Leftovers . . .

Friday - beef tenderloin and twice baked potatoes (my Mom and Mindy cooked)
Saturday - ham and pasta skillet dinner
Sunday - beef, rice, vegetables
Monday - ham and cheese sliders
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - cheesy ham and broccoli crescent braid
Thursday - breakfast

Merry Christmas!

Friday - pizza
Saturday - rice, beans, and cheese skillet
Sunday - hawaiian haystacks,
Monday - (Christmas Eve) pupusas, curtido, tres leche cake
Tuesday - (Christmas Day)
breakfast/lunch - scones?, scrambled eggs
dinner - ham, cheese potatoes, jello, salad, rolls
Wednesday - breakfast casserole
Thursday - (braces ON day for Bentley and Maxwell) tomato soup, open face cheese sandwiches

budget meals? - we'll see (an experiment)

Friday - pizza
Saturday - bean burritos
Sunday - (splurge) BBQ Pork sandwiches, cole slaw
Monday - chili beans and rice
Tuesday - macaroni and cheese
Wednesday - baked potato bar
Thursday - spagetti

Friday - pizza
Saturday - rice, beans, and cheese skillet  creamy chicken and rice soup for Ruby's birthday, cupcakes
Sunday - (splurge) beef stew, rolls Mike and Jenny are cooking!
Monday -  potato soup
Tuesday - orchiette and proscuitto
Wednesday - (crockpot - piano recital) hawaiian haystacks
Thursday -  spagetti

December!

Friday - Relief Society Dinner for John and me, something easy for the kids
Saturday - pizza, broccoli
Sunday - tortellini sausage soup, sour dough bread
Monday - creamy chicken and rice soup, rolls, fruit
Tuesday - skillet macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit
Wednesday - sloppy joes, potato chips
Thursday - cheese enchiladas or bean burritos

Where has November gone?

Saturday - date night, something easy for the kids
Sunday - lunch - Thanksgiving leftovers take 2
              dinner - chicken tortilla soup, nachos
              dessert - spice cake
Monday - ravioli's tortellini lasagna, broccoli
Tuesday - pizza, ? Tucanos
Wednesday - chili beans and rice (crock pot?) creamy green chili chicken enchiladas
Thursday - chicken pot pie flautos from costco
Friday - tortellini sausage soup  Relief Society Dinner for John and me, easy something or other for the kids

Thanksgiving

Friday - classic tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday - corn dogs or frozen pizza (then a magic show)
Sunday - creamy green chile chicken enchiladas
Monday - pizza
Tuesday - chili beans and rice meat pies and fruit salad (leftover from Bentley's class feast)
Wednesday - out? for John and me? something easy for the kids refried bean burritos (date postponed till Saturday)
Thursday - turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls
Friday -  chicken tortilla soup

It snowed! (again)

Friday - John and I are going out with friends. The kids will have chipotle chicken flautos from Costco.
Saturday - Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla Pie (and cooking extra chicken to freeze)
Sunday - beef stew, rolls
Monday - shells with ham and peas
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday -  corn dog muffins, homemade macaroni and cheese
Thursday - hawaiian haystacks

Welcome November (and welcome home John)!

Friday - Texas Road House at the school fun night
Saturday - rice, beans, and cheese skillet with tortilla chips
dessert - double chocolate zucchini bread
Sunday - potato soup and bacon
Monday -  fish tacos
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - corn chip casserole
Thursday - breakfast/leftovers

Happy Halloween!

Friday - blt's, tomato soup
Saturday - Dr. Who Dinner (Mindy)
Sunday - creamy swiss cheese chicken bake, rice, veggies, fruit
Monday - make-your-own mini-pizza's with biscuit crust
Tuesday - Spaghetti Pie (trying this version)
Wednesday - eating out with Pa!
Thursday - crepes, strawberries, whipped cream

Grandma Chapple's Chili Con Carne

1 1/2 cups red chili beans or 2 1/2 cups (20 oz) kidney beans
1 large onion, sliced
1 chopped green pepper
1 lb ground beef
3 1/2 cups tomatoes (27-29 oz)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
3 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 - 2 TBSP chili powder

Soak chili beans overnight. Cook in boiling, salted water until tender. Brown onion, green pepper, and meat. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer 2 hours, adding water if necessary. Add beans; heat thoroughly. Serves 6.

