Just starting to break into the canning jars and freezer...
Monday
Breakfast: G/F Butternut Squash/Chocolate Chip Muffins (so good!), eggs
Dinner: Corn Chowder (will post tomorrow), Green Salad with Autumn Fruit
Tuesday
Dinner: Pakistani Kima (an easy hamburger curry from More With Less Cookbook, p. 131...great use for tomatoes/potatoes), Sweet Vegetables (butternut squash/coconut milk)
Wednesday
Dinner: Anakin's Favorite Green Beans & Sausage over noodles
Thursday
Dinner: leftovers
Friday
Dinner: more leftovers!
Saturday
Turkey Dinner! (Need to use up the turkeys in the freezer before Thanksgiving is here!) Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, cheesy cauliflower, green beans, raspberry applesauce jello
Showing posts with label Meal Plan Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meal Plan Monday. Show all posts
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Meal Plan...and Fall is Here
The garden is done! We picked the last of the tomatoes yesterday, finding a few more red and harvesting the nicest green ones to slowly ripen in newspaper. I tried this with a few stragglers last year and can't say it was very successful; we'll see if the outcome is worth the bother this year.
Canning is done. The only freezing left to do is one tray of jalapenos. I have very few outside jobs coming up. It was amazing how much pleasure I had today in just reading with the kids and doing the laundry. Rain is supposed to start tomorrow and last for a week. I guess it's really time to sit back and breathe.
I'm still cooking by the season. The last head of cabbage will go into one last cabbage salad. If I can still scrounge up some lettuce, we'll have another taco salad. I'm looking for recipes to use potatoes, winter squash, tomatoes and peppers. But after that, it'll be mostly freezer/pantry cooking. I'm ready. :)
This week's eatin'...
Monday
Lunch: Stirfry with last of garden veggies, rice
Dinner: split pea/ham soup, Asian Chicken Salad
Tuesday
Dinner: Stuffed Green Peppers, Baked Acorn Squash w/cranberry apple filling
Wednesday
Dinner: spaghetti
Thursday
Dinner: taco salad...last of the year!
Evening snack: Gluten Free Butternut Squash Muffins
Friday:
Dinner: Easy Chicken/Veggie Stir Fry
Saturday: leftovers
Canning is done. The only freezing left to do is one tray of jalapenos. I have very few outside jobs coming up. It was amazing how much pleasure I had today in just reading with the kids and doing the laundry. Rain is supposed to start tomorrow and last for a week. I guess it's really time to sit back and breathe.
I'm still cooking by the season. The last head of cabbage will go into one last cabbage salad. If I can still scrounge up some lettuce, we'll have another taco salad. I'm looking for recipes to use potatoes, winter squash, tomatoes and peppers. But after that, it'll be mostly freezer/pantry cooking. I'm ready. :)
This week's eatin'...
Monday
Lunch: Stirfry with last of garden veggies, rice
Dinner: split pea/ham soup, Asian Chicken Salad
Tuesday
Dinner: Stuffed Green Peppers, Baked Acorn Squash w/cranberry apple filling
Wednesday
Dinner: spaghetti
Thursday
Dinner: taco salad...last of the year!
Evening snack: Gluten Free Butternut Squash Muffins
Friday:
Dinner: Easy Chicken/Veggie Stir Fry
Saturday: leftovers
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Meal Plan
Worked a couple evenings this week...hence the increase in crockpot meals. Home now and happy that I get to be "just" a Mommy tomorrow. Hurrah for Mommyhood!
Monday
Dinner: baked potatoes/toppings and Cranberry Pear Salad
Tuesday
Dinner: taco salad
Wednesday
Dinner: Crockpot Beef Stew
Thursday
Dinner: Slow Cooker Chili
Friday
Dinner: meatloaf, Frugal French Fries, Squash & Apple Bake
Monday
Dinner: baked potatoes/toppings and Cranberry Pear Salad
Tuesday
Dinner: taco salad
Wednesday
Dinner: Crockpot Beef Stew
Thursday
Dinner: Slow Cooker Chili
Friday
Dinner: meatloaf, Frugal French Fries, Squash & Apple Bake
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Meal Plan - Grocery Spending Challenge Week #4
Hehe. Well, DH went to Costco. So the Grocery Spending Challenge $ spent so far this month just doubled. Total: $180.71
Good news? We have plenty of food around here. Bad news? To make the spending challenge ($200 for the month for us), we have less than $20 to spend in 11 days. The only think that we'll seriously need to replenish is milk. So we'll see... Bottom line? Costco is dangerous! ;)
I modified our menu from last week if you want to check out my note about 7-year-olds and Eggplant Burgers.
Here's the plan for this week:
Today (Saturday)
Breakfast: granola
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Taco Soup
Sunday
Breakfast: at church, bring platter of grapes
Lunch: Eggplant Burgers (Simply in Season, p. 140.)
