Meal Planning Week 20 of 52
Sunday
Carnitas w/ Corn Tortillas, Salsa, Guacamole, Sour Cream and Chocolate Fondue
Monday
Roasted Tilapia, Potatoes, and Lemons
Tuesday
Easy Gazpacho
Wednesday
Spicy Sesame-Soy Soba & Sliced Steak
Thursday
Spring Salad of Asparagus, Ramps, Snap Peas, and Peas, with Poached Egg and Lemon Zest Vinaigrette
Friday
Egg and Avocado Toast - field trip volunteer, so not cooking when I get home
Saturday
Chicken Picatta and Pasta w/ veggies
Mother's day was this past Sunday. Tim surprised me with a box of chocolates and the day before we went out and got a new blender so that we can have smoothies all summer long. The kids are excited and so am I to be honest. I love smoothies.
Riley made me the sweetest little keepsake at school. It's a picture of him and his hand print. All too soon that hand will be bigger than mine and never want to hold my hand as we walk to school. He's grown up so much this past year. It's terrifying and has left me choked up with tears in my throat as I realize how big he is getting. It's wonderful to watch but also sad for me as his Mommy. I still see that little boy in his eyes once and a while and thankfully it reminds me that so far Tim and I have done a good job with him and that he still has innocence and littleness. That hopefully we haven't rushed him to grow up to fast.
Lukah and I had Mommies night at his preschool this past Friday. It was really fun. The highlights for me were making the craft he is to give to Tim for Father's day and watching him sign and act out his "mommy" song and they had to remember to "point to their mommies". We also got to share some cookies and juice. Unlike Riley, he actually let me have my cookie. Riley always ate my cookie. I think he really enjoyed spending the time with me and I enjoyed the time with him. He's such a handful and so head strong. I love it when we can just play together and I don't have to telling him no or don't do that or please, stop that. I got a very pretty handprint that they had made all the fingers into stems of flowers and put flowers on the tops of them. Very cute.
We went to Tim's parents house for dinner on Mother's day. Tim asked me to come up with something for him/us to make that wasn't too hard. We had carnitas with taco shells and guacamole. For dessert which went over super well we had chocolate fondue. The kids loved it and I think Grandpa really liked it too if the spatula at the end was any indication. We also went for a bike ride and introduced Gramma and Grandpa to geocaching.
My mother sent me an e-mail a while back saying she didn't want anything for mother's day other than for me to be a good person... so since I think I'm doing pretty well in that category 95% of the time I honored her request and didn't get her anything.
This week should be uneventful which will be nice because I need some calm in my life. Everybody needs calm in their life. At least I think so. Plus, this coming weekend is a long weekend. Looking forward to some quality time with my family and some of our friends. Maybe even a smore or too if I'm lucky!
Enjoy your weekend everbody!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 19 of 52
Sunday
Don’t ask, there was a plan but it went out the window. Pizza and salad.
Monday
Italian Style Halibut and Asian Slaw
Tuesday
Asian Chicken Noodle Salad with Ginger-Peanut Dressing
Wednesday
Brown Rice and Beans with Ginger Chili Salsa
Thursday
Margherita Tortilla Pizza
Friday
Roasted Tilapia, Potatoes, and Lemons
Saturday
Sesame Caesar with Za'atar Rub Grilled Chicken Salad
Monday has been as wonderful as a Monday can get. It’s warm, practically hot at 30 Celsius today, with a breeze. The doors and windows have been open all day letting the breeze go through the house and get rid of any of the stale air that might be left over from what has seemed like the longest winter in history. I hope this weather sticks around. I am happier and life seems more promising when there are big puffy white clouds against a light blue sky.
