Meal Plan Monday: I'm back!

Hey guys!  I'm writing you from my new house!  We are loving it and unpacking is almost done.  Last week my husband meal planned for me as I stood in the kitchen overwhelmed at all the different locations I had to store everything.  I really tried to think about the work flow as I was storing things. It seems to be working.  My favorite moments have been sitting down to eat dinner.

This week I am starting the new Beachboy program 22 Min Hard Corps.  The meal plan is really challenging me to change my eating habits.  The "Ration" plan as they call it suggests eating carbs and veggies for breakfast.  The veggies are a little easier when you can throw them into an omelet but when you don't eat eggs its a little... different.  We'll see how it goes.  Dinners on this plan focus on meat and veggies so I planned meals where I could not have some components of the meal.

This is what we are having this week:

Monday: Baked Chicken Fajitas
Recipe from Budget Bytes

Tuesday:  Pancake Dinner at Church  
Our Shrove Tuesday dinner got snowed out

Wednesday: Crock-pot Beef and Broccoli
Recipe from Damn Delicious


Thursday:  Happy St. Patrick's Day! Shepherds Pie
Recipe from Skinnytaste

Friday:  Chicken and Asparagus 
Recipe from Skinnytaste
Gearing up for the first day of spring with asparagus.

Saturday: Broccoli Cheddar Chicken 
Recipe from Healthy Life with Valerie Woeste

Sunday: Greek Kababs w/ Tzatiziki Sauce
Recipe from Cooking Classy

Meal Plan Monday: January 18th - 24th

Dang January has been cray cray crazy!  We celebrated hubby's birthday on Friday and a Patriots win on Saturday.  Too much fun over here.  It was over way to fast.  But this coming weekend promises to be just as fun unless it snows.  Or should that say because it's going to snow?  I guess that is like a glass half full/half empty thing.  Are you team Yay Snow or team Boo Snow or somewhere in between?

Monday: Chili
Recipe from Ortega

Tuesday: Baked Chicken Fajitas
Recipe from budgetbytes.com

Wednesday: Cheddar Baked Potato Soup with Broccoli and crusty bread
Recipe from From Forks to Fitness

Thursday: Ravioli with Sage Butter Sauce
Recipe from Food Network

Friday: Panera Bread
Competition season is beginning.  First dress rehearsal!

Saturday: State Dinner at Church
I am representing Virginia with Ham Biscuits and Brunswick Stew.  Hubby is representing Connecticut with his famous clam chowdah.

Sunday: Cheesy Party Burgers and Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Burger Recipe from Kevin and Amanda.com
Cauliflower Bites from Fixate

Meal Plan Monday: November 30th - December 6th

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I am not ready to go back to work.  I have had a wonderful weekend of online Black Friday shopping.  Did you go shopping this weekend?

Monday: Baked Potato and Chicken Noodle Soup
Mom' s Chicken Noodle

Tuesday: Baked Chicken Fajita's 
Recipe from Budget Bytes

Wednesday: Pork Tenderloin, Sweet Potatoes and Arkansas Green Beans
We ended up having left-over in place of this meal last week.

Thursday: White Pizzas
Recipe is here

Friday: To Go Salads
Parent's Night Out at our church.  We are going to wrap presents while the kids are out of the house.

Saturday: Date Night
The girls are going to a sleep-over.

Sunday: Lightened Up Shepherd's Pie
Recipe from SkinnnyTaste

Meal Plan: August 2nd - August 8th

My girl's are back home!  It was nice to spend some one on one time with hubs but I love having the girls in the house.  It's so lively.  So much fun craziness and laughter.  My Fixate cookbook came after they left to visit their grandparents so I brought it with me.  My girls have been on the 21 Day Fix journey with me since day 1.  They are big Autumn Calabrese fans so I wanted to keep them on the journey with by helping me meal plan with their favorites from the book.  This cookbook is awesome!  I haven't even tried the snacks yet!!

This is what we are having for dinner this week:

Sunday:  We ordered pizza after a long drive home

Monday:  Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
We are going to need a quick dinner after some after work grocery shopping and other appointments.

