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Meal Plan

Typical day:  *Snap, I realize I have 30 min to make a meal. I first panic, then conveniently forget I even know how to cook. I have to then go through my blog to past meal plans to get ideas and remember that I indeed DO know how to make awesome meals. This is the reason I post my meal plans. Not because I stupidly think you will be enthralled with them but because I have come to expect my momentary memory laps with meals. 🙂  

(confession: I actually DO like looking at other peoples meal plans, but feel super dorky admitting it)

So what might be boring for you is mandatory for me.

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Wednesday: BLT sandwiches, 

Thursday: Small group!

Friday: Chicken, baby potatoes and roasted baby carrots

Saturday: Homemade Chili with homemade cornbread. (blessed crock pot)

Sunday: Left over night

Monday: Potato and Cheese Pierogi (the.best.ever.), crunchy bread, salad

Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas, chips and cucumber salad

Wednesday: Soup and Sandwiches, homemade cookies

Thursday: Taco night. YUM!!!

Friday: Left over night! Holla!

Saturday: Homemade Pizza (BBQ or regular?)

Sunday: MOVIE NIGHT! Chicken quesadillas and snacky food

Monday: Breakfast

Tuesday: Papa Murphys’ beautifully pre-made pizzas 

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Meal Plan for December

Tuesday: Fancy Tuna Sandwiches/

Wednesday: Sloppy Jo’s/Salad/Pear Cobbler

Thursday: Chicken Alfredo/Green Beans

Friday: Left over night!  Yay for me 🙂

Saturday: Beef Stew/Biscuts

Sunday: Apple Pork/Salad

Monday: Dinner with friends

Tuesday: Chicken Cassarole/Mixed Veggies

Wednesday: Salmon/Rice/Broiled Carrots

Friday: Left over night! Yay for me 🙂

Monday: Pot Roast/Potatoes/Carrots/ Salad

Tuesday: BBQ Ribs/Biscuts/Salad

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Meal Plan

Good for me- boring for you. Here’s some color to brighten your rainy blustery day (if you’re here in Portland)

Monday: Pioneer Woman Recipe

Tuesday: Artichoke with Chicken dish

Wednesday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Thursday: Tacos/Burritos

Friday: Left over night

Saturday: Enchiladas, Chips

Sunday: Homemade Pizza

Monday: Beef Stew, Biscuits

Tuesday: Pork Chops

Wednesday: Breakfast Night

Thursday: Left over night

Friday: Polish Restaurant

Saturday: Chicken Marinara

Sunday: Stuffed Peppers

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Meal Plan

Sorry for you- necessity for me. The least I can do is make this pretty for you. Have a great week!

Chili Cornbread

Chicken Alfredo

Pesto Sandwiches

Chicken Cassarole

Black bean Soup with Kielbasa

Potato Bacon Soup w/ Salad

Tacos

Breakfast

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Cauliflower soup- meal only for me (too girly hehe)

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I found myself more emotional on Memorial day than expected. I was looking through some pictures on the internet and was struck with how much men and women are sacrificing for our freedom. Tears came to my eyes. It hit me. To see what families have to go through without their husbands and wives…yeah…very moving. Happy belated Memorial Day and thank you to all who serve or have served in our military!

On a completely different and less emotional subject, I was looking forward to taking some pictures of food with our new camera. It has a food setting (which I can’t get to work) but still took pictures using the portrait setting. This is how they turned out:

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Tuna Sandwiches on toasted buns. (Everything tastes better when the bread is toasted. EVERYTHING)

Oh crap, I almost forgot to write out my meal plan for the next 2 weeks.

Tuesday: Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas, Black Bean Salad

Wednesday: Talapia, Homemade Tarter, Green Salad, Garlic Rolls

Thursday: Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, Fruit

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: In Seattle

Monday: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches, homemade Coleslaw, Fruit Salad

Tuesday: Sweet &Sour Chicken, Rice, tons of Veggies (stir fry style)

Wednesday: Homemade Pizza

Thursday: Tuna Sandwiches,

Friday, Saturday: Retreat weekend

Sunday: Noodle Beef Concoction…pictures will follow

Monday: Tacos, Red Rice

Tuesday: Tamale Pie, Green Salad

Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo, Croissants,

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Meal plan 4/22

Once again, this is for me. Have a great Sunday.

