Week of August 16th - Morris Household

Well, last week was kind of a bust. I didn't get to go to the grocery store, so we either went out to dinner or I raided the pantry and freezer for last minute meal ideas. I did make a great King Ranch Chicken Casserole on the fly - I'll post my thrown together recipe complete with an iphone pic later.

Now for this week:
Monday: Buttermilk Marinated Fried Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Parmesan Dressing by Emeril Lagasse. I'm going to simplify this a bit - I'll comment on what modifications I make.
Tuesday: Taco Tuesday - Shoebox Tacos
Wednesday: Hamburger Steaks with Brown Gravy (Cooks.com), Mashed Potatoes (recipe below), and Green Beans
Thursday: The End of Chicken Parmesean as You Know it (2nd Chicken Parm recipe down) - looks so easy I'm kind of scared. I found this recipe on YouTube and am going to give it a try. Green Salad, and Cheesy Garlic Bread
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Easy Mexican Crock Pot I found a few variations of this recipe...I'll probably add in some cream cheese because I love cream cheese!
Sunday: Out to Eat

Baking: Ok, well this isn't really baking. But I've been thinking about these for months now and I'm going to make some this week. Chex Muddy Buddies

My Favorite Mashed Potatoes:
6-10 red or gold potatoes, peel or not, whichever you prefer
4 oz cream cheese - set out to bring as close to room temp as you can
1 medium onion chopped
4 tbs brown sugar
2-3 tbs butter
1/2 cup of milk
salt and pepper to taste

Boil potatoes until tender. While potatoes are boiling, saute onions in a separate pot in 2 -4 tbs butter and 4 tbs brown sugar until very tender - I cook the heck out of them. Once potatoes are tender, drain and then add in the cream cheese, milk and onions. Mash together and add salt and pepper to taste.