"Jean's Eatery"

Meals at the Miller Home for the Week of 2-28-11 to 3-6-11

Monday     February 28, 2011

Breakfast:

Granola, Cold Cereal or Yummy Pumpkin Oatmeal               

Grapefruit or Orange      

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:

Hot Soup or Chicken Broth

Crackers

Fresh Fruit

Dinner:

Deluxe Pot Roast (Scraps)

Steamed Couscous

Green Beans                   

Mixed Fruit Cups            

Biscuits & Jelly

Snacks:

Crackers                        

Fresh Fruit

Tuesday     March 1, 2011

Breakfast:

Whole-Wheat Pancakes

Fried Egg & Bacon                       

Orange Juice                  

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:

PBJ Sandwiches            

Apple Slices

Carrot Sticks w/ Dip

Dinner:

CORD Dinner:

Aunt Audrey’s Chicken

Cup of Soup (Ham n’ Bean or Stuffed Pepper)

Fried roasted vegetables

Red Jell-O

Fresh Hot Homemade bread

Coconut Cream Pie

Snack:

Fresh Fruit (apple slices)                    

Cheese

Wednesday    March 2, 2011

Breakfast

Your Choice:  Granola, Breakfast Cookie, Hot or Cold Cereal            

Grapefruit or Orange         

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:

Pork Salad Sandwich or with Crackers

Jell-O

Carrot Sticks w/Dip

Dinner:

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup

Crackers

If more wanted:  any leftovers in fridge

Snacks:

Grapes & Bananas

Thursday   March 3, 2011

Breakfast:

Yummy Crock*Pot Oatmeal

    Blueberry & Date Nut  

Orange Juice or Fresh Fruit                         

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

Chips

Carrot Sticks/Dip                      

Banana                

Dinner:

Kristen’s Great Pancakes

Fried Eggs

Bacon or Sausage

*Homemade Syrup

*Warm Spiced Applesauce

*Powdered Sugar

*Butter

Snack:

Apple Slices and Crackers

Friday    March 4, 2011

Breakfast:

Eggs, Bacon & Toast    

Orange Juice or Apple Slices 

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:

Leftovers in Fridge       

Carrot Sticks & Celery         

Orange

Dinner:

Grandma’s Beef Stew

Church’s Honey Biscuits

Steamed Broccoli

Peaches & Cottage Cheese

Snacks:

Pears and Cheese

Saturday   March 5, 2011

Breakfast:

Leftover Pancakes, Oatmeal, Breakfast Cookie or Cold/Hot Cereal                

Juice or Banana

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch

Whatever is in the fridge or Progresso Soup & crackers

Dinner:

Terri’s Bean Bake

Garden Salad

Mixed Fruit Cups

Homemade Bread

Snack:

Cheese and Bananas

Sunday    March 6, 2011

Breakfast:

Your Choice from Menus of the Week               

Grapefruit or Orange        

Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

SUNDAY DINNER

Sausage Gravy & Homemade Biscuits        

Jell-O Salad

Bean Salad

Pears and Cottage Cheese

Supper:  “On Your Own Night”                                    

Snacks:    Yogurt Cup & Granola

(Titus 2)sday and Wifey Wednesday

                                                                                    

Lessons Learned From Chapter 4 of the Book of Ruth

First I would like to thank Darlene Schacht for the wonderful study of the Book of Ruth!!  I so enjoyed the time I spent studying with all the other ladies who linked up with Darlene.  

My Bible is a MacArthur Study Bible, given to me by our daughters.  I have read Ruth several times since being given the Bible, but never noticed in the study notes the similarities of Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife.  John MacArthur listed eight qualities that both women share. 

1. Both women are devoted to her family.  Ruth 1:15-18 & Proverbs 31:10-12,23

2. Each of the ladies delighted in the work that she did.  Ruth2:2 & Proverbs 31:13

3. Both Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife are very diligent in their work/labors.  Ruth 2:7, 17, 23 and Proverbs 31:14-18, 19-21, 24, 27.

