THE PETERSENS

It was so refreshing to have a long weekend!  I feel ready for the busy week we have ahead of us.  It is during our busiest weeks when I feel like my meal planning is of utmost necessity.  Otherwise, it is way too easy to grab a $5 Caesars Pizza or go out to eat…neither of those things are very friendly to our budget!  So, here is what we will be feasting on this week…

Sunday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal and Yogurt
Lunch: RED ROBIN (with my birthday burger coupon and a giftcard)
Dinner: Cereal and Grapes (yes, this is what we ate…I had a photo shoot that evening!)
Snack: Bananas and Pretzels

Monday
Breakfast: Leftover Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Spinach, Pinto Bean and Cheese Quesadillas
Dinner: Grilled Garlic & Herb Chicken, Italian-Marinated Zucchini and Yellow Squash Slices with Saffron Rice
Snack: Pretzels with Peanut Butter and Grapes

Tuesday
Breakfast: Whole-Wheat Pancakes (from Joy of Cooking) and Fresh Peach Slices
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Leftover Chicken and Green Onions with Steamed Baby Carrots
Dinner: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Steamed Cheesy Broccoli
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Applesauce

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Bananas
Lunch: Frozen Pizza, Garden Salad and Grapes
Dinner: Beef and Pineapple Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Thursday
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffin Toast with Homemade Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Zucchini Quiche and Fresh Peach Slices
Dinner: Chicken Cambodian Salad with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Oatmeal Squares and Yogurt

Friday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Tortilla Chips and Apple Slices
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie (I never made this last week) with Sauteed Yellow Squash and Zucchini
Snack: Cheese Cubes and Applesauce

Saturday
Breakfast: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Yogurt

No links again this week because my husband needs to use the laptop for work stuff.  Maybe one day we will have our own laptops to work on!

Since it’s my birthday this week, I’m really not doing much cooking.  But, here is our meal plan anyway!

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal and Grapes
Lunch: LAS MARGARITAS
Dinner: Houstons’ Goodbye Party
Snack: Oatmeal Squares and Yogurt

Monday
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Pizza and Sugar Snap Peas
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Bananas

Tuesday
Breakfast: Homemade Banana Bread and Cereal
Lunch: Spinach, Pinto Bean and Cheese Quesadillas and Yogurt
Dinner: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Jasmine White Rice and Steamed Broccoli
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Fig Newtons

Wednesday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Grilled Cheese on Homemade Wheat Bread and Apple Slices
Dinner with Community Group: Garlic-Cheddar Biscuits
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Thursday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Meatballs
Dinner: OLIVE Garden with Ben…Date Night!
Snack: Pretzels with Cheese Cubes

Friday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: PB&Js one Homemade Wheat Bread with Baby Carrots
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie and Green Beans
Snack: Yogurt and Crackers

Saturday
Breakfast: Sunshine Toast
Lunch: Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Brown-Sugar Glazed Carrots
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Dry Cereal and Raisins

A couple days after our friends, Pete and Jess Melling, left us to go back to Minnesota, my mom and brother came to visit.  They stayed for about a week and in that time, we…
…ate really good Khmer food…
…played outside…
…read lots of books…
…went shopping…
…watched a really badly-made movie…
…played Nertz with Tyler and Laura…
…visited “our” house on State Street…
…hung out with Autumn and Elena…
…and stayed up way too late probably every single night!

It was worth the lack of sleep though.  I only get to see my family once or twice a year.  We had a great time!  Love you, Mommy and Jonathan.  Thanks for visiting!