Monday Menu

I am really going to do something different for you this week - I'm NOT going to do a weekly menu plan.

Why?

Well, for one thing, I haven't done my monthly menu plan for November yet - 

WHAT?????

Yep, you see I had planned the first week of November when I did the October menu plan - I figured that I would have the new plan by now but something happened on Saturday that changed the everything.

So, what was this earth shattering event that kept me from doing my menu plan for the month?

We bought a freezer!

HUH????  

This is "earth shattering"?

Why, yes.  Yes it is.

You see, I have decided to do some freezer cooking - and the menu for the month will be "planned" around that.  Now, I just have to get my recipes together and get to the grocery store - then spend a WHOLE day putting everything together.

Sounds like a weekend thing to me.

So, this week I'll do my planning, Saturday I'll do my shopping, then, finally,  Sunday I'll put every thing together.

Does this mean that we aren't going to eat for the week?

 Yeah, get real.

If you know Mountain Man at all you know that is NOT going to happen - so, I'll be going back into the October menu and cook the things that I didn't cook during the month for some reason or another.

For example, tonight we had Chicken Alfredo.  We were suppose to have it a couple of weeks ago, but for some reason that I don't remember, we never did.  So, I had everything I needed and it was a quick and easy dinner for us tonight - throw in a salad and it was even somewhat healthy.

Mountain Man and I have been working on some projects around here.

 I'll try to post about them this week -

hope you'll come back and check it out.

Until then, have a great week!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday menu

Okay, maybe I need to change the title of this post to

Tuesday Menu.

What do you think?

Anyway, here is the plan for this week.

Monday, November 5 - Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread

Tuesday, November 6 - Roast Chicken, Stuffing, Steam Cabbage, Biscuits

Wednesday, November 7 - Crock Pot Smothered Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Thursday, November 8 - Chicken & Dumplings

Friday, November 9 - Pizza

Saturday, November 10 - Chef's Choice

This was the plan - 

ain't gonna happen!

No way, No how!

This is what we are eating:

Last night - Chinese Take Out

Tonight - Fish, Brown Rice, Mango Salsa, Salad

We'll see about the rest of the week.

Hope you have a great week!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday Menu

Okay, this is getting to be a habit!

First of all, we did not stick to the menu plan on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.  Why?  Well, we had the opportunity to go up to our camper in Dowling Park - so, we left as soon as the baby girl was picked up and headed   north.  We ate on the road Thursday night and then Friday and Saturday we ate with our friends.  Sunday night, after we got home, I fixed a pizza while we watched some football (and it was probably the best pizza I have ever fixed - don't ask me why, but it turned out really well!).

So, let's get with this week's menu plan.

Let me say that I have not started out very well sticking with the plan - the weather here has really taken a turn on the "cool" side - so, I fixed a big crock pot full of chili last night.  It was really nice and helped take the "chill" off last night - but let me show you what was planned and what will "probably" take place.

"The Plan"

Monday, October 29 - Southwest Taco Pie

Tuesday, October 30 - Oven Baked Pork Chops, Sweet Potatoes, Corn

Wednesday,October 31 - Chicken Alfredo, Noodles

Thursday, November 1 - Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Green Beans

Friday, November 2 - Pizza

Saturday, November 3 - Chili & Cheese Dogs, Potato Chips

Sunday, November 4 - Easy Taco Soup

"The Probable Plan"

Monday, October 29 - Chili, Cuban Bread

Tuesday, October 30 - Southwest Taco Pie

Wednesday, October 31 - Easy Taco Soup

Thursday - November 1, Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans (maybe)

Friday - November 2 - Pizza

Saturday - November 3 - Chili & Cheese Dogs, French Fries

Sunday, November 4 - Black Bean and Sausage Stew

While I might not have taken pictures of what I did cook last week - I did take some pictures of a dessert I made - so, I'll post it later in the week.  Also, I'll show some of the projects that we have been working on around here (no, we haven't just been sitting around twiddling our thumbs).

