Meal Planning with Connie

We all really, really liked the fajitas! They're a keeper! I bought the meat already cut for fajitas at Piggly Wiggly. I marinated ours from about lunch time to around 6pm. The meat was very tender, and we think the flavoring from the marinade is fantastic. This is a great meal for putting together the night before. The longer the meat is marinated, the better. Once you have your meat and veggies prepared, the rest of the meal comes together really quickly. I did use only green peppers. The red peppers do add a nice color, but one red pepper was around $2.50. I got two green peppers, which were really still in good condition, but were reduced for quick sale, for $0.69 for both peppers. I tried a little something different for our salad dressing. I made a dressing from one of the Hidden Valley dry mix packets for dip. It got a thumbs up from everyone. A bottle of Hidden Valley Fiesta Ranch Dressing was $3.68. I bought the dry packet for only $1.68 and added my own mayo an

It's Thursday!! Meal planning day!! I've posted our menu plan for next week below. I hope it will inspire a meal or two for your table! I've also added the new cooking quotes and kitchen, baking and recycling tips of the week in the left sidebar. In case you haven't noticed, I move all the previous quotes and tips further down the sidebar into their respective categories, so they are all still viewable. Don't forget to tidy your fridge and sort your coupon binder before putting together your meal plan for the week! Please don't forget to register for our July Giveaways. Details and photos are in the sidebar, as well. Many Blessing and Happy Cookin' ~ Connie Christ is the head of this House, The unseen host at every meal, The silent listener to every conversation. A plaque with this inscription hung above my childhood kitchen table for years. Monday - Creamy Italian Chicken, Easy Ranch Caesar and Garlic Bread Creamy Italian Chicken This recipe was ins