Ready for the Weekend!

Hello Friday! I'll be tying up the loose ends around the house & with my AvonLadyTJ business for the week, so I can UN-tie my apron strings, fling it all to the wind and ENJOY the weekend!

Do you do anything special in anticipation of the weekend?

And I'd like to wish my beautiful mama a happy HAPPY birthday! Love you Mama! ~ xo

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend my friends!~TJ

What We Ate this Week ~Dinner Edition

It is still so helpful to me to see what others are having for meals, as I sometimes get into a rut and can't seem to figure out what to make for dinner. (Breakfast is fairly simple and we often don't eat lunch, opting instead to graze.)

This week we had:

Ham and baked acorn squash~ (ham and squash both bought on sale at Aldi. I cooked the ham loosely following this recipe since I didn't have any pineapple on hand and made it in my Wolfgang Puck 8 qt Cooker . For the acorn squash, I  halved them {I  had 3}, scooped out the seeds {saving them for roasting later!} took a stick of softened butter & combined it well with 1/2 cup of sugar and salt and pepper to taste and them frosted those babies all over, placed them in a baking pan and cooked for about 45 minutes in a preheated 375°F oven {your timing may vary. I usually start checking after about 30 minutes, poking with a fork. When they are nice and soft, with a beautiful caramelized glaze-y surface, I  consider 'em done!} )

Chicken and veggies soup with wheat saltines ~ (whole chicken bought on sale at Randall's and slow cooked in my Wolfgang Puck 8-Quart Cooker , meat picked off the bone and broth from the carcass in the same cooker. I used veggies that I had on hand in the freezer {broccoli, cauliflower, mixed Asian vegetables}, pantry {mushrooms, peas and carrots} and crisper {celery, carrots}. I seasoned the broth with herbs and spices I had on hand {garlic powder, dill, turmeric, parsley, salt and pepper}).

Lentil and ham soup with cornbread ~ (lentils were bought when on sale and stored in the freezer and the cornbread was made with pantry staples, eggs {bought on sale} and milk bought at Aldi})


We used the leftovers from the above meals to have for dinners on other nights, making for quick, heat and eat meals.

What did you have for dinner this week?

Thanks for stopping by! ~TJ

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