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Meal Planning with teens Aug 2017

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

The summer is great .. my kids are done with camps.  My son was unable to find a job.. which is no go and bad because he is my housekeeper this summer.  Mom that is me shelled out $300+ for said teenager to become a life guard and get his license. He .. that is my son never got said leife gaurd gig.. hello life guarding is the easiest job.

Now he has to pay me back.. the lovely teen age boy is doing all the laundry, dished, house cleaning, and  painting to pay me back. If he does nt he looses hos internet.  He also helps with cooking along with his sister.

This past week they made my beef and gravy.. it was yummy

This weeks menu is one made for them;

Monday : Kielbasa and Perogies

Tuesday: Tomato sandwiches

Wednesday: Spaghetti and Meat sauce

Thursday: Beef brisket and corn

Friday: Lobster Boil (on sale at Shop-rite $5.77 lb)

Saturday: Homemade calzones

 

What are you making this week/

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Menu Planning with Teens

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

Meal Planning with teens : This week has been a long week I have been going back and forth to NYC because of family health concern.  So meal planning has become important. Since I have been back at work my son has been making dinner on some nights. He has been great asking how he can help.

Monday : Chicken Pot Pie cupcakes

Tuesday  Shrimp Enchiladas with Creamy Poblano Sauce from little spice jar

Wednesday : Tornadoes Hot Dog  from TasteMade on Instagram

Thursday: Burger and fries one pot From Betty Crocker

Friday: Homemade Pizza

Having my son help with dinner is amazing, not only is he learning to follow recipes and instruction but he is learning a skill.  So he wont only eat junk food his life he will learn cooking is fun.  I know he will make about 2 of these meals, anything helps.    I sent my husband the shopping list for the week since I am out of town he can shop for the ingredients.

I am linking up Organizing Junkie and Motivation Monday

What are you cooking with your kids or how do they help with dinner?

Be sure to check out last weeks post on getting your kids eat veggies.

13 Great Ideas to get kids to eat Their Veggies #seethelite

Also love to save check out  My top 10 Favorite Things to buy at Aldi and Save

My top 10 Favorite Things to buy at Aldi and Save

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Menu Planning Monday

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This past week I realized old habits come back easy.  After several years of lean budgets which became a strong family bond of at home meals. Since I went back, my old going out to eat habit is back,  So I need to get back to meal planing.  when I come home with no meal plan it is easy to say lets go out.  Which adds up to $$$ and a tough hit to our wallet.  So I meal planed for this entire week.  My key is for me to be excited about the yummy goodness of what I am making.  Then I also like finding get deals on the ingredients, so I scoured the supermarket fliers to complied the shopping list. So I spent $58 on the meals below plus snacks.   I am excited to be back planning.

With the heat I am also using my crock pot to avoid the heat in the kitchen and dinner is done when I get home.

Meal Planing Monday

Monday Crock pot Pierogies and Kielbasa from DailyDIYLife.com

Tuesday Crock pot Crispy Pork Carnitas Tacos from GiveMeSomeOven.com

Wednesday Crock pot Wild Rice soup from RachelCooks.com

Thursday: Hot Digs and Tator Tots

Friday : Homemade pizza Trader Joes Crust

Saturday Family day

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Menu Planning Monday

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Since I have been back working out side of the house the hardest thing has been making dinner when I get home.  I feel like planning our meal is more Important now then ever before.  I have my son set up meals but that means I have to have all the directions written out.

This past weekend was memorial day.  It was great weekend for burger and corn.  We are extending it a few more days with an easy meal.

Tuesday: Hot Dogs, tater tots

Wednesday: Crock Pot Taco Chicken

Thursday: Pizza

Friday: Ravioli

Enjoy your week

 

 

 

 

 

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Meal Planning with Teens

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

 

Meal Planning with Teens: This week is busy! I had a mean plan set up but did not get a chance to share it til today.   This week my daughter has practices for the talent show and also the church play audition results.  We are excited for her this week.  My son is doing alot after school so he has been busy coming and going.  I have been busy looking for a full time job, which has been a daunting task.  My husband has been home at a decent time every night so sit down family meals are really important to connect with all they moving parts in our family.

This Saturday I am hosting my sons friends a delayed birthday.  He has requested homemade Shrimp Spring Rolls, Pot Stickers, Fried Rice.  He decided when I made them a few weeks ago it was his preferred birthday meal with his friends.  It is less work then the homemade sushi party we did a few years ago.

Meal Planning with Teens

Monday: Asia General Taos with white rice and store bought egg rolls (quick meal)

Tuesday: Baked Chicken, Cauliflower, Rice a Roni (my son loves it it was a processed treat)

Wednesday : Quiche Ham and cheese and Spinach Quiche

Thursday; Pork Chops, Cauliflower, Tator Tots

Friday: Homemade Pizza

Saturday:  Homemade Shrimp Spring Rolls, Pot Stickers, Fried Rice

This next week is busy so I am looking for great Planning ideas that I can get on the table.

 

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How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens: This week has been fun another 3 day weekend. The Kids are home for MLK day,  I stitched up some hats for my daughter service project at school here are the instruction one seam fleece hat on my old blog.  With the weekend off I am busy feeding my big teenage all weekend. He is swimming everyday.

