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| As we're eating fresh oranges regularly, now, I thought I'd save some of the peel and make a batch of candied orange peel. My kids all think of this as a Christmas treat, and I love this stuff. Some people don't care for it. So I guess this is a love it or hate it treat. In any case, it's a thrifty candy. |
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| My whole family agrees that candied orange peel is even better when coated with dark chocolate. I used about 1/2 cup of chocolate pieces, combining semi-sweet chips and broken pieces of unsweetened baking chocolate for a dark chocolate with about 70% cacao. |
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| It's reminiscent of those jellied orange sticks enrobed in chocolate. I didn't coat all of the candied orange pieces, but saved some as is to chop and freeze to add to cranberry bread later this winter. |
On with the suppers this week.
Saturday
leftover Thanksgiving dinner
leftover pie
Sunday
chicken soup, using chicken carcass from Thanksgiving plus veggies and potatoes
scratch biscuits
Monday
beef stew
pumpkin scones
salad of shredded cabbage, lentil sprouts, sliced celery, avocado chunks
persimmon wedges (our neighbor gifted us with a box of persimmons)
Tuesday
Salisbury steak and gravy
brown rice
frozen peas
roasted root vegetables (garden beets, garden turnips, store carrots)
stewed prunes
Wednesday
beet green frittata (beet greens from yesterday's harvested beets)
toasted whole wheat bread
Asian slaw
steamed carrots
Thursday
tuna melts (gotta get our fish in some way)
roasted pumpkin (our last fresh pumpkin)
canned green beans
sautéed gingered pears (Asian pear chunks I froze in September from neighbor's downed tree branch, butter, ground ginger -- delicious and no sugar needed)
Friday pizza and movie night
scratch pepperoni and olive pizza
cabbage and avocado salad with salsa and mayo dressing
carrot sticks
leftover pie
carrot sticks
leftover pie
Saturday
leftover Thanksgiving dinner
leftover pie
Sunday
chicken soup, using chicken carcass from Thanksgiving plus veggies and potatoes
scratch biscuits
Monday
beef stew
pumpkin scones
salad of shredded cabbage, lentil sprouts, sliced celery, avocado chunks
persimmon wedges (our neighbor gifted us with a box of persimmons)
Tuesday
Salisbury steak and gravy
brown rice
frozen peas
roasted root vegetables (garden beets, garden turnips, store carrots)
stewed prunes
Wednesday
beet green frittata (beet greens from yesterday's harvested beets)
toasted whole wheat bread
Asian slaw
steamed carrots
Thursday
tuna melts (gotta get our fish in some way)
roasted pumpkin (our last fresh pumpkin)
canned green beans
sautéed gingered pears (Asian pear chunks I froze in September from neighbor's downed tree branch, butter, ground ginger -- delicious and no sugar needed)
What was your favorite meal this past week? My favorite was our pizza night. The pizza was good, but it's more than just the meal. I really look forward to sitting and watching a movie with family each week. It's relaxing and takes me out of my own life for a few hours, if that makes sense.
Everything so quickly changed from Thanksgiving and late fall to Christmas season. I've got some gingerbread cookie dough in the fridge to make little men and women tomorrow. I listen to Christmas music (using Roku to find yule log Christmas music videos) all day while I'm working in the house. The dining room has been transformed into gift wrap central. Saturday we'll pull out the rest of our Christmas decorations (tree went up on Thanksgiving and outdoor lights on Sunday) and have a decking the halls snacky dinner. I feel like we're full into holiday mode. How about you? Are you all in on the Christmas season already, or are you putting it off another few days. I understand going either way. I really wasn't looking forward to doing the Christmas season work. But now that I'm listening to music, lighting candles, reading Advent scripture, and making plans for gifts for my loved ones, I think I can do this and be cheery about it.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.
My favorite meal this week was pumpkin soup. You should tell us what movies you watch on Fridays and what you think of them. We're always looking for recommendations.
ReplyDeleteHi Live and Learn,
DeleteYum, pumpkin soup is so warming on a cold day.
I could come up with a long, long list of movies. We started doing this every week years ago. But I will come up with a list of the best of the bunch that my whole family enjoyed. Each family member has a distinct taste in movies, but our one rule is family-friendly. Thanks for requesting this.
So many good meals! I was going to make a tuna casserole a couple of nights ago, but realized I didn't have enough tuna, which meant I had to do a quick pivot (I made turkey quesadillas, using leftover Thanksgiving turkey which had been packaged and frozen). My favorite meal was chicken in peanut sauce. Mmmm.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing well on Christmas gifts. I was low-censused at work yesterday, and decided to use my newly-found time to head to another town with a charming downtown and do some shopping. I found several gifts, and enjoyed a fun day. I took my own lunch, but treated myself to a latte. As for other Christmas prep, I'm not bothering with baking anything until closer to when my kids come home. My decorations are up, and I should work on my Christmas cards (yes, I still send them!). I'll likely start wrapping gifts next week. I spent a lot of time earlier this week working on DIY Christmas decorations for a party tomorrow evening (origami trees and snowflakes made out of lunch bags). Whew! It's a busy time of year!
Hi Kris,
DeleteQuesadillas sounds like a great way to use leftover turkey. I start to tire of the distinct turkey taste after a couple of meals, and it seems Mexican food would help conceal any turkey-ness.
Your gift shopping excursion sounds like so much fun. Did you go alone, or did you meet up with someone? Thank you for sharing that. I think I'll try the same in my own area. We have a cute small town shopping area near us that would be fun to go to for gifts. Have a fun time with all of your Christmas preparations.