Menu Planning Monday

Back on track with menu planning this week...


Madee's Choice:
Tomato Soup with
Grilled Cheese,
Open Face Muenster Melts,
and Peanut Butter sandwiches for dipping


Gourmet Chicken on Mashed Potatoes
Chicken Spaghetti Casserole/Tossed Salad
Bacon and Tater Tot Casserole/Toast and Jam
Burritos/Chips and Salsa
*Out for Destries Birthday Dinner



Other Yummies
Football Field Birthday Cake

Menu Planning Monday

Ok, so I have been falling behind on getting all the meals that I have planned to make-actually made. This week I will play "catch up" going back over the last few weeks to make some recipes that never became a reality.

Here are the ones I am hoping to actually get to this week.

3 Meat Soup
Hasselback Potatoes and Steak
Beef Tenderloin Steak, Cheesy Ranch Twice Baked Potatoes

Boo Cups
Watermelon Lemonade
Apple Cookies with Carmel

Ok- we will just try to accomplish this much this week...here's to hoping it happens.

Menu Planning Monday

We are looking at a busy fun filled week ahead of us. The kids will be out of school on Thursday and Friday, so we plan on making some yummy treats. Here is a look at what we will be eating this week:

Mom's Chicken Noodle Soup/ BreadSticks

Healthy Johnny Fries-
*****Yes sometimes we just eat fries for dinner! Especially when we have all those lovely Idaho potatoes to eat! But these are at least kinda healthy and not fried, so it's all good...right?

3 Meat Soup with Garlic Parmesan Rolls

Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes with Steak and Beans

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bake

Other Yummies:
Pumpkin Bread
Boo Cups
Watermelon Lemonade
Apple Cookies with Carmel

Menu Planning Monday

Announcing our "theme" for the month....

It's Potato Month here on the blog!!!

I will be featuring several potato recipes...from potato toppers, to side dishes, and on to soups and main dishes. There will even be some bread and roll recipes and also, are you ready for this???...dessert recipes that use potatoes. There will also be some fun Halloween recipes popping up here on the blog-because of my great love for Halloween! Get ready...Here we go!


Every September, a trek is made to Grace, Idaho to get potatoes. Check out how big these potatoes are. We had a baked potato bar for dinner last night and one potato fed me, Kile, and Destrie!

Let me tell you, this is one of my favorite times of year. Those of you who know me know that I LOVE potatoes. If I had to pick one food to eat the rest of my life, it would be a potato.... in some shape or form!

This year, there was a cookbook available at the place where we get our potatoes, so several recipes will come from this book.

My menu plan for the week:

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Potato Wedges, Watermelon

Potatoes with Zesty Ground Beef Topping, Grapes

Beef Tenderloin Steak, Cheesy Ranch Twice Baked Potatoes

Country Boy Microwave Scramble with Toast

Light Potato Soup, Breadsticks


Also, if any of you have a favorite potato dish...please send me your recipe. I would love to try it!

Menu Planning Monday

This week I will take a slight break from menu planning. There are a few recipes I never got to from weeks past, so I will be fitting them in to the schedule this week. We will also be grilling some burgers and trying to enjoy this lovely Fall weather while we have it.
So, stay tuned as I play catch up this week and be sure to check back next Monday-I have a theme month planned...yes I did say month. I will be explaining soon. Have a great week.

Menu Planning Monday

This week is looking like it's going to be pretty busy. It is Sky View's Homecoming, we have flag football practice and a game, and so on and so on...
Anyway, here is a look at my plan for the week:

Dinner at our friends house-
I am taking a treat-not sure what yet

Chili Cheese Dogs/Watermelon
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Red Potato Bites with Sticky Chicken
Stir Fry with Rice

Other Yummies:
Cinna Sticks

Menu Planning Monday

Here is our Menu for the upcoming week;

Veggie Stuffed Twice Baked Potatoes
Quick Chicken Enchilada Nachos
Breakfast Potato Hash
Thai Peanut Saute
Lemon Chicken Rice Soup

Other Yummies:

Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread
Strawberry Watermelon Agua Fresca

It's Back!

