menu plan monday

Don't forget to visit orgjunkie.com and see what everyone else is cooking!

Okay, so my breakfast and lunch is really boring because I eat pretty much the same thing every week. I'm not sick of it yet so I'll keep eating it...

Breakfast
Either organic poached egg on whole grain English muffin with natural peanut butter, Kashi bar, or oatmeal.

Lunch
I usually pick two of these: steamed veggie pack in/on whole grain pita or flatbread, cottage cheese, apple, or hummus and carrots, grilled chicken and salad, or leftovers.

Dinner
Monday: macadamia-crusted mahi-mahi tacos with lime aioli, and sweet potatoes.
Tuesday: grilled chicken caesar salad
Wednesday: dinner with friends - it's about time for some sushi!
Thursday: chicken and artichokes on whole grain penne with evoo and parmesan
Friday: stadium food - I'm going to the Cards game with my honey!

What are you eating this week?

friday fun #22

The Feast was back up today - yay!

Appetizer

Name a color you find soothing. Green - in all forms except limey, electric green.

Soup

Using 20 or less words, describe your first driving experience. Father's Day, 1991. Grandpa wanted me to move his truck and I rammed it into the garage.

Salad

What material is your favorite item of clothing made out of? Cotton, the magic of our lives...

Main Course

Who is a great singer or musician who, if they were to come to your town for a concert, you would spend the night outside waiting for tickets to see? Good ques, I'd say Madonna, Beastie Boys, or Portishead.

Dessert

What is the most frequent letter of the alphabet in your whole name (first, middle, maiden, last, etc.)? A, I, and T all appear twice.

Got big plans this weekend? I don't... The niece and nephew are staying the night tonight, hope they're not too wild. Hitting the gym. Taking niece and nephew to lunch with Gramma. Going flower bed shopping with BFF at the nursery. Maybe some margarita time tomorrow night. I think that's it... Second boring ass weekend in a row. Oh well, the next one will totally make up for it.

Have a good one!

did you know

that it's National Grilled Cheese Month? I didn't and that's a shame. I have let 17 days of probably the best month ever slide on by without notice or even a sammich.

So, I'm going to post lots of yummy grilled cheese recipes and let any readers post their favorite grilled cheese recipes. I know what I'm having for dinner! Wait, that's not on the diet... Maybe I can find a healthy alternative while I'm searching for recipes.

Bobby Flay did a Throwdown on grilled cheese this week:
Bobby's sammich- brie, goat cheese, bacon, and green tomato
The Calvert - bacon, turkey, guac, and balsamic mayo (more like a Cali to me)

Allrecipes.com:
The bachelor - A funny and lazy way to ruin a good sandwich.
quick and easy - this one has herbs added
Greek - sounds good with feta and red onion

Wisconsin Dairy:

Tuscan style - with asparagus and balsamic
havarti and spiced apples - a touch of cinnamon and cardamom
the triple - mmmm... three kinds of cheese

Epicurious:
spicy - chiptole, molasses, cilantro, sounds a little complicated but really tasty
fontina and mushrooms - this is the one I want for dinner
the ultimate - prosciutto, basil, and tomato - yum!

Elise.com:
white cheddar, bacon, and pear - cheese and bacon and fruit, yeah!
salmon and gruyere - definitely interesting!

Chow.com:
Jalepeño and aged jack - I like it spicy!
An article "Bread Plus Cheese Plus Heat" with 10 different recipes a la cheese that I loved!

Betty Crocker:
double decker - looks delish!
The Mexican - mmm taco seasoning

What can you come up with?

Oh, I almost forgot the Grilled Cheese Blog!

menu plan mon, er... tuesday

I forgot to do it yesterday because I was slammed at work, we were shorthanded. I lost 3 lbs last week by sticking to my menu, the only bad thing I had was a brat at the Drillers game on Friday and Subway for lunch on Saturday. Woohoo!



Monday
B: poached egg, whole grain english muffin, and a tbsp of natural pb
L: steamed veggie pack, cottage cheese, and an apple
S: Kashi bar
D: leftover pot roast quesadilla with broccoli and carrots

Tuesday
B: same
L: whole wheat pita with steamed veggies, apple
D: whole grain penne with ham, mushrooms, and peas in a light cream sauce
S: Kashi bar

Wednesday
B: poached egg, english muffin, and cheese
L: garden salad and roast beef on a flaxseed roll from McAlister's Deli.
D: out - MIL and I are trying a new restaurant
S: pita and hummus

Thursday
B: egg, muffin, and pb
L: pita and hummus, apple, cottage cheese
D: chicken/veg tacos
S: Kashi bar

Friday
B: egg, muffin, and something
L: leftover chicken/veg tacos
D: sushi hopefully - I didn't get it last Friday

Saturday
B: Kashi bar
L: out with my BFF
D: probably nothing or leftovers from lunch

friday fun #21

I couldn't hardly find anything this week... Finally choose to do this one from Fun, Crafts, and Recipes.

