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Menu plan Monday, 5/27/13

May is almost over!  Not sure how that happened.  My baby boy is completing Preschool this week!  He'll be in Kindergarten in the fall.  THAT IS CRAZY.  He is growing like a weed and insists on doing more and more things at home.  For instance, he begged us to let him weed the garden today.  And yesterday.  Begged.  He overheard us discussing how to get rid of weeds using vinegar and dish soap.  Since it wasn't toxic, we let him have at it with a spray bottle and a brown bag. He happily spritzed his heart out on all the little weeds growing in the sidewalk cracks and around the patio.  We'll find out how it works in a few days, I suppose. 

My son also likes to help cook with me.  He likes to help cut up the veggies for salads and measure ingredients.  Now if only he'd drop the picky eater business!

This week's menu plan started off with a holiday barbeque.  We invested in a great grill last summer and I forgot how great it is to use.  On Sunday night I made grilled pizzas.  This was the second time doing so and it definitely turned out better this time.  I am hoping to keep incorporating grill cooking into my menu all summer long.

Monday: BBQ turkey burgers, sweet potatoe puffs, baked beans.

Tuesday: Salmon, orzo and asparagus salad with lemon dill dressing

Wednesday: Sante Fe Chicken Salads with added black beans and corn.

Thursday: Last Day of School!  We are going to Sesame Place for the afternoon, so will probably eat somewhere near there.

Friday: TBD

Saturday: Grilled chicken, pasta salad

Sunday: TBD

What's on your menu plan for the week?  Does your cooking change seasonally?  We are expecting hot and humid weather later this week, which means I'll be serving more salads, lighter options, and less baked items at meals.  Next Monday starts our CSA pickups for the year.  Can't wait to see what we'll get then! 

I'm linking to Organinzing Junkie! Find many more menu plans there. 

 

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Summer Reading List 2013

It's the unofficial start of summer 2013 today, which means it's time to compile my summer reading list.  Not that I have more time during the summer, but it seems like I should have more time to read.  This summer I intend to catch up on some books that have piled up over the past year.  These are books I've wanted to read, but didn't get the chance to as of yet. 

The Light Between the Oceans is a book I'm reading for my book group.  I got to pick this month's book, and it's one that my mom read and recommended. 

The Future of Your Only Child is a book I thought I could benefit from reading since I'm raising an only child in a world that is filled with lots of siblings. 

Starting Now is one of Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street books.  I actually started this earlier this spring but set it aside to catch up on book group readings.  It's a great book to take to the beach. 

Follow Me is a book I purchased at the dollar store!  It appealled to me at the time.  Hopefully it's a good one! It's set in Pennsylvania, so it's an added interest for me.

Husband and Wife is by an author of another book I read a few years ago that I enjoyed, The Myth of You and Me.  This one is about infidelity.  Not exactly uplifting!  But I like the author's style. 

The Affair was a book that was a book club read for Great Thoughts.  I didn't get a chance to read it then, but will read it this summer, as it received great reviews from the book club members. 

The Engagement is a book I won from a giveaway on Great Thoughts a few months ago.  This looks like a great beach read!

Last summer, at a used bookshop in Maryland, I bought Middlesex.  It came highly recommended.  I had planned to read it then so this is the summer I'll read it.   

I also have two books on request from the library that I want to read: The Language of Flowers and Me Before You.

This is a rather ambitious reading list, but it's a good start to organizing my to-read list! I'm sure I'll find additions as the summer progresses. 

What is on your reading list for the summer? 

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Menu plan Monday, 5/20/13

May is a busy month here and it's almost over!  There is less than two weeks left of preschool, which means the kiddos last summer as a preschooler begins on May 31st.  We've been busy celebrating spring, Mother's Day and this week, my birthday!  We went out for a fun birthday lunch with all the cousins and grandparents yesterday.  It was a lot of fun and the kids always have a blast playing together.  

Menu plan for dinners this week:

Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs, salad

Tuesday: Chicken Fajita salads 

Wednesday:  ??

Thursday: Slow Cooker taco chicken soup

Friday: Pizza and salad night

Saturday: BBQ?  Not sure yet!

Sunday: Sesame Place for fun and fireworks!

What's on your menu for this week? Check out the other menu plans at Organizing Junkie!

 

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It's Wednesday.  But, I still have a menu plan.  Here is how this week's dinner menu has looked:

Monday: Black Bean Soup with cornbread.  Kiddo made the cornbread and was very happy to help.

Tuesday: Carnitas!  Easy recipe:  In the slow cooker add one sliced onion.  Place a small to medium sized pork roast on top.  Pour a jar of your favorite salsa ontop (16 oz.) Sprinkle either a generous tablespoon of your favorite taco seasoning or Chili 3000 from Penzey's, like I did.  Cook on low for about 7 hours.  Shread the roast and stir the contents of the slow cooker to combine the meat with the salasa and cooking liquid.  Serve with taco shells or tortillas and garnishes.

Wednesday: Stir fry chicken and veggies with brown rice.

Thursday: Pasta night!  Might make 360 chicken parm to go with a small serving of pasta with sauce.  Salad.

Friday: Pizza night!  We haven't had a pizza night for a few weeks because I was sick of it.  It's time!  We'll probably make our own!  Kiddo loves white pizza with garlic.  

Weekend: TBD

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The weekends have been so busy for me that I just don't feel like typing up a post come Sunday night, hence the lateness of this.  I need to get back on track!  May is such a busy month and by June school will be out and even more busy!  

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Baa baa said the festival sheep

I went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on Sunday with a few of my knitting group buddies.  We had a blast!  The weather was beautiful and the festival was not crowded!  I had never gone on a Sunday before, but I think this may be the day I go in the future.  We saw lots of sheep, alpaca, and even some bunnies.  There was tons of yarn and fiber everywhere.  I really didn't need any more yarn, so I limited my purchases to one skien of lace weight alpaca yarn from Tess' Designer Yarns in a pretty saphire blue and one mini skein of super wash merino in purple for my bee keepers quilt. I also found a really pretty shawl pin.  My son wants to join me next year to see the sheep and eat fair food.  We'll see....

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