I know - I am almost two weeks early on my blog for menus - but I woke up at 5 am this morning and figured I better use that time productively (after playing on f-book for an hour). So many of those recipes from the last menu were so very good!!! Hopefully this cycle will be good as well.
I am working almost full time (gulp) so I am trying to make the M-F meals easier. I also lucked into getting steak at Sweetbay in the "we have to sell today or toss" area - so for the first time in a long time we will have steak on the menu! Kids are very excited about that!
The next cycle will be a little late - the kids and I are heading up to Michigan for spring break! First time in almost two years we are going home!!! Thus we won't need a menu for the week of March 8-16th. Hubby will be on his own (I hear frozen pizza in his future!)
Remember - most dinner meals are served
with a side salad and bread and butter. Milk is usually what is served
with dinner. Dessert is usually fresh fruit.
February 8th - Super Easy Weeknight Pasta
February 9th - Super Salad night (love these nights) - we get favorite salad ingredients and make them all!
February 10th - Tacos
February 11th - 5 minute tomato soup, grilled cheese (from last menu cycle)
February 12th - Beef Stroganoff
February 13th - Slow cooker Cheesy Baked potato soup,
February 14th - Lasagna Rolls
February 15th - Salisbury Steak, rice, brussel sprouts
February 16th - Grandpa's chicken, mashed potatoes, corn
February 17th - Grilled Steak, crock pot baked potatoes, broccoli
February 18th - Black bean soup and crusty bread.
February 19th - French Bread Chicken strip pizza
February 20th - Chili Colorado beef burritos
February 21st - Fried Chicken and mashed potatoes
February 22nd - Panera style mac n cheese, crusty bread.
February 23rd - Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans
February 24th - leftovers
February 25th - leftovers
February 26th - Turkey noodle soup
February 27th - Cheesy crock pot noodles
February 28th - Hash brown casserole
March 1st - Baked chicken Parmesan in creamy sauce over pasta
March 2nd -Herb-Rubbed chicken with creamy orzo pasta.
March 3rd - Spaghetti, garlic bread, broccoli
March 4th - Cheese burger soup
March 5th - Leftovers
March 6th - Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast
March 7th - Poor Man Husband Casserole
There we go - three hours worth of work for a month of knowing what we are going to eat!!! Now I just have to set up the grocery list and actually shop for this stuff!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Friday, December 27, 2013
Menu - December 27th through Feburary 7th
Finally posting my menus again. I start my new job as a dietitian at WIC on January 3rd - so I have to make my menus try to fit my new working schedule. I will be working four days a week - not sure which days yet - so I try to set up meals during the week that will work with a work schedules. I look forward to working WIC again (I loved working at WIC in Michigan) - but I am sad to be leaving my kids to work. I am thankful I have an amazing neighbor who will be watching my kids though.
So here we go. Remember - most dinner meals are served with a side salad and bread and butter. Milk is usually what is served with dinner. Dessert is usually fresh fruit. Plus - most of these recipes are new - so not sure how they will work!
Friday - Leftovers (still working on Christmas leftovers)
Saturday - Meatballs over noodles, peas
Sunday - Mashed potato pancakes and bacon
Monday - Moes Monday (every Monday Moe's has a deal on their burrito meals!)
Tuesday - Homemade nachos
Wednesday - Bean soup, corn bread.
Thursday - Haluski
Friday - Mexican bubble pizza
Saturday - Pork Chop Hashbrown casserole
Sunday - Leftovers or out
Monday - Slow cooker Cola pulled pork with carnita rice bowls
Tuesday - Filthy burgers with french fries and corn
Wednesday - Chili
Thursday - Chili dogs with mac n cheese
Friday - Spaghetti with garlic bread
Saturday - Sausage and Kraut (this is my favorite recipe!)
Sunday - Cheesy beefy manicotti
Monday - Tex Mex chicken skillet
Tuesday - Chicken and black bean casserole
Wednesday - Pot pies (total cheat - I love banquet pot pies!)
Thursday - Ramen noodle soup (add frozen peas and carrots to it)
Friday - Five minute creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday - Out (picking husband up at airport!)
Sunday - Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Monday - Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
Tuesday - Cheesy baked tortellini casserole
Wednesday - Chicken fried rice
Thursday - Chicken Tostatas
Friday - Taco Soup
Saturday - Grandpa's Chicken, Rice, Vegetables
Sunday - Left over/crap/free for all night (gotta have these sometimes!)
Monday - Rice and egg pancakes
Tuesday - Creamy cajun chicken and pasta
Wednesday - Out (take husband to airport)
Thursday - Noodles and mushroom soup (this is an easy dish that my kids love!)
Friday - Frozen pizza
Saturday - Roasted Chicken, rice, carrots
Sunday - Chicken and Dumplings (family recipe - really can't write it down - we just mix it all up!)
