This Weeks Menu

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Monday

BLT sandwiches


 

 

Tuesday


Tortilla chips and homemade salsa

Salad

 

 

Wednesday

Salmon patties (I follow the brown rice patties recipe this is on the page and add canned salmon) made with leftover rice from freezer

Salad

Homemade sauerkraut

French bread from freezer (I make the pizza crust recipe into two loaves of French bread)

 

Thursday


Salad

Chips and homemade salsa

 

 

Friday

Spaghetti

Garlic toast

Salad

 

 

Saturday


Whole wheat toast

Salad

 

 

Sunday


Salad

Brown rice pilaf (I put all the ingredients in my rice cooker plus 2T whey or yogurt and set the timer to have it done by meal time)

Homemade sauerkraut

 

 

 

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! I have really been enjoying reading your blog and learning many new ways to be a better housewife.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    I would also like to thank you for your wonderful blog and website. I have learned a lot, tried some new recipes (I have granola in the oven right now!) and am anxious to try making the laundry detergent. You are an inspiration. Thanks again!

    Judith

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    Crystal, I just made your homemade Italian pizza crust and it's the very best crust I have ever had in my life. My family is going crazy for it! Thank you so much for being such a blessing in my life by sharing your life and recipes. I have made many of your recipes and have not found one we don't like.


    Hugs,

    Faith

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  4. mooremamaFebruary 24, 2009 at 11:21 PM

    I have a "funny" to share about the tomato soup. I had never made HM tomato soup so I thought I would use your recipe. I used my canned tomatoes that I had put up last summer. I followed the recipe to the letter and as the soup was slowly heating, I noticed little white specks in the soup. I could not figure out what in the world was going on until I remembered that I had used lemon juice as my acid while canning them. Lemon juice and milk don't mix, as you know, so we had speckled tomato soup for supper. It was really good and my family loved it, it just looked strange. ;-)


    Beth

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