Madeleine Cookies and mold for cookies

Check out my Madeline Pans purchased from a thrift store. I love them they are so pretty. Here is recipe I used to make the Madeleine Cookies. I would like to say I had more to take a photo but they have a short 24 shelf life, the family gobbled them up.  I love finding great cooking and baking item at a thrift store or good will it saves you money and the older ones are seasons. Let someone else pay retail. It allows me to try out new ideas in cooking and baking with out the investment.

What to feed my family and stay on a budget ? Because of the colder weather I love soups and my family is a big soup eaters. The key is a great filling starch soup like potato or split pea. Add a loaf of bread and it is a fantastic meal

How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens:

Monday: Homemade spring rolls $ 9 and steamed dumplings $6 clear broth seaweed soup
Tuesday: Split Pea Soup $6 (ham bone in fridge) and Homemade bread $2
Wednesday: Swimteam Pizza Fundraiser $18
Thursday: Pork chops $5, Rice $2 and Black Beans $1
Friday: London Broil $7, Roasted Potatoes $2, and Roasted Cauliflower $3

Link up with : Organizing Junkie and Motivation Monday

 

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Meal Planning 1 4 2016

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Welcome New Year.   May people pick a work that embodies the object for the year,  My friend Hillary Chybinski always tells me about her word for the year.  So this year I decided to pick a word. Since this is my 1st time having an objective or theme word. I decided to pick something I need to work on.

So..

My goal or word for the New Year is to “Finish”.  I am great at starting things but loose interest .. it might be the kids lack of interest or myself diagnosed Adult Attention Deficit.  I am going back and finishing old sew projects or finish all those blog post I hope to bring to you.

This past weekend I worked on several old projects.  I finished some pj bottoms that have been sitting next to my sewing machine for my daughter. I also worked on a quilt I started in 2003,  I really don’t love the pattern but I am determined to finish because I already have so much  time invested.

 

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This week I hope to finish a few more projects.  I will be sure to share them with you as I go.

So are you doing a Resolution or Word of the year?

 

Meal Planning

I am back to meal planning after a month of no planning, I get very use to meal planning when I am not planning my family does not run as smooth, I get a lot of what are we eating and I never have the right food in the house.  I am going to try to planning out a little more at one time trying to schedule out 2 weeks and plan better.

Monday : Pulled Pork with homemade potato wedges

Tuesday : Chicken Thighs with rice and black beans

Wednesday: Ravioli soup from SmallTownWoman

Thursday: Fried Rice with chicken and pork (re-purposing left overs)

Friday: Homemade pizza

 

Have a Great Week and enjoy the fresh start of the new year!

Linking up to Organizing Junkie Menu Planning  and Motivation Monday

 

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Menu Planning:  This week is our last week of summer since the kids start next week.  So we just received teacher assignments and school supply list.  I never understood why they send the schedules and list out last minute.   I spend the last week of summer running around and miss every sale on school supplies.  My daughter is so excited to be entering the 5th grade.  My son well, high school he is a moody teenager fickle about everything.   I am not sure I am look forward towards this year or not  the teenage years can be hard..  I will remain positive and hopeful.

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I have been busy working on my Etsy Store gearing up for the Halloween and Holiday season.  Be sure to check out My Superhero cape Store for all you Party costume needs.   The start at $17 and great for all thoes classmate parties.  Check out my Etsy Shop here

superhero cape from babypop on etsy amade inthe usa sew letters

I am also running a Giveaway for a Jord Wood Watch on my plus size blog BigGirlsGuide valued at $120 so visit and don’t forget to enter and win Enter here

jord watch review and giveaway from biggirlsguide and jord wood watch

This weeks meal plan:

Monday: Leftovers from Weekend party Veggie Pasta and Chicken Soup

Tuesday: London Broil and roasted zucchini

Wednesday : Back to school picnic tomato sandwiches for a neighbors garden

Thursday: 3 cheese Italian Rigatoni Pie Recipe  (did not make it last week)

Friday : Chicken Tacos

Linking up with Organizing Junkie and Motivation Monday

 

 

 

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mushroomsMenu Planning  This week is a bus week with memorial day and the short week.  So I am thinking easy simple dinner for later this week when the temperature reach 92 degrees.

 

Monday :Picnic food

Tuesday: Spaghetti and meat sauce

Wednesday: Chicken Enchiladas with Spanish rice

Thursday:  Sausage and peppers

Friday: Homemade Pizza

 

Have a great Memorial Day

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Menu Planning Monday

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Menu Planing This week is a beautiful weather.  It makes me want to plant and grow veggies. We went to my husbands family farm this weekend. As we drove home we stopped by a plant nursery purchased veggies, a well established beef steak tomato plant.  I also purchased 4 different peppers red, green, yellow, and purple.   The finally veggies is zucchini  which I will really enjoy during the summer,  my kids really like roasted zucchini almost like a chip.

I am really looking forward of becoming one with my food, since I love to cook.  I have great plans to do it every year, then vacation happens and they all die.  So this year we are not going away so I am hopping I can keep my crop going.  On Pinterest I have found some great ideas for simple irrigation methods.  Also I have been reading about dirty and how to have great healthy rich soil.  The concept of growing your own veggies seems like a great idea.. but it also seems like it can be expensive,  if you don’t figure out some great DIY methods.  Check out on my pin board some great ideas.

Follow Sherry’s board Garden grow on Pinterest.
This weeks Meal Plan:

Monday – Easy Baked Chicken and Potatoes

Tuesday – Beef and  Noodles

Wednesday- Homemade Pizza

Thursday- Crab Cakes and Fries

Friday- Tacos

Saturday- Easy Ravioli Bake

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