Menu Plan Monday

Yes it is almost Saturday and I am posting my menu plan, however I did have a plan and I have been following it all week, thank god, because A. has been sick - the plan makes things easier when things aren't normal in your family. I always put the list on the fridge or nearby. I list all of the meals for each day, then I go grocery shopping to make sure I get what I need for each meal. This has been making my bill less too. I don't get too worried if I don't have Monday's meal on Monday night. I have to be flexible with a busy family life. For instance my daughter started Dance this week and it is from 5:30pm-6:05pm and this makes life interesting at dinner so we had unplanned grilled cheese that night.
I do want to share that I found this AWESOME recipe in my Good and Easy Betty Crocker Cookbook, which I have been using this week for a Tex Mex Minestrone here is a photo of it:
It was soooooo easy, it involved 1 package frozen garlic pasta with veggies, one jar of salsa, beans and you basically put it all in the pot and let it simmer, I honestly didn't think the frozen food could taste this good. DH gave it a 7/10 and I gave it a 8/10. I will definitely make this again, plus it is vegetarian for moi so the fact that DH liked it was a big plus in my book.

These chips were the light ones and I thought they tasted great, they come in a blue and white package and they say 1/3 less fat I believe.

PS I still love my dark blue Fiesta Ware I got for my wedding, still going strong after 8 plus years!

Monday:

French Toast Home Made

Tuesday:

Italian Veggie Soup pg. 292 and Ceasar Salad

Wednesday:

Veggie Rice Skillet Pg. 254

Thurs.

Rice and Cheese Casserole Pg. 254

Fri.

Couscous, Salad and Breadsticks

Sat.
Tex Mex Soup pg. 298

Sun.

Leftovers (I leave on my trip)

Please don't worry about DH because he is going to be well taken care of, my mom is having him and A. over for dinner and some Nascar on this night, plus on Mon. he is going to our neighbor D.'s for dinner. Hmmmm sounds like a real hard ship when I am gone eh? So that leaves him only one night that he takes care of and I can already tell you what that will be. He will take A. to McDonald's - you mark my words, I will let you know what happens when I get back.

Menu Plan Monday

Here are some pictures to go along with my Menu Plan Monday. I have always menu planned doing it on the blog is just an added bonus. I decided to change things up this week a bit and I went to my resources for help. I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian, but I still make meat meals for my daughter and husband.
My friend Paula gave me a copy of this recipe for Easy Beef Burgundy - it looks so easy and it is a crook pot meal, which is great, I will make this for John soon, since I bought the beef today.
My SIL gave me this book for X-mas and I picked out a few things for Ashley and I to do, mostly breakfast drinks that we can do in the blender together, breakfast seems to be the same old, same old so this will be great, I told her tonight that tomorrow am we will be doing something different for breakfast and that it would taste like a milk shake.
Monday 2/4 - The Pigs in a Blanket above came from my Marching Band Cook Book circa 1989. A. had a ball making these with me tonight, she put the cheese in each one and rolled the biscuit around the dog, they were so easy to make too. Although she didn't like to eat the blanket part at dinner, she did like the cheese and ate the whole hot dog with ketchup to dip in. If you are wondering what I had, I had leftover No Clam Clam Chowder, which I should really post the recipe here since it is a great one. Also I need to post the recipe for my Artichoke Dip that I took to the Super Bowl Party, it is the best recipe for Artichoke Dip ever! Every time I take it to a party it is devoured and I never bring any home.

Ingredients for the above recipe, there were four hot dogs left over to either freeze for another time or have this week.

Tuesday - Beef Burgundy in the Crockpot

Wednesday - Tortellini with sauce, garlic bread and green beans

Thursday - Lentil Casserole (from my book above, this one is for me!!!!! :-) )

Friday - This weeks frozen food meal is going to be a little different, instead of buying three frozen food meals I bought - Mrs. T Pierogies, potato and onion kind and we will all have those

Saturday - Mac and Cheese from the PASTA cookbook

Sunday - Either Belgian Waffles or homemade pizza in the bread maker (By the way, if you LOVE pizza and want to make a healthier version, making your own dough in a breadmaker is easy plus you can make it with wheat flour. Plus there is so much less fat, oil/grease since you are making it yourself.

Here is the link to the lady whom started the MPM and you can see over 200 meal plans for the week:

http://orgjunkie.com/2008/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-4th.html#comment-12743

Menu Plan Monday

Menu Plan Monday



Monday - Out With John - we have a babysitter, sandwiches for the babysitters and DD

Tuesday - DDs Birthday Dinner Choice = Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce (I was a little surprised when she picked this, yet happy at the more mature decision she made, over hot dogs and macaroni and cheese) Dora cupcakes for dessert.

Wednesday - Belgian Waffles for Dinner

Thursday - Frozen Food Night

Friday - Canned Soup Night

Saturday - No Clam, Clam Chowder ( a corn chowder soup )

Sunday - Chuck E. Cheese's - DDs Birthday party - So pizza and pop it will be!



More info. on Menu Plan Monday can be found at org.junkie.com

MOM...What's For Dinner?????

I love Taco night!!!!
Even though I am a vegetarian, I do still make some meat meals for Dear Hubby. Above is the ground beef for the taco meat. If you are wondering what I had in mine, it was red kidney beans.
This is how I was able to make dinner, I put DD in front of the T.V. - Dora to be exact. For some reason, dinner time/late afternoon time is a bewitching hour for us and TV time seems to be about the only thing that works and allows me to make dinner. The grain on John's guitar (the second one he is building).

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Three Frozen Food Meals, One for me meatless, one for John with meat and one for A. a kid one - usually I like the Stouffer's Frozen Food Meals, John Likes Hearty Man, and A. likes the kid ones.

Tuesday - Taco night, beans for me and meat in Johns, ground beef to be exact

Wednesday - Veggie Soup, minestrone with Naan (an bread that is frozen and made in Indian, you heat it in the oven in 5 minutes and add butter - LOVE it!)

Thursday -Chicken and Biscuits, I saw this Fastest recipe on Rachel Ray today and I am going to make it for my hubby, I don't eat meat but it will be special for him!

Friday - Pasta Night - Tortellini Cheese with garlic bread and green beans

Saturday - Crock Pot Tuna Casserole made for me and J. and A. will have soup

Sunday - Bread Maker Pizza Dough and make the pizza at home with A.'s help

Menu Plan Monday

There is a trick to my meal planning this week, if you can figure it out leave a comment, its not that hard.

Monday: Meat night for John, DH, Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and a Veggie

Tuesday: Taco Night (I love Taco Night)

Wednesday: Waffle with Fruit Night

Thursday: Turkey Pot Pie for John,

Friday: Frozen Food Night

Saturday: Soup Night

Sunday: Stir Fry

Menu Plan Monday

So we aren't eating Little Ceasar's all week:

I have joined an online menu plan club where I will post my dinners for the week. If you'd like to check it out it is the orgjunkie link. You can get lots of great ideas for your meals from about 200 other people.

Monday- Taco Night - beans and meat for John

Tuesday - I have seminar at Applebees (Bologna and Ham and Cheese for J. & A.)

Wednesday-Breakfast for dinner (belgian waffles with fruit) Eat light there will be goodies at MOPS

Thursday- Frozen Food Night ( I teach at JoAnn's so I need something quick)

Friday-Veggie Soup with rice noodles and vegetables, with Frozen Naan

Saturday-Mashed Potatoes, Chicken and Green Beans with Corn Muffins

Sunday-Spaghetti, Sauce, Corn, Garlic Bread