Hope you'll come back by later in the week and see what we have been up to - until then - I hope and pray all of you that are in the northeast are okay and staying safe - our thoughts are with you!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday menu (okay, TWO days late)

Hello everyone!  Okay, I know that I'm late - I was all ready to do some cooking this weekend and have it ready to post this week.  However, sometimes things happen to put all that on the back burner.  In this circumstance, it was my mom falling in her driveway on Saturday.  We spent most of Saturday in the emergency room and she did break a rib, but it could have been sooooooo much worse since she fell flat on her back and hit her head.  Anyway, I spent most of the weekend with her - so I didn't get the cooking done.

Well, here is the menu plan for this week (and I can tell you that, so far, I have stuck strictly with 'the' plan.

Weekly Menu Plan

October 22nd - October 28

Monday, October 22 - Jambalaya, Corn Bread

Tuesday, October 23 - Chicken Burritos, Refried Beans

Wednesday, October 24 - Ham, Mac & Cheese, Fresh Green Beans

Thursday, October 25 - Pepper Steak, Rice, Rolls

Friday, October 26 - Pizza

Saturday, October 27 - Chili & Cheese Dogs, Potato chips

Sunday, October 28 - Chicken Salad

Have a fabulous rest of your week.

Hugs -

Carol

Monday Menu

Good morning everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend - things were a little busy around here (as usual), but some decisions were made.  I'll talk about them in a later post - today we are talking food.  

It is also confession time - I did not cook any night the last week of September.  What?  I think that we are a little different than everyone else (no smart comments from my children please).  You see, I think that everyone else eats out the first of the month - when they have "extra" money.  While I 'hunker down' and cook at home the first three weeks - but by the time that last week of the month comes I'm sick of cooking.  So, Mountain Man indulges me and takes me out to eat (of course, he just might be tired of my cooking - LOL!)

Last week I was back cooking at home, for the most part.  To tell you the truth I can not remember what we ate on Sunday or Monday - isn't that awful?  Here is the plan for Tuesday through Saturday:

Tuesday, October 2: Fried Chicken, Mac and Cheese, Salad

Wednesday, October 3: Chicken & Yellow Rice, Salad, Garlic Bread

Thursday, October 4: Bar B Que Pork Sandwiches, Chips

Friday, October 5: Dinner Out

Saturday, October 6: Dinner at my Mom's

Yes, I changed the menu for Wednesday night when we had company - I thought we would have Country Ribs, but it rained just about every afternoon last week and I was afraid that it would rain Wednesday, so I switched to Chicken and Yellow Rice.  I cooked a whole chicken on Tuesday in the Crock Pot and then deboned it and made the dish on Wednesday.  Made it much easier on everyone.

Now, let's move on to this week.  I have done the plan for the entire month and will be doing the grocery list today - to make our monthly grocery store run.  We are just about out of everything and our freezer is just about empty. This is going to be an expensive trip!

Here is the plan for this week:

Sunday, October 7 - Left over Bar B Que Pork sandwiches, Oven Fries

(I fixed the pork in the crock pot last week)

Monday, October 8 - Left over Country Ribs, Potato Salad

(MM fixed the ribs on the grill Saturday during the day)

Tuesday, October 9 - Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread

Wednesday, October 10 - Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Thursday, October 11 - Ham, Great Northern Beans, Cornbread

(Crock Pot meal)

Friday, October 12 - Pizza

Saturday, October 13 - Chicken Quisadilas

Sunday, October 14 - Grilled Steak, Baked Potato, Salad

As you can see, I fixed a lot of stuff in the Crock Pot last week and we are eating it this week.  It does make life easier, and I'm really lucky in that Mountain Man will eat just about anything.

Hope you guys are having a fabulous day and I'll have some posts for you later during the week.  (I know - I haven't been doing many posts during the week - seems I'm a little busy during the week.  I need to see if I can get the blog done at night!  I'll work on it - okay?)

See ya later!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday Menu

So, I've been a little busy doing all kinds of things other than what I should be doing - which includes planning the menu's for this month.  (It's October already - how did that happen????)  Can I tell you what  -  well, here is a list of a few things - 

1. Mountain Man having me in Sebring several days looking at new golf carts.   Yes, it is a big decision in this household as to what golf cart to buy.  Who knew that there were so many choices to make - 

color of the body, 

the roof, 

the seats, 

size of the tires, 

what dashboard, 

steering wheel

 - even what color you paint the inside of the roof 

(a different color than the outside - Really?).  

