Meal Plan September 25 | Weekly Grocery Haul

[@sacha7272]

Love this style of video where we see the meal plan and then the actual meal. Great job Shelby and also Ken with the mean grill skills!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you summer, I hoped it would make it more interesting to see the actual meal. Ken says to tell you thank you as well. Shelby

[@leannepeters7512]

I'm obsessed in watching your videos! Our lives are polar opposite though 🙌🏼

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Leanne Langton Thank you Leanne Shelby

[@samanthagrist1884]

After binge watching your videos for the past week, I'm finally inspired to go out and get a (cute) planner and really start planning my family's meals out!! Thanks for the inspiration Shelby. Love your channel :)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Awe Samantha thank you! YES even if you plan on a plain sheet of paper. I got mine from Carrie Elle .com, the downloads were 5 bucks. I sure got my moneys worth. Keep your plan simple and try and use leftovers in some way. So excited for you, things run so much more smooth when you plan and I find you get in and out of the store faster. Keep me posted! Shelby

[@chantelleflynn9984]

Would love to see a video from you with tips on making dinners and meal plans with young kids at home. Or just your general tips on having young kids !

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Alice whenever our boys were little and I introduced a new food I would have them help me. If it was Asparagus I would fix it a few ways; maybe grill with olive oil, or wrap it in thinly sliced capicola or steam it and make a sauce. Then I had the boys help, and when Ken got home tell him how the boys made him Asparagus. Their little chests would puff out. hahahaha Then we would sample all three asparagus dishes and decide which we liked best. Every veggie tastes good with a little cheese sauce on it. My mom had made them little aprons and chef hats, and Ken's dad made them step stools. I noticed whenever they were involved in cooking, they seemed to be willing to try new things. Whichever kid helped, I would name the recipe after them. This is so and so's glazed carrots ect Little things like that. Meal planning doesn't have to be fancy or elaborate. I never asked if they wanted vegetables, I would ask if they wanted green beans, or broccoli. They felt like they got to chose. Alice I saw this really cute Halloween recipe; it has two ingredients, hot dogs and crescent rolls. I think they are called Mummy Hotdogs, those would be fun to make with small kids and they would have fun squeezing out the ketchup and mustard. Make a happy face with blueberries when you make pancakes. I always wrote them a little note in their school lunches, saying things like I love you, or you are awesome ect I think keep it fun, and simple....the most important thing is to spend time gathered around the dinner table and re connecting. Enjoy this beautiful time with them, they grow so fast! Much love SHelby

[@Iheart2cook]

Delicious healthy well rounded meals. Thank you for the ideas!!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. We have such a great group of people here!!!! Shelby

[@TressasSouthernHomeCooking]

I love your meal plans!🌮You always inspire me to try new things. I have never been to a Chipotle's before and I love Mexican food🌮🥙🥙 I hope you are doing well and I saw about your Mother my prayers are with you guys🍎🍏-----Tressa Daigle

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Tressa she has really spiraled down these past few weeks. She has lived with us for the past 12 years, Alzheimer's is such a horrible disease. I feel like I'm losing her again, so sad. As a daughter I have honored her, she never went to a nursing home and she has been well cared for. I always loved my job as a nurse, but now I see that God was preparing me for this.....You are never ready to lose a parent, no matter the circumstance. I just want to hold on to the happy memories of her. Shelby

[@TressasSouthernHomeCooking]

Yes, hold on to all those precious memories. I lost my Mother in 2015 and she was the rock in my family and just a really great person and friend. I am so sorry you have to go through this I cannot imagine how hard it is. She is so lucky to have an amazing daughter like you and you will be in my prayers. Hugs-----Tressa Daigle

[@MyFullFiguredLife]

I just love these! Theyre so well put together. I'd love to do something like this for my healthy meals. Youre the best!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

My Full Figured Life That would be great! Shelby

[@leslievalenciano-lopez8887]

Your Sunday Roast looked amazing!!!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thanks Leslie. I was hoping to have leftovers to make shredded tacos but the boys ate the whole roast. Shelby

