Menu Plan Monday - Snowed In!

Hi!!
Welcome to another week!
We got hit with a massive snowstorm over the weekend. All the snow broke the record for Maryland! We got around 30 inches!

The winds were so crazy and created some pretty amazing (and huge!)drifts. We went and took a little walk around the neighborhood yesterday afternoon.

Here is our menu for this week I am trying out a couple new recipes! I'll have the links included :)

Leftover night!
    We have pizza, taco soup, and
chicken and wild rice casserole (This was supposed to be soup from last week's menu, but I forgot to put it in the crock pot! You can find the recipe in the "Recipe" tab)

Chicken Quesadillas
Spanish Rice

Pork Fried Rice

Pierogies with Kielbasa and cabbage

Greek Pizza (we haven't had this one in a while, so I am very excited!)

Lasagna
Garlic bread
Salad
We had to reschedule last weekend's birthday party, so I wanted something easy. When I made lasagna a few weeks ago, there was enough for another pan! Tonight will be a thaw and reheat night! :)

Steak Chili
Jalapeno and cheese Cornbread
Last time I made jalapeno cornbread, I added chipotle cheese. It was very tasty! Even my picky 5 year old loved it!

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See you next week!

14 Week Home Organization Challenge - Week 2 - Pantry

Week 2 is done!
We have a small pantry, and I meal plan weekly, so I don't have a lot of 'extra' in our pantry. I thought this would be a super easy week for me. A little wiping down and rearranging, and I would be done. I was wrong. The layout of everything in my pantry was totally fine, and everything worked great where it was, but I think there is always room for improvement. So I improved.
I wiped all the shelves down. Let me tell you...they were dirty! I wipe them down occasionally, but they really collected a lot of dust, especially the bottom ones.  And the shelf where my spice basket is. Thankfully, it is all sparkling now! :)

Here is my before...

I started with re-labeling all my spices. I've had to replace a few recently, and didn't put labels on them yet. I also changed the pink ones to green so they all match :)
I know I've shared this before, but I think it is one of my favorite organized pantry items.
I forgot to get an after pic, but I'm sure you can imagine what it looks like!

Here are all my shelves after some cleaning and rearranging:

I even busted out the label maker!!

 I only made a *little* mess. What else is an empty island countertop for??? Thankfully it all got cleaned up right away, and the counter is back to new!

 Week 3 is all about the dining area. I snapped this real quick while I was typing up this post. I don't have a lot in this room, but I'm sure I will find a way to make it better.

You can see the full challenge here: (I will update as I go!)
Week 1 - Kitchen
THIS IS WEEK 2 :)
Week 3 - Dining Room
Week 4 & 5 - Launch Pad & Living Room
Week 6 - Master Bedroom
7 - Master Closet
Week 8 - Kid's Closet
Week 9 - Linen Closet
Week 10 - Bathrooms
Week 11 - Office
Week 12 - Playroom
Week 13 - Laundry Room
Week 14 - Garage/Car

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Menu Plan Monday - Soup Week!

Hey friends! Welcome back!!
Did you get to see my Week 1 Results from the 14 Week Home Organization Challenge?? I'm really looking forward to the next 13 weeks! It's such a great feeling clearing out clutter, and items we don't need or use anymore!

This week's menu has a lot of soups! I didn't even realize it when I was planning, but when I went to type them up for this week, I noticed we have 3 nights where I have some type of soup planned. I am totally okay with that, though. Winter has finally showed up here! We got a taste of snow yesterday, and a lot more is in the forecast for the weekend! Perfect soup weather if you ask me!
We also have a birthday this week! Our sweet #2 will be turning the big 5 tomorrow!! He has requested his current favorite meal, so that is what we are having! I sadly do not have any photos this week, but I do have a couple recipe links. I will update with photos as I take them during the week!
On to the menu:

Leftovers - Tonight's leftovers include chili and lasagna from this weekend
I try to have leftovers every Monday. This is a pretty busy day for us, so leftovers make it a much smoother dinner routine. It's also a great way to clean out the fridge and make sure there is no waste!

Chicken noodle soup & hot chocolate (kiddo's choice!)
Homemade French bread (Everyone loves this bread! It's quick, easy, and delicious!)
Birthday cake for dessert (And breakfast Wednesday!)

Taco Soup - This is such an easy recipe to double! We'll be making one for the freezer, too!

Pork tenderloin ( I haven't decided how I will cook it yet)
Steamed broccoli
Brown rice

Calzones
My kiddos love to make their own! Everyone gets just what they want ;)
Salad

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup (Trying out THIS recipe)
I will probably make some more bread, too!

Spaghetti with lemon-thyme meatballs (I will update with the recipe and photos)
Salad with vinaigrette



Breakfasts here are usually eggs and toast, oatmeal, or pancakes
Lunches are sandwiches, mac & cheese, or leftovers from the night before

For more meal plan ideas, head over to Menu Plan Monday with I'm an Organizing Junkie! :D

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