Monday - Beef Enchilada bake
Tuesday - Cheesy Mexican Chicken and Rice Casserole
Wednesday - Pronto Pasta Italiano (my kids love this and it is so easy for a weeknight!) I double the recipe for my family
Thursday - Stuffed Shells
Friday - Italian sausage soup
Wow - that is a lot of work! My grocery list is the front and back of a sheet of paper!!!
So here we go. Remember - most dinner meals are served with a side salad and bread and butter. Milk is usually what is served with dinner. Dessert is usually fresh fruit. Plus - most of these recipes are new - so not sure how they will work!
Friday - Leftovers (still working on Christmas leftovers)
Saturday - Meatballs over noodles, peas
Sunday - Mashed potato pancakes and bacon
Monday - Moes Monday (every Monday Moe's has a deal on their burrito meals!)
Tuesday - Homemade nachos
Wednesday - Bean soup, corn bread.
Thursday - Haluski
Friday - Mexican bubble pizza
Saturday - Pork Chop Hashbrown casserole
Sunday - Leftovers or out
Monday - Slow cooker Cola pulled pork with carnita rice bowls
Tuesday - Filthy burgers with french fries and corn
Wednesday - Chili
Thursday - Chili dogs with mac n cheese
Friday - Spaghetti with garlic bread
Saturday - Sausage and Kraut (this is my favorite recipe!)
Sunday - Cheesy beefy manicotti
Monday - Tex Mex chicken skillet
Tuesday - Chicken and black bean casserole
Wednesday - Pot pies (total cheat - I love banquet pot pies!)
Thursday - Ramen noodle soup (add frozen peas and carrots to it)
Friday - Five minute creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday - Out (picking husband up at airport!)
Sunday - Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Monday - Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
Tuesday - Cheesy baked tortellini casserole
Wednesday - Chicken fried rice
Thursday - Chicken Tostatas
Friday - Taco Soup
Saturday - Grandpa's Chicken, Rice, Vegetables
Sunday - Left over/crap/free for all night (gotta have these sometimes!)
Monday - Rice and egg pancakes
Tuesday - Creamy cajun chicken and pasta
Wednesday - Out (take husband to airport)
Thursday - Noodles and mushroom soup (this is an easy dish that my kids love!)
Friday - Frozen pizza
Saturday - Roasted Chicken, rice, carrots
Sunday - Chicken and Dumplings (family recipe - really can't write it down - we just mix it all up!)
Monday - Beef Enchilada bake
Tuesday - Cheesy Mexican Chicken and Rice Casserole
Wednesday - Pronto Pasta Italiano (my kids love this and it is so easy for a weeknight!) I double the recipe for my family
Thursday - Stuffed Shells
Friday - Italian sausage soup
Wow - that is a lot of work! My grocery list is the front and back of a sheet of paper!!!
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Menu 8/23-9/6
So it is back to school time! I can't believe September is in this cycle! Doesn't feel like fall is around the corner - yet in Florida it feels like perpetual summer so it is unreal that time even passes!
Here are my menus. I do have some desserts in this cycle. With the kids all at school this year (first time in 13 years I won't have a child home with me!) I think I will try some desserts. Most of my desserts are easy - cake mix - jello - sort of thing (still too hot to bake here!) - but the kids still enjoy those things!
For vegetables - we almost always have a side salad with our meals. We usually have fruit for dessert (except where something else is written!) For items with a recipe - please click on the food item and the link will open up!!!
Friday: Pizza (we order this in as a treat!)
Saturday: Tacos made from chicken meat.
Sunday: Crowd Pleaser Chicken, pudding.
Monday: Burrito Pie, Jello
Tuesday: Lentil Soup ( just sounds good), Bacon-crumble Apple Pie
Wednesday: Beefy Hash Brown Bake
Thursday: Rotisserie chicken, garlic noodles, Brussels sprouts. (I toss a chicken on our rotisserie - so good)
Friday: Chicken and Ducklings, boxed cake. OK - this is my version of chicken and dumplings. I don't ever measure anything with this - I just make a broth out of the bones from the chicken the night before. My dumplings are more like large noodles that I make. The kids love it - but there is no way I could write a recipe for it!
Saturday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, lipton noodle soup, jello
Sunday: Lasagna, Garlic bread (recipe is on bottom of linked page), green beans
Monday: Left over Lasagna!
Tuesday: Parmesan Fish, Scalloped potatoes, peas and carrots. For the potatoes I buy three boxes of julienne potatoes (the dried kind that is right next to the mixes of scalloped potatoes), I make like directed - except I add a chopped onion, 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup AND 1 c shredded co-jack cheese to the ingredients list.
Wednesday: Sausage, orzo skillet. Patty's pie.
