Monday, June 29, 2009

Meal Planning Mommies










So, of course in true Kristin Style... I totally started this and haven't been back to actually get it going! LOL HOWEVER, I'm proud of myself and have been "Menu Planning" for an entire month now and am LOVING it! It makes life so much easier!!!

Here's my Meal Planning Monday Plan for this week!!

Monday: Crockpot Steak and Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, Patty's Fruit Salad.
Tuesday: Tortilla Skillet, Steamed Veggies, Crockpot Applesauce
Wednesday: Cheesy Ham & Potatoes, Steamed Vegetable, Fresh Fruit
Thursday: Taco Pasta Shells, side salad, fresh fruit
Friday: Breakfast Puff Casserole, Bacon, Watermelon
Saturday: Nothing--- out to 4th of July Stuff
Sunday: Stir Fry Sunday at our House...This week we're trying fried rice and egg rolls!

Some of my awesomely favorite recipe sites are:
www.aimeesadventures.com
www.mealplanningmommies.blogspot.com
www.5dollardinners.com
www.makeaheadmeals.blogspot.com

The last couple of weeks I've been trying to make extra batches of freezer friendly meals and such to cut down my cooking time! Make Once ... eat twice...or MORE! :) I'm hoping to do that with this week's recipes:
Cheesy Potatoes and Ham
Taco Pasta Shells
and maybe
Make Ahead Fried Rice?!

I also made a big batch of Pizzawiches individually wrapped them and put them in the freezer for any "crunch" times, last night! Mine actually made 16 sandwiches and with our crazy schedules I'm hoping they'll be a welcome option!
For my pizzawiches I changed the recipe a little bit... I added 1# beef and 1# sausage, I used spaghetti sauce instead of tomato soup and I put them on Sandwich THINS...which ROCK!!!
Awesomely, I was able to grab and go one of these sandwiches this morning and have it for lunch! YUM! YAY for a minute of organization!

I'll let you know how it goes! A LOT...well MOST of the recipes this week are NEW to our house...so Perhaps I'll review them as we eat them!



Monday, June 8, 2009

Mommy Frenzy

So... life is never dull with 2 kids...(well THREE when you factor in the Hubby! :)), a handful of jobs, a house, a couple of dogs and a partridge in a pear tree! I'm really trying to get my stuff together and get more organized so things run a little more smoothly in my house!

I recently decided to start trying to "meal plan"...and after one google search...I was HOOKED! Wow there are so many awesome sites, blogs, recipes, meal planners and more! I have been working at getting myself set up for about a week now, and have actually done a menu for the rest of June!! :) YAY! I am excited to get my binder all set up...been plugging away at it a little at a time! I'm hoping to share some of my own ideas, trials, errors, and more... in hopes that I can help someone else that's trying to get started!

My two VERY FAVORITE blogs that have helped me get started are:
http://mealplanningmommies.blogspot.com/
and
http://www.theprojectgirl.com/

Project Girl has THE BEST PRINTABLE MEAL PLANNERS ON THE WEB!!!
Along with about every other check list, chore chart, etc. to make life easier, more organized and ADORABLY so! :)

Make sure you check them out...and stop back to check me out as I attempt to make my own mark on the Meal Planning and MOMMY worlds! :)