Menu Plan 12/12-12/18

Monday-We had chili tonight

Tuesday- Friendship Casserole (I never got to this a few weeks ago)

Wednesday-Grilled Pork Chops

Thursday-????

Friday- Chicken and Brown Rice Soup

Saturday-????

Sunday-????

I am looking for new recipes to try so when I figure out what I am making on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday I will update :)

Menu Plan 11/28-12/3

So I thought I was going to have leftover ham and turkey to make meals from this week, but it is all already gone! It must have been really good!

Monday-Steaks with green beans and corn pudding/casserole

Tuesday-Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup (Recipe and Photo from Mama Loves Food)

Wednesday-Chicken Fajitas with rice and beans

Thursday-Friendship Casserole(one for now,one to freeze)(Recipe and Photo from Newlyweds Blog)

Friday- Cristian's 6th birthday so I will let him decide what he wants to eat, I will be making him a cake also! Cristian with our new puppy Smokey!

Saturday- Chicken and brown rice soup

Sunday-Leftovers

I am linking up to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday

Taco Soup

When the weather gets cool every year I always make Taco Soup, it is one of my favorites and it is so easy to make! I made it today and the kids were so excited to eat it, both of my boys had 3 bowls each!

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground meat, cooked and drained

1 can rotel tomatoes

1 can whole kernal corn, drained

1 can pinto beans or black beans, rinsed (I have used both and they are both good)

1 packet dry ranch dressing mix

1 packet taco seasoning

About 2 cups of water

Add all ingreidents to crockpot and mix well, cook 6 hours on low. Yep thats it, so easy!

This is with no toppings

Taco Soup is good with rice, fritos or crackers and I top mine with shredded lettuce, avacodos, and cheese. There are many other toppings you could put on it! I also read somewhere that whatever is left is good in tortillas just drain the juice!

See more yummy recipes at Newlyweds Blog

Menu Plan Monday!

So I have been struggling lately to get my menu planning done. Do you menu plan? If so what do you do to make it easier? I have a hard time coming up with what I want throughout the week and when I do plan it all out something always comes up and it changes. But anyways enough procrastinating, I am doing it this week!

Sunday-We had Chicken fajitas with guacamole, spanish rice and refried beans!

Monday- Taco Soup with leftover rice or fritos

Tuesday- Chicken Fried Steak, okra, mac and cheese

Wednesday-Sausage Spaghetti, salad, corn and garlic bread

Thursday- Leftovers

Friday- ?

Saturday-Finger foods, maybe grill something-we are having friends over

I am linking up to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday!

Thankful Thursday

Time for another Thankful Thursday and this week I want everyone to know how THANKFUL I am for my hubby. He is my rock, my strength, my support and most of all he is my best friend. I am THANKFUL for everything he does for me and the kids. He works long hard hours but I am THANKFUL that he still takes the time to be with the kids and interact with them daily.I am THANKFUL for everything he has provided our family with. I am also THANKFUL that we have such an awesome relationship.

I Love him so much and I am THANKFUL he is a part of my life!

What are you THANKFUL for? Go check out Lead Me to see what others are THANKFUL for and share with us what you are THANKFUL for.

Thankful Thursday-Week One

I know I am a little late but I think it is a good post, plus I have been working like crazy this week, I have worked about 84 hours since last Friday and I am THANKFUL that I have a job and I will have extra money to go towards Christmas. Since I have been working so much my MIL stayed this week at my house to help with the kids and I am THANKFUL for that. Last Thursday the school nurse called and said she thought Cristian may have a staph infection, I am THANKFUL he did not. I am THANKFUL for my family and friends.

So what are you Thankful for? Share with us and link up over at Lead Me

Pumpkin Muffins

I have been ready for fall for a few weeks now and it seems the weather may be deciding it is time too. Last week we were still in triple digit weather and this morning it was cool enough to open the windows, so I am enjoying fresh air and the sound of birds chirping. Fall to me is a time to celebrate Pumpkins (and many other things) so I decided to make Pumpkin Muffins last week.

This recipe came from Joanna at This Southern Girls Nest, she was a guest blogger at Random Thoughts of a SUPERMOM and that is where I found this wonderful recipe. She made a loaf of bread and a few muffins, I made all muffins and I used Splenda instead of sugar. My muffins turned out very dense and they were super yummy!

All the ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 tsp cloves (I used pumpkin pie spice because I did not have cloves)
2 tsp cinnamon
3 cups sugar ( I used about 1/2 cup Splenda)
1 cup butter
3 eggs
16oz can pumpkin puree {not the pumpkin pie blend}

What do you do:
Combine the sugar…butter and eggs in a large bowl. Cream them together.
Add the pumpkin and mix until combined.
Toss in your cinnamon and cloves.
Add 1 cup of flour at a time letting the mixer combine one completely before adding the other.
Add to your greased loaf pans {2} or to your muffin cups. Or both. We always make one loaf and 12 muffins.
Bake at 350 degrees. Now if your doing the loaf you’ll bake it for an hour. If your doing muffins..you’ll bake at 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Baby Girl even helped :)