This is the end of August and the beginning of September

I must say.  I think last week was a success.  I don't know about you but everything that we had from the menu was heavenly.  Ok, enough touting my own horn, here is the menu for this week.

Monday
Ribs - put on grill (look at one of the earlier post for more specific directions)
Patti LaBelle Over the Rainbow Macaroni and Cheese (this is a heart attack waiting but it is so good)
http://www.pattilabelle.com/store/over-the-rainbow-mac-and-cheese
Green Beans - cook a smoked turkey wing in boiling water with crushed red pepper, garlic, and table blend; snap green beans and add them to the water, cook until soft

Tuesday
Chicken drumsticks/thighs - season how you like and throw them on the grill
Corn on the cob - put on the grill
Cauliflower - roast it in the oven with olive oil, salt, pepper, and capers

Wednesday
Chicken with roasted sweet potato salad - here is the recipe: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chicken-roasted-sweet-potato-salad-00000000008027/index.html

Thursday
Pasta with Sausage and broccoli:  http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pasta-with-chicken-sausage-and-broccoli-recipe-00000000020854/index.html  (I know it says chicken sausage but the pork sausage is on sale and would probably taste better.  Also, I know you might think sausage and pasta again?! But last week's was so good I thought we would try the two together again.)

Friday
Treat your significant other and take them out to eat at their favorite restaurant.  A date night if you will.

Grocery list

Kroger
Ribs $2.99lb
Boneless Chicken Breast $1.99lb
Chicken leg quarters $.59lb
Johnsonville Italian Sausage $3.99 a package

This takes care of the meat, check your pantry for the rest.  Remember when you cook the ribs on the grill you can put the chicken legs and corn on there as well.  It'll save you a night of cooking.  I hope you enjoy and let me know if you have anything you would like to see ( just post them in the comment box).  I'll also have a review post later on this week so look for that.  Remember cook simple, eat well.

Week of the 23rd

This week we are gonna have a little bit of this and a little bit of that.  Some items will be in the sales papers, some recipes will be ones that I just wanted to try, and one recipe I made up all by myself.  I skipped Monday because its 10 pm Monday night, so that would be kinda useless.  Here we go.....

Tuesday

Cream of Shrimp (my invention, even though I know this recipe exist in many forms, this is one that I  made without looking at any recipe)
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 lb shrimp
old bay seasoning
Mediterranean seafood seasoning (Kroger brand-Private Selection)
Fresh Garlic
1 or 2 small Sweet peppers (or any kind you like or have)
1 can of Campbell's cream of shrimp
1/4 cup of white cooking wine
Rice

Directions: Cook rice according to directions.  Peel and rinse shrimp, season with old bay and Mediterranean, set aside.  In a pan saute 1 garlic clove and peppers in 1/4 cup of olive oil for approx 2 mins over medium heat.  Add shrimp to garlic and pepper in pan, continue to cook shrimp until it starts turning pink, add wine and soup and simmer until shrimp is cooked thoroughly. Serve over rice.  Enjoy!

Wednesday

Bow Tie pasta with sausage
This recipe is from southern living, here is the link http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=2011089 
I haven't had it before but I like sausage and I like pasta so I think it might be pretty good.

Thursday

Caramel Apple Pork Chops http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Caramel-Apple-Pork-Chops/Detail.aspx
I have had this before and its wonderful. 
Cauliflower - saute in olive oil with fresh garlic, and capers.
Baked potato

Friday

Grilled Chicken Breast
Corn on the cob
Broccoli
This whole meal goes on the grill.  Get some of this http://www.stubbsbbq.com/chicken_marinade.php marinade the chicken and throw it on the grill, throw the corn on the grill,
put the broccoli in foil, season with Montreal steak seasoning, butter, olive oil, and garlic powder, close foil and throw it on the grill


Publix
Shrimp   $4.99lb


Kroger
Chicken breast $1.99lb
Mixed pork chops $1.99lb
Corn on the cob 3 for $1

 The grocery list this week takes care of most of the meat.  The other ingredients you need to check your pantry before you venture out.  You might be pleasantly surprised and find some of the things in your cabinet.  Hope you enjoy and remember, cook simple, eat well.

