Menu Plan Monday - April 11

Good morning! How do you like the new layout??
I almost forgot it was Monday and that I needed to post my menu plan! Thank goodness I remembered!
Last week was full of checkups for the kiddos, a youth retreat for our oldest, and an last minute trip to drive 4 hours to go look at a potential house! So fun, but mama's tired. I also cleaned out the fridge and learned two very good lessons last week - It's always a good thing to stay on top of cleaning out the fridge -and- It's always a good idea to check the fridge before going grocery shopping. I usually try to clean out the fridge every week (leftover night!) but the last two weeks, the meals we've had didn't have leftovers, so there was no need to empty out those.However, I went grocery shopping, came home and deiced that was the time to clean out and reorganize the fridge, and found out that we now have 4 pounds of baby carrots, and two big brand new bottles of mustard. OOPS!! Too bad they can't be eaten together! Haha But- the fridge is happy again. Which makes me happy. :D

Before! :(

So.Much.Better.

The good news is that we have a pretty awesome menu planned for this week. Totally makes up for the last two weeks that have been less than creative!

Today is Spaghetti with Italian Sausage (ground) with salad

Ingredients: Spaghetti, sauce, Italian sausage, Salad

White Chicken Enchiladas (Pioneer Woman)

Ingredients: green, red, yellow bell pepper, jalapenos, onion, chicken, chicken broth, heavy cream, butter, paprika, flour, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, tortillas

Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork (Pioneer Woman), cole slaw, Baked beans

Ingredients: Pork Roast, onions, chipotle chiles in adobo, Dr. Pepper, brown sugar, cabbage, mayo, lemon, carrots, baked beans

Balsamic Glazed Steak Rolls
Ingredients: Flank Steak, red & green bell pepper, zucchini, onion, balsamic, red wine, brown sugar, beef broth

Pizza & Salad

Ingredients: Pizza dough (we're using Trader Joe's dough this week!), pizza sauce, toppings (for us, it's mozzarella, pepperoni, bell pepper and onion if there's any leftover)

Breakfast




* Breakfasts this week:
Biscuits & gravy
Eggs & toast
Oatmeal

* Lunches:     
Tuna
Chicken Salad
Mac & Cheese
PB&J

* Snacks:                                         
Carrots & Hummus or Ranch
Celery & Peanut butter or ranch
Chips & Salsa


What are you eating this week??

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Menu Plan Monday - April 04

Goooood morning!!

So last week was fun. I got to work on a couple projects. I have a list of projects that I need to finish. I was able to cross one off the list, and do two others that were not on the list.

One of these projects included a little make over for our lazy susan. We got one from IKEA after we moved here. It's a blonde wood and I have never really liked it. It didn't fit with anything else in our house. I have been wanting to refinish it, but I could never decide what color I wanted it to be. After stalking Pinterest for a few minutes, I finally made a decision!! AND I got to learn how to use a new tool - a Dremel. I have used one before, but only to carve pumpkins and my husband set it all up for me. Haha. This time I used it to etch wood and got it all set up by myself. (ThanksYouTube!) ;)

Here it is! What do you think? My husband said it reminds him of the Garth Brooks logo. I think I have to agree.

I will do a full post on this soon! I am so glad I decided to stain it. Now it matches the bar stools I refinished last summer :)

I also refinished the top of our living room table! It was getting a little banged up, and I wanted a change. I originally covered it with some pretty contact paper, but I hated it because it didn't match the room at all! After a couple weeks, I pulled it off. Not a good idea! Now I really needed to redo it!
A friend let me borrow some chalk paint, and I just redid the top. It is so much better. It may not be perfect, but we're moving soon, and it's not coming with us. It's great for now! :)

Our kitchen got a little update with some fun new rugs! I am in love with the bright colors in these!

And finally...I got Amelia's mobile finished and hung up. This is the one I got to cross off my list. It really should have been done a long time ago!

All in all, it was a pretty productive week! Thank goodness we had easy dinners planned!! :D
I'm looking forward to what this week has in store!!

Here is what the menu looks like!!

 Chili mac & cheese

 Tacos

Pork chops, green bean casserole, salad

Sesame noodles with chicken and broccoli

 Pizza

I don't have Saturday and Sunday planned yet!! I'll have to work on it and update later this week!! ;)

Our breakfasts this week will include:
* eggs
* French toast
* biscuits & gravy
* muffins
* waffles

Lunches:
* chicken salad
* tuna
* mac & cheese

Snacks:
* carrots with hummus
* vegetable spinach dip
* yogurt with fruit


I would love for you to stop by my Facebook page and let me know what you are eating this week!
You can also find me on Instagram where I post throughout the week!
For more menu planning ideas, check out the Menu Plan Monday I link up with! :)

See you soon! :D

Menu Plan Monday - March 28

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely Easter. We had a very fun Spring Break week here! We originally planned on leaving Tuesday morning, but decided to leave Monday night instead. We spent most of the day in Virginia Tuesday visiting some family, and then spent Wednesday and Thursday morning in North Carolina. Friday, we went into DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival.
We ended the week with Easter! We went to church in the morning, and in the afternoon, we went over to a friend's house for supper and an Easter egg hunt!


We visited the Pepsi store in New Bern, NC. The home of Pepsi!

This week's menu is a pretty easy one. We had a busy week, and I just didn't have the time to plan anything elaborate! :D

Jambalaya

Philly Cheese Steak Quesadillas - 21 Day Fix Recipe!
Black beans
Chips & Salsa

Hot dogs
Fries
Side Salad

Pork Fried Rice

Ingredients: Rice, Pork chops, veggies (I use onions, carrots, celery & bell peppers)

Pizza

Ingredients: Pizza dough, sauce, cheese, pepperoni

Grilled Chicken
Wild Rice
Green Beans


There you have it, our easy week. I would love to know what is on your menu this week!
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If you would like to see menus that are probably a little more detailed this week, you can head over to Menu Plan Monday with I'm an Organizing Junkie! :D

See you soon!