I hope you have had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a great time with family in Kansas, bringing back Asa’s “new” 20-year-old car on our way home. So exciting for him!
Here’s a picture of my beautiful (quiet, well-put-together) family:
Nice, huh? But God bless my sister-in-law for snapping the following picture on my phone as we were posing for the one you see above.
If that’s not the real Coppinger family, I don’t know what is.
I had a nice giggle when I discovered that jewel on my phone.
After individual family shots, we attempted to get 13 grandkids – ages 3-weeks to 17-years – all in one picture. I’ve decided that photos like this are so much better than perfectly posed shots.
We had a great time together, you can bet on it. :)
Not a single one of us got up early to go Black Friday shopping. But here’s something fun to share: When we got back to Nebraska, the weather had turned beautiful! Malachi and I took a walk to the dollar store to look for something I needed for a quick project. I didn’t find what I needed, but I did happen upon a 75% off clearance section. I grabbed a few potholders and dish rags, thinking they would be about 25¢ each after the discount. When they rang up, it turns out they were already discounted to around 30¢ each – then I got 75% off that price! I ran back and grabbed more, of course. My total for all you see below was less than $3.00 total. Amazing and fun!
I didn’t get any steals when I made a produce run later, but hey – it’s food. Good food at that. :)
I picked up mixed greens, avocados, sweet peppers,
oranges, carrots, pineapple, and mushrooms.
Since it was such a nice day on Saturday, and since we were hungry for lots of veggies, I put together a big pasta salad. It was so pretty, I had to take a picture. By the way, adding spinach to pasta salad works very, very well.
A cold front is moving back in, but a couple days of warm weather sure was a treat! Now we’ll be getting back to soups and hot drinks. I’m still loading us up with pumpkin. I have plenty, and all the recipes are delicious and healthy – so why not?
Here’s what our menu options will be this week:
Breakfast
- Pumpkin Donuts
- Whole Wheat Waffles
- Warm Pumpkin Custard
- Pumpkin Breakfast Cake
- Pancake and Sausage Muffins
- Giant Breakfast Cookies
- Eggs with Spinach and Hashbrown Patties
Lunch
- Homemade Summer Sausage with cheese and crackers
- Easy Cheesy Bean Dip with tortilla chips
- Easy Noodle Stir Fry
- Crustless Pizza
- Potato Soup
- Salmon Patties
- Tuna Casserole
Dinner
- Flounder
- Taco Potatoes
- Shepherds Pie
- Cheesy Salsa Enchiladas
- Alfredo Sauce with Pasta
- Three Cheese Garlic Chicken Pasta
- Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole (recipe in {Healthy} Make-Ahead Meals & Snacks eBook)
Fruits and Veggies (I serve 1-4 with each meal)
- Peas
- Green Beans
- Mixed Greens
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Asparagus
- Spaghetti Squash
- Spicy Avocado Dip
- Clementines
- Fresh Pineapple
- Pears
- Apples
- Applesauce
- Sweet Peppers
I went out mid-morning to snag some of the free or nearly free deals at CVS and Rite Aid. I’m excited that I am now stocked up on laundry soap and paper towels for a while. What can I say–I lead an exciting life.:-)
Menu this week includes turkey soup made with broth from our Thanksgiving bird. We are really wanting veggies too after a weekend of rich foods! I’ll also be cooking our pumpkins and squash that I’ve had out for decoration.
My always glad when the family picture is taken and posing is done with…so are the five children, aged 1-9! :-) And all the grandchildren!?!?!? That’s a greater challenge…19 of them, aged 6 months-9 years!
Thanks for sharing your many recipes! It’s my inspiration!
That pic of all the kids looks like my hubby’s side of the family….2 little girls with all those boys! LOL