Knox Blocks

4 Envelopes Knox Gelatin (or 4 Tablespoons unflavored gelatin)
1 cup cold juice
3 cups boiling juice

Sprinkle gelatin over cold juice. 
Add hot juice.
Chill in the refrigerator in a 9 x 13 pan until gelled.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Egg Noodles
Cream of Mushroom soup
1 can of tuna
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup frozen green peas
Bread crumbs
Cheese crackers (like Cheese-its or Goldfish)

Cook noodles until al dente (not too done, but not crunchy), drain.
Combine noodles, soup, tuna, cheddar cheese, and peas in a casserole dish.
Crush cheese crackers in a zip-lock bag until crumbs.
Combine crackers and bread crumbs, spread over top of casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Stew

1 lb stew meat cut into 1 inch cubes
carrots (baby carrots or cut into chunks)
potatoes - cut into large chunks
1 onion - cut in half
bay leaf
beef bullion (optional)

Brown meat
Put meat into a dutch oven and add water until 2/3 filled
Add beef bullion
Add carrots, potatoes, onion and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil
Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Lasagna

1 lb ground beef
3 cups spaghetti sauce
16 lasagna noodles
4 cups cottage cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 eggs

Boil noodles until al dente.  Drain, lay flat on wax paper or foil. 
Brown meat, drain.  Add sauce.
Combine cheeses and eggs.
Pour 1/2 cup meat sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Arrange 4 noodles lengthwise over the sauce, overlapping the edges.
Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the noodles and cover with about 1 cup meat sauce.
Repeat 2 times.
Top with a layer of noodles and the remaining meat sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly
Remove foil, allow to cook for 10 more minutes
Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before serving. 

Tater Tot Cassarole

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pk tater tots
1 lb Cheddar cheese, grated
1-2lb ground beef
Brown the ground beef, drain.  Mix the soup with the ground beef. Put beef mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish.  Cover with cheese.  Place tater tots on top.  Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes.

March Meal Plan

Week 1
Su
M
T
W - Pizza
Th -
F - Chicken
Sa -Baked Pasta

Week 2
Su - Chicken
M - Chicken Salad
Tu - Vegetable Beef Soup p 32
W - Pizza
Th - Orange Glazed Chicken Breast p 177
F Beef and Broccoli
Sa - tacos

Week 3
Su - Sweet and Sour meatballs pg 119
M - Salad
T - chili (turkey)
W Pizza
Th - Roast - pg 96
F - Teriaki chicken pg 178
Sa - enchiladas (chicken)

Week 4
Su -
M - Chicken Salad Pitas
Tu - stew
W - Pizza
Th - Loretta's Spanish Rice pg 111 (beef)
F - BBQ Chicken sandwiches
Sa Italian Honey Mustard Baked Chicken

{The Rest of} February Menu Plan

Week 3....
W -  Pizza
Th - Chicken Parm
F - Stew
Sa - Sloppy Joe Turnover

Week 4
Su -- Italian Honey Mustard Baked Chicken

M - Tacos
T - Tuna Noodle Casserole
W - Pizza
Th - Easy Teriyaki Chicken pg 178
F - Roast with potatoes
Sa - Spaghetti

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

 

¾ c. softened margarine

1 ½ c. sugar

1 ½ c. bananas (mashed)

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

½ c. sour milk (add 2 tsp. vinegar to milk to make it sour)

 

Cream margarine, adding sugar gradually; cream well.

Blend in bananas, eggs and vanilla.

Sift together flour, salt, and soda.

Add dry ingredients alternately with sour milk, blending until just well combined.

Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

January Menu Plan

Week 1
Su - Buffalo Steaks w/ Mashed Sweet Potatoes
M
Tu - Shell Casserole (pg 117)
W - Pizza
Th - Venison Roast
F -  Chicken Spaghetti
Sa -Sloppy Joe Turnovers

Week 2
Su - Chicken Broth
M - Chili (x4)
Tu -  Chicken Spaghetti
W - Pizza 
Th - Stew (venison)
F -Cranberry Chicken (pg 175)
Sa - Stroganoff

Week 3
Su - Tacos
M - Vegetable Soup
Tu - Lemon Roasted Chicken
W - Pizza
Th - Chicken Parm
F - Beans and Franks
Sa - Italian Honey Mustard Baked Chicken

Week 4

Su - Venison and mushrooms
M - Whole Chicken with veg
Tu - Minestrone
W - Pizza
Th - Meatballs (pg 119)
F - or BBQ Venison - Venison Tacos
Sa - Crusted Honey Mustard Chicken