Menu Plan Monday

Last week was my first week at MPM. It went great!! I just made a couple changes, but of course... that's life. I am trying it again this week and expecting it to go well. Here is the menu:

Monday- Eat Out

Tuesday- Shepherds Pie, Mac & Cheese & Rolls

Wednesday- French Dip Sandwiches w/ Au Jus and Broiled Parmesan Tomatoes

Thursday- Tacos

Friday- Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, Baked Beans and Chips & Dip (Hubby is Grilling!!)

Saturday- Meat Loaf, Broccoli Casserole, Corn & Rolls

Sunday- Left Overs

For more great meal ideas, click HERE.

Cookie

I never said that the Neiman Marcus story was true. I simply said it was a "story." Maybe I should have called it a "legend". I never thought it was true myself. It is a little too far fetched. I was given the recipe by a family member and thought it was so good that I would share it with everyone...What can I say... it's a cool story! Regardless... It is the BEST cookie that I have EVER put into my mouth. Therefore, I do think that all of you should try it!!

So FUNNY!!

I came across this video on MySpace today. I laughed until I cried!! Pay close attention to the woman's face... And PLEASE disregaurd the bad language at the end.

Gun Scare Prank

Salt Water Taffy

I have finished another baby blanket for charity for the KH Forum I am a part of. This one was called Salt Water Taffy. Here is a picture before:

Here is a picture after I added my section.

Here is a closeup of my portion.

I mailed it off today to the next knitter. I included some handmade stitch markers (that I made myself) **patting myself on the back** :) Here is a picture of some that I have made:

First Meal of Menu Plan Monday(MPM)

Here is the first meal that I cooked from my Menu Plan Monday. It was Beef Tips (Crockpot) and Rice, Steamed Broccoli, Mac & Cheese, and Crescent Rounds. It was delicious if I say so myself.

Cookies for a Friend

Last week I baked cookies for a neighbor that had a baby. They were so YUMMY!!

These are Neiman Marcus Cookies. My FAVORITE cookie!! Here is the story and the recipe.

There was a woman that had lunch at Neiman-Marcus and for dessert she had a cookie. She thought it was the most wonderful cookie she had ever tasted. She asked if the recipe was available. She was told that it was and the charge was two-fifty. She agreed. She received the recipe and told them to charge her account. When she got her bill, there was a charge of $250.00. She called Neiman’s and told them there was a mistake on her bill; the charge should be $2.50. She was told that there was NO mistake and the charge was correct. She vowed at that time to get them back by giving the cookie recipe to everyone she possibly could. So please pass it on to any cookie lover that you may know.


Neiman’s $250.00 Cookie Recipe

2 Cups Butter
2 Cups Brown Sugar
2 Cups Sugar
4 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
4 Cups Flour (Self-Rising)
5 Cups Blended Oatmeal **
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
24 oz. Chocolate Chips (Hershey’s Semi-Sweet)
1 Hershey Bar-8 oz. (grated)
3 Cups chopped nuts (your choice)

** Blended Oatmeal: Blend oatmeal in a blender to a fine powder.

Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with flour, blended oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add in chocolate chips, grated chocolate bar, and nuts. Refrigerate for ½ hour. Roll into balls (I use a 1 Tablespoon Cookie Scoop) and place 2” apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 7 ½ minutes at 375°. Makes approximately 150 cookies.

This recipe can be halved. Only ½ will fit in a regular size mixing bowl.

This cookie is called the Big Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie. I got the recipe from a blog a read called Your Homebased Mom. Here is a link to the recipe.

Try both recipes. You will NOT be disappointed.

Christian the Lion

Check this out!! It is so sweet!!