Menu Plan Monday August 19th-25th

By Danielle on August 20, 2012

Monday in yet another week of summer!!  We are gearing up to visit family for next week, so I will be planning and packing during this week!  So with that said, here are our meals for this week!

Lunches:

Leftover pizza

English Muffin with Jelly and carrots and cheese (x2)

Grilled Cheese with Grapes and/or carrots

Homemade Happy Meals (baked chicken nuggets, apple slices, cheese and grapes)

 

Dinners:

Grilled Chicken Breast with Grilled Veggies and couscous

Crockpot Lasagna with Garlic Bread

Chicken Pepper Pasta

Bratwurst with French Fries and a veggie

Chicken Pot Pie

 

Desserts/Baking:

NONE!!!  I am starting to participate in Marathon Mom’s 42 Days of Fit this week and don’t need anything around to tempt me even more!!  LOL

 

How are you doing with wrapping up summer?  Anyone want to join me over on Marathon Mom’s 42 Days of Fit??  Would love to have some partners in this journey!  Even though I am breastfeeding full time I would really like to try to get the rest of this baby weight off and get more fit so I can have some more fun with my older children!  Let me know if you would like to join me!

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Menu Plan Monday August 12th-18th

By Danielle on August 15, 2012

Another week another menu :-)   Here is our plan for this week:

Lunches:

Baked Chicken Nuggets with Baby Carrots x2

Jelly Sandwich with Baby Carrots

Leftover Pasta

Kid’s Choice

 

Dinners:

Grilled Steak with Ranch Pasta Salad

Crockpot Beef with Broccoli (New Recipe!)

Bacon Wrapped Hotdogs (New Recipe!) with french fries and a veggie

Tacos

Kielbasa Pepper Pasta

Garlic Pizza

 

Baking/Desserts:

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars (didn’t get to them last week)

 

What are you making this week?  Anything new?

 

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Menu Plan Monday August 5th-11th

By Danielle on August 6, 2012

And we are back!!  Sorry for the missed posts the last couple of weeks!  We were out of town for a week and then last week was spent playing catch up, you know how it is :-)   Can not believe that it is already August!  Summer seriously just flies by, especially now that we have three kids to chase and play with!  So hard to believe that we will be starting our oldest in with his kindergarten material in just a few short weeks!  At least we still have a 2 year old and 4 month old to keep me from feeling too sad about how big he is getting!  For now, I am in the depths of planning out our first ‘serious’ homeschool year and trying to figure out how it will go for us, and I am prepared to change that many times as we really find our way :-)   I’m sure if nothing else this year will be a major learning experience for all of us!!  Onto this weeks menu:

Lunches:

baked chicken nuggets with carrots & grapes

English Muffin with Jelly & carrots

Make your own pizza (x2)

Kids choice

 

Dinners:

Grilled Cheeseburgers with Grilled Yellow Squash (New Recipe!)

Lemon Rosemary Chicken with mashed potatoes and a veggie

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken Parmesan over Spaghetti with Garlic Bread

Chicken Caesar Salad with Bread

Pepperoni and Cheese Crescents with a veggie with Italian Cream Soda (New Recipe!)

Dinner out!!

Snacks/Baking:

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars (New Recipe!)

How is your summer going?  Are you starting to wind down and get ready for the back to school schedule?  Even though we school year round it is still a change to go from summer to fall in our house.  What are your meal plans for this week?

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Menu Plan Monday July 15th-23rd

By Danielle on July 16, 2012

Monday again!  Still plugging along in our summer time fun here at our house!  Had a great family picnic this past weekend and we had a great time.  Looks like another heat wave is coming through the northeast again this coming week after having some nice cool down days over the weekend.  So, here we go again with trying to keep cool!  Here is our menu for this upcoming hot week:

Lunches:

Make Your Own Pizzas

Leftover Pizzas

Jelly Sandwiches with Baby Carrots

Bagel with fruit

Chicken nuggets with fruit

 

Dinners:

Tasty Pork Tenderloin with Squash Casserole and baked potatoes

Panko Chicken with Green Bean Casserole and Boiled Red Potatoes

Pork Scaloppini with Seasoned Green Beans and spaetzle

Crockpot Enchiladas

Quick Chicken Parmesan

Dinner Out (x2)

 

Not trying anything fun and new this week just some tried and true recipes.  What are you making this coming week?  Try and stay cool!!

 

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Menu Plan Monday July 8th-14th

By Danielle on July 9, 2012

Wow, it has been quite warm here in the northeast!!  We spent most of the weekend hibernating indoors in the AC!  Although I did get out for a bit on Sunday afternoon for a mommy vacation, also known as a trip to the grocery store while daddy stays home with the kids :-)   Luckily this upcoming week looks like the temperatures are going to come down a bit.  Onto this weeks menu!

Dinners:

Tater Tot Casserole with Pan Fried Brussels Sprouts (New Recipe!!)

Crockpot Beef Casserole

Baked Ziti with Garlic Bread

Lemon Garlic Fish with Rice Pilaf and Bacon Ranch Green Beans

Pizza Popover Pie with Squash Casserole

Cheesy Kielbasa Casserole (New Recipe!!)

