Menu Monday - Short & Sweet

This is going to be sorta' short & sweet today. Short because as I was getting ready to walk the two oldest Buckaroos to school last Thursday, I tripped over one of the dogs trying to catch the other one before he ran out of the gate. To make a long story short, I'm now wearing a splint on my right hand and typing has turned out to be pretty awkward and time consuming.

So here's a peek at what I have on the menu this week...
MONDAY - Tortellini Alfredo, Green Salad, Garlic Bread
TUESDAY - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Tomato Soup
WEDNESDAY - Leftover Buffet
THURSDAY - Pizza
FRIDAY - Ham Cheese Mini Frittatas, Fresh Fruit
SATURDAY - Sticky Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries, Fresh Veggies & Dip
SUNDAY - Chicken Cordon Bleu, Alfredo Pasta, Green Salad, Rolls

Now for the sweet... One night The Trail Boss decided that he was needing a sweet snack. He called his mom, made a few scribbles on a piece of paper and then whipped up this yummy little treat.

CARAMEL POPCORN
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup mini marshmallows
2 qts popped popcorn (we used 2 bags of Jiffy Pop Homemade style popcorn)
2 cups mini marshmallows
Nuts, M&Ms, Chocolate Chips, Butterscotch Chips or whatever other fun add-ins you can come up with.
(We used mini M&Ms)

Place butter and brown sugar in a large glass mixing bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir and add 1 cup mini marshmallows. Microwave for 1 more minute.
In a large bowl, combine popcorn, 2 cups mini marshmallows and whatever else you decided to throw in.
Pour syrup over popcorn and mix lightly.
At this point the recipe says to shape into balls, but ours has never made it that far. There's always too many little hands grabbing at the bowl.
Have fun with this one next time you're lookin' for an easy Sweet Treat!