Ringing in the New Year

Friday - Hawiian Fried Rice
Saturday - Mindy's Olive Garden Soup?
Sunday - Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas (cook chicken on Saturday), chips, pico, black beans?
Monday - Ham and Pasta Skillet Dinner
Tuesday (New Year's Eve Party) - party food????
Wednesday - Breakfast Burritos
Thursday - Crazy Taco's or taco salad
Friday - Hearty Gnocchi Soup? sometime soon!

Swedish Meatballs

Ingredients:

2 cups fine dry bread crumbs
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 lbs ground beef
2 TBSP shortening
flour
2 envelopes brown gravy mix

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Soak crumbs in milk.
Add onions, meat, eggs, and seasonings.
Mix well.
Shape in 1 inch balls. Roll in flour. Place on foil lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let sit for about 15 minutes and scrape off any fat.
Prepare gravy and add meatballs or spoon some over the meatballs as you serve them.

Merry Christmas!

Friday - creamy chicken and rice soup, bread
Saturday - frozen something bean burritos? (make meatballs for tomorrow)
Sunday - Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy
Monday - pasta with ham and peas
Tuesday - pupusas or tamales, salsa, tres leches cake
Wednesday -  lunch - pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon
                    dinner - ham, cheese potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls or croissants, jello
Thursday - leftovers

I'ts Ruby's Birthday, shout hooray!

Friday - frozen lasagna, garlic bread
Saturday - taco time style bean burritos
Sunday - Hawaiian Haystacks, birthday dessert
Monday - corn and potato soup (The Family Flavor), rolls or cornbread
Tuesday - pizza (kids' version), salad
Wednesday - crock pot french dip sandwiches, chips
Thursday - pasta with ham and peas

Hey Baby It's Cold Outside

Friday - ham and cheese frittata, hashbrowns, blueberry muffins
Saturday - grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup
Sunday - honey lime chicken enchiladas, spanish rice, black beans, fruit salad
Monday - potato soup, bacon, corn bread
Tuesday - grown-up pizza (alfredo, chicken, bacon, artichoke hearts, etc.)
Wednesday - crock pot taco soup, tortilla chips
Thursday - pasta with tomato cream sauce (or the family flavor version), rolls, veggie

Here Comes December . . .

Saturday - turkey pillows, stuffing, jello, mashed potatoes?
Sunday - sweet and sour chicken, rice, veggies
Monday - homemade macaroni and cheese
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - crock pot taco soup
Thursday - frittata, hash browns, blueberry muffins
Friday - tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

Happy Thanksgiving

Friday - something easy for the kids, OUT for John and me, then cake and ice cream
Saturday - homemade macaroni and cheese
Sunday - sloppy lasagna, garlic bread, green salad
Monday - cheesy chicken and rice. green salad
Tuesday - homemade pizza, dessert pizza. broccoli
Wednesday - tacos (ground beef, flour tortillas, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, taco sauce)
Thursday - turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls, jello, dessert
Friday - leftovers

November . . .

Friday - burritos for the kids, Zupas for the parents
Saturday - Spring Rolls, pasta or rice
Sunday - slow cooker roast beef with root vegetables
Monday - black bean pizza
Tuesday - cheesy chicken and rice
Wednesday - frozen lasagna, garlic bread
Thursday - frittata

Big B's Birthday

Friday - breakfast - eggos for the kids
             lunch - lunchable for B
             dinner - creamy chicken and rice soup, rolls
            dessert - white cake with vanilla frosting (pink) and sprinkles
Saturday - breakfast - pancakes and bacon
                 lunch - tacos leftover soup
                 dinner - In 'n Out
Sunday -  breakfast - cereal and muffins or cinnamon bread? french toast and bacon
                dinner - Sweet Balsamic Glazed Pork, rice, carrots
Monday - cheese soup, rolls, green salad leftover pork and rice
Tuesday - black bean pizza. green salad  cheese soup, rolls
Wednesday - slow cooker chicken tortilla soup, chips, sour cream, parmesan cheese
Thursday - chili beans and rice

SEMA - NOT! (John is staying home!!!)

