Meal Plan Sunday

Here's the plan for this week:

Sunday: Ham and cheese quiche (make an extra one for the freezer)
Monday: Lasagna (from freezer)
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: Beef Burgandy with egg noodles (from freezer)
Thursday: Leftovers or grilled sandwiches
Friday: Baked Mahi Mahi with rice and veggies
Saturday: Girls' dinner (the second time we've rescheduled!!) - boys fend for themselves
Sunday: Some kind of slow cooker meal - haven't decided yet - having a play date at 3 PM!

On the hunt for healthy muffins!

I've been on the hunt for a relatively healthy muffin I could make to have on hand in the freezer. I wanted something easy Ben could eat for breakfast or a snack. I had all the ingredients for this Whole Wheat Banana muffin (http://www.onefrugalfoodie.com/2009/03/22/virtuous-whole-grain-banana-muffins/) and decided to whip some up this morning. They are smelling delicious in the oven right now. If we like them, I'll post the recipe. I did omit the raisins because even though Ben loves raisins, he seems to have an aversion to them in stuff. He's a purist, I guess. :)

Meal Plan Saturday

Sunday: Roast, potatoes, veggies, German chocolate cake
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Chicken Fajitas
Wednesday: Soup (from freezer) and grilled sandwiches
Thursday: Fish sticks, tater tots, veggies
Friday: Beef Burgandy (from freezer) with egg noodles, veggies
Saturday: Boys fend for selves (Girls’ dinner - had to reschedule!)
Sunday: Breakfast for dinner (pancakes, eggs, bacon)

Meal Plan Monday!

Yes, I've been slacking from my food blog. I was playing around with another website to use as a recipe database. I'm thinking I will stick with my blog instead. Me? Stick with something? Yes, it's novel, but I think I just might. :)

Meal plan for this week:

• Monday: Zarda ribs (on sale at HyVee yesterday for $10!), baked potatoes, green beans (yum dinner)
• Tuesday: Red Beans (from freezer) and Rice, fruit
• Wednesday: Leftovers
• Thursday: Mahi mahi, rice, veggies
• Friday: Boys fend for themselves while I enjoy delicioso Mexican food and margaritas at La Fonda El Taquito with the girls!
• Saturday: Date night (Ben is staying with Nana and Opa...the planning is up to Alex this month...we may end up at Old Country Buffet...I'm scared!)
• Sunday: Roast, potatoes, veggies, German chocolate heart-shaped cake for Valentine's Day with my boys. :)

On a related note, I have been doing great slashing our grocery bill lately! Matching coupons with sales is basically an addictive game for me now. I traveled every aisle in HyVee the other day with my coupon organizer trolling for deals. I look a little nuts, but I don't really care. I snagged some fabulous deals including the ribs ($10...normally 15), a healthy pasta (.84 with coupon/sale), apples (.77/lb), cake mix and frosting (2.68), pork shoulder (5.58 with sale/coupon), and the best one of all...16 Dannon yogurts for .09 each with coupon/sale (1.44 total!). I bought quite a bit of stuff for $57. My budget is $75 weekly for all groceries.