May Menu

A little late on sharing this?  Yes, I am.  Here's what we are eating this month!





Grilling:

Grilled pork chops with Lawry's Steak & Chop Marinade.  You must use this, its great!
Grilled chicken salad - I marinade my chicken in Kraft Zesty Italian.
Balsamic Rosemary Steak Kabobs
Good ole steak
Skinny Pineapple Grilled Pork Chops
Fish, fish fish!  Salmon, tuna steaks, and tilapia





Sides:

My husband is a pasta salad freak.  Though I'm steering clear of pasta for a while I'll totally whip up some for the kids and the hubby.
Grilled or roasted asparagus with or without mushrooms
Corn on the cob
Basic side salads
Quinoa/Brown Rice blend
Green Beans (major staple and good for my doggie too)

Sweet tooth:

I see a cheesecake in my future
Skinny MOm's 4 Ingredient Strawberry Banana Ice Cream (vegetarian, gluten free)



Breakfast:

I do protein smoothies for breakfast but Sundays are cheat days.....
Waffles with berries and greek yogurt
Skinny muffins made with a cake mix and can of fruit


Drinking:
Vodka with Diet Tonic for a special treat (2 shots and 6oz of tonic)
Fruit infused water
Unsweet tea

Dinner Slump!

One thing I have been struggling with lately is dinner.  I have been super busy and on a new schedule so my love of cooking has really fell to the wayside.  I also feel that when I've made anything its been an old go to and nothing fun or different.  (How do we say....meatloaf?)

So on Friday (my day off from preschool and my day to do all things housewifey) I went to Pinterest to help battle this new found slump of meal planning.

The Pin That Pulled Me In!

I found a TERRIFIC website.  I totally recommend this site to any human being who needs food ideas for any meal and pretty much any diet out there!!!

Stockpiling Moms!  These women have got their stuff together!  The website is perfect and the ideas are endless.

I immediately went to the Crock Pot section.  I'm pulling that bad boy out with pride this week.

Here are the meals I'm planning on making for the week of September 2nd!

1.  Not for the crock pot- Chicken Fajita Pizza

2.  Crock pot - Ranch Pork Chops (which only calls for three ingredients!)

3.  Crock pot - Lasagna (I know a lot of people make this, I never have but wanted to try it out)

4.  Crock pot - Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches (ok an old favorite!)

Of course my goal with every dinner is that we have enough for the hubby to take to work the next day and if the Diva loves it enough she'll find it in her lunchbox too.  

I made my grocery list and luckily the ingredients for these meals somewhat overlap.  Since I shop Aldi I should save even more $$$.

Hope this helps ya out as you plan your meals as well.