Friday - homemade hoagies
Saturday - corn chip casserole
Sunday - chicken pot pie
Monday - pasta with tomato cream sauce
Tuesday - Swedish Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy
Wednesday - Monterey Jack Cheese Soup, rolls
Thursday - spring rolls, ramen?
Friday - Big B's 12th Birthday!

Happy Halloween! (John is home!)

Friday - cheese enchiladas or maybe these instead, chips, tomato/tomatillo salsa or spanish rice?
Saturday - minestrone soup, bread
Sunday - BBQ chicken, baked potatoes, corn bread, chocolate cake
Monday - spagetti pie, fruit, veggie
Tuesday - chilaquiles, fruit
Wednesday - Swedish Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, fruit
Thursday - Halloween! Candy Corn Pizza before Trick-or-Treating, Mummy dogs for a bedtime snack (if they aren't stuffed full of candy)

Cold Weather . . . Warm Food

Friday - homemade pizza, broccoli
Saturday - cheese enchiladas (for Ruby)
Sunday - Mindy's Zuppa Toscana soup, bread sticks or rolls, apple crisp and vanilla ice cream
Monday - Hawaiian Haystacks
Tuesday - skillet baked ziti, bread sticks, broccoli or salad
Wednesday - sweet balsamic glazed pork loin, brown rice (slow cooker)
Thursday - chiliquiles, fruit, carrots

Fall Break Rules

Friday - Ward Chili Cookoff
Saturday -  black bean, rice, tomato skillet, tortilla chips
Sunday - chicken enchiladas, rice, tortilla chips, salad?
Monday - homemade macaroni and cheese, fruit, veggie
Tuesday - pizza, fruit, veggie
Wednesday - french dip sandwiches (crockpot), fruit, veggie
Thursday - broccoli cheese soup, rolls

Conference Weekend

Friday - BLTs
Saturday - lunch: egg salad sandwiches - dinner: taco time style refried bean burritos
Sunday - lunch: hootenany - dinner: sloppy lasagna and garlic bread
Monday - Ginger's pasta
Tuesday - black bean, rice, tomato skillet
Wednesday - chicken tortilla soup (crock pot)
Thursday - Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes (if I'm feeling awesome) or breakfast-for-dinner

It's Cold!

Friday - grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup
Saturday - chicken, bacon, and alfredo pizza
Sunday - beef enchiladas, spanish rice, beans, chips, horchata, chocolate cinnamon cake
Monday - shells and ham with peas, fruit
Tuesday - stuffed breadsticks, fruit, salad
Wednesday - white chicken chili (crock pot), corn bread
Thursday - spaghetti, garlic bread, fruit and/or veggie

Fall!

Friday - macaroni and cheese, fruit and veggie
Saturday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit
Sunday - baked ziti, garlic bread, green salad, sugar cookies
Monday - corn chowder (The Family Flavor), rolls
Tuesday - copy cat Nicolitalia Pizza - Stradi di Roma (chicken, artichoke hearts, spinach, mozzarella, and alfredo sauce), fruit
Wednesday - crazy tacos (note to self: keep warm in the crock pot)
Thursday - pasta with ham and peas
Friday -  grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup

Rainy Days!

Friday - BBQ Pizza
Saturday - black beans and rice (The Family Flavor)
Sunday - creamy chicken and rice soup, biscuits, (The Family Flavor), chocolate cinnamon sheetcake
Monday - bacon and sausage lasagna (The Family Flavor), salad, fruit
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - crock-pot taco soup
Thursday - macaroni and cheese  kicked up ramen
Friday - Kicked Up Ramen Noodles  macaroni and cheese

Simmering

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit, carrots
Saturday - saucy hot dogs, potato chips
Sunday - pulled pork sandwiches, corn, avocado, and tomato salad, fruit, nutella cookies
Monday - Ginger's pasta, rolls, fruit
Tuesday - pizza (hawaiian pizza w/ leftover pork?)
Wednesday - taco soup, tortilla chips, fruit
Thursday - breakfast/left overs/something.