I got a new bike last Friday. Tim humored me and let me get a aqua coloured basket with an orange basket liner, a pink flower, and a bell with an owl on it. So far I’m really enjoying it. Saturday we went for a long bike ride and today Riley and I rode our bikes to and from school with Lukah in the bike stroller. It was nice. Makes the trip to school very quick. Leaves a little more time for me to get my act together, which I always appreciate as I can never seem to get up with my alarm and then we are scrambling and flying around the house trying to make sure we get dressed, have breakfast, make lunch, and get Riley’s backpack ready to go in about half the time I originally planned. I am not a morning person, I don’t function well. I can go to bed at 9 and be completely refreshed when I wake up but I just can’t seem to shake the fog till about 8 am. Another reason I am happy that summer will be here soon. I can get up at 8 with the kids and we aren’t late for anything.
Riley is at soccer practice right now with my hubby. He’s been asking when it would start since indoor soccer ended. I’m so glad he enjoys it.
This weather helps me to get excited about planting my garden, spending evenings on the deck with my hubby reading and sipping flavoured water, camping with friends and late nights spent around the campfire roasting marshmallows and drinking the occasional beer, watching my kids run through the sprinkler and suck on whatever flavour popsicle I’ve thrown together for them that day (today was simple, apple), enjoying light salads on the deck for dinner, and homemade ice cream on the weekends when I’m feeling up to doing something special.
I love you summer, please don’t leave us too soon. I do love fall the best but summer, you are a very, very close second.
My new bike. Isn't it pretty?
Have a good week everybody! Enjoy the sunshine!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 18 of 52
Sunday
Out
Monday
Avgolemono
Tuesday
Curried Chicken and Coconut Rice - leftovers
Wednesday
Anelletti Pasta with Sausage and Greens
Thursday
Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs & Basmati Pilaf with Dried Fruits and Almonds
Friday
Out
Saturday
Pita Pizzas also need to make Rice Krispie Squares and some kind of baking. Doing coffee after service at church on Sunday.
12 Things you don't know about me (unless you know me really REALLY well, yes, I'm looking at you, Tim)
1. I like my peanut butter warm and oozy. If it's not I will microwave it for 10 seconds just so it is.
2. I rarely wear my hair down, even though I have long hair.
3. I love coffee and English/Irish breakfast tea equally. I limit myself to having one or the other 3 times a week.
4. I am paralyzed but the thought of failure. It keeps me from being who I dream of being on a regular basis.
5. Dr Pepper is my favourite pop. Did you know if you put Coke and Amaretto together it taste like Dr Pepper?!
6. My favourite places on earth is the country, and I don't mean 5 minutes out of the city, but really in the middle of nowhere, Tim and I take Cowboy Trail to Banff every year just so I can look out the window and see nothing but farmland and emptiness. The other is the ocean, the smell, the sound, how it looks. It calms me. Which honestly, is hard to do.
7. I don't have many friends. I have tons of acquaintances but only a handful of people that I love dearly and would do anything for them. They are the family Tim and I have chosen for ourselves and I'm so happy to call all of them my friends.
8. I am closer to my Mother in law and sisters in law than my own Mother and sisters. When I married Tim I found the sisters that I always hoped that my blood sisters would/could have been.
9. I miss my father, some days my heart aches so badly I'm sure it will never heal from the loss of him. It saddens me to think that my boys will never get to know the amazing man he was.
10. I love camping. I love taking the boys camping. I cry sometimes when camping, I feel it's unfair that my Dad isn't here to share camping with his grandchildren.
11. I go to church almost every weekend. I'm struggling right now though, I don't feel anything lately when I'm there. It makes me sad. I feel lost. I remain faithful.
12. I've watched and rewatched Six Feet Under and Big Love over and over. Favourite shows ever. I finished Big Love this past Friday for the third time and I still cried when Bill died.
Well, some of that got a little heavier than I had planned. Sorry about that. Apparently I needed to let it out.
Meal plan is easy this week. Basics with a little flair. I need to decide on what to make for coffee service on Sunday after service at church. I have a few ideas... Apple Cinnamon Toaster Strudels, Puff Wheat Squares, Sweet Tea Cookies, Blueberry Crumb Bars, or Spiced Applesauce Cake? Thoughts? What would you want? I stayed away from nuts... not sure about allergies. I'm for sure making rice krispie squares and something and taking some boxed jammy cookies. Just need to decide what that something is going to be.
