Menu Monday

It's another Monday and I am craving Garlic Toast. What does that mean, you might ask? Well - that means it's on my menu this week, not once ..... but 2 times! After this week, hopefully things will settle down and I can get back to the regular routine. My headaches have gotten better - thank heavens! My daughter plays softball for our City League and it is finally over. Her team took 2nd place! They played one heck of a game, but don't get me started.....we were at the ball field from 11:30 a.m. till 8:00 p.m. I AM SO OVER SOFTBALL! That pushed me over the edge yesterday. The girls ended up playing ball for 4 hrs straight - in 94 degree temperatures. They were awesome and I am so proud of them. Mommy loves you Mariah! (Mariah is the catcher in both of these photo's)




O.K. back to the menu.... I hope you guys have a great week this week. It is going to be a busy one for use. We are heading to the lake on Monday for a class get together, Tuesday - officer's meeting and let me tell you - that will be a long one....time for annual budget! And then 4th of July - I have a City event I have to attend (all day -uuuggghhh) since I am on the the City's Human Rights Commission. I hope you have a peaceful week. Enjoy!

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Menu Monday

I am so sorry - I have been battling with migraines. These have came out of nowhere! I am really struggling right now and don't know where to turn. These have really controlled my life for the last couple of weeks - I had no idea how migraines can really mess up and take over. I am going to be calling the Dr. to see what I can get done because I can't live like this. Sorry for the venting! Thanks everyone for letting me vent and I really hope you have a great week!

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Neat Site!!

Just wanted to pass along a really neat site that I have found. Looks like it might help us do our grocery shopping and save us some time. I am all about saving some time and money if I can so I thought I would pass this along!

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Recipe Of The Day

BBQ Chicken Pizza
WW Pts - 5
1 (10-ounce) package refrigerated pizza dough
3/4 c. chopped green pepper (about 1 medium)
3/4 c. thinly sliced red onion (about 1 small)
1/2 c. honey barbecue sauce
1-1/2 c. shredded cooked chicken breast
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Prep:
Coat a 12-in. pizza pan or large baking sheet with cooking spray. Unroll dough, and press into pan. Bake at 425º for 5 - 7 minutes or until crust begins to brown. While crust bakes, coat a medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add green pepper and onion and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Spread barbecue sauce evenly over baked crust; topevenly with chicken. Arrange vegetable mixture evenly over chicken; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 8 additional minutes or until crust is golden and cheese melts.

Serves 6

**You can also add any 0 point veggies to this and enhance the flavor to your tasting!

Recipe Of The Day

Baked Egg Rolls
WW Pts - 1 per egg roll

Ingredients:
1 1/4 pounds ground chicken
2 cups grated carrots
1 1/2 cups drained bean sprouts
4 ounces drained sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/4 cup sliced scallions
3 garlic cloves -- crushed
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
16 wonton skins -- (3 inch squares)

Prep:
In large nonstick skillet or wok, cook chicken over medium heat until crumbly, 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. To same skillet, add carrots, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, green pepper, scallions, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, 3 minutes; return chicken to skillet. In small bowl, combine water, soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar; whisk in cornstarch and red pepper. Pour into chicken mixture; toss well. Remove from heat and set aside. Preheat oven to 450º F. Place 1 wonton skin on work surface; spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture on bottom third of wonton skin; fold both sides toward center and roll tightly. Place seam-side down on nonstick baking sheet; repeat with remaining skins and filling (rolls can be frozen at this point). Bake until lightly browned, 15 minutes.

Serves 8
WW Pts - 2 (2 egg rolls)

* I was a little worried that 1/4 cup mixture would not fit into those 3 in wontons, but they do stretch as you work with them. I did them on the diagonal to have more room to tuck.

Recipe Of The Day

Crunchy Seasoned Oven Fries
WW Pts - 4 (16 fries)

Ingredients:

4 eggs
3 cups cornflake crumbs
6 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons garlic salt
5 1/3 pound potatoes -- cut in 1/2 inch wedges

Prep:
Lightly beat eggs in shallow bowl. In another bowl, combine crumbs, chili powder and garlic salt. Dip potato wedges into eggs. Dip into crumb mixture; coat completely. Arrange potatoes in 1 layer on baking sheets coated with vegetable cooking spray. Bake in 375ºF oven for 20 minutes. Turn potatoes; bake 10-15 minutes longer, until potatoes are browned and crisp and insides are tender when tested with pick. Serve immediately.

Recipe Of The Day

Simple Lasagna
WW Pts - 5

Ingredients:

3/4 package lasagna noodles
2 C part skim milk mozzarella cheese -- shredded
1/4 C nonfat parmesan cheese -- grated

**Filling**
15 ounces nonfat ricotta cheese
1 C nonfat cottage cheese
1/4 C nonfat parmesan cheese -- grated
2 T parsley -- finely chopped or 2 teaspoons dried

***Sauce***
8 ounces extra lean ground beef--or Morningstar Farms recipe crumbles
32 ounces tomato sauce
16 ounces crushed tomatoes
2 T. tomato paste
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 1/2 t. garlic -- crushed
2 1/2 t. dried italian seasoning

Prep:
Sauce: Brown ground beef and drain. Add remaining sauce ingredients to browned
ground beef and stir, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
Set aside.
Filling: Combine all of the filling ingredients in large bowl and stir to mix well.
Set aside.
Assembly: Coat a 9x13 pain with cooking spray. Spoon 1 cup of the sauce over bottom
of pan. Lay 4 uncooked noodles over the bottom of the pan (3 lengthwise and one
crosswise). Allow a little space between noodles for expansion.
Top noodles with half of the filling mixture, 3/4 cup of mozzarella, and 1 1/2 cups
of sauce. Repeat the noodles, filling, mozzarella and sauce layers.
Finally top with remaining noodles, sauce, Parmesan and mozzarella.
At this point you can freeze.
To prepare: Thaw overnight.
Cover the pain with aluminum foil and bake at 350º F for 45 minutes, remove foil and bake for 15 more minutes or until the edges are bubbly and the top is brown.
Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

WW Pts = 5