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Menu Plan Monday Sept 29th

I feel like we had such a busy weekend, but nothing got done…

I did get my long run in with my cousin, but I had to take Sid with me.  After the run we enjoy some French pastries, because well, we’ve earned it.

MSS_Sid & French Pastries

 

I just love his face in this picture.  He kept doing his ‘happy food dance’ every time he took a bite of food.

 

 

Menu Plan 9/29-10/5

Mon: Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Pasta

Tues: Cheesy Meatloaf with Roasted Potatoes

Wed: Spaghetti or lasagna

Thr: Pizza

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is Closed!

Sun: 2AM Chili

 I have two things to say about the above chili recipe: 1) my husband said this chili was amazing! 2) that guy’s website/recipes are fantastic and if you haven’t been there go.  Now.  It’s ok, you’re done here.

 

Happy Cooking

 

Dawn Marie

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Menu Plan Monday Sept 22nd

I have a confession to make: I don’t use cream of anything soup.

Last week‘s menu plan included a recipe for Crock Pot Bacon Ranch Chicken, which calls for cream of chicken soup and sour cream.  I didn’t have any sour cream on hand, and didn’t want to go to the store just for that.  Since I was making my own cream of chicken soup, I figured I could just add the brick of cream cheese I had in the fridge.  While making the soup, I added the cream cheese and cooked until it melted and was incorporated (this is also where I mixed in the Ranch Dressing and stuff).  I threw it all in the crock pot with my frozen chicken and cooked on low all dayish.

It was delicious!  I am sure the sour cream version would still be wonderful, but everyone really enjoyed this alteration.

Maybe I’ll make it again and share the recipe, or maybe I’ll just make it again and eat it.

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We also celebrated my Baby’s 2nd birthday last week with dinner at Red Robin.

 

 

Menu Plan 9/22-9/28

Mon: Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini

Tues: French Onion Pork Chops with Cheesy Potato Casserole

Wed: Sloppy Joes

Thr: Lemon Chicken Romano with Lemon Basil Pasta

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is Closed!

Sun: Brown Butter fish with Parmesan Orzo (adapting from the linked recipe)

 

Happy Cooking

 

Dawn Marie

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Menu Plan Monday Feb 24

Remember last week when I said I was sick?

Well now everyone is sick.  I am better, but not entirely back to normal.

The hubster has had a fever since last Friday and I finally convinced him to go to the doctor.  Tonight.  On Monday.

Guess what? He has pneumonia.  He walked in and said “yeah, yeah. you were right.”

I wasn’t even gonna play the I-told-you-so-card.  But you know, I was right.

Ian is also sick, but he just has a virus.  But it has been hard on him the last couple days.  And tonight it seems like Baby Sid is coming down with it.

I find it very difficult to think about meal planning when nobody is eating.

So if I do cook this week, this is what I might be making.

 

Menu Plan 2/24-3/2

Mon: no plan.

Tue: Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup with Tortellini

Wed: Sloppy Joe’s with taters 

Thr:  Slow Cooker Zesty Italian Chicken

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Sunday night roast ~ probably pork

 

 

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday Feb 17

I will admit it.  I am sick.

I have been able to avoid all colds and sickness this winter. Until now.  Due to babysitting issues & the weekend, I had to have the past four days off.  Which means I had the last four days with my kids home with me.

And I got a cold.  A miserable, my head is gonna exploded, I can’t breather, kill me now, kinda cold.  Do you think those boys would let me rest and get better?

Nope.

So it was really hard for me to think about food for this upcoming week.  But I must remember that I will get better and I will need to feed the family.

So here is the plan, but don’t hold it against me if we end up with take out once or twice this week.

 

Menu Plan 2/17-2/23

Mon: Cream Cheese Pesto Chicken with rice

Tue: Beef Stew in the crock pot

Wed: Sweet & Spicy Bacon Chicken with Pepperjack Bacon Mac n’ Cheese

Thr:  One Pot Baked Ziti

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Early Dinner at my Aunts

 

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