I can’t believe it’s the last week of January. Breakfasts bacon and corn quiche oatmeal, cranberry overnight oatmeal feta and broccoli egg mug (x2) chocolate overnight oatmeal blueberry almond coffee cake muffin Lunches zucchini pizza spicy chicken wraps Asian pork salad spicy chicken and black bean burrito bowl baked ziti with roasted veggies gyro salad…

Breakfasts Homemade Egg “McMuffins,” fruit (x3) yogurt, cereal, fruit parfait (x2) Nutella banana muffins, fruit (x1) Lunch Derby chicken salad, veggies Broccoli cheese quiche, bagel thin teriyaki  chicken salad chili mac Shepard’s pie Dinner teriyaki chicken chili chicken cacciatore shepard’s pie pepperoni pizza roasted chicken, baked potatoes, veggies

Another week has come and gone, and it’s time to plan for the next week’s dinner. Breakfasts this week: waffles with strawberries and blueberries, cheese stickapple jack smoothie, cheese sticksausage apple quiche cups, fruitPower up smoothie, cheese stickoatmeal with fruit and chia seeds Lunches this week: Every day I’ll have a Chobani Greek yogurt, crackers or…

As I’ve said before, as soon as I walk in the door, the boys repeatedly ask me those three words.  I sometimes give them silly answers, and sometimes I will tell them exactly what we are having.  They will then ask me, “What’s for dinner?” I sometimes think I need to have a tape recording…

MondayB: power up a smoothie, fruitL: almond butter sandwich, granola with Greek yogurt, fruit, veggieD: beef tacos, chips, and salsaS: Larabar, fruit or veggie TuesdayB: oatmeal, cheese stick, fruitL: minestrone soup, granola with Greek yogurt, fruit, veggieD: teriyaki chicken, brown rice, broccoliS: almonds, fruit, or veggie WednesdayB: power up a smoothie, fruitL: almond butter sandwich,…

SundayB: power up a smoothie, mandarin orangeL: salad, popped tortilla chipsD: at in-lawsS: fruit, chocolate almonds MondayB: baked oatmeal, kiwi, cheese stickL: almond butter sandwich, Greek yogurt w/ granola, fruit, veggieD: sweet and sour turkey meatballs, brown rice, saladS: Larabar, pistachios TuesdayB: power up a smoothie, mandarin orangeL: corn chowder, Greek yogurt w/ granola, fruit,…

I’ve been flying by the seat of my pants for dinners during the last couple of weeks.  This week I have a plan.  Yeah, me! Monday – roasted chicken thighs in the crockpot, quinoa with broccoli, mac, and cheese, and veggies Tuesday – sausage and red potatoes, veggies Wednesday – roast, mashed potatoes, green beans Thursday – chicken pot…

As soon as I walk in the door, the boys ask me what’s for dinner? This occurs at least 4 dozen times in the short time after I get home and before we sit down for dinner. They also try to sneak in snacks because they are so hungry!!!! I keep telling them dinner is…

I’ve been slacking at menu planning for the past few weeks.  This is bad because I’ve been scrambling around to figure out what we would have for dinner.  This week is weird.  I have a favorite zoo that I swear the people will know by name soon because I’ve gone there at least once a month…

Two things I got done this weekend after getting back from vacation. 1st thing:  I bought bulk amounts of chicken and pork.  I’m stocked up with hamburgers currently, so I didn’t need anymore. 2nd thing:  I cleaned out my freezer and made an inventory of what was in the freezer. 3rd thing:  I made ready-to-go…