Last week was a little off and we didn't do so hot with the cooking at home. I worked auditions Monday and Tuesday so I ate Chick-fil-a one day and then brought leftovers from Kathy's the next. Wednesday Alan wasn't feeling well so I just ate what I could find. Thursday I went to a Pampered Chef party and ate yummy food there. Friday we went to Applebee's because Alan was feeling better and that's what he wanted. Saturday we had breakfast at a friends house and then I went to a wedding and ate there. Sunday we had lunch out with friends and then ate nothing else....and that was the week. This week I was determined to do better! So....
Monday - Spaghetti
Donna text and asked if I wanted to go to dinner, but I offered up a cheaper option. Spaghetti at our house. We used to eat spaghetti ALL the time (it's cheap, yummy, and has leftovers), but have gotten out of that. It was nice, however, to have a good pot of spaghetti with our good friend!
Tuesday - Pesto Chicken
This recipe is so easy a child could do it! Pesto sauce in the bottom of the pan, chicken on top of that, pesto on top of the chicken...and bake. Seriously. And it's soo good! We are having pasta salad to go with it.
Wednesday - Ham
We plan to go to church this night and the ham will be easy. I have carrots and parsnips to roast to go with it. I will likely eat before church and Alan will likely eat after.
Thursday - Leftovers
I will go to Kathy's (we may go to a movie!) and Alan will provide his own meal. :)
Friday - Leftovers/Frozen Pizza
I am going to a Women's Conference at my mom's church so Alan will have to eat leftovers or I have a frozen pizza he can eat. Or he could have a sandwich. I have to check with mom to see what I will have. If they are providing dinner I'll eat that. If not, I'll take a sandwich.
Saturday - The Big Enchilada
I have the conference in the morning and we MAY go to DSO on the Go at Stonebriar Community Church and so we may not have this. But if time permits I will make this yummy enchilada recipe from Pampered Chef that Alan likes. It even has cheese in it and he will eat it! It's a little more time consuming but the end result is worth it!
Sunday - Eat out and shop for next week!
PS - I lost 5 pounds last week! :)
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
A New thing in a New Year (no pictures...)
You guys...I just want to post this because we are proud of ourselves...
This week Alan and I have cooked at home every night. We've had fabulous meals with leftovers for Alan to take to work. I've stayed within my weight watchers points and my stomach hasn't been upset (except for little bits here and there...thanks a ton IBS).
Here's what we made...
Monday, January 12, 2015 - Tacos
Alan was finishing up his month and year end stuff at work and I had a meeting in Sherman, so we decided to go pretty quick and easy for dinner. I used ground turkey (I find I prefer it over the beef) and I forgot to pick up a taco seasoning packet, but I had some Tex-Mex rub (Pampered Chef spice) that I used instead. We had whole wheat tortillas, onions, salsa, sour cream and cheese for toppings and away we went. We made it, ate it, and cleaned it up in record time!
For the weight watcher type, it was 7 points for 2 tacos.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - Chicken Fried Rice
Nothing pressing to do at home tonight, other than clean up our room and closet -- those places become a mess soooo quickly! I'm planning to try a Pampered Chef recipe that I found in my stash of cookbooks. It actually calls for pork, but Alan and I both agreed, we prefer chicken. I don't think it will take too long to make and when I calculated points it was 8 per serving, but I'm thinking since it will have chicken instead of pork it might be less..I'll let you know! If we get everything cooked and cleaned up in the kitchen AND in our room, we might hang a few pictures. EEK!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - Shepherd's Pie
Truly a favorite in our house! I used ground turkey again. I browned it and added onions and frozen veggies. Then we added our 'Savoury Mince' packet that I picked up in Ireland (gonna have to get some more of that!) and let it simmer. Then put in my stoneware baker (Pampered Chef) and put mashed potatoes (just potatoes...no butter, no milk, no nothing....it's an Irish thing) and some cheese on my part (Alan won't eat it). Into the oven for a bit and VOILA, Shepherd's Pie. It was like 10 points for a HUGE serving and I couldn't finish it! I ended up with 2 points leftover for the day...
