Menu Plan Monday 1/30/12

This week's menu consists of mainly things we already have on hand - because, well - I don't want to go to the store and spend any more money.  I'm cheap like that.  ;)

Chicken Tacos (same recipe as my steak tacos, but with chicken)

Jalapeno Chicken Poppers & Spinach Artichoke Dip turned into pasta (by adding a bit of milk, and topping noodles with it)

Pork Roast, Macaroni & Cheese, Beans, Cheddar Garlic Buttermilk Biscuits

Lasagna Rolls
Pot Roast with Carrots, Potatoes, & Onions, Buttermilk Biscuits, Deviled Eggs

Baked Ravioli with Homemade Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce & Olive Garden Breadsticks

Crispy Tuna Mac

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Makin' You Crave Monday

Welcome to another edition of Makin' You Crave Monday!  So glad to have you here with me for the party!

This week, I am sharing my Fudge Ripple Cake.

Here are my favorites from last week!

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Dip from What's Cooking, Love

Sweet Sushi from Pams Party & Practical Tips

Pixie Stick Cupcakes from Something Swanky

Now, on to the party!  I can't wait to see what you all are linking up this week!

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A Rainbow Party - Perfect for a Kid's Birthday Party!

Yesterday, my friend Tammy and I had another little get together for some of the homeschool kids and moms in our community.  This time, we did a rainbow/tyedye theme. I wanted to share this because I know how we are all looking for cute, but easy, birthday party themes - and I thought it would be adorable for one!   
We made Rainbow Cupcakes, and the kids got to choose what colors went into their cupcake.  I put a piece of tinfoil on the end of each muffin tin so I could tell one end from the other, and made a diagram of whose cupcake was whose once they came out of the oven.  
Once the cupcakes were done and cooled, I wrote the kids names on each plate, and placed a cupcake on each one.  

Tammy added food coloring to some store-bought icing and placed them on the counter alongside some sprinkles to top the cupcakes with.  

The blue was the most popular...Tammy's son, Jacob, really seemed to like it a lot.

We served them alongside some 'Magic Potion' which is just Kool-Aid ice cubes of different colors with lemon-lime soda poured on top.  

We didn't do this, but how fun would making tye-dyed t-shirts be at a party like this?

All the kids had an awesome time!  How fun would it be to incorporate a little color into your next kid's birthday party?

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$1.00 off ONE Keebler Crackers - New Coupon!

On any ONE Keebler Club Crackers

$1.00 off 1 Cream Cheese w/1 Keebler Toasteds

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New Grocery Coupons Available to Print!

There are a good bit of new grocery coupons available to print.

95¢ off when you buy any TWO DOLE® Frozen Fruit

$1.00 off when you buy any FOUR StarKist Selects® cans

$1.00 off when you buy any SIX 7.5 oz or larger of HOT POCKETS® Brand Items

$1.00 off one bag Fancy Feast Dry Cat Food

$1.00 off four Fancy Feast Appetizers for Cats

$2.00 off twelve Mighty Dog cans or pack

$1.00 off twenty-four cans of Fancy Feast

$1.50 off ten cans of Purina ALPO Dog Food

$1.00 off eighteen cans of Elegant Medleys

$2.00 off off any 4-Pack of Welch's Fruit Fizz Spa

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Mission Organization, 52 Weeks of Decluttering WEEK 4 - The Spice Drawer

Welcome to another week in Mission Organization - My 52 Week Decluttering & Organizational Challenge!
Starting off, I am tackling the very messiest areas in my house - and this week is no different.  My spice drawer is SO bad.  I have a spice rack on top of my convection oven for my frequently used spices, but have a drawer of spices that don't go in that spice rack..and it was about to explode.  
Horrible, right??

I ended up throwing away some spices..ones that I knew were long past their life.   I also ended up getting a box together of Tupperware spice containers & empty salt/pepper shakers to get rid of since they haven't been used in practically forever - and are serving no other purpose other than cluttering up my spice drawer.

I used a black Sharpie marker to write the spice names on the container tops so I could easily view them, and layed the larger jars down with the labels facing up.

After everything was said and done, I fared pretty well on this.  It looks tons better.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

These Strawberry Cheesecake Bites that I whipped up for Life Around Home are so super simple and so, SO good!  A low fat cheesecake filling is stuffed inside of hollowed out strawberries and then dipped into graham cracker crumbs.  All the flavor of strawberry cheesecake & just a fraction of the fat & calories.

Print the recipe card here.

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Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

A few days ago, I shared my foolproof recipe for Eye of Round Roast.  I like to choose a big roast when making it for the simple fact that I have leftovers. Those leftovers are the key to my Philly Cheesesteak Pizza.  Who doesn't love the cook once, eat twice principal?

There really isn't an exact recipe to this - more like a little of this and a little of that kind of method.  

Philly Cheesesteak Pizza
Ingredients:

• leftover eye of round roast, or any other beef roast
• cheese
• sauteed onions & garlic - you can add bell peppers and mushrooms too if you want
• jarred alfredo sauce
• pre-baked pizza crust

Instructions:
Saute whatever veggies you want & set aside.
Using a food processor or blender, shred up the leftover roast into small bits.

Spoon a little alfredo sauce onto a prepared pizza crust.  Top with the roast, sauteed veggies, & cheese.  This go round, I used onions and garlic for the veggies - and on one pizza I used pepperjack & on another I used parmesan, mozzarella & torn strips of provolone.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

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