Pumpkinland Or Bust

Friday - post Pumpkinland dinner - homemade pizza (bbq chicken pizza?)
Saturday - rice, beans, and cheese skillet
Sunday - Grandma C's chili, corn bread
    dessert- apple pudding cake with cinnamon butter sauce
Monday - oriechiette and prosciutto
Tuesday - pizza (roll?)
Wednesday - bean burritos taco time style
Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese

October in Earnest

Friday - Hearty Chicken Gnocchi Soup, rolls
Saturday - birthday dinner for Grandma H (post BYU game)
Sunday - pot roast, mashed potatoes, biscuits
Monday - korean beef, rice, fruit
Tuesday - pasta al forno
Wednesday - Hawaiian Haystacks
Thursday - leftovers/breakfast

Holding out for fall break . . .

Friday - pizza
Saturday - taco time refried bean burritos, chips, salsa
Sunday - (breakfast/lunch) raspberry cream cheese breakfast buns, (dinner) root beer pulled pork sandwiches, chips, fruit
Monday - minestrone soup
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - black bean tacos
Thursday - korean beef, rice

October is coming!

Friday - baked potato soup, rolls
Saturday - baked beef taquitos, chips and salsa
Sunday - creamy swiss cheese chicken bake, rice, green salad
Monday - raviolis, homemade tomato sauce, french bread
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - walking tacos
Thursday - leftovers? or hawaiian haystacks? or breakfast for dinner

And it's here - Fall!

Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - hot dogs at the Elder's Quorum Family Social, we will be taking chocolate chip cookies
Sunday - (lunch) cheese danish / (dinner) french dip, fries, fruit
Monday - pasta al forno
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - beef enchiladas (with leftover roast from Sunday), chips, salsa, salad?
Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese

Almost Fall

Friday - homemade pizza, veggies, fruit, the best banana bread
Saturday - homemade salsa (I hope), nachos, fruit
Sunday - slow cooker cashew chicken, rice, veggies, fruit, apple crisp and vanilla ice cream
Monday - pasta with zucchini and tomatoes
Tuesday - pizza, salad, fruit
Wednesday - pinto bean chiliquiles
Thursday - lasagna (frozen), veggies, fruit

September in Full Swing

Friday - BLTs, fruit
Saturday - black bean taco salad, pico, corn, creamy cilantro dressing
Sunday - Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup, rolls, salad?
Monday - School Carnival meals (hot dog, pizza, or tamales)
Tuesday - pizza, veggies
Wednesday - chiliquiles, fruit
Thursday - Hawaiian Haystacks

Labor Day Weekend

Friday - BLTs, fruit
Saturday - Mountain West?
Sunday - sweet pork burritos, fruit
Monday - grilled burgers, baked beans, fruit salad, corn?
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - pasta, peas, and ham
Thursday - sausage, egg, and cheese english muffins

Ruby Meets Kindergarten

Friday - Creamy chicken and rice soup (we're sick and we need soup)
Saturday - El Azteca (we are too sick to cook)
Sunday - Sloppy Lasagna Soup (still need soup)
Monday - farfalle with zucchini
Tuesday - oven baked chimis
Wednesday - crockpot taco soup (between scouts, soccer, and more scouts)
Thursday - pizza
Friday - egg salad sandwiches

School Daze

Saturday - black bean tacos
Sunday - french dip sandwiches, salad, strawberries
Monday- lasagna, yellow squash, grapes
Tuesday - pizza, salad, fruit  french dip leftovers, fries, fruit
Wednesday- french dip leftovers, fries, fruit orange chicken, rice, carrot sticks (Maxwell's birth day)
Thursday - spagetti?

Fair Game

Saturday - refried bean burritos, salsa, fruit
Sunday - chicken alfredo, zucchini, fruit
Monday - pizza
Tuesday - to be announced :)
Wednesday - to be announced :)
Thursday - Taco Bandido (Mom and the kids) ??? - John

Ideehow

Friday - BLTs, fruit
Saturday - refried bean burritos, tomato, cheese, sour cream, fruit
Sunday - brown sugar spiced pork loin, cheesy zucchini rice, fruit
Monday - buttery lemon parley noodles, green salad, fruit
Tuesday - hot dogs on the grill
Wednesday - sandwiches from the Little Deli
Thursday - ???

