Melt-in-Your-Mouth Blueberry Pancakes

Once in a while, our family likes to have breakfast for dinner. So this month (as part of the "miscellaneous" category) I am doing blueberry pancakes, bacon and eggs.

I will give you the dry ingredients for the pancakes and frozen blueberries. I will also give everyone a package of bacon and eggs to go with your pancakes. The only thing that can't be frozen, of course, are the eggs. So, I hope you will be able to use them soon.

PANCAKE DIRECTIONS:

Add the following to the dry mixture:

1 C. milk
2 Eggs
1 T. Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Vanilla

Stir until well blended. Gently fold in blueberries (optional).

I hope your family enjoys this meal whether you have it for dinner... or breakfast!

Meat Loaf

Make sure to thaw the meat loaf overnight before baking. I hope you enjoy this, it's a family favorite! I serve with baked potatoes and a veggie.

1 c. bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/3 c. water
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 t. sage
1 T. parsley flakes
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 lb. ground beef
Mix all ingredients and press into 9x9 or loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes @ 350 degrees. Skim off any oil and put on sauce and bake another 10 minutes.

Topping:
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. catsup
1 T. mustard
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
pinch of nutmeg

Hawaiian Pork Chops...Again!

Hope you guys don't mind but I am going to make the pork chops I made for our very first swap. I am running out of good "freeze worthy" recipes so I hope people don't mind!

Bow Ties with Chicken and Peas

I will have the mixture for you to pour over the bow ties and the cheese to top it off. You will just need to cook the pasta.
Here is the recipe:
2 c. chicken
10-oz pkg. frozen peas,
10 1/2 oz. can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. low fat milk
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary or thyme
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. grafted Parmesan cheese
1 pkg. dry Good Seasons Italian dressing
8 oz bow tie pasta.

In a saucepan over medium heat, add cooked chicken, peas, soup, milk, rosemary or thyme, pepper and dry Italian seasoning. Cook until bubbly adn hot. pour over drained pasta; add parmesan cheese, mix and serve.

Tostada Recipe

I am embarrased to tell everyone how easy this meal is. I guess the simplicity is part of the reason why I love it so much. So, here goes...

BEEF- Brown and drain 1 lb. ground beef. Add 1/4 cup water and 1 packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix. Stir and let simmer for about 10 min.

BEANS- 1 can Rosarita Refried Beans (the brand DOES make a difference I think) Add about a tablespoon of butter or margarine (to thin them a little) and a dash of garlic powder. Add salt and pepper to taste.

(When I make tostadas at home, I buy corn tortillas and fry them myself, but the ones I gave everyone were already fried because some people don't like working with hot grease.)

That's it!! SO EASY! I can usually have this meal ready from start to finish in about 15 - 20 mins if I cut up my toppings while the beef is simmering.

P.S.~ I really do like to make homemade refried beans which are even yummier. I used canned this time because it was faster... homeade beans take all day to cook. If you would like to know how to make them homemade, let me know!

Switch-a-roo

I went ahead and rotated our names to show our assignments for this month. I can't wait to see everyone next week! I hope no one cares, but I switched places with Aften. I was supposed to do beef this month, but since I did it last month in her place, I just switched our names. Aften - I hope you still participate with us... and I hope you don't mind the change!! We miss you! I will rotate the list regularly from now on (unless someone else needs to switch)... even if Aften is no longer able to play with us. :(

Tostada recipe?

I was just going through March's recipes and I still need Marianne's. You probably just made it up and have to guess, but that's OK. Marianne, can I get the tostada recipe? My kids LOVED them!!!

Next Exchange

Hey girls, can you believe we are at the end of the month already! I have been loving my meals this month and am looking forward to doing next months. I am looking at next week and think that Wed. or Thurs morning could work so let me know.

Chicken warning...

I had my chicken last night. While the marinated chicken is moist, it lacked a lot of flavor. Sorry! You may want to add some seasoning or BBQ sauce.

