Tuesday Lose day....

Sounds so much worse after this weekend.  I think I would be more okay with no weight loss ( mind you no gain either and that may be due to the gym-ing every day last week) if the Patriots had won the Superbowl.  Alas, they did not and I ate my way thru 4 hours of football and ate away at the tons of leftovers.  Let me tell you, loss is not a dish best served reheated.  Blech.  The upshot is that I worked much of the said left overs into my meal plan for the week.
Zumba tonight to add some cardio- because it is NEEDED.


Well when one get's off track there is nothing left to do that get back on.  Here I go.... can someone give me a boost?  Those deviled eggs went right to my thighs.....uggh.

Menu Monday and Cleaning Too!

This week starts off a little bit on the sad side.....The Patriots lost the Super Bowl.Next to the Cowboys they are my favorite team. I'm not sure what happened but it was a good game till the end.

Big Y had a great sale this week so I was able to stock up on alot this week which was great since I only needed 10 things after doing my menu plan. I was able to use the extra money towards stocking up. As a bonus I also bought TAB!! I have not seen TAB in years.It is currently in the fridge chilling for Wednesday night when G comes over to watch Ringer.


Menu Plan 2/6-2/12


Monday-Parmesean crusted tilapia,green beans and ranch rice


Tuesday-Tomato basil chicken, butter noodles and peas

Wednesday- Kidgit night for myself and Isabella, leftovers for the hubby


Thursday-Chicken salad wraps and apple slices


Friday- Brazilian chicken stew in the crockpot for the hubby. Dinner at G's so I will be making strawberry oat bars for dessert.


Saturday-leftovers:)


Sunday-Chicken marsala, green beans and mashed poatoes

 Strawberry Oatmeal Bars from the Ree aka Pioneer Woman

Ingredients 

• 1 3/4 sticks salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing pan
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• One 10 to 12-ounce jar strawberry preserves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.

Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

This week my goal is to deep clean my bedroom and organize our closet.I'm not sure who has more shoes....Me or the Hubby....I need to get it under control and hopefully keep it that way :) I'm hoping that putting it out there it will make me more accountable. So next week when I do Menu Monday I will give a update and the goal for next week.Maybe I will be brave and post before and after pictures..maybe ?!?!

P.S I would love for someone to tell Gisele that you do not PRAY for personal gain.You pray for strength,healing,comfort and understanding. NOT that your husband wins a GAME! ( I will step down off my milk crate now)

Menu Plan Monday 2-6-2012

I am feeling very "Eyore-ish" this morning.  Despite disaster, the sun rises and life goes on.  I won't lie that I am thoroughly disappointed in my beloved Patriots, and this game could have been theirs had they just been a but sharper on the receivers.  I am trying desperately to hold to the ideal I had a week ago that win or lose they made it and some one has to go home without a trophy.  Unfortunately it is us today.  no good.

So here is my menu plan for the week.  Simple because I need to get rid of ALL this left over food.  YIKES.

Monday:  BBQ kielbasa with mashed potatoes and spinach

Tuesday:  Spaghetti and meatballs

Wednesday: Greek chicken thighs with lemon and potatoes with green beans
                     

Chicken with lemon -- Kotopoulo Lemonato
Ingredients
2 to 3lb. ready to cook, quartered Roaster 1/2 cup Butter juice of 1 1/2 Lemon 1/2 cup hot Water 2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon Pepper 5 Large potatoes quartered length wise
1 tbls oregano
Preparation
Saute chicken in frying pan in hot butter until golden on all sides; remove to 3 quart casserole.Add potatoes, pour over the strained lemon juice and water. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and oregano. Bake covered for 1 hour, or until chicken is tender, basting every 20 minutes. Remove chicken to heated platter; pour sauce over chicken.

Thursday: Hamburger Helper 

Friday:  Crockpot Lasagna - my Pinterest project

Saturday: Leftovers

Nothing exciting, but that's going to be the tone of the week.  I can only hope a good score from my coupon guy may lighten the mood.