Grow Family Reunion Week(end)

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, baked beans, fruit
Saturday - refried bean burritos, green salad, fruit
Sunday - grilled steak and veggie kebabs, grilled pineapple, rice, baked beans
Monday - BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, potato salad, fruit
Tuesday - farfalle with zucchini, fruit
Wednesday - pizza, salad, fruit
Thursday - leftovers/sandwiches/breakfast

also, making this for a funeral, and this for our family

Pioneer Day

Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - OUT! something easy for the kids
Sunday - sweet and spicy pork tenderloin, crockpot baked potatoes, green salad, no bake cheesecake,  no-bake peanut butter chocolate bars
Monday - skillet summer vegetable lasagna, fruit
Tuesday - grilled chicken, tortillas, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, fruit, corn?
Wednesday - black bean skillet dinner, tortilla chips, fruit
Thursday - breakfast something or left overs

Swimming Lessons Week 1

Friday - grilled hamburgers, chips, fruit, smores
Saturday - black bean tacos, pico, fruit
Sunday - slow cooker italian beef, rolls, potato salad, fruit, no bake cheesecake (from Mom)
Monday - pasta shells with ham and cream sauce, green salad, fruit
Tuesday - pizza quesadillas, green salad, fruit
Wednesday- easy crockpot fiesta chicken, rice or tortillas
Thursday - breakfast something or left overs

Summer Vacation - for real!

This coming week is one of the least busy all summer long! We have baseball, piano, and scouts, but no soccer, tennis, basketball, dance, or parties. Of course, that probably means we will end up scheduling something, but I love the way the calendar looks right now. :)

Friday - pizza (hopefully Little Caesar's for the kids and Terra Mia for John and me)
Saturday - tacos (ground beef so John will be tough when he lifts that night) :)
Sunday - hawaiian grilled chicken, coconut rice, strawberries, grilled zucchini
Monday - pasta with garlic zucchini, fruit
Tuesday - pizza (homemade - grilled?)
Wednesday- bean burritos
Thursday - ???

The 4th of July

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, fruit, carrot sticks
Saturday - taco time style bean burritos or out with Warren
Sunday - turkey pillows (with this sauce), stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit
Monday - chicken kababs, steak kababs, pasta salad, corn on the cob, and brownie kababs
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, fruit
Thursday - waffles, hash browns, eggs

What happened to June?

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, fresh fruit
Saturday - taco pasta
Sunday - stuffed shells, green salad, sour dough bread
Monday - easy crockpot pork carnitas, fresh fruit
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli
Wednesday - sweet and sour chicken, rice, fruit, veggies
Thursday - ???

Father's Day

Friday - easy cheesesteak subs 
Saturday - quesadillas, spanish rice, zucchini
Sunday - BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Cole Slaw, potato chips, chocolate bundt cake
Monday - eating out
Tuesday - hot pizza dip bites, broccoli
Wednesday - easy green chile enchiladas, carrots
Thursday - orecciette and prosciutto with peas

Summer time and the living is easy . . .

. . . or at least I hope the cooking is easy.

Friday - BLTs, deviled eggs, chips
Saturday - black bean taco salad
Sunday - easy chicken cordon bleu and rice pilaf, green salad, fruit
Monday - pizza, broccoli, fruit
Tuesday - easy cheesesteak subs, honey lime fruit salad
Wednesday - pasta salad
Thursday - jelly roll pancakes?

Summer!

Friday - penne and broccoli, french bread, strawberries
Saturday - Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas, cilantro-lime rice, fruit
Sunday - steak, baked potatoes, corn, fruit
Monday - pizza
Tuesday - something with leftover steak :)
Wednesday - no bake macaroni and cheese
Thursday - black bean tacos, pico, yellow cake with chocolate frosting

Memorial Day Weekend and Mindy

Friday - broccoli cheese soup (in bread bowls if I can find them)
Saturday - frozen burritos
Sunday - lunch - jelly roll pancakes
              dinner - honey garlic chicken, brown rice,broccoli, fruit
Monday - pretend bbq (JDawgs, potato salad or chips, fruit)
Tuesday - samosas, ramen
Wednesday - creamy green chile chicken enchiladas
Thursday - School is out celebration! pizza

Another week already?