It happened again

Just as soon as I say that I will get my post up earlier on Sunday, it happened again.  We had such a busy weekend that time got away again.  I will have the post up tomorrow evening though.  Once again, I 'm sorry.  But here is a little gem that I found over the weekend.  For those of you that like chocolate and alcohol I found a chocolate wine at Kroger.  It was $12.99 a bottle and it was delicious.  It was kinda like a chocolate martini.  Here is the link to the wine so you know what it looks like: http://chocovine.com/welcome.htm.  Check it out, you won't be disappointed.  See you tomorrow.

Sorry.....

This weekend I took a Real Estate CRAM course.  You ever think you know something but then you go to a class and realize you really didn't know anything?  Yeah, that happened to me this weekend. It took a lot more time then I thought it would.  So this week's blog is late.  Sorry about that.  I'll try my best to never let it happen again.  Anyway, here's the menu for this week:

Monday

Pizza- cook your meat ingredients separately (sausage, bacon, ground beef, etc), follow the directions on the pizza dough for the crust and just layer the ingredients however you feel.  For another option, throw it on the grill, my brother and sister in law do, and it's really good.
Here is a recipe for homemade pizza sauce if you don't want it out of the jar: 
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Marinara-Sauce-Yet/Detail.aspx


Tuesday

Fried Catfish- fry the fish
Hush puppies - I don't know who Vicki is but apparently she has really good hush puppies.  http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vickis-Hush-Puppies/Detail.aspxCole Slaw
Cheese grits - this is what I like, you can always make cole slaw though.

Wednesday

Steak (your choice)
Baked Potato
Broccoli -  steam it, it's good for you. I sprinkle Parmesan cheese on mine.

Thursday

Pancakes - this week we can just use the ones out of the box (we'll do homemade ones in the future)
Grits
Eggs
Sausage

Friday
Chicken Marsala Florentine - never had this before but it looks wonderful.  if you try it out let me know what you think.  http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-Marsala-Florentine/Detail.aspx
Rice - I like jasmine or basmati.  Its much better then the regular white rice.
Salad (your choice)

Grocery List


Publix

• Pizza dough
• Pizza ingredients (cheese, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions, whatever you want)
• Ingredients for pizza sauce
• Catfish fillets
• Hush puppy ingredients
• Sirloin steaks or (if you want ribeyes get them from Kroger)
• Ingredients for Chicken Marsala Florentine (check recipe link for ingredients)
• rice
• breakfast sausage
• eggs 
• grits
• pancake box mix
• salad
• broccoli
• potatoes (if you don't have any in your pantry)

 Again, sorry it's so late.  I'll do better I promise. Hope you enjoy and feel free to comment on what meals you cooked or if you have any cooking suggestions.  They are always welcomed.  Remember cook simple, eat well.

Here We Go Again

Sorry so late this week.  We had to spend time with the family.  What's more important than family? Nothing that I can think of.  We had a great time and ate well (my mother in law can COOK).  OK, enough about that let's get this week planned out:

Grocery List

Kroger

Ribs $2.99lb
Ground Turkey $1.99lb
Tyson Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99lb
Extra Large Shrimp $5.99lb
Broccoli
Corn on the Cob
Taco Shells
Tortilla Chips
Lettuce
Fresh Tomato
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Sour Cream
Noodles (pick one)
Bag of Salad

Monday
Turkey Tacos - cook with taco seasoning, garlic, and table blend; make a taco with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream 
Tortilla Chips