[@hoosiermama16]

Another super tasty fruit dip----sour cream and a little brown sugar...sounds weird but comes out so tasty! Just in case you don't have marshmallow fluff or cream cheese on hand!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

SJ Ken's mom would use that when she made Christmas Ambrosia. It is very delicious! Shelby

[@blanchep216]

Love these videos, can't tell you how often you have helped me with my meal planning! I add so many of your recipes and menu ideas to my planning each week!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

That is so wonderful Blanche, I hope my videos offer encouragement to meal plan. It doesn't have to be fancy. Do you find when you meal plan and make a grocery list that you get in and out of the store quicker. It seems like when I make a meal plan, I save time, money and heartache wondering what the heck is for dinner. :D Shelby

[@ignerism9]

You nail color is beautiful!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you , it is OPI Dolce De Leche. Shelby

[@ginaseverson82]

I just love your videos! I aspire to have a pantry and kitchen as put together as yours someday! I feel like I have it together when I remember the quarter at Aldi lol

[@TheQueensCabinet]

hahahha I went to Aldi's today because we were in the neighboring town, Ken said "did you bring a quarter". I was pretty proud of myself for remembering hahahaha Keep building your pantry and kitchen, you got this. When I got married I couldn't boil water and could have cared less about learning how to. Then I had kids and had to feed them, so I slowly learned. Shelby

[@tammytrommelen7786]

I love these videos! Everything looks delicious 😋

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you so much fr the encouragement Tammy. :D SHelby

[@eepanusstar5940]

I know you like fruit salad-you may like this dressing-1 can cranberry jelly, 1 cup mayo, 2 tsps lime juice and 1 cup whipped cream.Blend jelly and mayo with mixer-add lime juice when well blended and fold in whipped cream. This is from the "Woodbine Cottage Favorite Recipes" cookbook. It was a restaurant in Sunapee, NH harbor for years-and it was very good.

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Yes this is right up my alley. That sounds like it might be delicious on a Waldorf type salad, or an apple slaw lduring winter months etc. Thank you for sharing, I wrote it down in my recipe binder to try. We have the BEST group of people on You Tube! Thank you again, Shelby

[@eepanusstar5940]

It was a small restaurant and everything was made fresh and to order. My cookbook cost about $7.00-some fool has one for sale at Amazon for $710.00!! Inflation? They really had good food. Enjoy if you make it.

[@TheQueensCabinet]

It is so sad when those type of restaurants close their doors. At least you can recreate some of their recipes. It reminds me of Mrs Wilkersons Boarding House restaurant in Savannah, I'm not sure they are still open but everything was made from scratch. Shelby

[@eepanusstar5940]

I had read about that boarding house restaurant-in one of my southern mysteries or novels and I searched it. They had a menu and it looked wonderful. I think it is still open. Woodbine closed after all the big resorts at Sunapee closed down. Sad-it was very good. Thanks.

[@AussieAngeS]

Hi Shelby, I love your meal planning its so organised and well put together. Everything sounds fantastic.

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you Angie. I hope to get to Australia someday, it would be so nice to meat you. And if you ever get to NY, let us know. SHelby

[@denisemccormick9840]

Oh how I luv pasta fagiolli it's a simple delicious soup and perfect for this time of year I luv meal plan vids they're a great way2 get new dinner ideas thanks Shelby

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thanks Denise, I love soup in the fall. Shelby

[@chickensbythelake]

Mouth watering just beautiful meals thank you for sharing some great recipes:)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you Michele and you are so kind for mentioning me to your viewers. Shelby

[@jendyson2979]

Another yummy week. I bet your compound butter would be great on grilled steaks or baked potatoes 😊

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Jen Dyson Thank you Jen. It is very versatile for sure. Shelby

[@MARYJ17222]

When everything paused for a moment and you said" Ken and I are going to have an.. Apple".lol

