Meal Plan Monday & Weekend Recap

Happy Monday!  In some households the words "happy" and "monday" used together might be considered blasphemous; I woke up, am in good health, and have a job to go to.  That's reason enough for me to be happy!

It was a busy weekend around our house for me.  I took advantage of my last school free weekend until Spring Break in April (and Graduation in MAY!!!!!).  Saturday started bright and early at 7 with my sister coming over to have her hair done for the wedding she was in that day:



After she left I cleaned the house, put away the laundry Aaron washed on Friday, hung some more things on our montage wall in the dinning room:



Meal planned and grocery shopped.  Yes, I finally meal planned and managed to stick to my grocery budget.  A nice start to the New Year, success!  So what exactly are we eating this week (beginning with this last weekend):

• Saturday: Tinfoil Salmon roasted on a bed of lemons and seasoned with lemon pepper and butter.  Red pepper and Basil Quinoa with roasted broccoli on the side.  


• Sunday: Lentil soup with homemade corn bread muffins.


• Monday: Udon Noodles with Tofu and Asian Greens / Side Salad


• Tuesday: Egg Salad "BLT" wraps made with turkey bacon


• Wednesday: Homemade French Bread Pizzas with tomato and basil with side salad.


• Thursday: Honey Lemon Grilled Chicken with Grilled Greens.


• Friday: Semi-Homemade Mac & Cheese with side salad

I do not know why I have never had roasted broccoli before, it is so easy and by far my new favorite!  Toss broccoli florets in some olive oil then season with some italian seasoning.  Roast on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes.  Enjoy!  If you'd like any other recipes from this week's menu let me know and I'll gladly send them your way :)

I also got organized, planner printable found here from the Jenna Sue Design blog.  Meals, Appointments, Assignments and Bills all in one spot.  I use the shared calendar on my iPhone still but I'm the kind of girl who needs to write things down and literally mark them off once completed:



I cleaned my closet and drawers, finally getting summer clothes put away to make room for the winter ones:



And made some English Muffins, Cornbread for Sunday's Soup as well as our loaf of bread for the week:



As the evening set in Aaron hooked my computer up to our TV in the living room so I could catch up on Downton Abbey via Hulu before watching the new Season 3 episode.  I am so obsessed with this show!



Class resumes this evening.  T-Minus 5 months and counting.  I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and have an equally enjoyable week. Write to you Wednesday!

PS: I wrote this on Sunday evening and as I wrote it began to snow.....AGAIN! Twice in one week in Southern California.  I love the snow!!!!!!