In other surprises, it was announced during back-to-school night that I am homeroom mom for my older son. I did not volunteer for that. I felt like Harry Potter when his name flew out of the goblet. I'll take it as a compliment. And fortunately, another mom I really like volunteered to help me once it had been announced.
This week:
Monday: really, the Crazy Jane's chicken this week, and stuff from the veggie box.
Tuesday: Taco Tuesday
Wednesday: sausage bake (see sidebar for recipe), something green (maybe creamed spinach from the freezer, maybe something from the CSA box)
Thursday: Back to School Night (last one of three! phew) means leftover buffet
Friday: Football night! One of the cousins is a senior at a rival high school so it's his last season. They have an excellent concession stand (Chik-Fil-A, good pizza, and great hoagies from a local shop) so we'll have something there. Woohoo!
Not a whole lot to report from last week...I switched out the chicken for the pork with creamy mustard sauce (see sidebar for recipe link) and was reminded again how much I LOVE that sauce. And I say Crazy Jane's chicken but honestly? I might do creamy mustard chicken. So that might have to happen again.
Also, for the funeral last week, I was in charge of dips, and a kind friend sent some suggestions. I had so many, I forgot to bring the spinach dip over (fortunately someone else had brought it too). But: I thought that my spinach was too leafy, and my water chestnuts were definitely too big. So I threw it all in the food processor and yum. I ate it all week with carrots and celery, tremendously boosting my carrot and celery intake as well. So I need to do more experimenting with this. Maybe my son isn't the only one in the family who prefers things in the "smoothie" texture family.
And that's it from here. The school year started well (ok, there was the 2-hour stomach flu last Friday, but really, he was fine by 10am, so it barely counts), and things are humming along. If you work and have small kids and have fabulous meal ideas, please let me know. I'm all ears. Also? The older one is skipping the yogurt in his lunchbox (and won't eat sandwiches at school, he says they "smell funny" by lunchtime) and comes home starving. He won't eat cheese or eggs and they restrict nuts...any suggestions for proteins?
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2 comments:
Woohoo! Congratulations on the new job. It sounds absolutely wonderful. I hope everything goes great!
Good luck with the meals, I know that's tricky. The crockpot is great, but there's not a whole lot my kids will eat that comes out of a crockpot, though they do love Chicken sandwiches and Beef sandwiches. My kids eat the best of anything I make, and absolutely love, when I make "salad bars". I cut up lettuce, grill chicken, put out shredded cheese, garbanzo beans, peas, cut up veggies, the sky's the limit. Then, everyone just takes what they want. We can do that a couple of nights a week and they love it. Sometimes I do a cobb salad type spin, sometimes a southwestern, but whatever I do it's always a hit.
Good luck! Can't wait to hear more.
I second that -- congratulations on the job! Sounds like you're going to be busy this year, what with the room parent duty on top of that. Busy is good!
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