogurt and Cereal

Sandwiches and Salad (else on Friday - depends on which days we do preschool)

Stew (left over turkey or beef)

Friday

Eggs

Beans and Wienies

Pizza (homemade)

Saturday

Malt-o-Meal (unless somebody gets up early to make pancakes from scratch)

Sandwich Wraps (meat, and lettuce in flour taco shell)

Leftovers

Sunday

Oatmeal

OUT (no time to come home after church - so we eat cheap and then hit the library)

Best Friend's House (we go home after supper after church, Joel bathed and ready for bed)

Shopping List

Black Olives

Pepperoni

Salad Stuff (Tim looks for Sales - RomaineLettuce and Greens)

Sliced Green Olives

Mushrooms

Eggs

Milk

Sandwich Meat

Chocolate (I'm allowed 1 vice? Yes?)

Snack Bars (Tim's Lunch)

Apples

Bananas

Bacon

5lb Ground Meat Chub

Hamberger Patties

Pudding boxes (made with kefir - afternoon snack)

Picante Sauce

Wienies