Buyer Beware

I made the horrible mistake of buying Palmolive Eco dishwasher detergent. I got it because I try to buy "green" when I can and we don't like to use citrus detergents on our dishes (it is supposed to be bad for certain metal items). We have a brand new dishwasher and use a rinse aid and all of our dishes were coated with a white film after we used them. I was hoping it wasn't the water since we had just moved. After reading some reviews on the detergent, that's definitely what it is. I can't wait to go buy some Cascade and see the difference. I read on some of the reviews that washing a couple cycles with a cup of vinegar each time should clean up the residue. I hope so because I don't really want to wash all my glasses and plastic items by hand again.

The Menu Returns (Finally)

We have been on a weird schedule since moving out of our apartment and in with my parents for a few months. But now we are moved into our house and the kitchen is fully functional. (Well, the pantry is pretty bad since I'm using cardboard boxes for shelving until we get that done.) Anyway, we are going to start our weekly menus again which we are excited about. It is nice to know what needs done each day, and what groceries we need. Here is this week's menu...

Monday
Lunch - leftovers, frozen pizza
Dinner - tacos at my parents'

Tuesday
Lunch - store buffet
Dinner - meatloaf, baked potatoes, steamed green beans, fruit

Wednesday
Lunch - french bread pizza, fruit
Dinner - chicken pot pie, fruit

Thursday
Lunch - out with mom and grandma
Dinner - cheeseburger pie, cheese breadsticks, fruit, green beans

Friday
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - boiled shrimp in Fairview

Saturday
Lunch - at Spanky's with family
Dinner - tortellini spinach bake in creamy lemon sauce, fruit

Sunday
Lunch - black bean & corn baked potatoes, southwestern egg rolls, fruit
Dinner - crock pot cheesy chicken spaghetti, corn, fruit

We have a few places we would like to eat out at this week so a couple of days may change, but this is a good start... and a lot of cooking! The house is looking better and better daily. I hope to have it clean enough to photograph and blog about soon.