Chicken Parmesan has to be one of the easiest and tastiest ways of preparing chicken, don’t you agree?
In this version we first get started on a simple homemade tomato sauce with crushed tomatoes, garlic, basil, and oregano (though you could easily use already prepared sauce).
While the sauce is simmering we take boneless chicken cutlets, breast or thigh meat, dredge them first in a mustardy coating, then in Parmesan tossed breadcrumbs (we like panko), and bake!
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Have you ever cooked with farro before? This wheat grain is chewy, nutty, and filling. It’s also not much harder to prepare than brown rice.
Mix cooked farro with some vegetables, as we’ve done here, and you have an easy side dish for dinner or even a light lunch for the week! Just add some chicken or a poached egg for a complete meal.
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This week again is going to be a warm one. So we will be having skillet dishes or grilling again this week.
Our garden continues to produce a good amount of lettuce so we’ll be having grilled brown sugar steaks over salad this week. I picked up a few steaks on sale a while back on sale. So they are on the meal plan this week.
We’ll also be having salad as a side dish almost all week long. I prep ahead the salad so it easy to throw it together right before we sit down to eat.
We will also be grilling chicken this week. I’ll pull out a barbecue chicken freezer package and a teriyaki chicken freezer package this week to grill.
I love having them ready to go in the freezer so I only have to thaw them and add the chicken to the grill. Everything else is already done.
We’ll also be eating out once this week. We don’t do this often and I’m not sure whether we will eat out or just pick up something to bring home. It will depend on how busy the day is, so we’ll decide when we get to it.
What’s cooking at your house this week?
Here are our Meals for this Week,Dinners
Brown Sugar Steak over Salad with French Bread
Yakisoba Chicken with Salad and Fruit
Huevos Rancheros, Salad, and Fruit
Waffles, Eggs, and Sausage
BBQ Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, and Stir Fry Vegetables
Out to Eat
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Tuna Sandwiches, Chips, and Cherries
Bagel Sandwiches, Chips, and Grapes
Breakfast
Toast with Eggs
Pancakes, Eggs, and Sausage
Rhubarb Coffee Cake, Eggs, and Bacon
Do you need help planning your menu? Find my menu planning tips here with a free printable menu planner page and here for frugal menu planning tips.
Find more menu plan ideas at Org Junkie too.
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The classic margarita has a nobility that’s expressed by its simplicity—tequila, orange liqueur for sweetness, and tart lime juice.
Just three ingredients, harmoniously combined and perfectly balanced.
http://ift.tt/2tMz6iHIt’s homeschool planning time for so many people out there, and that’s why I’m so excited about this new free set of printables that is to use as part of (or as your whole) homeschool planner. That’s right – a free homeschool planner. Sweet!
Another cool thing about this homeschool planner is that even non-homeschoolers might want to download it. While some of the pages are specific for homeschooling or school planning, there are many of the pages that would be fantastic for anyone to use. Be sure to read through the list of the planner contents to see if you might want to download this bright and cheerful planner for your non-homeschooling needs.
I have been wanting to offer homeschool planning pages on the site for some time, and I’m happy to finally have those available for you.
This set includes a variety of types of planning and homeschool record keeping pages. I came up with all of the pages that I thought would have helped me while I was busy with our homeschool planning, as well as some pages that I thought might have encouraged me to do some of the things that I wanted to do, but didn’t do nearly often enough (like more hands on learning).
These pages will be perfect to use on their own as your homeschool planner for the year (some will just need to have multiple copies made of them) or they will also work as a supplement to whatever planning book or method you may be using.
The Eclectic Homeschooler’s Plan Book (A good option if you don’t want a DIY Homeschool Planner)
The free homeschool planner printables set contains 14 pages. There are even some of the pages that would be wonderful for general planning even for non-homeschoolers. Here’s the breakdown of the 13 pages:
Terms of Use
This is not included in the page count. So, the download is actually 14 pages.
There is a short terms of use page, which basically just lets you know that this is free for personal use only. You should not share this download with anyone and can’t post it anywhere online either. Thanks!
Daily Planning Page #1
This page includes sections for a schedule, assignments, to do list, menu for the day, chores, and prayers.
Daily Planning Page #2
This page has sections for a schedule (broken down by hour), notes, and a to do list. This page would also work for non-homeschoolers.
Weekly Plan Page
This page includes one open box for each day of the week. This also means that this is great for non-homeschoolers and any type of weekly planning.
My Assignments Page #1 & #2
These pages are to give to your students so they can be responsible for their own school work. There are two different layout options.
