Wine on the Side: Weekly Meal Plan Collection

wineontheside

So, I realize it’s a tad late for Menus on Mondays.  The ironic thing is I actually was proud of myself for posting this on Sunday!  Turns out, I forgot to hit the publish button and voila! Post disappeared.  It wasn’t the wine.  Or was it? Honestly, the meals we’ve got planned out for this…
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Real Happy Meals: a Meal Plan Collection

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I think I’ve introduced my last few posts by emphasizing how stressed out I am.  It’s true. I’m totally, totally overwhelmed.  Eat a half pint of Ben & Jerry’s overwhelmed.  I didn’t even like the flavor.  Like right-eye twitching uncontrollably overwhelmed.  Yes, my eye twitches when I’m really stressed out.  Nothing like an eye twitch to make…
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Mouth Watering Meals: Family Meal Plan Collection

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Monday, blah-day.  Is it as yuck where you are as it is here?  After a few days of cold rain, I’m ready for some darn spring! What happened to sunny mornings at the farmer’s market?  72 degree runs on the greenway? Flowers? Strawberries? I almost feel bad about complaining about the canker worms and pollen…
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Raising a Foodie Family: Menus on Mondays 4-22-13

raising a foodie family

 ”You’re kids must not be very picky,” a friend said to me the other day.  I wondered why she thought that, and she mentioned my Menus on Mondays series and how my kids must be really adventurous.  I thought about what she had said.  My oldest kid will eat pretty much anything, except for beans…
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Simplified Cooking: A Weekly Meal Plan Collection

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I’ve heard the saying “a watched pot never boils,” and while I actually don’t believe that actually works for water, it definitely does apply to selling your house.  On the days where I’m super prepared and ready to dash out the house, nobody comes.  When I’m crazy busy and the house is torn up from…
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Finally! Weekly Menu Plan, Spring Collection

menus on mondays 4-8-13

Spring? Is it you? Are you here to stay? So far spring has been a major let-down with cold, rainy days. But, this week is looking up. In the South, it means, we better love every minute, because the heat is gonna come on faster than you can say “pollen.” I’m busting out some of…
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Quick ‘n Easy Weekly Meal Plan: 4/1/13

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My house is going on the market this week.  In preparation for the big day (the day the sign goes up in the yard), we’re having the whole house repainted (inside and out), getting new carpet, and rearranging the decor.   The kids are out of school, the nanny is out of town, and  still…
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Weekly Meal Plan: Late Winter Collection

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I’m really looking forward to cooking this week. Unfortunately last week’s menu plan didn’t go according to, well, plan.  My digestive system went on hiatus for several days… let’s just say I lost some unexpected weight.   Water weight, but hey, gotta look for the silver lining when these things strike! Anywho, I was really…
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Easter Dinner Menu – Easy Prep & Oh So Tasty!

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An Easy Easter Dinner Menu I think Easter gets the best holiday award.  It’s easier to prep and plan for than Christmas.  It stands alone unlike Thankgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  The weather is starting to perk up, and spring’s bounty awaits.  Yep, Easter trips the light fantastic. I’ve been the one that wears…
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Weekly Menu Plan: Early Spring Healthy Dinners and Treats

menus on mondays 3-18-13

Week one of my fit and healthy weekly menu plan complete.  I think it was a success!  That Thai Butternut Soup was a HIT! And, although I couldn’t find spaghetti squash at the store, I made the “Skinny” Spaghetti anyways… with creamer potatoes.  It was amazing. Although probably not as healthy.  I still haven’t stepped…
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“Swimsuit Edition” Weekly Meal Plan: Menus on Mondays Collection

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Well, I’m back.  Belize was amazing, and I’ll be writing about that (hopefully) tomorrow, once I’ve gotten time to recover from vacation and gotten a chance to edit all of those photos.  We had incredible experiences, great food, and a heck-ton of booze.  Lots and lots of booze.  Because of my vacation indulgence (and because…
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Weekly Meal Plan: Quick and Easy Recipes

quick and easy dinners

I’m going to be honest: I’m not cooking this week’s meal plan.  When this post “goes live,” I hope to be sitting under the warm Belize sun drinking some sort of very-alcoholic beverage.  But… if I were to be State-side in my kitchen after a very long day of working and taking care of kids,…
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