Author: Alicia

Weekly Menu Plan, Feb 8 – Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s Day week!  Do you have special plans to take your loved ones out to eat?  Or are you making a fancy meal at home?  Regardless, I hope that you take a few extra moments to spend time with those you love this coming weekend! Dinners Ham, asparagus, hollandaise Grilled turkey &…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Feb 1 – Feb 7

In case you have not noticed, by the lack of new recipe posts, life has been all sorts of crazy for us lately.  And to be honest, blogging has not been my top priority.  Not only is it more difficult to do in the winter with fewer hours of daylight, I also have…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Jan 25 – Jan 31

Even though it’s Tuesday and we’ve already had a few of the meals on this list (and it’s not all that amazing to begin with!), I’m still determined to share it with you.  I need to get back on track to posting the plan on Sundays or Mondays.  We tried the soup last…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Jan 18 – Jan 24

Another full week is up ahead!  I was grateful to spend all day today (I had the day off!) outside with my children.  My husband took down a double-trunk hickory tree that was too near our house this weekend, and I worked on taking off the small branches and limbs while the kids…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Jan 11 – Jan 17

This week is going to be quite busy for us!  Monday evening is the only night that my husband or I have nothing going on. I didn’t get to the Korean BBQ last week, so I’m hoping to make it this week.  I also saw a new yummy looking recipe on Smitten Kitchen…

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Southwestern Spiced Nuts

Southwestern Spiced Nuts are a quick way to dress up plain mixed nuts.  They are a little bit spicy and a little bit sweet, and great for snacking or parties.

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Weekly Menu Plan, Jan 4 – Jan 10

It’s my husband’s birthday this week, and his birthday dinner request is Firecracker Shrimp!  I don’t make them often, but they are one of his favorites, so I am happy to oblige for this special day.  While I’m not planning to make another mustache cake, there will definitely be yummy treats in order…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Dec 28 – Jan 3

Happy New Year!  How was your Christmas?  Ours was great!  We hosted my in-laws and then my family, and we just had a wonderful time with our families. I think our kids had a pretty wonderful Christmas, as well 🙂 As far as food goes, we did not get to the taco soup…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Dec 21 – Dec 27

We have already had our first Christmas, and are gearing up for the next one.  And lots of great holiday food means… lots of great holiday leftovers 🙂 Merry Christmas, everyone!  I hope that you are blessed this year with many great memories with family and friends!! Dinners Taco Soup, cornbread Slow Cooked…

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Weekly Menu Plan, Dec 14 – Dec 20

We tried a couple of new recipes last week, and they were both pretty good.  I did not make the sauce for the stuffed shells (I just used canned), but they were very cheesy and good. I think if I make it again, I’ll add the meat to the cheese mixture to stuff…

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