Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Menu Plan Monday 5/26/14

Breakfasts: grapes, cereal, apple cinnamon muffins
lunches: corn dogs, nuggets, turkey sandwiches, left overs


Chicken penne w/ homemade garlic cheese bread & green beans


Pork chops w/ white noodles & peas

Spaghetti w/ left over garlic bread

Chicken & mac n cheese 

Pork chops salad & corn

BBQ chicken 

Breakfast for dinner

Tonight after work I need to make the cinnamon muffins so we can have a special breakfast tomorrow, which will make for a smooth morning before work! I just picked out the box kind, never tried them before!

The kids love making their own turkey sandwiches, complete with the mustard smiley faces! Katelyn insists on using bread to complete her masterpiece but only eating the meat and cheese!

Linking up with Menu Plan Monday

Monday, May 19, 2014

Menu Plan Monday 5/19/14

  • Spaghetti
  • Baked chicken w/ white noodles & peas
  • Pork chops w/ au gratin potatoes & corn
  • Cheeseburgers & cubed potatoes w/ brocolli
  • Taco / Burritos
  • Heather's BBQ 



Breakfasts will be cereal, oatmeal, toast and fruit. 
Lunches: cheese quesadillas, turkey sandwiches, left overs and chicken nuggets

Linking up with Menu Plan Monday! That's where I found the southwest chicken skillet that I plan to try this week!

Monday, May 12, 2014

books I want to read

Anyone want to buy me all the books I ever wanted?
Books I want to read:
Moneyball
Mistakes were made (but not by me)
Thinking, fast and slow
The hard thing about hard things
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Theordore Roosevelt biography
Epictetus
Letters from Stoic
The 48 Laws of Power
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, Third Edition
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
The Dance of Anger
Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life


Movies:
Running from Crazy

Cleaning tricks

http://www.buzzfeed.com/twopoodles/deep-clean

Menu Plan Monday 5/12/2014

Breakfasts all week: cereal w/ fruit or oatmeal
Snacks all week: animal crackers, strawberries, bananas, ritz crackers 

Monday
  • turkey sandwiches
  • Biscuits & Gravy w/ scrambled eggs

Tuesday
  • corn dogs w/ potato salad
  • Baked chicken w/ white noodles& corn

Wednesday
  • turkey sandwiches
  • cheeseburger macaroni with peas

Thursday
  • chicken nuggets
  • Baked spaghetti

Friday
  • cheese quesadillas
  • Tacos / burritos

Saturday
  • corn dogs
  • Biscuits & gravy w/ scrambled eggs

Sunday
  • turkey sandwiches
  • Graduations :)

I'm making biscuits and gravy twice this week since I only use half of the sausage tonight. Besides, it's a favorite and I think I could eat it every night! I hope everyone has a great week! Linking up with Menu Plan Monday!

Monday, May 5, 2014

Menu Plan Monday 5/05/14

Monday 
  • cereal w/ banana
  • ham sandwiches
  • Lasagna (frozen) / salad? 
Tuesday
  • cereal w/ banana
  • hog dogs w/ potato salad
  • Spaghetti w/ corn

Wednesday
  • cereal w/ fruit
  • turkey sandwiches
  • Chicken fried steak / mashpotatoes/ peas

Thursday
  • cereal w/ fruit
  • cheese quesadillas
  • Pork chops w/ white noodles

Friday
  • apple cinnamon muffins
  • hot dogs
  • Out to eat / Retta's graduation

Saturday
  • apple cinnamon muffins
  • turkey sandwiches
  • Daytan's birthday party
  • kids to my aunts house!

Sunday 
  • *kids will be at my aunts:) 
  • Frozen pizza for dinner
Menu planning really helped last week keep on budget and not waste my energy thinking about what we were doing for dinner. I always find myself back to menu planning when I want some structure and am really on a money diet. I went grocery shopping at Aldi's and found some frozen chicken fried steak and apple cinnamon muffins to add to this weeks menu. You would think my kids would get tired of cereal but if I try to switch it up week day mornings, they just ask where the cereal is! I could probably have cereal for every meal though so I don't blame them one bit! 

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Menu Plan Monday 4/28/14

Monday 
  • Cereal / banana / apple
  • leftover bean & taco meat burritos
  • Pork chops and white noodles
Tuesday
  • Cereal / banana 
  • turkey sandwiches w/ chips / apple
  • Tatortot casserole (I think I'll prepare this before hand so I just have to put it in the oven)
Wednesday
  • Oatmeal / banana
  • Chicken nuggets/ fries
  • Baked chicken w/ mac and cheese
Thursday
Friday 
  • Poptarts / banana / apple / milk
  • Cheese pizza
  • Leftovers
Saturday
  • Cereal w/ fruit
  • Grilled cheese sandwiches
  • BBQ - Danny Day
Sunday
  • Cereal w/ fruit
  • Cheese quesadillas
  • Biscuits & Gravy
As I look over my menu, I realize I will have to be careful with my portions to stick with my healthy eating plan. I found the tatortot casserole on the Duggar's family blog forever ago. It's really good! I also haven't made chicken enchiladas for a long time. Every time I make this for someone, they request the recipe! Linking up with Menu Plan Monday!