Dinner at my house

Remember that poll we had over a month ago asking what recipes you would like to see on here?  Well, the winner was family dinners, so this week I will be sharing my menu plan and recipe tutorials throughout the week.  I must confess up front that if a day gets hectic and I'm not able to take step by step photos, I will at least make sure you have a photo of the finished product and the recipe.

I should mention a couple things about our family that affect our meals.  1) Every Monday, we have a family dinner with Steve's family which often means going out to eat, and 2) Wednesday nights are when our house church meets for a potluck dinner, so I will be sharing what I made for the potluck. So, here is this week's menu:

Monday: 

Family dinner at Cracker Barrel 

Tuesday: 

Alfredo pasta with bacon, peas and red pepper and homemade bread

Wednesday: 

Thanksgiving Dressing (made from scratch)

Thursday: 

Chicken stir-fry with rice

Friday: 

Sloppy Joes, sweet potato fries, green beans and peanut butter cookies

Saturday: 

Honey pecan chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots

Sunday: 

Chicken pot pie

Do you like this idea?  Please post a comment below.  Hate it?  Please keep your comments to yourself. My self-esteem is very fragile right now. ;)

Blueberry Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream

Blueberry Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream

Since I started my cupcake kick, people have been giving me their "requests."  This one came from a friend at church who after seeing a few pictures of what I was making said I needed to stop putting pictures on facebook unless I was going to bring her one.  She said her favorite was blueberry, so I got to work.  This is not just a blueberry muffin with some frosting.  It has a distinct white cake taste and texture with the just right balance of blueberries.  This recipe is an adaptation from Always with Butter.  She made homemade blueberry preserves for the topping, which I did as well, but found that they played such a minimal role that I would just use store bought.  I know, the woman who wonders why anyone would buy marshmallows just recommended a store bought product over a homemade one.  That should tell you how not worth it they are.