Menu Plan Monday October 13th

Well! It is that time of the week to menu plan good, hearty, wholesome meals to feed our family.
I'm going on "You on a Diet" again, (been away and not practiced it for two weeks) and just love the meals because they are not only quick- but very delish!
OrgJunkie.com is hosting these Mondays and if you go to their website- you will find 300 other people who are menu planning too! It is a blast to sit down and see what others are planning for the week. Maybe it will inspire you, help you remember a forgotten recipe, pique your interest to try something new....go check them out!

Monday: Chicken Kabobs with fruit salad, corn and a crisp salad (version altered from p. 294)


Tuesday: Royal Pasta Primavera Provencale with Rock Asparagus, and yellow squash p. 290, and 301 respectively


Wednesday: Apricot Chicken with Green Beans and Almond Slivers, crescent rolls, and salad wedges p. 291


Thursday: Asian Salmon with Brown Rice Pilaf (substitute pilaf for Rice-a-Roni), crisp salad and bread p. 285


Friday: Turkey Tortilla Wraps and Red Baked Potatoes (with the works) p. 292

I have had all of these already- all very yummy and nutritious- as well as FAST!

Buy the book! It will save you time and give you great ideas for eating healthy!
Amazon has used copies for .99 cents! Can't beat that price! I got mine at Costco for around $12.00, hardback.

PS- anything in red is NIR= Not In Recipe I've added it because my family wants it :)

Menu Plan Monday Sept. 29th

A little late, but better than never....








I hab ben sick sins Friday....a bad hed code an a fevr....so my wurds mite nut come out rite....
I will twi to make it through dis week... stay wid me...... I will git in a bedder mood sune....


(And it is my week to cook....grumble grumble...)

I have a goal....Christmas time....to be able to fit into a swim suit and look descent. My family will be going to Florida again, and we swim all week long in the warm sands of West palm Beach!
So....this weeks recipes come from The "YOU on a DIET"...by Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz.

Monday: Asian Salmon and Brown Rice Pilaf (it was OH SO YUMMY!) p. 285

Tuesday: Spicy Chili p.286

Wednesday: Stuffed Whole Wheat Pizza p.287

Thursday: Mediterranean Chicken with Tomato, Olives and Herbed White Beans p. 289

Friday: Royal Pasta Primavera Provencale p. 290

Saturday: Turkey Tortilla Wraps with Red Baked Potato p. 292

All extremely easy, quick and yummy. No weird ingredients so far! LOL Includes snacks, fruit, milk, oj, and desserts...I cant go wrong with that! It is more about listening to your body, than portions... try it- you might like it!


Check it out here, if you would like....



and since I cant see to clearly...and stuffy, it has taken me over 10 minutes to look for the recipes....HERE....check them all out for yourself! There are hundreds!!!!! :)

Menu Plan Monday Sept. 22

Well! Another week of cooking, which I LOVE!
However, as in my last bulletin, I stated I would be doing this every two weeks instead, since my hubby takes a week of cooking. (Simple meals but hey- I love it!)

So with the burglary in our home last Friday, this past week was a total wash. Jeff was supposed to cook, but I think we ate fast food every night. We didn't want to be away from home for a long time, so we just didn't grocery shop. It was an easy fix and made us feel better...and now that we have a safe week behind us, Jeff will re-do this week..so I don't have to cook! :)

I'm sure it will look like this:

Monday: Taco Bell or chicken and corn

Tuesday: McDonalds or steak and corn

Wednesday: Dominoes or Pork Chops and peas

Thursday: Burger King or Chicken and peas

Friday: Nachos, snacks and waters...(The twins have a "movie night" tonight where they will be selling the aforementioned items...)

Go right now to check out Orgjunkie.com!

Hope this week goes fast...(haha) and Ill be back on Monday, Sept 29th with my recipes!
See you then!

Menu Plan Monday Sept. 8th

I have been absent for awhile, but I have stuck to my menu planning and LOVE doing it! Thanks to ORGJUNKIE.COM, I have had great fun making lots of recipes (we love Rachel Ray), and the kids have been great at pitching in! Join us Mondays for Menu Planning! You post what meals you have planned for the week, then go to Orgjunkie.com, and link up. There have been over 250 other people linked and you go and peruse what they are having-it is a great way to spice up what your menu!
My weekly join-in will be twice a month now, since my husband and I take turns cooking a week at a time.
PS- if you ever wanted to try one of my recipes, email me and Ill tell you how we liked it, how easy it was, etc... There has not been one recipe we haven't liked, but some we would "doctor up" differently.

Monday: Spaghetti alla Ceci p. 24 or Costco (depending if we need groceries)

Tuesday: Steak, Fried Onions and Potatoes p. 38 (changed slightly)
can't locate this on-line

Wednesday: Smokey Black Bean and Rice Stoup p. 64
ditto, so email me and Ill send you the recipe!

Thursday: Chicken with Scallion-Lime Sauce and Sweet Carrot Rice p. 68

Friday: Pasta in a Creamy Artichoke and Saffron Sauce p. 70
scroll down, way down, near the end of the article to find this recipe!
The Thai Chicken Pizza I made last week is there too! Very yummy!!!

This is the book I just love! All within 30 minutes and fairly easy!

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I think it is worth every penny!



Happy Cooking!!!

Menu Plan Monday Aug 26th (#2)

Come join in the fun of Menu Planning with 250 other gals and guys!
Click on Orgjunkie.com to see what everyone else is having for dinner!

Monday: Costco (which means pizza and grocery shopping)

Tuesday: Thai Chicken Pizza p. 142

Wednesday: Double-Dipped Buttermilk Chicken Fingers on Spinach Salad p. 178

Thursday: Calzones again! p. 118

Friday: Italian Tuna Casserole p. 110

Saturday: Mikey from Philly Cheese Steaks p. 120

Sunday: Everything Lo-Mein p. 114

I am cooking out of Rachel Rays cookbook-
And LOVE it~ so does my family!!!! That's worth it to me!

Menu Plan Monday Aug 18th (I'm brand new)

I'm very excited to join in on the fun that Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie has each Monday. I have been menu planning all summer, and was so excited to hear people blog about this! (My husband is groaning right now...)
Hop on over to Laura's if you want to join in on the fun- or just go check it out and be impressed with all the new recipes you can browse through!

BTW- these are all Rachel Ray's 30 minute Express Lane Meals!

Monday: Leek-y Chicken and Couscous p.22

Tuesday: Three Vegetable Penne and Tarragon-Basil Pesto p. 36

Wednesday: Steak, Fried Onions and Potato Salad Bowl with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette p. 38

Thursday: Chicken and Sweet Corn and Potato Saute p. 72

Friday: Tuscan Calzones with "the works" p. 118
I have to give it up to Rose-Anne, who typed it all out and blogged about it!
Thank you Rose-Anne!

PS- to all of you who have done this before- how do you get your recipes on-line? What if there is no on-line version? Please give me some advice! I was hoping to find each one and link it- but cannot find any that were in this cookbook! :(
They are all great tasting!