Weekly Menu

 Where did February go?  I'm really not sure to be honest.  I blinked and it is March.  That's what it feels like at least!  Our free Dinnerly box deliveries ends this next week and I can't say I'm sad.  This meal service has not been great; I haven't used the ingredients for the recipes they were supposed to be used for; and I would not order from them if it wasn't free!  While I'm thankful for the opportunity to get the boxes, I'm glad to be back to not using them and planning my own meals.  I ordered lots of meals with the steaks so I could put them in my freezer and use them for other meals :-)  (The steaks were great -just super small) 

I'm back to planning meals for the month!  I made a master list of our favorite meals and plugged those all into March which left room for some of the others we like and maybe even a few new ones.  

Here's the plan for this coming week! 

Friday - Pot Pies :-)  Super easy - just throw them in the oven and cook!  (I have to cook for a family party tomorrow - I don't want to cook tonight!) 

Saturday - Time for that family party :-)  I'm taking meatballs, cheese ball and crackers and chicken pasta salad. 

Sunday - Pulled Chicken in the crock pot, crash potatoes, and a veggie

Monday - Beef Tips and Noodles

Tuesday - Enchiladas and chips and salsa

Wednesday - We all go separate directions this week. 

Thursday - Chicken Alfredo, green beans and garlic bread

Weekly Menu

 It's hard to believe that we are at the end of February.  Which also means it is Darryl's birthday week!  We have another weekend with only one kid home since Joshua is heading to Snow Camp this time!  Otherwise, things are pretty normal. 

Friday - By this time in our Co-Op year I know if dinner is not in the crock pot, we will end up eating out.  The last thing I feel like doing have teaching/working for three hours and then cleaning for a  few more hours is cooking dinner when I get home!!  A favorite (and a crock pot meal that cooks a lot of hours!) is Mississippi Pot Roast.  I'll add Bob Evans Mashed Potatoes, and Corn for a super tasty, super easy meal! 

Saturday - My Mom's for dinner! 

Sunday - We don't have much time between church and when Josh will be home so we are just going to grab McDonald's while we wait for him. 

Monday - BBQ Cups and French Fries

Tuesday - It's Darryl's birthday!  He got to chose what he wanted and he picked: 

Wednesday - Dinnerly! 

Thursday - Dinnerly! 

Weekly Menu

 I feel a little like February is racing by and I haven't quite been able to catch my breath.  Like the calendar flipped and the days have flown by.  Our nights have gotten a little more busy and I find trying to cook meals "like I used to" is harder because our time is different.  The Dinnerly meals are still coming and are hit and miss at this point.  I'm ordering more based on the protein that I can use in other ways then the meal itself. Honestly, I would not pay for this meal service.  Joshua is going to take part in a speciality drumming class for 5 weeks on Mondays, Nate's guitar lessons will begin soon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays are church activities and Joshua now does his regular drum lessons on Thursdays right at 5:00.  Not to mention my choir practice starts at the end of March on Mondays just about the time Joshua's special drum sessions end. All of that to say, I'm realizing I need to rethink our dinners and make them more 

With that said, it's time to plan meals for the coming week which includes a Superbowl and Valentine's Day.  

Friday - I have no idea HA!  For real.  We have our Co-Op, Nate is heading to Winter Camp, and I have to go to the grocery store. Busy day!  My plan is to pick something up at the store that is quick and easy to make for Darryl, Josh and I at home.  

Saturday - I think Darryl and I are taking off to do some car "shopping" (or looking at least) so I'm not sure what the day will hold.  More than likely we will eat at home instead of my mom's. 

Sunday - It's Superbowl Sunday!  We are having our normal Superbowl Feast but at my mom's this year which will be fun!  She's planning most of the snacks. Yum! 

