Meal Plan: First Week of 2009

Well here is my menu plan. I guess late is better than never this week. I am still struggling with how to cook healthy, simple, frugal meals for my family. I have been researching buying local produce, dairy and meats lately. I will write another post on that, but this is one of my hot topics for the moment. It is not as easy as you would think to know exactly where your food comes from. If you are buying locally please leave me a comment with any tips for me as I try to provide local foods for my family.

Menu Plan

M: Open faced Cheeseburgers on homemade bread, salad, sweet potato fries
T: Chicken cacciatore over brown rice *this is a wonderful almost one pot meal where the veggies are in the main dish so no side dishes
W: Make your own cornmeal crusted pizzas, loaded with veggies
TH: Frozen Meal (this is my third day on at work…I need a little reprieve)
F: Homemade soup, salad and bread
S: Hubby is cooking (I am going out with the girls to celebrate a friend’s birthday)
S: Main Course will be some sort of salad with chicken thrown in for protein

Meals for the last week of 2008

This is a simple meal plan for the week because I really didn’t know what to serve. I am still recovering from all the holiday festivities. I have no appetite for anything, which makes meal planning difficult. I am just trying to keep it simple, mostly healthy, inexpensive and kid friendly.

Meals for the last week of 2008
Sunday: Pizza and salad with family
Monday: Left over buffet night
Tuesday: Some kind of salad as the main course
Wednesday: Something special for New Year’s Eve. I just don’t know what. Growing up my family would have appetizers all night as we counted down the hours and minutes to the new year.
Thursday: Chicken cacciatore served with brown rice and a dinner salad
Friday: Soup and salad with homemade bread
Saturday: A freezer meal

Sugar Cookie Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

This has to be one of my favorites. I just love this little number from Grosgrain. It is darling. I bet Big A would love it too. What a wonderful little after Christmas present it would make. Please head on over to Grosgrain and enter to win this little frock for a little girl in your life.

Sugar Cookie Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Isn't this adorable? I just love this little dinner party dress from Grosgrain. Please check out her contest at her website. She is amazing and this is a stunning little dress that you could win for a little girl close to you. I would love to see Big A in it. :)

Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Recital Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Please go over to Grosgrain and checkout her newest give away, this gorgeous little recital dress. I just love her creations. I keep blogging about them, thinking that I will either win one day or get up enough motivation to start sewing myself...neither have happened yet. :) Here is the link.
Recital Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Addicted to Feist Sesame Street 1234

A few days ago we were watching Sesame Street (the greatest kids program on TV) and Feist was on their sing this song. We already loved their original song, but this one was perfect for my daughter to sing, dance and of course count to four to. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have. I am not sure if I pasted this in right, so hopefully it works.




Feist Sesame Street 1234 Lyrics

One, two, three, four
monsters walking 'cross the floor
I love counting, counting to the number four

Oh you counting, counting with me
to one less than five, and one more than three

Oh, Oh, Oh, we're counting to four
Oh, Oh, Oh, let's count some more

One, two, three, four
penguins that went by the door
I love counting, counting to the number four

I see four here, I see four there
favorite number, nothing can compare

Oh, Oh, Oh we're counting to four
Oh, Oh, Oh let's count some more

One, two, three, four
chickens just back from the shore
I love counting, counting to the number four

Oh, Oh, Oh we're counting to four
Oh, Oh, Oh lets count some more

One, two, three, four
chickens just back from the shore

One, two, three, four
penguins that went by the door

One, two, three, four
monsters walking 'cross the floor

balm balm balm balm (repeat 2x)
Ohhh
counting to four
Ohhh (repeat 2x)
counting to four (repeat 3x)

Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!

She has done it again. The blogger Grosgrain has another darling give away for little girls. Isn't this set just too cute for words? I am hoping that I can win it for Big A. I am not sure why I keep trying. I am not really lucky when it comes to these things, but it is still fun to try I guess. Please check it out and enter to win. Even if you don't have a little girl you have to know someone who is between the ages 2 and 4 to give it to. :)
Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!