4. Both of their speech is godly.  Ruth 2:10, 13 and Proverbs 31:26.

5. Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife are dependent on God!  Ruth 2:12 and Proverbs 31:25b,30

6. Both women dressed with care. Ruth 3:3 and Proverbs31:22, 25a.

7. Both ladies are discreet with men.  Ruth 3:6-13 and Proverbs 31:11, 12, 23.

8. Both delivered blessings Ruth 4:14, 15 and Proverbs 31:28, 29, 31.

Each of us would do well to use this list to improve how we handle our God-given gift of being a wife or preparing to become a wife in the future! 

I hope you are having a wonderful week!      Jean

                        

What's Being Served @ "Jean's Eatery" (2-21-11 to 2-27-11)

Good Morning everyone!  I laughingly say that I am the head "cook and bottle washer" for Jean's Eatery.  That is the name I gave our dinner table six years ago when we started having both of our mothers and our next door neighbors for supper five days a week and Sunday Dinner.  Since then, two of the four very special dinner guest have gone home to be with the Lord.  I have always loved cooking since I was a little girl.  I feel very strongly about  serving healthy and well balanced meals.  I try to follow the food pyramid guideline as much as possible.  I have always felt that I would rather spend our money in the kitchen rather than at the doctor's office!! 

Oh yes, are you are wondering what a CORD meal consists of?  At a homeschool conference years ago Jill Bond spoke to the moms on cooking.  She came up with the creative name for Cleaning Out the Refrigerator Dinner, and I have used it ever since!  When I follow her suggestion and serve a CORD meal at least once a week, I rarely throw away any food.  With the prices of healthy food today, who can afford just a little "oops"--I know I can't!!  (:
Monday February 21, 2011


Breakfast:
Slow-Cooker Pumpkin Oatmeal
Grapefruit or Orange
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches or PBJ’s
Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrot sticks/Dip
Chips
Grapes

Dinner:
Imo’s Meatballs
Garden Salad
Baked Potato
Apple Waldorf Salad
Biscuits & Jelly
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Snacks:
Crackers & Fresh Fruit



Tuesday February 22, 2011

Breakfast:
Eggs, Turkey Bacon and Toast
Orange Juice
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
Stuffed Pepper or Ham & Bean Soup
Bread and/or Crackers
Apple Slices

Dinner:
Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Oven-Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Onions & Apples
Red Jell-O w/ mixed fruit
Steamed Frozen Broccoli

Snack:
Fresh Fruit (apple slices) Cheese



Wednesday February 23, 2011

Breakfast:
Cream of Wheat/Malto-Meal
Grapefruit or Orange
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
PBJ Sandwich
Carrot & Celery Sticks
Chips w/ Sassy Salsa
Milk

Dinner:
CORD or “Spur of the Moment Dinner w/ Mom”

Snacks:
Grapes & Bananas



Thursday February 24, 2011

Breakfast:
Kristen’s Great Pancakes
Turkey Bacon
Grapefruit
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
Creamed Asparagus on Toast
Hard Boiled Egg
Banana

Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Breast Rice
Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Apple Waldorf Salad
Coconut Cream Pie

Snack:
Apple Slices and Crackers



Friday February 25, 2011

Breakfast:
Homemade Pop Tarts
Orange Juice or Apple Slices
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Carrot Sticks & Celery with Dip
Orange

Dinner:
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Lime Jell-O with Pears
Green Beans
Peaches & Cottage Cheese

Snacks:
Pears and Cheese



Saturday February 26, 2011

Breakfast:
Blueberry Buckle
Apple Juice or Banana
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

Lunch:
Whatever is in the fridge!

Dinner:
Egg Casserole
Baked Fruit Compote
Toast & Cinnamon Toast

Snack:
Cheese and Bananas



Sunday February 27, 2011

Breakfast:
Breakfast Cookie or Cereal of your choice
Grapefruit or Orange
Coffee, Hot Tea or Milk

SUNDAY DINNER:
Aunt Audrey’s Chicken
Sweet Potato Casserole
Collard Greens
Beer Bread
Cleo Woodson’s Fruit Salad
Rice Pudding

Supper:
“On Your Own Night”

Snacks:
 Yogurt Cup

Great Advice In a Short Poem!

Digging out of the Blizzard of 2011 in KC, taking care of Mom and being wife and mother today has left very little time for a post.  I think this little poem has much wisdom in it, if we all remember what it says!

