Menu Monday

Jennywood Chicken (Recipe from Mississippi Magazine)
Grilled BBQ Chicken (Courtney's request), green beans, macaroni cheese

Steak, baked potatoes, salad

Cheesy chicken quesadillas

Mexican Casserole

Friday - eat out before football game

Pizza

Grilled burgers and veggies

***Low Fat Banana Pudding***

Menu Monday

Some of the recipes carried over to this week due to leftover buffet!
· Tostados
· Lasagna, salad, garlic bread
· Chicken strips, macaroni cheese, peas/chicken strip salad
· Shrimp Scampi Pasta, (Fried shrimp for Court), garlic biscuits
· Friday Football game….Tailgate
· Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
· Four cheese ravioli

Candace Cameron

Candace Cameron Bure, aka DJ Tanner on Full House, came to our church! Courtney was so excited because she enjoys watching the reruns of Full House.

Candace shared her testimony (http://www.candacecameronbure.net/). Candace explained, “Being good isn’t good enough.” It is awesome for our children to have Candace as a role model.

Wordless Wednesday

Taco Soup

TACO SOUP

INGREDIENTS
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 can ranch style beans
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 can white shoepeg corn
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 pkg. ranch style dressing
2 cans tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes/Rotel
water as needed (3-4 cans)

DIRECTIONS
Brown meat and onions and drain. Mix ranch and taco seasoning into meat. Add rest of ingredients, undrained to mixture. Simmer 1 hour.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken

This recipe is from my friend Jennifer.

BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN STUFFED WITH CREAM CHEESE AND JALAPENOS

INGREDIENTS
Chicken breasts
Cream cheese
Jalapeno peppers
Bacon

DIRECTIONS
Filet chicken breasts, spread cream cheese in the middle, sprinkle a few jalapeño peppers, close and lay a strip of bacon over it! Bake until bacon is crispy!

Shrimp Scampi

This is my friend Roan’s recipe.

SHRIMP SCAMPI

INGREDIENTS
1lb. shrimp (I get a bag at Sam's that is already peeled and deveined ~ Roan)
16 oz. angel hair pasta
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tsp. jarred chopped garlic
garlic salt to taste

DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta. In large skillet, heat butter, olive oil, and garlic. Add shrimp (thawed) and sauté until pink. If the shrimp is already cooked, just heat it through. Add garlic salt to taste. Pour shrimp and sauce over drained pasta. Serve.

Menu Monday

Two of this week's recipes are from my friends Roan and Jennifer.

Shrimp scampi over pasta (Roan's recipe)
Garlic Biscuits
Fried shrimp (for Courtney)

Bacon wrapped chicken stuffed with cream cheese and jalapenos (Jennifer's recipe)
Wild Rice
Green Beans

Cheeseburger Macaroni
Corn
Peas

Taco Soup

Pizza

Roast with vegetables
Cornbread

Chicken Salad

Tuna Salad

Meet the Jags

Meet the Jaguars was tonight at the football field. Students that participate in band, cheerleading, cross-country, football, and volleyball were recognized. The cheerleaders and band performed.

Wordless Wednesday

Pimento Cheese

INGREDIENTS
4 cups sharp cheddar cheese
1 small jar chopped pimentos
Couple shakes of Worcestershire sauce
Chopped onions
Cayenne red pepper (I use lots....we like it spicy)
Mayo

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl combine all ingredients. Add more or less mayo to achieve desired texture. Mix well.

Fried Green Beans

My friend Candie shared this yummy recipe.

FRIED GREEN BEANS

INGREDIENTS
Bag frozen green beans
Chopped onions
2-3 spoons of bacon grease
Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS
Put frozen green beans in skillet, add chopped onions (optional), salt to taste, 2-3 spoons of bacon grease. Saute, then turn heat down and cook until green beans are soft.

Pork chop Marinade

Marinade for grilled pork chops

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup Italian dressing
1/2 tsp. season salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. onion powder

DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients in bowl, pour marinate over pork chops, and allow to marinate in refrigerator over night. Grill until no longer pink.

1st Day of High School

First day of high school was fabulous! Courtney is excited that she eats lunch with all of her friends! She stated she was never nervous because she memorized all her classes and where each was located. At 1:57, she leaves school for cheer practice in Hernando. Homework starts tomorrow!

Menu Monday

Organizing a meal plan for the week was successful! I don’t have to answer the question “What’s for Supper?” Of course, the week didn’t go as planned - Dink had a meeting one night and Courtney was at a sleepover 3 nights. Therefore, I don’t have a big grocery list for the week. I didn’t have to cook one night so; I still have the pork chops to grill this week.

Tacos/Taco salad

Grilled pork chops, Green beans, Loaded baked potatoes

Chicken tenders, Corn on the cob, Peas, Chicken tender salad

Grilled Hamburgers, Deer Sausage, Grilled squash

Pizza

Tuna salad, Homemade pimento cheese, Grilled cheese

Welcome Home

Courtney's friends Anna, Mollie, and Maggie are on their way home from their annual beach vacation.

After church, the girls (Hannah, Courtney, Allie, and Lauren) go out to eat lunch and brainstorm a surprise for the out of town girls.

When Anna, Mollie, and Maggie return home they are so suprised to walk in the front door and see their friends holding "Welcome Home Signs"!

Fun with Friends

Fun at Anna's House before school starts!