Good morning everyone! Did you have a happy weekend?
Breakfast time … what is on the plate this morning:
Ezekiel cereal and a strawberry protein shake.
On today’s to do list:
- Laundry
- Inventory pantry / freezer
- Write grocery list
- Workout
- Empty paper shredder
- Sweep and wash my kitchen floor
- Organize tax information
Currently reading:
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The weather outside is:
Cold (-11C) and starting to snow. The weather cooled down over the weekend and will continue to be cold over the next few days. Hopefully it will warm up by the weekend.
On the menu this week:
- Monday: Chicken fettucine alfredo and green salad
- Tuesday: Ham and cheese stuffed chicken breasts with mushroom rice and green beans
- Wednesday: BBQ pork chops with mashed potatoes and peas
- Thursday: Pepperoni pizza
- Friday: Leftovers / buffet night
- Saturday: Chicken curry and rice
- Sunday: Roast beef and trimmings
Looking forward to this week:
Catching up on paperwork!
My favorite blog post this week:
4 Ways To Be A Better Listener @ Money Saving Mom
Favorite photo from the camera:
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I could never get all the way through How to Win Friends and Influence People. I found it a tough read for some reason. Your daughter looks like she’s having a blast in your photo. Hope you have a wonderful week!
I’ve just started it, so we’ll see how it goes! Thanks for stopping by Jean. Have a lovely week.
Your menu for the week looks yummy! What a cute puppet photo!! Have a great week!
Thank you Jodi! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a lovely week.
Your Dinner and whole menu sounds yummy. have a great week.
Thank you Row. Enjoy your week!
That’s a great picture, friend!
Stay warm!
Thanks Joanna. Spring is on it’s way!
I so know I should plan meals for the week. But I seem to struggle. Any tips?
Start by making a list of your family’s favourite meals. Keep it simple in the beginning and only plan dinner for five nights. One night you could eat out (either at a restaurant or with friends / family) and the other night you could eat leftovers. Do you want to add in a new recipe every week to your menu or just choose the meals you know and love for now until you have more practice at menu planning?
You can keep your menu the same each week with themes. Such as Monday is Mexican night, Tuesday is Italian, Friday is homemade pizza etc. Or you can do Monday is crockpot, Tuesday is pizza, Sunday is a big roast dinner. Also plan around your week. Do you need a quick meal on Wednesdays because you have a child who has volleyball practice that night?
Check your local flyers to see what’s on sale at the grocery store that week. Then do an inventory of your pantry and freezer. Write out a grocery list adding in the ingredients you need to make up the meals you want for that week.
Don’t forget breakfasts, lunches and snacks. Keep it simple. Maybe eat oatmeal or waffles every morning for breakfast, leftovers or sandwiches for lunch and fruit, yogurt, hardboiled eggs or smoothies for snacks.
I hope this helps Mary!
I really like the sound of your menu for this week – I love cooking but sometimes I find it hard to come up with anything different and go back to my trusted favourites because I know the kids will it it.