Meal Plan

Last night we had take out so I didn’t start my meal plan until this morning. Now I’m back from the grocery store and have a few minutes so I thought I’d share what we’ll be eating (the rest of) this week!

 

• Tuesday: Meatloaf, mac n cheese, sweet peas
• Wednesday: Smoked pork chops, corn on the cob, brown rice
• Thursday: Leftovers
• Friday: Cornflake chicken tenders, scalloped potatoes, butter beans
• Saturday: Shrimp & wild rice casserole (I was supposed to make this last week but never did).
• Sunday: Start a new meal plan for the week.

 

What is your family having for dinner this week? Leave a comment and let me know!

Monday Munchies

Last night, as I was waiting for Luke to call, I came across this blog.

This blog has a  huge range of recipes that includes things like: Oreo Cheesecake, Margarita Chicken, Stuffed Peppers, and so much more. All crockpot recipes. And Yes. It will make you SO HUNGRY! The blog owner, Stephanie, took on the challenge of using her crockpot to cook in every single day – for a whole year! (Lucky for the rest of us!). I am so happy to now have a huge database to go to whenever I feel like just throwing something in the crockpot & forgetting about it until later. I should mention that I already have a cookbook that is solely for crockpot recipes, but I just love that I can get a real review on it from the blog. Stephanie posts everything she makes and posts the verdict to go along with it. I like that she’ll even warn the readers not to make something if she thought it turned out pretty terrible.

I have been in a cooking rut lately. I just haven’t felt like it. Same goes for couponing. I am so thankful for my E-mealz subscription, otherwise we’d probably be eating take-out for dinner every single night. Which would get really old, really fast. I’d like to try and make a few of the E-mealz dinners in the crockpot, even if that’s not the designated way to cook them. I’m sure it can be done. Stephanie has inspired me! Since I’ll be staying at my parents’ house most of the time Luke is gone (if not the whole time), I’m really wanting to help with some of the cooking and the crockpot will make it easy peasy.

I love my new “find” so much I just had to share with all of you! Have any of you seen her blog before?

Do you have your own tasty crockpot recipe? Please share!

E-Mealz Winners!!!

E-Mealz ~ Review & Giveaway!

I am so excited to share with you my thoughts on E-Mealz… an online menu planning service AND one of my sponsors for ABE 2.0 (more to come on that later)!

I have seen a lot of information about it in the blog world and really wanted to try it myself. Let me just say… I absolutely.love.it. Not only do they offer a variety of meal plans that is sure to fit any family, they also match up many of the ingredients with what is on sale at your local store that week. Genius!

I originally signed up for the Low-Fat Walmart family plan. I decided to change to the Regular Walmart plan and make adjustments as needed (like substituting low fat options). I found that we like the menu options better on the regular plan and it was super easy to alter that plan to low-fat in our own way (which is what we normally do with recipes anyway). If you have a picky eater in the family – no need to worry! Several of the options are kid-friendly! The next two meals I want to try are the Steamed Cajun Shrimp & the Quick ‘n Tangy Beef Stir-fry. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

Another reason why I love E-mealz? It’s budget-friendly! We’ve been trying really hard to pay off some debt and stick to a budget so when I saw this site was “Dave Ramsey Approved” that was a huge bonus! At just $1.25 per week ($5 per month) it is VERY affordable and will save you a ton of time in the meal-planning department!

Below is a sample menu from the meal plan we are currently using!

Doesn’t it all sound delicious???

E-mealz is the PERFECT option for busy families – especially with school starting back so soon! Kynlee’s not in school, yet, but I am! So…anything that can make my life a little easier… I am all for!

Be sure to check out E-mealz on their website, Facebook, & Twitter pages!

Now, how does a giveaway sound?

How does TWO giveaways sound? Pretty good, huh?!

E-mealz is offering two of my readers a 3-month subscription to their site! Please fill out the form to enter.

*Also note: This is my first time using Rafflecopter for a giveaway so let me know how you like it or if you experience any problems while trying to enter! Thanks!*