Thursday, October 30, 2025

November

Friday - (Halloween, date night?) easy/out
Saturday - (volleyball tournament) easy/out
Sunday - (dinner at Syringa Cottage) dessert: white Texas sheet cake (1/2 and 1/2 chocolate?)
Monday - (shopping with Ruby, volleyball) make ahead chicken salad sandwiches
Tuesday - (piano) Swedish Meatballs and mashed potatoes
Wednesday - (SCC, volleyball, YM) Mexican Pizza
Thursday - (SCERA, RS Training) ham and cheese frittata, hash browns
Friday - (OHS show, CJVH dance, date night)

Thursday, October 23, 2025

October Endgame

Friday - (date night) easy/out
Saturday - (last soccer game) hoagies and chips
Sunday - (cookie walk) ravioli with marinara and Costco cheese bread
Tuesday - (piano) slow cooker Italian beef
Wednesday - (volleyball/SCERA Halloween Party/YM) ham and cheese frittata, hash browns
Thursday - (SCERA) leftovers or Swedish Meatballs and mashed potatoes
Friday - (Halloween)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

New White Enchiladas

New White Enchiladas

Ingredients
1 cup salsa verde or green chili enchilada sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts

Method (slow cooker directions on Mel's website)
Add all ingredients except chicken to the Instant Pot and mix together.
Add the chicken.
Pressure cook for 12 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Remove chicken from the pot and shred it. Add sauce till chicken is covered.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup salsa verde or green chili enchilada sauce
1/2 cup sour cream

Method
Melt the butter in a large non-stick skillet. Add the onions and cook till tender.
Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute.
Slowly add the chicken broth and milk. Whisk to combine.
Cook 2 or 3 minutes till it's hot an bubbly, then add the salt and pepper.
Remove from the heat and stir in the enchilada sauce and sour cream.

Assembly
9 x 13 pan
tortillas - 12 8" tortillas (more or less depending on the size and amount of filling for each)
Monterey jack cheese - shredded (about 12 oz)

Spray the pan with cooking spray, then spoon 1/4 cup of sauce into the bottom of the pan and spread it around. 
Put a large spoonful of the chicken in the middle of a tortilla. 
Sprinkle with cheese, roll up, and put in pan seam side down.
Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
Cover with sauce and top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
Bake at 350 till cheese is melted and sauce is hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Fall Break and Riggs Family

Friday - (fall break, date night) easy/out
Saturday - (fall break) homemade pizza (dough - make ahead; sauce - make ahead)
Sunday - (family dinner) enchiladas with sauce from these white enchiladas with this chicken plus pinto beans, a little green enchilada sauce, and Monterey jack cheese for the filling, Spanish rice, chips and salsa, fruit, key lime pie, cake
Monday - (fall break, volleyball) orecchiette and prosciutto 
Tuesday - (piano, soccer, Relief Society activity) leftovers, freezer food, or sandwiches
Wednesday - (volleyball, YM) kielbasa black bean skillet
Thursday - (SCERA) ham and cheese frittata, hash browns
Friday -

Friday, October 10, 2025

Almost Break Time

Friday - (date night) easy/out
Saturday - (soccer, baseball?) leftovers
Sunday - (talk to Jonah) Mediterranean Orzo Pasta
Monday - (volleyball x2, Grandma's birthday, Bills game) brownies?
Tuesday - (piano, soccer) cheeseburger soup
Wednesday - (Farmer's market, volleyball) food trucks
Thursday - (fall break, baptisms, SCERA) homemade pizza (dough - make ahead; sauce - make ahead)
Friday - (fall break)

Friday, October 3, 2025

Conference and Volleyball

Thursday - chicken gnocchi soup, toasted bread, apples
Friday - (date night, Clearfield) easy/out
Saturday - (General Conference, SCERA, volleyball tournament, GAP) homemade pizza, leftovers, freezer food
Sunday - (General Conference, Syringa Cottage) tres leches cake
Monday - (ortho, Salt City) ravioli and homemade spaghetti sauce, Costco Italian cheese bread
Tuesday - (piano, soccer, CVJH Panda Express) out
Wednesday - (Ward Fall Festival, Salt City) at the church
Thursday - (choir concert) ground beef enchiladas - make ahead
Friday - (group date night?)

Friday, September 26, 2025

3 Day Weekend!

Friday - (date night, football game, Grandpa Riggs) easy/out
Saturday - (Jane Drinkwater, SCERA) tartiflette, tri-tip, rolls, fruit
Sunday - (William's birthday dinner) dinner at Fruit Heights
Monday - (No School, Salt City practice and pictures) homemade pizza, fruit, broccoli
Tuesday - (Soccer, Tucanos?) out?
Wednesday - (XC championship, Salt City practice, YM) egg salad/hoagies or celebration dinner
Thursday - (soccer game, meet the candidates) chicken tortilla soup - make ahead
Friday - (date night)