Labor Day

Friday - pizza
Saturday - pasta with ham and peas, fruit
Sunday - chicken taquitos, black beans, cilantro lime rice, fruit
Monday - grilled hamburgers, corn on the cob, watermelon
Tuesday - macaroni and cheese, squash, fruit
Wednesday -  taco soup (looking for the perfect crock pot taco soup for our crazy Wednesdays)
Thursday - breakfast or egg salad sandwiches

Easing into things

Friday - hot dogs for the kids - anniversary date for the adults
Saturday - refriend bean burritos, fruit
Sunday - with friends
Monday - Italian Meatball Subs, squash, fruit
Tuesday - hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - orchiette and proscuitto with peas, fruit
Thursday - whole wheat waffles, eggs, hasbrowns

Back to School

Friday - out with John and Alton (kids in Burley)
Saturday - In 'n Out? or hoagies
Sunday - chopped taco salad
Monday - back to school night - Tucanos?
Tuesday - first day of school - stovetop skillet lasagna
Wednesday - chicken tortilla soup
Thursday - refried bean burritos  Maxwell's choice (Panda Express?) and yellow cake with maple frosting

Fair Week - Burley or Bust

Friday - french bread hoagie sandwiches
Saturday - minestrone soup, bread
Sunday - beef tacos with additions from comments, cherry serbet
Monday - fettuccine alfredo, squash
Tuesday - grilled chicken kabobs, grilled pineapple, pasta salad
Wednesday - black bean taco salads, fruit
Thursday - ?

From Cheeky Kitchen -

Ingredients:

1 (3-5 pound) cut of cheap beef
flap, london broil, flank or roast all work beautifully
1/2 cup limeade
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup oil
1 onion
4-5 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno
2 tablespoons Knorr Mexican beef boullion (granulated)
1 (7 ounce) can Embasa Salsa Verde Green
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder

Directions:

Early in the morning, place your meat in a large crockpot. In a blender, combine limeade, vinegar, oil, onion, clovers, jalapeno, boullion, salsa, cumin, and chili powder. Blend until well pureed. Pour the sauce over your meat, making sure it's well coated (the meat doesn't have to be entirely submerged, just nicely coated with the sauce). Cover crockpot with a lid, and cook all day on low heat. After allowing the meat to cook 8-10 hours, shred the meat, then return it to the crockpot. Stir it in the pan juices and allow it to continue cooking until it's ready to be served. Spoon over corn tortillas, top with grated cheese, homemade salsa or pico de gallo, and sour cream. Es Muy Bien!

From the comments:

After removing the meat, I removed all but about 2-3 cups of the liquid. To that liquid, I added:
- Another 7oz can of salsa verde
- Another 2 tablespoons of chile powder
- 1 teaspooon of paprika
- 1 tablespoon of ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- Salt
- Ground pepper
- Ground oregano

August It Is

Friday -  BLT sandwiches
Saturday - bean burritos, chips, salsa, fruit
Sunday - sweet pork burritos, fruit, lemon cream pie
Monday - veggetable skillet lasagna
Tuesday - sloppy joes, veggies, and fruit
Wednesday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit and veggies
Thursday -  lunch; pizza (Maxwell's birthday party), breakfast

How is it almost August?

Saturday - grilled steak, potato salad or grilled squash?, fruit
Sunday - chicken taco salad, watermelon
Monday - pasta with tomato cream sauce, squash, fruit
Tuesday - black bean burritos, pico, fruit
Wednesday - french bread hoagie sandwiches
Thursday - breakfast or wraps with leftover meat
Friday - egg salad sandwiches or BLTs (if we have tomatoes in the garden)

Week of Worry (while Bentley is at 5th grade camp)

Friday - chips and salsa, crispy southwest wraps (with leftover taco meat)
Saturday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit
Sunday - Hawaiian Haystacks (Ruby), rolls
Monday - farfalle with zucchini (or yellow squash), fruit
Tuesday - chili beans and rice, fruit
Wednesday - Pioneer Day ???
Thursday - pancakes (Milo), hash browns, eggs, fruit

What the Kids Want Part 1

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit, veggies
Saturday - bean burritos, fresh salsa, chips
Sunday - sloppy lasagna (Bentley), fruit salad (Maxwell), french bread
Monday - Hawaiian Haystacks (Ruby)
Tuesday - Ginger's Pasta, fruit, rolls?
Wednesday - cashew chicken stir fry, fruit
Thursday - just plain tacos (Jonah)

Trying not to use the oven . . .

