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Monday, November 11, 2013

Menu Monday


Nothing can be more tedious than feeding our Tribe: our schedules are harried, preferences vary & time is NOT on my side.

That's why I plan. Sometimes when there is extra time I enjoy hunting for new recipes. Other times I use my prepared month long menu ideas. Most of the time I rely on my themed days to help me determine what to cook. (Mexican Mondays, 'Talian Tuesdays, Whatever Mom Wants Wednesday, Chicken Thursday, Pizza Friday & Soup/Sandwich Saturday, Brunch & Cereal Sunday)

No matter how you look at it, I menu plan because it makes my day easier. Figuring out what I have in the pantry, how much time I have to cook & which of us will be home when for dinner is too taxing. Each Saturday I post a new menu on the fridge & that's just one thing that helps me get through the upcoming week!

At least it works for me!

Here's what we're having at our house this week!

Monday -  no one will be home for dinner with sports banquets, practices & class. If I need a quick meal I have leftovers. Taco meat can be a quick taco salad & pot roast can be stroganoff.

'Talian Tuesday - My famous noodles & white sauce. I'm making the sauce ahead of time, hubby can warm it up to feed the kids and prepare rotini or fettuccine.

Whatever Mom Wants Wednesday - a few weeks ago my grocery store had a great price on chicken legs. So even though they weren't on my menu plan for that week the deal was too good to pass up. Good thing too because having meat in the freezer helped with this week's budget. I oven fried those bad boys up & served them with mashed potatoes, steamed baby carrots & a side of biscuits.

Thursday - After chicken leg dinner hubby removed the meat from the bones and it became chicken noodle soup with grilled cheese (please, for the love of melty cheese everywhere try it this way). It was a cold night and it really hit the spot.

Pizza Friday - Using a premade crust I made a cheese, chicken Alfredo (yep! from leftovers) and sausage pizza.

In addition, I haven't had enough pumpkin goodness so I made a Pumpkin Pie Cake and Best Ever (probably because of the icing) Pumpkin Pecan Bread (which I made into muffins & ate for lunch, & breakfast, & a snack ....).


This is how we survive. A little planning makes for smoother evenings. And I need all the smoothness I can get!


For more awesome menu ideas check out orgjunkies link up for Menu Plan Monday.
Check out my Pinterest Board "Recipe Box" for all my tried it/liked it recipes. (Cuz everyone hates a Pinterest fail!)


Monday, October 14, 2013

Menu Monday


Here's what we're eating this week:


Sunday Brunch - Pumpkin Pancakes & Sausage links
Mexican Monday - Nachos
'Talian Tuesday - Italian Grilled Cheese (french bread, pesto, provolone, spinach), carrot sticks
Chicken Wednesday - oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and rolls
Mom's Choice Thursday - Kentucky Betty Brown Bake & french fries
Pizza Friday - not sure what we'll do
Soup & Sandwich Saturday - Chili, corn bread, hot dogs (go ND!)

Bonus: Pumpkin Spice Latte !! so good!!

Friday, October 11, 2013

Toilet Paper Pumpkin

May I draw your attention to the easiest fall decoration ever?
I once made this craft at a playgroup I hosted. Kids could make it and moms loved it!
I loved it so much I still use this easy fall decoration annually in my bathroom.


You will need:
Rolls of toilet paper
Fabric in fall colors (cut about 20x14 inches)
Brown paper rolled up to look like pumpkin stem
Optional: green felt for leaf & brown pipe cleaner for vine

What you do:
Wrap up the toilet paper in the fabric of your choice, stuffing the extra in the top opening. Cram down other items to resemble pumpkin parts. Viola!

Now .... Go be awesome!

Monday, October 7, 2013

Menu Monday



Happy Monday friends!

It is time to plan & organize my week & that means figuring out what's for dinner now so that during the traffic rush (otherwise known as after school) I won't fight with my pantry for inspiration.

This week is a unique week.
I needed to stretch my budget so shopping was light, but also we have an abundance of games and ... wait for it ... birthdays!!
3 birthdays in six days!!

I love birthdays!!

Here's how our week is shaping up so far. 

Sunday afternoon - Leftovers! Check out these master pieces I made:
With leftover taco meat I made Taco Soup
With leftover chicken I made Chicken Salad (with pecans and grapes)
With leftover sausage I made Egg Fritata

Wednesday - Ebay's birthday out we go!