Thursdays: Moe's! The fifth of every month our family tries to go to Moe's! They run a special on the fifth of the month so my entire family can eat until we feel slick for about $40!
Friday: Cook out in the Cul de Sac. . . . we still have hotdogs to bring. Haven't decided what else to bring yet!
Hope you enjoy the menu! Cooking for the family is fun. Hopefully it cools down so so we can do some real baking!
Here are my menus. I do have some desserts in this cycle. With the kids all at school this year (first time in 13 years I won't have a child home with me!) I think I will try some desserts. Most of my desserts are easy - cake mix - jello - sort of thing (still too hot to bake here!) - but the kids still enjoy those things!
For vegetables - we almost always have a side salad with our meals. We usually have fruit for dessert (except where something else is written!) For items with a recipe - please click on the food item and the link will open up!!!
Friday: Pizza (we order this in as a treat!)
Saturday: Tacos made from chicken meat.
Sunday: Crowd Pleaser Chicken, pudding.
Monday: Burrito Pie, Jello
Tuesday: Lentil Soup ( just sounds good), Bacon-crumble Apple Pie
Wednesday: Beefy Hash Brown Bake
Thursday: Rotisserie chicken, garlic noodles, Brussels sprouts. (I toss a chicken on our rotisserie - so good)
Friday: Chicken and Ducklings, boxed cake. OK - this is my version of chicken and dumplings. I don't ever measure anything with this - I just make a broth out of the bones from the chicken the night before. My dumplings are more like large noodles that I make. The kids love it - but there is no way I could write a recipe for it!
Saturday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, lipton noodle soup, jello
Sunday: Lasagna, Garlic bread (recipe is on bottom of linked page), green beans
Monday: Left over Lasagna!
Tuesday: Parmesan Fish, Scalloped potatoes, peas and carrots. For the potatoes I buy three boxes of julienne potatoes (the dried kind that is right next to the mixes of scalloped potatoes), I make like directed - except I add a chopped onion, 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup AND 1 c shredded co-jack cheese to the ingredients list.
Wednesday: Sausage, orzo skillet. Patty's pie.
Thursdays: Moe's! The fifth of every month our family tries to go to Moe's! They run a special on the fifth of the month so my entire family can eat until we feel slick for about $40!
Friday: Cook out in the Cul de Sac. . . . we still have hotdogs to bring. Haven't decided what else to bring yet!
Hope you enjoy the menu! Cooking for the family is fun. Hopefully it cools down so so we can do some real baking!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Menu - 8/9
Hello everyone!
Just passing on another two week menu - this will be starting on Friday! Remember - we always have a side salad with each meal. Dessert is usually fresh fruit! It has been crazy here the last week or so - getting ready for school - so I didn't get a lot of time to do a lot of new recipe research - but I did toss together our menu and I am sharing it with you!!! I am going to try to link each recipe that I have online right in the description!!
Friday: We are having a cookout this day with the neighbors - so we are bringing Hot Dogs on the grill and a wonderful Mac n Cheese that goes over well for cookouts.
Saturday: Crockpot Tortellini
Sunday: Red Chicken Chili with rice and blackbeans. With this recipe I always use the cilantro - never the green onions.
Monday: Sun dried Tomato Fettuccine with spinach.
Tuesday: Cheese burgers, corn on the cob, FF (I work this day!)
Wednesday: Pollo Loco (this is so darn good! I get the queso from Sam's club!)
Thursday: Evelyn's 11th birthday! We go out to eat on birthdays so I won't be cooking this day - but I will be making a yummy cake! Chocolate cake - I used boxed but instead of water I use coffee when I make it. Makes it have a better flavor!
Friday: Haluski (traditional polish meal - so yummy - pure comfort food but not real healthy!)
Saturday: Grandpa's chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans. (I will post my recipe a little later for this - it is pretty much braised chicken. My Grandma always made this and it was so yummy - she said it was my Grandpa's favorite food!)
Sunday: Egg Salad Sandwiches, fresh fruit, Chips - I work here!
Monday: Maryland's chicken. This is my last day of work and there is a fried chicken place right next to where I work - the kids have been begging me to bring some home. I may be a dietitian but we to have days where we eat out!!!
Tuesday: Chicken fried rice.
Wednesday: Salisbury Steak, rice, asparagus
Thursday: Pork roast, potatoes, carrots. This is so easy if you have never done it before. Get a roast big enough for your family. Rinse it off and pat it dry. In your crock pot put a bag (or two depending on the size of your family) in the bottom, cut up potatoes on top, then cover with the roast. Take one cup of water or broth and pour over it and a can of cream of mushroom soup on top of it all. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Hope you all enjoy the recipes. Sorry there are so many out to eat days - but with birthdays and school starting things are a little buys around here!