Friday - Hawaiian Haystacks
Saturday - The Dip and quesadillas
Sunday - Pulled Pork and cole slaw
Monday - taco pasta
Tuesday - BLT Sandwiches?
Wednesday - chili bean taco salad
Thursday - hot dogs

June to July

Thursday - french bread hoagies
Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - Elder's Quorum BBQ
Sunday - steak and/or Hawaiian chicken kebabs, grilled pineapple, corn on the cob, salad, lemonade
Monday - black bean taco salad, fruit
Tuesday - fettuccine alfredo, fruit, veggies
Wednesday - The Dip, chips, fruit
Thursday - egg salad sandwiches or July 4th BBQ

Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs
 1 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes
 1 (15 1/4 oz) can unsweetened pineapple chunks
 1/2 cup soy sauce
 1/4 vegetable oil
 1 T brown sugar
 1 t garlic powder
 2 t ground ginger
 1 t dry mustard
 1/4 t fresh ground pepper
 1 large green pepper, 1 inch pieces
 12 medium mushrooms
 18 cherry tomatoes

1. Put chicken in large shallow dish
2. Drain pineapple, keep 1/2 cup juice.
3. Set pineapple aside.
4. Mix juice with soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, ground ginger, and ground pepper
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Cool.
8. Poor over chicken, cover and chill for 1 hour.
9. Remove chicken from marinade.
10. Alternate chicken, pineapple, green pepper, mushrooms, and tomatoes on skewers.
11. Grill kebabs over hot coals 20 minutes or until chicken is done.

Father's Day

Friday - Hawaiian haystacks
Saturday - black beans and rice skillet, tortilla chips, fruit
Sunday - Steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, rolls, berry pie and vanilla ice cream
Monday - spaghetti pie, french bread
Tuesday - chicken alfredo, fruit, veggies
Wednesday - sub sandwiches, fruit salad
Thursday - ??? night before the wedding!

Winding Down

May 17-23
Friday - pizza
Saturday - (no power) In 'n Out
Sunday - sloppy lasagna
Monday - french toast
Tuesday - sloppy joes
Wednesday - dinner from a friend
Thursday - bean burritos

May 24- 30
Friday - bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches
Saturday - baked spasagna
Sunday - honey lime chicken enchiladas, spanish rice, chips, salsa
Monday - grilled hamburgers, potato salad
Tuesday - Hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - taco soup (slow cooker)
Thursday - last day of school!!! The Dip?

Ingredients

• 8 medium potatoes, cooked and diced
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 celery ribs, sliced (I used a sprinkle of celery salt)
• 1 cup onion, minced (I used 1/4 tsp of onion powder)
• 5 hard-boiled eggs
• paprika

Directions

1. Boil peeled potatoes in salted water until done. Cool to room temperature.
2. Place diced potatoes in large bowl.
3. Mix mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in another bowl.
4. Add to potatoes.
5. Add celery and onions and mix well.
6. Stir in eggs.
7. Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

Mothers Day, etc.

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, carrots, fruit
Saturday - quesadillas, spanish rice, chips, salsa
Sunday - breakfast for dinner (by John) pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, fruit
Monday - Tex-Mex Enchilada casserole, salad?
Tuesday - pizza, veggies, fruit
Wednesday - baked potato bar (potatoes, shredded cheese, chili, sour cream)
Thursday - corn dogs, baked beans, fruit

May Day

Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - pizza, fruit, veggies
Sunday - carne asada tacos, fruit, chips and salsa
Monday - ham and cheese filled crepes
Tuesday - hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - enchiladas or taquitos (with leftover carne asada - I hope)
no leftovers, but I had stew meat in the freezer, so we had this

