Hello there, Internet! Let’s see if I remember how to work this blog contraption. We still have large amounts of unpacking to do, but we no longer have overwhelmingly enormous amounts of unpacking to do. Which is good, because I don’t function well when things reach the Overwhelming stage. And it also means that we might be getting back to our regularly scheduled programming pretty soon. Speaking of which, the kitchen stuff is unpacked! So I have to make dinner again, rather than having it catered by our friendly local Sonic. There’s a silver lining to that, but the current lack of lemon-berry slush at my side is making it hard to find.

(Not really. I like cooking and it’s less expensive and my house doesn’t smell like tater tots. All good things.)

Monday: Chicken with Stuffing

I’ll be attending a “new members” meeting of the homeschool co-op we’ve joined for the year, so I thought I’d let Rockford have an easy evening with the kids. We haven’t tried this recipe before, but it sounds warm and comforting.

Tuesday: Grilled sausages with mac ‘n’ cheese

I’m trying to get back to my “themed” menu plans, and Tuesdays are designated Kids Choice. Poppy chose this week, which explains the macaroni and cheese.

Wednesday: Butternut squash ravioli

This was on the menu last week, but I never made it.

Thursday: Tex-Mex Beef Enchiladas

I’d planned to make these before the move, because they’re a freeze-ahead meal. I’d even bought the components! But then I never made it. So the beef will be coming out of the freezer this week, and the enchiladas will be … enchiladed?

Friday: Pizza

Monday: Tacos!

Tacos absolutely do deserve an exclamation point.

Tuesday: Macaroni & cheese

And this week, I bought the fancy one. Three cheese or something.

Wednesday: Hot dogs

Because our week needed to be even more sophisticated.

Thursday: Out

Rockford has a work thing, and I think we’re all going with him.

Friday: Pizza

Way back in September, I went to the Type-A Mom Conference. And this week, I’m doing it again! Except that now it’s called the Type-A Parent Conference, and I’m hoping I don’t have another silly little panicking episode.

Anyway, I’m going, which means Rockford and the gang are partially fending for themselves this week. I was chatting with someone on Twitter last week about going to the conference, and she was in the process of making and freezing a bunch of food for her family. She is a good wife; I’m not doing that for Rockford. I have every confidence that he can handle it. Also, the dinners planned for the week are pretty simple.

Monday: Chile-Crusted Tofu with Southwestern Corn Pudding

Angela at Fluid Pudding has been dabbling in veganism recently, and I’m pretty sure that’s where I read about “The Veganomicon.” It sounded like an interesting cookbook, so I checked the library and lo and behold they had it. I told Rockford we were trying a vegan meal this week, and he thought I meant the taco pie we had last night. I don’t know much about vegan cooking, but I’m pretty sure ground beef, cheese and sour cream aren’t allowed. This one doesn’t include any of those items, but there seems to be a lot of effort required. So it needs to be wonderful

Tuesday: Fish sticks with mac ‘n’ cheese

I’m 99 percent sure Rockford will turn this into Fish Stick Po’ Boy night.

Wednesday: Grilled pork tenderloin

This meal voted Most Likely Not to Be Made.

Thursday: Butternut Squash Ravioli

With all of the thought I put into Poppy v. Vegetables, I can’t believe I always forget that she loves these.

Friday: Pizza