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Menu Plan Monday Jan 6

It has been a busy weekend!

We spent the weekend out-of-town visiting some friends.  When we were leaving Ian told me he was angry because he didn’t want to go home yet.

Our friend made Ian a fire in the fire pit so Ian could roast his hot dog Saturday night.  It was a toasty 27° out.

Sunday was spend unpacking and recuperating so I needed to make this post quickly!  I did go to my Pinterest page to try to find some new things to cook.

I will leave you with a picture of Sid and the reason I usually feed him yogurt instead of letting him do it himself.

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Menu Plan 1/6-1/12

Mon: General Tso’s Chicken

Tue: Wine Glazed Steak with Potatoes

Wed: Garlic Parmasan Chicken with pasta and Roasted Garlic Green Beans

Thr: Enchilada Pasta Casserole

Fri: Left Overs

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: crock pot roast with vegetables

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday Dec. 30

EEEGAADD!!!

What happened to the time?  Is it really gonna be a new year this week?

I have had a nice break from cooking on a regular basis, but I really need to get back into the habit.  I had to figure out something to cook last night and it was torture!

It is times like those that I really appreciate meal planning.

Right now the meal planning website I use, Plan to Eat, is offering 20% off gift subscriptions.

At first I was hesitant about spending money on this kind of service, but since I signed up two years ago I have not regretted it.  The service just keeps getting better.

I love how easy it is to add recipes and search for them.  It makes planning my week of meals so fast!

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You can put recipes in your queue making them easy to find, that way you don’t end up cooking chicken all week-long.

Another wonderful feature is that once you plan a recipe, the ingredients go into your shopping list.  Which you can go through and indicate the things you already have.
They have really tried to make the program more useful by combining the same ingredients.  So if you are making chicken twice in one week it will add the two amounts together.

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Since I have signed up in Sept of 2011, I have spent over 51 hours on the Plan to Eat website.

This discount is a great way to get someone you love organized with their meal planning.

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Menu Plan 12/30-01/5

Mon: Rustic Skillet Chicken 

Tue: New Years Eve ~ Taco Bake with Spanish Rice

Wed: Garlic Rosemary Pork Tenderloin with Garlic Rosemary Potatoes 

Thr: Pesto Chicken Tortellini Soup {I will use cheese Tortellini and add cooked chicken to my soup}

Fri: plans with friends

Sat: kitchen is closed

Sun: dinner out

 

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday Dec. 2

Happy December!

Do you ever feel like the Monday after a long holiday it excruciating?  Ugh! I can’t get anything done!

This was Sid’s first eating Thanksgiving.  He was only a couple of months old last year, so he didn’t try any of the food.  He still won’t eat mashed potatoes, neither will his brother.  What is wrong with my kids?

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Now that Thanksgiving is over and everybody is (hopefully) getting over whatever cold/illness they have had.  (all my boys were sick over the holiday, some worse than others)  I can officially start planning all our Christmas events!  Boy is it hard work!

This weeks meals will probably be quick and easy, I am talking casseroles and the crock pot.  I have a lot of shopping/wrapping/things to do!  The next few weeks menus will probably be the same way.  Hopefully this weekend I can get them all planned out so I won’t have to think about them again, until it is time to cook them.

Menu Plan 12/02-12/08

Mon: Take n’ Bake Pizza

Tue: Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne (Chicken will be cooked in the crock pot)

Wed: Sloppy Joe’s with potatoes and Tater Tots 

Thr: Crock Pot Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo (but sub canned soup with homemade cream sauce)

Fri: Leftovers 

Sat: Kitchen is Closed

Sun:  Pork Roast (didn’t make it last week)

 

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday Nov. 25

Not only is it the week of Thanksgiving, but ’round here it is also parent-teacher conferences.

I have been busy this week making some teacher appreciation decorations for my sister.  She is hosting a luncheon for the teachers at my nieces’ school.

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She is making pies for them, and so I made little bunting flags for the pies.  I think they are gonna be pretty cute.

 

Sorry, not a lot of links to recipes with this plan.  The holiday kind of changes things up.  It’s a busy week so we are having some easy-peasy dinners.  Until the big one that is!

We are having dinner at my moms, and so we all contribute something for dinner.  I am a master of mashed potatoes.  Which is what I will be making.

 

Menu Plan 11/25-12/01

Mon: Chicken Parmesan Baked Pasta with Italian Green Beans

Tue: Tacos with Spanish Rice

Wed: Dinner at my moms

Thr: Thanksgiving!! I am making potatoes

Fri: Leftovers 

Sat: Kitchen is Closed

Sun: Pork roast with veggies 

 

Happy Cooking

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