Menu Planning Week 36

Menu planning is a great organizational tool and really helps beats the "What's for dinner?" rush. 

I find it almost essential to my daily quest towards CALM.

Join us at "I'm an Organizing Junkie" for Menu Plan Monday!

Monday- Happy Labor Day!
Cookout with my family.

Tuesday-

• chicken pot pie
• mashed potatoes

Wednesday-

• leftovers 

Thursday- 

• French Toast Casserole
• sausage links

Friday-

• Frozen pizza (Mama Cozzi's brand from Aldi's- about $2.50 each!) 

Saturday-

• Diet Coke Chicken (Recipe from "The Crock Pot Girls" on FaceBook, see below)
• rice 
• asparagus

Sunday-

•  Frito Texas Meatloaf  (this was on last week's menu, but we were invited to my dad's instead. So on to this week's menu!)
• Mixed vegetables
  

Diet Coke Chicken

4 chicken breasts 

one cup diet coke

one cup salsa 

Poor everything over chicken; set to low and cook til dinner time (8 hours). The chicken shreds and is tender and yummy.

A Woman of Grace- Art Journal Page

This art journal project was inspired by a quote I found on a blog post over at the Right Brain Planner. Check her out! Lots of good stuff about loving yourself, being creative, following your heart...sigh...

" A woman of grace knows that her strength comes from her journey. Thus, she journeys- even when she is weak". ~Teresa Jennings Robinson

Just so perfect for me and where I am in life right now, struggling with health issues and every day with its ups, downs, and unknowns. Yes, I am weak. Tired. Frustrated. 

But I journey.

Supplies

leftover pink computer paper

stamps- Unity, Verve, Prima

rub-ons- Fancy Pants Designs

vintage book

pieces from old magazines

Elmer's glue stick

Sharpie markers

Staz on Black ink

Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

Pink Bubblegum Glimmer Mist

photo mat from an old collage frame

office tag

I just LOVE collage, don't you?

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Baby Sarah- a Layout

Just a simple layout of my sweet niece. A birth picture and one of her at one year.

Using the current sketch from Sketchy Thursdays.
I traded the circles for rectangles and chose to put the photos over the grid instead of incorporating them into the 6-part design.

Products
Paper- My Mind's Eye, Fancy Pants Deisgns
Flowers- Prima
Ink- Staz on Timber Brown
Alphas- Scenic Route
Adhesive- Helmar Adhesive Runner and 450 Quick Dry

All products can be found at Scrap-Tastic.

Menu Planning Week 35

Menu planning is a great organizational tool and really helps beats the "What's for dinner?" rush. 

I find it almost essential to my daily quest towards CALM.
This week I don't have a full list, as I will be out of town for a couple of days.

Join us at "I'm an Organizing Junkie" for Menu Plan Monday!

Monday- (breakfast for dinner day)

• Breakfast Burritos with Fritos (This is a really basic recipe- I omit the ham, and add browned ground sausage, as well as chopped onions and green peppers. You can change it up as desired, but the Fritos really make a difference)
• Hashbrowns

Tuesday- 

• Lasagna, frozen (from Gordon Food Service)
• Garlic Bread

Wednesday-

• Fritos Texas Meatloaf (using the remaining chips from Monday) **NEW RECIPE**
• Veggie mix- broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
• Fresh tomato slices

Thursday-
Fast Food :( Hubs and I will be traveling out of town for my consultation at the Cleveland Clinic.

Friday-
Ditto.

Saturday-

• Tuna-stuffed Tomatoes **NEW RECIPE- see below**
• Corn on the Cob

Sunday-

• BBQ Pork Chops
• Crescent rolls
• Mashed potatoes   

Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes

4 large tomatoes

2 5oz. cans solid white tuna, drained

2 ribs celery, thinly sliced

2 Tbs. capers, roughly chopped

1 Tbs. olive oil

1 Tbs. red wine vinegar

salt and pepper

1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley

1. With a sharp knife, slice a very thin piece off the bottom and 1/4 inch off the top of each tomato. Scoop out seeds and pulp. Roughly chop pulp and tomato bottoms and place in large bowl.

2. Add the tuna, celery, capers, oil, vinegar, and 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper, toss to combine. Fold in the parsley.

3. Spoon the tuna mixture into the tomatoes.

Project 365: Week 34

Sunday- working hard on writing her play, based on the game Candy Land

Monday- my sister came over and set up a temporary craft area for my in the kitchen, since it's not easy for me to get upstairs to my craft room right now!

Tuesday- vines growing on my porch. Haven't decided if I should leave them or now.

Wednesday- Dusting day for my youngest!

Thursday- Gorgeous skies today!

Friday- Got some cute scrapping ideas while walking around Michael's with a friend tonight.

Saturday- Painting "Peanuts" magnets. Occupied them for almost an hour- a good buy at $1 from Michael's!

Friday Faves 8/26/11

As I am sitting at home on medical leave, I have had lots of web surfing time on my hands! 

Here are some of my faves from this week...

200 Pounds of Pride in a Bikini- Just how it sounds This girl has spunk!

Cute scrapbook title idea using transparencies and hand stitching.

It's almost Fall...my favorite time of year to use my Crockpot! Check out "Crock Pot Girls" on Facebook for some great recipes!

Great tips for meal planning and prep. I meal plan every week! I really like her idea about saving weekly menus for future use.

My crafty friend Janet made this cute little summer mini album.

One more food link... here is the recipe I used this week for homemade croutons. Super easy and yummy.

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Lily's Dance Recital- A Layout

 

My beautiful niece, all dressed up for her dance recital this past Spring. 

Love the texture and dimension on these brads!

Supplies

paper- Little Yellow Bicycle, Chatterbox

transparency- Hambly

die cut- My Mind's Eye

brads- Chatterbox and Creative Charms

alpha rub-ons- Prima

All supplies can be found at Scrap-tastic!

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