Menu Plan Monday

I'm back!  It's been a while.  I can't believe it is already April!  We have some fun stuff happening in the next few weeks.  One of my oldest friends is getting married on May 3rd and I'm in the wedding.  Then we leave for a week at the beach for Hub's big 30th birthday.  Very excited!  Not to mention I have two huge photography events in June and another wedding!  Busy times.

Recently we have been trying to control our grocery budget.  For two people, we can sometimes spend entirely too much on groceries.  And then we have a lot of waste too.   We are trying to be more conscious about what we are purchasing and definitely taking advantage of things like leftovers!

Here is this week...

Saturday - Barbeque Chicken Legs and Turkey Smoked Sausage, grilled squash, rice, and garlic bread

Sunday - Skillet Hamburgers and fries (we were going to grill but thunderstorms kept us inside)

Monday - Cajun-seasoned, skillet-fried chicken with roasted potatoes and asparagus

Tuesday - Grilled Chicken with Provolone Cheese, Corn on the Cob, Mashed Potatoes, and garlic bread

Wednesday - Grilled Hot Dogs and Brats with fries

Thursday - Grocery Night!

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Menu Plan Monday

We are expecting more winter weather this week.  I'm so over winter.  We spent Sunday afternoon at the park with friends and their kids.  It was a wonderful day with beautiful weather and I'm craving spring!  I don't want to go back to snow/ice.  I guess we will see.

Here is our menu this week...

Saturday - Out with Friends

Sunday - Hamburger Steaks, Mashed Potatoes, sauteed squash, and crescent rolls

Monday - Chicken and Dumplins (maybe I will finally make this tonight!)

Tuesday - Chicken Junk (my crazy skillet meal of chicken, squash, and zucchini served over whole wheat linguine)

Wednesday - Red Beans and Rice with cornbread

Thursday - Grocery Shopping Night! 

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Menu Plan Monday

Since the snowpocalype my state endured last week, I have been down with the plague.  I plan to recount our experience but I ended up at home in bed for the last 4 days.  I even let Hubs go grocery shopping for us!  He did a pretty good job with the sad grocery list I emailed him.

Here we go..

Friday - Hubs picked up Little Caesar's Pizza

Saturday - Hamburgers and fries

Sunday - Homemade chicken fingers, mac & cheese, and baked beans

Monday - Spaghetti

Tuesday - Chicken and Dumplings (the easiest recipe ever - broth, cream of chicken soup, shredded chicken, and biscuit dough)

Wednesday - Tacos (we are still addicted to the Taco Bell sauce at the grocery store)

Thursday - Grocery shopping night!

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Menu Plan Monday

I had a long weekend since the institution I work for observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Of course growing up and living in/near Birmingham, a historical battleground in the fight for civil rights, I have always been well-informed (or at least informed) on Dr. King but it wasn't until I took a history class in college did the importance of Birmingham and the players in the civil rights movement really and truly impact me. 

Maybe it was the difference between being a school kid and being an adult, but the stories and images told a different story than what I was taught in elementary and high school.  My professor was a teenager in Birmingham during the 1960s so his first-person stories was event more beneficial to me.  I did a massive research paper on the role of Birmingham's black churches in the movement. 

While Dr. King's leadership and non-violent beliefs played probably the most dominant role in the movement, his speeches were not just relevant then but now.  With utmost respect but to completely simplify Dr. King - he wanted people to love each other.  No matter if it was Birmingham in 1960 or 2014, we are to love one another not just despite our differences but because of our differences. 

Here are some of my favorite quotes about love by Dr. King.

"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. "

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. "

So that's what we should do - love.

And here is our menu plan for the week -

Saturday - Spaghetti and garlic bread

Sunday - Fried Pork Chops, Mac & Cheese, Pinto Beans, and Cornbread

Monday - Crockpot Shredded BBQ Chicken, cole slaw, and home fries

Tuesday - Cajun Chicken Pasta

Wednesday - Ultimate Chicken Fingers, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Thursday - Grocery Day!

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Menu Plan Monday

A new year is here!  No real resolutions this year but to slow down and enjoy life.  I want to spend lots of time loving - people and moments.  As I continue to watch (and experience) this slow motion roller coaster my family is on, I am taking it from it how important it is to show those around you how much you love them. 

