this week's menu.

gonna have to think of a witty title. thinking i'm going to update these weekly. so much easier to keep track of that way! and my thoughts on each meal are a bit more fresh.

and colleen, i am also plum tuckered out when i get home. but i have to cook to justify my crazy recipe collection! and it's not every day. just like 2-3 times a week. otherwise, it's quick and simple dinners or leftovers.

swiss steak supper: tasty. thinking it would have been tastier if it was made with steak. see, we bought the meat this weekend and i didn't throw it in the freezer for whatever reason. i believe it said good til like thursday. well, wednesday it was no bueno. so nick took it to the store to get a refund/exchange. however, he didn't pay attention and grabbed roast instead. so it was delicious as a roast. thinking it'll be better with steak! and definite thumbs up from beaner too!

zucchini pizza casserole: was quite yummy. ben had three helpings in one sitting! this will be great in the summer with fresh zuc from the garden.

corned beef: so i have a st. patrick's day recipe for corned beef that nick loves. thought this might be nice to just make some sandwiches. i changed the recipe... my brisket didn't have spice packets and i didn't use peppercorns. i also halved it. {which gave us about four sandwiches.} served it on rye with thousand island and swiss cheese. i had mine with just mustard. so good. but so much better fresh than reheated.l oh and i cooked it in the crock pot!

bacon chicken and dumplings:  the dumplings were delicious. kind of lengthy to cook. prep was easy but i was hungry and it took forever!! i thought there was a bit much liquid. might cut down the broth a bit next time we have it. be loved it too. he even ate the chicken which is rare. granted he did prefer the dumplings but it's a success if i can get him to have some protein {non-beef}!