Sunday: Valentine’s Day Breakfast for Dinner <3
We celebrated our
Valentine’s Day together at home with the kids and also my mom. We had cinnamon raisin French toast with
berries, pure maple syrup, and powdered sugar, scrambled eggs, and bacon. It was a perfect way to remind my people how
much I love them! J
Monday: Dinner Out with Family
Tuesday: Hot Dogs, Chips, & Spinach Salad with
Mango
Tuesday evening
marked the beginning of Spring baseball for our family. Callen is playing t-ball for the first time,
and his first practice was this evening.
Chad just had ankle surgery the week before, so he wasn’t able to
go. But, he was able to stand long
enough to grill some all-beef hot dogs from Costco for us. When we arrived back home, I just added chips
and an easy salad, and our meal at home was ready in no time! Hot dogs may not be gourmet, but it did allow
us to eat at home as a family rather than running through a drive through. I’m not saying we will never eat out on
Tuesday or Thursday nights after baseball practice…some weeks it will just
happen! But, I will try not to make in a
habit, both for our health and also because we are on a cash system and eating
out is a treat, not a regular occurrence.
J
As a bonus, I will
say that having mango on our salad meant that we didn’t even use any
dressing! The fresh mango was so sweet
and juicy, it didn’t need anything else!
Wednesday: Dinner with Small Group
Thursday: One Pan Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta
Now for Ranger’s
turn for baseball to start! Chad still
wasn’t able to go and stand for a full practice on his ankle, but we are
fortunate that we live in the neighborhood with our good friends, one of whom
happens to be Ranger’s baseball coach!
So, I took Ranger and his buddy to practice, and Brad was able to bring
Ranger home after. That meant I had time
to cook dinner and have it ready when Ranger arrived home.
As soon as I started
cooking the sausage and onions, I knew this recipe would be a HIT! Our house smelled SO AMAZING, and I couldn’t
wait for dinner! This is a one-pot meal,
which is perfect for a busy night. I
also used veggie pasta, and while I realize it’s not as healthy for us as
eating a big batch of fresh veggies, it sure made this dinner easy, and I’m
happy it worked out this way. I used
all-beef, nitrate free sausage, but you could obviously use any sausage you
prefer. This dish could be altered to
fit your family very easily. We all
cleaned our bowls on this one! I liked this
so much I went to Pinterest and followed Yellow Bliss Road just so I would
remember to try more of her recipes in the future. J
Friday: Sliders, Sweet Potato Fries, & Salad
Family movie
night! Little burgers are always a hit!
Saturday: Venison & Veggie Tacos
Our nephew, Davis,
is staying with us for a few days, so I wanted to make sure I made yummy
dinners he would also enjoy. Tacos are
always tasty, and using some the ground venison Chad has in our freezer also
makes it really economical! I always add
in small (like really small), diced veggies to our taco meat…this time I added
in zucchini and carrots. Then, all you
need to do is season it to your taste, and you are good to go! I don’t even buy taco seasoning, as I always
have on hand in the pantry all the spices that go into one of those little
packets…minus anything they add in that there really isn’t any need to have. J
I warmed up some
Tortilla Land flour tortillas (I buy them from CostCo, but I’ve seen them at
Sprouts and Walmart in smaller packages….corn tortillas too!) on a skillet, and
our dinner was ready! For the kids, I
folded theirs over like a quesadilla.
Since the tortilla and meat were hot, the cheese melted pretty
easily. Chad and Davis made soft tacos,
and I made a taco salad.
As a bonus, I
intentionally made a double recipe so that we would have enough meat leftover
for venison nachos after church on Sunday!
In only 20 minutes, I had our Sunday lunch ready to go simply by placing
the meat on top of chips and topping that with shredded cheese and warming it
all in the oven until the cheese was bubbly!
These nachos were a big hit with Chad and Davis….I kind of like cooking
for a hungry teenager! J
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