March 30-April 5 Menu

Well, it's a short menu, because we are going to Aaron's parents' house for Easter!  We are leaving Thursday morning and are very excited!  I am including a few recipe links that may be of interest to you!

Monday, March 30  Chow Mein Noodles  I'm going to attempt to have the girls eat these!  I know they won't be Aaron's thing, so I'm going to pull some of these out of the freezer for him.
Tuesday, March 31  Creamy Black Bean Taco Soup
Wednesday, April 1  Pizza

This is literally the best, most fool proof way to make hard boiled eggs I've found!  I'll be using this to hard boil eggs for dyeing!

I am making these muffins (a favorite) for Muffin Monday and school snacks and maybe even breakfast!  Multi-purpose wonders :)  Homemade applesauce makes them even better!

I'm bringing these to my in-law's house for a yummy treat!

March 23-29 Menu

Well, there's nothing quite like having Spring Break extended by a day due to a snow storm!  The girls and I forgot all about watching The Price is Right during regular Spring Break, so thankfully we were able to squeeze that in today.  Whew :)

Monday, March 23  Creamy Salsa Chicken Tenders (I'm hoping we like this because it looks quick and easy!)
Tuesday, March 24  Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Stack
Wednesday, March 25  Burgers
Thursday, March 26  Breakfast Bowls
Friday, March 27  Pizza
Saturday, March 28  Spaghetti
Sunday, March 29  Leftovers  Silly Cereal Supper

March 9-15 Menu

Oh Daylight Savings Time, you crafty little guy, you.  This one is always kind of a beast, because no one likes losing an hour of sleep, but at least the kids sleep in, right?

Monday, March 9  Baked Chicken Taquitos
Tuesday, March 10  Spicy, Smokey, Sweet Chili
Wednesday, March 11  Huevos Rancheros (on tostadas)
Thursday, March 12  Manicotti
Friday, March 13  Pizza
Saturday, March 14  The Sandwich
Sunday, March 15  Leftovers  Silly Cereal Supper

What are you cooking up this week?

March 2-8 Menu

Leah's friend birthday party last night was a hit!  There may have been popcorn on every square inch (not quite as bad as this book, which I adore), but it wasn't anything a broom and vacuum couldn't take care of...says the lady who didn't do the clean up!

Monday, March 2  Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos (we are having these again, because Aldi had thighs on special AND salsa verde, plus the leftovers freeze well)
Tuesday, March 3  I'm gone, so Aaron and the girls will have something from the freezer
Wednesday, March 4  Chili (from the recipe box...I know!)
Thursday, March 5  Popcorn Chicken (I think I'll try baking it.  Also, Aldi has chicken breasts for $1.79 a pound right now!)
Friday, March 6  Pizza (I'm making this for part of the pizza, because I want to try it!)
Saturday, March 7  Kalua Pork (Aldi has pork shoulders this week AND my parents brought me some Smoke Hawaiian Sea Salt back from Hawaii!  I've made this a lot, though, with just salt and liquid smoke)
Sunday, March 8  Leftovers  Silly Cereal Supper

I'm making muffins from a cookbook for Muffin Monday and I'm going to make this Razzy Navel Smoothie for Thirsty Thursday!

What are you cooking up this week?

February 23-March 1 Menu

Happy Monday, friends!  It got down to minus 10 while I was driving Leah to school.  It's definitely February in the midwest!

We're having a pretty quiet week this week!  We are having friends over for supper tonight, and Gracie has pre-K screening on Tuesday.  She is SO excited to go to school!  It's hard to believe my baby is getting to be so grown up!  

The other thing on my plate is getting Leah's birthday party ready.  She's having friends over on Sunday evening for pizza, cake, and a movie.  I think it's going to be low key...as low key as a birthday party for a 9 year old girl can be :)

Here we go!

Monday, February 23  Tacos al Pastor

Tuesday, February 24  Skillet Mac and Cheese (my own variation)

Wednesday, February 25  Island Chicken (I'm going to make this on a stick, because they girls eat chicken better on a stick.  I shall play their game in this department :))

Thursday, February 26  Crispy Hash Breakfast Skillet

Friday, February 27  Pizza

Saturday, February 28  Sandwiches on Soft Wrap Bread

Sunday, March 1  Leftovers  Birthday Party Fun!

For Muffin Monday, we are going to have these muffins, and I'll be making this granola to have on top of yogurt!

What are you cooking up this week?

February 16-22 Menu

Well, we just finished up birthday bonanza 1 of 3 this weekend!  Leah's birthday is this Tuesday and our families came to celebrate her on Saturday...yep, Valentine's Day!  We had a really great day!

Anyway, what time is it?

It's menu time!!!!!!

In my head I sounded like a really fun announcer and you all sounded like a gym full of overly excited elementary school kids :)

Monday, February 16  Lasagna Soup (this is my favorite soup)

Tuesday, February 17  Hot Dogs (for Leah's birthday)

Wednesday, February 18  Burritos (this for Aaron and this for me.  I already made them and they are in the freezer for a quick meal!)

Thursday, February 19  Breakfast Pizza with Hash Brown Crust

Friday, February 20  Pizza

Saturday, February 21  Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos (we didn't get to these last week)

Sunday, February 22  Leftovers  Silly Cereal Supper

Have a great week!

February 9-15 Menu

In a shocking, SHOCKING turn of events, I'm not making a monthly menu.  

I know.  I hardly even know who I am any more.

For now, I'm going to be doing it weekly.  I really enjoyed making a monthly menu, but it does take a lot of time.  I recently got some meat on a good sale that wouldn't have necessarily fit into the monthly menu.  While I have no problem changing up a menu, it seems like a waste of time to do a whole month only to change it due to a good sale.  

So, I'm going to give it a shot and see how I like it!

Here's what we're having this week!

Monday, February 9  Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Tuesday, February 10  Honey Lemon Chicken (making kabobs, not stir fry)
Wednesday, February 11  Manicotti 
Thursday, February 12  Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos
Friday, February 13  Korean Beef
Saturday, February 14  Celebrating Leah's Birthday and Pizza!
Sunday, February 15  Leftovers and Silly Cereal Supper

What's on your menu this week?