Weekly Menu, 4/24

Wow, I almost didn't make it! It's been a rough few weeks with illness around here, which has kept me from getting much of anything done. My dishes and laundry are almost caught up though, so there's that. My daughter was hit last week. I thought she was on the mend, and then she crashed again at the end of the week. My son also crashed at the end of the week and is still struggling to get healthy. It's made it a little challenging to stick to the menu, although I'm doing better than I thought with some small adjustments along the way.

The Chicken Lazone we tried last week was a bust. The chicken was too salty, the sauce too thin and bland. Maybe if I liked it overall, I'd try to improve my technique on it, but it's not worth it for us. My family gave me the thumbs down so we're moving on.

This week I want to try a Mongolian beef recipe from Favorite Family Recipes. I love chinese food and have become increasingly disappointed with take-out. I hope this recipe works out. Otherwise I'm sticking to the basics so I can focus on getting everyone healthy and happy.

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	bagel with sausage and egg	pizza and ice cream at the fair	Saute Chicken butter pasta broccoli
Monday	honey cheerios scrambled eggs	crackers apple juice	Ravioli and meat sauce green beans
Tuesday	biscuits and jam sausage patty	Grahams & PB apple slices goldfish crackers	Tacos/quesadillas corn refried beans
Wednesday	pancakes blueberries	PBJ applesauce chips	Mongolian beef (recipe trial) rice broccoli
Thursday	banana muffins HB eggs	CC & jam bagel yogurt graham sticks	calzones w/frozen dough salad
Friday	breakfast burritos strawberries	PBN sandwich watermelon saltines	Date Night
Saturday	French toast bacon eggs	grilled cheese chips apple slices	roast mashed potatoes peas

Because of my late post, I haven't linked any of the recipes. If I get some time this week, and that might just happen, I will come back and link up the recipes where possible. Hope everyone had a great start to the week!

Weekly Menu, April 17

It has been crazy around here. I keep waiting for it to calm down, but I'm sure that's just wishful thinking. It feels like someone has been sick here all year, or at least since October. It's never the same thing, or the same person, but our schedule keeps getting mixed up.  I am also still learning about all the activities that come with a school-age child. Spring carnivals and special peoples days, field trips and class parties. Stuff is always going on, which is a lot of fun, but can be super tiring to keep up with. I hope I get better at all this.

I'm not complaining, I promise. We are having so much fun with school and all the awesome learning and exploring that comes with it. I'm just trying to get the hang of it all. Last week, the menu went alright, but I definitely had to make adjustments along the way. I don't make lasagna often, and I wasn't happy with the recipe I tried this time.

Also, I didn't get to make stew meat with scalloped potatoes. It's one of my hubby's fave meals and he was down for the count with something so we postponed it for this week. Yeah for mac'n'cheese and homemade fish sticks! I also found a new biscuit recipe I'm pretty happy with. I'm hoping to get that posted here soon.

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	biscuit sandwiches	cheese and crackers fruit cups goldfish	steak mashed potatoes green beans
Monday	oatmeal raisins	PBN crackers strawberries goldfish	pizza: alfredo, bbq, meat salad
Tuesday	waffles strawberries	cheese crackers grapes carrot sticks	chicken lazone (pin) angel hair pasta broccoli
Wednesday	cinnamon toast sausage links	PBJ sandwich apple slices chips	stew meat scalloped potatoes carrots
Thursday	pancakes eggs	CC & jam bagel graham sticks yogurt	The County Fair
Friday	biscuits & jam blueberries	PB-banana sandwich goldfish applesauce	Date Night
Saturday	breakfast burritos	turkey wraps peaches goldfish	BBQ meatballs rice broccoli

So, here's to another week of life...cooking, cleaning, and maybe if I'm really lucky a little quilting on the side. I have been working on some batik stars here and there and I'm hoping to get them laid out soon. We'll see how it all "pans" out. Ha Ha! Have a great week!

Weekly Menu 4-10

I was hoping to finish a quilt this week; I have one that is soooo close. Unfortunately I'm still trying to catch up around the house from having spring breaks. Maybe this week? I'm hopin'!! Until then, I have gotten the menu put together for next week.

I did not do a very good job at sticking to the menu last week, but I did have alternates other than eating out so I guess that's a win. Unexpected things popped up and my sister was visiting, which made me alter some of my choices. I have also been exhausted the last few days (really hoping I'm not getting sick; yuck) so I have been trying to rest a bit.

I did try the zucchini muffins I was interested in, but I was disappointed. They were way too sugary! I will need to keep working on that, and I got another idea in the meantime...sweet potato. I will play with those a bit and see what I can come up with.

Meanwhile, here's this week's menu. There are some repeats like the frozen pasta and the teriyaki skewers. I still want to try those things and they didn't make it last week.

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	donuts eggs	cheese and crackers grapes	spaghetti meatballs broccoli garlic bread
Monday	pancakes blueberries sausage patty	PBJ chips applesauce	frozen pasta meal corn corn muffins
Tuesday	banana muffins	Strawberry & CC bagel strawberries yogurt	teriyaki skewers (pin) rice broccoli
Wednesday	egg biscuit sandwiches	PBN crackers peaches goldfish	lasagna (crockpot or oven) green beans garlic bread
Thursday	roll-up pancakes strawberries	ham & CC roll ups chips apple slices	hamburger baked beans salad
Friday	egg, sausage, potato b-fast burritos	PBJ pizza goldfish orange slices	Date Night
Saturday	biscuits & jam HB egg	hot dog grapes baked beans	stew meat scalloped potatoes green beans

Cheers! Have a fun cooking week!