Weekly Menu

It's been busy over here.  Normally, we are early dinner eaters - sometimes between 5:00 and 5:30 but due to all of the stuff going on I don't think we ate dinner before about 6:45 on any given night!  Geesh! This coming week isn't much better!

Friday - Tonight the boys have Fitcamp so we will eat dinner afterwards.  A Roasted chicken, Rice (cheater . .. Uncle Ben's 90 second bags of rice . .. not very good! HA!) and green beans.

Saturday - Can you say baseball?  Today is opening day!  We will have Tacos for dinner after a super busy and long day.

Sunday - I have a concert today so it makes for another busy day.  We will have pizza after church (homemade) and I'm really not sure what we will do have the concert yet.

Monday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Fruit and Asparagus

Tuesday - Pork Chops, Mac and Cheese, some frozen veggies and rolls

Wednesday - We will eat out before another baseball game.

Thursday - It's grocery shopping day and I haven't planned anything as of yet!

Weekly Menu

Last week, I decided to check out Aldi one more time since so many people rave about it.  I am just not impressed.  I actually went specifically to get some cheese spread that my mother-in-law had served on Easter but figured I'd walk the aisles and see what I could mark off my list.  Well, not much.  The prices on the things on my list were either the same or just pennies less; nothing worth making my normal shopping a two store trip.  So, I guess I will stick to Meijer for now :-)

About a year ago, I came across a blog called Pocket Change Gourmet which really helped me focus better on meal planning.  I used it most of the summer last year but by fall was ready to get back into some of our favorite recipes.  Now with summer coming, I'm going back to this same resource to help give me inspiration so I can stop cooking the same thing over and over again!

This week involves some fun for my birthday!

Friday - The kids are heading to my mom's house so the celebration continues HA!  We may go to our favorite Mexican place or I may pick somewhere different but either way, I'm not cooking!

Saturday-Sunday - Darryl has a fun weekend planned so all that matters for this post is I'm not cooking!

Monday - Cheesy Ham Quiche, Banana Bread, and roasted Asparagus

Tuesday - Quick and  Easy Cheeseburger Pies, French Fries and Salad

Wednesday - BBQ Meatballs and Mac and Cheese

Thursday - Kung Pao Chicken, Fried Rice and Broccoli

This week is filled with baseball -- photos and then practice - all gearing up for their first game a week from Saturday.  I tried to pick some easy and quick meals.  (Who am I kidding - my kids will end up eating Frozen Waffles, Chicken Nuggets and Corn Dogs/Hot Dogs most nights  . . .some day I hope they enjoy eating more food!)

Weekly Menu - It's been awhile

I keep thinking I will get back to writing more on my blog but right now in this "season" I find that my writing time is limited.  Even when I have ideas, I can't seem to get them from my brain to the blog!

We have been eating ;-)  I feel like we've been eating out a lot though.  I'm trying to cut back on it and plan better.

Here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday (Today): We had "dinner" at church.  Tonight is the AWANA fair at church which includes food but, I've learned from past years that my kids don't want to take time to eat when they can play games and earn tickets.  So I made sure that we had Lunchables, fruit and cheese and crackers before we went to the fair.

Saturday:  Pork Chops on the grill, baked potatoes, and Garlic Bread

Sunday:  Ham, Cheesey potatoes, green beans and rolls

Monday:  Chicken pasta and garlic bread

Tuesday:  Ham and Scallopped potatoes and asparagus

Wednesday:  Chicken in the crock pot, roasted veggies and pea salad

Thursday:  It's my BIRTHDAY!  My plan as of this moment is to have Darryl bring home Tacos from our favorite place!

Weekly Menu

This coming week brings some good things.  I get to go scrapbooking, the kids go to Nana's, and Darryl gets some alone time!  It also means no cooking for me!  Shoot, I didn't even sign up to bring food to the crop - instead, I signed up to bring all of the paper products!

Friday - I'll be at the crop by dinner.  I have leftovers for Darryl (Pulled Pork BBQ, Bean Soup) or he can go out!

Saturday - Darryl gets to enjoy a whole day home!  I think he is very excited to have a day of nothing.  Again, there are leftovers or he can go out!

Sunday - I'm returning today so Darryl and I are planning to meet for Dinner :-)

Monday - Darryl often works late and I have choir practice so we will fend for ourselves.

Tuesday - Dinner out (or brought in by the big D)

Wednesday - the Kids return!  As is normal on AWANA nights, we'll grab dinner out.

Thurday - You mean I have to cook?? Uuuggg!  Lets keep it simple and just have spaghetti, stuffed meatballs and garlic bread!

See how simple this week is?? I love it!

Weekly Menu

I forgot to post last week, and considering the fact that is the only post I do consistently, I try not to miss it.  And, to top it off, I made some really good meals last week!  I tried a Stromboli Recipe and a Taco Pie recipe both of which were great.

Here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday - I did not have time to put our annual St. Patrick's Day feast so we had Pulled Pork BBQ and homemade fries.

Saturday - We went out to dinner and movie as a family :-)

Sunday - We finally had our annual St. Patrick's Day feast - Stuffed Cabbage, Crash Potatoes, Green Beans and mac and Cheese

Monday - Cola Chicken, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and fried rice

Tuesday - Enchiladas, salad, chips and salsa

Wednesday - Out before AWANA

Thursday - As I'm sitting here on Sunday night writing this post late and cannot remember what I planned for Thursday . . . .maybe chicken??  I have no idea. HA!

Thats it!

Weekly Menu

This past week didn't go exactly as planned.  Nothing major just Darryl working several really late days which makes me not want to cook dinner :-)  It's ok, it just allows me to shift some meals again and saves on the coming weeks shopping.

So, here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday - Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and Corn

Saturday - I have nothing planned so we will probably get pizza.

Sunday - Swiss Steak, Buttered Noodles, Butternut Squash, Bavarian Inn Macaroni Salad and Rolls

Monday - Scalloped Potatoes, Pork Chops and Mac and Cheese

Tuesday - Double Crunch Orange Chicken and Fried Rice

Wednesday - It's Awana Night!

Thursday - Sloppy Joes and Baked Beans

Weekly Menu

We ended up with a slightly busy week which always impacts my meal plan so you will notice a few "carry over" meals from last week showing up in this weeks menu.

Friday - Crockpot Beef and Noodles (one of those carry overs!)

Saturday - We have a family birthday party today so I don't have to cook :-) Well, techinally I do.  I'm taking Salad Bar fixin's, and a couple of snacks.

Sunday - After church, the boys and I will grab something since Darryl will be working; and have meatball soup after he gets home

Monday - Homemade Chicken Alfredo Pizza.  This is an old favorite that we haven't had in a long time! (This is kind of a carry over - I had planned to make chicken alfredo last week but have turned it into pizza instead.)

Tuesday - Amish Baked Chicken, Buttered Noodles, and green beans

Wednesday - It's Awana Night!

Thursday - Country Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Corn and Rolls