What's for Dinner - Week of August 18th

Tuesday
Shrimp and Cucumber Salad
didn't make this last week
Crackers

Wednesday
Crustless Zucchini Pie
didn't make last week either
Green Salad
Fruit

Thursday
Cheese Rosti
didn't make this last week either
I wonder what we did eat?
Green Salad

Friday
Tofurky and Veggie Sandos for the road
Fruit
Cheese Puffs

Saturday and beyond

Publish Post

Gone to Maui!

For more interesting menus from people who actually cook what they plan, head on over to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday Extravaganza.

What's for Dinner - Week of August 11th

I've decided to work on using up my stockpile of food. I'm trying to plan around what I already have and keep the grocery budget for Maui and Disneyland (in September!). So here's my menu...

Monday
Shopping Date Night
Panda Express (Coupon)

Tuesday
Shrimp & Cucumber Salad
from last week
Crackers
Fruit

Wednesday
Pasta with Greens (Kale) & Ricotta
Green Salad
Garlic Wheat Bread

Thursday
Crustless Zucchini Pie
Green Salad
Fruit

Friday
BONFIRE! Worship Night!
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Pirates Booty
Fruit
Take: ??? Cookies

Saturday
Cheese Rosti
Salad

Sunday
Family Dinner

Hope you have a yummy week! Check out more menus at Menu Plan Monday hosted by Organizing Junkie.

What's for Dinner - Week of August 4th

We're trying to eat healthier / lighter and use up the veggies from our CSA Box. Here's my plan for this week. And a couple of new recipes.

Monday
French Bread Pizza
salami, pepperoni & cheese
Green Salad
Watermelon

Tuesday
Vegan Nicoise Salad
we'll add hardboiled eggs and maybe some tuna
Watermelon

Wednesday
4WD Club Meeting
eat at Pizza Parlor

Thursday
Shrimp and Cucumber Salad
Bread

Friday
???
Grilled Veggies
corn, squash, and ?

Saturday
Date Night?

Sunday
Family Dinner

Check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by Organizing Junkie for more meal ideas.

What's for Dinner - Week of July 14th

Dinners need to quick and easy this week. VBS is in the afternoon. Grom has no chance to nap, so he'll have to be in bed early all week.


Recipes for this week...
Asian Cole Slaw
Cucumber Salad

Happy Eating! Read more great menu plans at Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

What's for Dinner - Week of June 23rd

No recipes this week.  So I decided to take a picture of my menu pad and share that instead of doing all that typing.  Click the photo and it'll get bigger if you need help reading it.

Lots of people are eating this week.  See their menus at Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

What's for Dinner - Week of June 16th

Another week... another Menu Plan.

Monday

Stir Fry Veggies (Broccoli, Green Beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Carrots) 

with Tofu and Chicken

Rice

LO Cabbage Crunch Salad

Watermelon

Tuesday

LO BBQ Chicken

Roasted Beets

Green Salad

LO Potato Salad

Strawberries

Wednesday

Pasta with Basil, Garlic, Summer Squash

Green Salad

Garlic Bread

Strawberries

Thursday

Family Outing to Farmer's Market

Friday

???

Surferman leaving for MN, dinner plans???

Saturday

???

Mommy and Grom Funfest Extravaganza!

details tbd

Sunday

CORD

Lunches

Veggie Soup 

Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower and more

What's for Dinner - Week of June 9th

Monday

Weekly Family Dinner

Mixed Grill - Chicken Thighs, Chicken-Apple Sausage, Marinated Ahi, Sirloin K-Bobs 

(aka clean that old meat out of the freezer)

Assorted Roasted Veggies

(aka clean those wilty veggies out of the fridge)

Citrus Blueberry Green Salad

(aka use up those funky looking oranges)

Tuesday

Bean and Cheese Burritos

Roasted Beet Salad

Mexican Rice

Wednesday

Kitchen Sink Bean Soup with Sausage

Flatbread

Thursday

Stir Fry Green Beans, Cauliflower and Tofu

Rice

Friday

Steak and a Movie Night

Saturday

????

Sunday

Graduation Celebration 

(I have 2 cousins graduating from college!)

Chicken and Sausage

Millions (almost) of menus can be found at Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

What's for Dinner - Week of April 21st

 

I haven't posted meal plans for a couple of weeks.  Our budget wallet sure shows it.

