by kathilipp | Aug 28, 2011 | Home, The "What's for dinner?" Project |
Last weeks Monday Menu was such a hit we are going to keep going every Monday – and give away an advance copy of THE WHAT’S FOR DINNER SOLUTION every Monday until October 1st when the book comes out.
I have to say, I LOVED your menus last week. As one poster said “I want to go live at their houses…” So this week, I’m going to give you two chances to win: 1. Your first chance to win is by posting your menu. 2. If you share one of your favorite recipes in the comments, I will enter you again.
Here in my menu for Monday – Friday
Monday: Eating out (after our weigh in – yep – that’s when we eat it up…)
Tuesday: Sushi (because Roger is at a meeting and he hates sushi…)
Wednesday: Chicken Marsala and Mashed New Potatoes, Asparagas
Thursday: Curry chicken and veggies, on Jasmine Rice
Friday: BBQ Chicken, BBQ Corn, Baked Potatoes
So since I’m asking you to share some of your favorite recipes, I’m re-sharing one of mine. I’m doing this one on Saturday night when we start our Sabbath.
When I shared this recipe before, two people commented that they didn’t have any of these ingredients in their homes and it would be a waste. I don’t want to be wasteful, but once you try this recipe you will want to have it every week. Don’t worry. These ingredients will be used up…
Don’t forget to enter to win!
Asian Chicken Wrap Ups
Prep 20 Minutes
2 cups chopped cooked skinless chicken breast (chop up strips from pre-packaged chicken breasts)
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1-1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup crispy rice noodles
Seasoned salt and pepper
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded broccoli slaw
Four to six butter lettuce leaves
1/3 cup Peanut sauce (store-bought)
1/3 cup Asian salad dressing for dipping sauce (store-bought)
Directions
In a medium glass bowl, combine chicken, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, , green onions, and almonds. Mix well. Season to taste with seasoned salt and pepper. Cover and let set in the refrigerator for an hour.
Add small containers each of peanut sauce and Asian dipping sauce to platter.
On platter, arrange lettuce leaves. Divide up the chicken mixture and place a mound of it on each leaf. Top with crispy noodles, carrots and cabbage. Roll up the leaf and dip in one of the sauces.
Serves 4 as appetizers, 2 adults as a main course
by kathilipp | Aug 21, 2011 | Home, The "What's for dinner?" Project |
I’m Back….
It has been a wild month of travel, MOPS moms, trainings and T-shirts. I left my blog in a corner because I didn’t feel I could give it the attention it deserves.
The other thing that was getting neglected in my house was my meal planning.
With the travel and coming home late and getting up early in the morning, my meal plans took a back seat. Which meant a lot of last minute looking at each other and a lot of rotisserie chickens.
Now don’t get me wrong. I LOVE a rotisserie chicken (especially if it’s a COSTCO rotisserie chicken. To. Die. For.
But when the question becomes not “Should we have rotisserie chicken tonight?” to “What kind of rotisserie chicken should we have?” That’s a problem.
The biggest time, money and energy saver for me is to figure out what I am eating for the week, write it down and put it on the fridge for the world to see. A plan, even if it’s a back-of-an-envelope plan, is a life saver for me.
So, I’ll show you my plan if you show me yours.
I’m doing super accountability here. My plan is that every Monday, I will show you my week’s plan. If you tell me yours by Tuesday night, I will enter you in a drawing for an advance copy of my latest book, THE WHAT’S FOR DINNER SOLUTION.
Just tell me in the comments what you are eating Monday thru Friday. (You can put in the weekend if you are really ambitions.) Some of my best ideas come from hearing what other are eating and copying… I mean, letting that inspire me…
Here is my menu for the week:
Monday- Every Man for Himself (we have a ton of leftovers)
Tuesday – Pepper Corn Steak and Baked Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus
Wednesday – BBQ Pork Loin with Cajun Rice and Salad
Thursday – Going to my mom’s house
Friday – Out of town (eating out)
I know – it looks like I’m cheating. I’m actually only cooking twice this week because of leftovers and going out of town. But isn’t that kinda how life is? If you count in the times that you have to eat on the road because of soccer practice, and then the number of times you could eat leftovers if you planned ahead, or the times that you are eating at a friend’s house, or at your small group, suddenly cooking for a week doesn’t seem so daunting.
So share your menu, and I will randomly pick one winner to receive the book the week before release. But the real prize? Having your meals planned out!
by kathilipp | Jul 29, 2011 | Home |
This morning I was sitting down with Jesus to do some face to face time and all of the sudden, out of nowhere, God was getting up in my grill.
“You know that TV is taking over your life.”
