Menu Plan Monday

Is Thanksgiving week here already?  How can that be?   Wasn't summer just ending?  No?  Well, I guess you're right.  I mean, we did already have our first snow.  We did also have a sweet little surprise late last week too.  My husband's extended-extended family (as in his uncle's extended family who are actually no blood relation to Hubs--who happen to live here in SmallTown as well) called to invite us to join their Thanksgiving dinner this week.  Isn't that just the sweetest thing?

We are most definitely blessed. 

Sunday-Spanakopizza

Monday-Swedish Meatballs, steamed veggies

Tuesday-Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans

Wednesday-Lasagna (with this little tip!), steamed veggies

Thursday-Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday-Leftovers

Saturday-Leftovers

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Menu Plan Monday

It is starting to get COLD here.  The forecast for next week even calls for some snow and I am definitely ready for that.  I can't wait to get some new pictures of our little Peanut all bundled up in the snow.

 For this week~

Sunday-Cod fillets, sweet potatoes (might try these as Oven Fries?), steamed veggies

Monday-Baked potato bar with chili, broccoli, cheese, sour cream, green onions and lots of butter of course

Tuesday-Spaghetti with homemade sauce, steamed veggies

Wednesday-Chicken tortilla soup with sour cream and avocado

Thursday-Steak (with this marinade and mushroom cream sauce), sweet potatoes, steamed veggies

Friday-Leftovers

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

Better late than never right?  Life has thrown us an expected curve ball so I have been a little preoccupied with that these last few days.  I will share more details in the coming weeks as we figure things out.  So for this week we will be having:

Sunday-Salisbury steak, lemon parsley rice, green salad with chunky blue cheese dressing

Monday-Tortellini with butternut squash pasta sauce, green salad

Tuesday-Roast chicken, sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli

Wednesday-Chalupas

Thursday-Pork chops with aqua negra marinade, Spanish rice

Friday-Nachos with leftover chicken

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great recipe ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

How can we be at the start of November already?  Wasn't it just the beginning of October?  We have two months left of the year, people.  I just can't even hardly believe.  Despite my utter disbelief, the show must go on.  So for this week we will be having:

Sunday-Pork with Gorganzola Cream Sauce (didn't get to this last week!), mashed potatoes, steamed veggies

Monday-Out to dinner at Hub's restaurant in Peanut's cute little costume

Tuesday-Tuna surprise (Rachael's version is entirely homemade, so I excited to try it!), salad with blue cheese dressing

Wednesday-Ham, scalloped potatoes, steamed veggie

Thursday-Cajun Jambalaya Soup, Cheese Puffs? 

Friday-Salisbury Steak, Lemon Parsley Rice, steamed veggie

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

Fall is definitely here with the cooler temps, but it's sooo funny as most of the trees here are taking their sweet time in changing colors.  I am SO ready for the fall color pallet outside.  Can I hear an amen?  In conjunction with my readiness for fall, for this week we will be having~

Sunday~Pasta with butternut squash pasta sauce (yes, this would be out a jar {gasp!}, but my landlord swears by the stuff--told me about how amazing it was on no less than three different occasions, and Costco only has it in the fall, so I got some.  It's a two jar pack--my landlord?  She bought 6........packs.), green salad 

Monday~Aglio e Olio (I am branching out here, folks!), green salad with bleu cheese dressing

Tuesday~Chipotle Turkey Chili with apples and cheddar (doesn't that sound amazing?), green salad

Wednesday~Pork with Gorganzola sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, broccoli

Thursday~Asian meatballs, sesame rice, steamed broccoli

Friday~Lentil soup, green salad

Saturday~Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie.  

Menu Plan Monday

We finally got our (anxiously awaited) pork this past week.   So it's time for me to get cracking and bust out the cookbooks and try to find some great new pork recipes.  Plus, some things came up last week, so several things are being rolled over to this week and taking a look at the menu, I am guessing mucho leftovers, so I am gonna roll the dice and throw in TWO leftover nights.  If not, my stand by will always be there. 

Sunday-Spanakopizza (one dish meal!)

Monday-Blanco Chili, green salad (chunky bleu cheese dressing--yes I am still on that kick!)

Tuesday-Grilled Garlic-Lime Pork Chops, Sesame Rice, green salad

Wednesday-Steaks with mushroom cream sauce, baked potatoes, green salad

Thursday-Chicken Tortilla Soup, cornbread

Friday-Leftovers

Saturday-Leftovers



For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 


 

Menu Plan Monday

We have one more day to enjoy with Hub's family and then they leave tomorrow morning.  Which is why I am a little behind in posting!  For this week we will be having:

Sunday-Slow Cooker Honey Lemon Chicken (using drumsticks instead of thighs and is cooking as I type this), acorn squash, green salad with bleu cheese dressing

Monday-Spanakopizza (one dish meal!)

