Menu Planning Monday
Monday
Tossed salad, pasta and marinara sauce
Tuesday
chicken quesadillas & tacos
w/ sour cream, shredded lettuce, cheddar, guacamole
Wednesday
crudite
black bean or beef burgers w/ all the fixings
chips
Thursday
BFD: french toast, syrup, bacon, veg sausage, scrambled eggs
Friday
Order out: pizza, garlic knots, zepoles
Saturday
leftovers or a BBQ if’n we can get invited somewheres 
Sunday
summer soup and chicken or tuna salad sandwhiches
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I’ve actually just sat and planned out the next 2 weeks because we are going to give this whole crazy “budgeting” idea a try. Wild, eh?
Monday
hot dogs
green beans
tater tots
Tuesday
tossed salad
pasta with marinara sauce
fried ravioli
Wednesday
grilled cheese
tomato or tortilla soup
Thursday
bean or chicken tacos with all the fixin’s
Friday
Raw veggies and ranch dip
English muffin pizzas
Saturday
Sunday
leftovers or burgers on the grill
And next week:
Monday
Tuna, egg or chicken salad
corn bread
veggies & dip
Tuesday
BFD (breakfast for dinner):
pancakes
veggies sausage or turkey bacon
eggs
Wednesday
potato, zucchini and carrot pancakes
Thursday
chicken or black bean quesadillas
Friday
crudite
garlic knots
pizza
zeppoles
Saturday
chips, salsa and guacamole
Burrito pie (with beans where the beef is)
Sunday
Tofu stir fry
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Monday
Tossed salad, garlic bread, cheese ravioli and sauce
Tuesday
Tomato soup and cheese or cucumber sandwiches
Wednesday
New Potatoes, green beans and ham
Thursday
Mexican night: chips & salsa, refried bean tacos & burritos
Friday
Veggies & dip, pizza
Saturday
leftovers
Sunday
Breakfast for dinner!
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Monday
tofu stir fry with rice noodles
Tuesday
crudite
Rotini and meat sauce
Wednesday
Out for dinner for Mama’s Birthday!!
Thursday
leftovers or sandwiches and soup
Friday
salad
pizza
Saturday
black bean burgers
hot dogs
corn on the cob
grilled veggies
Sunday
chicken salad, egg salad
pita chips, veggies and hummus
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Monday
tofu stir fry
vegetable egg rolls
wonton soup
Tuesday
chips, salsa & guacamole
tacos & burritos
Wednesday
salad
pasta and meatballs
Thursday
potato & carrot pancakes
chicken & egg salad sandwhiches
Friday
veggies & dip
pizza
Saturday
leftovers/BBQ
Sunday
Breakfast for dinner:
veggies sausage
turkey bacon
frittata
These days may get switched around, but that’s the basics.
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Shallow thoughts
Rob and I had a lovely date last night. I made a lovely dinner of warmed french bread, crudite and potato/zucchini/carrot pancakes. The pancakes were super easy. I saw a picture of them in Better Homes and Gardens magazine and they looked like something we’d like. It’s just shredded zuccs, carrots & potatoes mixed with some egg, flour and seasoning and fried in the shape of pancakes. After browning, they go on a baking sheet and you make a small indent. Crack an egg in that little indent, bake until the egg is cooked and you get this cute little colorful nest! Yum yum yummy.
After dinner, we geeked out for a bit then went to bed. 
We even managed to fit in an episode of House (TB or not TB, kind of a boring episode but Rob hadn’t seen it).
I hear American Idol was on. Man, I don’t care.
I’ll be leaving to go pick up my girls in a bit. Jules is being dropped off this evening after rush hour so I won’t see him until I get home from work tonight.
Rob and I are getting started talking about next year’s homeschool curricula and schedule. I’ll have some thoughts to share on that soon. In the mean time, I’ve got some stuff over at my tumblr.
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Boring post ahoy!
12:30 ham in oven
1:45 make ham glaze, put together cheese platter, set out veggies & crackers
2:00 glaze ham, prep asparagus and hollandaise sauce, start potatoes
2:30 take ham out of oven, temp to 450
2:30 roast asparagus for 10 min, warm corn bread
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kinda like easter, only without the death and resurrection
Spiral ham
Roasted asparagus with hollandiase
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STEAMED NEW POTATOES WITH PARMESAN CHEESE SAUCE
Servings: 6
18 small new potatoes, unpeeled
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Cover potatoes with water in a large saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, lower heat and simmer until tender, about 8-12 minutes. Drain, keep warm.
In medium saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter and whisk in flour. Whisk in milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Season sauce with salt and nutmeg. Stir in cheese. Pour sauce over potatoes and stir to coat.
corn bread
dessert: chocolate pudding pie
apps: veggie tray, cheese & cracker platter
drinks: cranberry juice, wine, soda
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I’ve been hesitant to say it, but I might be done with my winter blahs/seasonal affective disorder/lack-of-sun-induced annual bout of depression (in which I, every year, contemplate meds or just running away from home).
I had a really good past week in which I: volunteered, made friends and bought fabulous clothes at the Fat Girl Flea Market; hardly smoked; went out on a lovely date; kept my gynecology check-up; spring-cleaned my closet and rearranged the furniture in the living room. And this was a week in which I was really sick (head cold) and on my moontime (which was also back to my “normal”). So, yeah, that’s pretty good.
Anyway, in an effort to keep that momentum going, here’s a plan for the week.
Monday
Living room—-finish decluttering entryway bookcase, help kids go through books that don’t fit in this room, brainstorm about wall above couch, sweet and mop floor
LIGHT—-make phone calls and send emails to people who applied for membership, find out about Wed’s teen day (park if weather is good?)
mdc—-advertising for friend thread, check through boards
rtc—-amazon fuck up, sexblogging
order groceries
schooling—-assign work for week, start planning hanging timeline (supply list, location)
dinner: soup and egg or chicken salad sandwiches
Tuesday
spring clean kitchen cabinets—take stock, clean shelves
check in w/ volunteer stuff
make sugar scrub
timeline
math lessons
dinner: salad, spaghetti marinara, bread
Wednesday
go out! everyone should be well by now! Teen Club?
dinner: mini-meatloaves, mashed potatoes, green beans
Thursday
start taking out spring/summer clothes for the kids
timeline
dinner: leftovers
Friday
clean hallway, paint?
budget $, possible Ikea run
dinner: salad, black bean quesadillas, yellow rice
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