Since summer is over, it's time to get back to schedules and planning and all that garbage.
Can you tell I am sad that summer is over?
Anyway, Menu Planning Mondays are back here on the blog. Be on the look out for lots of yummy recipes! This week we will be eating:

Taco Salads
Turkey Steaks in the Crock Pot/Crash Hot Potatoes
Ramen Stir Fry
Sandwiches/Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
Beef Stroganoff/Corn

Treats
Lemon Crumb Bars

Menu Planning Monday

Ok, I have been a bit of a slacker lately when it comes to blogging.  I am done working for the Summer, so now I am expecting things here on the blog to start picking up.  I can't wait to get back to cooking, so look for a lot of yummy recipes to be showing up here soon!  Here is a look at the plan for this week:

Dinner at our Friends House
Sandwiches and Cookie Salad
Potato Pizza-never got to this last time
Crock Pot Hoagies/Potato Salad

Yummy desserts...T.B.A.

Menu Planning Monday

 I have to admit, I am in a bit of a rut lately...a menu planning/recipe rut to be exact.  Nothing is really sounding good to me right now and I have had several recipe failures over the last couple weeks.  I tried a few recipes that sounded good, but no one liked the finished product, so they ended up going straight to the trash and I hate it when that happens.  I would love to hear what yummy things you are eating this week and would love some suggestions...
Here are 2 things I will be making this week and hopefully I can come up with a few more.  Have a great week!

Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Sauce
Potato Pizza

Menu Planning Monday

This upcoming week is going to be crazy busy.  Having said that, meals around here need to be quick and easy this week.  Here is a look at what we will be eating:

Popover Upside Down Pizza/Tossed Salad
Asian Lime Chicken and Rice
Zuppa Toscana Soup in the Crockpot
Burgers on the Grill/Chips
Sesame Noodles

Enjoy your week!

Menu Planning Monday

In celebration of Cino de Mayo, we will be enjoying some Mexican food this week.  I love Mexican food and am super excited!  I also  need to play catch up with some recipes I never got to last week.
Here is a look at what we will be eating this week.

Santa Fe Chicken
Taco Salad
Nacho Buffet/ Margaritas
Baked Chicken Taquitos/Cilantro Lime Rice
Cafe Rio Shredded Beef Salad

Menu Planning Monday

So, I misplaced my receipts from last weeks grocery shopping trips...I will try to get back on track with that this week. Today I will be posting a delicious salad that I took to an Easter lunch at my parents house.  It was a hit and was gobbled up quickly.  There was only on serving left and I ate it in the car on the ride home.  So good!
Here is a look at what we are eating this week;

Ham Fried Rice and  Egg Rolls
Won Ton Chicken Tacos
Sesame Chicken and Lemony Egg Soup
Penne Spinach Salad
Chicken Alfredo Pasta

* I am also hoping to have time to try some homemade donuts that I found on a recipe blog awhile back.
Have a great week!

Menu Planning Monday

I am super busy today.  I have guests coming for dinner and I spent a good chunk of the morning doing homework...not mine, but I was saving the day for one of my kids.  Anyway, no time for meal planning today.  I will be cooking something this week (when I figure out what).  So, check back for those recipes.