Basic (No Tomato) Beef Stew

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 4 people

Categories: Beef, Main Dish, Stew

Ingredients 

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2-2 lbs lean stewing beef (cubed round or your preferred cut)
• 2 -3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3 1/2 cups beef broth (or 3 cups beef broth plus 1/2 cup dry red wine)
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 2 1/4 cups peeled cubed potatoes
• 2 cups carrots, sliced thickly
• 1 cup sliced celery (optional)
• 2 cups sliced green beans (OR 1 1/2 cups peas)
• salt and pepper

Directions 

1. Place flour in a plastic bag, add a few pieces of beef at a time shaking well to coat.
2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large sauce pan.
3. Add meat and onions, brown meat well.
4. Add beef broth (and wine if using), garlic, basil and thyme.
5. Bring all to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/4- 1 1/2 hours (or until meat is tender).
6. Add potatoes, carrots and celery, cover pot, and simmer for about 20-30 minutes (or until potatoes are almost done).
7. Add green beans (or peas) and simmer 10-15 minutes more.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese, fruit, veggies

April to May

Friday - frozen pizza
Saturday - taco time style bean burritos
Sunday - bbq pork sandwiches, potato chips
Monday - pasta with creamy tuscan pasta sauce
Tuesday - dinner from a friend
Wednesday - corn dogs
Thursday - ???

Baby!

April 12-19
Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - hospital food for John and me, Apollo Burger for Grandma and the kids
Sunday - roast, potatoes, carrots, rolls (Grandma)
Monday - Hawaiian Chicken (Grandma)
Tuesday - French Dip sandwiches/hot dogs
Wednesday - Taco Bell
Thursday - chicken patty sandwiches, fries
Friday - visiting teachers pasta with chicken, green beans, bread sticks

April 20-25
Saturday - hot dogs
Sunday - corn chip casserole Relief Society
Monday - spring rolls, rice, broccoli corn chip casserole
Tuesday - spagetti Relief Society
Wednesday - dinner from a friend
Thursday - ???? leftovers from Wednesday

April Showers

Friday - potato soup and corn bread
Saturday - mexcian flatbread pizza
Sunday - creamy swiss cheese chicken bake, rice, veggies, fruit
Monday - sloppy joes, potato chips
Tuesday - Milo's day (not sure what he wants to eat)
Wednesday - pizza
Thursday - grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup

Easter and Spring Break

Friday - tostadas, fruit
Saturday - grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup
Sunday - breakfast/lunch - orange buttermilk donut muffins
              dinner -  ham, cheese potatoes, rolls, jello, deviled eggs
Monday - breakfast for dinner (eggs with ham, hash browns, biscuits)
Tuesday - hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - pizza, veggie, fruit
Thursday - ham and cheese sliders

March Madness

Friday - cheesy vegetable chowder, rolls
Saturday - corn dogs or jdawgs?
Sunday - Mindy's potato soup???
Monday - black bean taco salad
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - spaghetti
Thursday - crockpot fiesta chicken

St. Patrick's Day

Friday - something easy for the kids and date night for the grownups
Saturday - hot ham or roast beef sandwiches
Sunday - Creamy GREEN Chili Chicken Enchiladas, green eggs and ham treat
Monday - homemade macaroni and cheese, green veggie, fruit
Tuesday - chili beans and rice, fruit, carrot sticks
Wednesday - waffles, sausage, eggs?
Thursday - cheesy vegetable chowder, rolls

Marching On

Friday - something easy for the kids - eating out for John and me
Saturday - macaroni and cheese (homemade - kept warm in the crock pot?)
Sunday - from the freezer section - chinese food - fried rice, meat, veggies, egg rolls
Monday - ravioli, fruit, veggies, french bread
Tuesday - Jonah's Day (buy cookies for 5th grade program)
Wednesday - pizza, fruit, veggies
Thursday - zucchini, black beans and rice skillet, tortilla chips

March!

Friday - frozen lasagna (ala our blue and gold later that evening)
Saturday - make-your-own-pizza, salad
Sunday - corn chip casserole, veggies, fruit
Monday - bean burritos, chips, salsa
Tuesday - Hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - potato soup (with bacon)
Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese

Farewell February!

