Week 5 2010

This week for the meal ideas I am using some recipes of friends that have been forwarded on to me. Some tried and true and some recently tried. Jenn sent in Roma chicken, saying she really liked it, and she had moderate success with her 3 children. I am looking forward to trying this. Kim sent in brisket, which is pretty much my recipe wrapped in foil and cooked in the crock pot, I used to cook it in the oven very low, but love the crock pot idea. I have also been looking for a good spaghetti sauce and meatball recipe which she said her family loves, I am sure my will also, what's not to like? We are also having curry pot pie, now if you are not a big curry fan, don't stress, it has a very light flavor and we really like this recipe. I also like the flavor from roasting the vegetables in the oven prior to adding to the recipe.
I know you are starting to think of the blog as my friends are starting to talk to me about what they are cooking and what I am cooking. I love this as my family is really enjoying the variety we are having versus being stuck with the same ole things every week or two.
Now to motivate everyone to share more recipes on the site; I am having a give away! Everyone likes freebies, so here is the deal.
Mid month, (February) I will have a drawing for the hot new, Mix 'N Chop, a great tool for browning beef, and at month end I will have a second drawing for a Bamboo Specialty Cooking Set, a great set of bamboo spatulas that I use all the time. Both items are, of course, from The Pampered Chef. How do you get entered to win these items? Share a recipe on the website and you will receive an entry for each recipe you share. If you shared a recipe in January you will actually receive two entries for jumping on board and helping get this started! I am looking forward to seeing your family favorites, and feel free to share recipes that are in other categories: side dishes, desserts whatever you would like.
I hope this is motivating you to plan your weekly meals in advance, it has made my life so much easier getting dinner on the table. Sherri

Roma Chicken
Salmon Burgers
Crockpot Brisket
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Curry Pot Pie

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