Thursday - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Friday
Take treats to work day: Halloween Snack Mix & (if there is time) Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Homecoming Tailgate food: Chili Cheese Dogs, Hot Chicken Dip (I substituted 1 can of cream of mushroom & cream of celery soups), Frito Peanut Butter Nachos

As always I link up with www.orgjunkie for Menu Plan Monday and you can always find my favorite go-to, tried & true recipes on my Pinterest Board marked For My Recipe Box!

Thanks friends and have a great week! xo Steph






Over Night Apple French Toast

1 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c butter
2T light corn syrup
2 large apples, peeled & sliced
3 eggs
1 c milk
1 t vanilla
9 slices french bread

In small saucepan cook brown sugar, butter and syrup till thick about 5 minutes
Pour into ungreased 9x13 pan
Arrange apples on top
In bowl, mix eggs, milk and vanilla
Dip bread into egg mixture for 1 min
Place over apples
Cover and let sit in fridge overnight
Remove 30 min before baking
Bake uncovered at 350 for 35 - 40 min

Optional Apple Syrup:
1 cup applesauce
1 10 oz jar apple jelly
1/2 t cinnamon
1/8 t ground cloves
Bring to a boil and let simmer until ready to serve.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Menu Monday

What does this working mom do for dinner?

  • She organizes menus ahead of time,
  • Shops with a strict budget in mind,
  • And does the best she can.


If you love the thought of bringing your family around the table and are up for the challenge of doing it despite hectic schedules ... enjoy! Cuz here's what's up this week on Menu Monday.

Brunch - Cresent Apple Roll Ups, Pioneer Woman Cinnamon Toast, scrambled eggs & sausage links

Mexican Monday - Homemade Alan's Special
(a fav Mexican restaurant serves this up and while mine is NOT as good it does the trick.. make your favorite rice, I use minute white rice and add a tablespoon of taco seasoning, with grilled chicken pieces smothered in queso cheese)

'Talian Tuesday - Italian Casserole

Whatever Mom Wants Wednesday - Roasted Chicken, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole & corn muffins

Chicken Thursday - Chicken Patty Sandwiches & French Fries

Pizza Friday - we digress from Pizza night for a crock pot meal we can tailgate with as we travel for high school football. Pioneer Woman Dr. Pepper Pork, chips and Sm'ores Bake


Soup & Sandwich Saturday - Buffalo Chicken Tender Sandwiches, potato skins, pumpkin bars

And if you love the idea of getting new recipes or menu planning be sure to check out the link up at www.orgjunkie.com

As always thanks for reading! Happy cooking!
p.s. big shout out to the friends who shared tomatoes with us! used it to make salsa!!

p.s.s. be sure to follow me on Pinterest - I keep all my recipes there too!




Monday, September 16, 2013

Menu Monday

I'm Stephanie. I work.
I'm married to Aaron. He goes to school all day and coaches varsity soccer all night. Well, not allllll night.
Together we have 5 kids. The first moved out 3 weeks ago and the other 4? Well they soccer, and football, and practice, and need rides, and contact solution, and allergy medicine and new shoes already and ....

Sigh.

This Tribe of mine keeps me running. Like last week -we didn't eat at home but one night. So Menu Monday had to go out the window and instead we packed lunches and ate cereal.

It wasn't glamorous by any means but we made it work.

This week, while we are busy, we're not too busy to at least grab a bite to eat at home. That's exactly why having a menu works for me. Planning ahead means no matter who has practice, a game or, in my case -has to work at night, something healthy, quick and real will be available.
That's how I love my family.
I keep them nourished.
Here's what my Tribe is eating this week...

cornbreadcrustpizza

Brunch - (enjoyed having company for our family meal this week!) Easy Casserole, Biscuits and Gravy, Fresh Fruit Salad & Pumpkin Doughnuts
Mexican Monday - ground beef Burritos
Italian Tuesday - Lasagna
Whatever Wednesday- Crockpot Roast and veggies
Thursday Momma's Choice (Homemade, Oven Fried) Chicken Fingers & Fries
Soup & Sandwich Saturday - Texas Toast Turkey Melts




 

Bonus: I made this Chocolate Chip Cake & it was yummy!


orgjunkie likes Menu Monday's too! Check out her linkup here for waaaaay more recipe and menu ideas than one human being can ever use!

All my tried and true recipes are on my Pinterest Board Check it Out!




