Staples Grocery List

I've been wanting to create a "Staples" Grocery List for awhile since we always run out of things we need, but we don't notice until we need them. We use the same things over and over, so I wanted a list that we could just mark as soon as we run out of something. Here's what my list looks like.

I've attached links where you can download them for yourself. One of them is a PDF in case you like it just the way it is and the other is a Word Document so you can edit it to fit your needs. I apologize that the PDF version has a blank second page, I could not get it off no matter how I tried! The Word Document looks like junk, of course, because they don't have the same fonts and it threw all the formatting off, but you can at least get a start from what I've created. This is my first accomplishment from my list of 55 in 500! Woot, woot!

Staples Grocery List PDF
Staples Grocery List

Staples Grocery List Word Document
Staples Grocery List

Hawaiian Sweet Bread

• I busted out the old bread maker and have been loving using it to make dough lately. You know how the bread in those machines always has such a hard crust? Well, just making dough in them works awesome and then you just transfer the dough to the oven for baking. We've eaten a lot of fresh bread this week. Yum!
  
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• 1 Cup Pineapple Juice
• 2 Eggs
• 4 Tablespoons Butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 teaspoon Coconut Extract
• 5 Tablespoons Sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Dry Milk Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Dry Potato Flakes
• 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast

1. Measure ingredients into the bread machine in the order listed above and set the dough setting.

2. Place dough in a 9X5 inch loaf pan. Allow to rise until doubled. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

3. Bake for about 30 minutes.

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sorry this food didn't pose very well for the camera, but I thought a bad picture was better than no picture. I wanted to post this recipe because it's super easy and also because if you take out the chicken, pineapple and bell pepper, it's your regular run of the mill sweet and sour sauce served in chinese restaurants, so you could make it for dipping wontons or eggrolls too.

1 3/4 Cups Water, divided
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1 (8 oz.) Can Pineapple Tidbits. drained (juice reserved)
Yellow (1 drop) & Red (2 drops) Food Coloring
4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, cooked and cut into bite size pieces

1 Bell Pepper, cut into bite size pieces

1. In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple juice and food coloring. Heat to boiling, then turn off heat.

2. Combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup water, slowly stir into saucepan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens.

3. Add cooked chicken pieces, bell pepper and pineapple. Heat until warmed through.

Serve over rice or chow mein noodles.