Holiday Meal Plan 12.22.12-12.31.12

To see how I planned this menu & what we bought for it check out this video: http://youtu.be/wBTwmswD9KQ

12.22 (dinner out)

12.23 Date Night Out - Mexican food!

12.24 A mini Thanksgiving

12.25 Christmas Dinner

12.26 Play Date at our house... Spaghetti

12.27 * Chicken & Potato recipe from seasoning packet 

12.28 * Halibut, Grain & Veggie

12.29  * My Parents House

12.30 * Chicken Enchiladas

12.31 Appetizers! 

* these nights can be swapped around (-;

I hope that you are all having a wonderful holiday season!  I wish you a VERY Merry Christmas & An Amazing 2013!  

12.11.12 to 12.17.12 Meal Plan

This weeks meal plan....

• Mexican Buffet (I am hosting a play date and always love serving something that is "build your own" for the kids!)

• Salsa Chicken Packets (this is a new one... my girlfriend just told me about this simple recipe!)

• King Crab, Halibut, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Mushrooms & Sourdough Bread (My Boys LOVE LOVE LOVE seafood!  So this one is for them ;-)

• Chili & Cornbread

• Chicken & Potatoes

• Spaghetti Squash served like Spaghetti

• Parent's House (so this night is a surprise ;-)

I hope that you are having a wonderful week!  If you would like to see any of these recipes please let me know!  

12.4 to 12.10 Meal Plan!

Ahhh two weeks in a row!  (=

Here is what is on our menu for this week:

• Chicken Avocado Salad (recipe here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfX0SQT06w)

• Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry over Brown Rice

• Broccoli, Chicken, Rice & Cheese Bake (NO soup mix!!) & Salad

• Tortellini Soup 

• Giant Salads (speaking of I need to get some eggs boiling!) 

...okay eggs are on...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfX0SQT06w

• Play Date at a friend's house (We already had this... maple/mustard chicken, broccoli & brown rice)

• Dinner Out (We already had this too... we went to a sports bar lol)

Okay so thats our week!
Please let me know if you would like to see any recipes!

11.27-12.3 Meal Plan

I suck at blogging.

I honestly love looking back on my old meal plans to get ideas as I easily forget some that we love... with that said here is a week that is full of super yummy meals!

• Homemade Chicken Enchiladas

• Turkey Chili (here is the recipe for that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEIPpb2CiaQ)

• Mac & Cheese and Artichokes

• Potato Soup & Salad (recipe for that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydDP6Zsvrjs)

• Turkey Meat Loaf & Veggies (just depends on what sounds good)

• Grab Night

• Parents House

Hope you have an awesome week!  (=

10.14- 10.22 Meal Plan

On the menu this week:

Eggplant Bake
Mahi-Mahi Veggie & Rice (the veggie will be a CSA surprise)
Winter Squash Casserole
Mexican Bean Soup (Yes, there WILL be a recipe video!)
Grilled Chicken, Veggies & Dill Red Potatoes
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa & Turkey

Family Night Out
Mom & Dad Date Night
Playdate at Friend's House

Should be a good week!  Finally went big grocery shopping again!  If you'd like to see what we got click here: http://youtu.be/viatTEl4lj8

Hope you too have a wonderful week!

-Jeni

Meal Plan 9.27-10.1

Long time no blog...

Now that fall is here and life is becoming more "normal" ~at least our schedule~ I hope to get back to sharing our meal plan here each week!

So here is this week (well the rest of it):

-Lasagna (with eggplant & squash)
-Curry Chicken, rice & veggies
-Stuffed Peppers
-Grilled chicken (maybe fish), mashed potatoes & squash (((appetizer this night: stuffed jalapeños)))
-Grab night!!

Hope you have a great week!

Amazing & Easy M&M Cookies!!!

Since we forgot eggs, the recipe wasn't in order, I didn't record, etc.....