Monday, September 2, 2013

Menu Monday

I hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day. Here is what my Tribe is eating this week. Thankfully a lot of it is make ahead - at the very least I will spend my Labor Day prepping ahead. We have 2 soccer games, 1 football game, practice every night! and the best part ... the fair is in town so I imagine I'll be able to sneak in a funnel cake (or two, who am I kidding?!?)

A little planning goes a long way.


Here's what's on our table this week!

Mexican Monday - Deviating today to get the grill out one more time before summer comes to a close. Rib eyes, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked potatoes, corn off the cob, deviled eggs, coleslaw & homemade nutter butter cookies. (we always grill too much because we enjoy having the leftovers for lunch)

'Talian Tuesday - Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Bread

Chicken Wednesday - Chicken Supreme, creamy corn, mashed potatoes and biscuits

Mom's Choice Thursday - HayStacks (this isn't the exact recipe I use - I kinda just go with whatever I have on hand. Mostly, it's a pile on meal that my kids love because they can arrange it however they want!)

Pizza Friday - Pioneer Woman's Pizza Bread

Sandwich & Soup Saturday - Quesadilla with chips and cheese

Brunch Sunday - Buttermilk Pancakes and sausage links


be sure to check out orgjunkie.com she has the biggest Menu Plan Monday linkup I've seen yet!

all these recipes can be found on my Pinterest board too so check it out!



Monday, August 26, 2013

Menu Monday

Now that we've dropped our first born off to college it is time to get the remaining Tribe organized for the upcoming busy season. To simplify I've created 7 weeks of menus. It goes like this:


Monday = Mexican
Tuesday = Pasta
Wednesday = Chicken
Thursday = My Choice
Friday = Pizza
Saturday = Soup & Sandwich
Sunday = Brunch & Cereal

At the risk of sounding insanely Type A, I admit knowing ahead of time, yes even waaaaay ahead of time, what's for dinner crosses one more thing off my daily To-Do list. Knowing what's for dinner, knowing what I need at the grocery store ... makes my life easier. And easier suits me well.

So this is what we're having this week for dinner:



  • Monday - Tacos (I fry up all my beef & save half for the next recipe i.e. Thursdays tator tot casserole)
  • Tuesday - Fettuccine Alfredo, Garlic Bread sticks and Steamed Broccoli
  • Wednesday - Italian Shredded Chicken Sandwiches & roasted red potatoes (save the extra chicken for chicken buritos or chicken salad!)
  • Thursday - Tator Tot casserole
  • Friday - Pizza made from bread dough
  • Saturday - Chicken Wraps (prepare frozen all white breast chicken strips add with lettuce, ranch, tomato and cheese)
  • Sunday - Hootinanny Pancakes (Everyone should make these just once. I bet you will make them again & again. Right Jen G? :))


 

I actually just got back from the grocery store and got everything needed for the above recipes and cereal, lunch meat, chips, etc for $160.00
That's $26ish a day
or
$4.60ish dollars per person per day!

Clearly we strive for budget friendly meals and the "real-er" the food the better. But it's gotta be quick! And it's gotta be easy! I hope you're inspired to cook for your family.
Bring them around your table.
Visit.
Break bread together
but mostly enjoy it as much as you can. Because if you're lucky the time will come when your birds leave the nest. And in our case, my kid is already complaining about the food in the cafeteria at college!

(Like the idea of menus? Check out orgjunkie.com she has a Menu Plan Monday link up every week with TONS of ideas including vegetarian and glutton free goodies!)

p.s. thanks for visiting!
p.s.s. what's your favorite go-to family dinner? I'd love to know!

Monday, August 19, 2013

Menu Monday

Menu Monday!
It's Monday.
THE Monday before school starts.
Before practice starts.
Before soccer games start.
Before work starts.
Before hubs returns to school.

This is how we survived last week and in the upcoming weeks I've preplanned 7 weeks of menus.

Lots of work now so little work later.



That's how I survive!


Sunday Brunch - Quiche, Cinnamon Roll Waffles & Melon

Monday - Chipotle Bowl with Chips & Salsa

Tuesday - Ham Sandwich & Fries

Wednesday - Fried Rice with Tereyaki Chicken

Thursday - Grilled Chicken Quesadillas

Friday - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Cottage Cheese & Fruit

Saturday - Leftovers!

For more ideas follow me on Pinterest!

I love sharing recipes too, so feel free to leave me a link or suggestion in the comments below!

