Week in Review and Menu Plan

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Hello!

This was a busy week! I did some volunteering, went to an assembly, went Christmas shopping with my mom, and went tree decorating/caroling with my youngest daughter's Girl Scout troop! Whew! I also tried my hair a new way, played racquetball, rearranged my kitchen a little bit, cleaned up the house a little bit, and put up the tree. I also made popovers for breakfast one morning and thought I'd share that recipe with you.

I love to read, especially cozy mysteries. One of my favorite authors is Joann Fluke who writes the Hannah Swenson/Lake Eden series. Hannah is a small town sleuth who owns and runs The Cookie Jar, a bakery/cafe in Lake Eden, Minnesota. The books are fun reads and include delicious recipes, of which I've made several. The popovers are from The Key Lime Pie Murder.

Popovers

4 eggs (Measure your eggs. They should equal 1 cup. If they don't, you may have to add some or take some away. When I made mine, I had to add an extra egg. Made all the difference as the last time I did not measure and they didn't turn out nearly as well.)

2 cups of milk

2 cups of flour

1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Lightly beat the eggs together until they are a uniform color, but not fluffy. Add the milk and whisk until combined. Dump in the flour and add the salt. Mix with a spoon until the flour is just incorporated into the wet ingredients. If you used a cinderella bowl as I did, you can pour your batter into your prepared pans. Fill them almost all the way to the top. If you don't have a cinderella bowl, transfer your batter into a vessel with a spout. Bake your popovers for 30 minutes at 450 degrees, no peeking! Remove the popovers from the oven and pierce the top with a sharp knife to let out the steam. Let cool for a moment and then remove to a serving basket or platter. Enjoy!

I have no idea why the ones in the light metal pan rose so much higher than the ones in the dark metal pans, but they all tasted fabulous! Now on to this weeks menu!

Monday-Kielbasa, fried cabbage, pirogi
Tuesday-Ham, macaroni and cheese, creamed spinach
Wednesday-Meatloaf, leftover macaroni and cheese, peas
Thursday-Beef Stroganoff, noodles
Friday-Date Night
Saturday-Chili
Sunday (second night of Hannukah)-Brisket, latkes, broccoli, gelt cake

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