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Mary it was just wrong........the boys were eating Cheeseburgers and we had a Honey Crisp.......hahahah Shelby

[@shirleymaas5454]

I'm thinking your weather is just as hot as ours(southern Ontario) and humid nice meal plan ,I don't feel like putting the oven on or. Barbeque love your cooking videos and your grocery hauls

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you Shirley. I have fond memories of taking our boys to The Upper Canadian Village, The Parliament Building to watch the changing of the guard ( we went in the late 80's the year the Queen Mother was there) and my great Aunt's farm. I'm enjoying these last warm days before we have to get a fire going, hasn't been humid here at all. Best part of BBQing is I can usually talk Ken into manning the grill LOL Shelby

[@FiberFloozieCrafts]

Hey, I just found you after watching Michelle at Chickens By the Lake...have talked to you in the MOnday night live too! Lovin' the videos so far!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

That was so kind of Michelle to have mentioned my channel. I have a meeting on Monday afternoons, so it is always a rush to get to Monday Night Live. Thanks for the encouragement. :D Shelby

[@pamjones6465]

The fruit dip sounds delicious. Nice dinner meals for sure. I am getting ready to harvest my sugar pie pumpkins. They will make up the pumpkin puree that I'll use in my pies and breads. Good stuff. Thank you for sharing. Have an amazing day. :)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Pam Jones I bought two at the store. How do you prepare yours?

[@pamjones6465]

TheQueensCabinet It is so easy. I just wash my pumpkins and than cut them in half. Scrap all the seeds and stringy out. ( save seeds for roasted pumpkin seeds). Place on a baking sheet flesh side up. Bake at 350 for about 45min or until fork tender. I don't put any oil on the pumpkin while baking. I like my pumpkin puree in the purest form. When done I'll let the pumpkin cool down and the skin will peel off real easy, than I puree it up. It's ready to add your favorite pumpkin pie recipe or breads as you wish. If not you can freeze or can until your ready to use. It's delicious. Give it a try. Enjoy.:)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you Pam for writing back, I'm tackling those pumpkins in the morning!

[@pamjones6465]

TheQueensCabinet My pleasure. All ready to help my friends. 💕

[@kimshakim]

New subbie!! Your meals look amazing and delicious!!!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Thank you and welcome to my channel, we have a great group here. :D Shelby

[@tonyahenry4167]

I tried that fruit dip it’s delicious and cheaper that the dips in the store thanks

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Nice! Tonya at Christmas I have this Christmas Tree shaped dish that I put this dip in and then lightly sprinkle with green sugar and put some red hot candies. It looks like a cute Christmas Tree and serve it with fresh fruit. Always a hit. Shelby

[@NoelsBIGfamilylife]

All looks so good 🤗 we love big mac salad here and now I want sweet potatoes

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Our kids love the salad too, it is all the flavor profiles of Mickey D's. I'm making a sweet potato casserole this next week and can't wait! Ken keeps asking me to make Mama Dips Sweet Potato Biscuits, I haven't made them in forever. I still need to cook up my pumpkins, but I'm tired so they'll have to wait until tomorrow. Shelby

[@NoelsBIGfamilylife]

TheQueensCabinet cant wait to see your pumpkin recipies. I have been looking on pintrest all day drooling over the pumpkin recipes 🤗

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Me too! Are you sure we aren't twins and split up at birth. :D

[@82seeker]

I love how organized you are. Do you have a recipe for the eye of round roast? It looked so delicious and so did that gravy on top of it.

[@TheQueensCabinet]

I just cook it on top if the stove, I'll shoot a video next time I make it. SHelby

[@cindakellogg1307]

I've never had any luck with that type of roast. They were always too tough, like shoe leather. Everything looked Delicious! Am I too old for you to adopt??? LOL Have a wonderful week....