PS.  Redtinis?  not terribly impressed...maybe we made them wrong.  Kateena and I added more liquid and by liquid I mean vodka, but nothing really to write home about.  hmmmm 




And if you don't like my menu you check out others at http://orgjunkie.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-612.html

Of Superbowls and Shopping

Friday is upon and so is the Super Bowl!  GO PATS!!!!!  This week was Kat's turn for dinner, she made a cheesy alfredo chicken bake that was tasty and hearty, very good.  I made something called Banofee Pie.... Good lord is it sweet..... like so sweet it is LUDICROUS!   Check it out.

This starts with a graham crust and then you pour in a can of Dulce de Leche, layer sliced bananas, another can of Dulce de leche and then top with whip cream and chocolate shavings..... OMG.  One piece could literally do you in...... so sweet.  So I made it, it was not food porn necessarily, but I am getting better.


We also reserve Fridays to watch one of our favorite shows- The Ringer- it just came back from hiatus and both of us are completely mystified...... WHAT IS SHE THINKING?!?!


We made out menu plan and shopping list for Sunday, turns out I had a lot of the stuff already- score!


Menu Plan : Super Bowl Sunday


Chili
Spinach Artichoke dip
Corn dip
Ham sliders
BBQ Keilbasa
Meatball Sliders
Chips
Black Magic cake
Soda
"red-tinis"
Beer 
Strawberry Champagne slushies




That's it- I have a raging headache from a busy sort of stressed day and possibly a toxic level of sugar in me right now.  Good thing I hit the gym every morning, because this pie was a pound packer on.


Good nights!  
wine

Good for a WHOLE Year!!!

Bella : Momma where is the Christmas tree??
Me: Its in the garage sweetie with all the Christmas decorations.
Bella: When can we put it up again??
Me: Next Christmas.
Bella: When is that??
Me:In about 11 months.
Bella:Then I can open presents, YAY...I LOVE PRESENTS!!
Me: Well, yes then you can open presents.But only if you are a good girl this year.
Bella: AWE, so I have to be good for a WHOLE year,thats NOO FUN!!

Tuesday Lose Day.... sigh

I am only down a pound this week.   I know it's still a down, and I know I did not visit the gym Friday or Saturday and ate A LOT of Kateena's buckeye brownies.  I guess this is a reminder that wanting to lose means the weight doesn't magically melt with no effort put in.

So back to the straight and narrow, which means eating well, just not eating it all.  Hopefully I can pick up the lost pound/time, somewhere in the next week, that wedding is getting closer faster.

I will not be the fat bridesmaid, I will not be the fat bridesmaid, I will not be the fat bridesmaid.

Menu Planning Monday...round 2!

Its 2:58 pm and I feel as though it is 2:58am!!! I suppose that is what happens when you start your day at 5am at the gym. Gretchen says it takes doing something for 21 days straight for it to become a habit so hopefully it will get easier.....I'm thinking next time we pick a habit its not something that has to be done at 5AM G...ya got that G!! . Alot has been accomplished and the oven is preheating for dinner so all is not lost...at least not yet anyway :)

Menu Monday 1/30-2/5


Monday- Roast , carrots ,broccoli and cheese rice


Tuesday- Honey sauced chicken,rice and broccoli(new crockpot recipe)


Wednesday-leftovers :)


Thursday-Beef pasta,corn and salad


Friday- Three cheese chicken bake, garlic toast and green beans


Saturday- leftovers :)


Sunday- Steak, rice,beans and carrot salad

Honey Sauced Chicken

Printable Version

3/4 pound chicken (of your choice)

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/8 cup chopped onion (or 1/16 cup onion flakes)

1/8 cup ketchup

1 Tbs. vegetable oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 3 hours or on high 1 1/2 hours. Chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce. Serve over rice or noodles.

To bake chicken as a 30 minute meal:

Dice chicken and season both sides with salt and pepper, place in 8x8 pan. Pour sauce over chicken and bake at 350 for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.

Serves 2.

 

Happy Monday!!