Menu Plan Monday Oct. 19

This could be a hectic week, my husband’s car is going into the shop for body work which could mean my driving him to and from work each day, and he works an hour away. I’ll need easy dinners that can be fixed quickly. I haven’t actually gone to the grocery store yet either, [...]

Menu Plan Monday Oct. 12

Each of these dinners is approximately 500 calories for one person. Multiply by the number of people you need to feed, remembering that your teenagers count as two people :)

Chicken roasted with carrots and onions in fat free chicken broth, have 3 ounces breast meat with 1 cup veggies, Instant mashed potatoes made [...]

Menu Plan Monday – Oct. 5th

I’m back from four days in Orlando! I had an amazing, AWESOME time at IZEAFest! It was so hard to leave the 90 degree temperature there yesterday and come home to 40 degrees here in Michigan :) But, I missed my family so I wanted to come home of course!

While I was gone, [...]

Menu Plan Monday Sept. 28th

Friday night, I had a sore throat. Saturday morning, I had a dry hacking cough, a runny nose, a sore throat, and felt hot and achy. Yep, it’s a cold. And I’m supposed to fly to Orlando on Thursday for IZEAFest. If I’m still sick on Tuesday, I’m not going. My husband wouldn’t even [...]

Check out these cool recipes!

I was browsing online for a seven day menu planner, because I’m running out of ideas for what to make, and I found a site called Wellness First. From the URL it looks like it’s from the University of Georgia (?) and not only do I love the menu, but you have to check out [...]

Menu Plan Monday 9/7

It’s Fall, tomorrow is the first day of school for my boys, and on Friday we leave for a family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City! In other words, I’ve got a hectic but exciting week coming up. Here’s what I have planned for dinner:

Monday- Chicken Patties on buns, corn, ice [...]

Menu Plan Monday 6/01-6/07

Chris gets paid on Wednesday and our checking account is almost empty, so we’ll be eating whatever I can scrape up from the pantry and freezer today and tomorrow.

Monday- Homestyle Bakes Chicken Stew and Biscuits

Tuesday- Kraft Whole Grain Macaroni and Cheese Dinner, steamed peas

Wednesday- Easy Italian Pasta Bake, italian bread, tossed [...]

Menu Monday

I’m posting this so late! We spent the day running errands and Chris treated us to lunch at Red Lobster thanks to a gift card he got from his boss for his birthday. It’s almost 7 pm and we haven’t even had dinner yet! Here’s what I’m thinking about making this week:

Monday- All [...]

Menu Monday May 18

I’m going with tried-and-true recipes this week for chili, spaghetti sauce, and chicken, plus a soup-and-sandwich meal.  For more recipes, check out the home of Menu Plan Monday at I’m an Organizing Junkie.

Monday: Easy Salsa Chili

Tuesday: Chicken Broccoli Rice Divan

Wednesday: Slow Cooker Beefy Spaghetti Sauce (Can’t find the recipe, will post [...]

Menu Monday May 11-15

I’m actually making a plan this week! Chris is in Atlanta on business until Friday, so I can’t rely on him to stop at the grocery store for me on the way home from work like I usually do :)  Here’s what I’m planning:

Monday: Spaghetti with Prego with Mini Meatballs sauce (Nathan’s favorite), [...]