Monthly Goals Pages
Each page covers six months of the year and is a great place to jot down goals for both school and non-school related items. The goal pages could be used by both parents and kids!
These would also work wonderfully for anyone wanting to set monthly goals for any reason, such as blogging, weight loss, learning a skill, and more.
Unit Study Planning Page
Unit studies are such a fun way to go more in depth into one area. This unit study planning printable has labeled boxes for breaking down your unit study planning.
Field Trip Planning Page
Field trips are another awesome hands on way to learn. Here’s a page that will not only help you plan out your field trips, but it’s also a great way to record what you did on your field trip, if you need to keep a homeschool portfolio.
Project Planning Printable
This page would work well for Mom or Dad planning a homeschool project or to give to older kids for helping them to plan out their own projects. Since this page doesn’t specifically talk about school, it’s also a good page to use for any projects in your home or work.
Notes Pages
Perfectly themed with the rest of the planner, there are three different pages for notes. Again, these would applicable for anyone to use, not just homeschoolers.
If you want to use these homeschool planning pages as your whole homeschool planner, you might consider investing in a spiral binder, like this inexpensive one. On the up side, you can use it for all kinds of things after that. Spiral binding rules, comb binding drools!
Free Homeschool Planning Printables DownloadAs I said, this set is free and for personal use only. You will just need to fill out your name and email address and you’ll receive an email to grab the download.
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This berry and banana terrine is one of my favorite summer desserts. It’s so pretty!
It’s packed with potpourri of berries, speckled with banana slices, and held together with a grape-juice based gelatin.
Think Jello, but a grown-up, sophisticated version, with all natural ingredients and much less sugar.
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I could wax on and on about my love for pie. The flake of the crust, the sweet filling, that sparkle of sugar on the crust — but I’ll spare you.
Peach pie is right up there on my list of favorite things to make and eat. One of my very first memories is of riding my grandfather’s shoulders, picking peaches right off the trees in a California orchard, taking that first bite, and letting the juices flow down my arm.
This is the memory of summer for me, and peach pie is a recipe I think every baker should have in their recipe box.
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Want pulled pork in a hurry? With the pressure cooker, you can have tender, fall-apart pulled pork in just a little over an hour!
Elise’s low-and-slow slow cooker Mexican pulled pork is fantastic, but when I forget to plan ahead or want it to be ready a little more quickly, I make this speedy version in my Instant Pot.
http://ift.tt/2uTLOQ7It’s Monday again, and time to get our meals planned for the week. If you’re looking for mealtime inspiration scroll down to see what’s cooking at our house this week.
This week we’ll be enjoying lots of skillet dishes this week. It was hot over the weekend and I’m sure more hot weather will be coming. I keep planning skillet dishes to be prepared when the hot days of the summer hit.
My kids requested southern fried tofu. Yes, they do like tofu. I attribute that to feeding it to them early in life. We try to eat a meatless meal occasionally and this dish was their pick for this week.
We used to eat meatless meals two to four times a month but for some reason, I’ve fallen out of that habit. I need to make a point to include more meatless meals in our meal plans more often.
I purchased London broil on my latest grocery haul. We’ll be using some this week in our beef and celery. I stir fry beef, celery, and mushrooms and serve it over noodles. It’s too good.
I’ve also included a new dish we are going to try. We made our pizza pockets in the waffle iron and they turned out so well, we’ve decided to try making the beef cups everyone likes in the waffle iron too. If they turn out good, you’ll be seeing them added to the blog.
If they turn out good, you’ll be seeing them added to the blog.
What’s cooking at your house this week?
Here are our Meals for this Week,Dinners
Pan Fried Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
Southern Fried Tofu over Noodles with Salad
Sloppy Joes, Tatar Tots, and Salad
Beef and Celery over Noodles, Salad, and Fruit
Ham, Eggs, Hash Browns, and Toast
Waffle Iron Beef Cups, Salad, and Fruit
Sesame Chicken, Rice, and Stir Fry Vegetables
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Tuna Sandwiches, Chips, and Fruit
Grilled Chicken over Salad with Fruit
Breakfast
Toast with Eggs
Chocolate Chip Scones made in the Skillet, Eggs, and Sausage
Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns, and Toast
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Every once in a while, I improvise a pasta dinner that I like so much, I end up making it twice in one week. That’s what happened with this recipe.
It’s so quick and simple: Just sauté colorful cherry tomatoes with garlic and toss them with angel hair pasta. Top it with Parmesan and you’re done
To say the sauce is quick doesn’t quite get the point across. It’s practically instant. This is one of those surprising meals that is more than the sum of its parts.
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Want pulled pork in a hurry? With the pressure cooker, you can have tender, fall-apart pulled pork in just a little over an hour!