Girls!!!

How can I ever thank you for generously giving up one of your meals. I feel so blessed to have friends like you. I just hope that I can be as unselfish and service oriented as you all. You great examples of that....ALL of you. I feel trapped and cooped up in my house, so even venturing out to Bashas is hard. So thank you again! These meals will get me through till I feel human again.

Love you!!!

Sarah

Beef and Bean Tostadas

I chose this meal because my family LOVES it and it is very kid-friendly. We have a lot of fun with it. All you need to do is warm up the beans and meat and then build your own tostadas! You can mix the beans and meat together or leave them seperate. Also, if you put the tostada shells in a 350 degree oven for about 5 minutes they will crisp up nicely and taste really good. I usually place all the toppings (cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, olives, etc.) out and let my kids make their own tostadas. They love it! I hope you enjoy!

BUMMER...

Talk about a horrible month not to be apart of the freezer meals. All of these sound so good!!!!

Apple Glazed Pork Roast

Hi Ladies! I must confess, I am experimenting as I changed this recipe to work for a freezer meal (since raw apples don't freeze well) so I apologize if it doesn't work quite the same! The recipe below explains both ways. Any feedback or suggestions would be great!

For your meal... thaw roast and apple mixture in fridge overnight. Rub roast with salt and pepper and then brown the outside for just a few minutes in fry pan to seal in the flavors. Place in crock pot sprayed with Pam and cover with apple mixture and 1/4 cup apple cider. Cook on low all day, aprox 8-10 hours or until done.
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2 lb. pork roast
3 apples (I used Pink Lady)
1/4 cup apple juice/apple cider
1/2 tsp. ginger
pinch cinnamon
3 Tbs. brown sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste.

DIRECTIONS When Freezing the meal:
Peel, core and slice apples. Cook with about 2 cups of water on the stove for approx 20-25 minutes or until soft. Remove from heat and stir in ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar. Cool and freeze for a later date. Then follow directions above.
DIRECTIONS When Starting Fresh:
Peel, core and slice apples. Place on bottom of sprayed crock pot. Place slightly browned roast on top. Mix apple juice, sugar and seasonings and spoon over top.

Great Chicken Marinade

I got this recipe off of allrecipes.com and our family really likes it. Hopefully yours will too. I gave each family quite a bit of chicken (3.5 pounds!) so it might even suit you for two meals. Feel free to eat some for dinner, use it on a salad, in a stir fry, etc. We usually just grill it with some veggies. I used my meat tenderizer that pokes holes in the meat so hopefully it will be flavorful and moist.

Great Chicken Marinade
5 boneless chicken breasts
1/3 c. olive oil
1/3 c. lemon juice
1 (.7 oz.) package Italian-style dressing mix

Chicken Parmesan Subs (Rachel Ray)

2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ c. olive oil
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz.)
salt, pepper, oregano to taste
2 chicken breasts chopped
6 sub rolls
2 c. mozzarella cheese
Heat olive oil in saucepan, add crushed garlic. Cook till golden. Stir in chopped tomatoes and season with salt, pepper, and oregano. Add raw chicken pieces, cook through.
Spread halved hoagie rolls with butter and broil till crunchy. Rub bread with garlic cloves. (optional) Top in the following order: grated mozzarella, chicken & sauce, mozzarella. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly. Yum! This is a fast quick meal. I hope you enjoy!

Pork Chalupa Roast

I am making Pork Chalupa Roast. It is shredded pork in the crock pot for several hours with lots of yummy spices, and pinto beans. We put it in tortillas and add cheese and sour cream if you like. It is a huge hit in our house and even my kids love it. Enjoy!
2-3 lb pork roas
1 lb. pinto beans
1/2 tsp. minced garlic (3 garlic cloves)
1/2 tsp. minced onion
2 tbs. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. oregeno
1tbs. salt
1 can green chilis
fill with water
cook in crock pot 8-10 hours