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It’s time to link up for Happy Homemaker with Sandra over at Diary of a Stay at home mom and Laurie at I’m an Organizing Junkie  for Menu Plan Monday.

It was a lazy rainy weekend around here – lot’s of reading, baking, recipe creating, DVR catching up,  race watching and goofing off.

BREAKFAST

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
THIS MORNING:
Gray, dreary and drizzly.

FOR THE WEEK:
?? Keeps changing so we will see!

TO DO LIST
TODAY:  

• Laundry 
• Spring Cleaning

THIS WEEK:

• EBAY

CURRENTLY READING

• Finding Southern comfort by Barbara Lohr
• So this is Love Callaways #2 Barbara Freethy

TELEVISION & DVR

• Scandal
• Justified
• Perception
• Rizzoli & Isles

PLAY TIME (If I can find any)
I’m still tweaking the new framework for my weekly menu and recipe links. 

	BREAKFAST	DINNER	DESSERT
MONDAY	Oatmeal with Fruit	C.O.R.N. or Y.O.Y.O.
TUESDAY	Bagel & cream cheese	EXPERIMENT NIGHT
WEDNESDAY	Yogurt with Blueberries & Granola	Rosemary, Parsley & Thyme Chicken
THURSDAY	Scrambled Eggs with cheese & Toast	Garlic Cider Chicken
FRIDAY	Yogurt with Blueberries & Granola	White Bean Gratin
SATURDAY	Bacon & Eggs	Coffee Meatballs & Noodles
SUNDAY	Pancakes	Apple Cider Pork Chops

LAST WEEK’S RECIPES I TRIED and their RECIPE LINKS

• Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Bake – sooooooo good
• Sauer Pulled Pork 
• Crock Pot Corned Beef (Secret ingredient garlic and 7UP) 
• Rosemary, Parsley & Thyme Chicken
• Blueberry Crumb Cake

NEW RECIPES TO TRY IN THE NEAR FUTURE

• Orange Cardamom Roast Chicken
• Pork with Apple Cream Sauce
• Hungarian Meatballs
• Hawaiian Meatballs
• Dulce De Leche Pineapple Ice Cream Sundaes
• Dulce De Leche Cookie Bars
• Couch Potato Bars – they have peanut butter, pretzels, bacon, potato chips and chocolate chips – A MUST TRY COMBINATION
  

MY FAVORITE PHOTO FROM LAST WEEK

I took a few photos for a golf pamphlet my mom is putting together.  This one turned out pretty.

BLOGS TO CHECK OUT
Nothing new this week.

HOMEMAKING TIP / PRODUCT REVIEWS
When using plastic ware for anything tomato or pizza sauce, a quick spray with non stick cooking spray will prevent the tomato sauce from staining your plastic.

Tired of sticking your finger reaching for your cake tester?  Add some wine, OOPS I mean add a wine cork to the end for storage and make it safer.