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I couldn't figure out how to make it show the cool little box from random.org, so I copied and pasted the result. Our winner is comment #1-k. To claim your prize e-mail me at kristystaker@yahoo.com. Congratulations! Here is a picture of me on the beach at Cabo San Lucas.

I had one of my back-ups order me a basket so I would be ready to get back to cooking! Just for fun, here is the link to a Jicama Salad Recipe that looks DELICIOUS! It also tells a little bit about Jicama. Also, I have used sunchoke in place of jicama in many recipes so if you click on the sunchoke label to the side you can use any of those recipes for your jicama! I have on the menu for this week:

Easy Corn Chowder and Salad-Red Potatoes

Chicken Divan-Broccoli

Steak and Corn Slaw-Jicama

Paprika Chicken and Egg Noodles-Green Beans

Believe it or not, Friday I leave AGAIN for another 9 day trip! This time we are taking the whole family to Albuqurque because my hubby has to go for work...FREE FAMILY VACATION! Well almost anyway. If anyone has any great suggestions for activities for us while we are there please share!

Basket Round-Up!

This week I got a Conventional Basket, and also One of the Beans and Grains Packs! I am excited to learn to incorporate those into my cooking. This week I found a lentil soup crock pot recipe so that should be fun! Hopefully even though there are only 3 recipes here I will be catching up on some of my planned recipes like Beef Fajitas with Mango Salsa, Shepherds Pie, and Chicken Asparagus Risotto! For ingredients to those check the "menu" labels!

This week's menu:

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken with Corn on the Cob and Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

5-6 chicken breasts

bar-b-que sauce

corn on the cob

sweet potatoes

pineapple

brown sugar

Chicken with Chayote Squash and Potato Casserole

Ingredients and Recipe HERE with my post about Chayote Squash!

Lentil Soup with Ham and Bacon

Ingredients:

Bacon

Beef Broth

Dried Lentils

Chopped Ham

Carrots

Celery

Tomatoes

Onion

Dried Marjoram

Better Late Than Never? Basket Round-Up!

Have I mentioned we are in the process of finishing our basement? We started at the begining of March doing basically everything ourselves, but we decided to hire out the sheet rock, tape and texture, which started Monday. It's very exciting, but we had to FINALLY move EVERYTHING out of the basement so I spent much of last week and all of the weekend working on that. So some of my meals got pushed back (I will still be making Chicken and Asparagus Risotto from last week's menu) and I really hadn't even thought about what to do with the items from this weeks basket until today! Chicken and Strawberry Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette Romaine Lettuce Strawberries Chicken Breasts Pecan Halves orange vegetable oil vinegar dijon mustard Fajitas with Mango Salsa fajita steak mix green bell peppers onion mango jicama (or sunchoke) jalapeno pepper lime juice salt chili powder cheese Shepherds Pie ground beef tomato soup green beans garlic salt dried thyme carrots potatoes cheese Banana-Zucchini Muffins and Veggie Omelets flour salt baking soda baking powder cinnamon vanilla eggs brown sugar white sugar apple sauce bananas zucchini crasins eggs tomatoes bell pepper asparagus

Basket Round-Up!

This week's Conventional Basket

This week's Mexican Pack

This week's Organic Basket (This is actually my friend's basket, but I thought you might like to see what's in those boxes!) This week's menu:

Cafe Rio Pork w/ Cilantro Lime Dressing, Cilantro Lime Rice, Bean Dip and Salsa

Pork Roast

Green Enchilada Sauce

Brown Sugar

Cumin

Sour Cream

Mayonaise

Cilantro

Ranch Dressing Mix

Garlic

Tabasco

Lime

Butter

Rice

Tomatos

Peppers

Pasta with Spinach, Sausage, and Tomatoes

Pasta

Spinach

Sausage

Tomatoes

Garlic

Parmesean Cheese

Italian Diced Stewed Tomatoes

Chicken and Asparagus Risotto SkilletRice

olive oil

boneless, skinless chicken breasts

condensed cream of chicken soup

asparagus spears

milk

onion

Parmesan cheese

garlic

lemon zest

Turkey and Summer Squash Casserole

ground turkey

onion

squash

carrots

cream of chicken

sour cream

stuffing mix

Sunday Pork Roast with Carrots and Potatoes

pork roast

onion soup mix

carrots

potatoes

Basket Recipe Round-up!

