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Menu Plan Monday: Let Us Try This Again!

March 26, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Last week was a flop. If you follow my Facebook Fan page, you know that Thomas was sick for a few days. He required a TON of my time… round the clock meds and breathing treatments. So, we kind of ate on the run most nights. We didn’t get to go to my husband’s game and pretty much every meal on the menu was skipped.

Be sure to print out your coupons this week! Remember, you should be able to print them twice.

Ok, on to my menu plan for this week:

Monday: Baseball Game at 5, so Park food tonight What is it about eating food at a baseball field that makes it taste so much better?

Tuesday: Roast – already pulled it out since I keep bypassing this one on the menu.

Wednesday: Girl Scout Stew

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Hoping for movie nights with snacks, but we shall see if I get the #CBias shop or not

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Looking for more ideas? You can find plenty of recipes as well as a free menu planning sheet on my kid friendly recipes page!

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Menu Plan Monday: Giveaways, New Sites, Food OH MY!

January 30, 2012 By Kelli 2 Comments

So, I haven’t decided if I will continue to put my menu plan on this website each week since it has a different set of readers, or if I will just put a reminder here for you to check it out at the new site. Hmm… choices, choices!

For now, it is here. But, you can find it at Southern Mom Cooks 2 hours earlier each Monday morning.

Be sure to print out your coupons this week! Remember, you should be able to print them twice.

Ok, on to my menu plan for this week:

Monday: Busy Day BBQ Meatballs, Potato Salad, Green Beans, and Texas Toast

Tuesday: Red Beans and Rice with Crackers

Wednesday: leftovers

Thursday: Loaded Chicken Breasts, Spanish Rice, and Broccoli

Friday: Italian Meatloaf, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Corn, and Grands Honey Butter Biscuits

Saturday: leftovers

Sunday: DYOT – Do your own THANG.

Don’t forget to visit Org Junkie for Hundreds more menu plans and before heading to the grocery store… Print coupons for your favorite brands and save at Coupons.com.

Looking for more ideas? You can find plenty of recipes as well as a free menu planning sheet on my kid friendly recipes page!

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Freezer Friendly Meals: Chicken Spaghetti

September 11, 2011 By Ashley 3 Comments

Need a quick and easy meal that is sure to please?

This is a kid-friendly, two-dish meal that can easily be frozen and baked on a busy night!

You can see the whole recipe at Freckleberry Finds.

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Review: Dream Dinner Store

July 24, 2011 By Tanya 1 Comment

Review: Dream Dinner Store

I had no idea that the Dream Dinner Store even existed until I was asked to do this store review. Let me try to explain what it is. You go to their website, pick your session time, pick your menu, then show up to the Dream Dinner Store at your scheduled session time to prepare your food. When you get there, you will wash your hands and get an apron. Then get a clipboard with your menu and get to work. Each station has 2-3 menu items to prepare, which includes all seasonings and ingredients for that recipe. You find a menu item that you chose and start preparing. This is a great idea. You can prepare your meals for the week or for the month and freeze them, and not have to dirty up your kitchen, or have keep so many ingredients on hand. The meals are prepared either in a pan ready to cook or in a Ziploc bag, and all you have to do is but it in a pan and pop it in the oven.

What the website says:

DREAM DINNERS,
WHERE QUICK & HEALTHY MEALS
BECOME REALITY

What’s for dinner?
Do you ever come near the end of a busy day and wonder, “What’s for dinner?” At Dream Dinners we answer that question for you. Our monthly menu includes over 14 different recipes each month, along with additional pre-assembled dinners, sides, breads and desserts ready for purchase while in one of our stores. A wide variety of options means there are plenty of meal preparation choices to satisfy everyone in the family.

We provide everything you need to assemble delicious dinners from easy-to-follow instructions to fresh, pre-cut ingredients. Learning how Dream Dinners works is easy.

Service:

18 recipes, which guests choose according to their preferences, and then assemble all at once at Dream Dinners locations – only taking about an hour. In addition, guests can supplement their main meals by purchasing pre‐assembled frozen side dishes, desserts and breakfast menu items that complement each monthly menu.

Benefits:

Dream Dinners is perfect for keeping busy families together at dinnertime, with significant benefits including:

Saving Time

– all of the menu planning, prep work and clean up is taken care of by Dream Dinners, so guests simply assemble and go!

Saving Money

– food is purchased in bulk by Dream Dinners to pass savings on to the customer, plus there is no “unused” grocery waste for the home cook.

Eating Healthier – Dream Dinners uses low and no‐fat options wherever possible, and most dishes are between 135 ‐340 calories per serving.

Cost:

Guests make a minimum 36‐serving purchase to participate in a session. The average serving cost is $4.25.

Mission:

Dream Dinners is founded on a mission to bring families together at dinnertime. Food and families are at the heart of everything Dream Dinners does by providing guests all the ingredients they need for a great meal. Dream Dinners offers freedom from the hassles surrounding the planning and preparation of meals night after night, and allows families to come together at the end of day to eat a healthful meal as a family.

Right now they have a special a going on……ALL new customers get a FREE dinner. You will get 24 dinners for $75.

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REVIEW: 101 Things To Do With A Casserole

May 12, 2011 By Tabitha 1 Comment

I love to cook. I love to try new recipes and will try almost any recipe at least once. The meals around my house can be as simple as grilled cheese and a can of soup to more elaborate meals like Thai Noodle Salad, homemade Chicken Pot Pie with homemade crust and full blown roast chicken with all the trimmings. However, those meals can’t always happen I have three kids 6 and under and they keep me very busy throughout the day and elaborate meals are hard to make when my 17 month is pulling stuff out of the cupboards or trying to scale the dinning room table!

So that being said I often lean towards the easy one pot meals (aka the Casserole). 101 Things To Do With A Casserole is the perfect cook book for the busy family, with 101 recipes to choose from, (some needing only 3 ingredients!) you’re sure to find a recipe to please even the pickiest of eaters!

It’s been hard for me to try and pick a recipe or two to try because I tend to lean towards making everything from scratch and not using boxed crusts and such but I am looking forward to trying to alter some of the recipes with more homemade ingredients!

You can purchase a copy of 101 Things To Do With A Casserle by Janet Peterson from Gibbs Smith for $9.99.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book courtesy of Gibbs-Smith for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated, and all opinions are my own.