A Little Dinner Delight

As you may or may not know...I love to plan.  Everything.  All summer I have been working on various projects....one of which I should be doing right now instead of typing but it is just going to have to wait...anyway...I have accomplished a lot!   Most of it is painting and touch-ups around the house and you saw the curtains already but my big planning this week is:

Skip Christmas Trip to Cancun Money Saving Extravaganza!!!!

Whatever you are reading into that title is true, guaranteed!  As many of you know, the Husband HATES to spend money...I should video tape it sometime he looks like someone died or like he might die at any moment.  It's funny business.  However, it causes me all kinds of trouble...like having to save every penny I can think of so he feels like he is justified....crazy man!  So, because of ALL of that I have planned a glorious menu of dinners for the next week and a half.  I cook most nights anyway but having an actual menu calms the inner scrooge in my husband.  I am pretty excited about it:

Saturday:  Bourbon Grilled Pork Chops with an Onion Tart and Salad
Sunday:  Leftover day (I made lasagna this week and he will eat it ALL)
Monday:  Los (we always go out on Monday)
Tuesday:  Tequila Glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs w/ Grilled Corn and Salad
Wednesday" Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs w/ Rice and Edamame
Thursday:  Leftover night (we must not waste!)
Friday:  Steak Night with Baked Sweet Potatoes and (you guessed it) Salad
Saturday: Basil Grilled Chicken Breast with Homemade Potato Chips
Sunday:  Something in the slow cooker, haven't decided yet...probably a roast
Monday:  Los
Tuesday:  Broiled Shrimp with Green Beans and Broccoli
Wednesday: Blackened Tilapia with Boiled Okra, Black Eyed Peas, and Salad

Whew!   That's a lot of cooking!  I will let you know how it all comes out and how well we stick to it!!  All of these recipes are "healthified" as well so if any are interesting let me know and I will post you some links!!

So now for the Cancun of it all...the fabulous First Lady and her hubs decided they wanted to go on vacation and "skip Christmas"  so naturally they invited the Tryko and her hubs...they were sharing all about it and asked if we wanted to join....So...we will be having Christmas on the sandy shores of a beach resort...which all came as perfect timing.

I am very excited because I have something HUGE as a goal so I stay on top of things!  Plus I get to plan like a fool...which always makes me happy!

I still have more I want to share but I will try and save it for later!  

B

P.S.  Harry Potter is out and boy am I excited....Harry Potter has been around since I graduated high school...so he's a pretty big deal!