Another great week for Bountiful Baskets! I just want to put in a plug for all of your AWESOME Voulunteer Site Coordinators...PLEASE go and VOLUNTEER once every 4 baskets you get! This morning my site only had 7 WONDURFUL people helping for 94 baskets, that's just not fair!Each week I will post the names of the recipes and the ingredients on Saturday (or maybe Sunday) so if you want to make something you can get the things you might need. These ingredients are rough, because I change things up as I am cooking. Then each day I post the "official" recipe with any adjustments I made/would make. In addition to my basket, I got another Italian Pack. This Friday we have a Chili Cook-Off at our church, other than that I am not exactly sure what days I will cook what, I have to check cooking times and fit it into my schedule. The great thing with this week's basket is that everything was very "common" things to cook with so these will be great to use in the future as well!

Recipes and (Rough) Ingredients

Chicken and Dumplings
2 (10.75 ounce) cans reduced fat cream of chicken soup
1 (14.5 ounce) can low-fat, low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
8 0z. sliced mushrooms
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon celery seed
oregano
garlic
ground black pepper to taste
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
parsley

Ham and Veggie Quiche
1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked ham
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup broccoli florets
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 diced tomato
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Curried Pork Chops w/ Mango Pineapple Chutney
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
4 cups cauliflower florets
4 (4 ounce) pork chops, trimmed
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup buttermilk
6 green onions, chopped, divided
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 large sweet onion, minced
4 inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
3 large ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and diced
1 small pineapple, peeled and diced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

Chicken Tortilla Chili
4 yellow corn tortillas
1 large onion
2 small yellow squash
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 cup cilantro (Those of you in Arizona and Utah who got Cilantro can use it in this!)
4 garlic cloves
1 tbsp cumin
3 cups chicken broth
2 cans fire-roasted diced stewed tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
1 small rotisserie chicken
salt
optional-avacado, lime

Anniversary Bowtie and Asparagus
1 pkg. bow tie pasta
1/2 c. (1 cube) butter (the real stuff)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1-2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 pint heavy cream
salt & pepper to taste
10-15 spears asparagus, blanched
1/2 c. bacon, crumbled
1/4 c. toasted pinenuts (or to taste)
Parsley, to taste
Parmesan cheese, to taste

What's Dinner in a Basket?

About me: I am a stay at home mother of 5 kids between the ages of 1 and 8. I love to cook healthy meals for my kids and make sure they eat plenty of fruits and veggies. About a year ago I discovered Bountiful Baskets and fell in love! I am now a VSC (voulenteer site coordinator) for a site in Idaho Falls and enjoy finding and making new recipes with my basket items. I decided to make this blog for anyone who might be looking for new recipes to use their basket items, each week I plan my menu around what comes in my basket. I will post the recipes for these later tonight and put up a picture and review of each as I try it.

This week's conventional basket:

Picture from Healthy Mom's Kitchen

Italian Pack:

This week's dinner menu:

Sunday-

Creamy Pasta With Spring Vegetables: Asparagus, Baby Portobello Mushrooms, Garlic, Basil, old basket: red bell pepper

Monday-

Chimichurri Steak Salad: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Parsley, Garlic

Tuesday-

Sweet and Sour Pork and Pineapple Stir Fry: Pineapple, Green Beans, Red Onion

Wednesday-

Hearty Chicken and Rosemary Stew: Mushrooms, Rosemary, Garlic, Parsley, old basket: Baby Gold Potatoes, Carrots,

Thursday-

Quick Chicken Cacciatore: Cauliflower, Onion, Mushrooms, Basil, Garlic

Friday-

Cabbage Chili: Tomatoes, old basket: Asian Pack-Napa Cabbage