Eat at home 2!

[cluvsdisney]

I am challenging myself to use up what's in the fridge, freezer & pantry this month. So far this week looks like:

Monday: orange chicken
Tuesday: chicken & pasta in vodka sauce
Wednesday: pulled chicken with sweet potato fries
Thursday: left over pulled chicken with stuffing
Friday: homemade pizza pockets/muffins or something like that.

 

[LilyWDW]

to everyone who is just joining us!

So, here is my menu this week. I am hoping to work on the next few weeks today. I will be cooking for 3 for the next month since my grandmother will be coming to stay with us. I love her to death, but my OCD makes changes in schedule very hard to deal with so it is always difficult for me when she comes to stay. This time it is only for a month though.

Monday: Maple Balsamic Glazed Salmon, Roasted Asparagus, Salad

Tuesday: Sweet and Sour Chicken Skewers and Salad

Wednesday: Steak, Baked Potato, and Salad

Thursday: Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Vegetables and Rice

Friday: Cajun Chicken Pasta and Garlic Toast

Saturday: Grilled Chicken Sandwich and Fruit

Sunday: Out of Town

 

[Katy Belle]

I went to the store without a plan, but now I will figure out what to make from what I purchased.

*Pasta with Italian sausage, bread, salad
*garlic lime chicken, rice, broccoli
*chicken quesadillas, salsa, chips,
*grilled pork chops, potatoes, veg
*double marinated grilled chicken, maccaroni salad, cherries
*pulled pork, beans, chips

I'm back, just 12 hours later to CHANGE things! This is why I'm bad at meal planning...I just CAN'T stick to a plan! I quit assigning meals to certain days, because that drives me nuts and I never stick to it.

Chicken Fried rice and egg rolls for dinner tonight... and no, its not on the menu plan! Oh well! I have the stuff to make it and I'm inspired!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

So, I am doing myfitnesspal. That means my meals have to be healthier. This is hard because our grocery budget is pretty thin. Here is our menu for the week:

Tonight-
Pasta Primavera (no cream recipe)
Garlic Toast

Tuesday-
Chicken & Yellow Saffron Rice
French Style Green Beans

Wednesday-
Lunch Meat Sandwiches (Turkey for me)
Chips (none for me)
Diced Cantaloupe

Thursday-
Cabbage Bowls (similar to cabbage rolls only quicker to make)
Diced Cantaloupe

Friday-
Chicken Fajitas
Chips and Salsa

 

[LilyWDW]

So, I am doing myfitnesspal. That means my meals have to be healthier. This is hard because our grocery budget is pretty thin. Here is our menu for the week:

If you want a friend you can add me on MFP as Athijade =)

 

[bigsis1970]

just wanted to pop in and say Hello! I am missing this thread but I have been crazy busy (took a week long Disney trip 4/7 - 14 then came home for two weeks and went back from 4/29 - 5/7 and now on Friday my DD will be graduating! ) We have been eating out more frequently but I am ready to hop back into the planning and eating at home.. I'll see you all soon.., Keep up the good work!

 

[charming23]

Last night we ended up having pan fried pork chops with roasted sweet potatoes and apple sauce.

Tonight we are going to have chicken and roasted veggie pasta.

 

[LilyWDW]

Seems like I need another meal... not going anywhere on Sunday. Seems the relationship wasn't going as well as I had thought. Really tired of being hurt.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

If you want a friend you can add me on MFP as Athijade =)

Yay!!! Just sent you a friend request! I am in a Disney fan group on MFP too. It is called "Losing Weight for our Next Disney Trip". If you would like to join, we would love to have you!

BTW~ so sorry about your dating dilemma...the dating pool sucks!

 

[jedijill]

Seems like I need another meal... not going anywhere on Sunday. Seems the relationship wasn't going as well as I had thought. Really tired of being hurt.

Dating is not fun but I promise you, you will finally find a good one...it just takes kissing A LOT of frogs.

Jill in CO

 

[charming23]

Seems like I need another meal... not going anywhere on Sunday. Seems the relationship wasn't going as well as I had thought. Really tired of being hurt.

