Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 6

April’s Tasty Treats

I seemed to be in the kitchen non-stop through April, but I didn’t get too many pictures. I’ll have to do better in the month of May.

We have been on a homemade ice cream kick lately. Thade wanted to make a triple chocolate batch, and I was happy to make up a new recipe.

Our triple chocolate ice cream started off with a chocolate base, and we added in some mini chocolate chips.

I also made a batch of homemade hot fudge sauce. We added in a ripple of the hot fudge to finish off the triple chocolate ice cream.

It was crazy tasty!

The homemade hot fudge sauce was tasty on vanilla ice cream too.

I’ve been making ahead a few meals to have for fast lunches for the boys. I made up a big batch of Turkey and Cheese Rolls. These are easy to pack into lunch-boxes.

For breakfast for dinner night I made a KS favorite, Sausage Rolls. They were delicious.

I’ve also been rotating in new quick snacks for the kids. They liked the batch of Toffee Bars.

We made lots of chocolate chip cookies too.

Agnes and I needed a tasty treat. I topped off the last of the homemade vanilla ice cream with Bananas in a butter & brown sugar sauce. I loved it.

I made a quick batch of Irish Soda Bread for Sunday dinner.

I liked it best with Strawberry Jam.

At the end of the month I made up a batch of homemade Strawberry ice cream.

It has been my favorite that we’ve made so far.

May has been busy already. I’ve been back in the kitchen baking, and menu planning for Summer. I’ve been having a time keeping the pantry stocked, the boys are eating everything in sight. Time to get back to it.

 

May 1

May’s Monthly Dinner Menu

April flew by way too fast. May already looks like it is going to do the same. The kids only have sixteen days of school left, and then it is time for Summer. I’ll be cooking even more with the boys home all of the time. This month I’m taking a little help on Friday evenings. I’m taking a little break and planning for some take-out meals. So here we go, it’s May’s Monthly Dinner Menu.

  • 5/1/13: Chicken Chow Mien, Rice, and Chow Mien Noodles
  • 5/2/13: Popcorn Chicken, Fries, and Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
  • 5/3/13: Take-out!
  • 5/4/13: BBQ Pork Sandwiches, and Potato Chips
  • 5/5/13: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Cheese Dip, Homemade Salsa, and Re-fried Beans
  • 5/6/13: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Cheese Dip, and Homemade Salsa
  • 5/7/13:Panko Chicken Sandwiches, Potato Chips, Chocolate Cake with Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
  • 5/8/13: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, and Homemade Breadsticks
  • 5/9/13: Pulled Pork Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Cheese Dip, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 5/10/13: Take-out!
  • 5/11/13: Pancakes, Apple Slices, and Bacon
  • 5/12/13: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Homemade Rolls, and Pig-pickin’ Cake
  • 5/13/13: BBQ Pork Sandwiches and Potato Chips
  • 5/14/13: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 5/15/13: Chicken Chow Mien, Rice, Chow Mien Noodles, Banana Cake, and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 5/16/13: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 5/17/13: Take-out!
  • 5/18/13: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Pasta Salad, Homemade Rolls, Peach Pie, Cherry Pie, Dutch Apple Pie, and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 5/19/13: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 5/20/12: Chicken Chow Mien, Rice, and Chow Mien Noodles
  • 5/21/13: Chicken Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, and Homemade Rolls
  • 5/22/13: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, and Homemade Breadsticks
  • 5/23/13: Beef Soft Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 5/24/13: Take-out!
  • 5/25/13: Belgian Waffles, Strawberries, and Bacon
  • 5/26/13: Pot Roast with Potatoes, Homemade Rolls, and Pumpkin Pie
  • 5/27/13: Hamburgers and Chips
  • 5/28/13: Pulled Pork Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 5/29/13: Pizza Rolls, Pasta Salad, and Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
  • 5/30/13: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 5/31/13: Take-out!

Time to make some lists and get to it. I think I had better make some cookies today too.