Menu for 7/1/13-7/7/13

After the excitement of the hospital Friday I was relieved today when Dad cancelled dinner tonight.  I was looking forward to having some down time.  We did get together for ice cream this evening.  I got to share some wonderful mocha almond fudge with Bailey.  Actually, she ate some of everyone's ice cream.  She kept stealing bites of Dad and CJ's mint chocolate chip too.

This morning we had some really amazing cinnamon sugar pull-apart bread.  It was a very time consuming process and I woke up later than I had expected so I made some bacon and eggs for breakfast and the bread was more of a snack, but it was so worth the wait.

I didn't have anything planned for dinner so we decided to go Olive Garden.  We had $50 in gift cards that we got for Christmas at least 2 years ago so we finally used them.  Neither of us could finish our dinner so now I have something for lunch tomorrow.

We still haven't decided what to do on the 4th so I don't know if I should plan on cooking at home or at Grandmother and Papaw's house.  Aaron has the day off so we might go out to his parents' and grill some burgers or chicken and sit out on the porch if it doesn't rain.  I got a nice pork loin on sale last week that I cut into some thick juicy chops so I may do something with those.  I would love to have some fireworks but they're illegal in our area.

I do have some nice meals planned this week.  There's a new potato side dish and we'll be sharing one of our favorite new meals from last month with Aaron's parents.  I'm thinking of trying some new dessert recipes too.  I might do some cupcakes or try some kind of crumble or pie with this wonderful fresh fruit that's on sale.  I love fresh produce in the summer!

Our menu for the week.

Monday:

Breakfast- berry smoothies

Lunch- leftovers from Olive Garden

Dinner- baked chicken, creamy cheesy potatoes, green beans, macaroni and cheese, and corn on the cob

Tuesday:

Breakfast- berry smoothies

Lunch- Nana will provide lunch

Dinner- Yaya will provide dinner

Wednesday:

Breakfast- berry smoothies (I know it sounds redundant but we have so many berries I had to freeze a ton of them so I had to find some way to use them up)

Lunch- tuna melts

Dinner- chicken sandwiches, french fries, and macaroni and cheese

Thursday:

Breakfast- biscuits, sausage, gravy, and eggs

Lunch- leftover chicken sandwiches

Dinner- cheesy chicken baked potatoes

Friday:

Breakfast- berry smoothies

Lunch- tuna melts

Dinner- spaghetti and meatballs with garlic toast

Saturday:

Breakfast- doughnuts and sausage

Lunch- grilled meatball and mozzarella sandwiches

Dinner- loaded potato and chicken casserole

Sunday:

Breakfast- bacon, eggs, and biscuits

Lunch- cheesy chicken baked potatoes

Dinner- Admiral will provide dinner