• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Fitness
    • Running
    • Race Reviews
    • Training
  • Family
    • Food & Recipes
    • Parenting
  • Travel
    • Asheville – A native’s view
  • Crafts/DIY
    • DIY
    • Parties
    • #15in15
    • 12 Projects in 12 Months
    • Jaime’s Etsy Shop
  • Things Jaime Loves
    • What I’m Reading
  • Contact Me
    • On Etsy
    • About Jaime – Asheville NC Mom Blogger
      • #SOCSaturday
    • Disclosure
    • The Players
  • Nav Widget Area

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • Linkedin
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

Love, Jaime

LoveJaime.com - Asheville NC blogger, DIY, crafts, parenting, fitness, food, LIFEstyle blog by Jaime McKee

meal planning – making the slow cooker work for us

We survived last week….barely, it seemed like. We mostly stuck to our menu, but when Friday rolled around, my husband was feeling sick and not wanting to make salmon for dinner (so when I got home, I popped a pizza into the oven.) I had a lunch meeting on Thursday. Since it was all work, I’m on the fence on whether that counts against Eat in Month, or not? (I couldn’t show up at this meeting and just watch the other person eat lunch – that would have been awkward.) As a family and just individually, we’ve been able to stick to our challenge.

menumonday_eatinmonth My husband was a champ last week and cooked every night. This week, we need to make sure the slow cooker is put to use. It does us no good when it’s hanging out in the cabinet.

Sunday – Chili

Monday – 3-bean chili (a Weight Watchers recipe)

Tuesday – Salmon packets. I promise to take photos this time around.

Wednesday – Vegetable beef stew (slow cooker recipe)

Thursday – Homemade macaroni and cheese

Friday – Pizza (I picked up a 3-pack of Digiorno pizzas at Sam’s Club for $9.98 this week!)

Saturday – Open at the moment. I bought a good amount of meat from our local farmer yesterday (I only see him every two weeks during winter) so we have frozen meat. Maybe I’ll try a slow cooker meal that day? I have some time to think it through.

Two weeks ago, I was super excited about the chicken burritos we were making (a slow cooker/Weight Watchers recipe) and it ended up being incredibly bland. I meant to mention that last week on the blog, but I think the meal was so forgettable that I did just that. Forgot about it. I’m hoping that the three-bean chili is much better!

What is your go-to slow cooker recipe? We’ve been fans of the McCormick seasoning packets (and following the recipes on the back.) I’d love to branch out with more, tastier options.

Share the love...Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
0Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on Google+
Google+
0Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
0Share on Reddit
Reddit
0Email this to someone
email

January 19, 2014 8:36 pm Jaime Leave a Comment Filed Under: menu planning

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

About Jaime

I'm a 30-something-year-old living in Asheville, NC with my husband, preschooler son, baby girl and cat. I'm a girl of many trades. I run, craft, sew and so much more. I blog all about it.
Jaime McKee on Google+

Disclosure

Jaime McKee/LoveJaime.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Popular posts

  • DIY Headache Bath Bombs (with essential oils)
  • Pre-cooking chicken for the week = winning at meal planning
  • Things to do with kids in Asheville
  • Shamrock Shakes are back – with a twist (and a limited edition STRAW) #giveaway
  • Spider-Man cupcakes – a fun treat for your superhero fan!

Footer

Member of:

FitFluential Is Fitness Found SoFab Badge

© Copyright 2016 · Pretty Lifestyle WordPress Theme by: PDCD