Menu Plan Monday - July 31 to August 6

Saying goodbye to July and the Summertime Pantry Challenge, even though I am going to continue in through August, I think, as it seems we use a lot of fridge and freezer stuff, but pantry stuff, no so much ... so I will try to clear the shelves a little more. I have no need to go to the store for anything EXCEPT more lettuce ... wish it wasn't so darn hot, I'd try to grow some myself.

I have to say, sending Sonny Boy to get milk has really saved my butt in shopping. I know that I'm more than likely to browse a wee bit and pick up a few things BESIDES the milk. It's just the way it is. Imagine my surprise though when he came home and the receipt for 2% store brand milk was $3.95.  WOW.



This week has a few things ... gym 2 or 3 nights hopefully. We head up to Orlando Thursday night for Sonny Boy's orientation on Friday morning (8:45am, just easier to head up and stay overnight) so I think dinner will be out on Thursday ... And then Princess has a meeting/orientation for a mini marathon she wants me to go with her to. Ummm, sweet pea? I don't run. But sure, I'll come along. What have I done?

And then again, there's this storm out there ... that brings it awfully close to home ...

On with the food for the week ... which of course, as I type this on Sunday at 7pm, I've still not eaten but MOST is prepped and ready to be cooked:

Sunday - pork chops with black beans and rice

Monday - portebella shroom sandwiches Forget that, everyone ate them Sunday. Chicken Cesar salad (as always)

Tuesday - shepards pie

Wednesday - coconut chicken with sweet chili sauce

Thursday - OUT

Friday - Parmesan chicken (need to use the bag of breaded chicken nuggets up in fridge)

Saturday - steaks and taters (this past Saturday was spent visiting a Publix 25 miles away and then the Hollywood Police station to file report ... someone had skimmed Hubby's debit card and managed to obtain $1000 from the atm machine before the bank caught it as suspicious behavior ... will let you know how long it takes to get the money back in our account and IF they catch the guy (video apparently shows his face and the fact that he was using 5 cards, one right after another) .... they used the bogus card 2 times in Miami Beach earlier in the day for a total of $480 and then 6 more time for $80 each time...

It was a rough past week. But I discovered Pinterest recently (what a huge time consuming animal!!) and found a new saying:  "Don't let yesterday take over today". Oh. Yes. Of course, there was another that said "Know when to give up and have a margarita" Well. I'm torn!

So what are you eating this week? Hop on over to Menu Plan Monday and see what 100's of others are having for inspiration!

Comments

  1. TammyTuesday, August 02, 2011

    Hi. So sorry to hear that. I hope that the bank resolves everything quickly.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Smelly Shoe Fix!

Image
Honestly, we have real good hygiene habits in my house, I can assure you of that! But, lets face it, living in paradise with 125% humidity can be a little trying sometimes ... my running shoes (which have NOT seen much running action for quite a while) get a little ripe smelling ... and oh man, you should smell the shoes that Hubby wears outside in the yard, patio, garage and boat that constantly get wet ... enough to suck the oxygen right out of your body ... whew! Then you have the Boy ... who works out pretty darn hard and doesn't always wear socks, nor does the Princess ... I mean, seriously, I've had to throw shoes away because you could smell them just sitting there. No one wants to be the person that people are wrinkling their nose at when they are walking by you! So when I saw the featured post for the Smelly Shoe Solution (and dang, I'm still trying to find the original post because I had no need to bookmark it, such a simple fix!) Yes. That's IT!
Read more

Non Toxic Mosquito Spray

Image
Let's face it, living in Paradise does have a few drawbacks with the #1 complaint being ... BUGS. Yeah, bugs.  Mostly mosquitoes that can just ruin an evening of relaxation on the patio ... those pesky little guys can really do a number on you quickly!  Heaven forbid if you are one of those who are very sensitive to the bites (the Boy), you will have welts in no time. So Hubby always decides to spray AFTER everyone starts swatting the air and scratching. We have to gather up our drinks and appetizers, go indoors and wait for 20 minutes or so for the toxic fog to flat away ... only to be swatting and scratching AGAIN in 30 minutes. After seeing THIS tip a few too many times, I figured, what the heck, $5 at Walmart is worth it to try, right? Guess what?  It seems to work!!!  I need to do a few more nights to say for certain but I say it's WAY better than that can of toxic stuff ... and cheaper to boot! You must use the ORIGINAL flavor, and yes, it nee
Read more

Rice Cooker - Hard Boiled Eggs

Image
One of the things I picked up at Costco was a new Rice Cooker. The one I have, well, I gave that to the Boy when he went away to college (so he could make his macaroni and cheese), not to mention, it was small as heck, like mini size! So, I figured, you know, Hubby likes to make rice occasionally. The Boy makes brown rice in the microwave every other day and leaves the bubbly residue behind for ME to find when I go to heat something up (I hate a dirty microwave, totally wigs me out and sends me running for the windex!) ... so I grabbed the rice cooker ($29.95), a 10 pound bag of organic brown rice and a 20 pound bag of Basmati rice. I'm asking myself now, a whole week later, what the hell am I going to do with 20 pounds of Basmati rice? Anyways. Then I was reading the recipe booklet that came along with the cooker. They had one recipe that said to add the eggs, unshelled, to the steamer basket.  Ok. That made me re-read it a few times. Unshelled? Did they mean out of the shell?
Read more