Menu (Almost) Monday

I know, today is not Monday.  But it is in my brain, and it will be for me all week.  I will struggle with what day it is until Saturday, when my husband is home again.  Sometimes, that's the only way I can tell the days of the week.  Here is the menu for the week.  Not as exciting as the last few.


Monday:   Skillet Macaroni and Beef

Tuesday:  Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Wednesday: Left Overs

Thursday:  Balsamic Garlic Pork Tenderloin

Friday:  Baked Chicken with Smashed Potatoes and Broccoli

Enjoy your week.

A recent favorite picture.  Just 'cause it's cute:

Syd tracing her Daddy.  You can see the tracing of her in the background.  As it turns out, Daddy only had part of a head and a shoulder.  She lost interest!  Love great weather in the winter.

Menu Monday

We had such a great weekend!  Saturday it was in the 60's here!  Who would have believed it?  Today, back to reality.  It's 45 and cloudy.  Oh well, we enjoyed it while we could.

Thought you might like to see my kitchen helper

Here she is "helping" by putting away the sugar.

Here is the trail that she left.  What I didn't get a picture of was what she did when she got back.  While I was in the closet fetching the broom and dustpan, she decided that it would be helpful to lay down in the sugar and start eating it.  Can't believe I missed that.

Here is the menu for this week:


Monday: Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili .  Plain Chicken is amazing by the way!!  Love that site.

Tuesday: Korean Pork Stir Fry

Wednesday:  Breakfast for Dinner or as the girls say "Silly Night"

Thursday:  Pizza Spaghetti Bake, Strawberry Romaine Salad .  There's a theme here- Plain Chicken!

Friday: Three Cheese Chicken Alfredo Bake .  More from Plain Chicken- Love her.

Saturday: Chili and Cornbread

Sunday: Melda's Chicken and Tangy Green Beans

Weekly Menu Plan

So I realized this past weekend, as I enjoyed some of my daughters' left over Easter candy,  that we only have two weeks until we go on our beach vacation!  This morning, I got on the scale and have gained back almost half of the weight that I lost just a month ago.  This sent me into panic mode! So, for the next three weeks I won't be having a weekly meal plan.  Unless anyone is interested in seeing salad for dinner each night!  Luckily, my hubby is getting back on the wagon with me.  The girls usually eat whatever protein I make for our salads and veggies.  I just didn't want to bore anyone with the details of our diet!  Instead, I am going to post about some of the new recipes that I have made over the past few weeks.  I have taken lots of pictures, but have never posted about the recipes them selves.  First up:

Slow Cooker Pork Carnita Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce

Menu Plan (almost) Monday

I can't believe it's almost Monday again!  Whew... time flies.  Last week's menu didn't quite go according to plan.  Imagine.   I didn't feel well on Wednesday, so that made three days that I didn't cook.  Gotta get back to it this week!  Here you go.  Enjoy:)

Week 2 Menu


Monday:
Swimming Lessons- Dinner at Life Time

Tuesday:
Chicken with Italian Sweet and Sour Fennel and Creamy Polenta (carry over from last week)

Wednesday:
Crab Cakes with Radish and Squash Slaw.  Herbed Rice with Peas.

Thursday:
Slow Cooker Pork Carnita Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce.  Spicy Baked Beans

Friday:
Herb Crusted Chicken with Feta Sauce.  Browned Butter Orzo with Basil

Saturday:
Dinner out

Sunday:
Dina's Mini Meatloaves (I usually don't make mine mini:)  Plus, I am going to try these with ground turkey


If you have a few minutes and are looking for some menu ideas, check out This Week for Dinner.  She has great recipes and there are always lots of menus in the comments.  

Weekly Menu Plan

For a while now, I have been lurking on a site that I just love!  It's called This Week For Dinner and I love, love, love all of the ideas and inspiration that I have gotten there.  It is a site that does just what it says, offers weekly meal plans. The writer, Jane Maynard offers up her meal plan and then followers add theirs in the comments.   Plus, there are a lot of other recipes and fun things to read and look at.  I do love to see what everyone is making for dinner during the week.  I wonder why that is so interesting to me??  Anyway, I am going to start posting my weekly meal plan.  That means that I am going to have to start making one every week.  That means more organization, yay!  Check out Jane's site- it's a lot of fun!

Here's my first "official" This week for Dinner meal plan:

Monday: Dinner at Lifetime Fitness (Liv has swimming lessons)

Tuesday: Baked Manicotti Bundles.  This is a first time recipe, so I will let you know if it's worth making again.  I got it from Clean Eating Magazine.

Wednesday: Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry with Brown rice.  This is another first.  Will let you know how it goes.

Thursday: I am going out to celebrate a friend's baby.  Left Overs for the home crowd.

Friday: Chicken with Italian Sweet and Sour Fennel .  For a side I am making creamy polenta and steamed green beans.

Saturday: I am going to Richmond to a craft show.  It will be a free for all here:))

Sunday: Grilled Chicken Breasts and Pappardelle with Baby Spinach, Herbs and Ricotta


So, that's it- wish me luck! As many of you know, even when I have a plan I rarely stick to it.  But I will try!  I will let you know next week how it all went.  If you have any menu ideas, please leave me a comment!  I have yet to have any comments yet:(  Boo, hoo.  Just kidding!