This week’s menu

Here’s our menu!

Mmmm, peanut butter muffins.

Here’s my menu. I’m still mostly eating from the pantry:

http://www.momscupofambition.com/2013/01/pantry-menu-for-week.html

I just wanted to thank you for sharing the Banana Oatmeal Muffins recipe! I made them this weekend and they were a big hit! The only “change” I made was to use 1/2 cup honey as my sweetener, and add about a 1/4 tsp of nutmeg (I think I will add a little bit more nutmeg and go a little lighter on the honey next time).

We’re having banana muffins as well! For anyone who is gluten free, this recipe is wonderful and you won’t tell the difference between gluten and gluten free. I make it into muffins (made around 30) instead of loaves and bake them for approximately 22 minutes. I also add dried cranberries and chocolate chips sometimes for something extra special.

http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2011/11/best-ever-gluten-free-banana-bread.html

We are trying Bread this week! I can’t wait!! Here is what I’m doing for dinner

http://missy-lifeofaworkingmom.blogspot.com/2013/01/weekly-menu-for-jaunary-14-21.html

Hi Crystal! I love following your blog, you are a huge inspiration to me and you have really helped me out in many areas of my life!!!
I was wondering what you do for your snack-y lunch? I have been making a menu for my suppers for quite a while but now I am trying to plan out my lunches too, cause I get tired of trying to find something in the fridge at the last second.

We’re lucky to have received 2 boxes of strip steaks from my husband’s work, so we’re having steak one night, fish another night (which I had left over from a previous week and it didn’t get used), tonight we’re having Italian-sausage-stuffed pork chops and broccoli rabe, bread soup another night, chicken breasts on the grill and something with ground beef…either I’ll make a meat loaf, or I’ll buy a box of pasta for Bolognese or meat balls. I bought enough meat so that most nights it should provide leftovers for the next day’s lunches…but my 2 boys are suddenly eating us out of house and home, so we’ll see if that sticks!

Your banana muffins look great! I’ll have to put them on a future menu plan. One of my goals this year is to try two new recipes a month. This week I am attempting to make Enchilada Casserole. Here’s our full menu plan: http://livinghappierandhealthier.blogspot.com/2013/01/meal-plan.html

My link for my menu.

http://analternativestyleoflife.blogspot.com/2013/01/monday-menu-1142013.html

Last week went wonderfully. I am so glad I started this, thank you for the motivation. It is so nice not to have to figure out “what’s for supper”, it is decided.

I might have to try those ham and cheese swirls!

Here is our menu:

http://www.booksbillsandgrocerybags.com/2013/01/healthy-dinner-plan-113-127.html?m=1

Always love reading other people’s ideas and recipes! Helps keep it from getting boring around here! Here’s our menu plan for the week – third one in for the year; gotta keep the winning streak!

Breakfasts: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin w/Smoothies; Sliced Cheese, Banana & Granola Bar w/Milk; Cinnamon Raisin Toast w/Cream Cheese, Fresh Fruit & Milk; Steel Cut Oats (made w/milk not water) w/Fresh Fruit & Juice; English Muffin Bread w/Fresh Fruit & Milk; French Toast w/Ham, Fresh Fruit & Milk; Yogurt w/Granola & Fresh Fruit w/Juice

Lunches: Chicken Nuggets w/Fresh Fruit, Baked Fry ‘Chips‘ and Milk;
Black Beans & Rice, Fresh Fruit, Sliced Cheese & Juice; Ants on a Log (we use apples slices instead of celery & sometimes do chocolate hazelnut butter in place of pb for ‘ants in the mud’), Graham Crackers, Cheese & Juice; PBJ w/Fresh Fruit or Veg & Milk; Cream Cheese & Carrot Shreds w/Cinnamon Sugar on Whole Grain Bread Sandwich, Fresh Fruit & Milk; Beef All Natural Hot Dogs w/Potatoes, Fresh Fruit & Milk; Baked or Mashed Potatoes w/Chili & Fresh Veggies

Suppers: Meatball Soup w/Bread; Chicken w/Garlic, Basil & Parsley w/Rice & Steamed Broccoli; Ropa Vieja w/Rice & Steamed Peas; Chicken Spaghetti w/Fresh Veggies; Buddy’s Fried Rice (using ham) w/Mandarin Oranges & Pineapple; Chicken & Artichoke Saute w/Rice & Salad or Fresh Veggies; Leftovers or Takeout

I have made the crockpot fajitas 4 times now. Each time they turned out bad. Too much liquid and mushy even when I didn’t add liquid. Tried it in the oven and it was great!

After the flu hit our house last week I’m looking forward to a normal week, even if we did get off to a rough start already

Here is what we are eating this week. Thanks for the link up

http://www.wonderwomanimnot.com/2013/01/weekly-menu-31.html

Our menu this week.. plus a free printable!

http://thegrantlife.com/2013/01/menu-monday-32.html

Adding the Lasagna Soup to my list of “Recipes to Try”!! My family loves lasagna but I don’t always enjoy building one!

We are having Fajitas as well but I came up with my own Fajita Kits for the freezer. The kids love them so much we have eaten them 5 times in the last 2 weeks! Their request!

We also tried a new Pesto Chicken Pasta recipe that turned out so delicious! It was a very quiet (hard to get with 4 kids) and quick dinner! We all loved it and went back for more!
My weekly menu is linked to these 2 recipes if anyone wants to give them a go!!

http://sweetherseykisses.com/2013/01/14/weekly-menu-plans-11413/

LOVED the oven tacos!! We’re not big crunchy taco eaters, much prefer the soft tacos so may try those next time.. but it was still quite good So much better than just throwing hamburger in a pan and mixing it with the flavor packet.