Aw the smells of summer, hope
everyone has been enjoying the summer. I realize I haven’t written for most of
it. Our life has been rather hectic. I’m learning the art of organization, adversity,
and reflection. I’ve definitely been utilizing my meal plans for the sake of
time. We commute and life is so much less stressful when I get home and I know
what’s going to be on the table. I value sitting down together as a family, I
think its important for our children to learn to eat what is made, not choose
what they want for dinner. It’s such a challenge with toddlers because they do
learn what they like and dislike. Many meals are left with full plates and it
leaves me angry they don’t want or like to eat what I spent time preparing for
them. I guess that is all part of it and it’s also that life lesson, to let go
of the small stuff. This week made me reflect on how short life is, a sweet
coworker of mine sudden passed away. I remember just the day before talking
with her scanning items in the workroom and the next day, she was gone. Life
can change in a blink of an eye. It made me think all week about life and how it’s
so short and just not fair sometimes. That we worry about things we don’t have
control of and the things we do we complain about. So my new motto is to make
changes in my life that I do have control of! Make a list for yourself; if you didn’t
have tomorrow or ask yourself if the person you loved was gone tomorrow what would
you have done today??? So what are you waiting for……… get out there and DO
IT!!!!! Check out my meal plan to help with your week planning and make life
just a bit less stressful, and spend more time with the people who matter
most!!
Weekly Dinner Plans
Sunday – Grilled
Pork & Potatoes
Monday – Walking
Tacos
Tuesday –Rotelle
Pasta with sausage Alfredo & fresh green beans
Wednesday – Jambalaya
& Corn Bread w/ honey
Thursday – Left
Overs
Friday – Take
Out
Saturday – Burgers,
Fries, & Malts
Grocery List
Check your cabinets for
ingredients you may already have!
·
2
lbs Ground Beef
·
2
packages of Kielbasa cooked Sausage
·
Bag
of frozen diced grilled chicken
·
Pork
Chops
·
Bag
of Potato’s
·
Garlic
Clove
·
Onion
·
Frozen
Fries
·
Frozen
bag of fajita peppers
·
Fresh
Green Beans
·
Lettuce
·
Alfredo
Sauce
·
Rotelle
Noodles
·
Rice
·
Taco
Seasoning
·
Dorito
Chips
·
Salsa
·
Can
of Diced Tomato’s
·
Tomato
Juice
·
Chicken
Stock or Bullion cubes
·
Jiffy
corn bread mix
·
Honey
·
Ranch
·
Shredded
Cheddar Cheese
·
Sliced
Cheese for Burgers
·
Buns
for hamburgers
·
Vanilla
Ice Cream
·
Malt
Mix
·
Milk
·
Chocolate
Syrup
RECIPES
Sunday – Pork &
Potato’s
Marinade your pork chops on Saturday.
Dice some potatoes put in foil with butter, salt, pepper, & parmesan cheese.
Grill potatoes and pork on grill.
Monday – Walking
Tacos
Ground Beef (Brown 1 lbs of the Hamburger)
Taco
Seasoning
Doritos
Salsa
Cheddar
Cheese
Lettuce
Top
with your favorites!
Follow the directions on Taco packet,
cook your meat. Chop up your lettuce. Add lettuce, cooked taco meat, salsa,
crunched up Doritos, and all your other favorite taco toppers!!
Tuesday – Sausage Alfredo w/ Green Beans
Cut
up sausage
1 jar Alfredo Sauce
Rotelle pasta
Basil, Salt, Pepper
Dice up the smoked
sausage and throw in skillet. Boil Pasta as directed. Add Sauce to sausage.
Season Sauce with basil, salt and pepper. Strain noodles when complete and
dinner should be ready! Put the green beans in steamer microwave until soft,
add butter and salt and pepper. This was so easy and delicious!
Wednesday – Jambalaya
& Corn Bread
One Bag
of Frozen Fajita Veggies (red pepper, onion, yellow & green peppers)
Use the ½ of the bag of frozen chicken
Large can of diced tomatoes
1 Cup Rice
1 garlic clove
½ tomato juice
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 tsp
(or more!) of hot sauce
1 tsp
paprika
1 tsp
black pepper
1 tsp
oregano
½ tsp
onion powder
½ tsp
dried thyme
¼ tsp
garlic salt
1 bay
leaf
Box of
Jiffy
Throw your bag of the frozen fajita
veggies in the skillet with a little oil. 5-7 minutes or so. Preheat over for
jiffy corn bread. While that is cooking cut up the polish sausage into small
pieces, toss the meat into the skillet with the veggies by this time they
should be soft. Open your can of diced tomatoes throw in un-drained. Add one
garlic clove. (I use a garlic press). Then add your seasonings & rice
and cover and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes. While this is simmering mix up
your jiffy and put into muffin tins and bake! Top Muffins with butter and honey!!
Thursday – Left
Over’s Night
You should have plenty of left overs to feast and eat up
what you have in your fridge or freeze what you don’t eat.
Friday – TAKE OUT
Saturday – Burgers,
Fries, & Malts
Make hamburger patties
with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven as directions for fries. Blend up your
ice cream, malt mix, chocolate, and milk in blender.
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