I did a big shopping trip to the Grocery Outlet last Saturday, so my can cupboard is well stocked and I have no excuses for not cooking.  

Monday

BBQ Chicken Thighs

Rice-A-Roni

California Waldorf Salad - Romaine Lettuce, Apple Slices, Toasted Walnuts, Celery

Lemon Meringue Pie

Tuesday

Split Pea Soup with Ham

No Knead Bread

Sliced Oranges

Root Beer Floats

Wednesday

C.O.R.D.

Thursday

Farmer's Market

Friday - Sunday

Traveling - Gigi's Memorial Service, Baby showers for my sister and my cousin.

Need more inspiration?  Head over to Organizing Junkie's for Menu Plan Monday.  Hundreds of women share their menus every week.

What's for Dinner - Week of March 31st

I'm cleaning out the freezer this week.  A while back we got rid of our extra stand alone freezer and stand alone fridge for one side by side.  My extra storage space was cut in half.  I'm still trying to adjust.  We made a trip to Costco today and my menu for this week seems to have planned itself from food that there wasn't room for in the freezer.  I didn't link to any recipes.  If you want one, speak up and I'll post it or send you a link.

Monday

Lentil & Zucchini Casserole (from the freezer)

Green Salad

Tuesday

Tofu (from the freezer) and Broccoli Stir Fry 

Soft Chow Mein Noodles or such

Fruit

Wednesday

Lasagna (from the freezer)

Green Salad

Thursday

4WD Club Meeting

Dinner Out!

Friday

Lentils and Rice

Veggies

Saturday

Chili Cheese Quiche (from the freezer)

Green Salad

Apple Sauce

Sunday - Family Dinner

Lentil Burgers

Green Bean French Fries

Potato Salad

Strawberries 

Have a blessed week!

What's for Dinner - Week of March 10th

Monday

Zucchini & Ground Beef (Lentils & Rice) Cassserole

~this is a Dream Dinners recipe that I substituted lentils/rice 

for the ground beef as inspired by Robyn @ Lentils & Rice~

Pineapple Spears

Tuesday

CORD - Clean Out Refrigerator Day

We have leftovers galore from family visiting to say goodbye to Gigi

Wednesday

cKc / Bible Study

Black Beans and Sausage (LO from freezer)

Cornbread

Salad

Thursday

CORD

See Tuesday - truly leftovers galore.

Friday

Fish & a Movie Night

Baked Potatoes

Salad

Saturday

Arroz con Pollo 

(I posted a link for this recipe 2 weeks ago I believe)

Lettuce Leaves for Tacos

Fruit

Sunday

Family Dinner

If you want a recipe that I haven't posted or linked to, let me know.  For more great menu plans, go to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Have a blessed week!

What's for Dinner - Week of February 25th

Monday

Lentil and Rice Loaf

Broccoli

Apricot Apple Sauce

Tuesday - Library Night

Salmon Quiche - Quiche in a Bag recipe 

(make 2 more veggie quiches for freezer)

Garlicky Green Beans

Biscuits

Wednesday - cKc / OT Study

Potato Corn Chowder

No Knead Bread

Thursday

LEFTOVERS - Clean out that freezer!

Friday

Arroz con Pollo

(make 2 additional for the freezer)

Tortillas

Salad

Saturday

Dinner out with Surferman's Dad

Sunday

My Parent's cook dinner!

See what others are eating at Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday

What's for Dinner - Week of February 18th

Monday - Chicken Vegetable Soup - Bread

Tuesday - Baked Tofu and Veggie Chow Mein

Wednesday - Bread Soup - Salad with Tofu Ranch Dressing

Thursday - Lentils and Rice with Zucchini

Friday - Waffles

Saturday - Lentil and Rice Burgers

Sunday - Tech Team Appreciation Dinner (YAY GEEKS!)

Raclette 

(melty cheeses on potatoes, broccoli, salami, and more)

Caesar Salad

Chocolate Fondue

Tons of menu plans can be found at Organized Junkie.

