Menu Monday #3

Howdy Friends!!
Hope your weekend was SPECTACULAR!!! My hubby threw his back out on Saturday morning, so unfortunately my wall art did not get hung up *sad face*

I do have another week of meals for you though...go here to read how I plan my weekly menu.

Enjoy!!

Meal 1
Shepherd's Pie~ recipe here

This one makes quite a bit~I used it for my leftover meal.

Meal 2
Sloppy Joe's~ recipe here

*yes I love Rachael Ray recipes!!*

Meal 3
Peach Glazed Pork Tenderloin
This is a Double Duty Meal (cook once~eat twice)

2 1 pound pork tenderloins

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 cup peach preserves

1 Tbsp dijon mustard

2 tsp soy sauce

preheat oven to 350 degrees; place pork in baking pan, sprinkle with s & p. combine peach preserves, mustard and soy sauce in a small bowl; brush evenly on pork; bake at 350 for 35/45 min, or until meat thermometer registers 155 degrees. Basting every 10 min. Let pork rest for 10 min~WW points 4 (3 oz piece)

*refrigerate the 2nd pork loin for another meal*

Serve with baked potatoes and veggie.

Meal 4

Sweet & Sour Pork Lo Mein

8oz uncooked thin lo mein noodles (I used spaghetti noodles)

1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger

2 Tbsp hoisin sauce (I used more)

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp sesame oil (in Asian section of grocery store)

1/4 cup beef broth

1 tsp canola or peanut oil

cooking spray

1 8 oz pkgs slice mushrooms

1 cup snow peas

1/2 cup shredded carrots (I buy them already shredded in the produce section)

1 lb left over peach glazed pork tenderloin thinly sliced

1/2 cup sliced green onions (optional)

cook noodles according to pkg directions, omitting salt and fat; set aside. combine ginger and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. heat vegetable oil in large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. add mushrooms; saute 4-5 min or until golded brown; add snow peas and carrots. saute 3 min or until tender. stir in ginger sauce and pork. cook 1-2 min or until thoroughly heated. toss with noodles, sprinkle with green onions.

WW Points 5 (for 1 cup).

Menu Monday...week 2

Happy Monday Friends!!!

Sorry this post is a little late~I usually post the night before and schedule it to go live at 1AM, but I was watching a movie with my hubby :)

You can read how I plan my menu here.

Meal 1:

Veggie Calzones

Recipe is Here

(since this recipe is full of veggies I just served with some spaghetti sauce on top and some shredded cheese)

*this recipe makes 6 calzones, so this is my big meal to use as leftovers*

Meal 2:

Herbed Meatballs

1 lb ground turkey breast (or ground beef if you prefer)

1/4 C minced fresh flat leaf parsley

1 T minced red onion

1/4 tsp kosher salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

1/2 C water

20 red and/or yellow cherry tomatoes, halved

Brown Rice

combine turkey, parsley, onion, S&P in medium bowl; form 16 (1 1/2 inch) meatballs.

Spray nonstick skillet with nonstick spray; set over med-high heat; add meatballs; brown turning, 6-8 min. Reduce heat. Cover cook until cooked through, shaking pan constantly 3-5 min.. set aside. Add water to skillet; increase heat and cook, scraping up browned bits with spoon, until most of the liquid is evaporated. add tomatoes and cook until softened, about 2 min. stir in meatballs. Serve over brown rice. add some chopped parsley to top for garnish.

5 WW points (4 meatballs with 1/3 C sauce and 1/2 C rice)

Meal 3:

Raspberry Garlic Chicken

Recipe is Here

Serve with rice and salad greens

Meal 4:

Penne Pasta with Chicken and Pesto

1 pkg cooked grilled chicken

1 box Penne Pasta

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Prepared Pesto

(I got most of my items for this recipe at Costco)

Cook Pasta according to pkg directions; drain. In bowl mix together pasta, chicken and Pesto (add enough for your liking). Top with grated cheese.

OK there you have it!!! Happy meal planning!!

Enjoy Today!

menu monday~week one...

Hi'ya Friends!!


Another busy weekend bites the dust!!! Sometimes my weekends are so busy that I actually look forward to going to work on Monday...sort of, LOL!!!




