Menu Monday 7/30

 

Ok, 1/2 Marathon is complete, time to get serious about life now LOL…  I’ll post a recap this week on that….

I’ll also post an in-depth post on where I’m at on my weight loss…  Most likely Wednesday…

This week I’m going to alternate High/Low carb days, as Chris Powell Talks about in his book, Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution, and see how it goes...  I’m not a person who believes in a completely low anything diet…  But what he says makes sense, so we’ll give it a whirl….

Monday: (LC)  Grilled Chicken and Asparagus

Tuesday: (FREE) Pizza for the kids, Date Night for Mikey and I

Wednesday: (LC)  Zucchini Boats

Thursday: (HC) Steak and Potatoes

Friday: (LC) Asian Wraps

Saturday: (HC)  Southwest Chicken Salad 

Sunday: (HC)  Pork Loin, Potatoes

Menu Monday- 7/23

Quick Menu this week…  Trying to get back into the swing of things….

Monday:  Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes

Tuesday:  Burgers, and potato grillers

Wednesday:  Chicken Alfredo?

Thursday:  Tacos (Grego leaves for Waco and it’s what he wants)

Friday:  Pizza Night

Saturday:  Five Guys.  It’s my race reward food.  I’ll probably have a milkshake too, since I’m doing a half Marathon (my first!!!!)

Sunday:  Chicken and Asparagus

Menu Monday- 7/9

I’ve got my family back!  Yay!  It feels so good to have everyone back under one roof again….  It’s been a long couple of weeks, but well worth it all.  My husband and son are so thankful to everyone who helped them get to Sri Lanka for this mission.  It was truly a lifetime experience.  Anyway, last week I didn’t plan a menu because I basically went with whatever the Sri Lankan travellers wanted LOL   They really missed Beef   This week the novelty of them being home is gone, so they’ll eat what I fix LOL

Here’s the menu:

Monday:  Baked French Toast, Fruit Salad

Tuesday:   Chicken Tacos

Wednesday:  Baked Chicken in the Happy Pot Dinner

Thursday:  Beef Stroganoff

Friday:  Pizza Night!

Saturday:  Burgers, Potato Grillers, Watermelon

Sunday:  Michael and I have been married 16 Years today!  I ain’t cookin’

 

 

 

 

Menu Monday 6/11

Ok, I’m beginning to get back into the swing of things, still not great, but better….  Of course, I’m gearing up for my husband and oldest son to be gone on the other side of the world for two weeks, so there’s not telling what we’ll be eating while they’re gone and I’m feeding my lonely genes because that what I do when I’m lonely…..

Anyway…..

Here’s the menu for this week:

Monday:  Chicken Dinner in the Happy Pot with Garlic Bread

Tuesday:  Junk Food Dinner

Wednesday:  Grilled Chicken and Borracho Beans

Thursday:  Cheeseburger Mac

Friday:  Pizza

Saturday:  Pork Loin and Mashed Potatoes

Sunday: (Father’s Day) Fuddruckers

Menu Monday- 6/4

It’s June, it’s summer, and it’s hot in Houston!  Holy cow it heated up quick!  It’s time for me to return to my quick meals that require no baking and little time on the stove…..  I love a good salad, so that’s good at least

Speaking of Salad, I had the Southwest Chicken Salad last night, and it hit the spot, as always.   I really really like that salad, but I have to be careful not to over make it…  So this week I will make another of my favorites, Layered Salad.  Pioneer Woman introduced me to this salad, and my life is completely changed LOL    If you’ve never had it, you must make it.  Be aware, though, it is better if it has had time to sit in the fridge, so if you’re going to make it for the evening you really really need to make it first thing in the morning, or better make it the night before. 

Here’s the menu:

Monday:  Sausage, salad, Tiramisu

Tuesday:  Junk food dinner

Wednesday:  Mac and Cheese and Hot Dogs

Thursday:  Layered Salad, Grilled Chicken

Friday:  Pizza Night

Saturday:  Party at a friend’s house

Sunday:  Chicken Dinner in the Happy Pot

Menu Monday- 5/28

Ok, I just looked and the last time I did Menu Monday was Mother’s Day!  And the last time I actually planned what I was going to cook was around then too   This has been such a crazy month. I’ve GOT to get back in the swing of things…..  So here’s this week’s menu:

Monday (Memorial Day):  Memorial Day BBQ….  Pot Luck Style!