What's for Dinner - Week of February 11th

Monday

Stir Fry Chinese Veggies with Baked Teriyaki Tofu, Shiitake Mushrooms & Shrimp

Brown Rice

Tuesday

Pizza and Salad

Wednesday

Oven Roasted Chicken

Veggies - Curried Greens (if the bag of greens stay good this long)

Mixed Grain Pilaf

Thursday

Chicken Vegetable Soup

No Knead Bread

Friday

Lentils and Rice

Veggies

Saturday

Dinner Out?

Sunday - Family Dinner

Veggie Burgers

Green Salad

Sweet Potato Fries

Need some more ideas of what to cook for dinner?  Check out all the meal plans at Menu Plan Monday - hosted by An Organizing Junkie.

What's for Dinner - Week of January 21st

Yum!  It's time for another week of meals.

Monday - Pasta with Meat Sauce * Salad * Garlic Bread

Tuesday - Black Bean Soup * No Knead Bread * Broccoli Salad

Wednesday - BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches * Tomato Soup * Spinach Salad

Thursday - Spinach Chick Pea Curry * Brown Jasmine Rice * Salad

Friday - Fellowship Dinner at Church * Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies * Cupcakes

Saturday - 

Sunday - Dinner with my folks

Read what's for dinner at over 200 others homes this week at Organizing Junkie's blog.

Like It or Not... Here comes Monday

I know that these posts I make on Sundays make such a difference in how my week goes.

I have managed to get the cold that first Grom and then Surferman have been dealing with. I hope I have it worse, because I haven't been very sympathetic with either of them. I feel b a d.

A new week is here and I have to get it together.

I did better this week with my habits. I was consistent with earrings and going to bed earlier (thanks to Surferman). I'm going to focus on drinking water this week. Fluids should help my cold too.

Habit 7 - Wear earrings daily - HABIT!
Habit 3 - Lights out by 10 pm nightly. - Surferman has been a great encouragement.

Habit 2 - Drink 3 qts of water daily.

Monday
Leftover Pork Ribs - Some Yummy Carb - Veggies - Salad

Tuesday
Enchilladas (from the freezer - didn't eat last week) - Rice - Beans - Salad

Wednesday
Meatloaf Sandwiches - Tomato Soup

Thursday
Chicken and Stuffing Casserole - Salad

Friday
Spaghetti Squash with Meat Sauce - Garlic Bread - Salad

Saturday
Dinner out before church

Sunday
Family Dinner - Menu TBD

My life has been Lovelier. I completed some of my tasks and have some new ones to add.

I'm back with the same tasks this week.
1. Clean out and organize the drawers on Grom's bed.
4. Spiff up guest bathroom.
7. Have a tea party with Grom and Gigi.
8. Pack Surferman's lunch 3 times this week - add love notes.
9. Organize Gigi's bathroom drawers.
10. Wear perfume daily.
11. Restart and be consistent with Daily Bible Reading plan.

101 Things - Still working on Psalm 8

Have a great week!

The only way to start a week...

I know it's not Saturday, but I like the idea of Lara's Smart Habit Saturday, I just have an awful time of getting a post done on Saturday. I'm going to add it to my Sunday night post that helps me organize my week.

I feel like a habit creating failure. I've managed to set ONE habit and it's pretty silly in the grandness of life.

Habit 7 - Wear earrings daily - HABIT!

I am not abandoning my desired habits, I'm just regrouping and starting over. Here's what I'm working on this week...

Habit 3 - Lights out by 10 pm nightly.

Habit 2 - Drink 3 qts of water daily.

Here's what we're eating this week...

Monday
Leftover Chicken and Stuffing - Salad

Tuesday
Enchiladas (freezer) - Salad

Wednesday
4WD Club Meeting - eat at meeting
Grom has cKc - PB&J

Thursday
Ham and Cheese Strata (freezer) - Salad

Friday
Fish and a Movie Night

Saturday
Date Night with Surferman (Eat out!)

Sunday
Lunch = Leadership Meeting at church - Making 3 kinds of Chili - Cornbread - Salad
Dinner with my folks

My Commitment to Loveliness wasn't much of a commitment last week.

I'm back with the same tasks this week.
1. Clean out and organize the drawers on Grom's bed.
4. Spiff up guest bathroom.
7. Have a tea party with Grom and Gigi.
8. Pack Surferman's lunch 3 times this week - add love notes.
9. Organize Gigi's bathroom drawers.

