Two Week Menu

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On Friday I was asked to post my two week menu. I grocery shop twice a month, when Dadzoo get paid. I find that if I create a menu then a grocery list I limit the amount of between trips I make and we also save money.

I also find that knowing days ahead what I going to be for dinner makes life easier, especially when cooking from scratch. I was told once when I was a new mother and new wife that I should know what I am having for dinner by 10am that day. I remember thinking “10 am!”. However her advice was very wise and I have taken it a step further by knowing sometimes two weeks ahead. This works really well for me, I know if I need to put beans to soak the night before, or get a chicken out of the freezer, I don’t find myself wondering what to do at 5:00, it is all done and planned out.

Another thing, my menus are very simple. I like good old fashioned cooking, the kind of cooking my great-great grandmother would do. I also try to avoid processed foods in most forms. I have a few hold out recipes from before our big food change, but mostly it is pretty simple.

Ok here goes.

Monday January 18th Vegetable Soup with Rolls

Tuesday January 19th Roast Chicken, Wild Rice, Asparagus, Broccoli and French Bread
Wednesday January 20th Bean Taco Bake, Corn, Butternut Squash and Sweet Corn Bread
Thursday January 21st Chicken Noodle Soup with Rolls or Bread
Friday January 22nd Dinner with Friends, kids get leftovers
Saturday January 23rd Homemade Pizza
Sunday January 24th Tom and Kallie’s Birthday party, Salsa Chicken….(not all the way planned)

Monday January 25th Enchiladas (one of the old hold outs, I use canned sauce, anyone have a good recipe for red enchilada sauce) Peas, Broccoli and Corn Bread
Tuesday January 26th 3 Bean Soup with left over Corn Bread
Wednesday January 27th Spaghetti, Corn and French Bread
Thursday January 28th Sweet and Sour Chicken (another hold out, but it is my daughters birthday and her favorite dinner) Corn and Rolls
Friday January 29th Date Night….Tomato soup for the kids with my Dad’s homemade Cheese and crackers or bread
Saturday January 30th Grandma’s House
Sunday January 31th Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Onions, Corn or Peas, Fried Cabbage, Rolls.

So there you go. It isn’t fancy or Martha Steward worthy, but it is good, simple and feeds my family well.

Favorite Things: Butter Mold

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When my Great Grandma passed away I inherited this little gem.

I have always like this little tool, and while I never saw her use it, she would let me get it off the shelf and play with it.

It is a butter mold, and if I remember correctly it belonged to her Mother, who died when she was a very little girl.

It is really easy to use and adds a little special something to your dinner table.

I made a batch of butter today and thought I would show you all how to use a butter mold.


It is really hard.


First you pack the butter in the mold, I use my fingers, because it is easier to pack the butter into all the corners with fingers.


Then you press the bottom on the plate and pull the cover off and there you go!
Fun and simple.

It is the perfect amount of butter for a hot roll or two and looks really pretty on a plate.


Have you inherited any fun little gadgets?

My Mission

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Mission. What does mission mean? What does it mean to have a mission in life? The past few weeks I have been really thinking a lot about my life’s mission.

The dictionary defines missions as: an assigned or self-imposed duty or task; calling; vocation.

So again I wonder “what is my mission?”

First and fore most I am a mother and a homemaker and I take that roll very seriously. It is my calling. I have always wanted to be mother, even when I was very small and was asked in school what I wanted to be when I grew up. The answer was always “a mom”.

I am left to wonder if there isn’t something more.

Is there something else that my Heavenly Father put me on this earth at this time to do? I don’t have grand illusions of influencing nations or even large numbers of people. However, is there someone out there that I am suppose teach, love or befriend? In my pondering I realized that I will never know the answers to those questions unless I ask. My Father in Heaven knows me perfectly and knows what I am capable of. I need to ask daily to be an instrument in His hands. I need to ask for guidance and direction so I can help Him in His work.

That is my goal for the New Year: to ask daily and then to act upon those promptings.