May 5, 2013
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Menu Plan Monday May 6th

It is finally getting warm here in the Pacific NW.

I say that like it is summer time and we haven’t had any nice days.

Today I wanted my husband to blow up Ian’s little pool because it was getting really hot. He wanted to mow the lawn first. So Ian and I headed over to Bamma’s house.

Her pool is not up and running yet, since May just started. Although she did work on it this weekend. Which means the weather will probably go to crap now that we have a way to cool off.

Since we couldn’t cool off in either of the pools we improvised.

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Menu Plan May 5-May 12

Mon: Pizza Bake and Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

Tue: Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Creamy Garlic Pasta

Wed: Fish with Rosemary and Lemon with Lemon Risotto

Thr: Three Cheese Ziti with Chicken

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: even more leftovers

Sun: Happy Mothers Day! (Wine-Glazed Steak and Cheesy Potato Casserole ~ maybe)
Happy Cooking

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April 8, 2013
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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.

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

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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March 11, 2013
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Menu Plan Monday March 11

We had a fun weekend and I was going to post about it but I need to go through the pictures.

But I didn’t want to put off sharing my menu plan.

Menu Plan 3/11-3/17

Mon: Oregon Fall Bacon & Cheese Meatloaf with Pepperjack Potatoes

Tue: Sweet & Spicy Bacon Chicken with Creamy Garlic Noodles

Wed: ~~Country Style Pork Loin with Arkansas Green Beans~~ went to a birthday dinner

Thr: Dressed-up Sloppy Joes with Tater Tots

Fri: Probably not cooking

Sat: won’t be home for dinner

Sun: Breaded Parmesan Ranch Chicken with Parmesan Rice

Happy Cooking

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January 14, 2013
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Menu Plan Monday 1/14 and I have been MIA

So I had a very busy week and have been MIA from the blogging world. I was going to tell you all about it today, but my eyes are closing while typing this, so I will wait till tomorrow….