At Home My Way

I have decided to participate in Menu Plan Monday found at http://www.orgjunkie.com/  and you will find me linked up there.  Definitely, knowing ahead of time what you are eating for the week will avoid a little of the crazies I find at my house from time to time and possibly save me a little cashola. This is my menu for the week starting Monday, June 20, 2011: Monday :  B  Wheat toast with HM raspberry beet jelly L  Peanut butter sandwich on WW bread, banana, and some leftover strawberry cottage cheese jello salad S  Hamburger Helper (not a good choice, I know, but its my older daughter's favorite and we had a big Father's Day meal yesterday so Dad can eat leftovers). Tuesday :  B  Cinnamon swirl Bread - toasted L  Peanut butter sandwich S  Two Crockpot Night - Baked whole chicken in the crockpot, baked potatoes in another crockpot, schoolhouse dinner rolls (make the dough Monday night and stick in the fridge), vege o...

Sunday was Father's Day!  We had a BBQ for my Dad, my husband, and my brother.  My husband's favorite dessert is mayonnaise cake.  I know this sounds gross, but its wonderful.  Mayonnaise is made with eggs and oil and the mayo in this cake replaces the eggs and oil in the recipe, so that makes it easy, and simple to make.  I frost this cake with a homemade cocoa frosting, but sometimes I also frost it with buttercream.  Its delicious and gets better the day after you make it.  Its heavy, dense, chocolatey, and roll-your-eyes-back-in-your-head delicious! Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake 2 cups flour, all-purpose 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa (not Nestle's brand - its not very dark) 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup water or cold coffee (coffee will make a darker chocolate cake but I just used water) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, tossing lightly with a spoon to mix. Combine ...