Monthly Archives: January 2008

menu plan Monday

A soup to remember

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We’re having another budget-friendly menu this week, although it might not seem that way. Our local grocery store was having a great sale on pork roasts, I have chicken in the freezer already and we got an Outback gift card for Christmas. Hooray for sales and generous relatives and having things on hand!

Monday: Southwestern pork and sweet potatoes

Tuesday: Outback

Wednesday: Sauteed chicken and peppers with coconut rice
I pulled this recipe out of a magazine about a year ago the August 2007 issue of Real Simple, and I have yet to try it. I’ll let you know if it’s any good!

Thursday: Sizzling Rice Soup
I was a very picky eater as a kid. I don’t remember willingly eating vegetables of any kind unless they were in Forbidden City’s Sizzling Rice Soup. I’ve tried to make it before, and it never comes out quite right. So I’m trying yet another new recipe this time.

Friday: Pizza

Screen time

A few titles to add to the Netflix queue

The American Film Institute revised its Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list, and Matt at Defective Yeti is going to try to watch those he hasn’t already seen. I’m not going to do that. We’re going to try to watch those that neither of us have seen.

The titles in bold are the ones I haven’t seen. Those Rockford hasn’t seem are italicized. (You’ll noticed his list is much shorter than mine.) An asterix indicates that I’ve read the book, which should count for something.
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Prayer

An update and two more requests

  • It looks like Aunt Judy’s is going to need a transplant. I’m not sure whether it’s kidney, liver or both. Keep the prayers coming!
  • My friend Brook’s brother and his wife lost their son last week to SIDS. As Brook said, “the need for” your prayers “is not likely to pass soon.”
  • Another friend, Cynthia, recently received worrisome news at her 20-week ultrasound. Please pray for the baby, Cynthia and her family and their doctors.