Easter Menu

I'm so sorry this is late!  My granddaughter has been on spring break last week and this week, and I've been on grandma duty. She keeps me hopping, that's for sure!

I will post recipes for my Easter menu at a later date, because I am writing this from my tablet and I have no idea how to link from this app.  But I wanted to get this posted.  And, a bunch of these recipes are from cookbooks. But all are tried and true!  

Here it is:

Baked Spiral Cut Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

Pork Tenderloin Roast

Deviled Eggs

Knorr Spinach Dip in a Bread Bowl

Dried Beef Cheese Ball, Crackers

Yeast Rolls

Macaroni and Cheese

Corn

Pyramid Mashed Potatoes

Scalloped Potatoes

Stick of Butter Rice

Arkansas Green Beans 

Cauliflower Salad

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Peachy Keen Salad

Frozen Peach Salad

Ham and Pasta Salad

Grape Salad

Peeps Cake

Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Paula Deen's Banana Pudding

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

German Chocolate Pie

My Blueberry Heaven Pie

I have everything prepped and ready to assemble tomorrow and Saturday.  

I wish you all a happy and blessed Easter!

See you with a new menu in a couple days!

Joansy

Weekly Menu Plan 4-2 to 4-28, 2023

 

Can you believe it's Palm Sunday already?  Next week Easter!  It seems like this year just got started, and here we are 1/4 of the way through 2023 already!  

I'm working on my Easter menu.  I should have had it done by now, I am such a procrastinator!  It seemed like Easter was so far off, and that I had so much time.  Just like Christmas, it just sneaks up until it's RIGHT NOW!  I hope to have my menu in place before I go to bed tonight.

I totally forgot to post last week's menu.  I just got busy, and spaced it.  If I don't post it on Sunday afternoon, I forget all about posting.  I'm a creature of habit, I guess!

Here is this week's menu.  I have a lot to do this week, so I hope I have the energy to get all of this done!  I have Easter baskets almost done, Easter groceries to shop for, and of course cleaning and cooking.  I better double up on the vitamins this week!

Notes with recipe links are below the menu.

Recipe links:

Sunday:

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal is from Vintage Mountain Homestead

Crockpot Swedish Meatballs is from The Country Cook

Gluten Free Banana Cake is from Gluten Free Baking

Tuesday:

Gluten Free Lemon Ricotta Muffins is from What The Fork

Crockpot Cowboy Soup is from Naturlifehouse (I will use gluten free tomato soup and maybe add some gluten free elbow macaroni to the soup)

Baked Apple Pie Rice Paper Rolls is from Officially Gluten Free ( I have a TON of these rice paper rolls I got at Meijer, so I am hoping these are good!)

Wednesday:

Gluten Free Pork Chops and Gravy are from Pinch of Gluten Free

Gluten Free Oatmeal Cream Pies are from This Vivacious Life

Thursday:

Gluten Free French Toast Casserole is from One Lovely Life

Friday:

Gluten Free Beef Chow Mein is from Beauty and the Bench Press

Gluten Free Peach Pie is from GF Jules

Saturday:

Gluten Free Coffee Cake is from Fearless Dining

That's it for this week!  Have a blessed week, while you try to bless others each day!  Be the blessing!

Weekly Menu Plan 3-19 to 3-25, 2023

 

Tomorrow it's here!  My daffodils and tulips are coming up, my forsythia bush is ready to pop its yellow flowers, and I see buds on the trees in my back yard!  Yesterday you would have thought we were in the middle of winter, with snow and 22 degrees for a high temperature!  Today, the sun is out and warmer weather is on the way.  

This week's menu plan is ready to go.  I shopped yesterday, and while we were out we stopped and looked at new stoves and dishwashers.  I'm not a high maintenance girl, but I need some new appliances.  I found some I liked, and we're going back tomorrow to take another look before we buy.  I'm pretty excited to get some new kitchen stuff!

