As you can see, I’ve added a new banner above. Please feel free to use this one or the apron one. Either or is fine by me. I’m still playing with the colors on this one though because it’s blending into my site a little too well 🙂
Yesterday was my birthday. I can’t say it was a great birthday but my daughter was sweet enough to make me a cake. Here is a picture of it:
Mjpuzzlemom asked me for the Meatball Hash Brown Bake recipe I had in my menu plan a couple of months ago so I will be sharing that recipe in a seperate post after this one.
This week we are having:
Monday: Zucchini Sausage Bake
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Savory Pot Roast (carried over from last week)
Wednesday: Grilled Tarragon Lime Chicken
Thursday: Leftover Buffet
Friday: Sirloin Caesar Salad
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?
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~Amber~ says
That’s a precious cake – I’m sorry you didn’t have a “great” birthday, but cake helps, doesn’t it?
Stacy (Aussie in America) says
Happy Birthday for yesterday!
Hope you have a great week.
Stacy
Robin@MyPursuitOf... says
Happy Belated Birthday!
I like your new banner. I’ll start using it next week.
Tiany says
Happy Happy Belated birthday to you!!! How very sweet of your Daughter to make you such a yummy looking cake! she did great!!!
momrn2 says
Happy Birthday!! Are you feeling any better?!? Oh I so hope so!!
tegdirb92 says
Happy Belated B-day!! Your meal plan looks great–I’m all over the sirloin salad!!
Seraph says
Happy birthday! I’m sorry it wasn’t so great, but the cake looks wonderful!
And I LOVE that new banner.
alisonwonderland says
happy belated birthday! the new banner is terrific! thanks, as always, for all you do here!
Marcia says
Hi Laura
Happy birthday for yesterday – I’m sorry you didn’t have a great day. I must say, my last two birthdays have been terrible too so I told Dion I just want to escape Jhb for this one too because all I really want is to be with him 🙂
I’ll send you a separate email too…
BTW, I still like the first banner the best 🙂 This one is nice too though.
Jodi says
Happy Birthday! This week’s menu looks good!
Have a great Monday!
Misslionheart says
It was my Hubby’s birthday yesterday! Check out the post..
Mine’s up. Clearing out the fridge and cupboards, not shopping till Saturday!
IRENE says
Happy Birthday! That is so sweet of your daughter! I love the colors. They show inventiveness and imagination.
Enjoy your menu, and thank you for hosting MPM!
Linsey says
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
The new banner is very cute! Have a great week.
Melissa R. Garrett says
Cake makes everything better, in my opinion ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you 🙂
Heather says
Happy belated birthday!
Last week was a doozy and now I’m under orders to “rest frequently” until the baby arrives. This week’s meal plan consists mostly of things my stepdaughter (12) can assist with, pantry items, and no strange ingredients my husband wouldn’t recognize at the store.
My husband is not an oaf, that’s not what I’m saying. He and I just have a vast difference of opinion on what constitutes adequate descriptors when making out a list for the grocery store. 😉
Debi says
Happy belated birthday, Laura! So sorry it wasn’t great! But what a beautiful cake!
I love the new banner, BTW!
palmtreefanatic says
Hi Laura! Great new banner! will have to use this next week! looks like another tasty week, thanks for hosting!
palmtreefanatic says
OH yes! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Barb, sfo says
What a cute cake! And thanks for the new banner. I like the apron one but it didn’t stand out too well.
Have a great week, happy belated birthday, and thanks for hosting 🙂
Slava Bogu says
The grilled tarragon chicken sounds yummy.
Happy Belated Birthday!
Char says
We celebrated my Dad’s birthday yesterday, too, and my husband’s birthday is later this week.
The grilled chicken sounds great!
Candi says
Happy belated B-day! That is a nice looking cake!
[email protected] says
Happy Birthday! I just posted my first menu plan. I also just reorganized my recipes. Thanks for the inspiration!
Multi-tasking Mommy says
Love the cake, looks SO yummy!
Happy belated Bday! 🙂
ChupieandJ'smama says
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great one 🙂
Mama Russell says
Sorry your birthday wasn’t so great, but the cake was precious. Can’t wait till my daughter is old enough to make me one. Blessings!
annie says
Happy Birthday Laura & many many more!
I pray this year is an especially blessed year for you.
