Sunday, April 24, 2016

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!

Sunday, April 17, 2016

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
green beans
Monday
oatmeal
raisins
PBN crackers
strawberries
goldfish
pizza: alfredo, bbq, meat
salad
Tuesday
waffles
strawberries
cheese crackers
grapes
carrot sticks
angel hair pasta
broccoli
Wednesday
cinnamon toast
sausage links
PBJ sandwich
apple slices
chips
stew meat
scalloped potatoes
carrots
Thursday
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!

Sunday, April 10, 2016

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
blueberries
sausage patty
PBJ
chips
applesauce
corn
corn muffins
Tuesday

Strawberry & CC bagel
strawberries
yogurt

rice
broccoli
Wednesday
egg biscuit sandwiches
PBN crackers
peaches
goldfish
lasagna (crockpot or oven)
green beans
garlic bread
Thursday
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!