Exceedingly Mundane

Here’s the plan for the week. Once again, I’m not trying any new recipes. I really need to get back into the habit of doing that, but lately, it just seems easier to plan stuff that we like and that I have the ingredients for on hand. I keep a *really* well-stocked pantry and freezer :mrgreen:. As always, thanks to Laura, for hosting this every week!

Sunday – Buffalo Chicken Sausage sandwiches (review coming soon), coleslaw

Monday – Shrimp Fried Rice, stir-fried veggies

Tuesday – Cheeseburger Macaroni, green beans, salad

Wednesday – Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese sandwiches

Thursday – BBQ Loaded Potatoes, Salad

Friday – Date Night or Pizza

Saturday – eat with family

I didn’t get to make a menu last week, as we were out of town on vacation for the better part of the week. I’m looking forward to trying to get back on track, and on a schedule this week. I work a lot better with a plan!

Nothing special this week on my menu, but there are tons of others posted over at Laura‘s blog, OrgJunkie. Go check them out! Thanks to Laura for hosting this every week.

Sunday – Eggs, deer sausage, homemade biscuits, grits

Monday – Spaghetti and meatballs, broccoli, salad

Tuesday – Grilled Chicken (Tim)/Grilled Salmon (Stacy), squash, smashed potatoes

Wednesday – RR’s Quick Chicken Noodle Soup, salad (Light Night before Tim weighs in)

Thursday – Turkey Cutlets, zucchini, rice or potatoes

Friday – Date Night or TBD

Saturday & Sunday – TBD

Last week was hit and miss, with sticking to the menu. Tim got sick and we altered a couple of meals to better suit him. Also, I think I’m going to have to give up on ever trying the new recipe for Honey Mustard Pork Chops. Two weeks ago, we had a different meal and I didn’t even take the chops out of the freezer. This past week, I took them out, and oh about 5 PM, went to look for my recipe to see about the marinade. I discovered that I had forgotten that this was a marinate all day or all night type of recipe. Rather than risk just marinating the chops a few minutes, we went ahead and used the regular bottled teriyaki marinade we usually use on pork chops. Sigh. I like to think I’m so prepared, but obviously that is NOT always the case.

This week is a short one, we have a lot of family stuff coming up over the long holiday weekend and I won’t even plan anything for then. Hopefully the first part of the week can go according to plan. 🙂 As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to go over and check out all of the great menus.

Monday – Grilled Chicken, squash, fresh green beans

Tuesday – Crockpot BBQ chicken, baked beans, potato salad

Wednesday – Light night before Tim weighs in – Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Thursday – Breakfast for dinner – eggs, biscuits, deer sausage

Friday – Date Night

Saturday/Sunday/Monday – eating with family

Hope everyone has a great week and a very happy Memorial Day weekend!

Last week went pretty much according to plan, except that I didn’t make the new recipe for Honey Mustard pork chops that I wanted to try. I am going to move it to this week and give it a shot. On that night, I decided to make some Chinese food. So, we had a chicken stir fry with brown rice, some eggrolls, and I tried a new recipe for Egg Drop Soup. I liked the soup and will make it again, but with changes. I used low-sodium chicken broth (what I had on hand), and didn’t think to add salt. I will next time, and I will also use less cornstarch. I didn’t have green onions, but they would help, as would a dash of either rice wine vinegar or soy sauce. It was good though, and we both liked it, and it was very easy.

As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to go over and check out all of the great menus.

Sunday – Pancakes

Monday – new recipe for Honey Mustard Pork Chops, smashed potatoes, green beans

Tuesday – Taco Salad, pinto beans

Wednesday – Light Night before Tim weighs in – eggs, oatmeal, toast

Thursday – Chicken Veggie Soup, corn muffins

Friday – Meatball Subs, oven fries

Saturday – Date Night or TBD

I’m sticking with mostly tried and true stuff this week, with the exception of one lone new recipe. And to top that, everything else is chicken. We luvs us some chicken 🙂 As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to go over and check out all of the great menus.