And as always ... thanks for visiting To Write a Better Story!








p.s. Like the idea of sharing menus? So does the orgjunkie Check out her awesome LinkUp 

Monday, July 8, 2013

Menu Monday

The summer challenge for a family our size is keeping everyone fed and satisfied. It's a near impossibility. Seriously! I hide food. I plan meals. Leave sticky notes on leftovers in the fridge begging to be eaten. Cook. It is a never ending cycle - but I'm not complaining. I have extra time in the summer for hunting down or trying new recipes and once, maybe twice a week, we will cook on the grill! Love it! Love it all!

If you need new recipe ideas feel free to copy these. If you hate planning what's for dinner - take my menu. If you have a recipe you want me to try ... let me know! I'll give it a shot!

No matter what, I hope you gather your family around the table, share a meal, share a story, be together. It's worth the work!

Sunday - Brunch: Breakfast Enchiladas, Cinnamon Bread & Sausage Links
               Lunch/Dinner: BLT Chicken Salad & macaroni and cheese

Monday - Tailgate: Sub Sandwiches, Chips, Carrot Chips, Dip and Brownies

Tuesday - Taco Salad (taco meat combined with lettuce, cheese, tomato, Doritos & French -or my kids prefer Ranch- dressing)

Wednesday - Creamy Chicken in the Crockpot & white rice, green beans & rolls

Thursday - Cook out! Ribeyes, potatoes & carrots on the grill with corn on the cob, Peanut Butter Cup Rice KrispieTreats for dessert

Friday - Campbell's Chicken Enchiladas with tortilla chips, lettuce and tomato

Saturday - Chicken Patty Sandwiches (add ham & swiss cheese and call it a Cordon Blue - who's fancy now?) with french fries

By the way:
Someone should just intravenously hook my teenage boys up to peanut butter and milk because I can't seem to keep enough of it at home.

Are your kids eating you out of house and home? What item can't you keep stocked?



p.s. for more awesome recipes and menu ideas visit www.orgjunkie.com She has a link up every Monday!


Monday, June 24, 2013

Menu Monday

We had a great week of games & swimming & hanging. We celebrated the first day of summer with s'mores and life is good. It is full on summer-mode here. These kids are hungry, cooking can be time consuming - but we need to eat! This is how I do it:



  1. Keep a calendar - I'm not going to cook if no one will be here to eat it. Before I do anything I keep a calendar on the fridge of games, appointments, etc. I teach my kids how to write their own stuff down.
  2. Make a menu - based on who's home when I will decide what kind of meal to make. Ball game on Monday? Maybe we'll pack sub sandwiches! Be gone most of the day? Get out the crockpot! Busy week? Cook once eat two, or even three times.
  3. Shop - I shop one week at a time, list in hand.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Menu Monday

Hi friends & fellow recipe enthusiasts! The Tribe is in full summer mode over here with lazy mornings, afternoons poolside and evenings at the ball park.

We are hungry.We are many.And I have a TIGHT budget.How does a mother of 5 do it?Well, it's not fancy.It's not even impressive but it is REAL food and we REALLY eat together whenever we can.

Why do I post my menu? You can steal my menu if you don't want to make your own. 
You can recommend a recipe that you want me to try (I would love that) or
You can just kill five minutes being nosey!
Either way I don't care! I'm just happy you visited today!

Happy cooking. 
Happy eating. and
Happy BE-ing.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Menu Monday - New Recipes!

It's not easy getting dinner on the table everyday.
It's not easy planning ahead & making a menu.
Nor is it easy to find the time to cook a meal.
It's really hard work. But I do it because I want my family to eat real food.

I do it because without dinner I'm not sure we would ever be in the same place to talk & connect & tell stories about our day.

I also do it because I like to cook. If I had more time I would probably cook even more. But for me, I find great pleasure in the moments my kids wander into the kitchen and sneak a cookie off the cooling rack or hang around to like the beaters after making icing. I cook for them.



Also, I do it because in Jodi Picoult's book, The Storyteller there's this great quote:
"What must you break apart in order to bring a family together? Bread, of course."

I tried lots of new recipes this week. Some worked, some didn't. Either way - here ya go! This is what my Tribe ate this week:

Sunday Brunch - Breakfast Casserole from Jaime Cooks It Up and Cinnamon Crescent Rolls
(we really liked this recipe, Aaron said it would even be great with mushrooms in it)

Monday - Pasta Alfredo Bake, garlic breadsticks & spinach salad with Olive Garden's dressing

Tuesday - Typically Taco Tuesday we mixed it up this week to try TOT-Chos
Instead of nacho chips we used tator tots. It was delish & fun!