Tuesday
Ribs - cook in boiling water until tender with fresh garlic, montreal steak seasoning, season salt, brown sugar, table blend; remove from water, lightly season again and cook on grill
Corn - shuck the corn on the cob, wrap in foil, melt some butter with olive oil and season salt, cover cob and close foil, put on grill
Baked potato

Wednesday
Simple Shrimp Scampi - season shrimp with old bay, saute shrimp in olive oil, white wine, butter, and garlic
Noodles - just cook and serve with shrimp
Salad

Thursday
Pesto Pasta with Chicken - I haven't had this but it looks tasty. It's from allrecipes.com. I have the chicken on the grocery list but you need to check the other ingredients in the recipe.  Here's the link: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/Pesto-Pasta-with-Chicken/Detail.aspx
 Broccoli - just steam

Friday
Eat left-overs. You'll have some.

I hope you enjoy.  Hopefully next week I'll have it posted a little earlier in the day.  As always cook simple, eat well.

So here we go....

This is the first post, of hopefully many, weekly shopping list and menu.
Here is the list:

Kroger:

• Boneless pork loin $1.99 lb
• Perdue whole Chicken $.77 lb
• Broccoli $1.29 lb
• Lettuce $1 head
• Frozen Bird's eye sweet corn
• Buttermilk
• BBQ sauce
• 1 Can baked beans
• Asparagus
• Sweet Potatoes
• Hamburger buns
• Hot dog buns

Publix:

• Ribeye Steak $6.99 lb
• Johnsville Sausage $3.50
• Green Beans $.99lb

 Meal 1

• Ribeye Steaks - We season our steaks with Montreal steak seasoning, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning

• Broccoli - wrap this in some foil and put butter, fresh garlic, salt, & pepper put it on the grill and   cook until tender

• Baked potato - Throw it in the microwave

Meal 2

• Pork loin Sandwich Check out this slamming recipe from allrecipes.com:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Pulled-Pork/Detail.aspx

• Baked Beans - cook bacon, drain juice off of baked beans, put in container with ketchup, brown sugar, bacon grease, BBQ sauce, bacon, stir, bake on 350
  

• Salad

Meal 3

• Whole chicken - we cook ours in a rotisserie, if you don't have one check out this recipe from allrecipes.com http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kathys-Delicious-Whole-Slow-Cooker-Chicken/Detail.aspx if you do use this recipe you need to add whatever ingredients you need to your shopping list

• Green beans - Cook smoked turkey wing in water with butter, garlic, crushed red pepper, table blend, and Italian seasoning, add green beans
  

• Frozen corn - for creamy sweet corn melt  2tbsp butter and 1 tbsp flour, stir.  add milk and sugar as desired, then add corn, cook until corn is thawed out

Meal 4

• Lodge Buttermilk Drop Biscuits (this recipe will change your life)

          Flour 2 cups
          1Tbl baking powder
          1/4 tsp baking soda
          2-3 Tbl Sugar
          1/2 tsp cream of tarter
          1/4 tsp salt
          1 stick butter melted
          1 to 1 1/4 cup buttermilk

          in a bowl, stir dry ingredients together. cut in butter to coarse crumb stage. add buttermilk. stir until just blended.  Drop dough into biscuit pan fill quite full. Bake 15-18 min. in 450 degrees.

When I finish I melt a few tbl butter and stir in sugar... I put that on top of the biscuits

• Grits - we use heavy cream to make them thick

• Bacon

• Eggs

Meal 5

• Johnsville Sausage - simmer on stove in 1 can of beer with fresh garlic and crushed red peppers, throw on grill to brown

• Asparagus - saute in olive oil with garlic and Montreal steak seasoning

• Sweet Potato - cook in microwave, put brown sugar, butter, honey

Sorry if I missed anything, I had to make some assumptions about things you already have in your pantry.  Just double check how you will cook the food with your shopping list.  The little suggestions next to the food is how we cook it, but feel free to post your recipes or how you cook the things listed.  Thanks for looking and remember:  cook simple, eat well.