Dinner: Sunday night usual...popcorn and fruit
Monday
Breakfast: remaining breakfasts will come from this list
Dinner: Zucchini Casserole, tomatoes, grapes
Tuesday
Dinner: LEFTOVERS!
Wednesday
Dinner: taco salad
Thursday
Dinner: Leftovers
Friday
Dinner: Tomato and Basil Pasta & Green Salad with Autumn Fruit (Simply in Season, p. 190.)
Good news? We have plenty of food around here. Bad news? To make the spending challenge ($200 for the month for us), we have less than $20 to spend in 11 days. The only think that we'll seriously need to replenish is milk. So we'll see... Bottom line? Costco is dangerous! ;)
I modified our menu from last week if you want to check out my note about 7-year-olds and Eggplant Burgers.
Here's the plan for this week:
Today (Saturday)
Breakfast: granola
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Taco Soup
Sunday
Breakfast: at church, bring platter of grapes
Lunch: Eggplant Burgers (Simply in Season, p. 140.)
Dinner: Sunday night usual...popcorn and fruit
Monday
Breakfast: remaining breakfasts will come from this list
Dinner: Zucchini Casserole, tomatoes, grapes
Tuesday
Dinner: LEFTOVERS!
Wednesday
Dinner: taco salad
Thursday
Dinner: Leftovers
Friday
Dinner: Tomato and Basil Pasta & Green Salad with Autumn Fruit (Simply in Season, p. 190.)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Eating in Season & Meal Plan - Grocery Spending Challenge Week #3
If you haven't figured it out by now, we are a family that tries to "eat in season" as much as possible. I've been thinking about that concept a lot lately...
I LOVE eating strawberries in June, green beans in July, and corn & tomatoes in August. In the late spring/early summer, we eat one kind of salad right after another. We gorge ourselves on whatever is locally grown and fresh. This has produced an interesting side benefit...
Although I love eating food when it's in season, I'm ready to say goodbye and welcome the next food when a season ends. One great example is corn. We eat corn-on-the-cob for one dinner after another while it's ripe. But after those few weeks are over, I'm quite content to not eat corn again for a while. Despite having loaded the freezer with frozen corn, I generally avoid it for a time, instead welcoming green peppers or winter squash to the table. I'm not tempted by the strawberries shipped here from out of state. Tomatoes from Mexico in the dead of winter don't interest me. I've had my fill and am happy to move on to recipes that suit the season.
I think I've changed my outlook on seasonal eating. I used to feel deprived of certain non-seasonal food...as if eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, was a God-given right. But I'm more satisfied now, having gotten my fill of foods at the peak of flavor.
And the effects on the budget 'taint bad, either... :)
Grocery Spending Challenge $ spent this month, so far:
$74.47
(not including $5.96 for salsa makings and $41.99 for take/bake pizza & Chinese food birthday out...canning & eating out tracked separately)
This week's menu:
Monday
Breakfast: leftover hash browns/eggs/sausage from Sunday breakfast (this was an experiment that turned out great--recipe to follow!)
Dinner: Zucchini Casserole, tomatoes, green peppers
Tuesday (tomato canning day!)
Breakfast: remaining breakfasts will come from this list
Dinner: Garden Tomato Soup
Wednesday
Dinner: Eggplant Burgers (Simply in Season, p. 140.)
Funny postscript on eggplant...
Prior to dinner, LilDude said that he hated eggplant. Doubtful that he even knew what it was, I asked him to describe it. "Purple outside, white inside." Hmm. So he at least knew which vegetable he was talking about. Then I served his eggplant burger. Then his second burger. Then his third. Then his fourth. (Kids sized, obviously.) And he requested the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Thursday
Dinner: Tomato and Basil Pasta
Friday
Breakfast: Granola (More With Less Cookbook, p. 92)
Dinner: Pakistani Kima (an easy hamburger curry from More With Less Cookbook, p. 131...great use for tomatoes/potatoes.)
I LOVE eating strawberries in June, green beans in July, and corn & tomatoes in August. In the late spring/early summer, we eat one kind of salad right after another. We gorge ourselves on whatever is locally grown and fresh. This has produced an interesting side benefit...
Although I love eating food when it's in season, I'm ready to say goodbye and welcome the next food when a season ends. One great example is corn. We eat corn-on-the-cob for one dinner after another while it's ripe. But after those few weeks are over, I'm quite content to not eat corn again for a while. Despite having loaded the freezer with frozen corn, I generally avoid it for a time, instead welcoming green peppers or winter squash to the table. I'm not tempted by the strawberries shipped here from out of state. Tomatoes from Mexico in the dead of winter don't interest me. I've had my fill and am happy to move on to recipes that suit the season.
