Recipe Love

The following are several of my favorite go to recipes. I hope you find one or two that you can enjoy as well.

Oven-Fried Chicken Parmesan

I make the following two together, & my husband raves.

Cumin Spiced Chicken with Chunky Tomato Sauce

Chili-Lime Corn on the Cob

The Apricot-Lemon Chicken is excellent over brown rice.

Apricot-Lemon Chicken

With the following one, I brush the chicken with a balsamic salad dressing that I make instead of spritzing it like the recipe says, and I make toasted-Parmesan Orzo with roasted Zucchini or Asparagus or Green Beans or Spinach with the Balsamic Chicken (below). My husband raves.

Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

I use Alton Brown's Pan Seared method to sear the steaks to go with the Cannelloni Salad. My husband says he can't get a better steak at a steak house. (Gotta love his raving!)

Pan Seared Steaks

Steaks with Tuscan Style Cannelloni Salad

I have been experimenting with Turkey Burgers for the last three years. The following two recipes are my favorite out of the hundreds I have tried. My husband, who prefers beef, actually approves these... as long as I still cook him beef burgers sometimes.

Stuffed Turkey Burgers

Chipotle-Corn Turkey Burgers

I make the ranch dressing recipe to stuff the ranch chicken. Then I put the dressing on a side salad. It is also good on baked potatoes with broccoli.

stuffed Ranch Chicken Recipe

Ranch Dressing Recipe

This recipe is a little rich, so I don't make two weeks in a row or anything. But, it is very comforting and rewarding to make. I like to throw it in occasionally. It is definately a keeper for us.

Curried Chicken Potpies Recipe

Have you tried any new recipes lately that have been delicious successes? If so, please share. And, if you try any of the above recipes, please let me know what you think.

Week of May 31

Bible Study

• Having special fellowship dinner! We will continue in Philippians next week.
  

Memory Verse

• Psalm 19:8 (New Living Translation)
  8 The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living.

Husband Encouragement

• Practice manners (please, thank you, after you...)
• Flirt & carry through
• Do at least one thing special for him every day
• Pray for him to grow closer to God and follow Him daily
• Consciously work on understanding him, or at least knowing where he comes from & thinking about how my actions affect him
• Fold laundry
• Do more housework to balance the chore list

Personal Goals

• Start using FLY Lady's advice
• Leave work at work
• Enjoy home more
• Bask in the Joy of the LORD

Work Goals

• Finalize plans for summer programming.
• Lay everything out for kick-off.
• Meet with staff about problems.
• Keep office cleared.
• Make at least some progress on back-log of work (monthly reports that are behind, etc.).

Must Do

• Pick three things to do to relax... three things I enjoy for me.
• Spend 2 minutes per day on hot spots (laundry room & master bedroom floor)

Zone

• Hot Spots (kitchen table, laundry room, bedroom floor/chair)
• Seek God to enjoy life more despite stress.

Menu Plan

• Sunday - favorite local eatery; left over burgers and chips
• Monday - Beef tips & lentils over tomato couscous, roasted green beans & yellow squash
• Wednesday - Pan Seared Steaks with Tuscan-Style Cannelloni Salad
• Thursday - Beef & Spinach Spaghetti sauce for bible study dinner
• Friday - Date Night! (Blind Side at the park! Take-out picnic.)
• Saturday - Broccoli & Ham Smothered potatoes
• Dessert of the Week: Brownies & ice cream
• Snacks: Chocolate/Peanut Butter Snack Bars, yogurt, & apples

Fun Things

• Movie (Blind Side) in the park under the stars
• Bible Study fellowship
• Memorial Day Holiday off work!

3 Things I'm Thankful For This Week

• Husband who has a soft heart towards me & wants to help me
• My wonderful, lovable Copper Man
• God's Grace

Week of May 24

Bible Study

• Philippians 3:15-16

¹⁵All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. ¹⁶Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

Memory Verse

• Psalm 16:11 (New Living Translation)
  "You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever."

Husband encouragement

• Find one way to bless him everyday.


• Pray that he hears from God and has close fellowship with Him everyday.


• Admire him and speak to him through the "lenses" of admiration.


• Show him how I need him and thank him often.


• Wear something special for him.
  

Personal Goals

• Don't let work get to me emotionally.


• Take care of me some this week so that I can have good parts of me to give to my husband and extended family and friends. (Salt baths, do nails, watch show, read, rest, etc.)


• Exercise at least 4 days this week.
  

Work Goals

• Stay focused & finish preparations for summer program.


• Confront problem staff in a timely manner out of a loving heart. Seriously think WWJD.


• Keep work at work... not at home.

Must Do

• Keep work & home separate.


• Make time for friends & family.


• Make time for husband.


• Make time for self.


• Clean one area of the house. (Floors)


• Take husband to eye doctor.

Zone

• Search for God and find his Joy.


• Find new way to have devotions since schedule changed husband got a car to drive to work, & I don't have to take him.

Menu

• Sunday - favorite local eatery for lunch; baked spaghetti for dinner
• Monday - peppered steak, baked sweet potato, & steamed broccoli
• Tuesday - stuffed turkey burger & Zucchini fries.
• Wednesday Balsamic chicken, orzo & roasted asparagus
• Thursday - Chicken, Cashew, and Red Pepper Stir-Fry
• Friday - Date night with husband
• Saturday - Cookout with friends & family

Fun Things

• Date night


• Cookout

3 Things I'm Thankful for this Week

• Growing communication with husband


• my lovable dog


• great girl friends