Day 2 and 3 in Review

Day 2 Chicken Tacos

Family Rating
John 2
Stacy 2
Cole 2
Logan 0
Noah 1
Total Rating 7 thumbs up

Noah seemed to enjoy his first bite until he saw Logan eating a hot dog. How can anything compete with a hot dog? Logan doesn't like anything, so his ratings are always low!

Chicken taco night was easy with the precooked chicken and Lipton Spanish rice. We chopped veggies and had dinner ready in under 20 mins!

Day 3 Stroganoff

Mama Ease- Crock pot Delight! With only 4 ingredients added to the crock pot and no prep needed, this was as easy as going to work and then boiling some noodles!


John 2
Stacy 2
Cole 2
Logan 0 (surprise!)
Noah 2
Family Rating of 8 thumbs up!

Noah loved this dinner! The sauce went from his chin to his eyes, but he ate every bit!

Plan for tomorrow is leftovers! Easy for me, and gives me time to prep for Thursday.
Tomorrow I will prep the baked penne so I just have to freeze one and baked the other on Thursday. This will help make Thursday an easy day as well!

Day One: Lemon Garlic Chicken

Day One is officially complete!

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Family Rating is 7 out of 10 thumbs up.
John 2 thumbs up
Stacy 1 thumb up (I didn't like the frozen steamed veggies!)
Cole 2 thumbs up
Logan 0 thumbs up (well he gave 2 thumbs up to the gala apple and American Cheese he ate!)
Noah 2 thumbs up

I enlisted the boys to help make the salad! I also took some pictures

Cole Cutting Green Peppers

Logan Cutting Cucumbers

Chopped Chicken and Cubed Cheese

Ready for Tomorrow

Finished Chicken

So Yummy

Special thanks to Jodi, who gave me this recipe many moons ago!

Week One Planned

I have planned out this weeks meals!

Sunday - Lemon Garlic Chicken, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Green Bean
Monday - Chicken Tacos and Spanish Rice
Tuesday - Beef Stroganoff (Crock pot Night)
Wednesday - Leftovers
Thursday - Baked Penne
Friday - Filet with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Stroganoff is a family fav which is why it makes a good leftover night!

Sunday I will be making Lemon Garlic Chicken, and baking lightly seasoned chicken to use in Monday's dinner.

The baked penne will be made into a double batch with one part going into the freezer instead of the oven for an emergency dinner down the road!

New Year, New Family Plan!

This past year has been busy and I will admit unorganized. We have fallen into the trap of eating the same things over and over again, and in all honestly we have eaten way to much processed foods. This has also lead to a breakdown in family meals. Whipping together nuggets and a veggie for the kids and figuring out us later has lead to fewer meals at the table. But, that was 2010!

In 2011 I vow (not resolve!) to try harder. To plan and cook meals that are easy to prepare and lead to 5 people being able to sit back at the table together again. As a working mom of 3 young boys (ages 19 mo, 4, and 6) this could be an interesting adventure. As today is the 1st and we are just returning from a vacation, tonight I will start the planning process for this week! Tomorrow the shopping and prep work and then it is on!

Wish us luck!