Towers Ancestor Dolls Unit 1

Towers Ancestor Dolls Unit 1, a set on Flickr.

Circle as you Go Grocery List

Cut and paste into a Word doc and select 4 columns. If you extend your margins, it will fit on one page. 

Post on the fridge and circle as you run out of things or plan for the next week and circle as you go.

Trader Joe’s

Produce

Buy organic if italic

Apples

Avocado

blueberries

Oranges

Grapes

Cantaloupe

Strawberries

Bananas

Tomatoes

Onions

Shallots

Baking Potatoes

Boiling Potatoes

Sweet potatoes

Refrigerated Produce

Broccoli

radish

Snap peas

Lettuce

Carrots

Purple cabbage

celery

cucumbers

Blueberries

Spinach

Refrigerated Aisle

pizza dough

cream cheese

shredded cheddar cheese

4 cheese mix

mozzarella

gorgonzola

hummus

Bacon

Pepperoni

Canadian Bacon

hotdogs

Canned Goods

Vegetable oil

Olives

Oatmeal

Olive oil

Pizza sauce

Tomato paste

Quinoa

Canned tomatoes

Black beans

Mandarin oranges

Chicken stock packets

Dry goods

Cashews

Almonds

Mango

Cranberries

Joe’s O’s

vitamins

Drinks

Beer

Mineral water

Red wine

White wine

Dairy

Greek yogurt

Butter

sour cream

kids yogurt

egg whites

cottage cheese

nonfat milk

orange juice

eggs

Frozen

peas

corn

julienne veggies

waffles

chicken nuggets

chicken

fish sticks

fish

Ralph’s

Aisle 2 Toiletries

toothpaste

deodorant

vitamins

Aisle 3 Baby

Diapers

Wipes

Shampoo

Aisle 4 Paper

paper towels

trash bags

Aisle 5 Soaps

Dish soap

dishwasher soap

All

Downy

Biz

Mr. Clean

Comet

Windex

sponges

Aisle 6 Cereal

Oatmeal

Life

Nutty Nuggets

Aisle 7 Canned Veg and Fruit/ Rice/ Beans/Soups

Beets

Rice pilaf

baked beans

tuna

kidney beans

garbanzo beans

black beans

cranberry sauce

Aisle 8 Baking/ Foil/

Wraps/Trash

Flour

Sugar

aluminum foil

Ziplocs  big  small

Saran Wrap

Aisle 9 Frozen

Ice cream

Chicken

Mixed veggies

Back Wall/Meat Dept.

bacon

ground turkey

ground beef

chicken

hotdogs

pork chops

Sweet Italian sausage

Aisle 10 Cookies/ Crackers

Aisle 11 Ethnic/Pasta

Condiments

Corn tortillas

beans

enchilada sauce

salsa

taco shells

taco seasoning

pasta

mayonnaise

salad dressing

BBQ Sauce

ketchup

mustard

relish

pickles

olives

Aisle 12 Bread/Jelly/Pnut Butter

Peanut butter

Raisin english muffins

bread

hotdog buns

hamburger buns

bagels

Aisle 13 Snacks/Candy

Aisle 14 Drinks

Cooks

turkey

ham

sliced cheese

tortilla chips

Costco

Coffee

Pecans

Batteries

toilet paper

Target

Cereal

Our Meal Plan

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Snowman Pancakes

"Daddy makes us snowman pancakes..."

Chocolate chips, maraschino cherry and whipped cream make for a popular breakfast!

Pumpkin Pie and Eggnog

 Check out this blog: http://wehaveplenty.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/rudys-favorite-pumpkin-pie/ 

I made the pumpkin pie and now I officially can eat pumpkin pie without gagging. It's was so yummy and incredibly easy! You stick everything in the blender and then pour it into the pie shell which you've lovingly made from scratch with your own bare hands while singing songs with your beautiful three children who are dancing with ribbons and musical instruments, that seemed like a good idea at the time because you want them to have music in this time where the arts are cut from education, through your kitchen because everyone, all five of you really need to be in the same room in your 1,200 square foot house at ALL times including now which is 6AM in the morning which is supposed to me MOMMY ONLY TIME- just kidding. Mommy Only time is 5-6am :+) 

Better go turn on the heater and pour some more coffee in my mug and get goin! 