Friday - parents eating out - frozen pizza for the kids
Saturday - tostadas
Sunday - french dip, fries
Monday - pizza
Tuesday - Skillet Taco Pie
Wednesday - cheese enchiladas
Thursday - Thai Chicken Wraps with Peanut Sauce

13 school days to go . . .

a work in progress 

Monday - Moo Shu Noodles, carrots, peaches
Tuesday - pizza, broccoli, apples
Wednesday - crockpot taco soup, grapes
Thursday - bacon, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bisquits, oranges
Friday - grilled cheese?

Bentley's Menu*

Weekend - Arizona
Monday - spaghetti, pears, peas
Tuesday - pizza (with sausage and pepperoni), broccoli, apples
Wednesday - quesadillas, mandarin oranges, green beans
Thursday - corn chip casserole, apples, carrots
Friday - BLTS
Saturday - tacos (with ground beef and crispy shells), fruit salad (bananas, grapes, apples)
Sunday - chicken patty sandwiches, grapes, corn

* for one of his Webelos requirements, 

Bentley had to plan  meals for a week

Wedding Prep Week

Friday - left over pizza rolls
Saturday - hot dogs? Milo really wants hot dogs, just not sure how to make them palatable for me.
Sunday - southwestern beef wraps
Monday - sloppy lasagna
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - breakfast - english muffins, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns

Greg's Birthday Week

Friday - egg salad sandwiches, chips
Saturday - black bean taco salad
Sunday - ranch style chicken, roasted potato wedges, green salad, fruit, no bake oreo cheesecake
Monday - tortellini bake with leftover chicken
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - fish tacos
Thursday - english muffins, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage?

Back in the Swing of Things

Friday - In 'n Out (fingers crossed)
Saturday - The Dip, chips, fruit salad
Sunday - chipotle chicken tacos, cilantro lime rice? or homemade salsa and chips, and buttermilk lime shortbread bars for dessert
Monday - blt pasta salad
Tuesday - stuffed pizza rolls
Wednesday - black bean taco salad
Thursday - english muffins, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns

Easter and Spring Break

Friday - grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato basil soup?
Saturday - Grandma's chili, cornbread
Sunday - Slow Cooker Ham, Cheese Potatoes, rolls, strawberries, green beans, caramel apple cheesecake bars
Monday - Milo's birthday - creamy chicken and rice soup, rolls, lemon cupcakes
Tuesday - pizza (in spring roll wrappers ala Taffy's?)
Wednesday - black bean and sweet corn quinoa salad, fruit salad, chips and salsa
Thursday - waffles
Friday - burgers?

Buffalo or Bust

Friday - date for John and me (Terra Mia), frozen pizza for the kids
Saturday - Taco Time style bean burritos, tomatoes, avocado, chips, salsa
Sunday - (by my Mom) chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, french bread, fruit and veggies
Monday - kalua pork, sticky rice, rolls, salad, fruit
Tuesday - Hawaiian Pizza
Wednesday - Hawaiian Haystacks
 I am leaving for Buffalo on Thursday, so the rest of the menu is approximate. John will pick and choose what and when to feed the kids.
Thursday - frozen pizza
Friday - hot dogs
Saturday - eating out
Sunday - chicken quesadillas
Monday - frozen burritos/taquitos
Tuesday - hopefully something that I don't have to cook when I get home :)

St. Patrick's Day (unobserved)

Friday - with friends
Saturday - left over chili verde, this time on tostadas
Sunday - lunch - welsh breakfast cakes with hash browns and scrambled eggs if I'm feeling ambitious
              dinner - ultimate beef stroganoff
Monday - penne and broccoli
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - slow cooker vegetarian taco soup
Thursday - breakfast burritos or just plain BREAKFAST - hash browns, pancakes, eggs

