Bake Sale

At 11PM Friday night, I found myself musing. Musing about the fact that I was making a bake sale item for my kid's school. Musing about the fact that I would like to be in bed. Musing that I don't really know how to make chocolate dipped pretzel rods because it's taking me a lot longer than it should. Musing about how many unusable bits there will be and how much chocolate left over so I can have a snack once I'm done.

For the 8 packs of 3 chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks I made, each pack selling for I believe 50 cents, that's a whopping $4 for the school. My ingredients cost roughly twice that. Quaint, but not economically savvy. Maybe half the point is community building? Making sure we all have enough dessert in our homes? Whatever the result, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the Irish soda bread that I picked up at the sale. And I have a feeling this is only the beginning of the "things for the benefit of school" tasks that lie ahead.

Week 77—Where's the Menu Plan?

Mon – Fish tacos (Simply Mexican)
Tues – Chili and corn bread
Weds – Ham and sweet potato hash w/eggs (Epicurious)
Thurs – One-Pot spaghetti* (Better Homes)
Fri – Jerk ribs and mashed sweet potatoes (Crock Pot)
Alts– pizza; falafels
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We made a menu plan on Friday. My husband shopped (with the kids, no less!) Saturday AM. Love. The menu list hit the recycling or trash some point after that. So now, to remember what it is we're supposed to make with all these ingredients. We'll see how close I can get. Happy cooking.

Update: menu found! helps to clean off the kitchen counter-tops now and then.

* indicates a meal that can be made in 20 minutes or less

The Fairest One of All

We've been playing Snow White at our house these days. One particular scene from the movie stuck in my son's head: Snow White is baking a pie for "the little men" with the help of her animal friends, just before the evil stepmother, transformed into an old peddler, stops by with a poisoned apple. 

He wanted to take our Snow White play to the next level by actually making a pie. Here's the result, complete with gingerbread cutouts for the crust.

Week 76--Lots of options

Mon – Monte Christos (Taste of Home)
Tues – Black bean and pumpkin chili (Taste of Home, stove or crockpot)
Weds – Chicken fajitas/chicken fingers
Thurs –  Left-over pasta puttanesca*
Fri – Pizza
Alts– spaghetti; pulled pork sandwiches
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Is it only Thursday? I have groceries on the brain since I never made it to the store this week. Friends visiting this weekend with kids, so we have lots of options built into the menu. Maybe enough to get us through the next 2 weeks if I'm lucky! Happy cooking.

* indicates a meal that can be made in 20 min or less

Week 75—Food for Fall

Mon – Out
Tues – Black bean and pumpkin chili (Taste of Home; can be made in crockpot)
Weds – Goulash*
Thurs –  Falafels* (box mix)
Fri – Spinach souffle
Alts– pizza
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Lots of work time, minimal cooking time this week. In fact, the fridge is a little echo-y since I haven't shopped. At least we have Halloween candy to sustain us. I like that the recipe names this week align with the amount of time it will take to make each corresponding dish. Happy cooking.

* indicates a meal that can be made in 20 minutes or less