Menu Plan Monday and Baking Day Wrap-Up

I know, it's not Monday, but I haven't actually had to cook yet this week. :) So here's my menu plan for the rest of the week:

Monday - dinner at church

Tuesday - Taco night with our small group

Wednesday - BBQ Chicken Pizza, salad and corn

Thursday - Italian Baked Chicken, veggies, rice

Friday - Tuna Patty Burgers, homemade french fries, salad

Saturday - Leftovers

Sunday - Superbowl! Going to a party at a friend's house - I do live in Indiana, so even though I'm not usually a Colts fan - Go Colts! (That's for my sister Rachel too!)

So baking day, freezer cooking day, whatever you want to call it day, was more of a flop than a success.  There were two things on my list that I didn't get to make, apple squares and chimichangas.   I probably could have made them, I just completely ran out of steam.  I feel like I learned a lot of things from the experience, probably the main one being not to do it again! :)  Maybe I am a wuss in the kitchen or something, but I feel like I am still recovering from those two days (that's one reason why this post is late). Yes, I have some food in my freezer that will be nice to have on hand over the next few weeks, but I don't really know if it was worth it.  I just felt like I spent my entire days in the kitchen and didn't get anything else done, I was super tired, and there were SO MANY dishes.  And I despise dishes, I mean, I really hate doing dishes.

I think for me, it would work better to do one or two tasks in the kitchen each day, besides dinner, and make extra food that way, rather than trying to do it all at one time in one day. At least I've tried it and now I know.  If I were ever to do it in the future I would not try so many new recipes that I have never made before, that was a big mistake, and made the days harder for me than they could have been if I had made some of my tried and  true recipes instead.  It will be nice to pull stuff out of the freezer already made and ready to eat though, so I won't complain about that part of it.  Alright, enough about that, I just wanted to give a little update and share a little of my experience. 

We're starting the February Change Challenge this week - check back tomorrow for the area of change we'll be taking on this month!

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