Menu Plan Monday--July 26th--Late Edition

* The computer was being a bugger and I was having trouble even getting to the computer** Better late than never!

This heat has ruined my motivation.  Right now, I need motivation.  We are going on a road trip in two weeks and my to-do list just got longer!

I'm scrapping my July meal plan and simply trying to empty out the freezer food  in the next couple weeks.

This weekend I could not even think about turning on the oven.

Here's what we munched on all weekend long---

Some friends gave us beautiful (and really delicious) tomatoes and a watermelon!

I made hummus, a tomato, onion & cucumber salad, and egg salad pitas.  We ended Sunday with BLT's topped with avocado.  It was all fresh and cold.  Just what a heat wave calls for!

Okay, so the computer is still being a bugger and I cannot get these pictures in the right place.  You get the picture right?  Also, baby is pulling on my dress.



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Square Foot Gardening Update # 16 July 24

Yesterday I had quite a scare in the garden.  I found tomato horn worms on my tomato plants.  Still makes me shiver to even think about them!  I won't even gross you out with another picture.  Read the post here.

We are combating them in the following ways--

• My dear, brave, husband is picking them off at my command (love you honey!)
•  Horn worms don't like cornmeal--it makes their stomach explode.  Cornmeal is all over the plants.
• I sprayed the dish soap solution on all my plants too.  I heard adding vegetable oil to the solution helps too.

We will see what happens.  My husband took a couple off this evening and said that he thought the cornmeal was doing it's job.  (Yay! Clap!)

In other news, we have actually enjoyed lots of tomatoes!  We also finished up the green bean plants.

After reading about harvesting pumpkins I decided three pumpkins that were taking over the back yard were ready to be picked. 

I'm actually thinking of planting more pumpkins in an area where they won't be such a nuisance. 

I'm doing a lot of cleaning up the yard right now and just trying to survive the heat.  It is very hard to stay outside for long.

I'm in the process of re-planting green beans too.  I also plan to plant lettuce and spinach in mid-August and hope for the best! 

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Square Foot Gardening Emergency--WHAT IS THIS??????????

I know I should be braver than this.  I know I should see interesting things in my garden and just marvel over nature. 

Let's face it--I'm not going to ever do that.  I want to see growing fruits and veggies. 

Today I saw this--

Oh my--its looks like it is from the age of the DINOSAURS.

What is this.  Please help!  This indoor girl can't take this!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's on Your Plate Wednesday

Yup, I said I was going to keep it real right?

Daddy was gone, I was tired,  so we ate out.

There you have it.

Cupcake Mommie took a break.

Hoping it will bulk up my energy for the next few days!

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Menu Plan Monday--July 19th

I'm having fun being creative with all the bits and pieces of meals in our freezer.  


Whoo-Hoo--I'm deviating from a plan!

Did I mention we have lots of chicken in the freezer?  I'm going to need to get really creative in that department.

I think the best use of our chicken this week was grilled chicken quesadillas.   We took a leftover peppers and sauteed them along with freezer grilled chicken and cheddar cheese and threw them in a tortilla.  The result was delicious and used up leftovers!

Here's what we knocked off our list this week--

1. Grilled Chicken Quesadillas with Farmer's Market Veggies
2. Angel Hair Pasta with Grilled Chicken
3. Breakfast--Banana Bread Waffles
4. Turkey and Red Bean Burritos 
5. Grilled Hamburgers
6. Chicken Philly Boats
7. Anniversary Take Out and Mac and Cheese for the Kids :)

Here's the plan for this week--

1. Breakfast (Oatmeal Pancakes)
2. Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad
3. Chicken Bacon Subs
4. Hamburgers
5. Pool Picnic--Chicken Salad
6. Pizza (use some chicken!)
7. Meatball Subs

What are you cooking this week?  Any good chicken recipes to share?

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What's on Your Plate Wednesday

Jessica over at Good Cheap Eats is now hosting a "What's On Your Plate Wednesday" to promote conversions among good eaters.

Well, I'm all about that!

As much as possible, I am going to participate with exactly what is on our plates on Wednesday.

I can plan a good plan y'all, but it does not always happen.  Life happens much faster!

Tonight's menu--Breakfast for Dinner


These Banana Bread Waffles were divine!  The texture was soft, very much like banana bread.  They had a mild sweet taste and were delicious drizzled with agave.  Topped with fresh local peaches and blueberries make them even better.

I often make breakfast for dinner when I am running low on my freezer stash of breakfast goodies.


So, What's on Your Plate This Wednesday?

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Menu Plan Monday--July 11th

This week is our wedding anniversary so we might try to fit in something special at some point.

We'll see when we can fit it in!

It has been TOO hot for pool picnics, but I think we'll do sandwiches at home at least once this week.  We have to be at the pool in the mornings this week for swim lessons so we won't be returning in the afternoon for dinner either.

Here's what happened last week--

1.  Grill Hamburgers
2. Grilled Chicken Wraps
3. Pizza
4. Grilled Chicken with Pasta and Tomatoes
5. Earth fare--(Kids eat Free on Thursdays)
6. Hummus
7. Meatballs and Marinara w/Brown Rice

I did pretty well. we ended up getting more boneless chicken on sale and we grilled it all up and froze more. It was YUMMY!





Here's what is on tap for this week--

1. Earth fare (Kids Eat Free on Thursdays)
2. Beef Enchiladas
3. BLT's
4. Breakfast
5. Turkey and Red Bean Burritos
6. Chicken Salad Sandwiches
7. Chicken Philly Boats

I'm planning to do some batches of shredded chicken this week so I'll use some of that for dinner too.

I wonder if we'll eat all of this food.  It seems like a lot!

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