As most of you know, my hubby and I live and work full-time at a Christian camp.  We have several youth summer camps, but also cater to adult retreats and winter camps, as well.  Well, the camp director’s wife has a “part time” job with the USPS, but as recently been working full-time as her boss is dying of cancer.  So, I have been cooking meals for her so that she has less to worry about in the evenings when she finally gets home from work.  Simple, but yummy meals.  Last night we had Tacos!!  Oh, how I love Tacos!!

Tacos

What you need:

• 2-3 lbs ground beef ( I used venison burger because I have a lot of it I have to use up)
• 1-2 packages store bought taco seasoning (use your favorite brand and as much as you like)
• flour or corn tortilla shells, whatever size you prefer ( if you are feeding 8, plan on using  at least 16)
• hard shells if anyone likes them ( I LUV them)
• your favorite salsa
• lettuce
• tomato
• onion
• sour cream
• cheese (I use a taco blend, but whatever you like is fine)

You can omit any of the items above or substitute with others, make ‘em how you like ‘em!!

What to do:

• brown your ground beef til no longer pink, drain excess fat, make taco meat according to package directions
• either warm your soft shells in the microwave or “fry” them in oil or butter in a pan or on a griddle
• put meat in center of taco shell
• add your “toppings” of choice
• roll up and eat!!  I don’t recommend rolling hard shells, it’s messy!!

Happy Eating, Be Blessed…

For more Tempt My Tummy goodness…go see Lisa!!

As most of you know, my hubby and I live and work full-time at a Christian camp.  We have several youth summer camps, but also cater to adult retreats and winter camps, as well.  Well, the camp director’s wife has a “part time” job with the USPS, but as recently been working full-time as her boss is dying of cancer.  So, I have been cooking meals for her so that she has less to worry about in the evenings when she finally gets home from work.  Simple, but yummy meals.  Last night we had Sloppy Joe sandwiches, Tater Tots and carrot sticks with Ranch dressing.  Oh, and cookies for dessert!!  Here is how I make Sloppy Joe sandwiches for 8!!

Sloppy Joe  Sandwiches

What you need:

• 3 lbs ground beef
• 16 “hamburger” buns
• shredded cheese or sliced, whichever you prefer, if any
• 2 small cans Slo ppy Joe mix,  I used “Manwich” brand
• brown sugar to add to Sloppy Joe mix to sweeten just a bit (that’s how we like it, you can omit this)
• mustard, ketchup, bbq sauce, whatever, if anything you put on your bun to serve

What to do:

• brown you r ground beef til no longer pink, drain excess fat
• Stir in Sloppy Joe mix
• add brown sugar to taste
• prepare buns with cheese and or mustard, ketchup, etc.
• serve with carrots and dip, tater tots, chips or whatever you like!!

Happy Eating, Be Blessed…

For more Tempt My Tummy goodness…go see Lisa!!

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!  This will also save you money on going out when you just can’t decide what to have AND when you shop, because you’ll know exactly what to get when you go!!!

This weeks menu looks like this…..so far

• Spaghetti w/  Garlic Toast
• Parmesan Veggies w/Noodles
• BLT’s
• Venison Steaks, Potatoes, Veggies
• Pulled Pork Sandwiches w/Fries
• Potato Soup
• Homemade Mac and Cheese

Happy Eating!!



I am so glad my husband thought enough to take out life insurance policies on not only the two of us, but also our children through his job a few years back.  Even though we hate to think anything would happen to them, I would recommend taking policies out on your kids!!  When my son was killed in an auto-accident 5 years ago, I was glad we had enough money to have a nice funeral and burial for him.  When my husband lost his job, we lost our policies.  We recently got an instant life insurance quote from the people who insure our home and vehicle.    We got a really good deal on policies for all three of us through Auto-Owners.  We are not insured for more than what it would cost for a funeral and burial, but at least we have that!!!!

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!  This will also save you money on going out when you just can’t decide what to have AND when you shop, because you’ll know exactly what to get when you go!!!

This weeks menu looks like this…..so far

• Spaghetti, garlic toast, salad
• Venison, potatoes, veggies
• Burgers, fries, salad
• Fried egg sandwiches
• Parmesan noodles with veggies & salmon
• Roll’’s for Christmas dinner
• Goulash, garlic toast, salad

Happy Eating!!

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!

I am going to switch this up a bit because I am not sure what I am doing in what order this week, if I like it, I’ll keep it this way!!

Lunches:

• spam sandwiches
• chips and cheese
• grilled cheese
• pizza
• home-made mac and cheese

Dinners:

• goulash,rolls, veggie
• cream cheese crock pot chicken, noodles, veggie
• meat loaf, potatoes, veggie
• pancakes and sausage
• barbecued pork sandwiches, fries, veggie

Happy Eating!!

YAY!! I posted every day this week!! So glad I have this outlet to talk about things and get things off my chest!! Life is short and I don’t want to miss any opportunity to live life to the fullest.

Thank You so much to all my friends and family who thought about and prayed for me and my family yesterday (5 year anniversary of my son going to heaven).  We feel so blessed to have friends and family that love us and care about us!!

Want to give a shout out to Jamie, Melody, Ericka and Crystal for coming over last night for girls night.  We never even got to the movie, we sat around talking and looking at pictures of me and my kids and hubby.  LOL  Thank you for being there for me and walking down memory lane with me, I think I really needed it!!

Hope you all know how much you mean to me and that I thank God for you and pray that I am as much of a blessing to you as you are to me!!! I love you guys!!!

I hope we sell our house soon.  Buster says that when we sell it, we might take a vacation.  He’s talking about one of those orlando vacations.  We have some friends who live in Florida, minutes from Disney, actually.  So we might be taking a Disney trip in the near future…hopefully while it’s still cold here!!! That would be fun!! Pumpkin_seed and I have never flown, so it should be interesting ( maybe we will drive)   

Every year pumpkin_seed has to do a Science Fair project and we go out and buy a cardboard display of some sort.  One year she and her dad made one with a little “house” with furniture and lights and the whole nine yards and the science part was how the light switch worked.  It was very cool.  She loves spending time with her dad working on ANYTHING!!!  I hope her new school does the same thing!!

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!

I am going to switch this up a bit because I am not sure what I am doing in what order this week, if I like it, I’ll keep it this way!!

Lunches:

• deli meat sandwiches, chips, pickles
• chips and cheese
• grilled cheese
• pizza
• salad and yogurt

Dinners:

• potato soup, rolls
• goulash, homemade bread, veggie
• cream cheese crock pot chicken, noodles, veggie
• sweet and sour meatballs, rice
• salmon patties, potatoes, veggie

Happy Eating!!