In fact, he is back in Sebring today talking to the guy and trying to make the final decisions.

2. Selling the motorcycle last week (thank you Lord)!  

But that also means that Mountain Man had to deliver it to Tampa.   

He did get what he wanted for the motor, so we can't complain.

3.  Looking at a 'new to us' truck.  You see, MM has always wanted a King Ranch 4 X 4 (actually, this is the first truck that he has owned in like 20 years that is not a 4 X 4).  Anyway, he knows a guys here in town that has a truck that he has been "coveting" and this guy decided to trade it in on a new Mustang (yeah, you can't figure guys, right?).  So, we have been to the dealership twice - once to put our name on the list, and once to actually look at the truck.  Now, the funny thing is, I think he has talked himself out of buying the truck.  I don't know that for a fact, but we shall see.

4. Now, this is the big one - and I'm not even sure I should share it yet. 

But you know me, I just can't keep a secret.
(not that it is really a secret)

So, here goes - 

We spent three days in the last week looking at houses - to buy.

Yes, I know that I said that we were just going to rent for awhile, but I don't think this renting thing is for us.

Anyway, we are looking, but we haven't found "the" house. 

(although I am leaning toward one, but it would need to drop in price a lot!)

So, while we are looking - and will continue to look - as of right now, we have decided to "hunker down" and just stay here.  We do still have until January on our lease - so we shall see.  Let's just say that we are open to the possibility of buying another house here.

So, the point to all this is - I  have NOT done the menu's for this month yet.  It will be done in the next few days (maybe the weekend), but this week will be 'off the cuff'.  

I do know that we will be having country ribs, potato salad, baked beans, garlic bread, and peach cobbler Wednesday night.  Why do I know this?  We're having company - so I know what I'm fixing then.  Other than that - I have no idea.

Hope that you are more together on this Monday morning than I am -
and here's wishing you a fabulous week!

Hugs -

Carol
(aka - the lazy one)

Monday Menu

So much going on - I have to say that I give a lot of credit to those of you that have small children/babies at home and can still post everyday.  This is just NOT happening with me.

However, I did want to give you the Monday Menu today.

So, here it is:

Monday, September 24 - Chicken and Yellow Rice w/green peas, Cuban bread

Tuesday, September 25 - Crock Pot Pork Chops, Baked Potatoes, Corn on the cob

Wednesday, September 26- Louisiana Style Pork Roast w/potatoes, carrots, and onions

Thursday, September 27 - Chicken Alfredo, Noodles, Garlic Bread

Friday, September 28 - Layered Mexican Pizza

Saturday, September 29 - Hamburgers, French Fries, Lettuce & Tomato

Sunday, September 30 - Country Style Ribs, Cole Slaw, Beans

That's it.  

Hope you have a fabulous week!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday Menu

Hello everyone!  I sincerely hope you had a fabulous week last week.  Mountain Man and I were able to get a few things done around the ole 'new' homestead - but there is still soooooo much to do!  It will just come little by little.  I actually wanted to work in the garage (yes, this one is no different than at any other house we have lived in), but instead I did some canning. While we were in North Florida I was able to get some fresh pears right off the tree.  So, I spent Sunday afternoon in the kitchen - and ended up with eight pint jars of pear jam and six quart jars of sliced pears.  Not too bad for a days work.

So, how did you do with the recipe from last week?  It actually turned out pretty good for us - let me show you.

First, I placed my chicken breasts (thawed) into the crock pot)

Chicken Broth and Cream of Chicken Soup

Measure out 1 cup of broth and save the rest for a later date

(I actually put the extra in an ice tray - froze, then placed in a zip lock bag.)

Mix Cream of Chicken Soup and the broth.

Salt and pepper chicken

Pour broth and soup mixture on top of chicken

(notice, no mushrooms)

Set timer for 4 hours on high.