Tuesday-Spaghetti with homemade sauce, green salad

Wednesday-Spicy Peanut Chicken with brown rice, green salad

Thursday-Enchiladas with homemade sauce, cilantro lime rice, green salad

Friday-Blanco Chili, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

Today is a big day.  We get to go pick up our hog today in two weeks.  (Update:  We don't get to pick it up just yet.  I guess "the smoke" (bacon, hams) isn't done yet.  Hmmph.)  Well, our hog in the form of nice, little, white butcher paper packages.  Honestly, that's the way I prefer to think about the meat I eat.  In nice, little, white, butcher paper packages.  If I don't, I don't know how much longer I would eat meat.

I prefer to be desensitized like that.

Anywho, the ranch where we got our beef from this year (as well as last) made in error in our meat reservation this spring and didn't order the proper amount of beef.  When the rancher and I figured out his error, he already had sold out of beef, so we didn't have a way to order any more beef.  Enter in more pork.  We'll be getting a fair amount of pork today (three quarters of a hog!), so I am excited.  Now, if they could just create a hog that only has bacon cuts on it.

Oh, how I kid.

Sort of.  

All that to say, we'll be eating lots more pork around these parts you'll be seeing more pork recipes in the next year.  And also on the agenda for this week, Hubs parents get here on Tuesday for a visit, so we are excited to have some visitors!  For this week,

Sunday-Chicken Parmesan, mashed potatoes, green salad with blue cheese dressing

Monday-Cobb salads and focaccia bread

Tuesday-Out for dinner at Hub's restaurant

Wednesday-Chicken Pot Pie with a cheddar crust (doesn't that sound aaaah-mazing?), green salad

Thursday-Pork and Black Bean Chili

Friday-Italian Sausage Pizza, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

I think summer has bidden it's final farewell.  Yesterday it was almost 90 degrees and today it is supposed to be rainy with a high around 70.  Oh, and did I mention rainy?  I don't think we have had any real rain (like fully saturate the ground kind of rain) since the spring. 

I know, I know. 

All my family back home is probably just rolling their eyes, but hey, that is the one thing I L-O-V-E about living here.  (For the record, I don't hate it here, it's just that my heart is back in HomeTown.)  That said, I am very much looking forward to fall--with sweaters, bright fall colors, pumpkin flavored yummies, the smell of cinnamon....I could go on and on.  For this week, we will be having:

Sunday-Leftover Beef Barley Soup (I made a little more than I intended so we are eating that up)

Monday-Chicken Broccoli Couscous (one dish meal!)

Tuesday-Steaks, potatoes, green salads with ranch dressing

Wednesday-BLTs, green salads

Thursday-Taco salads (with leftover steak)

Friday-Chicken enchiladas with homemade enchilada sauce, cilantro lime rice, green salads

Saturday-Leftovers

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Menu Plan Monday

So I didn't get to everything last week, but that really is nothing new!  Summer is definitely hanging around, as the temps are still going to be in the mid 80s this week.  Despite that, I am very much getting in the fall mood.  That is due largely in part because I have worn long pants twice in the last week and my bathrobe is now a necessity in the cool mornings.  And as a matter of fact, yes, I simply couldn't wait for the official start of fall and I already "hung" my new fall banner!   For this week,

Sunday-Roast Chicken, Crash Hot Potatoes, Sauteed Zucchini   

Monday-Lasagna--using this tip (I talked to my mom the other day and she was making it and it just sounded good), steamed broccoli

Tuesday-Swedish Meatballs, Green Salad

Wednesday-Chicken Pasta with Homemade Pesto

Thursday-Chicken Tetrazini, roasted veggies

Friday-Beef Barley Soup

Saturday-Leftovers



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Menu Plan Monday

Still enjoying our time here in Hometown!  We celebrate our little Peanut with a grand ol' cowgirl birthday today.  More to follow on that later this week.  So our abbreviated menu for this week will be~

Sunday-Monday-Still in Hometown

Tuesday-Baked potato bar with chili, cheese, sour cream, broccoli, green onions

Wednesday-Turkey stuffing meatloaf, fresh green beans

Thursday-Fire Island Penne (one dish meal!)

Friday-Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


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Menu Plan Monday

This is an extremely short week, as we will heading off to Hometown for a little R&R, a birthday to celebrate (Thursday), a fantasy football draft (Saturday), and a big ol' kick up your heels cowgirl birthday party (Sunday).  So for this short and sweet week, we will be having:

Sunday-Tuna sandwiches, leftover macaroni salad

Monday-Italian Sausage Pizza with homemade crust and sauce, green salad with homemade ranch dressing (The leftovers we will take with us for lunch on our drive the next day--keeps the fridge nice and empty while we are gone!)

Tuesday-Saturday-Off to Hometown!

