Mom's Dinner Menu - Week 2

I have found that being a busy mother and wife who during the week is out of the home until usually 6:30 pm - 7 pm at night because of my work schedule, requires that I come up with another strategy for dinner planning. Anyone that knows Travis and I would be able to attest that we are incredibly busy and that dinner making can be a bit of a challenge. At first Travis offered to handle all the dinners... Obviously due to my new plan, the original didn't turn out so well. Love you babe, I know that the kids can be more demanding...

So I have turned to weekly menus and am now using my crockpot and my #1 love to help me with this weekly "project". Hello Ree Drummond. You are my new best friend.

If anyone is not aware of The Pioneer Woman, then let me introduce you. Ree Drummond is one of the most multi-talented women I have seen in quite awhile. Her website and books offer WONDERFUL cooking tips and receipes and she is a talented photographer and homeschooling mom. ILUVHER!http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/

We even share an affinity for my favorite dog... the basset hound. Watch out Charlie, you're on the verge of being replaced in the Palmer home if you jump/dig one more time!!!

This weeks menu consists of the following:

Monday: Coq Au Vin and Buttery Noodles - PW

Tuesday: Country Beans and Corn Bread - PW

Wednesday: Chicken Enchiladas - My receipe

Thursday: Cajun Meatloaf - PW

Friday: T-bone Steak and Asparagus - Travis specialty

Saturday: Lazy Chiles Rellenos and Corn Tortillas - PW

Sunday: Turkey Dinner - MINE MINE MINE

The thing that I am absolutely LOVING about this new schedule is that most of the meals I can either do in the morning in the crockpot (country beans) or prep ahead of time and leave cooking instructions for Travis. Like the enchiladas, meatloaf and chiles rellenos.

As a side note, since I am still not a fan of waking up at 4 am in the morning to make Travis his breakfast, I have made this morning a weeks worth breakfast burritos that he can warm up during the mornings. They are frozen in foil packages and were super simple and quick to make. Very easy, healthy and a little "i love you" from me to him and I still get some shut eye :)

Ingredients:

5 eggs

1/2 a package of pork sausage - hot

5-6 whole wheat wraps
2 tablespoons of heavy cream
salt & pepper to taste

** if they were mine, I would have added sharp cheese to this mix and green onions, but I cook per request of the hubs

Here's photos from this morning :)

End result are happy boys!