Menu Plan Monday Sept. 3, 2012

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Do you ever get through the week and the only way you remember what you cooked for your family was from the leftovers in the frig? Or the eraser marks on your menu plan? That sounds like me! Life happens and tired happens and I don't want to eat that happens. So here are last weeks "suggestions." Monday: Caribbean rice with smoked … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday August 27, 2012

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Every week when I plan out my menus I look back at last week's list and wonder when I'll ever follow it exactly! Here's last week's attempt: Monday: Crock Pot Beans and Rice Tuesday: Baked Chicken Wednesday: Spaghetti (homemade canned sauce) Thursday:Leftovers Friday: Crock Pot Beef and Veggies Saturday: Pizza (Costco crusts) Hey, I … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday (and an Epic Fail) August 20, 2012

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It's Monday again and I'm totally unprepared for the week. I feel myself slipping back into dread as far as planning meals. I'm totally ready for fall and a soup and sandwiches night. (Here's my Pinterest board for soups if you're interested.) One of my problems is that my hubby is a meat and potatoes kinda guy, but we live on a frugal budget. … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday August 13, 2012

Here was the plan for last week: Monday: cubed steak, corn on the cob Tuesday: chicken pot pie, roasted potatoes Wednesday: 8-layer casserole Thursday: beans and wienies, french fries Friday: out of town (taking my son back to college ~sigh~) Saturday: BBQ chicken I actually stuck pretty close to the plan! Sunday night we had all the … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday

I would be shocked if I ever completed one menu plan in a week.  I'm looking at the menu below thinking I totally backtracked around this plan! This was last week's plan: Monday: Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas, refried beans Tuesday: Salad, fixins and chicken salad Wednesday: Bacon, eggs, biscuits Thursday: Suasage noodle skillet, broccoli … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday

Last week's plan (and I say plan very lightly :-) Monday: Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas, refried beans Tuesday: Salad, fixins and chicken salad Wednesday: Bacon, eggs, biscuits Thursday: Suasage noodle skillet, broccoli cornbread Friday: Leftovers Saturday: BBQ Chicken I surely bailed on this plan! Made it all the way through Monday. … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday

Last week's plan: Monday: Chicken crescents (made from homemade bread dough) Tuesday: Sandwiches on homemade focaccia bread and salad Wednesday: Spaghetti and salad Thursday: BBQ Pork chops in the crock pot Friday: Omelettes in a bag Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Baked a turkey The good thing about having a plan is knowing that I can … [Read more...]

Cow Day #5 and Menu Plan Monday

How did I do on my first week? Some pretty big changes, but not too bad. Here was my list from last week: Monday: Enchiladas and Mexican Rice Tuesday: Tuna Patties, french fries, green peas Wednesday: Broccoli Cheese Soup, sandwiches Thursday: Chicken Crescents, salad Friday: Cow Day (oh yea, Chick-Fil-A here we come!) Saturday: … [Read more...]

Menu Plan Monday

I'm going the transparency route today and am going to share that I am really struggling with cooking. I don't love to cook. I don't fix lovely snacks (off Pinterest of course) for the family in my spare time. My ideals haven't quite caught up with my reality. I get stuck in a rut and today's rut is rather large. Like a cavern. Somehow along the … [Read more...]