Ahhh!  Now we have mushrooms

(okay, I confess, I didn't have any mushrooms - so Mountain Man made a trip to the grocery store - with a list of other things we needed too- haven't been to the grocery store at all this month)

All done.

Looks pretty yummy.

Okay, I did make some changes - I originally said I was going to have mashed potatoes, but a "game day substitution" was made to pasta.  Bad idea - it would have been much better with the mashed potatoes - oh well, you live and learn.

(BTW - this is Mountain Man's plate NOT mine! LOL!!)

Mountain Man thought that this was a keeper, but also thought that it would have been better with mashed potatoes.

Okay, I get it!  

Next time I'll fix mashed potatoes!

Good grief, Charlie Brown!

Okay, let's move on to this weeks menu -

Menu Plan

Monday, September 17 - Skillet Macaroni & Beef

Tuesday, September 18 - Crock pot Italian Chicken, Noodles, Vegetables

Wednesday, September 19 - Mexican Chicken, Tortillas, Lettuce & Tomatoes

Thursday, September 20 - Baked Southwest Tilapia, Rice

Friday, September 21 - Homemade Pizza

Saturday, September 22 - Crispy Cheddar Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Broccoli

Sunday, September 23 - French Onion Pork Chops, Noodles, Steamed Cabbage

Now, let's look and see what recipe we want to do this week -

well, how about the Mexican Chicken recipe?  It's another Crock pot recipe, but they seem to be the way I'm rolling right now.  This recipe also comes from the Gooseberry cookbook "Super Fast Slow Cooking" and it's a new recipe for me too.

15-oz can black beans, drained

2 15-1/4 oz. cans corn, drained

1 c. picante sauce, divided

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

12 8 - inch flour tortillas

Garnish - shredded Cheddar Cheese

Mix together beans, corn, and 1/2 cup picante sauce in a slow cooker.  Place chicken on top; pour remaining picante sauce over chicken.  Cover and cook on high setting for 2-1/2 hours, or until chicken is tender.  Shred chicken and return to slow cooker.  Sprinkle with cheese; cover and cook until melted.

Serve with tortillas.

Serves 6.

Sounds good to me - how about you?

Just to let you know.......

I'm trying to pull together the other recipes that I have 'highlighted' on the blog so you can go to one place to see them, if you are interested.  Give me a couple of weeks to get this together (the 'wee one' seems to take up a lot of my day during the week - I'm not as young as I used to be - LOL!)

I'll be excited to see how things went for you guys!  So, Please share.

See ya in a couple of days!

Hugs -

Carol

I'm Back - and our Monday Menu

Good morning everyone!  I know that it has been a long time since you have heard from me and I really appreciate that you have stayed with me while my whole life has been turned upside down.

I'll give just a quick review of the last two months -

Lorelai - July 3, 2012

1.  Baby Lorelai was born on June 7th.  Due to some breathing issues she spent the first ten days of her life in the NICU at Florida Hospital in Orlando. Her parents and I spent those LONG ten days between the hospital and the Ronald McDonald house close to the hospital where we were fortunate enough to be provided a room (side note - IF you are looking for a worthy institution to donate time, money, or supplies - the Ronald McDonald House is FABULOUS! - but I'll talk more about that on a later post.)  She is doing so much better now and she is her Nana's "little monkey girl". You will see much more of her in future posts.

2.  After we got Lorelai back home and things somewhat settled, Mountain Man and I decided that we needed a much needed break and hooked up our camper for ten days in the mountains of North Georgia and Western North Carolina.  We had a wonderful restful time and it was a good thing we got plenty of rest - because the next thing that happened took A LOT of energy!

3.  In February, Mountain Man and I decided to put our house on the market (so much for it being my "forever" home).  Anyway, before we left for our little vacation absolutely NO interest had been shown in the house.  Since we had not had any activity we had decided to take it off the market once we got home from our vacation.  However, while on vacation, we got an offer on the house, low-ball, but an offer.  We turned it down and continued to enjoy our vacation.  Well, to make a long story somewhat short, after a couple of days the buyer came back with another offer - we countered - he countered - we accepted.  My issue was -  after the contingency on the contract (closing on the buyers house in Ohio) we had ten days to find a new place to live, pack the entire house, and move.  YIKES!!!!  Well, we did it - and we are now settled into our new "home".   It is a HUGE change for us as we are RENTING instead of buying.  I'll explain the reason for that later also - but it is certainly a different feeling.




