To go along with my previous post, I wanted to sure our current supper menu plan. These are some of my favorite recipes and a few new ones. I usually plan for two weeks or so with two nights of leftovers each week (we tend to snack/graze all day Saturday and skip an evening meal) and with interruptions and perhaps a spontaneous evening of pizza take-out, I can sometimes stretch it to three. My husband can live with those numbers in the budget!
1/3 Stuffed meatloaf, potato wedges, glazed carrots
1/4 Cream cheese potato soup, pumpkin rolls (didn't cook, sick family)
1/5 Enchiladas (husband took sick day, no cooking again)
1/6 Stir fry with brown rice
1/7 Chili with cornbread
1/8 Leftovers
1/9 Turkey sausage pizza
1/10 Leftovers
1/11 Roast chicken, potatoes au gratin, green beans
1/12 Enchiladas (from last week)
1/13 Spaghetti with garlic and broccoli
1/14 Cream cheese potato soup (from last week)
1/15 Leftovers
1/16 Hawaiian pizza
1/17 Leftovers
1/18 Taco soup
1/19 Chicken and rice bake
I'd be happy to pass on recipes if anyone is interested!
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Showing posts with label Menu Plan. Show all posts
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Trying a New Meal Routine
A new year and time to try new things! For a while now I've wanted to try to create a static breakfast menu. Since the baby was born last summer, my husband often gives our older son breakfast for me so I can grab a few extra minutes of sleep (the baby still spends 1-2.5 hours wide awake during the middle of the night). Things are much easier on him if he knows exactly what "day" it is (as do I), and it's nice to have a variety!
Of course, when we were talking about breakfasts, we started talking about lunch! Usually we all have leftovers from supper or sandwiches if we can buy meat from the Mennonite store, though my husband will sometimes eat out at work. All of us are getting a little tired of that routine (especially me), so I decided to go ahead and plan a lunch menu as well. At first I wasn't sure this would work because our food budget is pretty strict and I thought eating leftovers would be the most economical, but it is actually working out well so far. I'm making less food for suppers, so it's evening out. My husband isn't planning on following this exactly, but somehow it's pepped all of us up. In snowy January, I guess that's not hard to do!
Breakfast (all include fruit in season or dried fruit)
Monday- Eggs and toast or breakfast burrito (depends on who's cooking!)
Tuesday- Hot cereal (oatmeal, cream of wheat, farina pudding, etc.)
Wednesday- Breakfast casserole (baked oatmeal, strata, etc.)
Thursday- Leftover breakfast casserole
Friday- Eggs or baked treat
Saturday- Brunch: pancakes, waffles, or omelets
Sunday- Muffins or brunch leftovers
Lunch
Monday- Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Tuesday- Quesadillas
Wednesday- Supper Leftovers
Thursday- Macaroni and cheese with homemade applesauce
Friday- PB & J with fresh veggies
Saturday- Brunch
Sunday- Sunday dinner
Snacks
Yogurt, cheese, fruit, or crackers
I'm imagine I'll do some tweaking in the warmer months and replace hot cereals with granola and soups with salads, but for now this is it!
I've been working on dovetailing my supper plans so we don't end up with the same type of meal two days or two meals in a row...for example, no tacos the day we have breakfast burritos or quesadillas and no spaghetti pie if there's mac-and-cheese for lunch. What I'd really like to do is assign a family of food to each day of the week. Monday pasta, Tuesday Mexican, Wedneday slow-cooker, Thursday soup, Friday pizza, etc. That hasn't worked for me in the past, and I'm nost sure why. I really like the idea, that's for sure!
Of course, when we were talking about breakfasts, we started talking about lunch! Usually we all have leftovers from supper or sandwiches if we can buy meat from the Mennonite store, though my husband will sometimes eat out at work. All of us are getting a little tired of that routine (especially me), so I decided to go ahead and plan a lunch menu as well. At first I wasn't sure this would work because our food budget is pretty strict and I thought eating leftovers would be the most economical, but it is actually working out well so far. I'm making less food for suppers, so it's evening out. My husband isn't planning on following this exactly, but somehow it's pepped all of us up. In snowy January, I guess that's not hard to do!
Breakfast (all include fruit in season or dried fruit)
Monday- Eggs and toast or breakfast burrito (depends on who's cooking!)
Tuesday- Hot cereal (oatmeal, cream of wheat, farina pudding, etc.)
Wednesday- Breakfast casserole (baked oatmeal, strata, etc.)
Thursday- Leftover breakfast casserole
Friday- Eggs or baked treat
Saturday- Brunch: pancakes, waffles, or omelets
Sunday- Muffins or brunch leftovers
Lunch
Monday- Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Tuesday- Quesadillas
Wednesday- Supper Leftovers
Thursday- Macaroni and cheese with homemade applesauce
Friday- PB & J with fresh veggies
Saturday- Brunch
Sunday- Sunday dinner
Snacks
Yogurt, cheese, fruit, or crackers
I'm imagine I'll do some tweaking in the warmer months and replace hot cereals with granola and soups with salads, but for now this is it!
I've been working on dovetailing my supper plans so we don't end up with the same type of meal two days or two meals in a row...for example, no tacos the day we have breakfast burritos or quesadillas and no spaghetti pie if there's mac-and-cheese for lunch. What I'd really like to do is assign a family of food to each day of the week. Monday pasta, Tuesday Mexican, Wedneday slow-cooker, Thursday soup, Friday pizza, etc. That hasn't worked for me in the past, and I'm nost sure why. I really like the idea, that's for sure!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Menu Plan, January 7-13
Monday: Picnic dinner (veggie burgers or hamburgers with baked beans, potato chips, and fresh veggies)
Tuesday: Freezer soup (I'm trying to clean out the chest freezer) with fresh bread
Wednesday: Baked chicken with potatoes and steamed broccoli
Thursday: Chili with biscuits
Friday: Garlic and broccoli pizza
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Crockpot chicken enchiladas with TBD
Monday, November 26, 2007
Menu Plan Monday, November 26
Monday: Slow Cooked Chicken and Dumplings
Tuesday: Enchiladas
Wednesday: Grandma's Choice
Thursday: Turkey Soup
Friday: Vegetarian Pizza
Saturday: Eat Out
Sunday: Chili
Monday, November 19, 2007
Menu Plan Monday
Sunday: Chili with pumpkin muffins
Monday: Baked Ziti (or whatever I have on hand) with brown sugar carrots
Tuesday: Omelets in a bag with toast and homemade applesauce
Wednesday: Leftovers or tomato soup with grilled cheese
Thursday: Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's
Friday: Garlic and Broccoli Pizza
Saturday: Eat out after Mass
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