Sorry this is a little late! Just forgot to hit publish yesterday!
Here is our menu for the week:
Monday: Chicken Marsala (from America's Test Kitchen cookbook - YUM!), Asparagus
Tuesday: Slow-Cooker Week Night Chili (also from America's Test Kitchen!)
Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas (and again from ATK!)
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Chicken Marinara
Saturday: Tacos
Sunday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tasty Tuesday: Bread Machine Focaccia
You'll either love me or hate me for posting this recipe (AND linking it up to Tasty Tuesday over at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam).
I'm having mixed emotions myself because it is so stinkin' good I want to eat the whole pan.
I found a basic starter recipe on All Recipes and then tweaked it a little based on some other reviews. This is what I came up with - as good as any restaurant focaccia I've ever had!
Oh bless you, dear bread machine.
Bread Machine Focaccia
I'm having mixed emotions myself because it is so stinkin' good I want to eat the whole pan.
I found a basic starter recipe on All Recipes and then tweaked it a little based on some other reviews. This is what I came up with - as good as any restaurant focaccia I've ever had!
Oh bless you, dear bread machine.
Bread Machine Focaccia
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil (plus 2 tablespoons for later)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons dried rosemary (plus 1 teaspoon for later)
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Kosher salt, for sprinkling
Directions
Put water, 2 Tbsp olive oil, salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, 2 tsp rosemary, bread flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. I did mine in the exact order listed, making a well in the flour for the yeast.
Select dough cycle; press start.
Remove dough from bread machine when cycle is complete. Pat dough into a 9x13 inch baking pan or 12 inch pizza pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough every inch or so. Brush with remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt and remaining 1 tsp rosemary.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover foccacia with plastic wrap while oven preheats.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
This bread is delicious as is, but could also be dipped in a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We had it with spaghetti last night!
Enjoy and be blessed!
Kosher salt, for sprinkling
Directions
Put water, 2 Tbsp olive oil, salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, 2 tsp rosemary, bread flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. I did mine in the exact order listed, making a well in the flour for the yeast.
Select dough cycle; press start.
Remove dough from bread machine when cycle is complete. Pat dough into a 9x13 inch baking pan or 12 inch pizza pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough every inch or so. Brush with remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt and remaining 1 tsp rosemary.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover foccacia with plastic wrap while oven preheats.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
This bread is delicious as is, but could also be dipped in a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We had it with spaghetti last night!
Enjoy and be blessed!
Today I'm linking up with...
Menu Plan Monday - Week of January 10
It's Monday and I'm linking up to Menu Plan Monday over at I'm an Organizing Junke!
I did some freezer cooking and baking this past weekend and I am excited about how it will help the rest of the month! I will share recipes after we try them - they were all new recipes!
But we are also snowed in so if I run out of anything, this menu may have to change! Flexible is the key word this week! And we do have leftovers to use up!
But here is the plan for now...
Monday: Spaghetti, Fresh Homemade Bread, Green Beans
Tuesday: Homemade Pizza
Wednesday: Grilled Cheese, Soup (still deciding what kind - potato? tomato?)
Thursday: Steak, Baked Potatoes
Friday: Sesame Chicken, Fried Rice (Sesame Chicken was one of my freezer recipes!)
Saturday: Hamburgers, Oven Fries
Sunday: Chicken Marsala, Asparagus
I did some freezer cooking and baking this past weekend and I am excited about how it will help the rest of the month! I will share recipes after we try them - they were all new recipes!
But we are also snowed in so if I run out of anything, this menu may have to change! Flexible is the key word this week! And we do have leftovers to use up!
But here is the plan for now...
Monday: Spaghetti, Fresh Homemade Bread, Green Beans
Tuesday: Homemade Pizza
Wednesday: Grilled Cheese, Soup (still deciding what kind - potato? tomato?)
Thursday: Steak, Baked Potatoes
Friday: Sesame Chicken, Fried Rice (Sesame Chicken was one of my freezer recipes!)
Saturday: Hamburgers, Oven Fries
Sunday: Chicken Marsala, Asparagus
Monday, January 3, 2011
My First Offical Menu Plan Monday!
I'm an off-and-on menu-planner, but this is the year to be ON all year!
And to stay accountable, I'm joining in with I'm an Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday Link-up each week! I actually have all of January planned out, but I'll just post it a week at a time!
Be warned - we are not super-adventerous eaters, but I am trying to expand our food horizons in 2011!
Here is the menu for the week of January 3rd!
Monday: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops, Oven Fries, Corn
Tuesday: Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken, Applesauce, Corn
Wednesday: Chicken Tacos (crockpot)
Thursday: Twice Baked Potatoes, Green Beans
Friday: Honey-Glazed Chicken Stir Fry, Rice
Saturday: Chicken Quesadillas (with leftover Chicken Taco meat!), Oranges
Sunday: Crockpot Ham, Baked Potatoes, Carrots
What's for dinner at your house this week?
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