Day 3- Sweet Potatoe

Sweet Potatoes

I love them. I like them as fries, baked and mashed but for Thanksgiving I make a casserole.

Ingredients:

3/4 large sweet potatoes

3-4 tablespoons butter

3-4 tablespoons brown sugar

sprinkle of cinnamon

handful of Cranraisins

**for this recipes like many of mine I don't have a written follow to the tea recipe.**

Directions:

Peel and slice s. potatoes (the thinner you slice them the faster they will cook, slice all the same so they all are done at the same time)

put in a 9x13 casserole dish

sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon and cranraisins on top

cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes until potatoes are soft

This is my favorite dish of Thanksgiving!!!

1st full week of meal plans & monthly shopping

1st full week=success!!!
we have stayed on track with our meal plan
I didn't need to go to the store for anything extra
today i will go and pick up milk (i planned to do every week)
Example of meals
M- rib eye steak & potatoes
T- left overs (i work until 7)
W- Cali zones (ham & cheese)
Th- out night
F- chicken bake
S- pork chops
SU- roast w/ mashed potatoes

month 1 of monthly shopping

Meats: Chicken, hamburgers, ground hamburger
*I divided the ground hamburger into 5 servings*












Dry goods- cereal, crackers, chocolate chips, snacks, taco kit, corn bread, pasta














Dry goods- soup, jelly, PB, towels, Brita water systems *save $ on buying water**













Cold goods- butter, yogurt, meals, chicken nuggets, frozen veggies, tater tots, veggies













Dry goods- chips, brown sugar, potatoes, milk, soup, sour cream, stuffing, bread, cheese, tuna, garlic, vanilla, much more

First month of monthly shopping. I spent $280for the month. Note that most of my purchases will last more then a month. I stocked up on everything this month. Next month I will have other things to replace but I don't think it will be as big.

This week I plan on making my lasagna which I make 3 at a time (3 months) I will also make mac-n-cheese (3 months) the hamburgers I bought will last 5 months. I will keep you updated on how I do for the month if I need to make and grocery runs!!!

Easter

Easter is this Sunday and I can't wait. I love Easter for many reasons but most of all my parents come over for the afternoon and we spend good times together. I have already planned out my Easter meal and have purchased everything (pat on my back for being planned)!!!!!

Menu::

*Ham with pineapple slices and cherries in the middle
*Orzo & Broccoli Salad (I found orzo this time so my recipe posted earlier will be right)
*Sweet potatoes- I just slices and baked with some dried cranberries (i always use butter this year I am going to try it with out)
*Deviled eggs (what's Easter with out eggs)
*Cherry bread
*peach and blueberry cobbler (recipe below it's SO0000OOOO easy! my friend Mickey made this with mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries and blackberries) and it was amazing! I thought I would change it up and use peaches and blueberries.

Peaches and Blueberry Cobbler:

Ingredients:
1 bag of frozen peaches (keep frozen don't defrost)
1/2 bag of frozen blueberries (keep frozen don't defrost)
1 yellow cake mix
1 can of diet soda (doesn't have to be diet)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with PAM. Fill pan with frozen fruit (you can use any type of fruit and any amount depending how thick you want the fruit to be on the bottom) sprinkle the dry cake mix on top of the fruit pour the can of soda over the top (evenly). Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes. take the foil off cobbler and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until brown!!!

How easy it that!!!!!!!! The taste is great!