Monday Menu Redo?

This weekend was beautiful! Saturday I helped some friends move, and you couldn't have asked for better weather. It was around 50 and not a drop of rain. Sunday proved to be even more beautiful, getting into the mid 50s. The hubs and I took a walk down to Tim Hortons just to soak up the warmth :)

Almost all the snow has melted from our yard now, but the forecast calls for more this week. Lovely.

It turns out that last week's menu wasn't so successful. Some weeks are just like that- unexpected plans come up, we get invited out to dinner, I don't get to grab groceries when I think I will. Last week was one of those week's when we had quite the fail at menu plan executing. Oh well! Nothing spoiled, and I plan to reuse some of the ideas for this week, hence the title :)

I also think I might start including some of my lunch plans with dinner. Tuesdays and Thursdays I pack lunch (and snacks), and the rest of the days I usually eat at home (ah the joys of working 5 minutes from home!) I got thinking that maybe it would keep me accountable to pack healthy and have more organized lunches when I am home, so here goes nothing!

Monday Lunch: Leftover sub and chex mix

Monday Dinner: Fried rice with broccoli, asparagus, and egg

Tuesday Lunch: Leftover pizza with peaches, granola bar, and oreos

Tuesday Dinner: Leftover fried rice

Wednesday Lunch: English muffin Chicken pizza

Wednesday Dinner: Meatball Subs (I'm doing beef rather than chicken) and a veggie side

Thursday Lunch: Easy mac with applesauce, granola bar, and chex mix

Thursday Dinner: Cheddar Jalapeño Sausages and baked potatoes

Friday Lunch: Avocado Bacon grilled cheese

Friday Dinner: Crock Pot French Onion Soup

I did end up making the pie bars this past weekend, but I forgot to photograph them! They were good, but not great. I don't know if I will make them again, but my father (the recipient of most of the pan) enjoyed them. I'm not sure if any baking will happen this week or not. Guess we will see!

Pinterest Finds

I found a few things this week that I pinned, but nothing really stood out as AMAZING. That's ok, that just means these are nice, dependable things, right?

Anyway, here's what I found:

A DIY face scrub with only 2 ingredients!

Source: number-2-pencil.com via Kim on Pinterest

I thought these baby shower invitations were just adorable

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Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies- these deserve a special occasion!

Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com via Kim on Pinterest

I know this sounds weird, but the hubs loves Dr. Pepper and March is his birthday month.

Source: pincookie.com via Kim on Pinterest

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (I could stop here and it would be good) Frozen Yogurt!

Source: tastykitchen.com via Kim on Pinterest

I have been feeling the sweet potatoes lately, so when I stumbled across this I knew it needed to be added to the "recipes to try" board! Maple Sweet Potato Hash

Source: iowagirleats.com via Kim on Pinterest

If there's anything I like better than cookie dough, its Oreos :) Oreo cake balls

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I love the tile on the corner of this kitchen

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I really like this outfit, but maybe not in these colors (all I see is bumblebee!?)

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WIP Wednesday

I finally feel like I have some good progress to show you guys this week. It probably helps that I didn't do a knitting post last week, and I stayed home sick last Thursday :) Anyway, we have some finished objects!

The first is my Dark and Stormy sweater, or as I named my project, the Dark and Plummy sweater. I am pretty happy with this sweater and really anxious to block it and weave in the ends so I can wear it!

I'll be sure to upload photos of it after it is blocked, maybe even of me modeling it!

My other FO is some socks I have been working on for MONTHS! These were my take along knitting for a while, so they only got worked on when I was out and about. I'm happy to say they are finished and will be given as a gift :) 

I'm happy with the way they turned out, and I hope they fit the recipient! Maybe these will get a modeled shot too :)

Reading is the same old textbooks. I did finish loading a new audiobook on my iPod, but there are a few on there I need to listen to, so we'll see if that happens soon!

This post is linked up with Ginny's Yarn Along. 

March Monday Menu!

I'm happy to report that the cold I had last week is 95% gone, leaving me to write corny post titles like this one :) I was still a little under the weather over the weekend, so I wasn't as productive as I could have been, but it was still good! The hubs and I stumbled across our photos from our trip to London and Dublin last summer, and spent some time reminiscing. It will be a few years before we go on another big trip like that, so for now we will look at the photos longingly :)

Anyway-  we need a menu!

Monday: Leftover Buffalo Chicken Pizza Sticks
Tuesday: Jalapeño and cheddar sausage with baked potatoes
Wednesday: Our anniversary! I'm thinking we are going to eat out :)
Thursday: Meatball subs and roasted asparagus
Friday: solo meal! Either something quick or dinner out :)
Saturday: Solo meals all day! I think I'll make Crockpot French Onion Soup to have on hand to eat during the weekend. I also want to make an avocado bacon grilled cheese sandwich, maybe this is lunch?
Sunday: I'll probably make a wrap out of leftover veggies for lunch, and dinner with the hubs will be subs and wings!

I also plan on baking some cherry pie bars this weekend. I meant to make these last weekend, but the pan I needed was at my parents house and I didn't get over there to pick it up until Sunday. I also might bake a new recipe- not sure yet, but my sweet tooth has been in full force!

Pinterest Finds

Sorry about missing the Wednesday WIP post- the cold I mentioned on Monday? TOOK OVER. I felt so terrible I stayed home from school yesterday and only moved off the couch when I had to. I'm better today, but still not great. Hopefully after the weekend I'll be back to normal!

Anyway, I do have a few pins from this week (one of the things I could handle yesterday was clicking!) so here's what I found.

I found this hairstyle and thought it would be great for something a little different.

Source: joybx.com via Kim on Pinterest

Spinach Aritchoke bites- like the dip but in its own container!

Source: parkhouselove.com via Kim on Pinterest

Mmmm I have made cookies stuffed with oreos, but these sound just as good (if not better)!

Source: number-2-pencil.com via Kim on Pinterest

I'm not a big fan of red sauce, but this combo just looks so good.

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I only had tuna casserole for the first time last year, and it's not too bad! This is a lightened up version similar to green been casserole.

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I love stove top, so any recipe that says "stuffing" needs to be made!

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This is not something we would normally make for dinner, but it sounded so good and I think it will be great as the weather is starting to warm up!

Source: pinchofyum.com via Kim on Pinterest