Friday - pizza (Bentley's Party)
Saturday - the dip, chips, fruit
Sunday - BBQ pork sandwiches, cole slaw, potato chips
Monday - spaghetti pie, veggie, fruit
Tuesday - pizza, veggie, fruit
Wednesday - potato soup, corn bread
Thursday - chicken tikka masala, rice, veggies, naan

Halfway through February!

Friday - chicken patty sandwiches???
Saturday -  taco salad dippers, chips, toppings (doubled to take one out)
Sunday - chicken cordon bleu pasta, french bread or rolls, fruit, veggie
Monday - potato soup, corn bread
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli, fruit
Wednesday - orchiette and proscuitto with peas, fruit
Thursday - The Dip and quesadillas

Valentines Day

Friday - easy cheesesteak sandwiches, fries, fruit
Saturday - chicken taquitos (adapted), chips and salsa
Sunday - easy stovetop skillet lasagna, green salad, french bread
Monday - orchiette and proscuitto with peas, fruit
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli, fruit
Wednesday - spaghetti, fruit salad, veggies
Thursday - Valentines Day - our tradition is El Azteca. We'll see how it goes.

February!

Friday - french toast
Saturday - crepes (a la designmom), strawberries, nutella, whipped cream
Sunday - boneless buffalo bites with ranch dip, mozzarella sticks, pizza rolls
Monday - tacos
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli
Wednesday - homemade macaroni and cheese, carrots
Thursday - chicken noodle soup, rolls
Friday - ?
dessert - (Sunday?) cheesecake stuffed chocolate chip coookie bars

Boneless buffalo bites with homemade ranch dip

Buffalo sauce

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon water

3/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup butter

Juice from 1/2 of one lemon

Ranch dip

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 small handful parsley

4 cloves garlic

2 green onions, green parts only

1⁄8 cup yellow onion

1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

2 teaspoons guar gum, optional*

4 chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste

In a small bowl, combine cayenne pepper, water and vinegar to form a loose paste.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Do not brown. Add the cayenne pepper mixture and lemon juice. Simmer over low heat until well combined.

To make the Ranch dip, combine all the ingredients (except guar gum) in a food processor or blender. Process until creamy. For a thicker dip, add guar gum, and process once more to fully incorporate. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place in a large skillet with 1 cup of the prepared buffalo sauce. Simmer over medium heat until chicken is cooked through. Avoid stirring. Serve with Ranch dip.

Servings » 12, as an appetizer

Source: Kim Bowsher, thefamilypracticeblog.com

Enduring till the End (of January)

Friday - cheesesteak subs, fries
Saturday - Mikey's birthday dinner, Boston Cream Pie
Sunday - Hawaiian Haystacks
Monday - baked manicotti, broccoli, fruit
Tuesday -spring rolls and ramen, carrots, fruit
Wednesday -  pizza, broccoli, fruit
Thursday - super bean burritos, chips, salsa

January Blahs

Friday - homemade chicken noodle soup, biscuits
Saturday - ravioli, veggies, fruit
dessert - creme brulee for Bentley
Sunday - homemade macaroni and cheese, rolls, broccoli
Monday - pizza, broccoli, fruit
Tuesday - potato soup, corn bread
Wednesday - crock pot taco soup
Thursday - german pancakes, fruit

Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside

Friday - baked potato bar (chili, cheese, sour cream, butter)
Saturday - Maxwell's choice - baby back ribs, veggies and cheese sauce
Sunday - lasagna soup, garlic bread, fruit
Monday - corn chip casserole, fruit salad, chocolate chip toffee bars
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli
Wednesday - hawaiian haystacks
Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit

January - and it's FREEZING

Friday - potato soup (cream corn version)
Saturday - bean burritos, chips and salsa, fruit
Sunday - oven baked stew, rolls
Monday - orchiette and prosciutto, fruit
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli
Wednesday - chili beans (make double) and rice (slow cooker/rice cooker), fruit
Thursday - baked potato bar (potatoes, chili, shredded cheese, sour cream) broccoli cheese soup, rolls, grapes
Friday - homemade macaroni and cheese baked potato bar