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I go back to work on either the 7th or the 8th. Technically I’m supposed to be going back to work on the 8th. However, some of the administrators have decided we need to have an extra day so that we can team build. I don’t know if they are actually going to have the team building day on the 7th.
Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – August 2019
We’ve not done well with eating together. My work schedule makes it difficult for me to eat with Hubby. He usually eats before I get home since he needs to be at work less than hour after I get home.
Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of May 6, 2019We’ve not done well with eating together. My work schedule makes it difficult for me to eat with Hubby. He usually eats before I get home since he needs to be at work less than hour after I get home.
Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of April 29, 2019
The weight fell off of me with no hard work. Everyone was telling me how much better I was looking. But I was feeling worn down with no appetite. Even though I was looking better, my health was failing so the weight gradually found its way back onto my body.
As the new year begins, it’s time to reevaluate my health and diet. Ever since my gallbladder started failing, it’s been difficult to eat regular meals. My appetite is not what it used to be. I’m hungry mostly in the middle of the night which is a bummer because I don’t want to get out of bed to tame the hunger beast.
I’ve got to manage my diet so that I’m the healthiest I can be instead of just eating to survive. I understand the tools necessary to be the healthiest but it is up to me to make sure I’m using those tools and am eating foods that will fuel me.
Just so you know, I’m a vegetarian and have been one since Valentine’s Day last year so all of my meals are going to be meatless. I still eat eggs and dairy so I’m not plant based.
So here is my menu for this week:
Sugar Plum Danish (Mom got it for me.), apple with cashew butter
Maple Apple Steel Cut Oats
Green Smoothie with cheese or nuts for protein
Monday – Leftover veggie burger
Tuesday – Fried Egg Sandwich – Open Faced, broccoli (steamed or roasted)
Wednesday – Friday – BBQ Black Bean Salad (On Wednesday, I’m back at work. They are supposed to feed us but I don’t know what they are going to have or if it will be vegetarian friendly.)
Saturday or Sunday – Eat lunch at Melt – Mom wants to eat there. Cabbage Soup for the other day
Monday and Wednesday – Creamy Enchilada Pasta with broccoli (steamed or roasted)
Tuesday – Sauerkraut with “sausage,” black eyed peas, roasted potatoes
Thursday – English Muffin Pizza from the freezer, some sort of veggie
Friday – Mushroom risotto burger, roasted potatoes, veggie
Saturday or Sunday – Cabbage Soup
Energy Balls
Yogurt
Veggies and Dip
Fruit
Ravioli
Pork with Sauerkraut, Roasted Potatoes (A couple of meals)
Sausage
Hamburgers
Last week, my friend Molly was in town. The Imaginative One was happy when she left because that meant I would once again cook dinner for him. LOL!
A month ago, I signed up for Eat at Home’s first cookbook’s launch. I received the cookbook a few weeks ago. I immediately read the book from cover to cover and marked it up with recipes that the family might enjoy. I love the fact that Eat at Home Tonight uses real ingredients that are easily found at the grocery store.
Another feature of the cookbook is the freezer kits. She offers two freezer menus with shopping lists and recipes. I absolutely love having freezer kits.
The cookbook is going to be published on August 7th. Grab your copy then. You won’t regret it especially if you are a busy mom like me.
Here is my menu for the week. Some of the recipes are from the cookbook: Memphis Style BBQ Chicken Tacos, Power Chopped Salad, Ravioli with Summer Garden Vegetables, and Naan Pizza.
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 Happy eating,
Traci
It has been a hot minute since I have made a menu plan. For a while, I was eating out way TOO much. Like almost every day.
The cost of eating out plus the unhealthiness of eating out was wearing down on us.
My aunt came into town for a week. While she was here, she wanted to help me reorganize my pantry and kitchen so that it was more functional. Living in a small house means very little space for extra goodies. It was easy for the kitchen and pantry to become cluttered which frustrated me.
Now that the kitchen and pantry is reorganized, it is easier to make dinners.
Because of my pantry and kitchen reorganization, I made a menu plan for this week. Here is what I have planned to make for dinner:
I’ll have another post showing my new kitchen reorganization.
Have a magical day,
Traci
We actually sat down as a family twice last week so that is a win in my book.
Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – April 16, 2018
I’ve been bad at meal prepping lately. Really bad.
It’s been a month since we’ve sat down to dinner during the week. We usually eat willy nilly. Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – April 9, 2018
Since I’m eating a vegetarian diet, coming up with a holiday diet is going to be interesting.
I went to Skinny Taste to try to find some vegetarian dishes that might be delicious. I ended up finding all of my vegetarian dishes on her blog. Not only will be my dishes will be vegetarian, they will also be healthy.
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted carrots or Honey Glazed Carrots
(All of the recipes come from Skinny Taste.)
Portabello Shepherd’s Pie (My main dish)
Cream of Asparagus Soup
Spiralized carrots with lemon and dijon
Brussel Sprouts and shallots with a balsamic glaze or makeover spinach gratin
Berry Salad
Deviled Eggs
Easy Garlic Knots
Dessert – I haven’t decided on the dessert.
Happy Eating,
Traci
It’s been a while since I menu planned. With my gallstones, food has not been appetizing. I create a menu but then decide I don’t want to eat any of the food on the menu plan.
Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of February 19, 2018