Here is this week's menu plan:  (Links to underlined recipes are found below)

Notes:

Sunday:

The World's Greatest Sandwich is from The Kitchn

Gluten Free White Cake is from Gluten Free Baking

Monday:

Gluten Free Waffles are from Gluten Free Palate

Chicken Parmesan Bake is from Baker Lady - I am using 3 slices of Gluten Free Garlic Toast for the garlic croutons - I bought them at Aldis in the frozen section - I will just cube the toast and sprinkle them on top

Gluten Free Coconut Cream Pie is from Mama Knows Gluten Free

Tuesday:

Gluten Free Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is from Faithfully Gluten Free

Wednesday:

Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes are from What The Fork

Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut is from A Mindful Mom

Thursday:

Gluten Free Orange Cake is from The Sweetest Menu

Friday:

Gluten Free Blueberry Scones are from Gluten Free Palate

Saturday:

Gluten Free Apple Streusel Muffins are from Sisters Sans Gluten

Slow Cooker Minestrone Casserole is from Rock Star Mommy

Gluten Free Lemon Bars are from Gluten Free On A Shoestring

That's it for this time!  I hope you all have a great week!  I can't wait to get baking!

Hugs,

Weekly Menu Plan March 12-18, 2023

It's time for another week of menus!  These weeks are just flying by!  I can't keep up.

As we approach St. Patrick's Day this coming Friday, I was looking for some information about St. Patrick.  I'm neither Irish nor Catholic, and I realized I don't know much about him.  I found these words that are ascribed to him:

May the wisdom of God instruct us.

May the hand of God protect us.

May the Word of God direct us.

Wow!  That's really quite beautiful, isn't it?  I don't know if he actually said or wrote that or not, but I love it just the same!  I think I might cross stitch that one and hang it up in my house.

Here's my menu plan for the week.  I don't have much going on this week, at least not that I know of right now, so I'm planning on tackling some cooking and cleaning and becoming a domestic goddess this week.  :)  Notes for the links can be found below the menu plan.

Sunday:  Crockpot Swedish Meatballs are from Country Cook - tried and true

                Gluten Free Coconut Cake is from Chef Janet K

Monday:  Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Rice is from Maebells

Tuesday:  Gluten Free Banana Muffins are from Gluten Free Baking

                Gluten Free Key Lime Pie is from Meaningful Eats

Thursday:  Gluten Free Waffles are from Mama Knows Gluten Free - tried and true

                Gluten Free Crockpot Pork Chops are from Moms with Crock Pots

                Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler is from Dishing Delish

Friday - Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal is from Budget Bytes

                Gluten Free Turtle Cheesecake is from Wheat By The Wayside

That's it for this week!  Enjoy your week!

Weekly Menu Plan Feb 27 to March 4, 2023

 

March is heading our way!  Woohoo!  I'm ready for some spring, I'll bet you are too!

Last week was a busy one, and we wound up having more leftovers than I thought I would have.  We went out to eat a couple evenings because my days were too busy to prep dinner.  Some weeks are like that.

So this week, I just repeated the meals from last week that I didn't get to make.  So the first few days of this week are the repeated from last week.  I already had everything to make the meals, and I don't want to waste the food.  Not at these prices, definitely!

Here is my menu plan for the week:

I am already a day behind on my menu, because my son made ribs over the weekend and we ate them instead of what I had planned.  They were sure yummy!  Better than I could do!  So tonight (Monday), I am making the Gluten Free Chicken Ala King for dinner.  I cooked several pounds of chicken breast overnight in my slow cooker, and I have enough chicken now for the rest of the week.

Have a great week, and I hope you find some inspiration here!

Gluten Free Smothered Pork Chops

 

Monday night we had Gluten Free Smothered Pork Chops for dinner.  They were delicious!  But, I have to admit, I love anything with gravy!  I don't make gluten free gravy very often, so this was definitely a treat for me.  Definitely comfort food for me.  I made mashed potatoes and peas to go with it.  There was plenty of gravy to smother the mashed potatoes, too.  

