I am still learning my way around my new grocery store (and sorely grieving the loss of Publix. I am recalling a certain Sinead O'Connor song "Nothing compares to youuuuu!"). It takes a lot of "fun" out of grocery shopping when you have to wander up and down aisles repeatedly because items are not stocked where you expect (at your old grocery store). But the only way to get rid of that icky, unfamiliar, can't-I-just-go-to-Publix-already feeling is to forge ahead and learn my way around. Thankfully, I have a patient baby as grocery trips now take considerably longer than before (that wandering I mentioned).
Another by-product of grocery shopping truly feeling like a chore at a new store is fighting a huge lack in motivation for cooking. Who wants to cook when it means you have to go to the grocery store that reminds you about not being at Publix anymore (so I liked Publix a little...)? On top of that, I went from my DREAM refrigerator in FL to a dinky, old, (TINY) refrigerator here in OH. I used to stock up during sales. It saved us $$$ and I always had extra meals in the freezer. I have no idea how to do that here. It's a bummer. I admit, I have cried over my fridge (it was my anniversary present. No fear, Matt has promised me a new one where next we settle... but it won't fit in the place we're currently renting). Amazing how you can get so spoiled in 6 shorts months of refrigerator bliss. I told Matt I tried to ask myself if I could just be thankful for the 6 months I DID get to use my refrigerator. My honest answer to myself was, "No. If I'd never had it, I wouldn't know what I was missing." And there you have a transparent look into my heart during the transition of this move. I never thought I would miss Florida so much.
This menu plan is my attempt to get back on track and feel a piece of normalcy I've still been lacking even as the house has come into order. Getting back into my cooking routine might help things feel a smidge more like home.... (I hope, I hope, I hope!)
Monday: fractured tacos
Tuesday: spaghetti pie, corn on the cob, salad
Wednesday: crock pot chicken cordon bleu, potatoes, salad
Thursday: Matt's birthday! He requested pork tenderloin, potatoes, corn on the cob, and peanut butter cake with peanut butter buttercream frosting. And ice cream. He LOOVES ice cream
Friday: frozen pizza, per tradition
(weekend = July 4th plans)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Menu Plan Monday
Monday, February 11, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
Menu for this week:
Monday (Italian): chicken alfredo
Tuesday (beef): stew
Wednesday (Mexican): soft tacos
Thursday: Valentine's Day... will have to check with Matt :)
Friday (easy): I have Friday off, so I might choose something more "involved," but if not, then chicken and dumplings again (hehe)
Saturday: hopefully out somewhere
Sunday (crockpot): spicy crockpot roast
click on the picture above to find more menus! :)
Monday, January 7, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
Today commences our official thrust back into the swing of things (you should have seen our dog Sammy's "what is going on?!" face when I was leaving for work... it was like she didn't even remember the days before lazing around the house with me home most of the day the last few weeks). Between traveling and just being totally out of routine, it's been awhile since I did a serious grocery shopping trip and planned a menu for the week.
Thankfully, there were some good sales, and we look forward to some good meals shared together! With just two of us, I usually just make a main dish and a side...
Sunday: spaghetti with rolls
Monday: chicken and biscuits with mashed potatoes
Tuesday: soft or fractured tacos
Wednesday: chicken alfredo with corn and rolls
Thursday: pork chops with mashed potatoes
Friday: lasagna with corn and rolls
Saturday: grilled chicken and potatoes
click the logo above to find more menus (some with links to the recipes!)
