So how are you all doing this week? Eating any really good food? I am coming off a crazy week and am really looking forward to cooking!!!
Monday: Steak and rice with broccoli
Tuesday: New York Strip Steak, scallop potato stacks, broccoli
Wednesday: BBQ chicken thighs, Mexican street corn, broccoli
Thursday: Corned beef, potatoes, broccoli
Friday: Chicken rice bowls with broccoli
I have a super crazy week in front of me! NerdDad and I will be out a couple of nights and then I am traveling a couple of days. And I am trying to shove all my work into 3 days;). So I am make a sort of meal plan, it is lazy and we will see if it is going to kept;).
Monday: Mom & Dad have a date!!! So we will eat out and the kids will have hot dogs.
Tuesday: We are taking the kids to The Avengers (shh, don’t tell them;) and we will pick up dinner on the way home.
Wednesday: London Broil, broccoli, individual potato stacks
Thursday: Beef, broccoli and rice bowls (leftovers)
Friday: Brown rice and chicken casserole (premade in the freezer)
Ok, eating out with kids can get pricey! With 4 kids, one of which is an almost 11 year old boy, we don’t eat out very often but when we do we try to use some of the kids eat free deals. Various places have these deals but you have to pay attention to the times and limitations. Some offer you 1 free kids meal for each adult entree and some offer 2.
World Sports Cafe has a deal for 2 kid’s entrees free per 1 adult entree beginning at 6 pm on Wednesday nights.
Sweet River Bar and Grill has a Kids Eat Free night on Tuesdays all day. They do one kid’s meal free for each adult entree purchased.
Various Denny’s restaurants across town have a Kids Eat Free deal. According to all the ones I have checked with it is Tuesdays and Saturdays from 4pm -10pm. They will give you 2 kid’s entrees for every 1 adult entree purchased. Check with your Denny’s just to make sure.
El Torito does their Kids Eat Free on Wednesdays! They do 1 kid entree for every 1 adult entree purchased.
Chevy’s has Kids Eat Free every Tuesday. They also do 1 kid’s entree with every adult entree. The nice thing they do is sometimes they will consider an appetizer as an entree. I personally always got the Chicken Flautas before I went gluten free. And the kids’s meals include dessert;).
Marie Callender’s does Kids Eat Free on both Tuesday and Saturday! They do 1 kid’s meal per 1 adult entree. The kid’s meal even includes a piece of pie!
Cattlemen’s has a deal that is a little different. If your child is wearing their Jr. Cattlemen shirt (which is $9.99) they can eat free. They also eat free the day you buy it. It is a 1 kid’s meal to 1 adult entree deal so it is still limited.
Chili’s also does a Kids Eat Free deal but it is based on a coupon. You sign up for their e-club. Then every so often Chili’s will email you a coupon for Kids Eat Free, about once a month. Usually it is for a Tuesday but sometimes the coupons will span a few days. You can get 2 kid’s entrees for every 1 adult entree. And we have had the 2 for $20 count as 2 entrees towards that deal!!!
Mimi’s is doing a Kids Eat Free promotion for the month of May. Only for the month of May kids eat free on Tuesday night from 4pm- close. It is a 1 kid’s meal to 1 adult entree deal.
There are some great deals that really do help make it affordable to take the kids out! So what do you do to make eating out with kids affordable?
So I had all these great plans last week with new recipes to try. Well, plans don’t count for a whole lot when you come down with a touch of bronchitis and pneumonia in one lung;). Now I am about 48 hours into my antibiotics, still feel crummy but not as crummy. So I am going to try this crazy plan thing again;). What are you and yours eating this week?
Monday: shredded chicken thighs in rice with broccoli
Tuesday: A version of thisbaked potato crockpot soup. (there will be bacon!)
Wednesday: Steak, a version of these Parmesan scalloped potatoes, broccoli
Thursday: Corned Beef, broccoli,Brazilian cheese rolls
Friday: Leftovers
First, the deal! Starbucks is bringing back the Happy Hour deal. According to their website the is happening May 6th-May13th but according to signs at my local Starbucks & people I know who needed a fix today, here it started today! The Happy Hour special is 1/2 price Frappucinos from 3pm-5pm.
Now the secret;). And it may be a really good secret;). It is the Starbucks secret menu, one that employees may look at oddly if you were to order off of;). I may have to go in and order 1 of these drinks just to see if it works!
If you pop over to the Finish Dishwasher Detergent Facebook page and like it they will send you a free sample of their new Finish Quantum.
Then you can go over to the Finish website and get coupons!!!!
I am losing my inspiration!!! So that means that I need to try some new recipes.
Monday: Steak rice bowls
Tuesday: Corned Beef, broccoli, Brazilian cheese rolls
Wednesday: A version of this baked potato crockpot soup. (there will be bacon!)
Thursday: Steak, a version of these Parmesan scalloped potatoes, broccoli
Friday: rice noodles with shrimp and spinach
So a couple of weeks ago I wanted dessert and a drink and couldn’t justify having both so I made the perfect combo! It was super easy and sweet like dessert.
Ingredients:
2 small scoops of Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbet
1 1/2 ounces Vodka
1 1/2 ounces Trop 50 Red Orange juice
Whipped Cream
Process:
Blend! I use one of those single drink blender like a Bullet. Then pour it into a glass and top with a little whipped cream. Ok, the whipped cream isn’t necessary but I love whipped cream;).
Enjoy and drink responsibly!
So this is a week of crazy evenings! Between kids and their choir concerts and NerdDad being out 1 night, dinner needs to be easy!!!
Monday: Beef roast, broccoli, potatoes
Tuesday: Corned Beef, potatoes, broccoli
Wednesday: Shrimp and noodle bowls
Thursday: Chicken rice bowls with broccoli
Friday: Stir fry veggies and rice