I think I've changed my outlook on seasonal eating. I used to feel deprived of certain non-seasonal food...as if eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, was a God-given right. But I'm more satisfied now, having gotten my fill of foods at the peak of flavor.
And the effects on the budget 'taint bad, either... :)
Grocery Spending Challenge $ spent this month, so far:
$74.47
(not including $5.96 for salsa makings and $41.99 for take/bake pizza & Chinese food birthday out...canning & eating out tracked separately)
This week's menu:
Monday
Breakfast: leftover hash browns/eggs/sausage from Sunday breakfast (this was an experiment that turned out great--recipe to follow!)
Dinner: Zucchini Casserole, tomatoes, green peppers
Tuesday (tomato canning day!)
Breakfast: remaining breakfasts will come from this list
Dinner: Garden Tomato Soup
Wednesday
Dinner: Eggplant Burgers (Simply in Season, p. 140.)
Funny postscript on eggplant...
Prior to dinner, LilDude said that he hated eggplant. Doubtful that he even knew what it was, I asked him to describe it. "Purple outside, white inside." Hmm. So he at least knew which vegetable he was talking about. Then I served his eggplant burger. Then his second burger. Then his third. Then his fourth. (Kids sized, obviously.) And he requested the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Thursday
Dinner: Tomato and Basil Pasta
Friday
Breakfast: Granola (More With Less Cookbook, p. 92)
Dinner: Pakistani Kima (an easy hamburger curry from More With Less Cookbook, p. 131...great use for tomatoes/potatoes.)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Meal Plan - Grocery Spending Challenge Week #2
Grocery Spending Challenge $ spent this month, so far: $54.37 (not including $5.96 for salsa makings and $13.99 for take/bake pizza...I'll keep track of eating out separately)
Our weekly meal plan is still a work in progress. The good news is I won't be making any trips to the grocery store! Here's what I've got to date:
Monday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal, peaches
Lunch: GOAT! (We went to a barbecue/potluck.) Loved it! Brought taco salad.
Dinner: leftover taco salad
Tuesday
Breakfast: eggs, cereal
Lunch: leftovers, sandwiches, plums, green peppers/tomatoes
Dinner: Tomato/Basil Pasta, cantaloupe
Wednesday
Breakfast: pancakes and/or eggs, pears
Lunch: Chinese food after LilDude's well-child dr appt & shot...a late birthday lunch
Dinner: Asian Chicken Salad
Thursday
Breakfast: eggs, plums
Lunch: leftovers (lunch is usually leftovers/odds & ends...don't know if it's worth recording...I'm feeding the two youngest, the two bigger kids are packing their own lunches, and dh usually takes leftovers)
Dinner: Stuffed Green Peppers, corn, tomatoes, grapes, Blueberry-Rhubarb Crumble
Friday
Breakfast: pancakes
Lunch: Sausage and Greens Soup, grapes
Dinner: Crockpot Chicken
Weekend:
LEFTOVERS! and/or "survival of the fittest"
Our weekly meal plan is still a work in progress. The good news is I won't be making any trips to the grocery store! Here's what I've got to date:
Monday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal, peaches
Lunch: GOAT! (We went to a barbecue/potluck.) Loved it! Brought taco salad.
Dinner: leftover taco salad
Tuesday
Breakfast: eggs, cereal
Lunch: leftovers, sandwiches, plums, green peppers/tomatoes
Dinner: Tomato/Basil Pasta, cantaloupe
Wednesday
Breakfast: pancakes and/or eggs, pears
Lunch: Chinese food after LilDude's well-child dr appt & shot...a late birthday lunch
Dinner: Asian Chicken Salad
Thursday
Breakfast: eggs, plums
Lunch: leftovers (lunch is usually leftovers/odds & ends...don't know if it's worth recording...I'm feeding the two youngest, the two bigger kids are packing their own lunches, and dh usually takes leftovers)
Dinner: Stuffed Green Peppers, corn, tomatoes, grapes, Blueberry-Rhubarb Crumble
Friday
Breakfast: pancakes
Lunch: Sausage and Greens Soup, grapes
Dinner: Crockpot Chicken
Weekend:
LEFTOVERS! and/or "survival of the fittest"
Monday, November 24, 2008
Meal Plan Monday
My first Meal Plan Monday post!!!!What's for dinner this week?
Monday: Curried Sweet Potato Chowder (see previous post)
Tuesday: Easy Curry with Rice (More With Less cookbook), broccoli, apples
Wednesday: Meatloaf, Frugal French Fries, Squash and Apple Bake
Thursday: Thanksgiving Dinner @ Mom's. Bring Butternut Squash Casserole.
Friday: Chicken & Veggie Stirfry (More With Less cookbook)
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