Weekly Menu

Oops, it's Tuesday and I'm just now making the menu for this week. Better late the never, right?

Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner (probably pancakes, eggs, and fruit)
Wednesday: Chicken pot pie
Thursday: Beef Stew/Pot roast (It's all the same to me)
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Mac & Cheese and veggies
Sunday: Turkey*, mashed potatoes, salad from the garden

*I bought a turkey last year when they went on sale around the holidays. I got a 20 lb. bird for about $12 I think. I guess I should get around to roasting it now so I can put a few more turkeys in the freezer when they go on sale next month. *

Weekly Menu

It's really helping my stress level to have these meals planned out in advance. Not to mention it makes it easier to shop since I'm only buying what I need for the week instead of stocking up on everything imaginable. I'm finding that at least once a week something will come up that we won't have what we planned but I'm just adding it to the following week's meals.

Monday: Spaghetti
Tuesday: Chicken and Brown rice
Wednesday: Tacos
Thursday: Homemade mac and cheese
Friday: Steak and Potatoes

Weekly Menu

Wow, I haven't blogged in almost a week. It's been a busy past couple days. My mom and Mark moved this weekend (same city, different house). My sister and her hubby came down from MD to get some furniture Mom didn't need anymore and ended up staying longer to help in the moving effort. There was a fiasco with the moving company so we all pitched in this weekend hauling boxes and packing last minute stuff. I'm so happy for them that they're in their new house and *fingers crossed* the moving van will show up with their belongings this morning.

So, back to the weekly menu....

Monday: Chicken Pot Pie (I made an extra last Friday)
Tuesday: Beef Stroganoff on egg noodles
Wednesday: Baked chicken, Perloe (Cajun rice dish), veggie
Thursday: Mac & Cheese & Veggies
Friday: Spaghetti
Saturday: Dinner out with family in from out of town for C's b-day
Sunday: Homemade Pizza

Weekly Menu

With Jon working 70 hours a week now that Marching Band is in full swing, I find it hard to have the energy or time to cook dinner each night. I really love cooking but only if I'm not completely exhausted. This week there were at least 2 nights that the kids and I had cereal for dinner and one night we ordered take out. We try to only eat out once or twice a month for several reasons.... #1 It's not as healthy #2 It's too expensive #3 I can usually make something that tastes better.... So I need to make a plan to avoid the temptation of eating out.


So, here's the plan... Each Sunday, I'll plan out my weekly menu here. The meals will meet the following criteria...
*Healthy (very little processed foods)
*Use what's on sale that week/in the pantry-freezer/fresh from the garden
*Be pretty easy to prepare on a week night or to be made ahead on the weekend and frozen.


This Weeks Menu:
Sunday: Beef Stroganoff (make 2 lasagnas for Saturday to freeze until then)
Monday: Tacos
Tuesday: English muffins pizzas
Wednesday: Roasted whole chicken, brown rice, veggies
Thursday: Breakfast for dinner (pancakes, eggs, fruit)
Friday: Chicken pot pie using leftover chicken from Wednesday
Saturday: Lasagna