My favorite night of your menu is leftover buffet :o)… speaking from the mom’s eye view. We did that this weekend, just had a smörgåsbord of all the leftovers from our visitors. Yummy.
Leni says
Golly, you ladies are fast! I had mine done last night, but by 12:30 am, I went to bed. lol
It’s getting too hot for cooking!
Christi says
Happy (belated) Birthday!
Michelle says
I *love* the birthday cake! And happy (belated) birthday to you!
Kari says
Happy Belated Birthday! I am delurking to join the Menu Plan Monday which is something I really need! I really enjoy your blog!
Beth says
Happy Happy (belated) Birthday!
Mrs.T says
Love the new banner, Laura, and will start using it next week.
Your sirloin Caesar salad sounds good.
And happy belated birthday to you!
mistihollrah says
I love the new banner! Happy Belated Birthday!
My menu is up!
[email protected] says
I just looked back and realized that my long “name” is pushing the other columns out. I’m so sorry! How emberassing! I am new…:) sigh.
April says
I forgot to post a comment when I posted my link, so… happy even more belated birthday! I love the new banner, too. I’ll get ready to use it next week.
Thanks for hosting, Laura! This is a real gift to so many of us. And the birthday girl is the one who is supposed to be GETTING the presents…
Thanks!
Gretchen says
Happy Birthday, Dear One! Your cake looks delectable. Thanks for all you do on this blog, Laura.
((((hugs)))) Gretchen
Judi says
What a great looking cake! Happy Birthday! Yesterday was my daughters birthday!~:)
MamaJen says
Happy Birthday! I always seem to have lousy birthdays, too – but cake always helps, right? Hope you have a better week, and thanks for organizing everything! 🙂
Helen says
I can’t wait to check out everyone’s meal planning for this week. I’ve been getting so many great ideas from all you wonderful ladies. That meatball recipe looks yummy! I may change my Wednesday meal plan in favor of that.
Michelle says
Sorry to hear that your birthday wasn’t “great”. I hope that it was at least “good”. That was sweet of your daughter to make that cute cake for you. That had to taste pretty yummy too…all that frosting. ;P LOL.
Love the new icon for Menu Plan Monday…I’ll have to use it next week.
Have a good week.
[email protected] says
Love the new banner – proud to put it my post this week! Happy belated birthday.
The cake is so sweet!
runningtothecross says
Happy Birthday!!!
Your daughter is wonderful!!! My children aren’t quite old enough yet to bake me a cake, but time flies when you have six going on seven children!!! I will just have to wait my turn!!!
Your birthday cake reminds me of many of the ones that I have made in the past!
Posted my menu! It was somewhat easy this week, don’t know why???
Blessings!
Heather
jodi says
Love the new banner! And love the cake your daughter made! How thoughtful. 🙂
Also, in just a minute I am going to post a recipe you had asked me for. It’s called Conquistadors and it’s a great alternative to tacos. Mmmmm…
Sheryl says
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope this Birthday week makes up for the not-so-great birth-day!
What a sweet daughter…and yummy looking cake!
As always, thanks so much for hostessing MPM!
Jennifer, Snapshot says
Happy Birthday! Cute cake, Org Daughter!
Kim says
Happy birthday, I hope that it got better! I really enjoy your blog and find it inspiring. Thanks for the MPM, I posted on it for the first time but it wasn’t the first time for me to get recipes!
mamajuliana says
This is my first week! Hopefully I can use this to actually begin planning menus more consistently!
Jennifer says
Love the new banner! Happy belated birthday…hope the *rest* of your week is great!!
Heather says
Thanks for hosting, and Happy Birthday!
Is your back/neck feeling any better? Hope you have a good week.
Terri @ In His Hands says
Happy Birthday, Laura!
Blessings~
angela says
How sweet! My son made me a cake this year, too. Happy Birthday to you. I hope you have a great birthday week!
Melonie says
Happy belated birthday to you, wishing you many blessed years to come.
Love the new banner, but I’ll wait to switch til you are done with the colors. Or maybe I’ll switch back and forth. I like them both so much!
Have a wonderful week!
Org Junkie says
Thank you for all your birthday wishes everyone!!!
You guys are the best 🙂
Laura
Mom of 3 says
I just found your blog- and I love it so far. Definetly something I need 🙂
Great site!
~Tina Marie~ says
I, too, just found your blog. I love it!!!