Monday, October 31, 2011

Menu Plan Monday

This week, 
I am completely
making this up as I type

MONDAY
Turkey Tacos
Salad

TUESDAY
Canelloni (from the freezer)
Salad

WEDNESDAY
Taco soup (from the freezer)
Salad

THURSDAY
Baked Salmon
Quinoa
Salad

FRIDAY
Chickpea and Cauliflower curry
Brown Rice
Salad

SATURDAY
Cheesy Chicken (from the freezer)
Brown Rice
Salad

SUNDAY
left overs
or eggs and toast

An easy week
I'm looking forward to it
my groceries will be produce only
so that will be nice
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Menu Plan Monday

I made up my menu last week.  
But I never did get it posted.
I'm trying something different, 
I'm trying the cash system 
for buying groceries
so far so good
On to this week

MONDAY
Spaghetti Squash with Roast Veggies
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with ground beef
Salad

TUESDAY
Homemade Chicken soup
Cut Veggies
Cheese and Crackers

WEDNESDAY
Black Bean and Brown Rice Burritos
served with lettuce, tomatoes and pepper
Salad

THURSDAY
Cheesy Chicken from the freezer
Left over Brown Rice
Salad

FRIDAY
Chicken Tetrezzini from the freezer
Salad

SATURDAY
Pita Pizzas
Salad

SUNDAY
Lasagna from the freezer
Salad

Our lunches tend to be toast for the kids or leftovers and I have been having salad with some chicken on it.
Breakfast is often green smoothies,  steelcut oats, cereal and I often have an egg white scramble.
For more menu planning ideas and tips
be sure to check out the Organizing Junkie

Friday, October 21, 2011

FlashBack Friday - Kalamalaka Lake

I'm borrowing this idea from my friend Karina
With all that we have going on in life right now, I haven't been posting much.  As a result I have a lot of pictures hanging out on my computer.
So here is a 'flashback' of our 2011 Summer.
In August we went camping with some friends from our bible study group.  This was going to be the first time we actually camped with out any hookups.  Thankfully our friends are veterans at this so they helped us out.
We headed out on a 5ish hour drive.  I planned little surprises for my kids and borrowed some kids books on CD and also borrowed a portable DVD player.  I was very nervous as we have never taken our kids on this long of a trip before.  
They did great considering our CD player didn't work and to top it of the DVD player didn't work either.  
I was very proud of them.  
We stayed at a provincial park and the lake was amazing, cold, but beautiful.  The small beach at our camp ground was all rock, but the kids loved it.
My kids loved the beach.
They boated
 They spent time trying to catch little minnows
 They explored the water
 Boated some more
 acted silly
 After a few days at the beach by our camp ground, we decided to see if we could find a sandy beach rather then the rocky beach.  We found the main public beach.  And the kids loved it even more.  My little man would go in the water then lay randomly in the sand, roll around and just lay there.  He entertained many people as he would just lay anywhere, even beside people we didn't know.

 Girly loved loved loved the beach.  She spend hours just digging and enjoying the sand.  She would just go and play with random kids if they looked like they had a good sandcastle happening



In the end we managed to camp great without hookups.  We really enjoyed it.  It was very hot during the day, but cooled down at night.  We had a fantastic time with friends and we hope to be able to do this again. 
Sadly, this trip was cut short as we headed home early to be with my family.
But as were are winterizing our trailer we are already dreaming about our camping trips for next summer.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Menu Plan Monday

Happy Thanksgiving!
We've had a busy time
I'm doing a challenge
this week,
no white grains
It's turning into a bigger challenge
that I thought it would be!

MONDAY
Thanksgiving Dinner
YUM YUM

TUESDAY
Baked Beans from the freezer
with ground beef
Brown Rice
Salad

WEDNESDAY
Baked Chicken with spices
Quiona
Roasted Veggies
Salad

THURSDAY
Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Homemade Pasta Sauce
Salad

FRIDAY
Black Bean and Brown Rice wraps
Salad

SATURDAY
Chicken Soup
Salad

SUNDAY
Leftovers

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Menu Plan Monday


Let's get right to it

MONDAY
Chicken Stirfry
Brown Rice
Salad

TUESDAY
Taco Soup from the freezer
Salad

WEDNESDAY
Lasagna
Salad

THURSDAY
Baked Beans from the Freezer
Spagetti Squash
Salad

FRIDAY
Cheesy Chicken from the Freezer
Brown Rice
Salad

SATURDAY
Left overs

SUNDAY
Sandwiches
Salad

I'm hoping to make a nice big pot of soup for our lunches as I always have trouble coming up with lunch ideas.  And our breakfasts we normally have green smoothies and the kids sometimes have toast or cereal.
For many more menu ideas be sure to check out the Organizing Junkie every Monday.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Green Smoothies

Yes, it's true.  
Most mornings we have green smoothies.  
My kids love them, but they have no clue they come in any other color.
I use any fruit I have on hand
apples, oranges, peaches, nectarines, bananas
I add 2 tablespoons of ground flax
about 5 tablespoons of plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup of green tea
about an inch of peeled ginger
6 or more cups of baby spinach

I usually have raw almonds on the side.
So so good!
Give it a try.
I plan to try Kale in mine next.