Thursday, January 15, 2015 -- Leftovers
This is one of my favorite nights of the week! This LeaAunt went to see her 9Peas (though only 7 were there...2 aren't home anymore)! We had a sausage, spinach, black bean, potato soup that was SOOOOO good. SO GOOD. I decided it was 10 points for that I ate and then I ate 2 oatmeal chocolate chip cherry cookies. I decided that were probably 3 ish, but that left me with a point....so I did what anyone would do...I ate another! :) Oh well, 2 points over is ok! Alan ate the leftover Shepherd's pie. After eating, Kathy and I get to girl talk the night away...I love this part of my week!
Friday, January 16, 2015 - Fajitas
We used to go out to eat on Friday nights and eat Fajitas at a Mexican food place in Sherman. This week I thought perhaps we could just make our own. We have some friends coming over because we are babysitting for them and they may eat with us before they go. I will make chicken fajitas in the microwave in 15 minutes. They will be juicy and yummy! We will use the same sides as earlier this week (based on our personal preferences). Then we will play with our friend for the night and all go to bed. I suspect that Alan and our little buddy will have donuts in the morning, but it is more likely that I will have oatmeal or a cereal bar. :)
Saturday, January 17, 2015 - Chicken Casserole
Tomorrow night we will have our wonderful friends, The Byrd's, over for dinner. When they come over we use our China (we only have 4 place settings so we each get one and we eat fancy. The menu may or may not be 'fancy' but it will be yummy! I am making our famous family recipe: Chicken Casserole. It's so easy (once you prepare the chicken) and SOOOOO yummy! I am going to ask Cynthia to bring a fruit salad and will likely do green beans to go with it. Then I don't know what I will do for a dessert. After dinner we will brew some tea and enjoy ourselves while drinking yummy teas!
Sunday, January 17, 2015 - Lunch out
I get an extra 49 points a week on top of my daily allotment. I'm down to 43 and will likely be at 40 by Sunday, but that's ok! Last week we ate at Cotton patch and I had like 55 points or something...crazy - but yummy! That said, we will eat out for lunch, wherever our little hearts desire. I will *try* to be good-ish. Then we will have leftovers or fruit smoothies for dinner. This is also when we will plan for next week and shop.
There ya have it -- a whole week of cooking...and I'm excited about what we can do for next week. I'm feeling a pot roast coming on....
This week Alan and I have cooked at home every night. We've had fabulous meals with leftovers for Alan to take to work. I've stayed within my weight watchers points and my stomach hasn't been upset (except for little bits here and there...thanks a ton IBS).
Here's what we made...
Monday, January 12, 2015 - Tacos
Alan was finishing up his month and year end stuff at work and I had a meeting in Sherman, so we decided to go pretty quick and easy for dinner. I used ground turkey (I find I prefer it over the beef) and I forgot to pick up a taco seasoning packet, but I had some Tex-Mex rub (Pampered Chef spice) that I used instead. We had whole wheat tortillas, onions, salsa, sour cream and cheese for toppings and away we went. We made it, ate it, and cleaned it up in record time!
For the weight watcher type, it was 7 points for 2 tacos.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - Chicken Fried Rice
Nothing pressing to do at home tonight, other than clean up our room and closet -- those places become a mess soooo quickly! I'm planning to try a Pampered Chef recipe that I found in my stash of cookbooks. It actually calls for pork, but Alan and I both agreed, we prefer chicken. I don't think it will take too long to make and when I calculated points it was 8 per serving, but I'm thinking since it will have chicken instead of pork it might be less..I'll let you know! If we get everything cooked and cleaned up in the kitchen AND in our room, we might hang a few pictures. EEK!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - Shepherd's Pie
Truly a favorite in our house! I used ground turkey again. I browned it and added onions and frozen veggies. Then we added our 'Savoury Mince' packet that I picked up in Ireland (gonna have to get some more of that!) and let it simmer. Then put in my stoneware baker (Pampered Chef) and put mashed potatoes (just potatoes...no butter, no milk, no nothing....it's an Irish thing) and some cheese on my part (Alan won't eat it). Into the oven for a bit and VOILA, Shepherd's Pie. It was like 10 points for a HUGE serving and I couldn't finish it! I ended up with 2 points leftover for the day...
