Menu Plan Monday- Aug 3 through 16

You guys. Our second baby will be here in approximately 48 days.  WHAT?!  I have done next to nothing to prepare, other than growing this baby and trying to stay fit while doing so.  We did watch the movie "What to Expect When You're Expecting" last night, so that has to count for something.  Totally different from the months before Kyler arrived.  The nursery still looks nearly totally identical to the way we had it for Kyler (but I do have a beautiful pennant banner to hang up thanks to my crafty friends at my surprise "sprinkle"), we don't even own girly crib sheets yet, and the only "meals" I have frozen are banana bread and cookie dough.  And what am I doing in these last weeks? Oh, I'm making meals I know I won't have the time/energy/desire to make once baby girl is here! Obviously. I am so excited to meet baby girl and have a family of four, but I think I am going through a period of mourning over the upcoming loss of my "freedom." 

That being said, here are our menu plans: 

August 3-9
Sunday: out w/ some former coworkers :), G & K mac & cheese
Monday: Spinach & Cheese quiche (I used swiss & cheddar), Gazpacho (see below, recipe from Grant's Aunt Molly)
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: Potstickers, brown rice, egg rolls, melon
Thursday: BBQ Chicken Thighs, Potato Salad with green beans & salsa verde,  spinach salad
Friday: Greek Meatballs (I baked these instead of frying), Hummus & pita, tomato & cucumber & feta salad
Saturday: cheese and chicken quesadillas, homemade refried beans, restaurant style salsa & chips

I also made Chia Seed Pudding for breakfast... Grant thought it looked like bird poop... but I enjoyed it :) 

Menu for August 10-16:
Sunday: Pizza on the grill! (1st time all summer... what?!)
Monday: Farmer's Casserole, fruit
Tuesday: cheese ravioli, salad, garlic bread
Wednesday: Crockpot General Tso's Chicken, brown rice, broccoli
Thursday: Pulled Pork (I am planning to freeze some of this, will also make in crock pot instead of oven), Sesame & Cilantro Vermicelli Salad
Friday: J & K to Akron!! (G out or leftovers)
Saturday: quesadillas or leftovers


Gazpacho
28 oz. can of whole peeled tomatoes 
1 jalapeño 
1 cucumber peeled 
4 scallions 
1 garlic clove 
1 red bell pepper seeded 
4 oz of EVOO 
1 bunch of cilantro 
2 oz white vinegar 
S & P to taste 

Put ingredients in blender, mix and serve! I added some sour cream on top. 


Have a good week... it's back to work for me :-/ Still SO SO SO thankful for my husband allowing me to work part-time from home so I can be with our kiddos!