Just passing on another two week menu - this will be starting on Friday! Remember - we always have a side salad with each meal. Dessert is usually fresh fruit! It has been crazy here the last week or so - getting ready for school - so I didn't get a lot of time to do a lot of new recipe research - but I did toss together our menu and I am sharing it with you!!! I am going to try to link each recipe that I have online right in the description!!
Friday: We are having a cookout this day with the neighbors - so we are bringing Hot Dogs on the grill and a wonderful Mac n Cheese that goes over well for cookouts.
Saturday: Crockpot Tortellini
Sunday: Red Chicken Chili with rice and blackbeans. With this recipe I always use the cilantro - never the green onions.
Monday: Sun dried Tomato Fettuccine with spinach.
Tuesday: Cheese burgers, corn on the cob, FF (I work this day!)
Wednesday: Pollo Loco (this is so darn good! I get the queso from Sam's club!)
Thursday: Evelyn's 11th birthday! We go out to eat on birthdays so I won't be cooking this day - but I will be making a yummy cake! Chocolate cake - I used boxed but instead of water I use coffee when I make it. Makes it have a better flavor!
Friday: Haluski (traditional polish meal - so yummy - pure comfort food but not real healthy!)
Saturday: Grandpa's chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans. (I will post my recipe a little later for this - it is pretty much braised chicken. My Grandma always made this and it was so yummy - she said it was my Grandpa's favorite food!)
Sunday: Egg Salad Sandwiches, fresh fruit, Chips - I work here!
Monday: Maryland's chicken. This is my last day of work and there is a fried chicken place right next to where I work - the kids have been begging me to bring some home. I may be a dietitian but we to have days where we eat out!!!
Tuesday: Chicken fried rice.
Wednesday: Salisbury Steak, rice, asparagus
Thursday: Pork roast, potatoes, carrots. This is so easy if you have never done it before. Get a roast big enough for your family. Rinse it off and pat it dry. In your crock pot put a bag (or two depending on the size of your family) in the bottom, cut up potatoes on top, then cover with the roast. Take one cup of water or broth and pour over it and a can of cream of mushroom soup on top of it all. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Hope you all enjoy the recipes. Sorry there are so many out to eat days - but with birthdays and school starting things are a little buys around here!
Friday, July 26, 2013
Menu Thursday July 25th!
- Here is my menu. We always have a side salad with dinner - just basic tomatoes and cucumbers. Dessert most of the time is fresh fruit - we had strawberries last night. I do sometimes bake pies or cookies - but I prefer just to keep it simple and it is an easy way to get fruit in. Some of these aren't the healthiest, but with four kids, a part time job, and a strict food budget we do the best we can do to balance it out!
Thursday: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Salad -
Friday: Poor Man's chicken and broccoli casserole.
- Saturday: Beef Barley Soup, whole wheat bread
- Sunday: Fried chicken, my Grandma's potato salad, watermelon (we are going to the beach!)
- Monday: Black bean burritos
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Tuesday: Tatertot casserole
- Wed: BBQ chicken, pasta salad, Lima beans
- Thursday: White chicken chili, corn bread
- Friday: Chicken with creamy orzo pasta
- Saturday: Pizza Casserole
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Sunday: Cream cheese Enchiladas
- Monday: Skillet chili mac
- Tuesday: Grilled hot dogs, mac n cheese (can you tell I work this day!)
- Wed: Creamy Taco soup, homemade bread and butter
- Thurs: Loaded backed potato and chicken casserole
- Friday: Sausage and kraut in the crockpot.
Some of these recipes I have on index cards - but I linked the recipes that I get offline. Some of these I have tried before, some are new to us this week!
Recipes Meatloaf - i cover with beef gravy because I HATE catsup! http://spoonful.com/recipes/grandma-merles-meat-loaf
- Chicken broccoli casserole. I use two boxes of stuffing mix, I make it first, and I only use half the amount of velveeta. http://www.recipelion.com/
Casserole-Recipes/Poor-Man- Chicken-Broccoli-Casserole
- Black Bean burritos - http://www.annies-eats.com/
2011/01/25/spicy-bean- burritos/ - Chicken with Orzo pasta: http://www.annies-eats.com/
2009/11/04/herb-rubbed- grilled-chicken-with-creamy- orzo-2/
- Cream cheese enchilada: http://whatsonmymenu.blogspot.
com/2008/06/baked-cream- cheese-enchiladas.html
- Skillet chili mac: http://www.deepsouthdish.com/
2013/04/skillet-chili-mac.html
Taco soup http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/ recipes/creamy-taco-soup - Baked potato and chicken casserole: http://
mysweetlittlesteinerfamily. blogspot.com/2012/08/loaded- baked-potato-chicken- casserole.html
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