weekly menu posting

our evenings and weekends seem to be getting busier and busier, therefore having a menu is more important than ever.  i have been planning a menu for months now and am so grateful because it leads to less stressful evenings and less money being spent at the grocery store because i now go in with a plan instead of wandering. i can also look forward to what we are having for dinner and we always have leftovers for lunch the next day.  when i tell people about my menu planning they always say, "that has to take you hours." but the truth is, it takes me twenty-minutes to plan out what we'll be having and make a grocery list.  and with that, here is the menu for this week!

sunday: nachos with chicken and black beans -- i just love nachos!  for lunch leftovers i'm going to take the extra toppings and make it into a salad.

monday: beef stroganoff? in the slow cooker -- this is one of my favorite recipes but i'm not exactly sure what it is called.  my mother-in-law shared it with me and it is beyond easy and so tasty.  i will try to post the recipe later this week.

tuesday: cooking class at wooden spoons -- i swore off going out to eat on valentine's day three years ago after waiting for two and a half hours at latin king.  i thought this would be a fun alternative.  we will be learning how to make: pomegranate champagne martinis, slow roasted tomato phyllo purse, perfect tender steak au poivre, french potato tart, molten lava cakes. 

wednesday: pesto chicken stuffed shells -- found this on pinterest.  i like that you can make it ahead and pop it in the oven when you get home.

thursday: simon's -- we are dining out with our friends kyle and sarah

friday and saturday: we're spending the weekend with jason in the QC