I really enjoyed some of the ideas I read last week on other blogs for Menu Monday. I am posting another week of menus so you can see how well I follow my menu. I do have a several disclaimers, Friday we went out to eat, the boys had leftovers. Saturday we ate a big soup (Cheesy Chicken and Rice soup and Chicken Salad sandwiches) lunch and grazed on leftovers, sandwiches or made nachos for dinner. We had been invited to fellowship with another family over at their place Sunday afternoon. We canceled because #2 son was feeling under the weather (AGAIN!) with a slight temperature (101.6*), yucky nose and terrible cough. We kept him from church all day Sunday to recuperate. Daddy stayed in the morning because I had nursery. I stayed in the evening. #2 son seems much better today.
Monday~ hamburger gravy over white rice, sweet green beans and green salad. (We ate this, it was great!)
Tuesday~ green chili enchilada casserole with black beans. (We ate this, it was great!)
Wednesday~ kielbasa and cabbage with hashbrown casserole, salad. (We ate this, it was great!)
Thursday~ salmon patties, mashed potatoes, stir-fried garlic broccoli spears. (We ate TACO SALAD!)
Friday~ teriyaki burgers with homemade fries (Leftovers!)
Saturday~ Taco Salad (Soup and Sandwiches for lunch)
Sunday~ grilled chicken breasts with fettucini alfredo ((I brought home Chinese from a place on the next block over from us. We had General Tso's chicken, Chicken Chop Suey, Vegetable Fried Rice and Egg Drop Soup for the sick boy. I love this chinese place, they incorporate so many vegetables in their dishes. It makes me feel a 'little better' about eating out. The food is pretty inexpensive as well. All that food was $25.63. There were enough leftovers for #2 son to eat last night after church.))
MENU MONDAY
Monday~ Spaghetti, Whole Wheat Bread served with garlic butter (Homemade!) and green salad
Tuesday~ Salmon Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Garlic Broccoli
Wednesday~Hawaiian Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Peaches and Cottage Cheese
Thursday~ Teriyaki burgers and Fries ((All homemade and very delicious! I am going to try to make my own onion topped hamburger buns...we'll see about that.))
Friday~ a special play afternoon with my friend Alison and her daughter Sienna. We are going to make the Rosemary Bread together. Alison is going to make Lasagna with venison meat. Yum! I am bringing a big green salad as well.
Saturday~ A Valentine's Day meal without my manly man...more to follow. We will attempt to have Surf and Turf (steak and seafood cooked on the grill) with a baked potato and green salad.
Sunday~ Fettucini Alfredo with a grilled chicken breast and wilted spinach salad.
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I am doing laundry today. I like doing laundry on Mondays. I have done laundry on Mondays for a long time. It works well for me I guess and gets it all done in one day. Sometimes I wish I had a clothes line to dry things outside. I may have my manly man build me one this spring. I know it will be more economical.
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Speaking of my manly man... that's him with the gun...
I can't remember if I told you or not...he volunteered for a protective duty assignment in Bahrain. He leaves Wednesday morning to head over to that section of the world to do his job. He is pretty excited to get to travel again. He'll pack tomorrow for a two week trip. I guess the weather there is very nice this time of year. He is packing cargo pants and short sleeve polo's.
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The weather is nice and mild today. 50 degrees right now. We took #1 son to college this morning and threw open the windows on the house to air it out. Stripped linens off two beds for the laundry. We came home to a house that smelled clean, ya know the smell?
While we were out and about, we went to a store I see on mentioned on many shows that are filmed in the New York area, Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray, Emeril and even morning news programs...the store was called Whole Foods Market. WOW, what an amazing store. It reminded me of the Henry's Markets we had in San Diego, but larger. I have seen a couple healthful products I wanted to try, Virgin Red Palm Oil and Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. Both of these are to be used to replace butter type spreads and can be used to flavor foods and to be cooked with. It will be interesting to try them they are LOADED with good for you nutrition! We may try them on our bread tonight.
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#2 son is remembering the Monster tuck show. He asked me to come and look at the show he was putting on in his room. I had the camera...
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This is what I'll be doing this afternoon.
~This is a long post, enjoy 
Wow, that was a long post...lots to process. Bahrain huh? So is he going to protect some important guy? I suppose you can't really say.Your meals sound yummy. And #2 son's monster truck show looks very fun and imaginitive.You really only do laundry once a week? For everybody? My children are in charge of their laundry and I usually do ours twice a week or more. Whenever we have enough for a load it goes in. This once a week thing fascinates me. : )Love you!
ReplyDeleteYou've had a busy Monday. We like Whole Foods, too. There is one up the road from us that gives a military discount.Looks like you'll be eating very well this week . I haven't made the sour cream enchiladas - it's on the menu for this week. We'll be praying for your man as he head overseas. Too bad you couldn't come over for a visit. Have a good rest of your day.
ReplyDeleteHi Beth,I have to say Tea Time is my favoite Mag. Although I don't subscribe to it right now. I love to look at the old ones.I will say a pray for your hubby. Hope he stays safe. God Bless!
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