Wednesday - Complete Crockpot Steak Dinner
(I won't make this again. The family thought the steaks were, and I quote, "Hard to chew")

Thursday - Dorito Chicken & Mexican Rice
I sprinkled in a tablespoon of Ortega Taco Seasoning Mix into the boiling water for instant rice. Viola! Mexican Rice!

Friday - Chicken Patty Sandwiches & Pioneer Woman Best Ever French Fries
(they really are the best ever & I only make them when I have time because the are a smidge tedious but totally, totally worth it)



all the recipes I try I pin the Pinterest - you can follow me there too!
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Monday, April 1, 2013

Menu Monday - Leftover Edition

This is going to be 'Scrounge Week' in our home. 'Scrounge Week' means we do our best with what we have in the pantry and freezer. All the meat I froze when we had leftovers? Defrost and make something with it. The gazillions boxes of mac and cheese? Cook it up. Cereal for breakfast? Why not!

On occasion when it becomes time to grocery shop I find that my pantry shelves are still full with random ingredients and I think why should I buy more food when I have food? It is those times I feel fiscally responsible to make due with what we have. Once Jeff Shinabarger, author of More or Less, challenged his family to eat for as long as they could out of their pantry. Expecting to make it a few days they lasted months! Months of food that they hardly paid attention to was readily available in plenty!

We have more than enough food here too. And rather than spend more money on filling pantry shelves this 'Scrounge Week' will save on the budget and help us remember that even when we my kids accuse me that "There's nothing to eat!" - there really is. And because we have food stockpiled, we should consider ourselves blessed.

To that end Menu Monday this week is not a Sikorski typical menu, instead here's all the food that I have found over the years to be leftover worthy.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Menu Monday

I read a fantastic article this week from The New York Times about the importance of telling your children the stories of your family: The Stories That Bind Us. Apparently knowing their history can make children more resilient.

If I want to do anything for my children it is that ... let them know where they came from, how they got here, what we overcame in the process, what went right for us and, yes, what went wrong. Knowing their history is a large component of making them feel connected to something bigger than themselves.
Feeling connected creates a bond.
A bond connects us through thick and thin.

That's why when our family was gathered around the table for brunch on Sunday we tell stories. We eat and we talk. I love that. I love that so much that I'm willing to cook (and destroy the kitchen in the process) in order to bring my family together around a meal.

So this meal plan I make every week - yes it's about staying in a budget and serving healthy(ish) food but it's also so much more. Do you talk at the table? 

Monday, March 18, 2013

Menu Monday

It's another Monday. I know not by the calendar but because none of my children wanted to get out of bed this morning. Funny how that is never, ever an issue on, oh say .... a Sunday morning.

Anyway.

It's the time of the week when I look at the Sikorski Tribe calendar and make a menu for surviving the upcoming week.

Hopefully the following menu will keep us all happy (including me! the one who has to stand in the kitchen and prepare this stuff!). That's why I only pick easy to prep, simple ingredients that are budget friendly.

Thanks for stopping by To Write a Better Story! Have a great week!

Monday - Reuben Sandwiches (Happy St. Patrick's Day!), Oven Baked French Fries

Tuesday - Taco Tuesday

Wednesday - Hot Dogs, Carrots with Ranch and Cottage Cheese

Thursday - Crockpot Shredded Chicken Sandwiches & Twice Baked Potato
our meat department has the best potatoes and at $2 ea it's worth buying instead of making. but if you want to make yours here is a great recipe from the totally amazing Pioneer Woman.

Friday - we treated the family to pizza!

Saturday - Campbell's Enchiladas with Chips and Cheese
(made with left over chicken from chicken sandwiches)

Brunch - Bacon and Eggs to-go, Fruit Salad and Cinnamon Roll Cake


If you love menu's as much as I do check out other menu plans from www.orgjunkie.com
or follow me on Pinterest! Recipes I want to try and Recipes my family loved!
Thanks friends!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Menu Monday

I work 2 nights this week & hubs has 2 games - to say I have some "challenges" this week when it comes to family meal time is, at best, a bit of an understatement. We may not be gathered around the table but everyone still needs to eat. So the challenge this week is having food on hand, that I don't have to slave in the kitchen to create on a budget ... a very tight budget. Can I do it? Well, I'm going to try. Here's what the Sikorski Tribe are having for dinner this week.

