Menu Monday 12 DEC 2011 – Gregg’s Birthday Week!

Posted by Hallee on Dec 12, 2011 in Hallee's Galley, menus & menu planning

Here’s the menu for my family for the week of December 12th. As far as desserts go, it’s Gregg’s birthday on Friday, and he has requested a red velvet roll — much like Stacy’s Pumpkin Roll. I will also begin my Christmas Baking.

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Tags: Birthday, Bread, Breakfast, Dinner, Gastronomy, Gregg, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Lunch, Meals, Menu Monday, Menu planning, menus

Planning for Christmas Baking

Posted by Hallee on Dec 7, 2011 in Gift Ideas, Holiday fare, Life, menus & menu planning

As I write this, it’s December 6th and we have just under three weeks to prepare for our Christmas baking gift giving. This is a tradition my mother taught me, and something I look forward to and plan for every single year.

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Tags: Bread, Cakes, Christmas, Confectionery, Cookie, Cookies, Crunch Candy, Cupcake, Desserts, Food and drink, Gingerbread, Hospitality/Recreation, Sugar cookie

Menu Monday 05 DEC 2011

Posted by Hallee on Dec 5, 2011 in Hallee's Galley, menus & menu planning

Here’s the menu for my family for the week of December 5th. As far as desserts go, I’m making Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies (but I’m going to experiment with juicing a beet to use for the red dye instead of commercial dye) for a birthday present for a work colleague of Gregg’s, and making Stacy’s Pumpkin Roll for a birthday present for the kids’ horseback riding instructor. I’ll probably be nice and make double to share with the family. :-)

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Tags: Bread, Breakfast, Dinner, Food and drink, Gastronomy, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Lunch, Meals, Menu, Menu Monday, Menu planning, menus

Leftover Turkey Ideas

Posted by Hallee on Nov 25, 2011 in Blog Stuff

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Do you have a lot of leftover turkey?

I did a quick scroll through my “turkey tag” and found some great turkey ideas for you.

Tags: American cuisine, Comfort food, Domestic turkey, Enchilada, Hospitality/Recreation, Leftover Thanksgiving, Leftovers, Poultry, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey

Italian Ground Beef Skillet

Posted by Hallee on Nov 18, 2011 in entrees, Hallee's Galley, Italian, Recipes

This is a quick pasta sauce that every member of our family will love. The kale is a wonderful source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as omega 3 and omega 6. You can use any kind of pasta you want when making this dish. It takes very little time to make, and using grass-fed beef and organic vegetables it’s still barely $3 per person.

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Tags: Beef, Cuisine, Food and drink, Garlic, grass fed beef, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Italian cuisine, Kale, Mediterranean cuisine, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, whole wheat pasta

Tex-Mex Ground Beef Skillet

Posted by Hallee on Nov 17, 2011 in American Quisine, entrees, Hallee's Galley, Mexican, Recipes

Chili-Mac is one of my kids’ favorite dinners. I love how this is served over cornbread instead of sloppy-joe style over hamburger buns. This is a very-quick, easy to make meal – especially if you’re using leftover cornbread. I used grass-fed beef, and even with organic vegetables it’s still less than $4 per serving.

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Tags: American cuisine, Casserole, Chili pepper, Cornbread, Cuisine, Cuisine of the Southern United States, Cuisine of the Southwestern United States, Food and drink, grass fed beef, Hallee's Galley, Hamburger, Hospitality/Recreation, Recipe, Recipes

Asian Ground Beef Skillet

Posted by Hallee on Nov 16, 2011 in entrees, Hallee's Galley, Oriental, Recipes

I love how this recipe is a sweet and sour flavor – something that you just wouldn’t think to pair with hamburger meat, yet it absolutely works. It takes almost no time to prepare and is a nice, quick meal when you’re in a hurry but want to feed your family something healthy. I use grass-fed hamburger meat. Coupled with organic vegetables, it’s still just $4 per serving.

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Tags: American cuisine, Casserole, Cuisine, grass fed beef, grass-fed hamburger, Hamburger, Hospitality/Recreation, Noodles, Rice vermicelli, skillet meal

Cajun Ground Beef Skillet

Posted by Hallee on Nov 15, 2011 in American Quisine, entrees, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

This is a wonderful recipe with a hint of kick. If you have pre-prepared rice, it’s a quick fix. But remember – the rice will take 45 minutes to cook so try to plan ahead a little bit.

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Tags: American cuisine, Cajun cuisine, Casserole, Cuisine, Food and drink, grass fed beef, Hallee's Galley, hamurger, Hospitality/Recreation, Recipe, Recipes, Red beans and rice

Irish Ground Beef Skillet

Posted by Hallee on Nov 14, 2011 in entrees, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

This is an easy, quick skillet dinner that provides a different taste than the normal macaroni casserole. It is also extremely affordable – $3.73 per serving.

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Crockpot Ratatouille

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2011 in Daniel Fast, diet & fasting, entrees, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

I’d never made Ratatouille before, but my friend Jen (who has posted recipes here for me before) often does and I know her family likes it. As I was preparing the vegan menu last week for our Daniel Fast, Ratatouille came to mind and I decided to give it a go. This was an amazing recipe. The flavors are so fresh. There’s something specific about the layering of the veggies and the order in which you layer them that makes the dish so good. We served it over brown rice, but you could serve it alone, over pasta, over bread – anything, really.