#1. What’s your favorite food smell? Mmmm... that would be freshly baked bread.
#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple? A really tart Granny Smith that has been in the fridge so it's nice and cold.
#3. What veggies do you like in your salad? At a salad bar I add spinach, romaine, mushrooms, baby corn, peas, broccoli, pickled okra, and pretty much everything besides celery.
#4. Share a recipe that uses beef. See below...

Sausage Meatloaf

• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cubed
• 1 med onion, roughly chopped
• 1 1/4 lbs ground beef
• 1 lb mild pork sausage
• 1 1/2 C cracker crumbs
• 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried sage
• 1 1/2 C milk
• 1/2 C ketchup (optional - I don't use it - try BBQ sauce instead!)
  

Preheat the oven to 350*.

Finely chop the pepper and onion. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the ground beef, ground pork, cracker crumbs, onion soup mix, salt, pepper, sage and milk. Mix well using your hands, or if you have a stand mixer, mix using the paddle attachment. Transfer to a 9x5 inch loaf pan and form into a loaf, mounding in the center. Cover with a generous layer of ketchup.

Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. About halfway through you may need to pour some of the fat off so that it doesn't boil over.

three word answers

Tiffany from The Would-be Writers Guild posted this today and invited everyone to copy. So I am... Fun stuff! She's like the cutest little thing ever, you should check out her blog!

What I am doing: blogging not working
What I’m proud of today: I'm being nice
What I’m thinking about: is it 5:00?
Who is home: everyone but me
Plans tonight: it's ladies' night
My weekend was: too long ago
What’s for dinner: Mexican with girlfriends
Feelings about love: I've got lots
Feelings about life: it's pretty good
What I need: ten million dollars
What I want: please see above
What I have: a nasty headache
My pet peeve: people's food noises
My guilty pleasure: HDTV and DVR
What you don’t know about me: terrified of bridges
What I can hear: loud office talk
What I can smell: leftovers in trash
My style: funky, fun, sassy
My hairdo: short, blonde, straight
My outfit: is very comfy
My mood: a little irritable
The weather today: rainy, sunny, windy
Thoughts on parenting: can't wait to
Thoughts on marriage: it's coming soon
Thoughts on politics: make a difference
Thoughts on celebrity gossip: addictive and sinful
Thoughts on beauty: comes from inside
Thoughts on sleep: will be good
Thoughts on writing: wanna be funny
My favorite appliance: the mini chopper
My favorite car: white Nissan titan
My favorite splurge: bargains, sales, clearance
My favorite beauty secret: antiperspirant on zits
My favorite treat: anything peanut butter
My favorite everyday pleasure: smoking menthol ciggies
Ten years ago: loving high school
Five years ago: raising another's kids
One year ago: don't quite remember
One year from now: college or pregnant
Five years from now: nurse or mama
Ten years from now: cooking for others
I’m famous for: my cooking addiction
I’ll never be famous for: singing or dancing
Who I am: nice, genuine person
Who I hope to be: always the same
What I’m thankful for: Todd, Chris, family

That was fun! Pass it on!

Menu Plan Monday

I found the site I'm an Organizing Junkie through another blog I visited and found Menu Plan Monday - how exciting! I have been planning my meals for the week for a long time and now I have somewhere to blog about it! Woohoo!

I was barely functioning on Friday so I forgot to do the FF. I'll get ya back this week...



Monday
B: whole grain english muffin with natural peanut butter
L: frozen veggies: black beans, edamame, snap peas, and carrots; Kashi bar
S: an apple
D: either creamed spinach from A Veggie Venture (great site!) over rice or dinner out with the in-laws, it's SIL's birthday tomorrow.

Tuesday
B: boiled egg and wheat toast
L: frozen veggies: potatoes, snap peas, and red peppers, triscuits and pepperjack.
S: a Kashi bar
D: It's bunco night and it's my turn for something savory. I'm going to make green chili hummus and some wonton crisps - both courtesy of 28 Cooks.

Wednesday
B: whole grain english muffin and an egg
L: chicken and snap peas
S: apple
D: Mushrooms and artichokes on whole grain penne, with some pesto and maybe a little salad on the side. I'm becoming addicted to whole grain pasta. Yummy!

Thursday
B: boiled egg and toast or a Kashi bar
L: leftovers from Wednesday's dinner
S: Kashi bar
D: I'm making baked honey mustard chicken, hope The Roomies like it.

Friday
B: Kashi bar or an egg
L: chicken and a veggie
S: probably nothing since I'm eating out for dinner
D: It's sushi night, not sure where we'll go this week.

holy minty chocolatey goodness

Have you tried the new Quaker Mini Delights?

Bosslady just brought me the leftovers of her little bag to try and they are

w o n d e r f u l .

They're little tiny little crunchy bites with minty chocolate drizzled over them and the mint really "pops" in your mouth. Try them, you'll thank me.