Hubs and I sort of planned our menu on the fly and we definitely need to get more organized.  We tend to buy things that we think of off the top of our head then we don't really want it when it comes around during our menu rotation.

Saturday - Out with Friends

Sunday - Chicken Noodle Casserole with Sister Shubert Rolls

Monday - Sausage and Potato Skillet with cabbage and macaroni and cheese

Tuesday - Chicken Quesadillas with homemade salsa

Wednesday - Hamburger Steaks, mashed potatoes, okra, and yeast rolls

Thursday - Chinese Chicken Salad, Fried Rice, and Eggrolls

Friday - Frozen Pizza (and grocery shopping night!)

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Menu Plan Monday

I survived shopping for two weeks at a time!  It took a lot of planning and going slower than usual but I did it!  I did the majority of my shopping at ALDI followed up by a stop at a local grocery store and a visit to a dollar store for a few items for our new kitten.  Here is our plan for this week. 

Saturday - Chicken Fingers and French Fries

Sunday - Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Mac n Cheese, and Green Beans

Monday - Spaghetti and French Bread

Tuesday - Cajun Chicken Pasta

Wednesday - Hot Dogs and French Fries

Thursday - Parmesan Chicken Pizza and Salad

Friday - Sausage and Potato Skillet, Blackeyed Peas, and Cornbread

Menu Plan Monday

We are fresh off a beach vacation and I'm acting like a 3 year old!  Whiney!  But, it is a new week and new dinners!  I'm also working on a two-week grocery trip this coming week.  Going to give that a try and see how it goes!  As I'm currently boycotting Walmart becuase of a pretty horrible experience with their completely riduclous customer service, I'm finding new stores and new options to get what we need.  That shall be an adventure too!

Here is our week!

Saturday - Buffalo Chicken Strip Salad

Sunday - Vegetable Soup and Grilled Cheese (I know..it's July but it was like 75 yesterday!)

Monday - Cheeseburger Casserole and Baked Potatoes

Tuesday - Chicken and Dumplins and Green Beans

Wednesday - Onion Baked Chicken, Mac n Cheese, and "Brown" Rice (rice baked with beef broth)

Thursday - Pancakes

Friday - Grocery night!  Making something easy!

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Monday Menu Plan

It's healthy and clean eating this week! It is so much easier to plan healthy when Hubs is on board with it too. I'm lucky that he loves to try new things. Here is our menu plan!

Saturday - Hamburgers with the in-laws for the SEC Championship game. ROLL TIDE!

Sunday - Turkey Sloppy Joes with baked home fries

Monday - Taco Pasta

Tuesday - Cajun Chicken Breast, Sauteed Squash, Green Beans, and Roasted Potatoes

Wednesday - Taco Salad

Thursday - BBQ Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese

Friday - Movie Night with Hubs and K.  Favorite movie and foods!

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Menu Plan Monday

What a busy week this week is gearing up to be!  I have school stuff, business stuff, photography stuff, etc.  Busy busy!  But I'm happy to have a menu in place to make at least part of my routine a little more organized.

Saturday - Dinner at My Parents' house for my baby brother's 24th Birthday.  I made fajitas and chicken tacos.

Sunday - Out to dinner with friends - Japanese steakhouse!

Monday - Chicken Patty Sandwiches and Fries

Tuesday - Cheeseburger Casserole and Baked Potatoes

Wednesday - Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, and Chinese Chicken Salad

Thursday - Grilled Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Mac n Cheese, and Green Beans

Friday - Grocery night!

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Menu

Last week Hubs and I were on vacation in the Smokey Mountains.  We had delicious food every single night.  It was wonderful.  However, as good as it was, I was happy to come home and cook for myself.  I enjoy cooking and it was definitely missed.  This week I made our plan very quickly so I'm looking forward to sitting down and trying some new things for next week.

Saturday - Dinner with Inlaws

Sunday - Hamburger Steaks, Roasted Potatoes, Sauteed Squash, and Yeast Rolls

Monday - Class Night - Hot Dogs

Tuesday - Stovetop BBQ Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Wednesday - Homemade Pizza

Thursday - Tavern Chicken

Friday - Grocery night!

