Potato Cheese Soup

Yeah, I had a request for a recipe!  Here you go,  it is a good warm soup for a day like this, too bad it's not on my schedule, just kidding!  Really is it cold enough?

Potato Cheese Soup

3 large potatoes, cubed

2 medium onions, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

1 cup milk

1/4 cup butter (real butter please, I didn't say it was a fat free recipe!)

2 cups water

salt and pepper to taste

8 oz Velveeta cheese

6-8 slices bacon cut up

Saute onions in butter.  Add water, cubed potatoes, carrots, salt, and pepper.  Cook until the potatoes are soft (do not drain).  Add the milk and cheese; heat until the cheese is melted.  Add bacon last and then serve.  Brad calls this a stew because we like it thick but you can thin it with milk.

Organizing and Meal Plans

I love to organize things, it is a strange thing, but really I think it is fun!  I even have our days in half hour increments, scary I know!  I love lists and schedules.  Crossing things off is super fun for me.  Yes I am one of those, and I am starting to embrace it and use it as something God has given to me and not just a crazy obsession!

So I have been working on menu plans the past few months, and after four months of setting it up I am now starting to rotate through meals again.  My sister gave me a cookbook that is like this set up but with the menus and I loved it, but wanted it with our favorite meals.  So here is the first month.

Week 1 -

Sun - beef stew/bread

Mon - chicken pattie sandwiches/tator tots/carrots and ranch

Tue - ham steaks/brown sugar carrots/sweet potatoes

Wed- chicken stuffing bake/creamy cucumbers

Thurs- leftovers

Fri - Hawaiian turkey sandwiches/veggie

Sat - BBQ chicken/mashed potatoes/green beans

Week 2-

Sun -potato cheese soup

Mon-tacos/corn

Tue - stuffed shells/7 layer salad/bread

Wed- golden baked pork chops/rice/mixed veggies

Thurs- leftovers

Fri- Hawaiian haystacks

Sat- homemade pizza

Week 3-

Sun-broccoli cheese soup

Mon-spaghetti/salad/bread

Tue-croissant chicken casserole

Wed-crock pot strognoff

Thurs-leftovers

Fri-chicken tetrazzini/peas

Sat-Swedish meatballs/mashed potatoes/veggie

Week 4 -

Sun - chili soup/cinnamon rolls

Mon-grilled cheese/tomato soup

Tue-fettuccine Alfredo/garlic cheese biscuits

Wed-calico beans/corn bread

Thurs-leftovers

Fri-roast beef sandwiches/mashed potatoes/broccoli and cheese

Sat-chicken divine/rice

We have soups on Sundays, cheap meals on Mondays, and leftovers on Thursdays.  Clearly we rarely go out to eat!  I get groceries for two or three weeks at a time and then don't have to think about dinner at all except what to lay out in the morning, such peace!  So this is the first month and I will post next month too if anyone is interested in being super structured in their meals like I am.  So let me know.  And to my fly by the seat of your pants neighbors, if we don't feel like something one night of course you can switch with another night's meal!  If you want any recipes for anything just ask, I do have them all entered in a system but haven't figured out how to post them easily.