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Have a good week everybody!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 18 of 52
Sunday
Out
Monday
Avgolemono
Tuesday
Curried Chicken and Coconut Milk - leftovers
Wednesday
Anelletti Pasta with Sausage and Greens
Thursday
Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs & Basmati Pilaf with Dried Fruits and Almonds
Friday
Out
Saturday
Pita Pizzas also need to make Rice Krispie Squares and some kind of baking. Doing coffee after service at church on Sunday.
Meal Planning Week 17 of 52
Sunday
Mae’s Broccoli Cheddar Salad
Monday
Spring Vegetable Risotto w/ Poached Eggs
Tuesday
Fish Burgers w/ Sweet Potato Fries
Wednesday
Balinese Grilled Chicken
Thursday
Greek Lamb Stew
Friday
Chinese Chicken Salad w/ Sesame Ginger Dressing
Saturday
Avgolemono
Today was root canal day. Honestly, it went about a 1000 times better than I thought it would. I had a moment at the very begining but I'm not sure if that was actually caused by the fear of my impending doom or if it was Mommy guilt in a huge way. I forgot it was beach day at preschool. So, we get there only 3 minutes late and I'm feeling quite good about myself since I had to drive from basically St. Albert to Sherwood Park and managed to drop off both kids and not lose my mind. Then L's teacher says "Good Morning! I'm so happy your here for BEACH day!". In less than a second I lose that feeling of being proud of myself to being utterly crushed as I look at my sweet little boy dressed in black pants and a long sleeved T. F*CK!!! So yeah, I may have been more having a moment about the consuming mommy guilt rather than the fear of my face about to be drilled into. *sigh* Maybe one day before they both move out and have families of their own I will get it right. Just for one day. I'm a work in progress.
Anyways, the root canal. Went fine. Less traumatic than the last filling I had about 10 years ago. That was a terrible experience. I told the dentist I was having a little anxiety so he said he would make sure I wouldn't feel anything to let him know if I did. He must have given me enough freezing in my face to freeze three people. I went in at 9:15 and was STILL numb at 3:30 when I picked R up from school. I keep thinking I'm done and won't have to worry about it anymore, but then I remember I still need to go back and get a crown put on and fitted for a night guard. Let's hear it for cleching and griding your teeth due to stree at night! Not.
I also went into one of the worst potholes ever in the park today. I lost a hubcap coming out of the mall. I knew the root canal went too smoothy. Tim has tried to make me feel better by saying he was going to throw them out anyways but it still annoys me. Ah well. Nothing I can do about it now... unless you see my Ford hubcap in front of Sherwood Park mall. I'd really like it back. Thanks.
Meal plan this week is fairly simple and straight forward. I'd love to move more towards salads and cold soups but with the weather not being able to make up it's mind and still thinking it's winter half of the time I've decided to sit on the fence for a bit longer.
If you are looking for some new music I'm really enjoying Apparat - Goodbye ft. Soap & Skin.
Have a good week everbody!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 17 of 52
Sunday
Mae’s Broccoli Cheddar Salad
Monday
Spring Vegetable Risotto w/ Poached Eggs
Tuesday
Fish Burgers w/ Sweet Potato Fries
Wednesday
Balinese Grilled Chicken
Thursday
Greek Lamb Stew
Meal Planning Week 16 of 52
Sunday
Curried Chicken w/ Coconut Rice
Monday
The Contilentil Divide pg. 79 TLC
Tuesday
Grown up Tuna Noodle Casserole
Wednesday
Grilled Skirt Steak w/ Guacamole and Rajas
Thursday
Greek Seasoned Salmon w/ Rice and Veggies
Friday
Tomato Soup w/ Grilled Cheese
Saturday
Hamburgers w/ Ceaser Salad
The first meal I ever made was pork chops. I was 10. My mother and Grandpa had decided that they were going to paint our new house we were going to be moving to in a month or so and had gone over to paint it. I do appreciate that they painted the house for us but it left a 10 year old in charge of a 6(7) and 4(5) year old. Being a mother myself now I would never do that but in the 90’s I guess it was ok? I don’t honestly know, all I know is there were two little girls crying for dinner and their mother could not be gotten ahold of as this was before everyone had a cell phone. My dad was also working two jobs at the time and wasn’t home yet from work and I knew that he would want dinner as well... I’d seen what would happen if there was no dinner when he got home.
