Mexican Beef Strips

Mexican Beef Strips

1 ½ lbs cheap, thin steak, cut into thin strips

¼ C oil plus additional as needed for cooking the strips

2 Tbsp lime juice

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp cumin

¼ tsp chili powder

2 cloves garlic, minced

Combine ¼ C oil, lime juice, oregano, cumin, chili powder and garlic in a bowl and set aside. In a skillet, heat a small amount of oil and cook strips until cooked through. Turn off heat and toss with the sauce and serve.

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Happy Homemaker Monday

As I look outside my window:::
All I see is my laundry line today which reminds me it's laundry day today. I'm so behind.

Right now I am:::
Watching my soaps and getting ready to do laundry

Thinking and pondering:::
Not much on my mind this morning

On my bedside table:::
way too much stuff. I need to clean it off

On my tv tonight:::
Not sure what is on the DVR but I have a bunch of movies from Netflix I want to watch- The Moonstone, Small Island and Wuthering Heights

Listening to:::
Just my soaps right now

On the menu for this week:::
Mexican Beef Strips
Mexican Rice
Fiesta Style Vegetables

Breakfast-Biscuits and Gravy, applesauce
Lunch-Salad
Dinner
Pork Roast
Baked Potatoes
Vegetable
Applesauce

Breakfast-French Toast
Lunch-Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup
Dinner-
Pork Fried Rice
Green Salad

Breakfast-Oatmeal
Lunch-Sandwiches, Green Salad
Dinner-
Ground Beef Enchiladas
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans

Breakfast-Poached Eggs on Toast, Fruit
Lunch-Sandwiches, Green Salad
Dinner-
Crustless Quiche
Hash Brown Potatoes
Apple Raisin Salad

Breakfast-Bagels and Cream Cheese, Fruit
Lunch-Sandwiches, Green Salad
Dinner-
Crab Newburg
Pasta
Green Salad

Breakfast-Chili Cheese Omelets
Lunch-Sandwiches, Green Salad
Dinner-
Chicken Pot Pie
Green Salad

On my to do list:::
Laundry
Clean the bathrooms
Paid work

Plans for this week:::
Monday - My husband is helping at his moms house, my daughter is doing schoolwork and I'm doing housework and paid work
Tuesday - We have a worker coming to fix some problem issues with our house. My daughter has dance class.
Wednesday - Cassandra has Civil Air Patrol and Alan has bowling
Thursday - Errand Day
Friday - Nothing

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::
I'm making a baby blanket for a cousin that just had a baby.
 
My simple pleasure:::
Naps  

Lesson learned the past week:::
Life is short

Looking around the house:::
I really need to clean this place and get it more organized.

From the camera:::

To join in visit Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Menu Plan Monday

Mexican Beef Strips
Mexican Rice
Fiesta Style Vegetables
Tortillas

Tuesday-

Crockpot Brown Sugar Pork Roast
Baked Potatoes
Green Beans
Applesauce


Wednesday-

Pork Fried Rice
Green Salad



Thursday-

Ground Beef Enchiladas
Green Salad

Friday-

Crustless Quiche
Fried Potatoes
Pears

Saturday-

Crab Newburg over Spinach Linguini
Green Salad

Sunday-

Chicken Pot Pie
Green Salad

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice

1 lb ground pork sausage

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 bunch green onions

2 C cooked rice

Cajun seasoning to taste

In a large skillet brown pork sausage until almost cooked through. Add garlic and green onion and continue cooking until cooked though. Add in rice and stir well. Season to taste with Cajun seasoing.

Crockpot Beef and Gravy

Crockpot Beef and Gravy

2 lb. beef stew meat

2 (10 oz) cans can cream of mushroom soup

1 pkt. brown gravy mix

1 pkg sliced mushrooms

1 C water

Place beef in a crockpot. Place mushrooms on top of the meat. In a bowl combine soup, gravy mix and water. Pour gravy mixture over meat and mushrooms. Cook on low 6-8 hours or until cooked through. Serve over mashed potatoes.

Chicken Stuffed Shells

Chicken Stuffed Shells

1 (12-ounce) box large pasta shells
Oil, as needed
1 onion, chopped
1 lb skinless, boneless chicken, cut into small pieces
1 (6-ounce) box stuffing, any flavor
½ C mayonnaise

Nonstick cooking spray
1 (10 oz) can cream of chicken soup

1 soup can water

Heat oven to 350°F. Cook pasta shells according to package directions, drain and set aside.
In the meantime, in a large skillet, heat a small amount of oil. Add chicken and onion and until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Prepare stuffing according to package directions. In a large bowl, mix stuffing with chicken mixture, fold in mayonnaise. Fill the cooked pasta shells with the stuffing mixture. You may not use all the shells. Arrange stuffed shells in a 9x13 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. In a bowl, combine cream of chicken soup with 1 soup can of water. Pour the mixture over the shells. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday

Chicken Stuffed Shells
Peas

Tuesday-

Crockpot Beef and Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Green Salad

Wednesday-

Macaroni and Cheese

Thursday-

Dirty Rice
Corn
Green Salad

Friday-

Italian Sausage Spaghetti
Green Salad
Garlic Bread

Saturday-

Chili Dogs
Potato Salad
Sliced Pears

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Layered Ground Beef Casserole

Layered Ground Beef Casserole

1 lb ground beef

3 garlic cloves, minced

Salt free seasoning to taste

1 tsp sugar

2 (8oz) cans tomato sauce

8 oz egg noodles

1 C sour cream

1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened

2 C Cheddar cheese, shredded

Heat oven to 350°F. Brown ground beef and add in garlic, salt free seasoning, sugar and tomato sauce. Simmer on low for 15 minutes. Meanwhile cook and drain egg noodles according to package directions. Combine sour cream and cream cheese together in a small bowl until it resembles cottage cheese. In a 9x13 inch baking dish layer ½ the noodles, ½ the meat mixture, top with the sour cream mixture, spread out as evenly as possible, add remaining noodles, remaining meat mixture and top with the cheddar cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.