So, as you can see, we have been a little busy for the last couple of months - but now that things are settling down I finally have time to devote to the blog again.  Once again, I appreciate all of your patience while we were running around like chickens with our heads cut off (believe me - there were days when you really WOULD NOT have wanted to be near me!). But, I'm back to "normal" - what ever that is - and I look forward to sharing our adventures with you.

So, now that all this has been settled lets get back with the program - 

MONDAY MENU PLAN.

I am making some changes with the menu - since there are more things happening during the week (since I'm keeping my little "monkey girl")  I am making some changes to the plan - I used to try and have Mexican on Tuesday, and Italian on Thursday and Grill on Saturday.  Well, I thought that I might need some extra time during the week so I am going to be utilizing my Crock Pot more.  In fact, at least for August/September, I have designated Sunday and Wednesday as Crock Pot days.  Why Sunday?  Well, that is a silly question - IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!  Finally -  Yahoo!!!  Let's see how it goes.

Now, on to the weekly plan.

Monday, August 27 - Pork Chops and Rice, Carrots

Tuesday, August 28 - Beef Enchilada Casserole

Wednesday, August 29 - Bacon-Swiss Cheese BBQ Chicken, Tator Tots

Thursday, August 30 - Baked Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread

Friday, August 31 - MOVIE NIGHT, Homemade Pizza

Saturday, September 1 - Salsa Chicken, Spanish Rice, Refried Beans

Sunday, September 2 - Lorelai's Christening (dinner out) 

Well, that's it for today!

I hope you guys are, in fact, still there.  I know that I will have to work at getting some of my "followers" back, but I'm ready to put in the time.  Hope you'll spread the word with all your followers that I'm back!

I'll see you Wednesday with my last post of the "old" house - 

that Guest Bathroom.  Just in case you forgot what it looked like here is a reminder

Pretty bad huh?

Come on back Wednesday to see the transformation.

Until then!

Hugs

Carol

Monday Menu

Another week has flown by - and I've earned another "dollar".  (Do you remember the old saying 'another day, another dollar'?  - No?  Well, my dad used to say it all the time - am I telling how old I am?)  The work week really is playing havoc on my life.  It is amazing how used you get to a certain schedule and then when something comes along that throws a wrench in it, well it just messes everything up.  (I know, I know, another old saying - "throwing a wrench in something" when things get messed up - I'm just full of them today!).


Anyway, what I am trying to say is, I'm still having problems getting it together with the dinner menu and me working again.  I just don't know what it is (yes, I do but I refuse to say it!).   I'm so tired when I get home that I don't want to do anything but "vegetate" in my chair.  I keep thinking that things will get better, but it hasn't so far - and with my luck about the time I get used to this working thing again, the school year will be over.  I mean, I only have six more weeks to go.   Sometimes that seems like such a LONG time - but I'm sure it will just fly by.


I will say that Friday night, after I got home from work and after we had dinner Mountain Man and I went out and got in the pool - awwwww!  It was heaven on earth -the pool temperature was a balmy 98 degrees!  It felt soooo good - I just floated on my back and let the warm water soothe the savage beast.  (You gotta love solar heat panels and  a solar blanket!)  I haven't been back in the pool the rest of the weekend - it has been raining off and on - but I am NOT complaining about the rain - we need it desperately!




