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Meal Plan Monday

January 23, 2017 By MommyOctopus 2 Comments
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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?

Meal Plan Monday

January 16, 2017 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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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!

Meal Plan Monday

January 9, 2017 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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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

Meal Plan Monday

January 2, 2017 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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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?

Meal Plan Monday

December 26, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope you all had a fantastic weekend with your family.  Ours was way too busy for my liking, but the kids had fun.  Next year we definitely need to scale it back and just enjoy some downtime. Everything was a little complicated with the baby having croup.

This week we are fed up with cookies and junk food and ready to start eating healthier again.  Here’s our meal plan for the week:

Monday: Grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, broccoli

Tuesday: omelettes

Wednesday: Salsa chicken, brown rice

Thursday: Steak, okra

Friday: Chili

Saturday: Cajun Chicken, brussel sprouts

Sunday: Roast, collared greens, black eyed peas, cornbread

What are you making this week?

Meal Plan Monday!

December 19, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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Less than a week until Christmas!  How in the world did that happen already?  Seems weird when it was over 60 degrees here yesterday.  We had a busy weekend filled with Christmas stuff, friend’s birthday parties, and my middle daughter was presented in front of our church as a communing member.  What a joyful weekend!

This week, we are going to spend time with cousins decorating cookies, playing with friends, and enjoying the holidays. I hope you all have a marvelous week and get to spend some downtime before Christmas.

Here’s my meal plan for this week:

Monday: 15 bean soup, cornbread (ran out of time to make this last week)

Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas 

Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Salads

Thursday: Grilled Cheese and Soup

Friday: Lazy Lasagna, salad

Saturday: Our Christmas Eve Tradition – Pizza!

Sunday: Breakfast for dinner!

What are you making this week?

Meal Plan Monday

December 12, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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It’s been a great weekend here.  We had some nice family time, went to Lessons and Carols at our church, and mainly just relaxed and watched Christmas movies.  My husband took a few days off from work this week so we could get some family time in so I’m putting his favorites on the meal plan.  Normally he’s only home for dinner a couple times a week.  I love having him home with us, but also love that he can grow facial hair for the week!

Monday: Dinner out with family

Tuesday: Steak, sweet potatoes,  salad

Wednesday: Poppy seed chicken, okra

Thursday: 15 Bean Soup, cornbread

Friday: Cajun Cream Chicken, salad

Saturday: Pizza

Sunday: Salsa Chicken, brown rice

Meal Plan Monday

December 5, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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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?

Meal Plan Monday

November 28, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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We had a wonderful weekend!  We went up to the Dahlonega mountains again for some horse riding and camping.  Love it up there!  Even the baby loves to ride!  My husband took a day off so we could enjoy an extra long weekend.  Beautiful weather and not too cold yet!

Now it’s time to get back in the swing of things.  Here’s what I’m making this week:

Monday:  Grilled cheese and soup

Tuesday: Turkey casserole

Wednesday: Steak, kale

Thursday: Cheesy bacon chicken, salad

Friday: Sour Cream Enchiladas

Saturday: Omelettes

Sunday: Crockpot Chicken Quesadillas, salad

What are you making this week?

 

Meal Plan Monday!

November 21, 2016 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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Hurry!  It’s Thanksgiving week!  We always do a “Friends-giving” with our “Framily”.  We invite all of our friends to stop by and eat!  IT’s always so much fun!  Here’s what we are making this week:

Monday: Dinner out

Tuesday: Jalepeno Pork Loin (ran out of time to  make it last week)

Wednesday: Leftovers or pizza

Thursday: EVERYTHING TURKEY DAY!

Friday: Hot dogs, hot dog sauce, macaroni and cheese

Saturday: Chili

Sunday: Hamburgers, veggies

What are you making this week?  Any special Thanksgiving recipes you want to share?

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