Menu Plan Monday - Slow Cooker Cooking

So it's been a really long time since I shared a Menu Plan with all of you.  Truth is I've been busy creating some new weekly menus centering around a wonderful, miraculous time saving device - my slow cooker.

I am sure if you've been reading my blog you have noticed I do A LOT of slow cooker cooking. Just check out some of my recipes here, here,and here.

This Friday is Halloween and what a great night to test drive your slow cooker.  You can prep everything the night before, pop it in the slow cooker in the Am and when you get home from work just serve the Littles dinner and you are out the door.  No drive-thru windows, no frozen pizza, just fresh, homemade goodness to fuel their Trick-or-Treating.  My family will be enjoying my Slow Cooker Chili (recipe here).

Below is this weeks menu.  Note I have also "Halloweenafide" our afternoon snacks at daycare, you can follow along on Instagram (here) as I share our Spooky Treats each day. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween and enjoy Slow Cooking this week.

For recipes follow these links: Slow Cooker Indian Chicken Stew; 

Menu Plan Monday - Why I Plan to Eat Out - September 29th - October 3rd, 2014

What an amazing Summer Fall weekend we just had; ours was a busy one.  Jon was busy with Laurier University Homecoming Weekend while our Little One started ballet lessons Saturday morning, throw in there a birthday party and some apple picking and busy we were.

Thanks to my friend Tina for taking this family photo.

 

Sometimes busy just sneaks up on you, when you are not even looking BOOM there it is.  It's 6:30pm and you are finally making it home (late of course) thanks to the traffic jam/late conference call/child meltdown, who knows what really made you late, but you are late, frazzled and hangry (yes that is hungry and angry combined).  Who really wants to make dinner on a day like that?

Via

This is exactly why I ALWAYS give my family "permission" to eat out once a week.  This eat out day is typically planned for Friday because face it that is usually the day you just don't want to cook, but we allow flexibility on this one.  If Tuesday is suddenly a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day then I say eat out and just push your planned dinners ahead a day.

Enjoy this week's meal plan and remember to use your eat out day on any day of the week you might need it.

For Recipes follow these links: Green Eggs and Ham

Menu Plan Monday - September 22nd - 26th, 2014

This is the third of my four week menu plan series. 

I am slowly working on getting any recipes that might come in handy up on the blog.  If you are curious why and how I make Rice In The Oven head on over to my Instagram page and check out my post from September 5th, 2014 (here).

By the way, what are you guys thinking about my new menu format???

Menu Plan Monday - September 15th - 19th, 2014

I am trying out a new menu format today, let me know what you think. 

Enjoy your meals this week.

Menu Plan Monday - September 8th -12th, 2014

And I am back with another wonderful meal plan.  

Enjoy this week and the final hints of summer in the air.  Follow me all week on Instagram at rebeccassunshine as I share mini recipes and tutorials on all things food, daycare and decor.

 Family Menu

September 8th - 12th

DAY	BREAKFAST	SNACK	LUNCH	SNACK	DINNER
MONDAY	Avocado Tomato And Bacon On Toast	Bananas	PB & J Sandwiches With  Raspberries	Apples Sauce	Slow Cooker Asian Pepper Steak and Rice
TUESDAY	Cereal	Peaches	Pizza And Veggies	Bear Paws	Pork Chops Sidekick Noodles Bok Choy
WEDNESDAY	Protein Shakes And HB Eggs	Grapes	Chicken Cucumbers Tomatoes Taziki	Crasins	Sweet Potato Soup  And Bread
THURSDAY	Oatmeal	Apples	Waffles And Sausages	Yogurt	Chicken Wings And Caesar Salad
FRIDAY	Breakfast Sandwiches	Fruit Salad	Chicken Fingers And Veggies	Chocolate Milkshakes	Open Night

Menu Plan Monday - A Short Week!

Happy Civic Holiday to all my Canadian friends.

I LOVE long weekends and this past long weekend I was lucky enough to send the little one away with Jon and have two whole days to myself.  My goal was to get a lot done around the house and I did.  As you might imagine I am quite tired so I am keeping this week's menu quite simple; it is a short week after all, YEAH!

I am using Grocery Gateway  (a service I LOVE) to get all my shopping done so I can spend even more time cleaning and organizing my house.  I know I am a little late on the whole "spring cleaning" thing, but maybe "mid-summer cleaning" can become the new trend. Yes? No?

Enjoy this week's menu, it's simple but delicious.

Family Menu

August 5th - 8th

DAY	BREAKFAST	SNACK	LUNCH	SNACK	DINNER
TUESDAY	Oatmeal	Watermelon	Grilled Cheese Tomatoes Cucumbers	Raisins	Chicken Rice Broccoli
WEDNESDAY	Scrambled Eggs And Toast	Wate	Ravioli Bake	Yogurt	Pork Zucchini And Couscous
THURSDAY	Oatmeal	Apples	Fish Sticks And Veggies	Jello	One Pot Pasta With Shrimp
FRIDAY	Shakes	Grapes	Lentil Soup And Cheesy Monkey Bread	Bear Paws	Eat Out