Anyways, getting back to first meal I ever made. I remember being terrified but more terrified of my dad coming home to my sisters screaming and crying about how there was no food and mom wasn’t home so I sucked up and did my best. I remember thawing the pork chops in the microwave, a little too long so they were a little cooked. Getting out the shake n bake and reading the instructions. Turning on the oven and not being sure if I did it right. I remember making potatoes they way my Grandpa had done so many times and thankfully I knew how to do that part. I put everything on two baking trays and put it in the oven. I didn’t know where the timer was so I remember trying to figure out how long it would take on the clock. I put peas in the microwave and waited. I was so worried I would burn the pork chops and I would be in so much trouble I checked them several times. Finally, everything was ready. I don’t remember feeding my sisters but I must have because I know my dad wasn’t angry when he got home. He made a plate for my mom and for my Grandpa and after he had eaten dinner he left to go see them. There was no praise, no thank you, no shock or amazement. It was just what was supposed to have happened.
If I’d only known what I had done by making dinner that night I may never have done it. I made dinner for my family basically till the day I moved out after that. I took over the grocery shopping and cooking and some of the cleaning in the kitchen. My sisters were supposed to help but I don’t remember them helping. My mother would lay up in her bedroom and read and watch TV. My friends in post secondary use to talk about how they couldn’t wait to go home to see their moms and get some home cooked food. I didn’t understand when they talked about homemade pasta and pasta sauce or all these other things I’d heard about. Pasta comes out of a box and sauce comes out of a can, Duh! I didn’t know that some mom’s made care packages for their kids when they left to go back to school after thanksgiving or Christmas. One friend would come home with plates and plates of pre made dinners that her mom had put together for her. My dad bought me groceries a couple times when I was in post secondary, that was all the care packages I ever got.
Now that I have kids, I want to be the mom that everyone wanted to go home and get yummy food from. That makes homemade pasta and sauce. That makes homemade bread and jam. That sends plates of pre made dinners home with my kids so I know they are getting at least one meal a day that is good. I want them to know that I love them and maybe it’s not perfect but I do it with cooking. I do it already by making them cookies and squares. Tim is the breadmaker (yeast and I for the most part do NOT get along). I make dinner 99% of the time. I make my older ones lunch for him according to order and yes he is sometimes a little picky but I do it because I love him and I want him to know that. I let my little one help me make biscuits, even though I can do it twice as fast by myself because he likes it and it’s something we share. I know right now they don’t recognize that by me making them dinner every night and baking occasionally for them that I love them more than they could ever understand. One day, I hope they realize that I was trying my best. Trying be the Mommy I had wanted when I was little.
Amusingly enough, I hate shake n bake now. We also rarely eat pork. I also don’t make those potatoes anymore because wowie my arteries are better without potatoes rubbed in butter. I still eat peas though! Honestly, when my kids are teenagers they will probably look back and think about all the times I tried to get them to eat some weird ass vegetarian thing or how I always made too many vegetables or told them that fish is chicken. But, maybe when they have kids they will finally realize that I was doing it out of love. Maybe.
Sorry for the long ramble. It was in my head and I figured why not share. Maybe this will explain why I'm so OCD about having a meal plan every week. ;) Have a good week everybody!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 16 of 52
Sunday
Curried Chicken w/ Coconut Rice
Monday
The Contilentil Divide pg. 79 TLC
Tuesday
Grown up Tuna Noodle Casserole
Wednesday
Grilled Skirt Steak w/ Guacamole and Rajas
Thursday
Greek Seasoned Salmon w/ Rice and Veggies
Friday
Tomato Soup w/ Grilled Cheese
Saturday
Hamburgers w/ Ceaser Salad
Meal Planning Week 15 of 52
Good Evening!
