Menu Thirteen: April 28th to May 4th

Sunday: Freezer Meal – Burritos with Salsa and Tortilla Chips Monday:   Meatball Subs with

Writing Again!

It seems like it has been an eternity since I wrote on my blog and well…it has. Since August 2

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

A year or two ago I was up early, and I mean early with my first son Christopher. It was the weekend

 

Menu Thirteen: April 28th to May 4th

April 29, 2013 in Menu Planning

Sunday: Freezer Meal – Burritos with Salsa and Tortilla Chips

Monday:   Meatball Subs with Waffle Fries

Tuesday: Grilled BBQ Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Sweet Corn

Wednesday : Grilled Teriyaki Pork, Grilled Vegetables, and Basmati Rice

Thursday: Grilled Cheeseburgers with French Fries

Friday: Fly by the seat of your pants (whatever strikes a chord for dinner tonight)

Saturday: Grilled Marinated Flat Iron Steaks and Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms with Baked Potatoes

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Writing Again!

April 25, 2013 in Family Fun

It seems like it has been an eternity since I wrote on my blog and well…it has. Since August 2012. It is a new year and everything. I promised myself that I wouldn’t give up on blogging though so here I am. I have a bit of an excuse. We started house hunting after my husband got a promotion back in March 2012 and after nine, Yes NINE long months we finally found the house that was right for us. We put an offer on the house in November and closed on December 12, 2012. That’s right 12-12-12, crazy huh? Needless to say we had a chaotic Christmas. We managed to move into our new house just before Christmas and even managed to pick up a Christmas Tree. We celebrated Christmas in our first home surrounded by boxes waiting to be unpacked and excited boys waiting for Santa. So my reason for not writing for so long is the seemingly never ending house hunt, the move, and finally settling into our new home. Now that I am back to the organized chaos I decided it was time to get back to my passion. I have new goals for my life and the life of my family and hope that you will follow on our journey to plan menus, family fun activities, and toning up my body to energize my life. Here we go!

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

August 14, 2012 in Confessions of a Sleep Deprived Mom

A year or two ago I was up early, and I mean early with my first son Christopher. It was the weekend and Daddy was sleeping and Little Christopher and I were scanning through the early morning TV schedule, which is not impressive let me tell you. The schedule usually includes lots of infomercials and people trying to sell something to us poor sleep deprived moms. Who else would be up at 5 am on the weekend?! Well, long story short I came across a show with Dr. Daniel Amen promoting his book “Change Your Brain Change Your Life”. I settled into watching it thinking that it might be somewhat interesting, but still not having much hope for it’s content. Surprisingly enough Dr. Amen seemed to know what he was talking about and even better seemed credible. Who would have thought that I would be pulled in by someone trying to sell something on the TV. I am NOT an easy sell. I came into the show about halfway through and didn’t catch everything,  but the ideas sounded interesting to me. I wrote down the name of the book and looked it up on Amazon and put it on a list of books to read. Now that I entertain two young boys I find myself looking for ways to change my own bad habits and things that seem so ingrained in me. I remembered the book and decided I would borrow it from the library before committing to buying it. I picked it up yesterday and read the introduction and the first chapter between last night and today. So far I am glad that I picked it up, I have yet to get into the real meat of the book, but as I go along I hope to gain some insight into my behaviors and the behaviors of my kids and husband (shh…we won’t tell him just yet) Since I have trouble finishing books that I pick up I am writing a review of the book to see what I can do for my own brain and my own life. One of the problems I know that I have is focusing on one thing at a time. Case in point, I picked up two parenting books at the same time as this book with little hope of having enough time to read all of them. But here goes anyway. I have to start somewhere right?

