Menu Planning: Week 2

I didn't really do a "menu" last week because our schedule was highjacked by our trip to Cedar City, so this week is officially week two with a plan.

Monday:

Spaghetti
Broccoli
Bread

Tuesday:

Chicken and vegetable stir-fry
Rice

Wednesday:

Sloppy Joes (with ground up carrots in them)

Thursday:

Pasta with shrimp
Salad

Friday:

Burritos with the fixings

Saturday:

Homemade Pizza


Since we ate out so much while we were in Cedar City (didn't have much of a choice), menu planning will hopefully guarantee that we won't be eating out for a good while :)

Menu Planning: Week 1

I have made it a goal to plan out our meals on a weekly basis, so I don't get frustrated when the day starts drawing to a close and I STILL haven't decided what's for dinner, and so we're not tempted to just go out to eat. Last night, I came up with a tentative dinner plan for the week:

Monday:

Chicken Piccata served over pasta
Salad

Tuesday:

Black Bean Soup (new recipe!)
Corn
Watermelon

Wednesday:

Chicken Teriyaki
Stir-fried vegetables
Rice

Thursday:

Tacos with meat, rice, vegetables, beans, etc.

Friday:

Alfredo
Salad
Bread


Of course, I might make a few modifications. We just finished dinner, and it was really nice not stressing about it all day because I already knew what we were having! I'm optimistic that this will work out for us :)

Speaking of curls..

So today I went over to my in-laws' house with Stephan so I could do some writing (the internet went down in our area), and I was chatting with my mother-in-law Kathy and Stephan's younger sister Natalie. Kathy was talking about something you can use old nylons for, and I commented, "And I threw away all my old holey nylons for nothing!"

Natalie then interjected, "You can use them for curlers!" I pointed to my hair, and then she remembered that I don't need curlers ;) But then I told her that it could be useful if Stephan's genes take over and we have straight-haired girls. I hope I can pass on some curls...

On another note, Kathy gave me instructions on how to make homemade yogurt. I sampled some she previously made that she put some fresh strawberries and agave nectar in, and it was yummy. I don't normally like yogurt, but I enjoyed this! I'm going to try my hand at it, and I'll let y'all now how it turns out.