Tuesday:  Fish Tacos 

Wednesday:  Snack Dinner

Thursday:  Junk Food Dinner

Friday:  Church Dinner Event

Saturday:  Burgers from 5 Guys if I finish my 5K and live to tell about it LOL

Sunday:  Southwest Chicken Salad

Menu Monday 5/7

I’m so sorry I’ve been so inconsistent lately!  I read on another blog that “May is the other December” and I’d agree, except for me it’s been April!  Now that we’re in May things are starting to slow down.  The reason it’s April for me is because as homeschoolers we tend to finish things up by the beginning of May, so April is our final push.  My boys are scheduled to be done this week.  I say *scheduled*, because they haven’t stayed exactly on schedule, so they’ll have to put in some serious work to be done Friday, but if they put their minds to it they can do it….  I REALLY REALLY HOPE THEY DO…..

Anyway, in all of the business I’ve all but completely fallen off of the money bandwagon too.  I need to figure out a way to better plan for busy-ness.  I need some easy meal ingredients on hand or something…  Ideas would be great………

Anyway, I’m trying to get back on track this week, so here is the menu:

Monday:  Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Tuesday:  Breakfast for Dinner

Wednesday:  Snack Dinner

Thursday:  Pizza

Friday:  Shrimp and fries

Saturday:  Burgers

Sunday:  Grilled Chicken Wraps

Menu Monday- 4/16

Sorry I missed last week.  We got food poisoning on Saturday, all FOUR of the big people did, the babies were left to their own devices!  My house is STILL a mess, as I’m still climbing back out of it!!  It’s amazing how being sick for a couple of days threw off my whole house of cards!  This is just another piece of evidence that I have too much going on.  The good news is that we have 4 weeks of the classes that the boys go to on Tuesdays left, and 3 weeks of Bible Study, so our schedule is about to calm down   We….can….make…..it!!!!

I also haven’t done a real shopping trip in a week and a half, and didn’t even plan the menu last week.  You can imagine what that’s doing for the budget…..  So, today, we’re getting back on track

Monday:  Ham, Mashed Potatoes (Easter Dinner that never got cooked)

Tuesday:  White Castle Burgers

Wednesday:  Snack Dinner

Thursday:  Split Pea Soup, Rolls

Friday:  Pizza

Saturday:  BLAT Sandwiches

Sunday:  Chicken Dinner in the Happy Pot

Menu Monday- 4/2

I can’t believe it’s already April!  Before we know it, it’s going to be Christmas again!  Gotta tighten up that budget even more to get prepared!   Speaking of budgets, we ended the month of March pretty much right on budget with our groceries.  That was good.  We also did the bulk of our shopping together, which I very much enjoyed.  We’re going to continue that this month.  In addition, my husband let an extra job go that makes a huge cut to our budget, but it was an all night extra job on Friday night, and he was just working too much.  He had literally had 3 days off since Thanksgiving.  It’s going to be tight without that money, but it was the right decision.  My husband was working himself into the ground.  We should have our tax money back this month, and we plan to pay off our truck, so that will make a difference in the budget, it will still be tight, but we’ll make it.  Heck, we make it through the 20% pay cut last year, we’ll make it through this too .  Having him home this weekend was an adjustment for me, as I’m used to running the show on the weekends.  I was a little cranky, and I feel SO bad, because I am REALLY REALLY glad he’ll be home, I just need to readjust .  I’m very lucky to have an understanding husband who loves me in spite of myself…. 

Anyway, here’s the menu for this week:

Monday:  Waffles, (Boys Cook), with Strawberries

Tuesday:  White Castle Burgers

Wednesday:  Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Thursday:  Mexican Beans and Rice

Friday:  Fish Tacos 

Saturday:  Burgers, and Dyeing Easter Eggs

Sunday: (Easter)  Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Salad

Menu Monday-3/26

So far for the month, we’re on budget…  WOOHOO!  But, it’s been tough.  I mean really!  And we’ve bought very little meat, been eating out of the freezer, so I’m a bit worried about next month…  I have very much enjoyed shopping with my sweetheart, though

Here’s the menu for this week:

Monday:  Pancake supper courtesy of Gregory

Tuesday:  BBQ Chicken and Potato Salad

Wednesday:  Chicken Tortilla Soup for the Soup Supper at Church

Thursday:  White Castle Burgers and Fries

Friday:  Pizza and Movie Night

Saturday:  Chicken, Ham and Swiss Wraps

Sunday:  Drive Through

Menu Monday- 3/19

Ok, we have a light grocery shopping week this week…  Which is good, since we have very little grocery money available right now….  I am really trying to focus on cooking from the freezer and not buying everything in the recipe, but actually looking to see if I have or need it first.  I know..  Brilliant, isn’t it?  ;P 

  Monday:  Pancakes/Waffles

Tuesday:  Tater Tot Casserole

Wednesday:  Soup at Church

Thursday:  Frozen food for the kids

Friday:  Pizza and Movie Night with the kiddos

Saturday:  BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad

Sunday: Sloppy Joes, Fries

 

Menu Monday- 3/12

Is it St. Patrick’s Day already?????  Where has the time gone?  I can’t believe how fast this year is going by!  When did time start to go so fast?  I feel like the first third of this year has been so busy, it’s just a blur.  I don’t even remember a good lot of it.  Am I the only one?