Sunday
- Salmon w/ Brussels Sprouts and Ginger Scallion Sauce - Wednesday in the end
Monday
- Thrill of the Grill pg. 34 TLC - Not bad
Tuesday
- Fish Burgers w/ Sweet Potato Chips - Sunday in the end
Wednesday
- Feast from the East pg. 51 TLC - Thursday in the end
Thursday
- Chop Sooo-ey pg. 206 TLC - Used this on Tuesday
Friday
- I have no clue, apparently I forgot about Friday. Grilled Cheese?
Saturday
- Curried Chicken w/ Coconut Rice
So, I forgot about Friday night. I'm not sure why but I did. Whoops. Ah well, as you can see this week isn't playing out meal wise like I thought it would. Oh! I know! I bought pancake mix at the butchers today. We'll have pancakes and bacon on Friday night with some fruits. Problem solved.
Volunteered at Riley's school today. It went well, I think he likes me coming in to do things at his school.... at least he hasn't told me not to. I'll take what I can get. My 6 year old is going on 16, at least in attitude.
You might have noticed that last week I didn't do a meal plan. We used leftovers all week from Easter. Monday I think we just had plain old leftovers, Tuesday we made Omlettes from the leftovers, Wednesday we had lamb and I made some rice and veggies, Thursday was ham and cheese waffles and Friday I just couldn't do leftovers anymore and we caved and had chicken something. I can't remember what exactly. All I remember is Riley wouldn't eat it because the chicken was funny. We got it from the grocery store instead of the butchers and he wouldn't touch it. I'm raising food snobs and for the most part that is ok with me. I like that they can tell quality already.
Easter dinner was really really good, we had a whoopsy with the butcher we use, the ordering lady forgot our order but thankfully in the end we got what we ordered and I don't think it could possibly have been fresher as I believe it was slaughtered that day and brought to our house. I know they messed up but they went way above and beyond to make sure that our Easter turned out the way we planned. Also, the lamb was AMAZING and the ham wasn't to shabby either. If you are in the market for a butcher or maybe want to break away from the huge grocery store and get some quality product try out Acme Meat Market. They know meat and the customer service is top notch! I order most of my meat via twitter because I hate using the phone, they are great at putting up with my aversion to normal communcation procedures. We also get a CSA through Riverbend Gardens from July till October. It's actually how we started using Acme. Why not get some meat when Tim picks up the veggies?! I admit that I stopped being a vegetarian last year because Tim started bringing home meat from Acme. I eat meat about 3 sometimes 4 times a week now, I would say I'm ashamed but I'm not.
Anyways, hope you all have a wonderful week and don't freeze to death with this ridiculous weather that we are having right now. I'm so done with this cold. Yesterday I told Tim I didn't want to live here anymore. I was joking, kind of.
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 15 of 52
Good Evening!
Sunday
- Salmon w/ Brussels Sprouts and Ginger Scallion Sauce - Wednesday in the end
Monday
- Thrill of the Grill pg. 34 TLC - Not bad
Tuesday
- Fish Burgers w/ Sweet Potato Chips - Sunday in the end
Wednesday
- Feast from the East pg. 51 TLC - Thursday in the end
Thursday
- Chop Sooo-ey pg. 206 TLC - Used this on Tuesday
Friday
- I have no clue, apparently I forgot about Friday. Grilled Cheese?
Saturday
- Curried Chicken w/ Coconut Rice
Meal Planning Week 13 of 52
Sunday
Out -Kids had hot dogs and fries at the Oil Kings game and we had waffles later after the kids were in bed
Monday
Yellow Split Pea and Ham
Tuesday
Baked Goat Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta
Wednesday
Sausage Rolls
Thursday
Eata Fajita Salad pg. 47
Friday
Spring Vegetable Soup
Saturday
French Dip and French Fries
It'sTuesday evening! Which means I have survived the first two days of spring break. So far it's actually been pretty easy. The kids for the most part have behaved themselves and we've had small outings to do both days which has broken up the day for them and me. We've done some crafts and some baking for Easter. I was dreading all the fighting between the two of them this week but so far it's been ok. Now to survive the next two days! We have plans with friends on Friday that they are looking forward to and Saturday will be prep day as I am hosting Easter and need to try and do as much ahead as possible. We also need to pick up our meat from the butcher on Saturday too. Sunday is Easter and Monday Tim has off so we will plan something as a family.