 

How are the temperatures in your neck of the woods?  Is it affecting how or what you cook?  What are your plans for this coming week?

 

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Menu Plan Monday July 1st-7th

By Danielle on July 2, 2012

So, I know I say this every month, but July already??  Where did June go?  This really seems to happen every summer, where the time just goes away so quickly!  This week looks like it is going to be a yummy and fun menu, which always makes me excited!!

Dinners:

Swiss Chicken with a veggie

Turkey Subs with potato chips

Pasta Primavera Pie

BBQ Ribs with Cole Slaw (July 4th menu)

Tomato Tortellini Florentine Soup (New Recipe!) with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Quick Lemon Pasta with Chicken with Garlic Bread

Dinner Out

 

What are you making this week?  Anything new and fun?  Any tried and true recipes that your family loves?

 

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Menu Plan Monday June 24th-30th

By Danielle on June 25, 2012

Getting this done on Monday this week!  Hooray!  We are starting to wrap up our PreK year here with our oldest son!  We school year round with our ‘heaviest’ work being done during the winter and summer since that is when we are more apt to be stuck inside due to the weather.  Our oldest is very excited to be getting close to finishing up his first year of school and is getting excited about his K year coming up!  How do you school at your house?  Do you have kids in the school system doing a regular school year or do you follow a ‘regular’ schedule at home?  I would love to hear how others schedule their school year since we are still quite new at this homeschool thing :-)   So onto this weeks menu!

Dinners:

Sesame Grilled Chicken (New Recipe!) with Grilled Asparagus and couscous

Sloppy Joes with Seasoned Green Beans (a family favorite)

Thai Chicken Fettuccini (New Recipe!) (uses leftover chicken from the Sesame Grilled Chicken)

Macaroni Treat

Zucchini Linguini

Vegetable Tortellini Alfredo

Dinner out

 

What are you making this week?

 

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Menu Plan Monday June 17th-23rd

By Danielle on June 20, 2012

Yes, I know it is Wednesday, but life happens right????  :-)   So without further ado, here is our menu for the week!!

Dinners:

Grilled Steak, potatoes and Grilled Cabbage (our Father’s Day meal)

Quesadilla Casserole (New Recipe!)

Easy Chicken and Feta Bake with Parmesan Potatoes (New Recipe!) and Sauteed Zucchini and Yellow Squash

Chicken Scampi with Lemon Parmesan Broccoli

Buttermilk Waffles with sausage

Dinner out x2

 

Well that’s it for this week!  What are you making?

 

 

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Menu Plan Monday June 11th-17th

By Danielle on June 11, 2012

Monday again!  It was a super crazy weekend, but a good crazy since I do feel like we got a lot accomplished!!  We are going to be potty training child #2 very very soon so I have been spending time to make sure we have everything all set and ready to go for that!  I am so excited to not have two in diapers anymore!  Even in cloth diapers it is crazy and time consuming to have two little ones to change throughout the day!
Now that we are back to our regular routine after this crazy weekend onto our menu!!

Dinners:

Southwestern Grilled Chicken (New Recipe!) with Spanish Rice and salad

Sausage Skillet Dinner

Mexican Pork and Black Beans (New Recipe!) with rice

Chicken Orecchiette (a family favorite) with french bread

BBQ Pork Short Ribs with Cole Slaw and corn on the cob

Ham & Pineapple Kabobs with rice and Pina Colada Smoothies (did not get to this one last week)

 

What are you making this week?

 

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Menu Plan Monday June 4th-10th

By Danielle on June 4, 2012

Wow, what a whirlwind couple of weeks!!  My middle child turned 2 yrs old and then we went for a visit with family for the week before Memorial Day weekend.  Capping off the week with a big open house for friends and family to meet our newest 2 month old addition and a birthday party for our big girl 2 yr old!

When we were doing Memorial Day activities and parades on Monday (after which we were supposed to drive the 5 hrs back home) our truck decided to start giving us problems.  After checking it out it was decided that our alternator was shot and we needed a new one. Luckily my dad was able to fix it for us, but we needed to wait for the part to come in etc.  So the hubby took Amtrak back to our house so he was able to go into work and the kids and I stayed another week at my parents house while our truck got fixed.

It was great spending the extra time with all of our friends and family of course, but I am so very happy to be back home and trying to get back to our regular routine around here!!  That being said, we got home around midnight last night and with the three kids I don’t know when we are going to be able to get to the grocery store so this weeks menu is using my stocked pantry and freezer to it’s best!  One of the main reasons why I love having a nice stocked pantry and freezer!  So, here is a our pieced together menu for this week :-)

Dinners:

Macaroni Treat (New Recipe!)

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken (New Recipe!) with rice and a veggie

Marinara Sauce with spaghetti and meatballs

Roast Pork Loin with baked potatoes and a veggie

Easy Garden Alfredo

Ham & Pineapple Kabobs over rice with Pina Colada Smoothies (New Recipe!)

 

Desserts/Snacks:

Cinnamon Pudding Cake (New Recipe!)

 

How are you adjusting in your home to the crazy summer season??  We are obviously not off to a great start here!!!  :-)

 

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