Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 22

I'm going to make a concerted effort this week to make breakfasts and dinners. Lunches will be Yo-Yo since that's what my kids seem to prefer anyway and since everyone always seems to be hungry for lunch at different times. Here's my plan for this upcoming week. Some of the dinners were on last week's [...]

Menu Plan Monday: The Dinner Challenge

For the last two weeks Amanda and I have challenged each other to cook more for our families, focusing on only one meal per week. The first week it was breakfasts, and last week it was lunches. This coming week our task is to focus on dinners, one meal that I've always had difficulty preparing [...]

Menu Plan Monday: The Lunch Challenge

Monday begins week two of my cooking challenge with Amanda at Better is Little — The Lunch Challenge! Last week was our Breakfast Challenge (I wrote the summary of my Breakfast Challenge week here).  As a way to wrap up our Breakfast Challenge, we're also hosting a Mr. Linky where you can share your favorite [...]

Menu Plan: Week of May 18

As usual, my evening schedule is a bit rushed this week which will call for some crock pot or make-ahead meals. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I have 15, 30 and 60 minutes respectively between the end of my lessons and when I have to walk out the door for my evening commitments. Plus my parents [...]

Menu Plan: Week of March 23

I didn't cook a single meal last week, and I don't want this week to be a repeat of that. My family really enjoyed it a couple weeks ago when I cooked dinner four times, and I think I spoiled them. They want me to do it again! Zesty helped me come up with this [...]

Menu Plan: Week of March 9

I haven’t been cooking a lot lately, but this week is going to be different! I have four meals on deck this week, none of which I’ve ever made before. With help from Zesty Cook, I made some basil pesto this afternoon which I plan to use for two different meals this week. (I’ve never [...]

Menu Plan: Week of January 19

My schedule last week was so packed that I didn't touch the stove once…well, beyond boiling water I didn't touch the stove. This week's schedule is a lot lighter in the evenings, so although I'm still busy from 3-6 in the afternoons teaching piano lessons, I hope to be able to make some meals this [...]

Menu Plan: Week of January 5

We've had company since Christmas Eve — first my family, and then Jeff's — and the last visitors left this afternoon. So now the house is quiet, a little emptier, and I can now contemplate a return to our normal routine, such as it is. I cooked only a couple of times in the past [...]

Menu Plan Monday: Week of December 15

Tonight was our church's Christmas dinner, and we brought home a lot of leftovers, so lunch and dinner is taken care of for at least a day. Here's what I have planned for the rest of the week. Monday: Christmas dinner leftovers (meatballs and chicken stir-fry) Tuesday: Taco Salad Wednesday: Sandwiches Thursday: Christmas party in [...]

Menu Plan: Week of December 8

I haven't made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren't homeschooling in December, I don't have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a little bare at the moment — although I do apparently have a lot of tomato products in the [...]

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