Monday -It's Valentine's Day!  Chicken Alfredo, Salad, Garlic Bread, Chocolate Covered Strawberries and I usually make another nice dessert too :-) 

Tuesday - Pancakes, Breakfast meats, Scrambled Eggs, and Potatoes (A carry over meal from previous weeks) 

Wednesday - We kinda run in different directions this week so we will just all eat from the fridge/freezer

Thursday - Beef Tips and Noodles and Crescent Rolls (A carry over meal from last week) 

Weekly Menu

 Over the past few weeks we have enjoyed our Dinnerly meals that have been provided through Connections Academy, the online school we use for homeschooling.  I had said I would share photos and what we thought of the recipes.  I have not very simply because I'm not overly impressed.  I've had to combine some recipes to even give enough food for three of us to eat for dinner.  The variety is very slim and the serving sizes are small.  They often only give a main dish or meat and potatoes - not a lot of veggies - and I have to supplement a lot to get it to stretch as a meal.  My opinion is that Hello Fresh did a much better job at providing enough food, enough variety, and even the items that made a full meal.  They also provided beautiful recipe cards with lots of photos.  Dinnerly does not provide recipe cards - I have to print them and they have no photos.  BUT I'm still making good on the meals - I'm ordering meals with cuts of meat that I could use for different recipes.   For example. many recipes come with Ranch Steaks which are great for beef tips, fajitas, and more.  Or chicken that I can use in quesadillas and soups.  Right now that is a huge savings since meat is so pricey in the store! 

Here's the plan for the coming week

Friday - Mississipi Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes and Corn 

Saturday - At my mom's! 

Sunday - We have a potluck at church.  I plan to take meatballs and I think a salad.  I haven't decided on that piece yet! 

Monday - Beef Tips and Noodles

Tuesday - Dinnerly - Lemony Chicken and Linguine and Vegetarian Nicoise Salad (these are two separate Dinnerly recipes that I'm serving together. ) I'll probably add garlic bread too. 

Wednesday - Tacos.  Easy Peasy

Thursday - Dinnerly - Pork Tenderloin, corn, Mac and Cheese and biscuits. (It only comes with the pork and corn) 

Weekly Worship - Casting Crowns - Loving My Jesus (Audio)

Enjoy!  Casting Crowns is always good! 

Weekly Menu

January has been a weirldy busy month.  We were buried in school trying to wrap up the semester, our co-op started and Darryl and I got really involved in music at our church "all of a sudden".  So I haven't had a lot of extra time (or brain cells after doing school for hours upon hours) to focus on much else!  This week we have some days off from school so I am hoping to get "caught up" a little and maybe get my plan in place for February!  One thing that always stays constant is that we have to eat HA!  The grocery store trip last week kept getting pushed ahead due to not having a vehicle but it is kind of amazing how much food you can use up in your house when you think you have "nothing to eat".  I also did a small, quick pick-up order to get water and other important things like Doritos. (HA!)  Anyway, this weeks plan is below and maybe I'll even stick to it this week!

Friday - We have our Co-Op again and I have found/learned that by the time dinner comes around I am done so it has to be really easy or we end up eating out. We are trying to not spend extra $ right now so it must be easy! This week it will be Chicken Pot Pies (nothing easier then just throwing them in the oven!).  I'm always at a loss of what to serve with Chicken Pot Pie since it isn't quite enough to fill us up.  Salad?  Maybe a cheese ball and crackers?  

Saturday - Dinner at my mom's! 

Sunday - BBQ Pulled Chicken (super easy in the crock pot), fries (we love them in the air fryer), and a veggie. 

Monday - Hamburger Strogenoff, Noodles, green beans, and crescent rolls

Tuesday - Dinnerly

Wednesday - Everyone goes their own direction for AWANA and Youth Group

Thursday - Dinnerly. 

Weekly Menu

 We've enjoyed another week of Dinnerly Meals!  Watch for a post next week on what we enjoyed.  Here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday - We are taking dinner to my mom's when we return her car (we are borrowing it a few times while ours is in the shop!) 

Saturday - "Linner" (or Lupper as my brother Kel called it!) at my moms. 

Sunday - We are going to order pizza (I'm actually go to set it up for pick-up right after church! )

Monday - Hamburger Stroganoff, Noodles, and Garlic Bread

Tuesday - Dinnerly

Wednesday - Dinnerly

Thursday - Dinnerly