Thursday, January 15, 2015 -- Leftovers
This is one of my favorite nights of the week! This LeaAunt went to see her 9Peas (though only 7 were there...2 aren't home anymore)! We had a sausage, spinach, black bean, potato soup that was SOOOOO good. SO GOOD. I decided it was 10 points for that I ate and then I ate 2 oatmeal chocolate chip cherry cookies. I decided that were probably 3 ish, but that left me with a point....so I did what anyone would do...I ate another! :) Oh well, 2 points over is ok! Alan ate the leftover Shepherd's pie. After eating, Kathy and I get to girl talk the night away...I love this part of my week!
Friday, January 16, 2015 - Fajitas
We used to go out to eat on Friday nights and eat Fajitas at a Mexican food place in Sherman. This week I thought perhaps we could just make our own. We have some friends coming over because we are babysitting for them and they may eat with us before they go. I will make chicken fajitas in the microwave in 15 minutes. They will be juicy and yummy! We will use the same sides as earlier this week (based on our personal preferences). Then we will play with our friend for the night and all go to bed. I suspect that Alan and our little buddy will have donuts in the morning, but it is more likely that I will have oatmeal or a cereal bar. :)
Saturday, January 17, 2015 - Chicken Casserole
Tomorrow night we will have our wonderful friends, The Byrd's, over for dinner. When they come over we use our China (we only have 4 place settings so we each get one and we eat fancy. The menu may or may not be 'fancy' but it will be yummy! I am making our famous family recipe: Chicken Casserole. It's so easy (once you prepare the chicken) and SOOOOO yummy! I am going to ask Cynthia to bring a fruit salad and will likely do green beans to go with it. Then I don't know what I will do for a dessert. After dinner we will brew some tea and enjoy ourselves while drinking yummy teas!
Sunday, January 17, 2015 - Lunch out
I get an extra 49 points a week on top of my daily allotment. I'm down to 43 and will likely be at 40 by Sunday, but that's ok! Last week we ate at Cotton patch and I had like 55 points or something...crazy - but yummy! That said, we will eat out for lunch, wherever our little hearts desire. I will *try* to be good-ish. Then we will have leftovers or fruit smoothies for dinner. This is also when we will plan for next week and shop.
There ya have it -- a whole week of cooking...and I'm excited about what we can do for next week. I'm feeling a pot roast coming on....
Thursday, January 8, 2015
{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}
Pretty:
Alan and I spent Christmas in Ireland with his Dad. One day we went to visit his mom's grave and I snapped this picture of Alan and his Dad walking outside of the Bennykerry (sp?) church. I know it's crooked, but I thought it was pretty!
The night before we left as we drove past this rock at the front of his Dad's neighborhood I thought it was pretty so I walked down and took a picture. As I was doing that I noticed how beautiful the sunset was so I snapped that too!
(Side note: most neighborhood's don't have street signs like we do. This is how they designate alot of areas.)
Happy:
Spending Christmas with Alan's family was wonderful. Different, but wonderful. I am so glad we snapped these pics with Vincent (his dad) and Collette (his Aunt - mom's sister) - they certainly make me happy! :)
(me, Vincent, Alan)
(me, Alan, Collette)
Bonus Happy:
I made these blankets for the boys for Christmas and they loved them! :)
Funny:
These pictures of Paul and Amy crack me up...
Paul was soooo excited about our New Year's eve party. It was rocking awesome...er...LOUD!
I honestly don't even remember why I took this one -- but it's funny!
Bonus funny:
At the house warming party...my 3 nephews plus my almost nephew all crowed on the guest bed around on device...
Real:
Christmas with my family was wonderful! We cried some, laughed lots, and enjoyed ourselves. When my mom was cleaning out my Grandmother's apartment she found the same check boxes Grandmother had been using for cash gifts our whole lives. She and Grandmother used the one last time. I now have it in my possession. We cried.
When Grandmother was in the hospital/rehab/hospice Mom and I started saying, "It is what it is....and that's all it is". It carried us through. So when I found this little sign I had to get it for her. We cried a little.
Lest you think all we did was cry -- the boys opened each gift exclaiming it's what they always wanted. Alan and I recieved gifts for the house and I gave Mom, Amy, and Allison Mini Rolls...and there was much rejoicing! :)
Bonus funny:
This is how I feel most days -- but I actually have to drag myself out of bed....sigh
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