Menu #4 of 2013

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t posted ANYTHING since February 5^th! February has been a busy month though. The hubs had to go to LA for work for a good chunk of February so I was single-mom-ing it for a while. My last menu was made before Bud went to LA and, while I was pretty good at still coming home and making dinner, we did fudge a few nights.

Here’s menu #4 of 2013:

·        Chicken Broccoli Packets

·        Enchilada Casserole

·        Hearty Chicken Stew

·        Cilantro Lime Jalapeno Chicken Salad

·        Thai Peanut Wraps

·        Flank Steak with Chimichurri & Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

·        Crockpot Zuppa Toscana

·        Brazilian Shrimp Soup & Pao de Queijo

·        Grilled Pork Chops, Grits and Brussels

·        Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

·        Tzatziki Pasta Salad

·        Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage

·        Salmon & Roasted Brussels

·        Hawaiian Grilled Chicken & Spinach

I wish I would've gotten this post up when I originally wrote the list but alas, life gets in the way. So there are some carryovers to next menu because of the following:

Lilly was having a VERY bad day one day and told me that she would feel better if she got to have Chinese food for dinner. So I stopped at Lucky Dragon on the way home. She was right, I saw her smile after that.

I hadn't been feeling great - and my back had been hurting - so one night I swung by Pizza Hut and let them make dinner for us.

Because we just weren't in the mood to make Enchilada Casserole, we decided to go to Playa Bonita instead. It was a Friday. I really needed a margarita. :)

Since Brandon was gone and I was still cooking we ended up having a good amount of leftovers so one night I took the easy way out and cleaned the fridge.

Another night I forgot to take anything out to thaw and the kids said they wanted hot dogs, so we had hot dogs...and a can of baked beans....and store bought potato salad. It was yummy but UGH the preservatives we ate that night!

Here and there I think I quickly made something that was easy to grab from the freezer too. I definitely can't say that this was the ultimate home cooking couple of weeks. However, I did manage to make a good amount of new dishes - even one from Brazil! - and mostly they were all delicious.

Since I'm so bad at posting recipes (or linking to them), if you find me on Pinterest you'll be able to find these recipes. If you want to know what I did differently just let me know!

Happy cooking....and better luck next menu :)