Sunday - Belgium Waffles & Biscuits and Gravy (weird combo - I know - but I didn't have enough of one or the other for all 7 of us so some had waffles some had biscuits)

Crockpot Taco Soup (I love soup on the weekends 'cuz it makes great lunches for a busy week like this!)
I also made these to munch on! Magic Cookie Bars.

Monday - hot dogs and macaroni and cheese
(I'm actually making it to go as we'll be on the bleachers from 4:00 till about 8:00)

Tuesday - Shredded Chicken Sandwiches with carrots and ranch

Wednesday - Chicken Cordon Blue with french fries (have you tried Rally's fries?!?) Yum! (on rushed nights I buy frozen chicken patties, cook 'em and top with ham and swiss cheese - serve on a bun, baby!)

Thursday - Cheeseburger Stromboli

Friday - Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

for more awesome recipe ideas check out
The OrgJunkie's Menu Plan Monday


What are you cooking this week?


Monday, February 4, 2013

Menu Monday

Welcome to Menu Monday.
I admit, I am one of those women who plan out the week's meals. I always have been as I have memories of my mother's lists laying in the pile on my childhood kitchen table. She was feeding four kids, I am feeding 5. Planning ahead helps our budget and my sanity. It's true! I was recently asked, "But what if you don't feel like Tacos on Tuesday?" I get that but for me, it's more stressful to figure out what to feed this Tribe after a long day at work than worry about whether or not I have an actual taste for what's on the menu. To that end - here's my list. My menu is semi-homemade. It's full of easy recipes and most everyone in the family likes them. Use my recipes. Get inspired or bring your family around the table. I know for my busy Tribe it is one of the best times of the day!


SUNDAY - brunch
Muffins and fruit salad

MONDAY - Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup (from A Bloggable Life) and Paula Dean's Crock pot Mac and Cheese
(and if I have time I'll defrost a loaf of self-rising dough and bake bread) ((truth is: I like the smell of baking bread in my home))

TACO TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY - Grands! Taco Melts & Taco Pizza
(I will make more ground beef then necessary on Tuesday for this dish. Hubs will be not be home for dinner and the kids won't mind a practical repeat from the night before. I often dress up leftovers so they'll actually eat it. Also, premade pizza crusts are a real time saver!)

THURSDAY - ORANGE CHICKEN in the CROCK POT

FRIDAY - Pizza
Thinking about using leftover taco meat as a pizza made me hungry for pizza (one of my favorite dishes). We won't order out. I'll use premade pizza crusts to make 3 pizzas: cheese, sausage & chicken bacon ranch (save some of the chicken I cooked on Monday) and pile it on with Alfredo sauce, precooked, chopped bacon and provolone cheese! Yum-O.

Be sure to check out the OrgJunkie's website for more menu planners and their recipes!



What about you? I'd love to hear from you! Are their any other menu planners out there? or What are some of your family's go-to recipes?  I'm always looking for new ideas!

Monday, January 28, 2013

Menu Monday

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
I'm a working mother of 5 who's family photo is in the dictionary next to 'OVERSCHEDULED'. This is really what we will eat this week.
All of the recipes I choose are easy, make-ahead &/or contain real food!

Maybe you'll be inspired to gather your family for a meal this week. Time at the table is precious.

Also, planning ahead keeps food costs down. Go ahead copy my menu, be inspired or cook for fun!

Sunday Brunch - Biscuits and Gravy, Quiche, Honey Bun Coffee Cake, Sausage links & Scrambled Eggs

Monday - Spaghetti Pizza Style
I used a large cookie sheet with sides. My kids like this when the "crust" is thinner.

Taco Tuesday

Monday, January 21, 2013

Homemade Spaghetti sauce w Meatballs

Ingredients:

Meatballs:
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup bread crumbs
1 T dried parsley
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/8 t garlic powder
1 egg, beaten

Menu Monday

After coming off a very hectic week with ball games & swim practices & evenings at work I sat down with a sense of pleasure and I look forward to this week. I get flustered when my schedule seems to dictate my life instead of my life dictating my schedule. As I anticipate having dinner with my family this week I submit to you this week's Menu Monday; what a working mother of 5 feeds her busy family!


Sunday - Chili
It's cold out. I love chili. I love leftover chili. This will be my lunch all week long. Yeah!

Monday-Crockpot BBQ Shredded Chicken with French Fries