Two days after Memorial Day

Breakfast: Smoothie, get whatcha want

Lunch: Get whatcha want

Dinner: Grilled salmon and salad

The day after Memorial Day

Creative title, no?

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: Get whatcha want

Dinner: Beef hash with double chocolate loaves for dessert.

Yesterday was very relaxed and lazy. We got a few needed things done, but not much more. We're all battling and recovering colds, so we decided to take it easy.

Memorial Day

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: We were in Dickson with family. We had delicious ribs, hash-brown casserole,rolls, green beans, slaw, and coconut cake for dessert.

Dinner: Left-over ribs and hash-brown casserole followed by ice cream and volley ball with friends. It was a great day!

Done with another day

Breakfast: Omelets

Lunch: Left-overs, smoothies, get whatcha want

Dinner: Meatloaf and salad

Yesterday

Breakfast: Eggs (I think? Maybe? I don't really remember...)

Lunch: Left-overs

Dinner: Bacon and caramelized onion pizza

I have a cold.

Ugh. So, I didn't really eat much today...

Breakfast: Oatmeal

Lunch: Left-overs

Dinner: Spaghetti casserole and gluten-free, hazelnut brownies!

Pretzels!

Breakfast: Egg and kale things

Lunch: Pretzel rolls

Dinner: Spaghetti

Yesterday, but not the weekend

I came here several times to write up a post about this weekend's food, but I found I couldn't really remember much of it. So, I decided to just start "from scratch," and write up Monday's food (which I intended to do last night, but forgot...). So without further ado, here's what we ate yesterday:

Breakfast: Boiled eggs and kale or get whatcha want

Lunch: Left-overs

Dinner: Left-over beans and rice (from Sunday lunch), kale, and slaw

Haying

Yesterday was quite a busy day for us here. My brother and I raked and baled our 22 acre hay pasture (it feels WAY bigger than 22 acres, trust me...), but that's not really applicable here.

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: Nachos

Dinner: Beans and cornbread, slaw, kale, with strawberries, shortcakes, and cream for immediate dessert, and ice cream and cookies for later dessert. :)

Reimbursement and Failure

Yesterday various other envelopes in our budget system repaid the grocery envelope $29 for the various non-grocery-related odds and ends we picked up the other day. That brings the total up to $522.17.

Now for the failure. :( I've been doing an absolutely terrible job with the menu planning lately. I've never been good, but at least we generally had meals. Yesterday, we really didn't. We just grabbed things and continued with whatever we were occupied with at that time. So yeah, breakfast, lunch, and dinner were all "Get whatcha want." I will try to improve in this area!

Haystacks

Breakfast: English muffins, eggs, bacon

Lunch: Left-overs/get whatcha want

Dinner: We had friends over for haystacks (essentially glorified, assemble-your-own nachos) with "Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cookie Bars" for dessert

May's First Grocery Trip

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: Egg-y, cheesy casserole thing that Claire threw together (and wheat-free brownies for dessert)

Dinner: Hamburger steak, baked okra, corn - with ice cream sandwiches for dessert!

First of all, I got paid yesterday, bringing the total to $904.26. Then Mama and I headed to Walmart and Sam's around 2pm. I do not like getting away so late, but we were home before 6:30pm, so I guess it's not that bad. We spent $411.09 (YES! Under budget! A little...), leaving the grocery money with $493.17.

Here's a little tip that ... I failed on yesterday. Check to make sure your coffee beans are NOT decaf, preferably before you got through the checkout line, but definitely before you get home. :/ An emergency coffee bean run may be in our near future.

Another Monday Done

Breakfast: Rice, bacon, and diy eggs

Lunch: Mama, Claire, and I were over at our friends' house; Daddy was at work, and the boys went to town. So, I guess none of us ate lunch at home!

Dinner: Popcorn

Mother's Day Weekend

Saturday:

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: Also get whatcha want (*sigh* We're going to have to get better at this...)

Dinner: Left-over beef stew


Sunday:

Breakfast: Get whatcha want

Lunch: Roast with potatoes and carrots, salad, and pound cake

Dinner: Egg rolls and bacon-wrapped chicken breasts

Beef Stew ala Julia Child

Because I'm too lazy to look up the real spelling of ... anything right now. :P

Breakfast: Well, I was out of the house before most of the rest of them were up. I had a couple cookies (and then doughnuts at the neighbors!).

Lunch: I was still gone, so I'm not sure what they had here at home. I had pb&j.

Dinner: Julia Child's French beef stew - Mama made it; 'twas good! I guess I rarely get tired of beef stew prepared like that; it's so rich and tender and flavorful!

Another Day Down

Breakfast: Get whatcha want (I think?)

Lunch: Get whatcha want (Don't you hate days like that...)

Dinner: Chicken noodle soup - the cold is making the rounds through our family, so I figured that'd be a nice dinner even on a warm day.

These are the times...

Breakfast: Smoothie

Lunch: Left-overs

Dinner: Yes, indeed! These are the times that make folks like me foodie people! We had friends over for dinner, and we got to have filet mignon, mashed potatoes, salad, and green beans. I die! The filets were from a Jersey heifer who we regretfully had to haul off after she refused to become bred even at 5 years old. Despite being from a rather old cow, those filets were some of the best I've ever had! Melted in your mouth like butter, and the juices burst with flavor at every bite! ... Yeah, I kinda like steak... ;)

I'm Back!

Let's see, a little bit of catch up is in order, I believe. I got paid before we left last week, but I only got paid $418, bringing the total to $454.26. We had an excellent time at Presbytery! Let me tell you, if you're ever planning on making meals on a vacation, and if the meals you're planning on making can be converted to crock pot meals, do it! BUT do it with crock pot liners. Those things are amazing, and there's NO clean up! Love it! Now, here's yesterday's menu:

Breakfast: Smoothie

Lunch: Get whatcha want

Dinner: Five Guys! (We went with some friends to see The Avengers in the theater in Cool Springs! It's awesome, by the way.)