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Menu Plan Monday

Can't believe we are already on the cusp of fall once again.  The forecast is for a few more hot days this week and then it starts to cool down.  Then, next week we get to go back to Hometown for our second annual birthday/fantasy football draft gala. Oops.....hopefully Hubs doesn't read this.  Gala and fantasy football being in the same sentence might be against "man rules."   Anyhow, by the time we get back the hot weather may be over for this year.  Possibly.....but we always seem to get an Indian Summer, so we shall see.  For this week we will be having:

Sunday-BLTs with garden fresh tomatoes (it really doesn't get any better than this.....), green salad with ranch dressing

Monday-Pappardelle with Corn (didn't get to this last week)

Tuesday-Salisbury Steak (didn't get to this either.....I know), mashed potatoes, green salads

Wednesday-Nachos with chicken and black beans

Thursday-Burgers, oven fries

Friday-Grilled Cheese, macaroni salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

I was blessed with a subscription to Food Network Magazine (yum!!), so I am trying out several new recipes this week.  I am so excited as they all sound SO good!  For this week, we will be having:

Sunday-Italian Sausage Pizza, green salad with ranch dressing

Monday-Tuna Bagel Nicoise

Tuesday-Sesame Pecan Chicken Strips, Lemon Parsley Rice, green salad

Wednesday-Pappardelle with corn

Thursday-Eggplant & Sausage Pasta, green salad

Friday-Salisbury Steak, mashed potatoes, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

We are supposed to be having a *small* reprieve in the heat this week, so a little more usage of the oven than in previous weeks.  This week we will be having~

Sunday-Beef ribs, leftover summer pasta salad

Monday-Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, sauteed Swiss chard

Tuesday-Coconut chicken and rice, green salad with balsamic vinaigrette

Wednesday-Tuna pasta salad

Thursday-Mac and cheese with ham (found some ham in the back of my freezer-so cool!), steamed broccoli

Friday-Italian Sausage Pizza with homemade crust and homemade sauce, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

I have just been feeling uninspired in terms of menu items lately!  I think it's the hot weather.  At least that's my excuse this week.  Our landlord keeps extending the invitation to us to come over and swim (I know, how spoiled, right?!?!) and the last thing I want to do is come home and cook after sitting by the pool for several hours.  And seriously, this is the tannest I have been since Hubs and I got married.  Just for the record--I don't tan, I burn.  However, with exposure to the sun every day in short increments, apparently I can tan.  Who knew? 

Anywho, for this week, we will be having:

Sunday-Roasted Chicken, potato salad, green salad with ranch dressing and lots of garden fresh tomatoes

Monday-Tuna Pasta Salad (recipe to come!)

Tuesday-Grilled hamburgers, leftover potato salad

Wednesday-Summer Pasta Salad

Thursday-Black Bean and Couscous Salad

Friday-BLT Chicken Salad

Saturday-Leftovers


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Menu Plan Monday

Settling back in again after getting home from our trip.  And now that we are home, this means I have one month to get everything done for Peanut's birthday celebration so I better cracking!  It's also going to be hot all week, so I am avoiding the oven as much as possible.  So my not so original week of dinners will include:


Sunday-Taco salad with taco meat, black beans, cheese, sour cream, salsa, green onions

Monday-BLT sandwiches and green salad with ranch dressing

Tuesday-Steak with Aqua Negra Marinade, baked potatoes, green salad

Wednesday-Grilled hamburgers, oven fries, green salad

Thursday-Quesadillas and Spanish rice

Friday-Spanakopizza

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

We are having a great time here with Hubs family.  Stay tuned for a recap towards the end of this week.  We will returning to reality home on Wednesday and back to the day to day, so it's another short week in terms of a menu. 

Sunday-Tuesday-Kitchen Still Closed!

Wednesday-Baked Potato Bar with chili, cheese, sour cream, and whatever else I can conjure up after being out of town 

Thursday-White enchiladas, green salad with ranch dressing

Friday-Something with the chorizo I have sitting in the freezer....any ideas? 

Saturday-Leftovers


For other menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie. 

Menu Plan Monday

It's a short week around here, as we are taking a trip to visit the Hubs family.  A little stressed, as this will be the first plane ride for the Peanut.  Thankfully I will have the Hubs to count on if either the Peanut or I decide to have a meltdown.  Not that I would do that, of course. 

Sunday-Steak, rosemary potatoes, steamed veggies

Monday-Quesadillas with leftover steak, black beans

Tuesday-Taco Salads with leftover steak (it's a BIG cut of steak)

Wednesday-Grilled Cheese, fruit smoothies

Thursday-Saturday-Kitchen is Closed! 


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Menu Plan Monday

For me, summer time is so hard to plan meals.....I don't want to heat up the house and most of the things I like to eat involve heating up the oven.  We do have air conditioning (praise the Lord!), so maybe I don't need to be as concerned.  I guess it's just that old habits die hard....at our house in Hometown we didn't have central AC (not nearly as much of a need for it) so I was always careful to not cook meals that called for the oven when the forecast was for warmer weather. 

So here is my somewhat uninspired menu for this week:

Sunday-Sausage and Swiss chard frittata

Monday-Taco salad with taco meat, black beans, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, and salsa

Tuesday-Grilled hamburgers, oven fries, green salad

Wednesday-Filet Mignon (using up the last few cuts of our beef), baked potatoes, green salad

Thursday-BLT Carbonara Pasta, green salad

Friday-Maple glazed pork chops, sweet potatoes, green salad

Saturday-Leftovers


For other great menu ideas, visit the Organizing Junkie.