My grocery total for last week was: $57.25

Here is a what I am serving my dinner guests tonight: The theme is "Easter Dinner"

Shredded Ham

Cheesy Potatoes

Airport Bob's Green Beans

Rolls

Fruit Dip/Fruit

Destrie's Lemon Pie

Lemon Cake Cookies

Menu Planning Monday

So, for the past 3 weeks I spent practically nothing at the grocery store and I was oh so proud of myself.  The only problem with this was, that I depleted most of our staple and freezer items.  When I finally drug myself to the store-(on 3 different occasions)  my totals rang in at $173.48.
Long story short, the lesson here is that $100 is pretty close to the amount that works for us each week. Spending so little all those weeks really just meant I had to play catch up.   Granted, the whole family was here for the week because of Spring Break, so maybe that had something to do with it.  Anyway, I will continue on with my goal of spending around $100 a week and see how things play out.  Here's what we will be eating this week:

Kelly's Meaty Tot Casserole
Ham Stuffed Manicotti- never got to this last week
Glazed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf- never got to this
Ranch Mac and Cheese
Sandwiches and Salad

Menu Planning Monday

So, lasts week's grocery total was $50.14.  Yay!  We have been well under budget the last couple of weeks, the bad thing about that is, now we are running out of several staples and a big shopping trip will have to happen soon.  Here is a look at what we will be eating this week:

Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Garden Pita
Ham Stuffed Manicotti

That should probably be enough menu planning this week as it is Spring Break and I am hoping to get out and have some fun.  Enjoy your week!

Menu Planning Monday

I am not a fan of grocery shopping.  Once again, I spent the week trying to avoid the grocery store because I simply was not in the mood.  We didn't starve this week, as we ate from the freezer and the pantry.  I did have to pick up a couple items at the store, but I failed to keep my receipts.  Best guess on how much on how much I spent this past week is probably around $30.  My lack of desire to go grocery shopping is saving me lots of money!  Here is a look at what we are eating this week:

Red and White Pasta-Ya, we are having it again-the girls can't get enough!

Teriyaki Chicken Noodle Bowl

Chicken Strips/Tater Tots

Glazed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf/Potato Cakes/Veggies

Sausage and Pancake Strata

Menu Planning Monday

Last week I never made it to the store to do an official shopping trip for the week.  I had most everything I needed at home to make my recipes.  I did make a couple quick trips to the store to grab milk and one or two other things that were on sale-Lee's had a meal deal coupon where you could get a pizza, carton of ice cream and a 2 liter of pop for $5.  We grabbed 3 of those to have on hand.  3 meal deals, milk, and a few various items put my spending for the week at $26.  Not bad!
I am on a money saving mission again this week, so I will be trying to use recipes that call for ingredients I already have on hand.  Here's a look at what we will be eating this week:

Chicken Enchiladas
Sandwiches/Chips/Veggies with Dip
Hamburgers/Potato Wedges
Caribbean Grilled Steak/Potato Halves
Breakfast for Dinner

Menu Planning Monday

 Last weeks budget goal was close...I spent $99 on groceries for the week.  We were out of several staples so that made the amount higher.  I am hoping to pull a much lower number this upcoming week...we will see how things go.  Have a great week!

Here's a look at what we will be eating this week:

South of the Border Casserole

Hamburger Pie

Vegetable Chicken and Corn Chowder

Steak/Skillet Potatoes with Bacon and Cheddar/Tossed Salad

And something else...I can't decide yet what else I want to make. Check back later to see - I'm sure it will be exciting!!!

Menu Planning Monday

So, last week my goal of spending $100 on groceries was pretty easy.  I had most of the ingredients for the meals I had planned.  I ended up spending  $51.64 on groceries.  There were also two meals and treats that I didn't have a chance to make...  those I will save for another time.

This week on the blog is going to be Breakfast for Dinner week. Breakfast is one of my favorite meals and the people in my family are not morning time eaters. Hence, Breakfast for Dinner  =  problem solved!
What's your favorite thing to eat for Breakfast?

Check back next week, to see if I  stayed within my $100 budget for the week.

Here's a look at what we are eating this week:

Ham and Cheese Omelets/Toast/Fruit Soup

Bacon/Egg and Cheese Biscuits/ Hashbrown Casserole

Waffles with Cinnamon Syrup/Scrambled Eggs/Fruit

Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast Pizza