Meal Plan

SUNDAY was..
Grilling out with friends

MONDAY
Late Soccer practice
Crockpot Pork Chops (new)

TUESDAY
Baked Salmon with a Parmesan Herb Crust (new)

WEDNESDAY
Chicken Tortilla Soup (adapted from Tricia Yearwoods recipe)

THURSDAY
Bell Choir Night
Dinner with friends

FRIDAY
Spaghetti and Meatballs .. kids request

SATURDAY
Football day - dinner is up in the air!

Last weeks recap

Meal Plan

SUNDAY was
Grilling out with friends

MONDAY
Pot Roast, carrots, and mashed cauliflower (hubby is trying a new low/no carb diet)

TUESDAY
Cobb Salad

WEDNESDAY
Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats

THURSDAY
Meatloaf

FRIDAY
Mama's going out -- probably one of our staples for the rest of the gang
Ground Beef Casserole

SATURDAY
Football day! Some tailgating food

Last weeks recap

Weekly Meal Plan

SUNDAY was...
Takeout Pizza after our little boys Sip & See party

MONDAY
Chef Salad

TUESDAY
Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

WEDNESDAY
Taco Night

THURSDAY
Pesto Ranch Crockpot Chicken

FRIDAY
Skinny Tuna Melt

SATURDAY
Chili

Last weeks recap

Ground Beef Casserole

Tuscan Sausage Soup

Ribs

Little Man is 1 month old!

What activities did Wyatt do during his 1st month?
Lots and LOTS of walks to drop off and pick up his biggest sister from school.
Open house at sissy's school
Went to church -- and stayed quiet I might add 
Went to a birthday party
Drove to Orlando and stayed in a condo with his Aunt, Uncles, and Cousins.
Went to the park a few times
Went to Chuckie Cheese
"Hung out" at the mall a few times
Celebrated big sissy's 5th birthday party at the park
Went out to dinner
Had his first baby lunch date at Panera
Accompanied mom on a girls night

How is Wyatt sleeping?
Just at the end of the month we are at 2 wake ups a night. He'll go to bed anywhere between 9:30 and 10:30. when he's out, he is out! No matter what pestering I do, he will not wake up to eat one more time.

After that I get 5-6 hours, on a good night, then another 3 hour stretch! I'm not displeased.

What "skills" has Wyatt mastered?
um... sleeping, eating, and pooping. That about sums it up!

Any milestones? 
He did move to a crib in his own room around 2 weeks
Had his first bath... and he LOVED it! I think the girls all cried during their first bath, this kid cried when I took him OUT of his bath. He was SO content!

Plans for month 2 include...
Bible study with mom
More birthday parties
Celebrating Mimi's birthday
Maybe Busch Gardens!

Weekly Meal Plan

SUNDAY was..
Ground Beef Casserole

MONDAY
Tuscan Sausage Soup

TUESDAY
Slow Cooker Ritz Chicken  ...  this got bad reviews, so I've changed my mind
Baked Pesto Chicken

WEDNESDAY
Roasted Red Pepper, Mozzarella and Basil Stuffed Chicken

THURSDAY
Corned Beef, Potatoes, Carrots, and Cabbage
Mimi's favorite meal for her birthday

FRIDAY
Slow Cooker Ribs

SATURDAY
Family Pizza Night

LAST WEEKS RECAP

Grilled Grouper with green beans and wild rice

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Beer Shredded Chicken Nachos (adapted from this link)

Chicken Parm

Weekly Meal Plan

Baby Wyatt is a month old, it is time for me to get back into the meal planning habit!


SUNDAY
After a LONG day of fishing, hubby brought home some grouper so we had
Grilled Grouper with green beans and wild rice

MONDAY
Beer Shredded Chicken Tacos (adapted from this link)

TUESDAY
Avocado Chicken Parm

WEDNESDAY
Sausage Lentil Soup

THURSDAY
Grilled Pork Tenderloin

FRIDAY
Pizza

SATURDAY
Football day! So something completely unhealthy!

{Pinned there, Done That}

I came across this Lemon Chicken Thighs with Asparagus and red potatoes from damndelicious.net the other day and had to give it a shot. I mean why not? Thighs are relatively cheap and the family LOVES potatoes... AND it's a one pan meal (except of course in my case where I actually don't have a stove to oven pan... grr. I'll work on that).

