Week 3- Balance

This week I wanted to focus on balance! With work, the demands of keeping up with our homes, our kids, our marriage or relationships. The single most important thing is to work on your marriage or relationship and make time for one another, or if you are single to make time for yourself. Keeping that in balance will help everything around you seem in synergy! I remember my marriage prep class, with our dear friends Jack and Fran, they were married for many years, and asked us the question, "What is more important, your children or your marriage." The answer is your MARRIAGE. If you make time for it and continue to work on it, it can only become more successful and happy. Doing so will overflow to your family. You will teach your children great love and the importance of commitment. This is so simple. So this week I challenge you to book a sitter, plan a date night and spend some quality time with the one you love!! Get in balance!!

Tip: Don't stress!! If the menu plan doesn't happen just save it for another night!!! Its ok to cheat and order out and grab and go once in awhile! The weeks get tiring so don't feel bad if you don't get a meal on the table! Sometimes its just as fun to go for a ride & grab McDonalds!

Week Two Dinner Plans

Sunday – Calzones, sweet corn

Monday – Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes

Tuesday – Chix Pot Pies

Wednesday – Pork chop, Rice

Thursday – Pig n the Blankets & Fries

Friday – Favorite Take Out

Saturday – Runza’s

Grocery List

·         2 lbs Ground Beef

·         Tyson Frozen Chicken Fried Steak

·         French Fries

·         Pork Chops

·         Hot Dogs

·         2 boxes Hot Roll Mix

·         Frozen Mixed Veggies

·         Country Gravy Mix

·         Pizza Sauce

·         Cream of Chicken Soup

·         Cream of Mushroom Soup

·         Coleslaw

·         Sweet Corn

·         Balsamic Vinegar

·         Grands Biscuits

·         Croissant Rolls

·         Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

·         Shredded Swiss Cheese

 

RECIPES

Sunday –Calvones

            1 lb ground beef

            1 jar of pasta sauce

            Hot Roll Mix

            Moz Cheese

TO MAKE DOUGH:
Make hot roll mix according to package directions for pizza, replacing egg and butter with hot water and olive oil. Let dough stand 5 minutes.

Divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into an oval about 5x7-inches. Use left over meat from Saturday night, mix in pizza sauce and cheese. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Bake calzones until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Take out and brush with some garlic butter, heat for another 3 minutes or so.

 

Monday – Chicken Fried Steak

            Chicken Fried Steak

            Potatoes

            Gravy

Heat the Chicken Fried Steak in oven as directed. (Cook 2 extra for tomorrow’s meal) Boil or Microwave your potatoes. Mix up the Gravy as directed.

Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pies

Cut up the two chicken fried steak into small pieces

            Frozen Veggies

            Cream of Chix soup

            Grands Biscuits

            Cheddar Cheese

Preheat oven 350. Mix the chicken, soup and veggies. Press each biscuit into 5 1/2-inch round. Place 1 round in each of 8 greased regular-size muffin cups. Firmly press in bottom and up side, forming 3/4-inch rim. Spoon a generous 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each. Pull edges of dough over filling toward center; pleat and pinch dough gently to hold in place. Top with cheddar. Bake 22 minutes. Thanks for the recipe Megan Carlson!!

Wednesday – Pork Chops and Rice

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·         3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

·         1 teaspoon rosemary

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         1/2 teaspoon pepper

·         6 (3/4-inch-thick) boneless pork chops

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·         2 tablespoons butter or margarine

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·         2 tablespoons olive oil

·         2 garlic cloves, pressed

·         1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chicken broth

·         1/3 cup balsamic vinegar

 

1.      Cook rice according to package directions; keep warm.

2.      Combine flour, 1 teaspoon rosemary, salt, and pepper. Dredge pork chops in flour mixture.

3.      Melt butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add garlic, and sauté 1 minute. Add pork chops, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove pork chops.

4.      Add broth and vinegar, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Cook 6 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Add pork chops, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Serve over rice. Garnish, if desired.

Thanks for the recipe Cheri Mastny!!

 Thursday – Date Night – Pig n Blankets

Have dinner ready for the babysitter!  

            Hot Dogs

            Croissants

            French Fries

Wrap the dogs in croissants, pre-heat oven as directed on rolls. Put fries with dogs! And go on a date with your hubby. Take care of your marriage and it will take care of you! Too many think having kids is all about sacrifice. "The happiest parents are those who are disciplined about integrating their old life with their new life," says relationship expert and psychologist Seth Meyers.

Friday – Its your night off, order take out or have your hubby prepare dinner!!

Saturday – Runzas

Ground Beef (Save the remaining 1 lb for Sunday night dinner)      

Hot Roll Mix

            Cream of Mushroom Soup

            Package of Coleslaw

            Swiss Cheese

Prepare dough as box directions. Roll out dough and cut into squares. Brown hamburger and drain. Add coleslaw and soup cook about 10 minutes or until the coleslaw softens. Salt, pepper and season to taste. Let mixture cool before filling dough squares. Brush tops with butter. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.!!