Here’s the plan, we’ll see if we can stick to it 🙂

Sunday – leftover steak fajitas

Monday – Grilled Chicken Hoagies (like a chicken version of a philly cheesesteak, if we can wing it), dilled potato salad

Tuesday – Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe with tortilla chips (Tim) and rice (me)

Wednesday – Grilled Chicken Salad (light night before Tim weighs in at work)

Thursday – new recipe for Honey Mustard Pork Chops, smashed potatoes, green beans

Friday – probably graduation festivities with family / TBD

Saturday – TBD

First, a quick update from last week. I tried two new recipes, both good. I liked both of them and Tim liked one of them. The crockpot lime chicken tacos were good and I’d have them again, but Tim said he preferred my regular salsa/taco seasoning recipe. I should have known better than to try something with lime. Tim generally doesn’t like citrus stuff in food. I know not to make orange or lemon flavored anything. I should have known better on the lime flavor 🙂 The crockpot Italian wedding soup (which I renamed crockpot MEATBALL soup so that Tim would try it), was good. I am going to make a few changes on it next time, to suit our tastes more. All in all, a really successful week.

This week is going to be less adventurous (no new recipes) and more in line with our new purchase over the weekend (See this post below to Ooh and Ahh at my new appliances and Tim’s new grill). I’m putting several things on the menu that Tim can grill out 😀

Finally, as always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check everyone’s menu!

Sunday – Loaded Potatoes

Monday – Spaghetti, tomato-basil breadsticks, salad

Tuesday – Grilled teriyaki pork chops, rice, green beans

Wednesday – Light Night before Tim weighs in – tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

Thursday – Grilled Chicken, butter peas, potatoes

Friday – Steak Fajitas, pinto beans

Saturday & Sunday– TBD – Date Night or more Grilling Out!

OK, I am trying to do better this week with trying new recipes. Cross your fingers and hope for the best! The weekend is up in the air, so I don’t know whether I’ll be here cooking some, or we’ll be eating out a lot. Hope everyone has a great week!

As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check everyone’s menu!

Monday – Grilled Chicken (Tim) / Grilled Salmon (Stacy), sugar snap peas or green beans, rice

Tuesday – new recipe, Stacy’s (Vader’s Mom) Crockpot Lime Chicken Tacos, guacamole, beans

Wednesday – breakfast burritoes, oatmeal (Light Night before Tim weighs in at work)

Thursday – new recipe for Crockpot Italian Wedding Soup, salad, bread

Friday – TBD or Date Night

Sat/Sun – TBD

I’m afraid there’s not too much original on the menu this week. Most of it is a roll-over from last week. We had some stuff come up and I didn’t get to make but 2 or 3 of the things on my menu from last week, so I’m going to push them on into this week. Isn’t that always the way things to go sometimes? 🙂 Plus, we’re trying to do a little better (after splurging most of the weekend on pizza and take-out Chinese), so I’m putting salad on the menu for two nights in a row. Ack!

Thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check everyone’s menu!

Monday – Hamburgers, potato salad, veggie or side dish

Tuesday – Taco Salad

Wednesday – Grilled Chicken Salad

Thursday – Shanna’s Cheesy Chicken & Tortellini, salad, maybe bread

Friday – Meatball subs and oven fries or TBD

Saturday – Date Night or TBD

I posted last week that I was feeling rather uninspired, and this week is much the same. I really *want* to be trying some new recipes. But, for whatever reason, I don’t seem to work them into my menu. I keep going back to those recipes that are “tried and true” for me. As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check everyone’s menu – there are so many people participating, you are sure to find so many wonderful recipes and menu ideas.

Monday – Crockpot Four Beans and Sausage, cornbread muffins NOTE: This was on last week’s menu, but we had ginger ale waffles and turkey bacon (breakfast for supper), instead.

Tuesday – Crockpot Chicken and Veggies over biscuits

Wednesday – Egg McMuffins, oatmeal (Light Night before Tim weighs in with his weight-loss group at work)

Thursday – Shanna’s Cheesy Chicken & Tortellini, salad, maybe bread

Friday – Taco Salad

Saturday – Date Night or Pizza

For whatever reason, I’m feeling really uninspired the last day or so about cooking and planning menus. Blah. This might evolve over the course of the week, if I can find my cooking mojo! 🙂

As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check everyone’s menu – there are lots of great ones posted over there.

Sunday – rumien (ramen noodles on steroids, we add rice, eggs, tons of seasonings and cheese)

Monday – Quesadillas, black beans and corn

Tuesday – Grilled Chicken (Tim)/ Grilled Salmon (me), sesame green beans, couscous

Wednesday – Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Thursday – Crockpot Four Beans and Sausage, cornbread muffins

Friday – Date Night or Pizza

Saturday/Sunday – family and holiday stuff going on

Have a wonderful week and a blessed Easter everyone 😀

Time to get all organized and plan all of the meals for the week. I have to scoot out to the grocery later today, so this always helps a lot. Keeps me from overbuying 🙂 As always, thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. Be sure to stop on over and check out all of the other yummy menus!

