March 25 - March 31

• Sunday: Cuban-style (Turkey) Burgers 
• Yummy
• Monday: Gouda-Stuffed Cajun Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions
• Yummy.  I used Havarti and it wasn't as good as it was the first time with the gouda.
• Tuesday:  Out to dinner.  
• Wednesday: Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breast  with Slow Cooked Macaroni & Cheese
• Well, the chicken tasted good, but it sure didn't look like picture on the link.  Granted I did bake in the toaster oven, so it could be the issue.  It was tasty.  
• The Mac & Cheese needed more cheese and not cheddar....it was okay.  I'll keep working on it.  I also didn't cook the macaroni as directed on the package.  I cooked it for 5 of the 7 minutes.  I didn't want it to be over cooked after the 2 hours in the crock pot. 

• Thursday:  Pasta
• Friday: Leftovers
• Saturday:  
• Breakfast:  Waffle House Waffles- Copycat
• these are about the closest I've come to the best at home waffles....
• Dinner: Appetizers (while watching the UK vs UL game)

March 25 - March 31

• Sunday: Leftovers, sometimes you just have to clean the fridge out 
• Monday: Pasta with Roasted Garlic Sauce.  I screwed up the original recipe, so I had to move to plan B. 
  
• Tuesday: Buttermilk Waffles  courtesy of America's Test Kitchen
• These are better, but still not as crispy as I like.  I do like the lightness of these.  We will start playing with this recipe to try and get them crispier.  
• Wednesday: Roasted Garlic Chicken Pizza
• Thursday: Out to dinner, needed to use our Zaytun's Mediterranean Seize the Deal certificate before it expired (tomorrow). 
  
• Friday: Lasagna with Garlic Bread, dropping a pan off at a friends house who just had a new baby girl. Welcome Annabelle! 
• Saturday: Benihana Hibachi Meat with Benihana Fried Rice
• So it wasn't exactly like Benihana, but it was good.  I think the rice was missing something.  We didn't use the apples with the meat. 

March 18 - 24th

• Sunday: Burgers with Baked Oven Fries
• I made BBQ turkey burgers.  I grilled onions and added them to the ground turkey along with some BBQ seasoning, salt, pepper and a little olive oil to make sure they stay moist.  Then I added a tiny bit of leftover bacon and topped with bourbon apricot BBQ sauce and cheddar cheese.  These were yummy on the pretzel rolls.  
• The baked oven fries were good, but we still prefer the perfect french fries ones from The Pioneer Woman.  
• Monday:  Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers
• this was delicious!
• Tuesday:  Crispy Beef and Chorizo Tacos with Mexican rice 
• these were yummy! 
• Wednesday: Out to dinner
• Thursday: Chicken Parm
• Friday:  Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
• This was good.  I didn't put the 2nd round of cheese on top.  I added bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.  I think it needed the extra cheese.  
• Saturday: Garlic - Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops  with carrot risotto and spinach salad
• Yummy, as always!

Don't forget to also visit I'm an Organizing Junkie for more menu plans. 
Enjoy your week, Be thankful for your blessings both big and small, Love your family, and don't forget to play with your food!

March 11th - 17th

Welcome to a new week.  Can you believe this weather.  This week it is going to be in the 70s.  I'm a little worried what it is going to be like this summer. 

• Sunday: Steak Bites (beef tips) with Almost hands-free risotto with parmesan and herbs america's test kitchen with roasted asparagus 
• This was yummy and we will be using this method for risotto from now on.  Though we did not use the water or the wine in this recipe.  
• Monday:  Tried another waffle recipe, I still am not happy....
• Tuesday:  Chicken Philly Sandwich 
• Wednesday: Baked Shells with Pesto, Mozzarella, and Meat Sauce with spinach salad 
• You can use any type of noodle for this recipe.  I used jar sauce, but made my own pesto.   It looks a little funky.  I mean, come on, red & green mixed together....but it was yummy!
• Thursday: Went out to dinner with friends.  Wow, did the kids have fun together! So, did the adults....
• Friday: Leftovers
• Saturday: Slow Cooked Sweet Barbacoa Pork with Black Beans
• This was yummy!  A bit messy though.  I did make some changes to the recipe:  I didn't have tomato sauce (opps).  I had diced tomatoes; so I used the juice and some of the tomatoes.  I also didn't have a chipotle chile so I used dried chipotle pepper.  It was a sweet & spicy meal.  We really enjoyed this and will definitely head to the family favorite page. 
• TIP:  I purchased a 4.5 lb pork loin.  I then cut it in 1/2 and used for dinner.  I took the other 1/2 and sliced into 4 nice thick pork chops and 2 smaller ones for the little man & DH's lunch.  
• We had this for leftovers on Sunday lunch and heated it up in a pan.  We cooked all of the liquid out and it was even better!  I hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Don't forget to also visit I'm an Organizing Junkie for more menu plans. 
Enjoy your week, Be thankful for your blessings both big and small, Love your family, and don't forget to play with your food!

March 4th - March 10th

Hello Everyone.  I hope you all had a safe week and you safely made it through all of the wonderful "winter" weather we have had lately.  Last weekend we went to the Maple Festival, so there are a few items this week based on maple syrup.   We learned how to make maple syrup from The Sugarbush's Maple Festival.   

• Sunday: Pancakes
• We didn't have any AP flour, but little man was begging for pancakes so I used bread flour and it worked very well...we feel they were lighter than normal. 
  
• Monday:  Went to Chuy's so DH could have the "hot" sauce that they only have on Mondays. 
• Tuesday: Balsamic Maple Glazed Pork Chops
• So, time was not on my side tonight....with that being said I pan seared the pork chops and glazed the chops with maple syrup.  It was yummy.  I hope you try the recipe listed.  I know I will be soon. 
• Wednesday:BBQ Cheesy Chicken Aka Chili's Monterey Chicken
  • Alicia this one is for you!  These were yummy! 
• Thursday: Chicken Enchiladas with black beans 
• They were better than normal because I found a shop near the house that makes fresh corn tortillas at Super Corn Tortilleria (only open 4-7), 2 dozen for $1.25.  
• Friday: We had Hing Wang's Chinese for dinner due to I was preparing for the tornadoes early in the day and we were in the basement most of the afternoon and some of the evening.  So, we decided on take out. 
  
• Saturday: Pizza

Don't forget to also visit I'm an Organizing Junkie for more menu plans. 
Enjoy your week, Be thankful for your blessings both big and small, Love your family, and don't forget to play with your food!