February 15, 2012

Menu plan

Here is the current menu plan! You'll note that I keep my menu plan very simple. Along with what I list, I always fix a veggie, usually from the freezer. I don't typically plan which veggie with which meal since, well, I am just not smart enough to know what kind of veggie "goes" with a certain food. I do my menu plan for an approximate two week period because that is how Shaun's paychecks come. However, I usually make the menu plan through the weekend because it is rare that I can make it to the store in the middle of the week. Also, most of these meals will NOT happen on the nights they are assigned. Planning it out this way just ensures that I prepare for the right kinds of meals.

Wednesday (15th)
Rice and Beans

Thursday (16th)
Porkchops and sweet potatoes

Friday
Waffles and Eggs

Saturday
Pizza picnic night (I make homemade pizza and use whatever toppings we have on hand. This usually means plan cheese, but we are cool with that!)

Sunday
Crockpot BBQ chicken

Monday
Haystacks

Tuesday
Chicken and noodles (from the freezer)

Wednesday
Chicken Tortilla soup

Thursday
Tuna helper (we don't do a lot of tuna helper, but Shaun is going to be gone for dinner and I have some in the cupboard, so we are going for it!)

Friday
Garlic Chicken pasta

Saturday
Daniel and Ashley's engagement dinner! (We are TRYING to talk Ashley's mom into letting us bring something, so we shall see if I am making/bringing anything to plan for)

Sunday
Roast (not sure yet how I am going to fix this. I have some carrots to use up, so I might just wing it!)

Monday
Chicken and veggies

Tuesday
Ham and Cheese Pockets

Wednesday
Crispy Chicken Wraps

Thursday
Pancakes and eggs

Friday
Chicken Parmesan casserole

7 comments:

  1. Cooking a roast in a bottle of hard apple cider is delicious. I know not as much alcohol cooks out of food as is generally believed, but I think it's probably okay for kids if you put it in the slow cooker and it cooks all day.

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    1. Ooh! That would be tasty! The last time I made roast it had cut up apples with it. It was AMAZING!!!!

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    2. I've never tried that, but I think I will sometime.

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  2. I LOVE that you actually plan in breakfast for dinners. That's my "go to" for the days that I run out of the house without pulling the day's meat out of the freezer. :)

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  3. Heck yeah! Breakfast for dinner is our favorite and it saves some money in the budget!

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  4. Stopped by from MSM--your menu looks yummy and I often like Heavenly Homemakers recipes so I think I'll try that garlic pasta--big garlic fans over here. Thanks! Oh and the roast in hard apple cider has me intrigued:)

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    1. We made it tonight (see- I never follow the days of my menu plan!) and it was delicious! I think next time I will use a different kind of pasta (I used penne and I had trouble getting it done cooking it in the milk) and more garlic. I didn't think it had a ton of garlic flavor left in the end.

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