WORDS

The six most important words in the English language

I admit I made a mistake.

The five most important word:  You did a good job.

The four most important words:  What is your opinion?

The three most important words:  If you please.

The two most important words:  Thank you.

The one most important word:  We.

The one LEAST important word:  I.

Hope you are warm and cozy in your hubby's arms tonight!  Thanks for stopping by!!!!    Jean

Homemade Cleaning Ideas

It is snowing a "furry buzzard" (what our daughter said when she was just learning to talk and we were having a blizzard similar to today's) and the house is so warm and cozy from the fireplace and baking. Six loaves of whole wheat bread just fresh out of the oven and the house smells wonderful.  Our wonderful next door neighbor, Len, is scooping our driveway out for the second time today from the blizzard.  We are truly blessed!!

Through the years I have been given "recipes" to help with cleaning jobs around the house.  I also have several equivalent charts that I have used until I memorized them. I hope these will be a help to you as keeper of your home.  They certainly have been for me!

Window Washing Solution

1 gallon water

1 pint rubbing  alcohol

1Tablespoon ammonia

1 teaspoon detergent

Mix well and store in a plastic milk jug.  This works better than any of the name-brand window cleaners and is sooooooo much cheaper!!!  My husband's mother gave me this recipe the first year I was married.  I have used it ever since, and I love it.  Another thing Mom taught me about cleaning windows was to use old new paper.  There is something in the newsprint that makes the windows sparkle and stay cleaner longer.  I'm all for that!!  Of course the other rule is to NEVER CLEAN WINDOWS WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING DIRECTLY ON THEM.  The solutions dries too fast and the windows will ALWAYS be streaked.

If you have acquired some old family silver plate silverware of your grandmother's here is an excellent way to polish the set quickly and easily.  It will not damage it and the silver does not tarnish quickly.  This recipe was given to me by a very dear little older lady at our church one day when CWF was cleaning the kitchen.  Mrs. Wills was the epitome of the Titus 2 woman and all of us who were blessed to be influenced by her have "mighty big shoes" to fill!

Silver Cleaner

Put silverware in aluminum pan to about 1/3 capacity of the pan.  The pan MUST be aluminum.  Add 8-oz. baking soda.  Cover with water and boil.  Stir the silver so all pieces come in contact with pan,  Pour out in sink and wash as usual.  Dry well and let air dry completely.  Store in drawer or chest.  

Mom had lots of sterling silver pieces.  She always put a piece of rock alum or a strip of silver paper that you get from the jewelry shop in the cabinet with the silver.  It really helped on slowing the tarnishing process.  Now that we have lots of the silver, I do the very same thing.  For those of you who live in the KCMO area you can get the rock alum at Planter's in the River Que area.  The Jones Store carries the silver strip, but they are expensive!!

Best Eyeglass Cleaner I Know Of!

1/2 alcohol

1/2 water

1/2 water

1-2 drop of dish liquid  ( I use one that is great for cutting grease)

Mix well and put in your spray bottle.  Sooooooo much cheaper than buying it and works wonderfully!!!!!   I usually just use 1/2 cup of each, but you can make as much or as little as you wish.

Cookware Cleanser

1 cup lye

1 cup bleach, optional

1 cup laundry detergent

Fill you stainless steel cannier 3/4 full of warm water.  Add the above "ingredients".  Heat to almost boiling.  Dip all your stainless steal cookware in solution.  They will shine like new!!  It really does work very well--try it!!!

Teapot Cleaner

Have a yucky teapot inside, from build up from the water?  You can do two things.  Either you can add 2-3 teaspoons baking soda to a cup of water and let that set in your teapot overnight.  Or you can use the following recipe I found which is named "sediment remover":.  1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar, 1 1/2 cups water and 3 Tablespoons salt.  Put these ingredients in your teakettle and boil for 15 minutes.  Leave this overnight to do its work.  If you bring the kettle to a boil on high it will boil over quickly.  Cook on medium heat! 

 Stain Solution

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups water

Mix the above ingredients well and pour into any Tupperware or plastic kitchenware that is stained.  Let soak until stain disappears!

