The last of the Christmas Mice met a delightful end. We have some family visiting through Saturday, and some through the fourth, a birthday, plus two Christmas parties thrown into the mix, so the menu reflects some easy meals, some party food, and some special requests. Monday Happy birthday, Honey…here’s your favorite! marinated pork tenderloin [...]
This will be a busy week for us. For you, as well, I’m sure. Our two older girls are home and we are expecting our older son and his family to arrive on Christmas Eve. We can hardly wait to see them and to give the grands lots of hugs and kisses. Christmas afternoon, our [...]
There are less than two weeks left until Christmas. How ready are you?? Here’s a picture to help keep you focused. Our two older girls are coming home this week. We are eager to have them back for a few weeks. Of course, the first evening they are back I’m hosting a Christmas party, so [...]
We had a wonderful time at the open house yesterday. There were about 175 guests. The Putz display looked great on the cookie table. I think it will move to the corner of the kitchen counter after the house concert party this Thursday. Monday Cheesy Potato Sausage Soup Tuesday baked ziti homemade rolls green salad [...]
Here’s one of my Putz houses nestled in the guest room Christmas tree. This one was too big for the display stand. I’d like to make more of the houses to put on the tree. This is the busiest week of the year for us. So much to do to ready the house for our [...]
A quiet moment of contemplation. But just a *moment.* We’re too busy to stop for long! Monday chicken stir-fry over rice Tuesday spaghetti / meatballs salad peas corn garlic bread Wednesday hamburgers homemade buns chips Thursday turkey in the crock pot stuffing ham mashed potatoes homemade rolls broccoli casserole green beans with mushroom cream sauce [...]
Christmas decorating is moving right along. We made the snowflakes for the front door last week. We cut the paper into rectangles to fit the window panes. It’s always fun to see what kind of designs we end up with. Here’s the menu for the week. See anything you like? Monday beef stew Tuesday Crock [...]
I’m planning to finish the Putz house display this week. Almost done! Hopefully, the menu won’t suffer from the amount of Christmas prep that needs to be done. Monday Pizza Braid Tuesday spaghetti / homemade sauce homemade rolls green salad Wednesday Sour Cream and Dill Chicken egg noodles corn grilled asparagus spinach salad Thursday Cheesy [...]
I am sure most of you are enjoying these crisp, sunny, autumn days. I certainly am. It’s time to get the last of the garden chores done before winter sets in. At the back door, the houseplants need to come inside. The papyrus plants are beginning to go dormant, though these plants haven’t had a [...]
After being recliner-bound for three straight days, I am easing into making meals again. I had chicken in the freezer from last week’s chicken and rice meal, so used that to make chicken noodle soup for tonight. Monday chicken noodle soup Tuesday hamburgers / homemade buns coleslaw with peanuts and raisins chips Wednesday Stuffed Shells [...]