SO- as requested here is the recipe for my M&M Cookies:

2 Sticks of Softened Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Sugar

Cream together above
Add the following:

2 Eggs
1.5 t Vanilla

Cream all five ingredients together
Mix and then add the following:

2.5 Cups Flour
1 t Baking Soda
1 t Salt

Once everything is mixed add as many M&M's as you would like!  I add about 2 Cups (-;

Bake at 350* until they're as done as you would like (about 10 minutes)

Hope you enjoy!

A blog from Deacon...

I was just told that he blogged from my phone and yep- all him! Lol

Totally leaving this!!

All photos by him in the car on our way home this evening ;-)

Our Meal Plan 8.8 to 8.14.12

CRAZY week!!  BUT as far as meal planning goes it's an easy week!

I get so excited when there are a bunch of "free spaces!"  You know, like Bingo- it's an easy cross off!

We have family in town this week so we haven't been home much (-:

Here is the rundown for the week



Event Dinner (my husband got us VIP tickets to a sponsor's tent)
Dinner at my Parent's house
Family Reunion Day
Playdate Tuesday with B & A2

that left me with JUST 3 DAYS TO PLAN!  Wooohoo!

Chicken packets (because boy do we still have a weeks worth of veggies from our CSA to use)
Turkey Burgers, Corn on the Cob, Green Beans
Fish and whatever other veggies are left

Hope you have a fantastic week & keep cool!!  (-:

Random Thoughts & Pictures from the River (Me + 3 dogs + 2 kids)

I should have refilled the air in our stroller's tires a LONG time ago!

Drake stop eating the rocks

Why must our dogs walk all the way over to us to shake off?

Drake don't eat that dirt

Man that sunscreen is white!

Cannon please don't wander and pass out!

Gauge!! Come on Gaugey!

Head count... 1,2....3 dogs- 1,2 kids okay

Caliber be sweet

Ahhhhhh shade!!

Should've brought some carrots!

CANNON!!
Gotta turn around

Really Cannon?!

Finally!!! Geeze

Let's GO!!

Our Meals August 1-7

Seriously, August?!?!  How in the heck did August happen?  Sheesh!  TIME!!!  SLOW DOWN!

I feel like we are just getting into the groove of summer!  We have family coming into town next week!  Were looking very forward to it!

Anyhow, here is what is on our menu plan this week!

Eggplant Lasagna
Chicken Salads
A Protein (fish or chicken), Cauliflower Mash & Veggies
Parent's House
Out!!!  --family day away from home (-:
BYO Taco Bar (we postponed our play date to next week so this will be this week now :-)

STUFFED NIGHT!

So I am sitting here working on the menu plan and thinking... what do I do with these mushrooms, squash and peppers?  It dawned on me... a stuffed night!  I am stuffing each with our favorite!  Anyhow, I am majorly excited about this!  hehe  Should be FUN!!

Hope you all have a fantastic week!  <3

Menu Plan 7.24-7.30

I only had to plan 6 meals this week as we ate out the first night (-:

Pesto pasta & salad
Tilapia, mustard greens, carrots & cauliflower mashed "potatoes"
BYO (Build Your Own) Taco bar
BBQ Chicken & Veggies
Stuffed Peppers
Parents House

Guess I really only had to plan 5 (-;

We are eating at my parents house tonight and are having a smoked chicken!  

Our Meals 7.18-7.24

Being lazy today so here is a picture of our menu (-:

Our Menu Plan 7.11.12-7.17.12

I feel like I haven't cooked in weeks! Of course I have been but it just hasn't been normal! The warm summer months surely change up the "norm"

Plus we don't have AC so heating up the house sounds dreadful most days. With that said we mostly have grill meals next week!

-Chicken packets
-BBQ Steak & Chicken, Zucchini & Chard (I'll do a recipe video... This is the one I talked about in my June favorites video!)
-Chicken Salads
-Turkey Meatloaf & Veggies
-Pizza in the BBQ & Salad
-Night out with friends!!
-Dinner at my Parent's house

Should I come back here????

Hey guys!!

So I discovered this awesome new ap on my phone for easy blogging!

Would you be interested in me posting my meal plan once again?  (-:    [if anyone is still out there ;-]