Hope you all have a wonderful spring break and a very happy Easter!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 13 of 52
Sunday
Out -Kids had hot dogs and fries at the Oil Kings game and we had waffles later after the kids were in bed
Monday
Yellow Split Pea and Ham
Tuesday
Baked Goat Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta
Wednesday
Sausage Rolls
Thursday
Eata Fajita Salad pg. 47
Friday
Spring Vegetable Soup
Meal Planning Week 12 of 52
Sunday
Irish Soda Bread and Stew w/ Sugar Cookie Shamrocks
Monday
Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew
Tuesday
Gumbo
Wednesday
Leftovers
Thursday
Tongue Thai’d Pg. 179 ESBM
Friday
Orzo Stuffed Peppers
Saturday
Out
I know, don't fall over. I'm early! Wow. No the sky isn't falling... well wait. It's snowing does that mean it's falling? If it does that I guess we know the reason for the early post.
Sunday night's dinner was really delicious! Tim made the soda bread and it was quite possibly my favourite. Nothing to do with the whiskey soaked cranberries. Nope, nothing. The stew was quite good and thickened up quite nice with the prunes added. I think Ricardo did it right. It smelled amazing and was so simple. I'll save this one, good for winter... which if you live in Alberta seems to be dragging on forever this year.... what are we going on? 10 years? Oh, it's only been 5 months. Well it seems a lot longer. We also made cookies for St. Patrick's day and our friends brought over Leperchaun poop ice cream to go with them. The kids enjoyed it and we had some nice chats.
Ordered my Lamb and a ham for Easter. Going to have 11 possibly 12 people for dinner on Easter. It'll be nice. We are having a mix of friends and family which will be nice for the Littles as it will give them some friends to play with. I should make sure that the Easter bunny brings something for their friends. Need to ad that to the shopping list. I haven't finalized the menu but I'm thinking lamb w/ greek seasonings, lemon roasted potatoes, greek salad, peas w/ mint, ham, buns, sweet potatoes, maybe asparagus. I think I'll do two desserts. I'm leaning towards lemon pie and I'm not sure what the other one will be. Maybe coconut cake with strawberries.
Anyways. enough of my ramblings. Have a good week everybody!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 12 of 52
Sunday
Irish Soda Bread and Stew w/ Sugar Cookie Shamrocks
Monday
Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew
Tuesday
Gumbo
Wednesday
Leftovers
Thursday
Tongue Thai’d Pg. 179 ESBM
Friday
Orzo Stuffed Peppers
Saturday
Out
I know, don't fall over. I'm early! Wow. No the sky isn't falling... well wait. It's snowing does that mean it's falling? If it does that I guess we know the reason for the early post.
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Meal Planning Week 11 of 52
Sunday
Pork Chops w/ Mushroom Gravy, Noodles, Green Salad, Banana Cream Pie
Monday
Spring Vegetable Soup - this was really good and really light!
Tuesday
Chicken Sausage w/ Sauteed Cabbage
Wednesday
Orzo Salad w/ Spinach Pesto, Olives and Feta
Thursday
Cheeseburger Casserole
Friday
Indonesian Pineapple, Chicken, and Spicy Peanut Sauce
Saturday
Chicken Caesar Salad w/ Garlic Toast
It's Tuesday! I don't know about Tuesday. It's a blah day. It's like Monday but not quite as mean. I guess I'm just not a fan of Tuesday. Wednesday at least you are starting to get somewhere. Thursday isn't so bad, it use to be my favourite day of the week way back before kids. Friday isn't bad, I like Friday. Saturday and Sunday are good. Yeah, Monday = yech, Tuesday = Meh.