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Menu Twelve: July 22nd to July 28th

July 20, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Grilled Porterhouse Steaks, Baked Potatoes, and Roasted Green Beans with fresh Parmesan cheese

Monday: Leftover Mexican Pie

Tuesday: Baked Mushroom rice (Cooking Light: Annual Recipes 2003) and Roasted chicken and green beans

Wednesday: Leftover Roasted Red Pepper and Chicken Pasta

Thursday: Leftover Pizza

Friday: Gourmet Grilled Cheese with meatballs red sauce and salad

Saturday: Grilled BBQ Chicken with corn on the cob and baked potato

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Menu Eleven: July 15th to July 21st

July 13, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Mexican Pie

Monday: Lasagna and garlic bread (from the freezer)

Tuesday: White cheese and sausage pasta (from Cooking Light: Annual Recipes 2003: pg 30)

Wednesday: Homemade Pizza

Thursday: Roasted Red Pepper and Chicken Pasta

Friday: Cheese Burgers and French Fries

Saturday: Roasted Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and gravy

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Menu Ten: July 8th to July 14th

July 6, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Meatball Subs and french fries

Monday: Tacos

Tuesday: Roasted Chicken with Basmati Rice and Sweet Peas

Wednesday: Cheeseburgers and French Fries

Thursday: Chinese Chicken and Rice with mushrooms, red peppers, and red onions

Friday: Order out pizza

Saturday: Chicken Nuggets and French Fries (It is Sean Henry’s first birthday and we made an easy dinner to make our small family birthday party more enjoyable, we will have a formal party after Daddy is done with his remodel project) We had homemade Whoppie Pies for dessert, yum!

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Menu Nine: July 1st to July 7th

June 29, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Grilled chicken wraps with cheddar cheese rice and Delta Cole Slaw

Monday: Leftover Brisket Open Faced Cheese sandwiches topped with Delta Cole Slaw and Potato Wedges

Tuesday: Chicken fingers with BBQ sauce, roasted garlic broccoli and Basmati rice

Wednesday: Grilled Brats with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and pepper with french fries (Happy Independence Day! Thank you to all our troops)

Thursday: Brisket Burritos (brisket seasoned with taco seasoning and heated in beer) with mexican rice, salsa, and chips

Friday: Homemade Pizza

Saturday: Cream of Mushroom Soup Swiss Onion Ring Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and sweet corn and yeast rolls

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Menu Eight: June 24th to June 30th

June 22, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Cheese Burgers and homemade french fries

Monday: Chicken Parmesan made with chicken nuggets (super kid friendly, especially for my 3 year old who doesn’t eat red sauce)

Tuesday: Roasted chicken with baked potatoes and green beans

Wednesday: Burritos with mexican rice

Thursday: Grilled Teriaki Pork chops with grilled veggies and basmati rice

Friday: Order out Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken with chicken fried rice, egg rolls, and crab rangoon (we have to prepare the 25 lbs of brisket for tomorrow’s smoking so I made it easy :)

Saturday: Smoked Brisket with roasted potatoes, Delta Cole Slaw, and corn on the cob

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Menu Six: June 10th to June 16th

June 8, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Grilled Top Sirloin Steaks (super flavorful) with roasted broccoli and mushrooms and baked potatoes

Monday: Grilled Chicken Philly Sandwiches with Sweet potato fries

Tuesday: Lasagna and garlic bread

Wednesday: Cedar Planked Salmon with Cilantro, Lime, Honey sauce and Basmati rice

Thursday: Grilled Philly Cheese Steaks with homemade french fries

Friday: Heading to Reading, PA for my cousin’s wedding – We are eating on the road

Saturday: My cousin’s wedding – We ate awesome Italian food

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Menu Five: June 3rd to June 9th

June 1, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Menu Planning

Sunday: Cheese Stuffed Burgers and Garlic French Fries

Monday: Spaghetti and Meatballs with Newman’s Own Tomato Basil Sauce and garlic bread

Tuesday: Tempura chicken with Basmati rice and sweet and sour dipping sauce and roasted veggies

Wednesday: Chili (from the freezer) with cheddar cheese, Club crackers, sour cream, chives, and cilantro

Thursday: Black Beans and rice with grilled pork chops and veggies

Friday: Nachos

Saturday: Grilled BLT Chicken Club Sandwiches with sweet potato fries

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