Now on to the menu plan.  Let me let you know right up front that I have switched up some things on the menu plan for next week - I'm going to try and do some Crock pot meals - getting them ready the night before and seeing if that doesn't help with getting a real supper on the table at night.  So,  I will give you the original plan first and then give you the "new" plan.  Okay?
Here we go -

The Original Plan:

Monday, April 30 - Jambayala, Cornbread

Tuesday, May 1 - Chicken Salad

Wednesday, May 2 - Hamburger Casserole, Salad, French Bread

Thursday, May 3 - Slow Cooker Fajitas

Friday, May 4 - Homemade Pizza Night

Saturday, May 5 - Chef's Choice

Sunday, May 6 - Hot Dogs w/Cheese, French Fries

The New Plan:

Monday, April 30 - Jambalaya, Cornbread 

Tuesday, May 1 - Asian Chicken, Noodles, Stir Fry Vegetables

Wednesday, May 2 - Magic Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Thursday, May 3 - Slow Cooker Fajitas

Friday, May 4 - Pizza (Movie Night)

Saturday, May 5 - Chef's Choice (Dinner out if we stick to the plan all week!)

Sunday, May 6 - Country Ribs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans

You will notice that Monday and Thursday have not changed.  We will have what I planned on having because both of these meals are quick and easy and don't take a lot of preparation (and Thursday meal is a Crock pot meal anyway!).  Friday we will probably have pizza, I just don't think it will be homemade - it might be Pizza Hut or it might be out of the freezer section at WalMart.)  We won't have the hot dogs on Sunday because we had hot dogs one night this past week (one of the nights I didn't stick with "the plan" but at least we ate at home).

I'm going to be honest here - I haven't made homemade pizza in over a month!   Don't ask me why - there just seems to be something that comes up and I don't get it made.  No, that isn't exactly true - partly but not completely.  I think part of the problem is, I really haven't found a reliable homemade pizza crust - I have tried several and even thought I had found one (remember an earlier post?), but the next week when I fixed the same recipe it was HORRIBLE!  So, we have had WAY more bad pizza (so bad Mountain Man wouldn't eat it, and he eats anything) than good that I am almost afraid to try and fix it homemade anymore.  And let's get honest - when you can buy a pizza from Pizza Hut for $10 and you know that it is going to be good - why fix your own???  So, I am probably gonna drop the "Homemade" part off the menu plan and just put "Pizza" - and just forget the headache of trying to make that "perfect" thin and crispy pizza crust - Pizza Hut you are my "go to" recipe.

Well, that is what I have planned for this next week - we will see if this change up in the "plan" works better than it has for the last two weeks.  How have you handled a change in your schedule?  Has it thrown you for a loop and how long did it take you to "get back with the plan"?  (I certainly hope I am not the only one that is struggling to get it together!)

Have a great week ya'll and I'll see you Wednesday with another "room redo"!

Hugs -

Carol

Monday Menu

Good morning everyone!  I explained earlier why my posts have not been as consistent as they had been, but I'm going to try and get better.  Let's start by getting back on track with the menu post!


I will readily admit that I did NOT do well on the menu this week - with it being my first week back at work (and Mountain Man didn't help this week) we did not eat off the menu much at all.  I think we ate out three days - had hot dogs one night and a frozen dinner the other.  There were a couple of days that we had to go into town to get things for the shower and Friday afternoon I was at the Town Hall (where we had the shower) until after eight getting everything decorated - so, no dinner at home.  Saturday night we ate left overs from the shower and Sunday was more left overs (after the birthday lunch).  Let's see IF I can get back on track this week, with planning a little better, and knowing that I'm tired when I get home from work.  


So, what's on the menu for this week?

Monday, April 23 - Ham Steak, Mac & Cheese, Green Beans, Biscuits

Tuesday, April 24 - Chicken Italiano, Pasta, Salad

Wednesday, April 25 - Southwest Taco Pie

Thursday, April 26 - Steak & Rice

Friday, April 27 - Movie Night - Pizza (don't know about homemade)

Saturday, April 28 - Chef's Choice

Sunday, April 29 - Country Ribs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans

I'll be honest right off the bat - I'm not sure about two meals here.  I guess I'll have to see how things go - but I may be changing things up on Tuesday and Wednesday - but we shall see.

So, how have you done on your family menu plan?  I know that many of you work full time and have families, so you don't know why I should be complaining when it is just MM and I - and I will get better as the weeks go by.  Stick with me and see how well I do.

I hope you guys have a fabulous week!