As soon as I'm done here, I'm going to go do something off this list. Must... stop... the... procrastination.

101 Things to Do
Still working on #3 - Memorize Psalm 8.

Oh Lord, our Lord. How excellent is your name in all the earth...

I hope to have more next week.

Have a great week!

How did I miss Monday?

I've been floundering for the past few days without a plan. Here's what we've eaten the past few days and what the rest of the week looks like.

Monday - Ham and Cheese Risotto - Spinach Salad (with cranberries, feta cheese and pecans)

Tuesday - Easy Ravioli Bake - Broccoli - Green Salad

Wednesday - BBQ Chicken Chili - Cornbread

Thursday - Crockpot Chicken with Stuffing - Green Beans

Friday - Fish and a Movie Night

Saturday - Surferman's Pizza Night

My Commitment to Loveliness wasn't much of a commitment last week.

I'm back with the same tasks this week.
1. Clean out and organize the drawers on Grom's bed.
4. Spiff up guest bathroom.
7. Have a tea party with Grom and Gigi.
8. Pack Surferman's lunch 3 times this week - add love notes.
9. Organize Gigi's bathroom drawers.


And then there's my 101 list... I've noticed a few others making their lists - Javamama and Sarah. Do you have a list too? I'm down to 814 days. I should get to checking some things off.

Here's one I'll work on this week - 3. Memorize Psalm 8

Any interest in posting weekly about our adventures with our lists? We can root each other on.

Marvelous Monday

I have a couple of things that I post on Mondays so I thought I'd combine them together.

First the menu...

Monday - Zucchini Soup - Croutons - Salad (Chicken Nuggets for Grom)

Tuesday - Bread Soup (we will eat it this week!) - Salad

Wednesday - cKc and Bible Study - BBQ Chicken Sandwiches - Cucumber Salad

Thursday - Chicken Olive Soup (I'm making this one up as I go - using up leftovers) - Spinach Salad

Friday - Fish and a Movie Night if we're alone.
Chicken Tacos if guests come.

Saturday - Harvest Party - Macaroni and Cheese
Surferman will make pizza that night.

Sunday - My folks are cooking "Sunday Family Dinner"

A Commitment to Loveliness is about increasing feminity and beauty in our lives. I think of it as a way to make my life more pleasant and prettier. My number is from when I started a few weeks ago.

1. Clean out and organize the drawers on Grom's bed.
4. Spiff up guest bathroom.
7. Have a tea party with Grom and Gigi.
8. Pack Surferman's lunch 3 times this week - add love notes.
9. Organize Gigi's bathroom drawers.

I guess I need to introduce Gigi. Gigi is my 90 year old grandmother. She is a piece of bread if I'm of the Sandwich Generation. I feel blessed (usually) to be able to be her girl.

What's for Dinner - Week of October 15th

It's all about leftovers and cleaning out the freezer and pantry this week.

Monday - Leftovers : tri tip - chicken - beans - macaroni salad - garlic bread - fruit salad

Tuesday - Leftovers : bbq chicken sandwiches - salad

Wednesday - cKc : sausage and zucchini sandwiches - salad

Thursday - Tomato and Bread Soup (didn't get made last week) - spinach salad

Friday - fish and a movie night : salmon patties - rice - zucchini

Saturday - Surferman's Pizza - salad

Sunday - I'll figure it out when it gets closer

What's for Dinner - Week of October 8th

It looks like we are getting rid of the freezer and the fridge in our utility room and replacing it with one fridge/freezer combination. I'm going to be losing some storage, but I store too much food. This will be a good thing. For now, I'm working on eating up our stockpile.

Here's what we're eating for dinner this week...

Monday - Tomato and Bread Soup - Spinach Salad

Tuesday - From the Freezer Leftover Soup (Turkey Taco Meat, Mexican Rice, Bean Broth, Pork Broth, and ???) - Green Salad

Wednesday - cKc and Bible Study - Turkey Cheddar Panini - Tomato Soup

Thursday - Farmer's Market. We skipped it last week.

Friday - Fish and a Movie Night - last week we bought salmon patties from Trader Joe's. They were delicious.

Saturday - Surferman, Grom and I are serving at my parents 10th annual golf tournament. We'll work for food.

Sunday - Dinner with my folks

Check out the other menu planners at Organizing Junkie