June 11th, 2007
Dine Without Whine's Weekly Newsletter
An Extension of our Menu Planning Service
www.dinewithoutwhine.com
Publisher ~ Christine Steendahl
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This Issue:
A Personal Note
Turkey Casserole Recipe
Healthy Eating Made Simple
A Personal Note
Wow, what a crazy week! Vacation Bible School went great, but I
didn’t get much else done all week. Every time I turned around I seemed to be
entertaining or feeding middle school, high school, or college school kids. The
breaks I did get were spent napping. It was a lot of fun though and we enjoyed
having them around. We also launched Menu Planning Central this week. (I’m not
sure why we picked this week…. but all summer is busy so I guess it didn’t
really matter.) If you haven’t picked up your free Menu Planning Report yet –
head on over! Almost 5200 people have already grabbed their report in the last
week! www.menuplanningcentral.com
This week we are heading to South Dakota for the Association of
Free Lutheran Congregations annual conference. My husband is a pastor and so we
decided to attend for the first time this year. Personally, I don’t think it
looks all that exciting…but maybe I will be proved wrong. On the other hand
getting out of town and spending a week in a hotel while my children are
entertained by others doesn’t sound too bad I suppose. Anyway, so this weekend
has been spent working on Mount Laundry in preparation for our travels, as well
as trying to clean the house after the whirlwind of last week. I wouldn’t be too
worried about the house except for the fact that my parents will be arriving for
a short visit the day after we return from our trip.
I am sure many of you have crazy schedules this summer that are
similar to ours. Ultimately, I hope you are enjoying the summer days! Take Care!
Christine
“The Menu Mom”
www.themenumom.com
Recipe of the Week
Exerted from this week's family friendly menu plan
and convenient grocery shopping list.
Have you tried our
sample menu?
Turkey
Casserole Recipe
Makes 6 servings
3 cups turkeys diced, cooked
2 eggs hard-cooked and chopped
1 4 1/2-ounce can mushrooms sliced, drained
3/4 cup celery diced
1/4 cup almonds sliced blanched
1 tablespoon onions minced
1 10 1/2-ounce can cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup mayonnaise real
1 3-ounce can chow mein noodles
1. Heat oven to 350° F. Mix first 6 ingredients. Stir soup into mayonnaise; toss
with turkey mixture.
2. Turn into a greased 2-quart casserole and sprinkle with chow mein noodles.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Note: Shredded cheese and crushed potato chips may be used in place of noodles.
This recipe may be made ahead to the point of adding the topping.
* Purchase cooked turkey from deli if you don't have leftovers or use chicken
instead
This Weeks Top Five Referring Sites
(These sites have a link
to DWW somewhere on their site and have sent the most visitors to
www.dinewithoutwhine.com this week)
http://www.catholicmom.com/main
http://www.nossgalenbaby.com/twins_resources.html
http://www.christian-homemaking.com
http://www.babytalkbio.com/content/index.php
http://www.showmomthemoney.com/TimeSavers.asp
Kitchen and Cooking Tips, Articles, And Product
Reviews
Healthy Eating Made Simple
Eating healthy is a component to being fit. But eating healthy doesn’t
necessarily mean you have to sacrifice great tasting food. Compromises will have
to be made, but the choice is yours. Here are some tips for making healthy
eating fit your lifestyle:
1. Set yourself up for success. You’ve heard it before – fail to plan, plan to
fail. If you’re failing miserably at eating healthy, it could be because you are
not setting yourself up to succeed. If you’re going to eat healthy you are going
to have to replace the junk food with healthier alternative. Get off to a good
start by setting yourself up for successful healthy eating.
2. Go for variety. For many people, the word “diet” in a food description is
synonymous with boring and bland. So instead of seeking out diet foods, add some
variety to your meals. If you idea of an evening snack is bag of chips, opt for
healthier alternatives that won’t leave you feeling sluggish. Bananas, apples,
grapes and kiwi are all great-tasting fruit that are really fast to grab on the
go for a quick snack.
3. Make it handy. When you’re hungry, you’re hungry. A common pitfall to eating
healthy is not having healthy food ready to eat when you get the hunger pangs.
After you purchase your fruits and vegetables, immediately clean them. Then
divide them into containers for easy snacking. Sort them into snack-sized
plastic zip bags before storing them in the refrigerator. If you make healthy
snack options readily available, you will be less tempted to grab that
pre-packaged snack cake instead.
4. Be accountable. Ask a friend to hold you accountable for your
eating. Better yet, find someone who wants to start eating healthy, too, and get
a buddy system going. Swap recipes and meal ideas with each other. Meet
regularly to discuss each other’s progress and offer tips for success.
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