| DATE | BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER | |
| MONDAY | 9/2 | YOGURT | SANDWICHES | BAJA CHICKEN |
| TUESDAY | 9/3 | TOAST | C.O.R.N. | C.O.R.N |
| WEDNESDAY | 9/4 | YOGURT | SOUP | MONTE’ CRISTO |
| THURSDAY | 9/5 | FRUIT | CHEESE & FRUIT | TOUCH DOWN TACO DIP |
| FRIDAY | 9/6 | CEREAL | SALAD | ASIAGO CHICKEN |
| SATURDAY | 9/7 | FARMER’S BREAKFAST | OUT | PASTA FAGIOLI |
| SUNDAY | 9/8 | SHIRRED EGGS | TUNA MELTS | CHICKEN & WINE |
It’s been awhile since I felt like I was in my regular routine. It’s time to try and get back into the groove of things.
THE SIMPLE WOMAN’S DAYBOOK is hosted by Peggy &
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY is hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home MOM
Outside my window/WEATHER… VERY little sun is peeking through smokey hazy skies as firefighters continue to battle and are finally winning the “Mountain Fire”. As soon as they have it completely contained I am going to have to wash down the house starting at the roof peak and the pool will have to be REALLY cleaned as the ash is settling into the water and filter.
I am thinking… it’s a going to be a busy day as I continue to wade through the paperwork that has accumulated on my desktop.
I am thankful… for my family and their love.
In the kitchen… we have a few more new recipes still brewing for the July menu and I’m starting on some new ones for August too. I’ll post the successful ones on my food blog ALWAYS EAT ON THE GOOD CHINA.
I’M WEARING… a swimsuit and coverup.
I’M CREATING… some quilt pieces that have been needing finished for a while (I just have problems sitting for any length of time due to the scar tissue from my cancer surgery), Christmas gifts for next year – quit laughing, these things take time and I’m also creating some new recipes.
Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie
MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY – Ritzy Cheddar Chicken
TUESDAY – Lemon Cream Chicken
WEDNESDAY – Potato Crusted Tilapia
THURSDAY – Garlic & Brown Sugar Chicken
FRIDAY –OUT
SATURDAY – BIL’s surprise birthday party
SUNDAY – C.O.R.N.
I am going… to BIL’s surprise birthday party and am looking forward to seeing family we’ve been missing.I am wondering… just who to contact next regarding the VA mess – seems like we’re always starting over.
MY READING LIST… love my kindle paperwhite and have been enjoying a new author (at least to me) Marie Force. Since Christmas I have devoured every book she ever wrote.
MY TV LINEUP THIS WEEK… ALL ON DVR SO I CAN SKIP THE COMMERCIALS LATER
I am hoping… things turn around soon
I am looking forward to… getting away for a few days next month for our anniversary.
I am learning… how to be patient, but also how to squeak the wheel for oil!
Around the house… were finishing a few projects.
I am praying… to live in the day and not worry about the future as much.
A favorite quote for today…Dreams are only thoughts you didn’t have time to think about during the day. ~Author Unknown
MY TO DO LIST
Favorite picture from my camera this week… I had my golden shaved for the oppressive heat this summer and she just looks so darned cute with her paws crossed so politely.
There is more to menu planning than just deciding what to make for dinner, at least for the average family. We’re a military family used to getting paid once a month and trying to make it last. So for me, menu planning also encompasses recipe scouring, coupon clipping (we love to read the Sunday papers and have coffee. One of the things I always go for first is the coupons to see what I can save for us – hubby always laughs when I get excited at a large coupon for something already on the grocery list – LOL), sale ad reading and logical common sense planning. I do participate in Menu Plan Monday, but I actually prepare my menu for the entire month all at once and then just break it up for posting.
I start the last week of the previous month with checking out what I already have in the freezer inventory and then the ads for my local markets for the upcoming week. I see what meats will be going on sale and then scour my recipe file for recipes to match. One of the biggest things I do to help not only with cost of ingredients, but also waste is to make sure to back up recipes to each other that use similar ingredients that I can buy in bulk. For example if a recipe calls for 1/2 an onion for Monday night’s recipe, I make sure Tuesday night’s recipe uses the other 1/2. I also know which meals we’ll probably have leftovers for so I plan to either freeze part of it for a future meal or plan a C.O.R.N. (clean out refrigerator night) within my plan if there is only going to be a little of this and that leftover. I write my list and then I match up the coupons for whatever staples (flour, sugar, eggs, butter, etc…) I need and then the luxuries if there is room within the budget. If there is a really good sale I buy in super bulk for the following month also. Now I know this sounds like a lot of work, but the whole process takes less than an hour and then it’s done for the month.
