Meal Planning Monday {6.15-6.21}

Slacking after getting back from our trip. I need to get things together for the next couple of weeks!


Monday: Leftovers/Whatevers

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Tacos

Wednesday: Potluck at church for a friend

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Veggie Spaghetti

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Father's Day, so cooking out or something fun!

Meal Planning Monday {6.8-6.14}

Short and sweet again. We're going to Cincinnati this weekend for another wedding! So Friday through Sunday will be eating on the go and at the wedding! I was going to plan food, then didn't have any pork chops left for that meal. Then I decided to just have leftovers and light foods all week so I don't need to worry about food in the fridge while we're gone. Now just to decide what to do once we get back!

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Tacos

Wednesday:

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Cincinnati

Saturday: Cincinnati/Wedding

Sunday: Cincinnati

Meal Plan Monday {6/1-6.7}

Short and sweet:

Monday: Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Tacos

Wednesday: Crockpot Lasagna

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Leftovers/Tupperware party

Saturday: Chicken Wraps

Sunday: Wedding!

Meal Plan Monday {5.25-5.31}

This is the last week of May! How crazy is it that 2015 is almost half way over! This past weekend and today are full of BBQs and cookouts, and I just love it.


Monday: BBQ

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Pizza

Wednesday: Chicken Divan

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Apple Pork Chops

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Pizza Balls

Meal Plan Monday {5.18-5.24}

I changed last week's meals up a little bit. I chose to have a leftover day last week and move the soup to today! With Memorial Day being this weekend, I'm sure we'll have a weekend full of cookouts! Yum!

Monday: Baked Potato Soup

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Pizza (I need to find out which we're doing, and what's going on)

Wednesday: Taco Salads

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Beef Stroganoff

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Camping! Hopefully we'll be doing burgers/hot dogs.

Meal Plan Monday {5.11-5.17}

After finishing up the Whole30, I'm really hoping to get on track and be diligent about meal planning and making healthy meals (that also save us money!). I am hoping to plan out a couple weeks to a month at a time, looking at all of the events we have going on...summer is busy! Softball starts this week (we have games Tuesday and Thursday), which is exciting and crazy at the same time!

Monday: Homemade Garbage Plates (I'll have to do a post on those eventually!)

Tuesday: Sandwiches/Pizza (since it's the first game of the season, I think we're planning on going out for pizza after the game, which usually happens, but I'm hoping not every week this year)

Wednesday: Spaghetti & Meatballs with salad

Thursday: Sandwiches

Friday: Pulled Pork and Broccoli Slaw

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: We'll be at a friend's wedding.

Veggie Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 Yellow Onion (diced)
• 6 Cloves of Garlic (diced)
• 1 cup Broccoli Flowerets (chopped into bite-size pieces)
• 3/4 cups Carrots (chopped into thin moons)
• 3/4 cups Fresh Spinach (coarsely chopped)
• 1 jar Spaghetti Sauce
• 2 cups Spaghetti Squash

 

Directions      

1.	Prep all of the ingredients.
2.	Place EVOO into a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Sautee for two minutes or until translucent.
3.	Add sauce and heat for 5 minutes.
4.	Add broccoli, carrots, and spinach. Stir all ingredients together. Cover and let the sauce simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5.	Prepare pasta according to package ingredients.
6.	Place strained noodles on plate, ladle sauce on top.

Recipe adapted from here.

Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes

5 oz chunk light tuna in water, drained

½ lemon, juiced

¼ avocado, diced

½ Tbls fresh dill, chopped

2 medium tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

Cut the tops off of two tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and the core with a spoon. Set aside.

Combine tuna, lemon juice, avocado, dill, salt and pepper.

Spoon into tomatoes and serve.

 

Recipe from here

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

1 lb or 1 large bunch asparagus
4 slices bacon (be sure it's compliant!) or prosciutto
1 tbsp olive oil
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 400. Wash and pat dry the asparagus. Separate into four equal sized bunches. Wrap each with bacon, overlapping the bacon as little as possible. This will prevent undercooked parts of the bacon and allow as much fat to render as possible. Use a toothpick if necessary on the underside of each bunch to help hold the bacon together. Lay each bunch on a slotted pan or use a cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet (this allows the fat to drip away from the bacon). Drizzle with olive oil. Place in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the bacon is cooked well and the asparagus is crispy. Sprinkle with pepper and salt to taste and enjoy!

Serves 4

Recipe by @cookathomemom

Grandma's Sour Cream Cookies

I made these in memory of the two year anniversary of Gramzy's passing. These are probably my favorite cookies ever, and I am so sad that I can't get them to taste the same as Grandma's. I usually mix it all by hand, maybe I should try using a beater. I guess I just need to keep practicing.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups cugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
chocolate chips

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients, set aside. Beat margarine and sugar, add eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and vanilla, beat until smooth. Gradually add dry ingredients, mix until smooth. Add chocolate chips. Drop 2" apart on lightly greased pan. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.