Tammy's In Love

Lunch Today

I normally wouldn't make this much for lunch but the "men" of the house were outside for two hours in the heat working in the yard. I knew they'd be hungry.

The salad was scrumptious! I will definitely make it again. I didn't have basil so I used spinach leaves instead. 

Have you ever made pita chips? Never again will I buy a bag of pita chips in the store again. Those things are almost $4.00 a bag. You can buy a bag of pita bread for around $1.75. 

Here's my recipe

Pita Chips

Cut Pita's into triangles.

Split apart and place rough side down on a baking sheet.

Brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 5-7 minutes or until crisp.

Enjoy and have a wonderful Saturday!

 

 

Me, My Girl, and My Menu

I never take pictures of myself. I honestly think I have maybe two pictures of myself with Lillie since she's been born. Sad, isn't it? I'm always the one behind the camera. Today when we got home from the grocery store she wanted to be held and I had the camera nearby.

No makeup. Hair everywhere. Hot and sweaty from being outside. The dress that I wear all the time because its light and never wrinkles.

I love her so much and I want to savor every moment. She is getting so big! :(

This morning I made muffins. I should make muffins more. I used this recipe.  They are super easy and are so much better than cold cereal. My goal this week is to make muffins at least twice. 

I thought I would share my menu this week. I worked on it for about three hours this morning. Menu planning is such a chore for me. 

We are a family of six. 2 adults, 2 nine year old boys who eat like adults, 1 five year old girl who doesn't really eat very much, and the baby whose formula costs way too much! 

Must keep telling myself this -----> I am not going out to eat this week. I will eat at home. I spent way too much money on groceries to eat out!

Breakfasts- Cereal, Muffins, Bagels with Cream Cheese

Lunches- Leftovers, PB&J's, Pita Pizzas, Egg Noodles with peas and parmesan cheese

Snacks- Make a huge Fruit Salad, Pita chips and Hummus

Friday Night- Grilled Shrimp, Spinach Walnut Pesto Pasta, Spinach Strawberry salad with Poppyseed dressing

Saturday Breakfast- Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

Saturday Lunch-  White Bean and Roasted Chicken Salad

Saturday Dinner- Meatballs, Homemade Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the cob

Sunday Breakfast- French Toast Marmalade Casserole 

Sunday Lunch- French Dip Sandwiches, Pasta Salad, banana pudding

Sunday Dinner- Pesto Pizza and Pepperoni Pizza (kids make it) Greek Salad

Monday- Pinto Beans and Cornbread (my kids eat this stuff up!!!)

Tuesday- Dinner Meatloaf Muffins, Potato Wedges, Mandarin Orange Salad

Wednesday- Chicken and Couscous Salad

Thursday- BBQ Pork Chops, Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, Asparagus

Friday- Grocery shopping again.

I tried to space the good stuff out. Usually I shop on Friday and by Monday we have nothing good left. I like to have special stuff on the weekend and easy meals for Sunday lunch. 

Happy Friday! 

Yummy Stuff

I "like" cooking. I don't love it. Eating is a different story though. :)

I'm always on the lookout for fast and budget friendly meals. I use coupons and I try to stick to what's on sale. Seriously though, it seems like the fast easy meals are what my family enjoys the most. The meals that I spend the most time on are the ones that make me hate cooking.

Last night I made Frogmore Stew. The entire family loves this dish. It's fast, easy, and if the shrimp is on sale it's pretty easy on the wallet. 

It was really good. Reminds me of a buffet because the kids (and hubby) keep going back for more all night long.

Then today for lunch I made this...

My family is going to get tired of this one. Yes, it's that good!

Even the kids loved it. This is a great dish to get spinach into their diet. I just bought a mini food processor and I'm on the hunt for lots of sauces I can make.

While we are on the subject of eating. I could just eat this little one up! She just turned two months and is more fun than ever! She just started smiling but I can't get a good picture of it for the life of me.
 

   
 Karigan is loving being a big sister and pretending that she has as much authority over this one as I do. We have been having lots of talks about how she needs to ask before she holds the baby. She had a cough yesterday and I wouldn't let her hold her because she has a hard time remembering to cover her mouth. She promptly replied " You hold Lillie when you are sick." She has a point there.

We are making these tonight. The kids are gonna love it!