Tuesday: Breakfast for Dinner - Chicken and Waffles
When I told Hubs that it was rumored that the new cookbook was going to have a chicken and waffles recipe he was in.  Never did I think my 9 year old would be all over it too.  She made us wait until she got back to make this recipes.
Recipe from Fixate
2 yellow, 1.5 red, 1/2 blue, 1 orange, 1 tsp

Wednesday: Turkey Sloppy Joes served over whole-grain bread
Recipe from Fixate
3.5 green, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 tsp, GF

Thursday: Steak Fajitas
Recipe from Fixate
1 green, 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 tsp, GF
The leftovers will be perfect on a salad.

Friday: Make your own Easy Pizza
Recipe from Fixate
1/2 green, 2 yellow, 1 blue, VG

Saturday: Grilling
What is your favorite thing to grill?

Meal Plan: April 19th - April 20th

We had a busy weekend with the second dance competition of the season.  The girls and their groups did wonderful!  Hubby made this week's meal plan and then I came behind him to "clean it up".  AKA add veggies. ;)

This is what we are having for dinner this week:

Sunday - Roy Rogers Fund Raiser

Monday - Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Lo Mein 
Last week I asked for recipe ideas and lettuce wraps were suggested.  These lettuce wraps are so good they will make you dance.
Lettuce Wrap Recipe from Damn Delicious (and that's exactly what they were)
I bought the Lo Mein from the prepared foods section of Wegmans but have made this recipe numerous times.

I made a Lettuce Wrap Salad for lunch with the leftovers.

Tuesday - Baked Chicken Fajitas
Recipe from budgetbytes.com

Wednesday - Breakfast Dinner

Thursday - Pork Tenderloin and Acti-Fried Brussels Sprouts
I'm not sure how I'm cooking the tenderloin yet, guess I should figure that out.
These are the Brussels Sprouts I made over Christmas.  I still need to type up this recipe.  I need to find the notebook where I wrote it down.
Brussels Sprouts recipe from a local restaurant - Ayse Meza

Friday - Pizza 

Saturday - No plans yet.  

Meal Plan: November 30 - December 6

The holiday's are officially upon us.  They are for us at least.  We put our Christmas tree up yesterday.  We always have picky's (appetizers) for dinner while putting up our tree.

Here is what we are having for dinner:

Exported from Mealboard

Sunday - Chili con Carne
Recipe from Ortega

Monday - Chicken and Asparagus Penne

Asparagus, Penne, Olive Oil, Chicken Breasts and Parmesan

Recipe from Goodness Gracious

Tuesday - Cheeseburgers and Homemade Chips

Homemade Chip Recipe from Momables

Wednesday - Crockpot Baked Potatoes, Leftover Chili and Salad

Baked Potato recipe from Skip to My Lou

Thursday - Baked Chicken Fajitas

Recipe from budgetbytes.com

Friday - Parent's Night Out with the Church

Packed dinners for the girls.

Saturday - The girls are dancing at Nutcracker Parties for their dance studio.  I have no idea how this day is going to pan out so, I have no dinner plan.  

Meal Plan: October 5 - October 12

This is going to be a short meal plan week as we are wrapping up our busy fall with our nieces wedding on Friday.  We are so excited this weekend is here.  We have been looking forward to celebrating at the wedding for quite some time. 

Sunday - Two Bean Chili con Carne
It has definitely felt like chili weather this weekend.  Nothing is better for football day in fall then a bowl full of chili. 
This is the base recipe that I started making 12 years ago.  But you know how people are with their chili recipes.  It's in the vault.  I will tell you that I mix my beans instead of using one kind.

Monday - Baked Chicken Fajitas
Recipe from budgetbytes. com



Tuesday - Cheeseburgers
My daughter has wanted a cheeseburger for a couple weeks now so I plan to oblige. 

Wednesday - Baked Potatoes with Left Over Chili.

Thursday - Dinner with Friends

Friday - Wedding!!

Saturday - Dinner with Friends