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Menu Plan Monday

A few weeks off and I'm back to menu planning.  Planning makes my life so much easier.  Hubs and I discuss dinner ideas then grocery shop.  Now every night, we have set choices instead of staring into the cabinet hoping for dinner to magically appear.  We leave for vacation 2 weeks from yesterday and I'm ecstatic!

Here is our plan...

Saturday - Hamburgers and Fries with Apple Pie and Ice Cream for dessert

Sunday - Hamburger Steaks, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans, and Rolls

Monday - Chicken Junk (chicken, squash, and zucchini sauteed in Dale's Marinade) with garlic toast

Tuesday - Sloppy Joes and Home Fries

Wednesday - Taco Soup and Mexican Cornbread

Thursday - Chicken Parmesan, green beans, and rolls

Friday - Breakfast or Grocery Night

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Menu Plan Monday

 

Last week we did an ok job at sticking to our menu plan.  Our sweet old dog passed away early on Tuesday so that threw me in a funk for the rest of the week.  This week I didn't do a great job at planning but there is a rough plan in place...

Friday - Junk food!  Pizza, jalapeno poppers, and potato skins.  Oh the horror!

Saturday - Out with my sweet friend A and her sister.

Sunday - Roasted Chicken (in the crockpot), homemade mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, green beans

Monday - Lasagna (Stouffer's) and Italian bread

Tuesday - Chicken Junk (skillet chicken, squash, and zucchini in marinade over noodles) and Garlic Bread

Wednesday - Calzones

Thursday - Grilled Chicken with Tomato Cream Sauce

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Menu Plan Monday

Hubs and I have been dealing with our old dog this weekend.  The seemed fine last week but took a bad turn on Friday.  Thankfully he is doing better today.  He enjoyed some mashed potatoes this afternoon.  I'm hoping he's out of the woods.  

Hubs and I were off on Friday and enjoyed grocery shopping together.  As always, we didn't need much but ended up spending more than usual.  How?!  But, here's our menu for this week..

Friday - Homemade Pizza

Saturday - BBQ with the in-laws

Sunday - Fried Chicken, Loaded Potato Casserole, Baked Beans, and Biscuits

Monday - Pancakes and Bacon

Tuesday  - Tilapia and Shrimp (I don't care for fish), Cole Slaw, and Hushpuppies

Wednesday - Chicken Casserole, Green Beans, and Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Thursday - Nachos

'Til Next Week....

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Menu Plan Monday

This week I was so well planned and I had an excellent grocery list with coupons and all....and I abandon it due to my schedule and etc.  No excuses.  I salvaged a plan but need to stick to a list and coupons next week.  I was so close to seeing real change at the register.  But, live and learn!  Here is our plan...

Friday - Hot Chicken and Fries

Saturday - Chinese Chicken Salad, Fried Rice, and Egg Rolls

Sunday - Roast with Potatoes and Carrots, Mac n Cheese, Peas, and Rolls

Monday - Class night!  Hubs cooks.  Hot Dogs and Fries

Tuesday - Chili

Wednesday - Chicken Casserole, Green Beans, and Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Thursday - Nachos

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Menu Plan Monday

Another week of new recipes for us.  We did fairly well last week in staying on our menu plan.  Always learning and adjusting to make our life more organized.  Here is this week's menu plan.

Friday - Buffalo Chicken Strips and Cheese Fries (we were so bad....but calories don't count on Friday, right?)

Saturday - Out to Logan's Roadhouse with the in-laws

Sunday - Crockpot Roasted Chicken, Sauteed Squash and Zucchini, Loaded Potato Casserole

Monday - Frozen Pizza (it's class night for me and Hubs' makes dinner)

Tuesday - Tavern Chicken, green beans, and garlic rolls

Wednesday - Taco Soup with Mexican cornbread

Thursday - Teriyaki Chicken, White Rice, and Chinese Chicken Salad

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Menu Plan Monday

This week's goal was to make make new meals or meals we haven't had in a while.  This week was probably the first time Hubs and I have sat down together to make our plan.  Hopefully this can become a weekly routine so that we both have an interest in our menu plans.  Here is our list for this week...