Elise’s low-and-slow slow cooker Mexican pulled pork is fantastic, but when I forget to plan ahead or want it to be ready a little more quickly, I make this speedy version in my Instant Pot.
http://ift.tt/2gSUiBDFor this haul I had only planned on going to two stores, Fred Meyer and my local discount grocery store.
But when I looked over the ad for Safeway, I saw a good deal on two cuts of meat we like so I made another stop there.
I love it when I can find a good deal on meat. I will often really stock up but this time I didn’t have as much available freezer space, so I opted to get one package of each item instead of my usual two.
I picked up a package of London broil. With these I’ll make herb rubbed London broil which is a simple way to prepare this meat on the grill or under the broiler. We’ll eat it over a salad or with a side of mashed potatoes.
If it’s wintertime, I like to prepare the London broil in the slow cooker with a tomato sauce over top. It comes out fork tender and delicious. That reminds me, of another recipe I should add to the blog.
I also picked up a package of petite sirloin steak. We don’t each much steak but when I can get these on sale I’ll make brown sugar steaks or herb rubbed steaks and tuck them into the freezer. I like to grill or broil both of those recipes too.
What I Purchase on this Budget Grocery Haul Trip Best Buys this Grocery Haul TripWheat Thins after coupon and Checkout 51 $1.01 each
Petite Sirloin Steak $2.97/lb
London Broil $2.97/lb
Bread $1.00 a loaf
Cherries $1.77/lb
Organic Celery Hearts $.50/pkg
Blackberries $.25/pkg
Strawberries $.50/lb
I also neglected to mention in the video that I used a couple Ibotta coupons (my referral link) too and saved $.50 more. It wasn’t much but it was on items I was already purchasing so why not enter my receipt and save the extra $.50?!
I love that I was able to score so many great produce deals this trip. We’ll eat the blackberries fresh.
I’m hoping to dehydrate a few of the cherries and strawberries we love them for snacks and it will help keep them from going bad before we can get to them.
I’ll also dry or freeze one package of the celery hearts since we won’t eat that much before they will spoil.
What was your best buy while shopping recently?
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JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.When my kids were much younger, we always had lots of crayons around the house. In fact, we got to the point where we had a container full of broken crayons or old crayons. I had been reading a lot about recycling old crayons into new, rainbow crayons, and I knew it would be a perfect project for us!
I have updated the post below about recycling old crayons that I originally wrote in 2008. It looks like it might be time to do this project again sometime though because when Molly saw that I was working on this update, she said that she’s seen this craft before and it looks fun. I said, “You see those little hands working? That’s you nine years ago.”
Recycling Old Crayons into New Rainbow Crayons: Project DirectionsGather Your Crayons
You’ll first want to gather up all of the crayons that you want to use to make your new rainbow crayons. We used to keep all of our old crayons in one tub together, so it made our gathering easier.
Prep Your Old Crayons
Peel the labels off of any crayons that still have labels on them. If your kids are very young, this might be too difficult for them. However, definitely have them give it a try. When we made our new crayons, I worked on peeling off labels while my boys were working on school work.
Everyone then enjoyed breaking crayons into smaller pieces, unless they were already small enough to fit into the heart-shaped silicone mini cupcake liners we were using. We initially gathered all of our crayon pieces into a larger bowl before putting them in the liners, however.
Shhh…don’t tell the crayon police. But, we even broke up some crayons that weren’t broken, but whose colors we just really liked.
Here’s an inexpensive set of heart-shaped mini baking cups:
If you want to try some other shapes, this inexpensive set that includes hearts, stars, flowers, and circles looks super cool:
Place Crayon Pieces into Cupcake Liners
We filled our mini heart muffin cups with the broken crayons while our oven preheated to 275 degrees. The kids loved filling up the cups.
Crayon Placement Tip: Be careful not to put too many dark crayons in the same cup together. Too many dark colors together kind of overpowered some of our crayons.
Melting/Baking the Crayons
We left the crayons in the oven at 275 degrees for approximately 10 minutes. I kept an eye on them throughout. Here they are partially melted.
Finishing Your New Rainbow Crayons
Let the crayons cool down before you try to pop them out of the cups. You can actually melt them in paper cups as well — I just wanted mine to be heart shaped.
Enjoy your cute new crayons! Maybe even share them with some friends, depending on how many you made.
Heart-shaped ones like these would be perfect for adding to homemade valentines or along with some of my free printable valentine card sets!
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Recycling Old Crayons into Rainbow Crayons: Fun Art Project was originally published on October 6, 2008. This post was updated in July 2017.
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