Weights & Measures

1 pound of                                                                           Equals:

all-purpose flour                                                                   4 cups

granulated sugar                                                                   2 cups

powdered sugar                                                                   3 1/2 cups

brown sugar                                                                         2 1/4 cups

syrup (molasses, etc)                                                            1 1/3 cups

butter                                                                                   2 cups

grated American cheese                                                       4 cups

oatmeal                                                                                6 1/4 cups

walnuts                                                                                 4 cups

raisins                                                                                   3 cups

I hope you will enjoy these hints as much as I have.   Another time I will share some more charts and hints that have been shared with me through the years.   I hope you have had a great Tuesday and beginning to your week.  
                                                                            Thanks for stopping by!

                                                                                                  Jean

                                                   







The Time-Warp Wife Bible Study of Ruth

Will work on my post later!!  Just finished today's lesson and it was WONDERFUL.  Thank you so much Darline!!!!  You are truly a Titus 2 Women and such an example.  I would highly suggest that you go to  Time-Warp Wife and do the study yourself, you will be blessed!!!!!

Best EVER Crockpot Oatmeal!

One of our daughters, Kristen, recently told me about making oatmeal in the crock pot.  I remember years ago when I had done the same thing, but it did not turn out very well!  Kristen said that everyone had enjoyed it ;however Kinzie and Brandon our grandchildren, didn't really care for the fresh apple she had added before cooking.  Several weeks past before I decided to try making crock pot oatmeal again.  The night I needed the recipe, Kristen was busy so I started looking for a recipe on the net that sounded like the one she had told me about over the phone.  It was cooked in a water bath and it used steel-cut oats, both of which I had not used years ago! As I read the different recipes, the moms kept telling that their children were not wild about the cooked apples. So I wondered about using applesauce instead, and not cooking it with the oatmeal.  That is what I did this morning and everyone loved it!!!!!!  I think the key is not cooking the fruit with the oatmeal.  Remember that if you microwave the fruits your with lessen the nutritional value of the fruit.  Heating the fruit in the oven and then putting it in the cereal bowl before you put the oatmeal in make a very pretty dish.

Best EVER Crock Pot Oatmeal

1 heaping cup steel cut oats

4 cups water

1/2 cup milk ( you may use any type from cream to skim - cow's to coconut)

If you find your family likes cooked fruit add:

   1cup fruit, dried or fresh (bananas, apricots, raisins, apples, cranberries)

   or use 1 cup fresh fruit

1/4 to 1/3 cup brown sugar  (My family likes the 1/3 cup much better)

3 teaspoons vanilla  (any flavoring your family like is fine and you could us less vanilla- to taste)

2 Tablespoons cinnamon  ( I actually use 3 Tbsp., but my family LOVES cinnamon)

2-3 Tablespoons butter (again to taste)

You will need a bowl large enough to hold the above ingredients ,yet small enough to fit into your crock pot.  Make sure that the lid of your crock pot fit snugly, you don't want any steam to escape!

Grease the bowl well (makes cleaning up so much easier) and add oat, water, milk, fruit (if you add any), brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and butter.  Put the bowl into your crock pot.  Then CAREFULLY add very warm water to  your crock pot with your tea kettle.  I try to have the water about the same level as the oatmeal mixture is inside the bowl.  Place the lid on the crock pot, set on LOW and have "sweet dreams of yummy warm oatmeal" in the morning.  The oatmeal is so creamy from having been cooked in a steaming water bath all night long.

I tried the fresh apple the first time and it was ok.  I agreed with Kenzie and Brandon.  Then I heated fresh frozen blueberries, put them in the bottom of the cereal bowl and served the creamy oatmeal on top.  Each person stir the berries in and add milk  if they wished.  Warming the milk helps keep the oatmeal nice and warm. Everyone loved it.  And this morning warm home canned applesauce and the oatmeal was an INSTANT HIT.  Other additions I plan to try in the future are dates and walnuts, raisins (be sure to pump them in water or a fruit juice), dried fruits and possible for a fun Saturday morning chocolate candy broken in pieces that will melt quickly.  The sky is the limit have fun!!!

Check out all the other great posts for "Feasting in Fellowship Fridays" for new ideas! 

                               Have A Great Week!   Jean