Friday - Steak Sandwiches and Home Fries

Saturday  - Pioneer Women's Chicken Spaghetti with garlic bread

First time making it.  Delicious.  Definitely Hubs' approved.

Sunday - Out - The Cheesecake Factory

Monday - French Onion Burgers and French Fries

Tuesday - Easy Chicken Parmesan and Baked Pasta with Rolls

Recipe coming soon!

Wednesday - Roasted Chicken with sauteed vegetables, corn, and rolls

Thursday - Grilled Chicken with fettuccine Alfredo

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And yet another week into this new year.  Is it bad that it doesn't feel new?  But I'm determined to continue to organize...especially my meal planning.  And here it is!

Saturday - Junk food!  Cocktail Meatballs and Queso Dip

Sunday - Chicken Junk (Chicken, Zucchini, Squash, and Onions with marinade and garlic).  YUM!

Monday - Spaghetti

Tuesday - Nachos - chips, beef, refried beans, cheese, and sour cream

Wednesday - Grilled Chicken and Fetticini Alfredo

Thursday - Cowboy Stew

Friday - Grocery night!

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Menu Plan Monday

So I'm proud of our first week of 2012...as far as menu goes.  We either stuck to the menu or improvized with what we had in the pantry.  We are trying not to eat out but we did end up having dinner with my in-laws but since that wasn't just us...I decided it was ok.  I'm couponing and working my menu to ad match so let's see how next week's shopping trip goes.

Here is our menu for this week:

Breakfasts:
Cereal (dry or with milk)
Biscuits
Egg in a Basket

Lunches:
Chef Boyardee (me)
Lean Pockets (hubs)
Leftovers

Dinner:

Saturday - Out with In-Laws

Sunday - Homemade Chinese Food - Chinese Chicken Salad, Fried Rice, and Eggrolls

Monday - On Our Own - The National Championship is tonight and hubs will be rooting on our Alabama Crimson Tide with his dad.  I have class until 8 but will join them (hopefully by halftime).

Tuesday - Red Beans and Rice and Cornbread

Wednesday - Chili and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Thursday - Herb Marinaded Grilled Chicken over Fetticini Alfredo and Rolls

Friday - BBQ Roast in the Crockpot

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Menu Plan Monday

First Menu Plan of the Year!  One of my resolutions for the year is to plan our menus and really stick to our menu and grocery list.  We overspend and waste too much for two people so I'm looking at ways to streamline our shopping.  Here is our first week...

Saturday - New Year's Eve - Skillet Hamburgers and Rotel Cheese Dip

Sunday - Homemade Corn Chowder

Monday - Out - My in-laws treated us to dinner at a local steakhouse

Tuesday - Meatloaf (1st time ever making it), Mac n Cheese, Green Beans, and Cornbread

Wednesday - Grilled (Foreman Style) Chicken over Fetticini Alfredo, Green Beans, Rolls

Thursday - Teriyaki Chicken, rice, white corn, and rolls

Friday - Grocery Day so probably out

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Menu Plan Monday...on Tuesday

This is my most favorite time of the year and would only be made better if I didn't have to work this week!  I need to think ahead next time and take off!!  For Christmas, I recieved yet another Hungry Girl cookbook so I plan to begin planning ahead and trying out some new recipes.  My goal for 2012 is to meal plan and blog about new recipes. 

Here is our menu....

Sunday - Christmas Day!  Breakfast with my in-laws and Dinner with my parents.

Monday - Fetticini Alfredo (frozen..Stouffer's), Caesar Salad, and Garlic Bread

Tuesday - Hamburger Steaks, Roasted Potatoes, Mac n Cheese, and Roasted or Pan "Fried" Squash and Zuchini

Wednesday - Homemade Pizza and Salad

Thursday - Cheeseburger Casserole (didn't make this the past two weeks), homestyle potatoes, green beans

Friday - Grocery Shopping Night.  Either something fun to make at home or we will pick up something

Saturday - New Year's Eve at Home.  Making junk foods including velveeta/rotel dip, sweet and spicy meatballs, and sausage balls.

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