The Adventures of Garrett Squared: Menu March 11-15, 2013

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Menu March 11-15, 2013

So, how did things go last week with the menu you ask?

Well--

While shopping for groceries, we hit Aldi and did you know that they have fresh meat? I did not realize that until last week. Not my first time in an Aldi by far, but the first time I noticed the meat! Go Figure!

Anywho, I thought I would check it out. I spotted those roast and veggie packs. You know what I am talking about? There is a vacuum sealed bag with potatoes, carrots, onions and celery. There is also another vacuum sealed bag with a roast and a little packet of seasonings. All of this is in the fresh meat section just waiting for us to pick it up and put it into the crock pot--for a price of course!

As I am noting the interesting packets, I note the price! $3.99!!!!! Yes--$3.99!!!!!

OHMYGOSH!

I think I heard angels singing...

I have seen those in Wal-Mart for about $10-$12.

I took 4. Yes, the sell by date was Monday and this was Saturday night, but I decided to cook two for Monday night dinner and freeze two. Yay!

And they were yummy! We ate one that night and had the second cooked one for leftovers. Yummmmmm...

So, Lasagna Soup was Tuesday and it was good! 4 thumbs up.
Wednesday was Becky's Chicken Thighs were okay. 3 thumbs up. The scalloped potatoes were not good. 4 thumbs down.
Thursday was a busy day and we ended up with burger and fries night. The George Foreman is great for those burgers!
Friday turned out to be Mexican Chowder and it is excellent! 4 thumbs up! We skipped fish.

So, this week we will be trying the following:

Monday

Cheddar Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes & Green Beans with Almonds

Tuesday

Hearty Potato Pan Burger Casserole

Wednesday

Ham Steak with Lima Beans & Potatoes

Thursday

Savory Onion Chicken

Friday

Fish

I am happy to report that the drenching rains have gotten rid of most of the snow around here--except for some of the biggest mountains created by plowing parking lots. Yay!

Have a great week!

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The Mockingjay

It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to the characters of this Trilogy.

This 3rd and last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was not remotely what I thought it would be. While the first two books were books about horrific competition and massive loss it was also about the indomitable will to live and thrive of the human spirit.

I thought that this book would be much as the other two. Our heros are tested and then survive to live happily ever after.

But, this book is much deeper and probably much more realistic than that. The thin skinned President Snowden in his extreme anger makes it clear that Katniss, her family and even her village are not going to be allowed to live in the peace that we anticipated after the first two books. To the end that President Snowden wants to see Katniss and everyone who follows her and her courage destroyed, we are drawn deeply into a story of battle both internal and external, love and loss and the dramatic results of a long lived, hard fought war while unsure of who is friend and who is foe.

The end of this book was a loss in many respects. The loss of a group of people to whom I was drawn and the loss of a way of life for those characters. While the war was won, the battles took their toll on all of the characters that we have come to know and love and their lives are forever changed by the end of this book and trilogy.

Catching Fire

This 2nd book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was even better than number one!

I read it in about a day and a half.

I simply could NOT put it down!

The main thrust of this book is the Quell games. Every 25 years the districts must take part in not one but two games to celebrate the domination of the Capitol.

If I go further than that with explanation, I will probably ruin #1 for you, so let's just say that the Mockingjay has a part in this and that the families of Peeta and Katniss as well as Gale are well represented.

The ending leaves us hungry for more at the edge of an abiss...

Now, on to book 3.

PS--Don't start this series without purchasing all three books because you will surely kick yourself if you can't go right to the next book!

The Hunger Games

Book 1 of the Trilogy:
GREAT READ! This was recommended to me by my hair stylist while I was in Missouri. I purchased it for my Kindle, but subsequently passed it up for other reads. My mistake! What an engaging book! Following Katniss and Peeta as well as the other characters in a richly written narrative of the Hunger Games which are a fight to the death each year of children chosen from each of the 12 poor downtrodden districts of the country of Penam for the enjoyment of the spoiled, protected class of people in the "Capital". Gripping and twisting right to the end! I liked it so much that the second I finished I felt like I couldn't let go of the characters and zipped right on to the second volume of the trilogy! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack~~This book was recommended by another blogger who made it sound so good that I I just had to check t out. I purchased my copy for Kindle and really enjoyed it! The author writes a very fine mystery without using vulgarity or objectionable content which is refreshing. This book was a fun one for the autumn season when our thoughts turn to pumpkins, spices and a nip in the air.

The neighbor is rumored to be a witch and with several other colorful characters of dubious nature, we have a fun Halloween culinary novel.

The nice twist at the end of the story gives an interesting wrap-up to make this book a good light read.

In addition, the recipes sounded so good that I had to copy some of them down and try them--including the Pumpkin Roll of the book title. A good read and good recipes! What's better than that?

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