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Come on Cinda, our house is so busy we wouldn't notice you were here until at least a week. I cook the roast on top of the stove all day until it gets fork tender. Hope you have a wonderful week too. Shelby

[@brendadickens7125]

would love to have your recipe for the roast please

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Brenda I will film next time I make it. Shelby

[@JerryLindasPlace]

Hi Shelby, Michele, sent me! I just subscribed! 😄💝

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Linda (and Jerry) welcome to my channel, we have such a great group here. That was so kind of Michele to mention my channel, she is the real deal! I do my channel for my boys, but it always feels nice to get positive feedback. :D Shelby

[@brittbritt517]

Where has 2017 gone 😮Hope you are all well ❤

[@TheQueensCabinet]

It's almost Christmas LOL We are really busy this week: the kids with school, Ken's garage build started today, and my to do list seems to be growing. I have been spending as much time as I can with my mom, she is on hospice now. I'm taking one day at a time. :D Shelby

[@brittbritt517]

TheQueensCabinet one day is all we have. We have to focus on the present or things will crash down on or around us. I'm sorry for your Mom, sending you love and prayers!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Bless your heart Brit.....thank you.

[@brittbritt517]

TheQueensCabinet my pleasure! Hope you are keeping refreshed up there it was 89° with heat index of 97° down here today 😌

[@gggrimm85]

I just came across your channel and I have to say I am OBSESSED. Do you have a link or something to the template you use to meal plan? I use one kinda similar but I like the one that you have better. 😬 Also, willing to adopt? I'm 23 college student graduating this year, super quite and clean. I doubt you would even notice me there. 😜 Have a great week!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Hahahaha, we wouldn't notice for at least a week or so, we have a household of ten. Gina welcome to my channel, we have a fantastic group here. I bought the meal plan download from Carrie Elle .com years ago for 5 bucks and I LOVE it. There is also a template for special occasion meal planning that I use too. One of the gals here said Carrie Elle still sells the downloads, she also has a year meal planner but not sure the price. What is your major? Shelby

[@gggrimm85]

TheQueensCabinet I've never heard of Carrie Elle, I will have to check it out! I binged watch some of your videos and got great ideas. I do the shopping and cooking for my family so I've gotten some great ideas to make lunches and dinners, especially for my mom! I am a Communications studies major with a minor in education. I ultimately want to work for the Children's Defense Fund and advocate for education. :)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Gina you just gave me goosebumps.....you go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! I firmly believe education is the key, the world needs more people like you Gina!! I bet your mom is one proud mama and rightfully so. Shelby

[@BriyerRose]

Can you do a recipe for the brown sugar butter sweet potato? Also how many people are in you family (adults and kids)?

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Briyer it is super easy; for 1 tablespoon of butter add 1 teaspoon brown sugar, pinch of salt and a few drops of vanilla extract. Mix all together and top your baked sweet potato with it, so yummy. Shelby

[@MyWellRoundedLife]

I love your meal planning abilities! I need that ability in my life! But thats hard to do because its just me and my adult daughter and she works A LOT.. we're talking 2 jobs at 12, 16 and 24 hour shifts so Its hard to plan things. I eat alone most meals most days. Any advise or ideas on how I would make a meal plan for such a life? Be Blessed, Cheryl

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Cheryl I would suggest making a variety of marinades, and then packaging enough proteins for the two of you to have dinner and then lunch the next day. When you hit a sale on chicken breasts, you could make a few packages of the same marinade and freeze them. Then all you need to do is thaw and grill. You could make a big salad for a few days to go with it too. I am making a video on freezer marinades at the request of my son who is in Washington for this very reason. I will post when I get it done. I love Tequila Lime Chicken, Carne Asada, Thai Coconut, BBQ, Lemon Garlic and Thyme ect By switching up the different flavor profiles of the marinades, there is more variety On your days off you could cook more traditional meals. Shelby

[@MyWellRoundedLife]

Shelby, Thanks for the great idea, I never thought of using marinades. Anxiously awaiting your video!

