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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...

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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!