day twelve

Bagels and cream cheese for breakfast.


Chicken Salad Sandwiches with celery, fresh thyme and oregano, parsley, mayo and pecans.


romaine salad with olives, hard salami, provolone, parmasan, oil and vinegar. I made my garlic toasts, bruschetta and crostinis. It was a perfect meal.

day eleven

fireman away again... monotonous isn't it?

For breakfast we had oatmeal muffins again.


For lunch, neighbor D and I ran to Chipolte. I love the carnitas burrito with guacamole. And it's enough to share...


My girlfriend invited us for dinner and oh was it yummy. Soup, salad, and bread.

day ten

We had peanut butter toast for breakfast with strawberries. I love strawberry season!
For luncn, we made one of our stand by, warm weather lunches... tuna pasta salad. We use penne pasta with celery, almonds, tuna, grapes, and mayo with salt and pepper.

Dinner is one of the fireman's favorites and it's also super economical.
Beans and rice with homemade pico and guacamole with chips.

day nine

Sunday morning breakfast. What better way to start the day than Cracker Barrel? I know, I know. It's awful. It is carb heaven and I have to admit I love it.
I tried the Strawberry Pancakes- they were good, but would definitely go with my usual Egg Sandwich on sourdough next time.
Here's the aftermath... (and yes, it's shaky.... morning coffee had kicked in)


We didn't eat lunch today. With a huge breakfast, we were able to last until evening. We hosted our small group from church and made an Apple Crumble with Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Does life get any better??
No pics- it was too crazy with a million people in the house to feed.

Day Eight

another day of the Fireman being away. Wow these days are so long when he is gone.
So, in order to help me survive the day, I baked Oatmeal Muffins with strawberries and lots and lots of butter. I need baked goods to help me through the stressful days.

I admit, I was a bad mommy for lunch and we just skipped it all together. I think we snacked on white bean dip and carrots, grapes, animal crackers, cheese, and popcorn. We also went to visit a friend and it helped me get through the lonely day.
Which brings me to dinner. I didn't have the heart, or time, to cook. So we stopped and got Quesadillas from Taco Bueno for dinner.

Day Seven

Friday mornings are our busiest. We are out the door by 8:40 to get to school on time. The kids had bowls of puffed wheat and strawberries with milk.
Lunch was a huge Mexican potluck- tacos, dips, chips, salads, and lots of desserts.

For dinner we shared a meal with our neighbors- Grilled Bratwursts with saukraut and mustard, oven roasted potato salad with bacon and rosemary, cabbage salad, cheddar cheese, and crusty bread. Oh- and a delicious blackberry crisp. This is a picture of the aftermath.

Day Six

Scrambled eggs, bacon, and whole wheat toast with butter and my homemade peach preserves.


Oh my, delicious, delicious, delicious. I love Reuban Sandwiches.

I will have to come back to dinner- what did we have??? I think we just had popcorn, apples and cheese- a standby dinner.

Day Five

The fireman is away today so cooking three meals from scratch is totally out the window. We started the day with puffed wheat with bananas and soymilk.


Lunch- Auntie Ann's Organic Bunny O's with red grapes.


For dinner I busted out a favorite- Lentil Loaf with bruschetta sauce and a Caesar Salad. I LOVE seeing my kids eat this up. It is power packed with lentils, bown rice, spinach, basil, corn, carrots, onions, and celery, and mozarella. YUM!

Day Four

No pictures today of breakfast or lunch. My camera's batteries were completely gonners when I woke up this morning. So I will just have to record our meals- which weren't exciting since we spent almost the entire day painting, tiling, and trimming our laundry room. My, how laundry piles up if I don't do it every day.

breakfast- granola and yogurt parfaits with coffee (of course)
lunch- sandwiches at Lambruzco's, fruit salad, coleslaw, and a variety of cookies for dessert


Dinner was enjoyed in the home of our friends. We had a delicious spinach salad, soup, and crusty bread.

Day Three

Grain Cakes with fresh strawberries and maple syrup.


100% vegetarian Taco Salad- again, outside at the neighbors.

For dinner we are having leftover German Stuffed Peppers from yesterday.

(wow it feels good to be caught up!)

Day Two

About once a month the fireman will splurge and bring home bagels and cream cheese from Panera Bread Company. YUM!


German Stuffed Peppers and brown rice with White Bean Dip, carrot sticks, and pita chips


Grilled Chicken Breasts and legs for the kids, oven roasted potatoes with rosemary, and fabulous salad with marinated yellow bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion and goat cheese in balsamic vinagrette- enjoyed outside with our neighbors. Yes, the ones we had dinner with the night before. (See, told you they love us.)

Day One

It's the beginning of a very revealing 30 days. I am somewhat embarrased of our first day's meals. I guess I thought we ate better than this and typically I think we do. But we are in "project mode" trying to get the house on the market some time during the next two weeks. Who wants to cook when they have been out in the garden all day or painting all afternoon? Not me... hence. two meals from restaurants.



Homemade fruity granola with yogurt and strawberries. And the morning coffee, of course.



Tuna Hoagies from Subway with Fritos and a pickle.



Senior Tequila's Steak Fajitas with sauteed onions and peppers, beans and rice, guacamole and sour cream and LOTS of chips and salsa. A fun and yummy meal shared with our neighbors (the ones that love us that pretend they don't).

30 day food journal

The fireman and I have been discussing our eating habits. We decided to take a look at our meals for 30 days and, when possible, take a photograph to be included. We will be completely honest- even recording the occasional fast-food slips. So starting tomorrow morning, bright and early, the adventure begins.
scary.....