{Menu Monday}

Track season has begun, Spring is just around the corner, and March is a fun time at the Meek household.  This week, we have St. Patrick's day performances and track practices, Oula classes, and Daylight Savings.  It should be a good week, except for losing that one hour...

Here's the plan for the week:

Monday:  Jon cooks  :)

Tuesday:  Chicken on the grill with Pesto Penne (with sauteed portobello, sun dried tomatoes, and goat cheese), roasted sweet potatoes

Wednesday:  Spaghetti, caesar salad, garlic bread

Thursday:  Italian Wedding Soup (Jon's mom's recipe)

Friday:  "Tammy's Chicken," (chicken with a spicy paprika rub and mustard/tarragon sauce), roasted potatoes, pear gorgonzola salad

Saturday:  Leftover Day! (Set those clocks ahead before you go to bed!!)

Sunday:  Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, Cheesy veggies

Next week will be busier.  It's times like this when I am thankful that I took the time to make my plan earlier, because then it's done!  There are lots of ways to meal plan, and my approach works for me.  I've tried shopping and planning based on weekly sales, I've tried a basic monthly/weekly plan, I've tried theme nights (Meatless Monday, Chicken Wednesday, etc.), but this more low key approach is what works for me.  What have you tried with menu planning that has worked for you?  What have you tried that hasn't worked?  Meal planning is all about adaptation and finding a system that works for you!!

Have a great week!!

{Menu Monday... Or not.}

With my attempt to rejoin the blogosphere, one goal that I have made for myself is to begin posting my weekly menus again.  I enjoy menu posts, because I always get inspiration from reading those posts from other bloggers.  Today isn't Monday, but I'd like to post this week's menu anyway, so that anyone interested can see the whole month and follow my family's progress and see how we do in our goals to eat at home more frequently.  So, without further ado, here we go:

Monday: Jon cooks: Spaghetti {Jon and I made an agreement a few months ago that he would plan and cook for Mondays, to give me one day a week to relax.}

Tuesday:  Rahmnudeln, Polska Kielbasa, and Cabbage

Wednesday:  Lettuce Wraps

Thursday:  Grilled cheese and tomato soup + Salad for those of us who want some green

Friday:  Homemade pizza with all the fixins

Saturday: is usually leftover day, but we are doing a quick overnighter away and will eat with family

Sunday: We travel home this day, so lunch after church will be out with family, and then we will scavenge the leftovers in the fridge for dinner when we get home.

So there you have it!!  Enjoy!

{Sneaking back in}

My blog has been very silent for a very long time.

My life is busy.  We've all been there.  It's where I'm living at the moment.  I still love to write and share with you.  I have dreams of being a mommy blogger/author.  I have no idea in the middle of the chaos how it's ever going to happen. 

And then it hit me.

It won't happen.

Unless I make the choice to write.
And so, even if they are short updates, or just menus here and there that gives someone an inspiration... I'm going to begin to write again.  It's been a long, dry season, but I sense that rain is coming.