menu plan monday / sept 2025

Menu Plan Monday • September 2025

We are still pretty much taking things a week at a time with what days we will be home so we really don’t have a [meal plan]. I have been doing at least one big grocery haul a month and try to keep ingredients on hand for 7-8 meals, ready for the days we are cooking dinner at home. I also started up @everyplate again and will get one shipment a month. 

*[08.30 & 08.31 - crab cakes, potato salad, & roasted brussels]

09.01 - Chicken Parmesan 

09.02 - * Peter was away | I ordered out 

09.03 • Spaghetti & garlic bread (+ dinner for boys after school + I froze a bag of sauce for a future meal) garlic bread was an add-on in E/P box) 

09.04 - E/P meal • Buffalo Ranch Chicken, mashed potatoes & roasted carrots

09.05 - lunch=From Scratch | dinner=pizza

09.06 - E/P meal • Balsamic Meatballs, parsley & butter potatoes, green beans and yeast rolls (I made 3 pans of rolls and sent 2 to the after-funeral meal) 

09.07 - E/P meal • burgers & homemade fries 

09.08 - beef stroganoff over noodles, roasted cauliflower, and garlic toast (*steak for stroganoff and garlic toast were add ons in E/P box)

09.09 - lunch= From Scratch | Dinner= Caesar Salad (add-on in E/P box) 

09.10 - Chicken Pot Pies (1 for us + 1 for K & boys) 

09.11 - Meatloaf, parsley & butter potatoes, garden salad 

09.12 - lunch = Jersey Mikes | dinner = Pizza

09.13 - late lunch at Mallard’s 

09.14 - grilled steaks w/ mushrooms & onions, grilled Caesar salad, & onion rings 

09.15 - teriyaki beef & broccoli w/rice and jello salad 

I have lots of meats in the freezer, but will need to make another little grocery haul soon. Planning meals and having ingredients on hand for the days I am cooking really helps with the grocery budget and doing a subscription boxed meal once a month adds a little variety to the menu. We will be away a few days over the next 2 weeks but I have meals planned for the days we are home including - TikTok Pasta w/shrimp & garlic toast • pork tenderloin • stuffed peppers • steak subs • chicken casserole • sweet & sour chicken • crock pot chicken thighs. Also, still using the rice cooker which makes THE BEST sticky rice and is a super cheap but delicious side to any meal. 

oh summer......where did you go????

second half of August…..🦀💦☀️🍉

where did SUMMER go????

TI visits | cousin time | crabbing | catching minnows | slip -n- slides & water guns | beautiful sunny days & blue skies | boat days | visits with Mom ❤️ | hanging with the grands | slow days at home | and all things crab 🦀 streamed crabs, soft crabs, crab cakes, and snow crab legs!!! 

Goodbye August, I am so sad to see you go!😞

#august #summer #summervibes #endofsummer #TI #littlevisits #thisisus #lifeisgrand #grands #family #boatdays #crabbing #cousintime #crabs #steamedcrabs #softshellcrabs #allthingssummer

a weekend of therapy......

a weekend of therapy ☀️🌊 Thursday | Friday • we did our annual White Marlin Open day in OC and while we lucked out and had the most beautiful weather/temps at the beach, the wind kept most of the boats in on Thursday! We tried subs from Primo Hoagies for lunch - very good [but Anthony’s subs are still our fave]!🤤 Dinner at Crab Alley 🦀🙌🏻 and a room with a [bay] view🌅 a much needed overnight getaway. We were also able to see Mom both days and had a little Kamry visit.❤️

Saturday • unexpected days are the best! We ended up taking Logan back after the funeral and got to visit Mom again❤️ It was such a gorgeous evening we ended up going to dinner at Ray’s Shanty before heading home.🌅 

Sunday • we watched church and had a quiet day at home. Dinner on the grill today: chicken/bacon/bbq skewers & grilled cabbage and fresh tomato/mozzarella/basil w/balsamic. 

A boat day.....a little getaway.....being with family.....cooking.....these are some things that are therapy for me! What's your therapy? (we checked an item off of our Summer Bucket List ☑️ beach day in OC) @oakridge.live @craballeywoc @white_marlin_open @oceancitymaryland @comfortinngoldcoast @primohoagies #refresh #therapy #summer #summervibes #sunset #boating #boatdays #ocmd #whitemarlinopen #oceancitymaryland #beachday #grilling #raysshanty #freshseafood #craballey #roomwiththeview #comfortinngoldcoast #primohoagies #weekendvibes #littlevisits #lifeinpictures #thisisus #lifeisgrand

Mom Tip: Christmas Budget Hack

                 MOM TIP: Christmas Budget Hack

                            I am so doing this!!! 

~ I'll start in SEPTEMBER (2025) so I'll have a year's worth of gift cards to shop before the holiday season next year (2026)! (or you could do JAN-NOV like the suggestion) 

~I'll do a check in every few months to keep me on track with this!

~ Let's set our savings goal and pick up a gift card each month! 

JULY 2025

JULY 2025 🌻☀️🇺🇸

July was full-on SUMMER - we started the month with a week full of cousin time, playing and hanging out at Nana & Pop Pop’s house, family dinners, and celebrating the 4th of July! Then boat days, the heat wave, crabbing & catching minnows, the big yellow duck, fresh picked tomatoes, and all the good summer eats!

#july #summer #summervibes #thisisus #lifeisgrand #grands #family #boatdays #crabbing #crabs #softshellcrabs #tomatoes #freshpicked #allthingssummer