I am sorry to hear this. Being hurt is one of the reasons I have been single for awhile.

 

[dgbg100106]

Seems like I need another meal... not going anywhere on Sunday. Seems the relationship wasn't going as well as I had thought. Really tired of being hurt.

Sorry to hear this...

 

[charming23]

Tonight we are having a clean out the fridge/freezer night. We have so many leftovers or single freezer portions of food that need to be eaten because tomorrow is trash day.

 

[LilyWDW]

Thanks all... I am just in shock atm because I really had thought it was going well. Then he calls me yesterday and say he didn't think we should date anymore but still wanted to be friends (we have been friends for years). He said he just didn't feel the chemistry... but his actions and words before then seemed to say otherwise. So yea, I am just confused and lost right now and not sure what to do or think. Told him I needed some time and space to figure things out.

So again, thank you all for your well wishes.

 

[irishsharon]

So jumping on this band wagon especially since I don't bring in any income July & August.I have things in the freezer that I want to use the rest of this week.Does anyone have any great crockpot recipes that they really love?

 

[cluvsdisney]

Thanks all... I am just in shock atm because I really had thought it was going well. Then he calls me yesterday and say he didn't think we should date anymore but still wanted to be friends (we have been friends for years). He said he just didn't feel the chemistry... but his actions and words before then seemed to say otherwise. So yea, I am just confused and lost right now and not sure what to do or think. Told him I needed some time and space to figure things out.

So again, thank you all for your well wishes.

 

[pigletto]

Thanks all... I am just in shock atm because I really had thought it was going well. Then he calls me yesterday and say he didn't think we should date anymore but still wanted to be friends (we have been friends for years). He said he just didn't feel the chemistry... but his actions and words before then seemed to say otherwise. So yea, I am just confused and lost right now and not sure what to do or think. Told him I needed some time and space to figure things out.

So again, thank you all for your well wishes.

I'm very sorry. Just spent the evening consoling my sad 15 year old over a boy who stopped talking to her for no apparent reason. Just a little crush but she's sad just the same. It hurts no matter how old we are.

As for us.. we not only blew the eat at home challenge tonight but got McDonalds. Yuck. What a waste of money. I didn't want to cook anything and that's what the kids wanted. Sigh. I could have made grilled cheese and soup in 5 minutes, saved the money and it would have tasted better.

Lesson learned. Back to the challenge tomorrow!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Lily~ My heart aches for you even more now. Hurt by a FRIEND? That is even worse. He KNEW you already, really knew you...I have had that happen. When it is a friend, they know you and you already trust them. The hurt and disappointment is even harder to deal with when it is a friend.

Dinner tonight is just cold cut sandwiches and chips. I am having dental work done at 3pm, so I am not sure I will be up to eating much. I hate dental work!

 

[mrsklamc]

I'm starting to be a huge fan of stuff like eharmony. Seems like computers are better at choosing folks than people are..

 

[OceanAnnie]

Thanks all... I am just in shock atm because I really had thought it was going well. Then he calls me yesterday and say he didn't think we should date anymore but still wanted to be friends (we have been friends for years). He said he just didn't feel the chemistry... but his actions and words before then seemed to say otherwise. So yea, I am just confused and lost right now and not sure what to do or think. Told him I needed some time and space to figure things out.

So again, thank you all for your well wishes.

Be good to yourself. Give yourself plenty of time to think things out and to feel. Sometimes we don't give ourselves enough time and space to really be in touch with our inner voice.

I'm reading a really good book right now, it's, This is how, a proven aid in overcoming, by Augusten Burroughs. He wrote, Running with scissors, too (I haven't read that one yet). Anyway, his picture is on the back of the book. He looks very unlikely (to me) to have written such a book. He looks menacing, kind of like a biker dude. He's funny, witty, and insightful. The chapters are short. You might like it.

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I made oven baked chicken recently a different way. I coated the chicken with creamy balsamic vinaigrette dressing then dredged it through Italian bread crumbs.

It turned out really tasty! Just thought I'd pass that on.