I buy most of the meat and chicken I make from Sams Club.  I used a package of 6 boneless pork chops for this recipe, and they were cut a good 1/2 inch thick.  They worked very nicely in this recipe.

The recipe I used was tweaked slightly from Mama Shire.  It is a gluten free, dairy free recipe.  Although it looks a little complicated, it really isn't.  I just broke it down into steps, and it was very easy to follow.

Gluten Free Smothered Pork Chops

6 boneless pork chops

Salt and pepper

1/3 cup olive oil

1/2 cup gluten free all purpose flour (I used Pillsbury Gluten Free)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 medium onions, sliced thinly

1 tablespoon minced garlic (I use refrigerated minced garlic from a jar)

4 cups chicken broth

1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce

1.  Pound the pork chops with a meat mallet on both sides.  Season each chop with salt and pepper.

2.  In a medium shallow bowl, mix the gluten free flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper.  

3.  Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Dip both sides of each pork chop in the flour mixture.  Add the chops to the skillet, and fry on each side for 5 minutes. Then move the pork chops to a 9 X 13 baking dish.   Reserve the remaining flour mixture.

4.  While the pork chops are frying, slice the 2 onions.  After you have removed the pork chops from the skillet, add the onions to the skillet.  Cook onions over medium heat about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are wilted and transparent.  Add the minced garlic, and cook 1 more minute.

5.  Stir the reserved flour mixture into the onions, and cook for 3 minutes.  Stir often.

6.  Slowly pour in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil.  Stir in the Kitchen Bouquet.

7.  Carefully pour the onion gravy mixture over the pork chops in the baking dish.  Cover with aluminum foil.

8.  Bake the pork chops, covered, for 50 - 60 minutes, or until the pork chops are tender.

9.  Serve with mashed potatoes and peas.

This was very, very yummy!  If you try it, I hope you like it as much as we did!

Weekly Menu Plan 2-19 to 2-25, 2023

 

I wish I could say I've been sewing or quilting, but that's not the case.  Sometimes, life just happens, and you get a little bit sick and a lot thrown off track.  That's where I've been.  Trying to keep up, not feeling 100%, busy with appointments and other obligations, and no time for planning meals ahead of time.  

As it turns out, once again and always, God is good!  I am feeling much better, I am getting back to my normal routine, and I am planning my meals ahead of time again.  I love that God is with us through whatever happens to us and around us.  Faith and prayer are great sources of peace and comfort!

This coming week is a little less busy than I've been.  Only 2 minor appointments!  Woohoo!  I am WAY behind on housework and sewing, but I'll get caught up one way or another.  I'm just glad that food sounds good again!

For this week, I've got a variety of meals - some tried and true, and some new to me.  They all sounded good as I looked through my cookbooks and online.  I hope they all turn out!

Tonight we are having a tried and true - Slow Cooker Meatballs over Egg Noodles, and Green Beans.  One of my favorite comfort foods!   I use gluten free egg noodles by Jovial, and I get them at Wal Mart.  The meatballs I use are frozen, and I buy them at Sams Club.  They are gluten free and very good.  Dessert is a cheesecake I have been wanting to try.  It's gluten free, but not dairy free, so I will have to refrain from eating too much of it.  I am hoping the rest of the family likes it, so I can give some away to them.  A whole cheesecake is a lot for 2 people!  I think it will be really yummy, though!

Here is my menu plan for this week - I can't believe we are in the last whole week of February already!  I'm ready for spring though, I bet you are too!

I hope to have time to share some of the recipes I use.  If you don't have to eat gluten free, many of my recipes are easily adapted to using regular flour or ingredients containing gluten.

Have a wonderful week, and I hope you can find some inspiration in my menu plan this week!

Hugs,