What a busy time I had last week. We got all of our garden planted, except for my green beans and rainbow carrots. We have two types of cucumbers, two kinds of onions, rainbow bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, two kinds of tomatoes, jalapeno, leaf lettuce and Yukon gold potatoes. Ohhh I can not wait to start eating our own fresh veggies. I’m planning on doing some canning for the first time this year too. That should be an interesting experience. We also did some clearing of the back of our property next to the woods, It was overgrown with weeds, honeysuckle, and wild raspberry bushes. We cut everything down, but left several of the honeysuckle and raspberry bushes. Now that all the weeds and brush is cleared out, I’ll be able to enjoy the scenery out there, as well as be able to get to the raspberry bushes before the deer do. I can just taste the homemade jam I’ll be able to make with it now.

Italics = New Recipe

Breakfast Options:Served with choice of fruit

French toast
Pancakes
Waffles
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Cereal
Scrambled, Fried, or Hard-Boiled Eggs
Breakfast Burritos
Quiche
English Muffin Bread
Homemade Bread
Biscuits
Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Mini Apple Pies

Lunch Options:Served with choice of cut veggies

Sandwiches or Wraps (Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, leftover meats, grilled cheese, blt, pb&j)
Quesadillas
Smoothies
Leftovers from dinner
Salad
Baked Potato
Sweet Potato
Homemade Pizza Pockets

Supper:

• M ~ Crock Pot Roast Chicken, Honey Glazed Carrots
• T ~ Meatballs w/Mushroom Cream Sauce, Homemade Hashbrowns
• W ~ Bacon Wrapped BBQ Chicken, Sweet Corn on the Cob
• T ~ Grilled Ground Beef Gyros, Parmesan Potato Wedges
• F ~ YOYO {You’re On Your Own}
• S ~ Happy Cinco De Mayo!/Crock Pot Enchilada Stack, Restaurant Style Salsa and chips
• S ~ Easy Chicken Stir-Fry

Freezer and Batch Cooking This Week:

Bread, Hashbrowns, Tortillas,

For more menu planning inspiration visit, I’m an Organizing Junkie and Scraps Of Life.

Have a great week!

Well, so much for feeling better. I thought I was starting to get over my cold last week, but suffered a setback. I have had the awfullest cough this past week. I finally broke down Friday, and made myself a doctors appointment for today. Hopefully I can at least get some relief from the cough so I can sleep peacefully. The weather is supposed to finally be on a warming trend for the rest of this month, which means I can FINALLY get my garden planted. It’s been quite awhile since Spring got such a late start here in my neck of the woods.

Breakfast Options:Served with choice of fruit

French toast
Pancakes
Waffles
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Cereal
Scrambled, Fried, or Hard-Boiled Eggs
Breakfast Burritos
Quiche
English Muffin Bread
Homemade Bread
Biscuits
Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Mini Apple Pies

Lunch Options:Served with choice of cut veggies

Sandwiches or Wraps (Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, leftover meats, grilled cheese, pb&j)
Quesadillas
Smoothies
Leftovers from dinner
Baked Potato
Sweet Potato
Homemade Pizza Pockets

Supper:

• M ~ Chicken and Dumpling Casserole, Buttered Peas
• T ~ Family Favorite Tacos, Restaurant Style Salsa and Chips
• W ~ Salisbury Steak and Gravy, Fluffy Mashed Potatoes, Southern Fried Corn
• T ~ Cheesy Garlic Butter Chicken, Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
• F ~ YOYO {You’re On Your Own}
• S ~ Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust
• S ~ Family Pizza and movie night

Freezer and Batch Cooking This Week:

Bread, Pizza Dough, Pizza Sauce, Breakfast Cookies

For more menu planning inspiration visit, I’m an Organizing Junkie and Scraps Of Life.

Have a great week!

Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s time for MPM again. Last week was spent being sick, so I didn’t get as much accomplished as I wanted to. I’m starting to feel a little better, and the temps are finally starting to warm back up again, so I will be busy getting my garden planted this week. I can’t wait till I’m able to pick my own fresh veggies to enjoy.

Breakfast Options:Served with choice of fruit

French toast
Pancakes
Waffles
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Cereal
Scrambled, Fried, or Hard-Boiled Eggs
Breakfast Burritos
Quiche
English Muffin Bread
Homemade Bread
Biscuits
Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Mini Apple Pies

Lunch Options:Served with choice of cut veggies

Sandwiches (Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, leftover meats, grilled cheese, pb&j)
Quesadillas
Smoothies
Leftovers from dinner
Baked Potato
Sweet Potato
Homemade Pizza Pockets

Supper:

• M ~ Crock Pot Beef Roast, Fluffy Mashed Potatoes
• T ~ Hubby’s Favorite Pork Chops, Baked Mac n Cheese
• W ~ Crispy Orange Beef with Broccoli, Spaghetti squash
• T ~ Happy Birthday To Me!/Grilled Honey Lime Chicken, Mom’s Potato Salad, Old-Fashioned Seasoned Green Beans, Quick and Easy Peach Cobbler
• F ~ Spaghetti and Crock Pot Meatballs, Cheesy Garlic Bread
• S ~ White Chicken Enchiladas, Easy Refried Beans
• S ~ Family Pizza and movie night

Freezer and Batch Cooking This Week:

Yogurt, Buttermilk, Bread, Biscuits, Tortillas, Pizza Dough, Pizza Sauce, Mini Apple Pies

For more menu planning inspiration visit, I’m an Organizing Junkie and Scraps Of Life.

Have a great week!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter with their family. We enjoyed a relaxing weekend at home, and enjoyed a ham dinner with all the fixin’s on Sunday. It’s turned rather cool here in Southern Indiana, such a let down after all of the warm weather we were enjoying during the end of March. It has put my garden plans on hold, since we even had a few nights of frost. But the ground is broken up, and the seeds and plants are ready as soon as the weather turns warm again. Have any of you planted yet, or are you like me and still waiting? I’m still Spring Cleaning in my house. Well really it seems to have turned into an all-out organizational clean-out. I’ve been emptying closets and cabinets, and giving away or donating anything that is never used. I have the mind-set if I don’t use it, it’s going out the door. Why keep clutter, when all it’s useful for is to cause me extra cleaning and frustration. I’m sure my husband thinks I’ve lost my mind, but he knows to just leave me alone when I get in those moods. Although he has warned me not to even LOOK at his garage.

I’ve been so busy, that I haven’t had time to make a menu plan for the last couple of weeks, or so I thought. It’s been a huge stress factor to me, not having our suppers planned in advanced. When it turns 3:00, my mind starts spinning with the decision of what to make. I’ll admit my microwave has seen quite a bit of action lately, with last-minute defrosting of meat from my freezer. So I made myself sit down and make a menu for this week and am so glad I did. It removed a big stress from my shoulders, knowing I had my menu up on the fridge, and I could give it a quick glance and know exactly what needed to be done for that nights meal.

Supper:

• M ~ Family Favorite Tacos
• T ~ Crock Pot Soup Beans, Fried Potatoes, Moist Buttermilk Cornbread
• W ~ Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potatoes, Garden Salad with Ranch Dressing
• T ~ Family Pizza and Movie Night
• F ~ Crock Pot Rotisserie Chicken, Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
• S ~ Ground Beef and Veggie Soup, Crackers
• S ~ Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread

For more menu planning inspiration visit, I’m an Organizing Junkie and Scraps Of Life.

Have a great week!