Menu Planning: 1-24-2010

Inspiration for this week’s menu comes from the 5 Ingredient Recipes feature on CL’s website as well as our new CL cookbook: Cooking Light’s Way to Cook (bought for only $16 at Costco!) Sunday: Black bean pork and zucchini stir fry with jasmine rice (8 WW points per serving) Monday: Mushroom-herb chicken with mashed potatoes [...]

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Meal Plan Monday: Jan. 11, 2010

It has been forever since I participated in MPM, but it’s a good habit to get into!  This week I am trying 2 new recipes from the new issue of Cooking Light.  I will blog about the recipes myself after we’ve made them!  Have a great week! Monday- pot roast w/potatoes and carrots (6 WW [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (May 5, 2008)

Well things are starting to be a little less crazy around here. We have a routine with the dog and I’m no longer an anxious mess, so cooking and eating are actually appealing again I haven’t found any new recipes to try this week but stop in on Tuesday to see my latest TWD baked [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (April 21, 2008)

Not trying many new recipes this week, decided to stick to what I know to save time. Monday night my new cooking club is meeting for the first time, I’m excited! It’s basically just a group of other newlyweds that want to learn new skills and figure it’s cheaper to teach each other than take [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (April 14)

I am optimistic that I will spend more time in the kitchen this week actually cooking our meals instead of scrounging around or ordering take-out! I’m also optimistic that spring weather will return here in Kansas and we will have NO MORE SNOW until at least November. One can only hope! As always I will [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (April 7, 2008)

Well another week begins, I have been so busy over the weekend I haven’t had much time to plan out meals, but fortunately 2 nights are already taken care of, and we’ll probably get carry-out on Friday night so I only have to plan 2 meals Nice! Monday: Cooking Light’s hearty lasagna (8 WW points) [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (March 31, 2008)

Perhaps against my better judgment I am trying a couple of new recipes from my WW cookbooks this week. I hope they turn out better than the others I’ve tried recently! I hate hit or miss cookbooks. I have really lacked the desire to be in the kitchen recently, this usually happens after a month [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (March 24, 2008)

This is a big week for me! I turn 24 on Wednesday. Tyler and I are going to PF Changs on the Plaza to celebrate, I can’t wait for those chicken lettuce wraps! Tyler has never been before, hopefully he’ll enjoy it as much as I do! I tried to choose meals this week that [...]

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Menu Plan Monday (March 17, 2008)

Well this week I turn to the tried and true recipes of my fellow food bloggers for inspiration. I needed a break from the fickle cookbooks that keep leading me astray! I’m trying 3 new recipes this week, more than usual, but I have high hopes! I’ll report back after I’ve tried them out Monday: [...]

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Menu Plan Monday Mar.10, 2008

Monday: Mexican Lasagna (don’t know points value) and Broccoli-Cheddar and Potato Soup 5 WW pts (not served together, the soup is for my lunches this week and the Mexican lasagna is for Tyler’s) Tuesday: new recipe! Shiitake Mushroom and Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza 6 WW pts Wednesday: new recipe! Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pork 4 WW pts [...]

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