Meal #2 of 15

For my second meal under $1.50, I tried "Almost Lasagna" this week and sadly it will not make it into rotation. I'm not looking for gourmet food from the Disney website, but this one was just a little too bland.


I like the idea of a pasta casserole that reminds you of lasagna but without all the special attention to the noodles. Something similar but with a little Italian sausage mixed in there would probably be great.

Meal Planning

Trying to keep it classy, I Googled "cheap family meals" and was excited to see that on the Disney Family website, there was a list of 15 recipes with calculations per serving already done for me! (less than $1.50/serving)

I plan to try all 15 and decide which I'll repeat and which ones I'll recycle (WMZQ reference, anyone?) Here is the link: Dinners under $1.50/serving

For my first kitchen adventure, today I made Creamy Chicken Primavera. The only ingredients I had to pick up from the grocery store were Italian Dressing, fat free cream cheese and frozen vegetables. I buy meat and pasta in bulk so I had plenty chicken and Rotini on hand.

I used Newman's Own Family Recipe Italian Dressing and 1/3 fat Philadelphia cream cheese. Newman's is my fav salad dressing brand by far.

The verdict is in and I deem it acceptable for repeat :) However, it's very rich so it's not going to be a weekly menu item. My hubby was full and happy after dinner, a sign of success. My baby spit it out immediately, just like he spits out all types of pasta, meat, and anything with sauce. And that is why he eats yogurt or cheese sandwiches for dinner.

Look at that, I finished another blog post! 2 in a row, I'm on a roll!!!

Change of Seasons

Tropical Storm Lee has brought many rainy days and the sun is setting earlier, so I am making less trips to the park and less trips out of the house in general this week. I even have time to blog again!

Life has been good since moving into our new home, but I hardly found time to do anything between summer get togethers, diapers, laundry, cooking & cleaning! I am living the 1950s dream... except with Facebook, a PS3, Netflix, & an iPhone to keep myself entertained.

I never got around to making my baby's birthday monster hat that I wrote about in my last entry... but luckily my cousin bought him the cutest little crown and outfit to match:





I guess I don't have time to do-it-all-myself... but I am still trying to do what I can! I didn't even make his cake because I was sick all week and didn't want to spread the germs. No one likes a summertime cold. Still, everyone enjoyed the Wegman's cake, including the birthday boy!