Getting into the swing and the schedule of back to school season, here's this week's menu of quick and easy meals. Monday: Salsa-Shrimp Tacos Tuesday: Turkey Chili Wednesday: leftovers Thursday: Chicken Margarita with noodles and brocolli Weekend: Steak with Potato and Blue Cheese Salad … [Read more...]
Menu Plan
Are you joining us for the #Backpack11 twitter party tonight? We're giving away over 75 prizes! Be sure to check out the details and enter to win. In addition to the twitter party, I have a week of crazy nights. We have Back to School Night at one of the schools, Fashion Night, and more. It's going to be crazy. Crazy busy... but that's life, right? I sneaked off for an hour today and shopped (alone!) at Trader Joe's stocking up on lots of goodies for busy dinners. Can't wait to start making … [Read more...]
Menu Plan
It's a super busy week, as they all are, right? This week we're kicking off Fill the Backpack 2011 with our giveaway and Not for Profit partnership announcements (stop back later today, okay?). My family is also attending a Disney World Celebration event, locally and a 77 Kids fitting to prepare for Saturday's 77Kids' Style School this weekend in New York. Look for lots of posts--I have plenty to share. In the meantime, here's the menu plan: Monday: It's Ragu Day! This week I'm making Ragu … [Read more...]
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Menu Planning after vacation
I returned home from Blogher (not a vacation) absolutely exhausted from a rough Red Eye ride. White knuckles, hyper-anxiety rough ride. So. I barely slept. And I returned home to an almost-6-year-old with an upset stomach. So, I have amazing friends and Whitney offered to run my grocery order for me. Isn't she fabulous? Tonight, because I was everything but creative, we had a Rotisserie Chicken, green peppers dipped in tzatziki and applesauce. That's like, the ultimate healthy meal when one is … [Read more...]
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Menu Plan
This week, I'll be posting mostly recipes. There may be a post or two interspersed about going back to school, or the heat, or Blogher... or whatever, but definitely plan to read lots and lots of recipes. It's cooking week! I was asked by The Motherhood to join a team of Philadelphia-area bloggers to create a holiday meal using Lawry's spices and seasonings. The majority of these recipes are part of that project, so you'll notice that a lot of the recipes use the seasonings. It was so fun to … [Read more...]
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Week 4 of 5 weeks of bloggers' favorite meals
Camp starts this week, so I'm singing and celebrating. I was worried that this week's meal plan would be hard to keep up with all the changes and places to be. But as I look at my calendar, I realized what I probably should have realized before: scheduling works for me. With a set schedule for every day, we should be able to eat on time and at home. Let's hope. This week is week 4 of 5 weeks of bloggers' favorite dinners. I'll be calling for another set of favorites in a week or two, so keep … [Read more...]
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