This is a definite keeper; the chicken was flavorful and tender and cooked perfectly!

Here is the recipe in case it gets lost:

LEMON CHICKEN WITH ASPARAGUS AND POTATOESPrep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Crisp-tender chicken baked to absolute perfection. It's truly an entire meal in a single skillet!
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups baby red potatoes, halved
1 pound asparagus, trimmed

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine olive oil, Dijon, lemon juice, lemon zest and thyme; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Using your fingers or a brush, work the mixture onto both sides of the chicken.
Melt butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; set aside.
Add potatoes to the skillet; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are easily pieced with a fork.* Add asparagus and chicken to the skillet.
Place into oven and roast until the chicken is completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Weekly Meal Plan

Less than 3 weeks until baby is due!!

SUNDAY
Steak Quesadillas

MONDAY
Salmon (sale) with champagne sauce and green beans

TUESDAY
Crockpot Cheddar Beer chicken tacos 

WEDNESDAY
Shrimp (freezer) tomato and spinach in a garlic butter sauce

THURSDAY
White Bean Chicken Chili (double ingredients to stock freezer meal)

FRIDAY
Homemade pizza night

SATURDAY
Spaghetti with homemade sauce and grilled italian sausage

Caprese Chicken with asparagus

Tuscan Sausage Soup 

Lemon Chicken 

Taco Night

Sirloin Tip Roast

Weekly Meal Plan

SUNDAY
Caprese Chicken with asparagus

MONDAY
Tuscan Sausage Soup (so I can freeze some for post-baby)

TUESDAY
Lemon Chicken (thighs on sale) with Asparagus and Potatoes

WEDNESDAY
Sirloin Tip Roast (sale)

THURSDAY
Shepherd's Pie

FRIDAY
Pizza Night - of some sort

SATURDAY
Mexican Salmon Salad with Avocado Ranch

Chef Salad

Creamy Mushroom Chicken pizza with bacon

Andouille, red beans, and rice

Chicken and Spinach stuffed shells

Weekly Meal Plan

SUNDAY was...
Crockpot Brown Sugar Flank Steak with rice, black beans, and avocado on tortillas

Very yummy! This was leftovers for lunch... we ate too quick to get a dinner picture.

MONDAY
Family favorite Sausage Lentil Soup

TUESDAY
Probably hot dogs and mac n cheese for the kiddos

WEDNESDAY
Meatloaf

THURSDAY
Panko Crusted Tilapia, another family favorite

FRIDAY
Homemade pizza (probably the portobello pizza) with salad

SATURDAY
Grilled Salmon Kabobs

Corned Beef , Carrots, Potatoes, and Cabbage

Noodle Bowls (Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup)

Panko Parmesan, Parsley Pork chops 
eh... only ok. 

Pull Apart Pizza Bread
Too doughy... I use the biscuits instead of the pizza dough

Grilled chicken legs

Weekly Meal Plan

SUNDAY
Grilled steak, corn on the cob, green beans (from garden), and chicken and macaroni and cheese for the kiddos

MONDAY
Noodle Bowls (Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup)

TUESDAY
Corned Beef, Potatoes, and Cabbage

WEDNESDAY
Panko Parmesan, Parsley Pork chops (BOGO at Publix)

THURSDAY
Crockpot Brown Sugar Flank Steak
Flank steak from freezer

FRIDAY
Meatloaf

SATURDAY
Kind of want to try this recipe... maybe just for a snack
Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Weekly Meal Plan

Being summer and the fact that we are traveling a bit... and are WAY less scheduled, my meal plans are going to be sporadic at best. BUT here's this week! We are going to be working through our freezer as best we can.

SUNDAY was...
Low Country Boil and pool party with some college friends

MONDAY
Corned Beef, potatoes, and carrots (from the garden!)

TUESDAY
Shrimp & grits (with the leftover shrimp and sausage from our Low Country Boil)

WEDNESDAY
Grilled Steaks, courtesy of my mother-in-law... and probably some corn and green beans from the garden

THURSDAY
Homemade spaghetti sauce (from our garden grown tomatoes) with grilled Italian sausage (from the freezer)