Finally a Weekly Menu!

After coming back from Virginia, then Austin being terribly sick, and my trying to get over this cold yada yada yada, I finally have a weekly menu!

Here is one of the recipes I will be doing this week. I got all of the menu from Kraft's magazine Food and Family - summer edition 2008 for just $3.95. Actually, my mom gave it to me. But, you can also go to their website at Kraftfoods.com and check out their recipes there.

This week it's all about few ingredients, easy, fast, and somewhat healthy!

Because so many of the recipes call for strawberries, I'll be buying 1/2 flat to make smoothies (4 ingredients), Berry Squares (7 ingredients), and Strawberry Whipped Sensation - see below. I'll be serving this at a potluck on Wednesday night with neighbors.

If for any reason you can't find the recipes on line - and you don't feel like buying the magazine, just email me at teachsaunders@aol.com, and I'll be happy to email you the recipes!

Happy cooking!

STRAWBERRY WHIPPED SENSATION

4 cups fresh strawberries, divided
1 can (14oz) Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tub (8oz) Cool Whip, thawed, divided
8 Oreo cookies
1 Tbsp. butter, melted

Line a 8 x 4- inch loaf pan with foil, with ends extending over sides of pan. Mash 2 cups of the strawberries in large bowl. Stir in condensed milk and juice. Stir 2 cups of the whipped topping into strawberry mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Finely chop cookies. Combine cookies and butter. Spoon over whipped topping mixture in pan. Cover cookie mixture with ends of foil and gently press cookie mixture into whipped topping mixture. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Invert dessert onto serving plate when ready to serve; remove pan and foil. Spread remaining whipped topping onto top and sides of dessert. Slice remaining 2 cups of strawberries; arrange on dessert. Store leftovers in freezer.

Makes 12 servings.

HEALTHY LIVING: Save 30 calories and 4.5 grams of fat per serving by using Eagle Brand Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk, Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping and Reduced Fat Oreo Cookies.

Get Yo Man Chicken

For any of you lookin for a man, wantin to keep your man happy, or just want a good, easy chicken recipe with or without a man, this one's for you!

I made it for my man last night, and let's just say, he was happy!

Easy and tasty... go here

Try the southern creamed corn, braised cabbage & carrots, and the hot rice to round out your meal.

Happy cooking! For more great recipes, go to Saturday Stirrings at It Coulda Been Worse!
Cayce

Delish Dish

I have to tell you. The spicy shrimp (that wasn't so spicy) and cheesy orzo with roasted green beans was a hit tonight. In fact, I'm serving it for company in about a week.
A couple of tips.

1) I fill up a saucepot of water (3 cups or so) and just add the orzo into the water when it boils. Add salt to the water while it comes to a boil, but realize that the orzo really picks up the taste of the salt - so only a small palm full should do. I don't really use a tool to measure the orzo, but it is about 1.5 cups. You will drain the water and keep the orzo - so as long as the orzo has room to groove in the water, you're fine.

2) I used fontina cheese because I couldn't find manchago. Grate and keep to the side.

3) Next time, I will put the orzo in a serving bowl, then make a well in the middle for the shrimp and chorizo mixture. It is really good with the mixture served on top of the orzo. I then sprinkled the top with the cheese rather than mixing it in.

It took me less than 30 minutes from start to eating!

Enjoy!