[@TheQueensCabinet]

My Well Rounded Life Cheryl I'm posting one today at noon for a marinade for boneless skinless chicken thighs. It is one my son requested. As I make them I will post. I do have a couple in my recipe share playlist: Thai Coconut Marinade and I use the chicken in five different meals. Delish! I also have a tequila lime marinade in the playlist, the chicken is moist and I like using that on salads. Maybe look at those two videos. :D the best part of grilling is the clean up is a breeze! Shelby

[@MyWellRoundedLife]

Shelby, Well, I know what Im doing today! Playlist shopping and list making! Thanks again! Cheryl

[@Janice2046]

Where do you get the printable for the meal plan?! I love it

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Janice I bought it years and years ago from Carrieelle.com for 5 dollars. Boy have i gotten my moneys worth. One viewer said she still sells the downloads and also sells yearly planners. I think the download was worth the five bucks, another form in the packet was a holiday planning sheet that I really like too. Shelby

[@Shasync]

Where do you get the divided plates/containers you use to serve dinner

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Hi Shannon i bought them from Amazon, here are the links; Shelby 3 compartment; www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GH5KQLO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 2 compartment; www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IIINCRS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 1 compartment; www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IIKZHE2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@itsjustmetamz3102]

Hello Michele from Chickens by the lake sent me over to checkout your channel ,how is it I never found you earlier, new subbie :-)

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Tammy welcome to my channel, I still can't believe Michele did that! We have a fantastic group here. Shelby

[@Sheywh12]

Love it!! I've Never had a Texas Sheet Cake that I can remember 😲 I have had Mississippi Mud Cake that's a cake for a crowd, oh so rich!!! Not a cake to leave on cabinet for little amounts of people to eat!! People will grow big fast!! ROFL 🤣 Got to check out your Texas Sheet cake looks Like Brownies?? I wish I could eat slider foods and pasta that soup dish looked appetizing!!!Getting over pneumonia around here!! Learning to Fly on the FlyLady system since January house coming around since I was down for over 12 years...I've had a lot of decluttering along with moving things around to get this place looking like my home!!!I think that's what made me sick all this dust on stuff my hubby and mother never touched in 12 years!! YUK 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢Also I got me a iRobot Roomba 980 after much arguing over Kevin Vacuuming for Me daily with these animals!!!So he don't want to vacuum no problem pull out the wallet!!! I nearly had a Anxiety attack purchasing it!! Been working on house to get it set up that's made Kevin get up off duff too help me!!! I'm all for that!!! Hope your doing good??? I have got so behind on all my videos especially yours so sorry....I Will call soon sweetheart 😘 I've been struggling with this darn pneumonia keeping the house, feeding animals etc. A Woman never gets help with the home or chores when she really needs it LOL 😂 Love and miss you 😘 Take Care my friend 💕🤗🙏🏻Shey

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Glad to hear you are feeling better Shey. Call me when you are up to it. Shelby

[@Sheywh12]

Will do!! I'm trying to slowly put home back together LOL 😂 Almost got Laundry and stuff caught up 😘

[@yolandagavin5485]

This lady is so bomb❤

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Yolanda Gavin Thank you 🙂Shelby

[@SimpleMommyLife]

I heard you mention weight watchers are you on ww?

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Yes Ken and I are doing WW, he only has 7 1/2 pounds to lose. LOL We love it. Are you doing WW? Shelby

[@SimpleMommyLife]

TheQueensCabinet yes I am. Just discovered your channel. Thanks for sharing💜 looking forward to more videos. I've lost 7.1 since Sept 1

[@TheQueensCabinet]

Nice I love Kim at Fit and Fabulous, her channel is so positive. I also like The Skinny on Weight loss, they are sisters and have the best food finds. Are you doing online or going to meetings? Ken said to tell you Halo Top, Kodiak High Protein Pancake Mix, and Premier Protein Caramel for his coffee. I love the tracker app on the phone. Shelby

[@SimpleMommyLife]

TheQueensCabinet yes I love their channels too. Online only for me🤗 I haven't tried that flavor premier protein. Yum.

[@TheQueensCabinet]

I am definitely a turtle in my journey, tracking is the key for me. Shelby