Productive Day

It's always a good day in my book if it's productive!  Today was one of those days.  Up with the birds for an early morning walk with Sadie before the heat sets in.  By 9am it was 94 degrees .... ugh.  Headed out and got the grocery shopping done in record time -- sure does help when you have a list!  And I was very practical this week in planning menus.  What can I have for meals when it's going to be so hot?  I will NOT feel like cooking, that's for sure!  

So here's what I came up with:  I bought 6 eggs and a package of Triple Berry Muffin Mix (the just add water kind!)  I lined 6 of the muffin tins with a slice of ham lunchmeat, sprinkled in a little shredded cheese and cracked an egg into each.  I mixed up the muffin mix, and made 6 muffins.  Popped the pan into the oven for 15 minutes and .... 3 meals already made up for the week.   And yes, this really works!  I also zapped 3 small red potatoes in the microwave for 1.5 minutes then wrapped them in foil and slipped them into the oven along with the muffin pan ... they're cooked and ready to heat n' eat this week as well!

I bought some chicken breasts, and slipped them into a mixture of 8oz Dr. Pepper and 1/2 cup Sweet Baby Ray Barbecue sauce; they'll simmer on low for 2 hours and there's meat for 3 meals as well!

I usually come home after work and zap a cup of broccoli florets and eat that before I actually make my dinner -- because I'm always hungry and make too much dinner once I get started.  This helps curb the appetite, gets in my veggies, and then cooking dinner is way more reasonable.  This has worked well for me, so I'm sticking with it!

Looks like I'm good to go for this week :)