Menu: January 20

Another week of mostly 80+ temps in sunny Orange County.   I’m praying for rain… and putting soup on my menu to try and remind me it is actually winter. Here’s whats cooking this next week: Monday:  Giada’s California Chili Tuesday: Family Night Wednesday: Lasagna Thursday:Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup Friday: Spinach Tortellini & Salad … Continue reading →

Menu Plan: September 16

Menu Plan: Chicken & Bean Burritos & Green Smoothies Family Night Chili, Bread & Roasted Green Beans Chicken Risotto with veggies  Baked Potato Soup (The weather forecast is for a high of 79… time to break out fall recipes?!) Spicy Chicken Pasta Pizza Night

Menu Plan: July 14

Sunday : Pizza Monday: BBQ Chicken Salad  & Beans Tuesday: Train Station Ruby Wednesday:  Black Bean & Chicken Tortilla Bake (our own Diary-free version) Thursday: Chili Friday: Pesto Chicken Sandwiches Saturday: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Extras: Salsa

Menu Plan: July 8

I forgot how much I love Menu Planning! With the heat, working, busy lives and throwing working on  VBS into the mix, it’s been so good to be back on track! No 4pm Dinner Rush Madness… No Last minuet Grocery Runs, or aimless grocery trips,  or In-N-Out runs because I just don’t know what to … Continue reading →

Menu Plan: July 1

Birthday Week! Summer is in full swing here in Orange. I’m already melting, and it’s only day 2 of this wretched heat. Thank goodness we have BBQ’s and Birthday week and can avoid a lot of cooking! Monday – Greek Tortellini Salad Tuesday – Taco Tuesday Wednesday –  Shepard’s Pie Thursday –  4th of July … Continue reading →

May Menu Plan

Week 1: M: BBQ Chicken, Potatoes & Salad W:  Taco bake TH: Beef Samosas F: Spaghetti S: Sweet Pork Tacos {Cinco De Mayo Dinner} Week 2: M: Chili W: Mrs. Torok’s Southwest Chicken & Spinach with Mashed Potatoes TH:   Left overs &   Green Chili Egg Dish {Breakfast Potluck at Church} F: Taquitos & Rice … Continue reading →

Menu Plan: March 25

{Weelcious Chocolate Grahams} Spaghetti & Meatballs Mexican Pizzas Black & White Chili Easter Dinner Potatoes Extras: Sourdough Bread & Chocolate Grahams

Pantry Tuscan Chicken Soup

This week has gotten away from me and I haven’t had a moment to sit down and menu plan. I saw this recipe floating around Pinterest for Tuscan Chicken Soup and it looked delish….  I tweaked it a bit to fit a quick post walk dinner and what we had in the pantry! And everyone … Continue reading →

Cinnabon Cinnamon Cake

For Isaac’s Birthday Breakfast I made this Cinnabon Cinnamon Cake! We had it for Christmas and it was a huge hit. It is seriously the easiest thing ever, and only takes 20 min in the oven! This is everything I love about Cinnamon Rolls, with no rolling out the dough, no fat ends and hard … Continue reading →

Polenysian Pile Up {Bombay Dinner} Recipe

Polynesian Pile-Up is one of my all time favorite dinners. It’s a great dinner for everyone since it’s Chicken and Rice with pick your own toppings! Ingredients for Creamy Chicken: 1 Rotisserie Chicken (or about 2 pounds of Chicken Thighs or Breasts) chopped or shredded into desired size 1/4 chopped onion 6 Tbsp Butter 6 … Continue reading →