Wow.  It’s Monday again!  I can’t believe how fast this year has flown by so far!  This week we will have a couple friends staying with us so needing some easy and cheap(er) meals for starters.

We have just a few weeks until we move, so things are a little bit chaotic around here!  No end in sight!

Here’s what we are making this week:

Monday: Pizza, salad

Tuesday: Hamburgers, limas, salad

Wednesday: Black beans and rice

Thursday: Poppyseed Chicken, green beans

Friday: chicken enchiladas, salad

Saturday: Meatloaf, broccoli, brown rice

Sunday: Lasagna, salad

What are you making this week?

Wow.  Last week got a little crazy and I only made 2 things off my meal plan!  The rest ended up being super quick grab and go or leftover meals.  Some weeks are just like that and we roll with it.  I have to say, though, that the Chicken and Brown Rice Soup that I made on Monday last week was one of the best ever!  It’s definitely going on the meal plan this week and again in the future!

Monday: Chicken Florentine (pg 46 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook), zucchini

Tuesday: Black beans and rice

Wednesday: Trim Mac Salad (pg 181 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook)

Thursday: Chili Lime Chicken over brown rice

Friday: Chicken Fajita Casserole, salad

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Chicken and Brown Rice Soup, garlic bread

What are you making this week?

I have a rather busy week ahead.  The big kids are starting play practice and that’s going to be several nights a week on top of our normal busyness and the activities and chaos that come with having 5 active and homeschooling children.

This week, I have challenged myself to use my pressure cooker every night in some form or fashion.  I’m also trying to stick to the Trim Healthy Mama way of eating with our meals.  Here’s what we are making this week:

Monday: Chicken and Brown Rice Soup

Tuesday: Pork Loin, mashed cauliflower, green beans

Wednesday: Grilled Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Thursday: Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken, Salad

Friday: Whole Chicken, okra, zucchini

Saturday: Chili Lime Chicken over brown rice

Sunday: Sausage, biscuits, egg casserole, applesauce

Have you tried any “must do” recipes for your pressure cooker yet?  Please comment and share them with me!

Good Monday morning everyone!  We had a lovely weekend of sNOw.  Just the very lightest of dustings here.  The kids enjoyed it for all over about 5 minutes and then came inside due to the cold.  Now off to a busy week where many of our activites have kicked off again!  No fun picture to add to this post today because honestly my phone is full!  LOL!  I need to clean it off!

Here’s what I’m making for dinners this week:

Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs

Tuesday: Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, okra

Wednesday: Hamburgers, broccoli

Thursday: Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Chicken, salad

Friday: Black beans and rice

Saturday: Jalepeno cheddar chicken

Sunday: Breakfast for dinner

What a year 2016 has been.  Lots of ups and downs for sure.  The baby isn’t so much of a baby anymore at 16 months today.  He keeps me hopping with all his antics, including his latest – CLIMBING everything.  The other kids are busy enjoying their new goodies from Christmas and getting ready to start homeschool back again today.  I don’t think the teacher is quite ready, though 😉

New Year’s was good.  We had a fairly quiet evening in and let the kids stay up until midnight.  I fell asleep around 11 and woke shortly before the New Year.

The past few years, I’ve been giving myself a word to focus on during that year to improve myself.  Last year, my word for the year was Minimize.  I think I did an ok job of that.  I made the point to say no to things that would be overwhelming or take too much time away from the family.  I also worked on going through some things and trying to declutter.  I didn’t do nearly as good of a job as I would have liked, but I will be continuing it this year.

For 2017, my word is going to be GRACE.  Basically figuring out my priorities and putting those front and center and giving myself grace with everything else.  For now, we take one day at a time.

I’m also going to try and have a mostly spend-free January.  We are going to eat out of the pantry and freezer and just go to the store for some fresh veggies and fruits and some dairy.  It’s a great way to save money and try to use up what we have on hand without it going to waste.

To start off the New Year, here’s my meal plan!

Monday: Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup

Tuesday: Cowboy Grub

Wednesday: Grilled chicken, Quinoa, limas

Thursday: Easy Chicken Enchiladas

Friday: Cheesy Bacon Chicken, okra

Saturday: Chicken Alfredo over Broccoli

Sunday: Taco and Nacho bar

What are you making this week?

It’s Monday again and already and we have less than 3 weeks until Christmas!  I’ve been busy this morning playing catch up and homeschooling my crew that I just realized I hadn’t made a meal plan for this week yet!  Time to get to it!

Monday: Black beans and rice

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Meatloaf, okra

Thursday: Chili

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Meatball Parmesan Casserole, salad

Sunday: Unstuffed Pepper Medley

What’s on your meal plan this week?

Where did the weekend go?  It went by far too quickly for my liking!  A little story behind this week’s photo – Our dog has pretty much ignored the baby until lately.  She has realized that if she lays under his feet in the high chair, she’s likely to score some snacks!  What a stinker!

Here’s the meal plan for this week:

Monday: Quesadillas

Tuesday: Spaghetti with Meatballs, salad

Wednesday: Poppyseed Chicken, Okra

Thursday: Jalapeno pork loin, kale

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Leftovers or Create your own dinner

Sunday: Chicken and Dumplins, Veggies

What are you making?

This past weekend we celebrated my husband’s 37th birthday!  We were actually able to snag a date night this week to celebrate.  He spend the weekend at work, but I was able to make him a yummy dinner and dessert for afterward.

Can you believe we are a little more than 2 weeks from Thanksgiving?  That’s crazy!  Hopefully we will have some more fall appropriate weather soon!

Here’s what I plan to make this week:

Monday: Lazy Lasagna, salad

Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas

Wednesday: Chili

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Dinner Out

Saturday: Soup and Sandwiches

Sunday: Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells, Salad

What are you making this week?

It was a great weekend!  We celebrated my son’s 10th birthday, but more important than that, we got great news from his doctor!  6 years ago, he was diagnosed with a soy allergy and was super sick.  We had his blood tested again this past week and found out that he has outgrown his allergy!  What great news!   His first food was Red Lobster biscuits because he has always wanted to try them!  Mama can’t make them quite like RL.  He loved it!  He also tried his very first Twix bar.  He’s really enjoying being able to eat what everyone else is eating without fear of getting sick.  We are thrilled with this news!  The photo above is his face after I told him the great news!

This week, we are going to go to a few fall festivals and activities and hopefully end the week in the mountains again.

Here’s what we are making this week:

Monday: Chicken alfredo

Tuesday: Steak, zucchini, salad

Wednesday: Southwest Chicken in the Crockpot 

Thursday:  Meatball Parmesan Casserole, salad

Friday: burgers, broccoli

Saturday: Omelettes or leftovers

Sunday: BBQ Sandwiches, beans, chips

What are you making this week?