Meal Planning with Connie

"Scarecrow Teens"            "Student Scarecrows" "Hannah Montana Scarecrow" "Armor of God Scarecrow" - Fellowship of Christian Athletes "Scarecrow Dancer" - PHS Dance Team    "Groovy Girl Scarecrow" and "Scarecrow Photographer" All photos courtesy of Wayne Carter Well, day one of using my Christmas Planner went really well.  One of the first things for this week was to see what traditions the family wanted to keep and see if there were any new ones anyone wanted to start.  This was really a fun activity - and some of the answers were surprising.  Now that both of the kids are older, you just never know what appeals to them! As much as I miss a little one around the house, teens really are fun, too! This is a quick and easy little stew I created for our lunch. It was a big hit with the kids, and there was enough for our supper, too. Larry gave it a  big thumbs up!  There's just something about men f...

Low-fat Corn Muffins The corn makes these really moist for low-fat muffins.  These are wonderful made the "regular" way with the butter!! Low-fat (or Not!)*Corn Muffins 2 cups self-rising cornmeal 1 cup self-rising flour 1 tablespoon sugar, optional 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk ( I use White Lily Buttermilk Cornmeal mix, so I just fat-free 1/2-and-half. ) ¾ cup Egg Beaters (equals 3 eggs) ( I used 1 egg and 1/2 cup of Egg Beaters. ) 1 can (15 ounces) cream-style corn 2 tablespoon melted “light” butter ( I used fat-free squeeze butter. ) Preheat oven to 425°. Coat muffin pan liberally with cooking spray. (Use plenty of spray to help these brown and to help keep them from sticking.) Combine the cornmeal, flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and Egg Beaters; stir in the cream-style corn and melted butter. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until blended. Spoon into the prepared baking pan. Ba...

All recipes HERE ! Meal Plan for October 26th - November 1st Cooking Quote of the Week: “I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.”  ~Andy Rooney Table Blessing We thank thee, Lord, for this our food, For health and strength and every good. Let manna to our souls be given, The Bread of Life sent down from heaven. ~ Florence Porter Winters   Monday - Cream of Broccoli Soup Tuesday - Potato Pizza Pie Wednesday - Leftovers Buffet Thursday - Breakfast for Supper: All-In-One Egg Casserole Recipe and fresh fruit Friday - Eat out!!! Saturday - Chicken Noel, Rice, and Artichoke Squares November Giveaways!!! Click HERE for details!!!

"Santa Scarecrow" Can y'all believe it is only 2 months until Christmas!!  Where has this year gone?! Many thanks to Wayne Carter for so graciously sharing his photos of our town's scarecrows with me!  View Wayne's gallery of these great photos HERE ! I had a request to bring this dish this for our Sunday school fellowship time this morning. I tweaked it a bit, and everyone seemed pleased with this version. I have made it for Sunday school in the past without the pie filling. Without the fruit, it taste somewhat like a cream danish. My friend, Tonya, makes a couple of different versions of this, too.   This dish great for breakfast/brunch or dessert! Larry likes it best with cherry pie filling. Peaches and Cream Crescent Bake Peaches and Cream Crescent Bake 2 cans crescent rolls 8 ounce cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 stick butter, melted 1 can peach pie filling (slightly chop the peaches by running a knife through the can contents a few tim...

 November Giveaways!!! Once again, Susan is providing us with some really neat cookbooks for our November Giveaways! Susan has been so kind and generous in supplying us with some really neat prizes! We truly appreciate her generosity!! Please remember her when ordering from Pampered Chef and Southern Living at Home. She gives a 10% discount on Pampered Chef to anyone mentioning this blog! Tip: Anything from Pampered Chef makes a great Christmas gift!! Susan is having some e-mail woes, so if you'd like to place an order, e-mail me at: mealplanwithconnie@att.net and I'll get your message to Susan! Not from our area? No problem.  It can be shipped directly to your home!  Contact Susan for details! November Giveaways: We have three of these sets to give away!!! Susan has provided us with three Little Book of Holiday Appetizers published by Oxmoor House, the publishers of Southern Living books I am slipping each of these into a cute fall potholder! ...

Congratulations to: Cindy C. and Jan F. Many thanks to all who entered!   Be sure to register for November's Giveaways !!  Many thanks to M.C. for drawing the names for me tonight!!

Fall officially arrived in Pontotoc this week as our downtown merchants trotted out their scarecrows.  This is such a fun thing.  I love to see all the folks walking and driving around town, pausing to look at each retailer's display.  I am going to share as many of these with you as I can! I hope they bring as big a smile to your face as they do ours! Scarecrows at Some of our  Financial Institutions "Miss Money Bags"     "A Salute to our Soldiers" "A Load of Cash" Yesterday, I realized that today was going to be extra busy, so I regrouped our supper plans for tonight.  I threw this together and put it in the fridge last night.  It was so nice to come in this afternoon and have this just ready to pop into the oven.  I served Bake Pineapple Squares as a side dish.  Both dishes got a big thumbs up from all! Make-ahead Breakfast Casserole and Baked Pineapple Squares Make-ahead Breakfast Casserole This is another great rec...