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We had a great weekend!  The weather was beautiful and we kicked off Halloween a bit early with a nature center Halloween party on Friday night.  Our little purple dragon was warm and actually pretty interested in the events.  We celebrated the unbelievable MSU win over University of Michigan with homemade French bread pizza and finished the weekend with a trip to the apple orchard.  So fun.  On to the week! Breakfasts Apple Danish Maple Oat Scones Whole Wheat English Muffins Pumpkin Spice Granola S unday Baked Ranch Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Zucchini { new } To do: Make applesauce and apple danishes Monday Skillet Lasagna with Broccoli To do: Prep potatoes and veggies for soups Tuesday Baked Potato Soup {crockpot} To do: Make apple braid Wednesday LO Thursday Crockpot Minestrone { new } To do: Make baked oatmeal, travel bars, buttermilk bread Friday Fall Break! LO soup + French bread Saturday Crockpot Fajitas

Fall is here, the colors are in full swing, and the weather has turned a bit chilly.  We are enjoying the tastes and sights of fall!  Our favorite breakfast lately was the Apple Cider Donuts …. yum-o! We also really enjoyed a quick and easy family dinner of our favorite chicken and brown rice bake .  We doubled the recipe to eat for a few more days for leftovers.  Our menu this week looks like this: Apple Cider Baked Donuts Pumpkin Spice Granola Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Apple Topping Egg Sandwiches   Sunday Three Cheese Ziti To do: Thaw chicken Monday Roasted Chicken and Vegetables { new } To do: Thaw more chicken, dice peppers Tuesday Crockpot Philly Cheesesteak Wednesday LO Thursday Butternut Black Bean Pasta Skillet { new } Friday Mushroom and Mozzarella Chicken Saturday Butternut Squash and Kale Quesadillas , Roasted Tomato Soup Happy week!

A little late, but still posting a menu for this week because it helps us stay on track, eat better and spend less time trying to figure out “what to make for dinner”.  It’s been a rough few weeks with the standard day care germs making our little 8.5 month old sick, sick, sick.  We’ve had three ear infections, 3 colds and 1 dose of antibiotics already this fall…. oh my!  Plus, she’s shared her germs with all of us.  That’s fun.  Thankfully, it’s fall and we can enjoy some soups – those are perfect for sore throats and are full of immune-building ingredients too.  We’ve already made two batches of our homemade turkey noodle soup … sooo good.   Here’s what we plan to eat for the rest of the week: Breakfasts Apple Cider Baked Donuts Pumpkin Spice Granola Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Apple Topping Tuesday Cheesy Lentil Bake {leftover}, green beans Wednesday Potato soup , No-Knead Fococcia Bread {freezer} Thursday Chicken and Brown Rice Bake ...

Our recipe highlight from last week went to the zucchini pizza casserole .  It also comes together really quickly, making it a weeknight winner.  We also made these Great Pumpkin Cookies for life group and they were a hit.    Here’s the menu for this week: Breakfasts Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes Apple Cider Baked Donuts Cinnamon Raisin French Toast Sunday Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole Monday Cheesy Green Bean Skillet Tuesday Italian Sausage and Vegetable Cheese Bread with Cheese Bread To do: make cheese bread, make Great Pumpkin Cookies Wednesday LO Thursday Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese , steamed green beans To do: thaw Italian sausage Friday Penne with Broccoli and Sausage Saturday Fall Party Have a great week!

Fall is here!  The trees are starting to turn colors, and the bumper apple crop is in full swing.  We made our fist batch of homemade country spice applesauce last week and it was definitely the highlight of our menu! On to his week: Breakfasts Apple Cider Baked Donuts Pumpkin Spice Granola Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Apple Topping Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal Egg Bake Apple Carrot Zucchini Muffins Sunday Grilling – Brats, Italian Sausage, Corn, Potato Wedges, steamed carrots To do: Make applesauce , granola, shred zucchini, groceries Monday Zucchini Pizza Casserole To do: Make pumpkin cookies, prep veggies for soup Tuesday Cheese Crusted Lasagna Soup Life Group Dessert: Great Pumpkin Cookies To do: Dehydrate apple slices Wednesday LO To do: Prep veggies for pie Thursday Fajita Pie with Tortilla Crust , steamed carrots To do: Dice squash and apples Friday Roasted Apples Squash and Sausage { new }, green beans and carrots To do: Prep buns for sloppy joes, thaw chicke...

We have a few abnormally large zucchini fruits from our garden.  Oops!  It’s been hard to keep out the garden with our 7.5 month old Little Chef this summer, but we’ve sure tried.  When we do get out there to harvest, we often find overgrown zucchini.  This recipe was perfect for using them up!  Zucchini, Ham and Rice Casserole – Adapted from Roxana’s Home Baking Ingredients 3 eggs 1/2 C ham, diced 1 medium red bell pepper, diced 1 large zucchini, shredded 1/2 tsp. minced garlic 2 C cottage cheese 3/4 C minute brown rice, uncooked 6 slices cheddar cheese salt and pepper, to taste Directions Begin by combining the shredded zucchini, diced bell pepper, minced garlic, eggs, salt and pepper in a large bowl.  Stir well.  Add in the diced ham, 2 C cottage cheese and 3/4 C minute rice.  Stir to combine.   Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 glass baking dish.  Top with 6 slices of cheddar cheese.  Bake at ...