Tag Archive | food

Gifts from the Laying Ladies

Nov8
Laying Ladies Gift Card

Laying Ladies Gift Card

God says He gives seed to the sower and He multilplies that seed. It is with great thanksgiving to God that I share that the Laying Ladies are providing me with gifts to give. The ladies count:

  • October 31: 6
  • November 2: 6
  • November 6: 7
  • November 8: 6

One of the ladies has been giving an Extra Large egg. My large egg carton space barely holds it in place. The new layers give smaller eggs (two shown) to start. We feed the ladies scraps from the kitchen with 2 cups of layer feed that we buy at S&J in West Monroe.

Organic Eggs from Happy Hens

Organic Eggs from Happy Hens

The little card is my own and uses a simple drawing I created for the Family Almanac I am designing. The verse is Second Corinthians 9:8.

And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8

21 Day Menu: Stir Fried Cheesy Cabbage Casserole

Sep21
Completed Cabbage Casserole

Completed Cabbage Casserole

    Shopping List
  • coleslaw mix OR cabbage
  • ground sausage
  • shredded cheese
  • creole seasoning (to taste)

    • Cook and drain the ground sausage.

    Stir fry the coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage in a skillet on top of the stove until it is clear and browned a little bit.

    Add the ground sausage to the cabbage.

    Sprinkle part of the cheese across the bottom of a foil pan.Start Casserole

    Add the cabbage-sausage mix and sprinkle the top with the rest of the cheese. You can add the creole seasoning now or wait and let each person season their dish to their own taste.
    Cook until the cheese melts and is browned and bubbly.

    Sometimes we cook a few biscuits or garlic toast to eat with this casserole and sometimes we eat it without anything else.

    * Thanks to my good friend, Deb D’Aguiar, for this fabulous recipe. I modified it somewhat because I’m a lazy cook.

    SMART TIP: We are going to try freezing one pan of this casserole to see if it will still be good. We’ll update this later and let you know how that worked out.

    21 Day Menu: Lasagna, Garlic Toast, Green Salad

    Sep21
      Shopping List

    • mozzarella cheese
    • cottage cheese
    • parmesan cheese
    • spaghetti sauce
    • ground beef
    • hamburger helper lasagna mix OR egg noodles
    • green salad mix (butter and/or romaine lettuces)
    • tomatoes
    • white bread OR texas toast OR garlic bread

    Boil and drain the noodles.
    Cook and drain the ground beef. Sprinkle with the seasoning packet (if you used Hamburger Helper noodles).
    Mix the cheeses together.
    Open the spaghetti sauce.

    Layer noodles, cheese mix and beef, pouring a little spaghetti sauce over each layer. My own preference is to put a little sauce and then the beef at the bottom, then noodles, then cheese, then sauce, then repeat one more time ending with sauce at the top.

    Cook covered 30-45 minutes at 375-400, then uncover and cook another 15-30 minutes. My stove is old and doesn’t regulate itself well so time and temp varies greatly. When the lasagna is bubbly and browned on top, it is usually done and perfect.

    Let it sit for 20-30 minutes while you fix the salad and toast. Then eat and enjoy.

    Foil Pans SMART TIP: We buy foil pans from Sams Club in bulk so that we can make TWO at one time. This means we will have a day off later on!

    Monday Supper Plans

    Aug29

    The tentative plan was to grill sausage, hamburgers, weiners and leg quarters. Also to make potato salad, deviled eggs, barbecued beans and coleslaw. BUT… we clean out refrigerators on Monday. The plan now is to eat ALL possible leftovers that might otherwise ruin!

    I’ll let you know how this works out. As for today, we ate at Podnuh’s with Melissa for lunch and had a bowl of cereal for supper because the girls are sleeping at Melissa’s house.