Budgeting this month is going alright.  My husband and I are enjoying shopping together, and it’s good for him to see how much the grocery store costs.  I’m still frustrated at the rising cost of food, but we’re on budget at this point….

I try to do special meals for the holidays, and this week will likely be no different, with some green food on the menu on Saturday

Here it is:

Monday:  Tater Tot Casserole (Didn’t make it last week)

Tuesday:  Boys to make Pancakes

Wednesday:  Soup at Church (I don’t have to cook this week) 

Thursday:  Date Night, White Castle Burgers for the kiddos

Friday:  Pizza and a movie night with the kids…  We’ve been doing this for a couple of weeks, and we really like it

Saturday:  Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes, Irish Chicken and Leek Pie, Irish Soda Bread, Colcannon

Sunday:  Group- eating at someone else’s house

Menu Monday 3/5

Went grocery shopping with my sweetheart last week, and really enjoyed having him go with me.  We’re at a place where I just really, really like to be with him, no matter what we’re doing …  We didn’t spend a whole lot because I had a lot of stuff already on hand, but he did get to see that even with the very little that we bought we still spent some cash!  The one thing I AM doing is trying to avoid the store if it isn’t our grocery trip.  I make one trip to the store last week without him because we ran out of bacon and I needed it for the soup, but I bought the bacon, cream for my coffee, and milk.  I made it a point to not wander so I didn’t fill my basket up.  I only spent $16 that trip which I think is a record!!!  I also have a built in cheap night with our Soup and Bread series during Lent at church.  I’m cooking several of the nights, but soup, so that’s fairly inexpensive   And, having the boys make Pancakes on Monday worked out very well last week, so I think we’ll keep that up for a while and that should also help to lower our grocery spending

Here’s the menu for this week:

Monday:  Pancakes, Fruit Salad

Tuesday:  Turkey.  For Real.  I swear!  LOL  I actually remembered to get it out, but it still isn’t thawed, so it will be ready by Tuesday to cook, I’m sure

Wednesday:  Cauliflower Cheese Soup for the Lenten Series at church

Thursday:  Date Night…  I hope….  Freezer food for the kids

Friday:  Pizza

Saturday:  Tater Tot Casserole

Sunday:  Left Overs

Menu Monday- 2/27

Final week of February, and as I prepared my budget for March I increased the grocery budget.  My husband and I also decided to do the grocery shopping together, because he’s real strict about staying on list.  I’m excited to have him come with me, and hopefully we’ll find some ways to cut our grocery spending together   Plus- he’ll know what groceries we have, so if I don’t wanna cook…….  well…….    He’s usually good about pinch hitting for me when I’m not up to it…  This will just make it easier on him

Something does have to give, though, because we ended the month $200 over our grocery budget.  This area of our budget has been real difficult to tame.  This and gas money….  That’s out of control too   I can think of a LOT of other things I’d rather spend these large amounts of money on!!!  And I certainly would rather have my husband home more, rather than having to work so many hours just to keep us a float!!!!  Obviously, I write to you from a feeling of discouragement right now…..

Anywho- here’s the menu for the week:

Monday:  Court of Honor for Boy Scouts, I’m making Fruit Salad, Boys to make Pancakes for the babies for supper

Tuesday:  Date Night- I’m going to make some picnic foods for Mikey and I to have a picnic since we’re out of date night money for the month   I’ll leave some for the kids too …  Brisket, Potato Salad, Corn Bread Muffins, any left over fruit salad will be good I think

Wednesday:  Soup and Bread at the Church for our Lenten Series.  I’m making a Baked Potato Soup

Thursday:  Chicken and Sauteed Potatoes

Friday:  Pizza and a Movie Night

Saturday:  Trying some recipes out of my new WW Cookbook, “Best Darn Food Ever”: Super Refreshing Limeade, Boston Baked Beans with Spicy Mustard, Fresh Corn and Chive Spoon Bread, and Fried Fish

Sunday:  Turkey (yes the same one I’ve been saying I’m going to cook for weeks), Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Also, last week, Ashley asked for the Cheddar Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms recipe…  It’s not mine, and they were pretty good…  Hope you enjoy them as well