Menu Plan Monday… the quick and easy week
Last week was a long week. Eliza came home from school sick on Tuesday, the same day I got sick. She called home sick on Wednesday morning but decided she could manage it since it was early release day. A long, long week. I’m still sick and tired, so I’m already feeling like this coming week will be draining. I’m aiming for simple and easy will be the way to make this week manageable.
Monday - Eliza has Daisies at 6, so we’re having Subway before.
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Church …
Thursday - Mike’s got a late night class, so it’s just me and the kids. I’m thinking chicken and spinach paninis.
Friday -Loaded baked potatoes
Saturday - muffins for breakfast, nachos for lunch… The cousins will be spending the rest of the weekend with us, and we’re planning to go to the Pancake Festival for dinner Saturday evening (With two teen boys, the Kiwainis Club is going to lose money on me.). MOSI for fun on Sunday.
Filed under Menu Plan Monday | Permalink | Comment (0)Menu Plan Monday
If all goes well, this will be the first week of the new year that Mike has enjoyed every night of the week with us and not spent at least one or two of them at work. I forget how the Spring semester steals him from us. We’ll see how this week plays out.
I’m going to make an effort to post here every week and to link over to Org Junkie’s MPM post, hopefully to pop over there every Monday and see if I can pick up some new recipes. 
Monday - Eliza’s Girl Scout meeting means a quick dinner after the meeting and before bed, so I’m thinking turkey burgers. My new favorite thing is to spread the queso Laughing Cow cheese on a warm, toasty bun just before adding the turkey burger and fresh spinach. Yum-o.
Tuesday -A friend’s having dinner with all of us. I’m going to let Mike do most of the cooking on the grill. Hawaiian Chicken (pg 148 from the Jan/Feb issue of “Cooking Light”) with grilled pineapple and a mock version of the lime rice from Chipotle
Wednesday - dinner at church (We feed Eliza before the children’s and youth services… Griff eats pizza with the youth… Mike and I go out together while the kids are occupied. It still seems a little like we’re using the church for a free date night, but it seems as if they’ve designed it that way to provide that for the parents. For now, we’re going with it.)
Thursday -Sweet and Sour Pork (Jan/Feb “Food Network” pg 74)
Friday - BBQ chicken nachos (Thanks to last month’s Food Network magazine. We’re planning to work our way through as many the 50 nacho recipes as our kids’ allergies will allow. This is number eight.)
Obviously, I’m still working to try new recipes. I had gotten in a rut, feeling like we were always having the same things all the time. So I’m determined to try new things this year, and because I know it’s easy to forget things we’ve had once, I want to make sure to record them, so we can pop back over here and see what we’ve tried.
Filed under Menu Plan Monday | Permalink | Comment (1)menu plan monday, Eliza’s birthday edition
It’s Eliza’s birthday week, so it’s a big week around here. Lots going on. But a fun, blessed week. Thanks to Org Junkie for hosting MPM each week. 
Sunday - Chuck, Stacy and the kids are joining us to celebrate Mike’s birthday (last week) and Eliza’s (this week). Lunch out. Spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.
Monday - I have a meeting for Eliza’s Daisies group at school, so leftover meatballs will become meatball subs with baby carrots on the side.
Tuesday - pork tenderloin and fall vegetables (crock pot)
Wednesday - stuffed baked potatoes
Thursday - Eliza’s Birthday - Yay! - Out to the restaurant of her choice.
Friday - Eliza’s friends are coming over for pizza.
Saturday… whew. Dunkin’s doing breakfast.
Filed under Menu Plan Monday | Permalink | Comment (0)Tagged with: Menu Plan Monday
Menu Plan Monday… easy peasy week
I wish I could say we were all settled into the routine of the school year, but I can’t. So I’m doing easy things this week to try to at least make one thing easier. We’ll see how it works. I keep thinking that at some point I’ll look up & we’ll do doing great. I hope. (As always, thanks to Org Junkie for hosting MPM each week.) 
Last night, we had homemade chicken and dumplings, and they were amazing. Mike’s having some leftover for lunch today.
Monday - Chicken Casablanca (crock pot)
Tuesday - spaghetti … I know it’s tired and done, but I also love a basic spaghetti. I’ll make my own sauce, so I know the kids will be getting some extra veggies.
Wednesday - roast beef with fall veggies (crock pot)
Thursday - stuffed potatoes
Friday - The kids are going to go visit the cousins for the weekend, which must mean I’m making shrimp for dinner. Mike’s requested shrimp fettucini. For Saturday, we’ll eat out on our way to the Kings of Leon concert.
Filed under Menu Plan Monday | Permalink | Comment (0)Tagged with: Menu Plan Monday
menu plan monday… first day of school
I pretty much quit doing this all year last year & I’m going to start again. I did so much better, both with budgeting and with putting healthier meals on the table when I was planning, so I’m hoping to get back in the habit of doing this. Thanks, as always, to Org Junkie, for hosting Menu Plan Monday.
Monday - Today’s the first day of school for both kids, so we have to celebrate today. So cinnamon waffles and turkey bacon it is.
Tuesday - baked zucchini … I got the recipe from The Recipe Mission who lifted it from Boston.com. I may swap out the ground meat with Boca crumbles. Shhh… don’t tell.
Wednesday - turkey burgers & fruit salad … We’re going to try the children’s and youth programs at the church we’re visiting & they start on Wednesday night. We’ll have to do a quick and easy dinner.
Thursday - spaghetti with Ninja sauce
Friday - Our first Monthly Date Night. We’ll eat out.
Saturday - Come on… it’s Saturday. There is no menu for Saturday.
Filed under Menu Plan Monday | Permalink | Comment (0)