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Menu Plan Monday Jan 20

 

Do you like spaghetti?  Do you have an Old Spaghetti Factory?

The Old Spaghetti Factory

If you do, they are celebrating their 45th anniversary.  In honor of 45 years, they have specific dinners for only 4 or 5 bucks!  Kids meals are $3.

What a steal!  But it is only good the 20th and the 21st of Jan.

So I will not be cooking tonight, we are going to the Old Spaghetti Factory.

Every year, well almost every year, we have celebrated my birthday there.  So it holds a special place in my heart.

*all images from the Old Spaghetti Factory

 

So the rest of the week looks like a crock pot kinda week…

 

Menu Plan 1/20-1/26

Mon: Dinner out

Tue:  Crock Pot Chicken & Brown Rice

Wed: Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna 

Thr: Crock Pot Peppercorn Steak and Potatoes 

Fri: Left Overs

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Sage Pork Chops with Lemon Risotto (Carry over from last week, because I didn’t end up cooking)

Happy Cooking

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Menu Plan Monday Jan 13

OK. So, I got a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas.  Now every time I am on my computer I am either playing with the software or watching YouTube videos on how to do stuff.

I almost forgot to share my meal plan.  I don’t have any completed projects to show you, but rest assured, I will soon!

 

Menu Plan 1/13-1/19

Mon: Cheese Steak Stromboli 

Tue: Chicken Alfredo Bundles with Caesar Salad 

Wed: Crock Pot Tomato Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Thr: Baked Spaghetti with garlic bread

Fri: Left Overs

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Sage Pork Chops with Lemon Risotto

 

Happy Cooking

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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.

 

 

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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