My Glorious COFFEE- We use Costco beans. It's the cream I'm talking about here. If you live in Los Angeles and can find Broguiere's eggnog in a glass bottle, it's worth every cent- add a little to your coffee in the morning; gently warm in the microwave at half power and you've got a delectable treat to start your day. After my rant, you're thinking that I'm putting some NOG in my eggnog, huh? I guess you can add alcohol to it, but why ruin a good thing? This is exceptional, homemade eggnog, not the stuff you're used to from the carton. You can see the dairy and how it's made on California's Gold with Huell Howser here: http://www.calgold.com/visiting/Default.asp?Series=800&Show=345

You know it's got to be good if I'm spending $6 on a bottle. I've made it homemade and it's worth every penny, plus it's pasteurized, mine wasn't...nobody got sick! The recipe involves egg whites and folding them into a mixture which kind of stops me right there. A few of my friends and I were searching the South Bay last year for the last bottle and no luck! We're making sure we have a stash this year.

Just in case you feel a field trip coming on, the dairy is easy to miss. The sign says Montebello Sanitary Dairy not Brouguiere's. No, the cows aren't there.

Perpetual Grocery List

This is an easy to use, circle as you go grocery list divided by aisle. We keep it on the fridge and circle the items run out of during the week. Since the formatting won't translate to Blogger, here is the link on www.scribd.com/documents : 
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/60449587?access_key=key-hoc087qnjkfdag2uww4

When you have strawberries coming out your ears, bake scones and have a tea party!

Chocolate Toffee Almond Cream Scones

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream (plus 2 TB for brushing on the tops)
turbinado sugar (sprinkle on the tops)
3 ounces Hershey's Symphony Milk Chocolate, Toffee          and Almonds bar, chopped
1/4 cup almonds, toasted and chopped
1/4 cup Heath chocolate toffee bits
1/4 cup Ghiradelli 58% cacao baking chips

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a 
bowl. 
Whisk to blend well. 
Add the chocolates and almonds. 
Stir in dry ingredients with a spatula while 
pouring in the cream, continuing to stir until you have a 
soft, sticky dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 
8-10 times. 
Pat the dough into a circle 3/4" thick. 
Cut the circles into 8-12 wedges and place the wedges 
an inch  apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. 
Brush each scone with cream and sprinkle generously 
with raw sugar.
Bake at 425°F until golden brown, 12-15 minutes.   
Remove to wire rack and cool. 
Serve with fresh strawberries and cream.

Quinoa with mushrooms and snap pea pods

Quinoa with Mushrooms and Snap Peas

1. Cook quinoa in rice cooker with chicken stock instead of water.
2. Saute 4 sliced mushrooms, 1 sliced green onion and about 8 snap peas cut into thirds in olive oil. Add 1 tsp fresh thyme and 2 TB balsamic vinegar and cook down about 5 minutes.
3. When quinoa is done, remove from rice cooker, add to saute pan and mix together. 
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Top with chopped peanuts and 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese.

Can add baby spinach to saute pan and let wilt a bit after you add the quinoa.

Tasty!

Almost Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Roll Ingredients
1 can Pillsbury Grands
1/2 stick melted butter
cinnamon
brown sugar
raisins

Topping
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 cup warm milk

1. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Do your best to pinch the rolls together and make a big oval. Don't worry if there are a few holes.

2. Paint melted butter on top of the dough. Keep some to paint on top.

3. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon liberally on the dough all the way to the edge.

4. Sprinkle raisins on the dough. If you want to make half without raisins, sprinkle the raisins on one of the longers sides of your oval. (top of my photo)

5. Roll the dough as tight as you can.

6. Cut about 1 inch rounds all the way down the roll and place in a greased casserole dish.

7. Paint the top with the rest of your melted butter.

8. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

Here's where we need some help. We guessed on the topping and as you can see above, the rolls looked dry. They weren't, but the wet part was on the bottom of the rolls. I bet there is a way to make a topping that cooks on the bottom of the dish. We'll try this next time.

Here's what we did for a topping:

We combined powdered sugar with warm milk,

poured it on top of the rolls 

and

stuck them back in the oven for a few minutes.

They were de-lic-ious!!!