Well here is the first installment of Menu Monday!!! Where I post my weekly menu and recipes for the week (actually this is last weeks menu, that way I feel like I am ahead of the game).



Now let me explain how my menu planning works: I usually plan 4 meals for the week (that seems to be enough for our family of 3 adults). On most weeks I plan one meal that makes a lot so when I don't feel like cooking one night I can use up the leftovers. On the weekends Mike and I usually eat out once or twice, but if we decide to stay home we usually have leftovers, grilled cheese and tomato soup (I use my George Foreman Grill and it makes the best grilled cheese/panini ever!!), hot dogs and beans (my guys love hot dogs~I am not really a fan), or spaghetti (these are staple items in my kitchen/freezer).

Meal 1:

Baked Ziti w/french bread

1 1/2 boxes of Ziti or Penne Pasta cooked and drained

1-1 1/2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce (I like Prego)

2 C Mozzarella Cheese (Shredded)

1 loaf of your favorite french/sour dough/etc bread



Mix pasta and sauce together; pour in a 13x9 baking dish; sprinkle cheese on top; bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted. Serve with bread



*this is my big meal that I use for leftovers on another night*



Meal 2

Chicken Parmesan

Recipe is here

Serve with salad



Meal 3

Taco Salad

1 1/3 lb ground turkey

Taco Seasoning Mix

Lettuce/Tomatoes/Cucumber

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Tortilla Chips

Salsa

Sour Cream

Ranch Dressing (optional)



Brown ground Turkey in skillet, drain; add taco seasoning and water (use package directions); while the meat is cooking assemble salad on plates; top with taco meat/cheese/salsa/sour cream/tortilla chips, and ranch dressing if desired



Meal 4

Chicken Quesadillas

Recipe is here

I serve with sour cream/pineapple salsa and fresh melon on the side.


Well, there you have it!!! Hope you enjoy!!!

Have a Marvelous Monday!!!


*Ashley is in VA this week taking her very last class for her M.A., so not sure if she will have time to pop in with her weekly posts or not.

RAK & your opinon please...

Hi all!!
Are you ready for a new week?? Not sure if I am, but I am gonna make the best of it *wink* I don't know about you but I try to cram so much stuff into my weekends that I am exhausted when Monday rolls around!!! One thing I have been trying to do lately is to try to get 8 hours of sleep per night~and considering I get up at 4:45 am (well really my alarm goes off at that time and I usually hit the snooze button 3 times until it is 5am). I would need to go to bed at 8:45 each night~YIKES!!!! My goal it to try to be upstairs face washed, teeth brushed and PJ's on by 9pm and watch tv or read until 9:30. I have to say it has been kind of hard to get that schedule going!!! I am used to staying up until 10:30 or 11pm!! I do have to say that I have really noticed a difference in how I feel, and I don't get as tired at work (getting up is still hard, but at least I am "trying" to get 7-8 hours per night). So that really cuts out a few hours at night that I would have had to surf the net, edit photos, etc...I am trying to adjust, LOL!

I also had an idea for the old blog-o and wanted to ask my Blog friends their opinion: So here it goes....drum roll please...How would you like to have a Menu Monday post??? I know that grocery shopping is one of my least favorite jobs!!! And in order for me to get my hiney to the grocery store, I need to make up a menu and list. Well... would you like me to post my weekly menus??? I mostly make low fat (sometime WW), quick and easy, meal plans (but don't worry they taste good, because I also have to feed the boys~AKA~Mike and Josh, and they are tough customers, LOL!). I included a poll (below), so please let me know what you think (I won't be offended if the idea is a DUD), I am just throwing it out there~feel free to THROW IT BACK!!.

Menu Monday
	Yes, LOVE the Idea!!!
	Nope, NOT a Fan!!
pollcode.com free polls

OK enough rambling for one day!!!
I have met so many great people through this little blog of mine, and Shelli is one of them (Hi Shelli!!! I am waving hi!). We even had the opportunity to meet up, because she happens to live in AZ too. Every so often she surprises me with a RAK!!! Look-ie what I got in the mail this week *smile* So cute!!! Thanks Shelli!!! It truly made my day!! Which reminds me, that I need to mail out some cards this week "just because" I have plenty, ya know, LOL!!



Ok Friends!! Make your Monday a MARVELOUS one!!