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thoughts from a mother of boys, a marathoner, a triathlete, a crafter, a wife, and a scientist


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Menu Plan Monday June 10

Summer time.

I love summer.

I am a sunshine kid, which is odd since I was raised in the rainy Pacific Northwest.  But we do have glorious summers.

However, summer means the last thing I want to do is be inside on my computer.  So it took me a little while to plan our meals for the week.  To remedy this problem I think I will need to sit down one evening this week and plan my meals for the rest of the summer.

I know, things will change, but at least if I have something to go on then I won’t be scrambling.  Like I did this week.

Of course summer time also means doing lots of stuff outside.  Which Ian LOVES! He would spend all day outside if he could.  Including trips to the park.

Baby Sid is not yet a fan of grass

Baby Sid is not yet a fan of grass

The Big Slide.  We used to use wax paper to make it more slippery

The Big Slide. We used to use wax paper to make it more slippery

Ian is getting so big

Ian is getting so big

Baby Sid just swinging

Baby Sid just swinging

Ian loves to do things with his brother, even if it means using the baby swings

Ian loves to do things with his brother, even if it means using the baby swings

Menu Plan 6/10-6/16

Mon: Pepper-Lime Chicken served over rice

Tue: Pan-Seared Steak and Onions served with mashed potatoes

Wed: Grilled Chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta

Thr: Slow Cooked Jerk Pork with Caribbean Salsa Sandwiches

Fri: Chicken Parmesan Manicotti with garlic bread and green beans

Sat: Baby food cooking day

Sun: Father’s Day, so we will see what the Hubs wants to do

 

 

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday May 27

I love long weekends.

I hate long weekends.

Having an extra day off is both wonderful and horrible.  I love having it, but it makes it that much harder to return to work.

You try to cram all these plans into one extra day!

This weekend my brother and his family came to town and now I am exhausted.  The kids are exhausted.  But I am sure we are not as exhausted as my brother is, since they had to travel.

Plus I get my days all confused, thus the reason I am posting this on a Tuesday.

My hubby is working late all week, so I have to pick up the kids and rush home to make dinner then feed them.  And I mean literally put food in their mouths.  Since I won’t have any help during this time, I am making simple food.  Well, I have Wed. off so I can spend some time cooking during the day.

The best part about this weekend was having all the kids together.  They were super adorable!

Mult. Co. Fair

Menu Plan 5/27-6/2

Mon: we had leftovers

Tue: Chicken & Rice

Wed: Beer Marinated Pork Chops with Cheese Topping and Creamy Garlic Pasta

Thr: Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos & Spanish Rice

Fri: Chili

Sat:

Sun: Cajun Chicken Stuffed with Pepper Jack Cheese & Spinach, Green Beans and Duchess Potatoes

Happy Cooking

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Meal Plan Monday April 8

Baby Sid has graduated to a highchair.  I am not as pleased about this as I should be, simply because we have no space in our dinning room for our highchair.  It has these folding legs that form a very large triangle.  It takes up SO much space.

But he is super cute in it. And Ian is happy to have him at the table.

Baby Sid Highchair

It is nice that he can sit with us at restaurants now

Baby Sid Highchair

even if he does want to use the table as a chew toy…

Sometimes when I cook I don’t really use recipes.  This is gonna be that kinda week.  So my plan might help you with some ideas, but not so much with actual recipes.  Oh, and we are using a lot of hamburger meat…

Menu Plan 4/8-4/14

Mon: Spaghetti, no not the kind from a jar, but the kind I don’t have a recipe for

Tue: Beef Stew

Wed: Tacos

Thr: Sage Pork Chops with Parmesan Rice

Fri: Sloppy Joes (yes, I am singing the Adam Sandler song when I type it)

Sat: come on, you know I don’t make dinner on Sat…

Sun: Helping to host a baby shower so all my kitchen time will be devoted to that!
Happy Cooking

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Need something to help plan your meals?  I use the Plan to Eat online meal planner.  Try it free for 30 days

Simple Meal Planning - Plan to Eat

Find more recipes at I’m an Organizing Junkie or Erin Brans.com