March 16, 2015
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Menu Plan Monday March 16th

So yesterday (Sunday) I wasn’t sure what I was going to make for dinner. It was race day and so I knew I wanted something easy. The race was a 15k, just under 10 miles, which is a distance I usually run on the weekend, but there is so much more energy involved in races. So I didn’t want anything too complicated.

Turns out it didn’t matter what I planned. We lost power.

As did some 72,000 other people and businesses. I feel like this brief windstorm was unexpected. Or at least they didn’t expect it to do so much damage. Check out this YouTube video of some construction scaffolding being blown down yesterday in downtown. So needless to say I couldn’t do much cooking.

Luckily my sister made us dinner and let us stay the night so the kids could take a bath and Sid didn’t have to wear pajamas to bed.

He no longer likes to wear clothes to bed…in fact he didn’t even get dressed on Sat. When asked he says ‘nope. fine. yiper.’ Which translates to “Nope, I’m fine, I don’t need clothes cause I have my diaper on.”

Unfortunately we now have power again, so I have to continue cooking dinner. This week will be completely messed up and dinner plans will be changed because T-Ball is supposed to start and I am not really sure how that is going to work.

This kid will be celebrating his 5th birthday this weekend! Where does the time go?

Menu Plan 3/16-3/22

Mon: Parmesan Chicken Bites with noodles

Tues: Lowcountry Smothered Pork Chops with potatoes

Wed: Garlic & Brown Sugar Chicken with orzo

Thr: Open Faced Hamburgers with Mac & Cheese (for the kidos)

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Ian’s Birthday, so he gets to pick where we eat

Happy Cooking

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March 10, 2015
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Menu Plan Monday March 9th

Oh man, I completely forgot to make a meal plan this week.

But I was able to pull one together. whew.

Menu Plan 3/09-3/15

Mon: French Dip Sandwiches

Tues: Sloppy Joe’s with Tater Tots

Wed: One Pot Chicken Alfredo

Thr: Mexican Stuffed Shells

Fri: Pizza

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Race Day….So something easy

Happy Cooking

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March 2, 2015
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Menu Plan Monday March 2nd

Sid loves tacos. I can’t believe how much he loves tacos. Almost every night when I pick him up from the sitter he says we are having some kind of tacos. Usually he asks for ‘bacon tacos’ something I have never made. When pretending to cook, he is usually cooking tacos, recently it was chicken tacos, but he has also made waffle tacos.

So I figured he needed some tacos this week for dinner. Tonight I am going to a book signing event so Dad has charge of dinner, and after him working all day I decided pizza was a great idea. I admit right now that I am sure I will stick to making soup on Sunday, but I am gonna try!

Menu Plan 3/02-3/08

Mon: Pizza

Tues: Tacos

Wed: Parmesan Chicken Bites with Cacio e Pepe

Thr: Beefy Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Fri: Leftovers

Sat: Kitchen is closed

Sun: Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup

Happy Cooking

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February 16, 2015
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Menu Plan Monday Feb 16th

Happy Presidents Day!

I am so happy for this holiday right now. I really need to finish up making Ian’s invitations. Cause they need to get in the mail this week. So I will be doing a lot of crafting today.

But that also means that I planned something for dinner that takes a little more effort, because I have the time. I am always so rushed during the week that I like to make something a little more time-consuming on my days off.

I wanted to cook something different with ground beef, and boy was I having a hard time finding something new. I am taking the recipe on Wed, and changing it to ground beef instead of chicken. That recipe is also gluten-free and works for a Paleo diet, I however, will be altering it because my family is neither of those.