New weeks to do list, a few doings and a free bread cookbook - 2022 #4

I don’t know how much of this I’ll accomplish but I made a new list for the week- at least I have a plan 

One of the big tasks I want to do is move our microwave to the junk pantry, which at the moment, has way more unorganized junk in it than it should. 

This photo is at the beginning - it’s hard to photograph this little closet as it has a narrow door, no light and the shelves extend past the door on both sides.  

But it does have an electric plug where the microwave can be plugged in.

It will be a big project so I decided to try to clean off 1 shelf at a time (and after I took the photo, I cleaned off the top shelf) 

😱😱😱😱 why do I have 3 open bottles of Febreeze and I think those flyswatters can be put away until spring 

It will be better when I show it again.   

I saw some oranges and grapefruit that needed used so peeled them and also made some sugar free pudding and jello cups for easy snacks.  

A local friend of mine that raises and milks dairy cows with her husband shared this Oklahoma bread cookbook on Facebook.  I thought  many of the recipes sounded really good.  The link is below the photo.  

https://online.fliphtml5.com/fngai/pgjw/?fbclid=IwAR17vzYmdLv7Dj5z8ZZkb_EMo5At1zR6-C6x9WAFkeXPH-ixukMg0gszlvg#p=1

❤️ Rhonda 

Last week’s list is still this weeks list 2022 #3

Hello everyone, 

I had big homemaking plans when the new year started but not much of it has happened yet.  

I thought I was over than awful cold from December but had a set back for a few more days in January 

and some things away from our home keep me busy some days.  

So,  I didn’t make a new list for this week, I’m still working on the list I made last week.  

     

The things listed under January are not things I thought I would accomplish that first week anyway, just things I hope to do this month.  

If they get done, great! And if not,  I’ll try to do them in February.  

I’m home all day yesterday and today so I got a big grocery order yesterday and today I made a salad and sandwich box that we like so much



And I baked a pan of bars.  

https://barefeetinthekitchen.com/almond-bars/

they are good, not the best thing I’ve ever baked but still good.  

My husband and I are reading the Bible through this year with these and we really like the commentary added to each section 

They were purchased from 

https://www.shopguideposts.org/

I’m working on plastic canvas and have cut out lots of small things to stitch.  

Snow winter decorations - you may think snowmen are just for Christmas decorating but I like them for winter.  
This little table is by our fireplace. 

Hope you all are fine, staying warm and avoiding the plague.  

❤️ Rhonda 

More lentil tacos 2022 #2

We have really become fans of lentil tacos.  They taste good, they cook quick, they’re healthy and they don’t cost much. 

I came across a different lentil taco recipe I used a few years ago and I remade a triple batch of them today.  

The recipe is written for a slow cooker but I cooked them on the stove top today.  

They could be vegetarian or vegan but I used homemade chicken broth.  

Slow cooker lentil tacos

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup brown lentils, rinsed 

1/2 t garlic salt

1 T chili powder

1/2 t oregano 

2 t cumin

Black pepper as desired

1 can of green chili and tomatoes- Rotel, 10 ounce or so (I used Aldi ones) OR 1 cup salsa 

2 cups water

2 bouillon cubes- vegetable bouillon would be vegetarian but I used chicken as that’s what I had 

Put all the ingredients in a slow cooker, stir, cover and cook on high 4 hours, until the lentils are tender. 

I had to add about a cup of water halfway through.  

So plan to check on the lentils a couple of times during cooking.  

You want the lentils to cook and not dry up but the finished dish should not be juicy.  

We had them as taco salads and will have them one more time this week.  

I had a box of the 4 taco salad shells that needed used so that’s why we will have them twice so close together. 

I’ve never been a wasteful cook but current grocery prices have me even more cautious about not wasting.  

And the rest of that triple batch of lentil tacos are now in the freezer for future meals- especially when I haven’t planned ahead and need a meal fast. 

And I promise not to post about lentils again, at least for awhile.  

❤️ Rhonda 

December recap and 2022 post #1

Hello everyone 

First, I hope this new year will be wonderful for everyone

Our New Years Day traditions are to have this little guy on display 

And we eat black eye peas, rice and cabbage.  This year we had ham with pineapple sauce and corn fritters too.  

December was not the best month.  My husband and I both ended up with terrible colds and we stayed home for days and days.  

No cooking was done except we ate buttered toast for most every breakfast 

And chicken noodle supper for the other meals we were hungry,  

Looking at the candy cane Christmas tree while I was sick made me not like it at all,  so when we both were feeling better,  we redecorated the tree with ornaments.  

I like it much better and the kiddos have loved having candy canes to munch on.  So it all worked out just fine. 

We had a fun family Christmas with 15 of  us here.  

We had catering from Chipotle.  I was feeling better but not up to cooking much.  

We rented a bounce house for the backyard.  

We had mini gingerbread houses to decorate and the kiddos loved unwrapping a Saran Wrap prize ball and their Christmas gifts 

I’m hoping to blog more in 2022 and will see how it goes.  

I’m not making resolutions but I have written up a few goals and plans.  

I’ll share those tomorrow.  

Happy 2022 everyone 🎉

❤️ Rhonda 

Need a frugal meal?

I’ve blogged about this recipe before.  This link in blue should take you to the recipe  on allrecipes.com 

Tasty Lentil Tacos   

Tasty Lentil Tacos might sound like an oxymoron but they really are good!  Yes, the texture is different than meat but I think with the taco seasoning,  it tastes identical to meat tacos.  

The extra lean pure ground beef I prefer from Walmart is about $8 a pound now.  

Lentils are about $1.25 a pound, and if you cooked the whole pound, it would yield a lot more than 1 pound of meat.  

So, I cooked up a batch of lentil tacos and we enjoyed them for 2 days.  

The first night we had them in taco salad bowls.  The second meal, we had rice and taco bowls with which ever toppings we preferred.  

If you want to see the lentil taco filling up close…..

These are the taco bowls we have occasionally- they are in the refrigerated section.  

I like them really crunchy and bake longer than the packaging suggests 

Lentil tacos won’t fool very particular eaters but they are delicious, quick to cook and thrifty 

❤️ Rhonda