Anyways, no big plans for this week. Cleaning, laundry, school drop off and pick up, bed making, breakfast/lunch/dinner making, book reading, homework helping. Regular Mommy stuff. At least for me it's regular Mommy stuff. 6+ years into this SAHM thing and I think I'm finally starting to find my groove, which is amusing because I only have a couple more years at home before I have to figure out what I want to do with my life. Hopefully, I figure out what it is I want to do with my life before I have to go out and find a job.
The weather has been nice, melting all the snow. Which is super exciting because I'd like winter to be done now but not so exciting because my sinuses feel like they want to explode off the front of my face. Snow mold, you are the devil. Go away. I don't like you and we should stop meeting.
Hope you all have a wonderful week! Have you started planning for Easter? I have and I'm excited! :)
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 11 of 52
Sunday
Pork Chops w/ Mushroom Gravy, Noodles, Green Salad, Banana Cream Pie
Monday
Spring Vegetable Soup - this was really good and really light!
Tuesday
Chicken Sausage w/ Sauteed Cabbage
Wednesday
Orzo Salad w/ Spinach Pesto, Olives and Feta
Thursday
Cheeseburger Casserole
Friday
Indonesian Pineapple, Chicken, and Spicy Peanut Sauce
Saturday
Chicken Caesar Salad w/ Garlic Toast
Meal Planning Week 10 of 52
Sunday
Chicken and Broccolini Shepherd’s Pie
Monday
Black Forest Cake
Unfried fried chicken, buttered pasta, potato salad
Tuesday
Peanut Butter noodles
Wednesday
Salmon w/ Brussels Sprouts and Ginger scallion sauce
Thursday
Mario Batali's White Bean Soup
Friday
My big low fat moussaka
Saturday
Date night? Pizza for the boys
Monday was my littlest 4th birthday. I still remember him being born. Where did time go? Now he's a little boy with a huge attitude. To celebrate we had Gramma, Grandpa, and Grandma over for dinner. Small but nice for him I think. We got him the kitchen he had been asking for. He got new pajamas and stuff to go with his kitchen. It was a good evening for him I think and hope. I made him a black forest fox cake. It was good, but the texture in the cake was not what I was hoping for. Ah well. We didn't do anything huge this year and I feel a little bad about that. Next year we are planning a big bash and inviting all his friends from school so hopefully that will make up for the smallish party this year.
Last week with R being home Thursday and Friday and then the weekend and then he was home sick on Monday my patience and sanity were nearing their breaking part. The kids came through unscathed.... Tim on the other hand is still PO'd at me. He has every right to be and I do feel bad but my apology isn't enough right now. Hopefully soon.
The weather has been wonderful lately and I am quite enjoying the sun. Can't wait for breakfast smoothies and salads for lunches and even a lot of dinners. I love summer after the winter. Spring is in the middle and I could really do without all the mud and mess it bring with it. Ah well.
This weeks meal plan is mainly new stuff. The salmon on Wednesday is my fall back to get some fish in during the week. It's tasty and Tim and I like it. The kids act like it's the grossest thing even but what else is new. Unless in involves white pasta or chicken they are suspicious.
Date night on Saturday, maybe. We'll see. We don't have a plan and don't know what to do. We haven't been out since... June just the two of us. We did go out for a night in Mexico for dinner but thats the only other "date night" we've had. It's ok though, the kids are only small once and I for the most part enjoy being home with them and watching them grow in to little men. So cute.
Have a good week everybody! Enjoy the sun while it lasts!
Stories:
Meal Planning Week 10 of 52
Sunday
Chicken and Broccolini Shepherd’s Pie
Monday
Black Forest Cake
Unfried fried chicken, buttered pasta, potato salad
Tuesday
Peanut Butter noodles
Wednesday
Salmon w/ Brussels Sprouts and Ginger scallion sauce
Thursday
Mario Batali's White Bean Soup
Friday
My big low fat moussaka
Saturday
Date night? Pizza for the boys