Um. Back off and leave my TV alone. That TV has helped me write two books in the past three months.
You see with two big deadlines, I needed a way to break those huge writing job down into doable chunks. So I would write a thousand words, and then watch an episode of 30 Rock (God bless Netflix instant streaming and Hulu Plus…) TV made it possible to get through those huge projects that, at the time, felt totally overwhelming. (So if my new Organizing book has a distinctly Tina Fey edge, well, you’re welcome.)
While I totally recommend doing what you have to do to get the job done, even after the books are now turned in to their respective publishers, I have continued to let the TV plan my days.
I’m not giving up TV, (Roger and I have recently discovered Hell’s Kitchen and he, Kimberly and I are getting a load of fun out of watching it,) but I am going to stop the mindless, “let’s just see if there’s anything I want to watch” watching. i have some big and exciting things coming up in my life, and I want to be fully present for every experience that God has for me. I want to connect with the people in my life and stop using TV (and food) as my reward. I want to find my strength to complete a project based on the promises of God’s work and not the promise of a new episode of The Middle.
Have you ever felt like God was calling you to give up something (or really, really cut back.) Curious as to how you went about it.
by kathilipp | Jul 12, 2011 | Home, Uncategorized |
Hey friends. I am putting together an e-cookbook of favorite quick dinner recipes. You know, things you can throw together in 30 minutes or less and get your whole group fed. Would you be willing to share your favorites with me? If your recipe is selected, I will send you an e-copy of the book, and you will have your name on the web for the rest of your life.
I’m looking for family favorites here: things that your people love. And they should be a friend/family recipe, not something that you grabbed from a cookbook.
Send them to me at recipes@kathilipp.com and you will have a bunch of new favorites coming your way soon!
BTW – we have some winners from our great Organizing Giveaway. If you are one of the following winners, go ahead and email sunnie at kathilipp.com and she will get your goodies sent out!
Andrea July 5, 9:27 pm
Danielle July 5, 9:54 pm
Amanda July 6, 12:35 am
Marla Taviano July 6, 5:21 am
Tiffany Brown July 6, 6:04 am
Adelle Gabrielson July 6, 8:47 am
Jeanna HolmesJuly 6, 9:23 am
Jessica Ramsey July 6, 5:29 pm
Michelle Duncan July 6, 5:51 pm
KB July 6, 6:15 pm
by kathilipp | Jul 5, 2011 | Home |
Hey friends – I have been MIA for a while. I had two books due in two months, and now, because I’ve turned in the books and have nothing to do, I have Jury Duty in the morning at 8:30.
So as much as I would like to be back to blogging, this is just a stop by. But a stop by with gifts.
The book I turned in yesterday is THE GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED PROJECT. (And how cute is that cover.) One of the tips I use in the book (and in my own house,) is to use the plastic clothes separators that are used in stores on clothes racks to separate sizes. I use them to section of general areas of my closet. It makes putting away my clothes easier and keeps things in orders.
I want to give away ten sets of five separators! Just tell me the one area of your house where no one is allowed to look (that junk drawer, junk room, your son’s room, etc.) and I will put you in the drawing to win the set. Drawing will take place this Friday at 8:00 PM CA time. Fun!
BTW Yours will be blank so you can put whatever you want on it. (Dresses, sweaters, clown suits…)
by kathilipp | May 5, 2011 | Home |
Hey kiddos – Yes – it has been a long time since I’ve posted. Having two book deadlines and a whirlwind tour of Austin, Spartanburg, and Atlanta tends to make this blogger go underground.
So why am I writing you today? Well one, I miss you. I really do. We get each other and that is a beautiful thing…
And two? I am writing a book and would love your help. Well, some of your help….
My next book is THE GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED PROJECT and I am looking for people who have struggled with organization but have made some progress, or who are still struggling (hey, and I fit into both categories, but things are getting MUCH better around here!) and would like to try out some of the projects.
So why is this the Tom Sawyer approach. Well if you remember the book, Tom has to white wash a fence but wants help in doing it, so he tells his friend Ben how much fun it is, and how much he is enjoying it, until Ben BEGS Tom to let him help.
So all I have to say is that writing a book is SO MUCH FUN and I bet you wish you could help me write this book.
(Did it work?)
So if you are interested, would you be willing to drop me a note at books@kathilipp.com ? I would love to include you in this project, get your insight, and trick you into writing my next book. have you help me write my next book…
Last weeks Monday Menu was such a hit we are going to keep going every Monday – and give away an advance copy of THE WHAT’S FOR DINNER SOLUTION every Monday until October 1st when the book comes out.