Monday: Pepperoni/Olive Pizza

Tuesday: Eggs/Sausage /Pancakes

Wednesday: Crab Cakes

Thursday: Tuna

Friday: Left over night! Yay for me!

Saturday: Chicken Cassarole

Sunday: Mexican Chicken Tortilla

Monday: Black Bean Soup

Tuesday: Tuna Melts

Wednesday: Taco Night

Thursday: Minastrone soup

Friday: Left over night! Yay for me!

Monday: Chili w/ homemade biscuits

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Meal Planning: October 09

Meal time again. Whoopie. Not to fun for you but a nessesity for me. If I don’t plan, I will freak out next week thinking we don’t have any food. So here it is. Oh, and I have to show a picture of Emma…a post isn’t a post without a picture right?!!!!

Emma and I...man I love her...*sigh

Tuesday: BBQ Chicken Pizza

Wednesday: Chicken Noodle Cheesy Cassarole

Thursday: Chicken Empanadas

Friday: Chicken Fajitas with Roasted Vegetables

Saturday: Leftover night! Yahoo for me!

Sunday: Chicken Bean Toastadas

Monday: Date night

Tuesday: Steak/noodle Concoction

Wednesday: Chicken Pot Pie

Thursday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Homemade Chicken Noodle  Soup

Friday:  Steak Salad

Saturday: Leftover night! Yahoo for me!

Sunday: Small Group Football Game!

Monday: Homemade Chili and Cornbread

My love

Doesn’t this make you want to scoop her up and not let anything bad touch her?! *sigh I am now going to give you a list of the ‘lunch items’ I am making for Travis’ lunch meals. I am stretching it kinda but making desserts is always more fun.

Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls- Check

3 Pumpkin Breads (to freeze)

Caramel Corn- one batch done, one more to make

Cappuccino Brownies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peach Cobbler- be looking for this incredible recipe! (only 3 items!)

Blueberry Muffins

Almond Biscotti

Berry filled Empanadas/ coated in cinnamon sugar

All of these have been in my ‘to do list’ and I am making them all now while I have the energy and freeze most of them. This way when I’m feeling lazy (and I do more often than I should in the winter months) I’ll just pop these suckers out of the freezer. Want to make them with me?

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Boring-meal plan

Is this getting boring for any of you? It certainly is for me. Writing cute little adventures is sure more fun than writing our meal plan. None the less I have to do it because if I don’t, come 5 o’clock I will be either asking Travis to go out to eat or I’ll be freaking out because ‘We have no food!’. OK, here it is people. Again, I don’t expect you to read this. 🙂

So, here is a picture of Travis and I this last weekend. It’s in my dad’s house. There I feel better. I mean….what is a blog post without a picture?!!

Travis and I...man I need to work on ym posture.

Thursday: Chicken Alfredo, Green Salad, Biscuits

Friday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato soup, Apples and Caramel

Saturday: Homemade Potato Soup, Crunchy bread, veggies

Sunday: Small group- out to dinner- yay for me!

Monday: Marinara meatball Sub sandwiches

Tuesday: Red Beans and Rice with Kielbasa, Green salad

Wednesday: Meatloaf, Garlic bread, Veggie salad

Thursday: College Group- going out to eat!

Friday: Lemon Shrimp Fettuccine, Whole Wheat Pasta,

Saturday: Left over night- Yay for me!

Sunday: Chicken Marinara w/ Whole Wheat Pasta and Salad

Monday: Homemade BBQ Pizza, Homemade Garlic Bread sticks, Fruit

Tuesday: BLT Sandwiches, Homemade Tortilla Chips, Trail Mix

Wednesday: Left Over Night- Yay for me!