September Menu

I need to get back into blogging recipes so I'm going to start with the menu plan for the month.  The past few months, I've done a freezer meal exchange with friends so some of these are from that or some night I will use one of those rather than what I have planned.

1.  Meatloaf
2.  Cajun Grilled Chicken
3.  Navajo Tacos
4.  Pizza
5.  Crockpot Chicken & Veggies
6.  Beef Noodle Bowl
7.  Waffles
8.  Fajitas
9.  Beef Enchiladas
10.  Garlic Tomato Pasta
11.  Crepes
12.  Chicken Stir Fry
13.  Kabobs
14.  Teriyaki Chicken & Hot Rice
15.  Tacos
16.  BBQ Beef Sandwiches
17.  Cheeseburger Macaroni
18.  Lasagna
19.  Chicken Burrito Bowl
20.  Cheesy Chicken Strips
21.  Jambalaya
22.  Holy Yum Chicken
23.  Texas Haystacks
24.  Chicken Enchiladas
25.  Flank Steak (marinade)
26.  Hawaiian Haystacks
27.  Grilled Naan Pizza
28.  Chicken Cordon Blue
29.  Fried Chicken
30.  Pot Pie

Texas Haystacks

While on our family trip this summer, each family cooked a dinner.  One of the new things we had was Texas Haystacks.  It's very similar to taco salad but just enough different that it was AWESOME. Brown 1 lb. hamburger and prep as you would for taco meat (I use salsa to make mine flavored).

On plate, layer:

Chili Cheese Fritos  (regular fritos will work but more delicious with chili cheese fritos)
Shredded Lettuce
Taco Meat
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Avocado
Tomatoes
Salsa
Salad Dressing

Yogurt & Fruit

This is seriously my favorite meal right now!  I eat it a lot for breakfast and lunch.  It's delicious!

Here's what I add:

Vanilla yogurt (the lady that told me about this uses cottage cheese instead of yogurt)

Strawberries

Blueberries

Blackberries

Banana

Granola

Coconut

I've also had it with melons and with pineapple.  It's so good!

Pancakes

Yesterday we went to a friend's house for a breakfast stand (think lemonade stand).  We couldn't find the pancake mix so we whipped up this quick recipe:

1 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 TBL sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg

Mix dry ingredients.  Add wet ingredients one at a time.  Cook 1/4 cup of mixture on a pancake griddle for each pancake.  Top with chocolate chips for extra yum!!

Korean Beef

Tonight I tried a new dish from Pinterest/SixSisters.  The kids were asking if I made more after they tried it because they loved it!

1 lb lean ground beef

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tablespoon oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red peppers
1 bunch green onions, diced
Rice, cooked

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown hamburger with garlic in the sesame oil. Drain the fat.  Add brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, salt and pepper and red peppers. Simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors. Serve over steamed rice and top with green onions.

I LOVED that you don't need a fancy cut of meat...just regular ground beef!