Sunday – leftover steak fajitas

Monday – Maple BBQ chicken sandwiches, oven fries, corn

Tuesday – grilled pork chops, rice, green beans

Wednesday – Light Night before Tim weighs in – egg mcmuffins, oatmeal

Thursday – Sausage dogs (deer sausage we have in the freezer, wheat hoagie buns, grilled peppers & onions), pasta salad

Friday – Chicken Fajitas, homemade guacamole, black beans

Saturday – Date Night or TBD (burgers or pizza, maybe)

It’s that time of the week again! Thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. There’s a whole host of ladies who participate every week, so click on Laura’s link and check out some of the other menu offerings. A lot of them are probably more tasty than mine 🙂

Before I get to the menu, I wanted to update on the new recipe I tried last week. It’s for a Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti, and it was incredibly easy and pretty good too. Tim wasn’t thrilled with it, but I think it’s more because he had gone out to eat lunch with his buddies from work at an all-you-can-eat pizza place, so when I had chicken with red sauce and spaghetti for supper, he didn’t get all excited. 🙂 I thought it was good though, and it makes a lot. Too much for us really, but it was good.

OK, on to this week:

Sunday – Breakfast for supper; we had Crispy Ginger Ale Waffles, deer sausage

Monday – All on the grill – Chicken (Tim) / Salmon (Stacy), grilled asparagus, grilled red potatoes

Tuesday – baked flounder, mashed potatoes, salad or veggie

Wednesday – Light Night before Tim weighs in at work – Black Bean Soup, salad

Thursday – Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe over fat-free tortilla chips

Friday – Leftovers or Date Night

Saturday – Pizza or TBD

It’s that time of the week again! Thanks to Laura over at OrgJunkie for hosting this every week. You can check out her site for a list of everyone playing and their menus 🙂

First off, an update on a couple of new-to-me recipes from last week. Thursday night, I made the Creamy Salmon Chowder that my sister Gail has made and liked. We liked it too, but I don’t think I’ll make it all that often. Tim is not that fond of fish and he likes his food, soups included, to have meat in them. I wasn’t able to convince him that salmon is meat. It’s fish, he says, fish. 😀

The chicken-olive calzones were a really big hit, though! I was supposed to make them on Friday, but we went out on a date and pigged out on ribs, so we had the calzones on Saturday night. They were really good. I’ve just entered the recipe here on our family website. I’ll definitely make these again, Tim loved them!

Now, on to this week’s menu:

Monday – A meal for my sweetie – Ham, black-eyed peas, turnip greens and cornbread (I’ll eat ham, cornbread and probably make myself a fruit salad).

Tuesday – Easy Texas chili, leftover cornbread

Wednesday – Light night before Tim weighs in – Grilled Chicken Salad

Thursday – new recipe for Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti (saw it a few weeks ago over on Annie‘s blog, looks yummy!), homemade sourdough bread

Friday – Date Night, yeah!

Saturday – TBD

Sunday – Frito Pie

It’s that time of the week again! Thanks to Laura for hosting this every week. You can check out her site for a list of everyone playing and go find some more yummy sounding menus 🙂

Here’s the basic plan for the week… nothing too exciting here. I’m planning on being really busy setting up my new laptop and not much time for cooking, LOL!

Monday – Annie’s Organic Cheeseburger Macaroni, green beans

Tuesday – grilled Teriyaki pork chops, sauteed zucchini, smashed potatoes

Wednesday – Light Night – eggs, oatmeal, toast

Thursday – new recipe – Gail’s Creamy Salmon chowder, homemade sourdough bread

Friday – new recipe – Chicken Olive Calzones

Saturday – Date Night or Pizza

Sunday – Our Anniversary – ribeyes, potatoes, salad

It’s that time of the week again! Time to get things ordered for the week, and also time to hop on over to Laura‘s and check out all of the yummy menus that everyone is sharing.

Here’s the basic plan for our week…. lots and lots of chicken!

Sunday– We had Crispy Ginger Ale Waffles for breakfast. Tim said these are the best waffles he’s ever had! Dinner – leftover spaghetti

Monday – Grilled chicken wraps with avocado, Parmesan oven fries, veggie or salad

Tuesday – Gail’s Savory Chicken Breasts, smashed potatoes, sauteed zucchini

Wednesday – Grilled Chicken Salad (or tomato soup)

Thursday – Golden Potato Soup, homemade sourdough bread

Friday – Sloppy Joes (didn’t get to this last week) or Date Night

Saturday – Pizza or Date Night