Jonah's Birthday Week Meals

Friday - Banana Stuffed French Toast (and then to our school's performance of The Music Man)
Saturday - pizza (for Jonah's party), brownies with peanut butter and chocolate chips in them (instead of cake)
Sunday - homemade pizza, green salad
Monday - out (chinese food?)
Tuesday - chile verde tacos
Wednesday - Chicken Pot Pie for Pii day (Mike's request)
Thursday - French Toast with Berry Butter (and then to the causcus meeting)

March Forth

Friday - the ultimate ham and cheese (from Maxwell's Fun Food cookbook) and deviled eggs
(also from Max's cookbook)
Saturday - creamy green chile chicken enchiladas
Sunday - chili with corn chips and cheese, chocolate cake with vanilla frosting
Monday - tomato mac and cheese
Tuesday - flatbread pizza (with italian sausage and roasted veggies)
Wednesday - blue and gold banquet (spaghetti and meatballs)
Thursday - banana stuffed french toast (Thursday is more of a breakfast night than a casserole night. I try to limit our meat, and casseroles sans meat are hard for me to find.) (We ended up feeding the kids leftovers and John and I went on a birthday shopping/dinner date.)

Post Valentine's Day Food

Friday (2/17) - hawaiian haystacks
Saturday - vegetarian taco bread braid
Sunday - root beer pulled pork sandwiches
Monday - veggie pot pie soup
Tuesday - pizza - looking for a good whole wheat crust or half whole wheat crust
                maybe this one?
Wednesday - chicken and black bean enchilada casserole
Thursday - tomato bisque soup, open face cheese sandwiches

Friday (2/24) - pizza (out) basketball party for the boys
Saturday - black beans and rice
Sunday - taco salad dippers
Monday - creamy garlic alfredo sauce, penne, steamed veggies
Tuesday - pizza  (forgot to make whole wheat pizza crust last Tuesday, so I will try again this week)
Wednesday - southwest rice and bean salad, quesadillas
Thursday - ham and sweet potato hash

Valentines Week! = takeout at least once!

Friday - ward dinner (lasagna)
Saturday -  - super bean burritos
Sunday - cream cheese chicken vegetable soup (doubled or tripled for my brothers)
Monday  veggie pot pie soup (maybe)
Tuesday - El Azteca takeout
Wednesday - pizza
Thursday - broccoli beef

Here we go again . . .

another week, another menu
Some weeks are easier to plan than others. At the beginning of each year I feel like getting new stuff. That is translating to recipes this time around. It's fun for me to try new things. At least until the kids say, "what IS this stuff." sigh. Here we go.
Friday - homemade pizza (We have 15 minutes for dinner tonight between basketball practice and the Pinewood Derby. Hopefully this will be fast.)
Saturday - super bean burritos
Sunday - hearty beef stew
Monday - kicked up ramen noodles (hope to please John AND the kids - John is not a ramen fan, but the kids love it)
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - chiliquiles
Thursday - spinach lasagna rolls

Another night another dinner*

Friday - grilled ham and cheese, fries
Saturday - quesadillas, chips and salsa
Sunday - cheeseburger salad
Monday - sesame noodles with peanut sauce
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - slow cooker southwest chicken stacks
Thursday - waffles? (Thursdays are so hard for me. When we're rich it will be "eat out" night instead of  "casserole or breakfast" night.)

*my friend's band asked for  

90s songs that they can cover, 

so I have been singing ace of  base 

and the real mccoy all week.

Another Menu

Friday - taco pasta (pushed over from previous week)
Saturday - pw chicken tortilla soup
Sunday - french dip sandwiches and apple pie
Monday - minestrone soup and rolls
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - chilaquiles
Thursday - spring rolls
Friday - tomato basil soup and grilled cheese (or open face cheese)
Saturday - black beans and rice skillet
Sunday - The Dip, chips, beef tacos, and giant cookie cake
Monday - ravioli
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - OUT
Thursday - waffles

Flat Apple Pie

Instead of a regular apple pie for our
"first date anniversary," I tried Pioneer Woman's
Flat Apple Pie. Most of the juices ran out,
but other wise it was pretty good, and a little faster
than making regular pie.

Menu

Friday - macaroni and cheese, deviled eggs (both from Maxwell's recipe book)
Saturday - black bean tacos
Sunday - slow cooker chicken tostadas
Monday - orchiette and prosciutto
Tuesday - pizza
Wednesday - taco pasta
Thursday - waffles