Hugs -

Carol




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Monday Menu

Good morning Opps, Good Afternoon everyone - I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter!  I know that at our house we had a fabulous time with Mom and the "kids" here for Easter dinner.  I think you might remember that last week I had not planned on a special dinner on Easter Sunday (don't know where my brain was when I planned the menu last month), but I changed everything up last week, and I do mean everything.

So, lets go ahead and talk about last week.  I'm not going to mince words - it was HORRIBLE!  I think I only fixed one meal that was on the menu for the entire week.  Things just kept coming up that interfered with the "plan", and the "plan" just got thrown out the window.  I was really pretty bummed out, but then again, sometimes you just have to go with the flow.  The only good thing that I can say is - we were able to go out to eat with the kids (for our sil's birthday - didn't plan for that either) at a new restaurant here in our neighborhood.  It's a Mexican place and the food was really good; however, they need to work on the service end - but it was their first week open and were not expecting to be slammed.  We talked to one of the owners about the service issue (Justin and I did not get what we ordered and the waitress never checked back with us or refilled our drinks - not good).  She apologized, assured us that she was having a meeting with the staff after closing that day and asked us to please come back and give them another try!

Easter Dinner was fantastic - Ham, fresh Green Beans, Squash and Zucchini casserole, Candied Yams, and rolls.  Then we had strawberry shortcake for dessert.  Yummy!  Now we are having leftovers for lunch!  That's a good thing!

Well, let's talk about going forward this month - we have several events happening this month - including mom's birthday and Melissa's baby shower that I am co-hosting.  I've really tried to make sure to take into account these special events in the menu plan this time!  We are even hoping that we can get away for a few days (maybe a week or two) the end of April/first of May. 

 So, what is on the plan?

Monday, April 9 - Fried Fish, Oven Baked French Fries, Corn Bread

Tuesday, April 10 - Southwest Chicken, Spanish Rice

Wednesday, April 11 - Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread

Thursday, April 12 - Crock Pot - Smothered Steak

Friday, April 13 - Movie Night, Pizza

Saturday, April 14 - Chef's Choice

Sunday, April 15 - Grilled Pork Chops, Corn, Broccoli

In case you are wondering why I never list the breakfast menu or lunch menu on my monthly/weekly menu plan.  Well, for lunch we usually have left-overs, and to tell the truth, this is the one time that seems to be the time we eat out.  Why?  Well, we seem to be doing our running around and away from the house (plus, lunch is cheaper!)  

So, how about breakfast - well, that is Mountain Man's territory - yep, you read that right.  Mountain Man is in charge of breakfast.  How did that happen???  Well, when I was working and he was at home full time he got in the habit of fixing breakfast for us while I was getting ready - and he has just kept it up (and I "ain't" complaining!)  Does that mean I never fix breakfast - of course not.  In fact, tomorrow I will share with you a breakfast recipe that I fix and then put in the freezer so we can pull it out as we need it.  Be sure to come back for that!

Did you do a better job with staying with your plan last week than I did?  e

Even if you didn't, remember, all you have to do is get back on the plan 

today - that's what I'm doing!

See ya tomorrow!

Hugs -

Carol

Menu Monday

Here is my menu for this week:

Monday - February 13 - Black Beans and Rice w/Sausage and Cuban Bread
Tuesday - February 14 - Chicken Italiano; Pasta; Salad
Wednesday - February 15 - Southwest Taco Pie
Thursday - February 16 - Grilled Chicken & Vegetables (on Grill)
Friday - February 17 - MOVIE NIGHT - Homemade Pizza
Saturday - February 18 - Chef's Choice
Sunday - February 19 - Grilled Chicken; Corn; Salad

This past week we had a Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday - so, Pizza and Chef's Choice was GREAT because I was TIRED!!!!!  I'll talk more about the garage sale later this week - but it certainly took a lot of effort to put it together, but I guess it was all worth it in the long run!

If you are looking for some other menu ideas - check these other great blogs out:
http://goodcheapeats.com/2012/02/meal-plan-february-12-18/
http://orgjunkie.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-1312.html

What's on your menu for this week?