Meal Plan Monday

It is almost May.  Holy Moly!  That means it is almost summer vacation!  I am very much looking forward to the not-so-lazy days of summer this year!  (if you haven't heard, I'm doing a day camp called Camp FitPlay for ages 3-9 ... check it out)

But, first we have to make it through evening swimming lessons and all the other May activities we have planned ... I love having my plan to fall back on (and my food storage ... although I am completely out of white sugar!  I know it isn't good for me, but I can't believe I'm completely out - for the first time in nearly 14 years of marriage!)  I digress ... my freezer is getting me through this week.  Here's my plan:

MONDAY:  Spinach Lasagna Rolls

TUESDAY:  Sweet and Sour Chicken and rice

WEDNESDAY:  Chicken Pot Pie Bundles (I have the filling in my freezer and I'm want to get egg roll wraps - if I can find them - to make bundles like these)

THURSDAY:  Pancakes and sausage and hashbrowns

FRIDAY:  Pizza

SATURDAY:  Taco Haystacks (Happy Cinco de Mayo)

SUNDAY:  Crockpot ham and potatoes

And, just for the record, we have some sort of fruit and vegetable with most every meal (well, not usually vegetables with pancakes).  Sometimes they are cooked, sometimes it is just carrots and celery with ranch dip.  I should get better about planning those healthy side dishes ... I'll add it to the "should" list.

Meal Plan for another week

(hmmm ... blogger has changed things up.  change can be good or a real pain in the patootie!)

I'm planning my groceries and I'm on the computer, so you get an early menu again this week.  But, it is a boring one!  You see, the past week, we strayed quite a bit from my plan (a luxury a good food storage provides) and so I'm throwing a bit of last week back in with this week.  Here you go:

MONDAY:  Crockpot Peach BBQ Sauce Chicken (I made the peach bbq sauce last canning season) and rice

TUESDAY:  Baked Ziti and homemade bread

WEDNESDAY:  Leftovers (this actually requires planning because I have to make enough of the previous nights' meals to HAVE leftovers)

THURSDAY:  Waffles and ice cream

FRIDAY:  Quinoa Mac & Cheese

SATURDAY:  Pizza

SUNDAY: Sloppy Joes

There you go.  Happy eating! :)

Menu Plan Someday

We updated our 72 Hour kits over the weekend and I had an old friend stop by yesterday that threw off my meal preparation.  So it is very convenient that I hadn't posted my menu plan yet!  Those meals we didn't eat ... get bumped a couple of weeks and all is well.

MONDAY:  72 Hour Kit Smorgasbord (my eldest called it "junk food dinner" but most of the food is actually as healthy as you can get for food that is supposed to last a year!)

TUESDAY:  Ravioli

WEDNESDAY:  Quinoa Mac & Cheese

THURSDAY:  Waffles

FRIDAY:  Oven Baked Fajitas

SATURDAY:  Pizza

SUNDAY:  probably at my Mom's house

What's on your menu?

If I have to ... Meal Plan

We had friends over for a murder mystery dinner Friday and hosted the family Easter party yesterday.  I'm a little tired of thinking about and preparing and, quite honestly, eating food.  Planning meals for the week has no appeal. 

This is when I'm thankful that I do a month at a time.  I already have my week planned.  I'm going to fiddle with it, because that is what I do, but at least my food weary brain doesn't have to start from scratch.  And, because of my food weariness, we are going to have breakfast for dinner TWICE this week.  Take that all you non-breakfast for dinner people!

MONDAY:  Crockpot Oatmeal (didn't make it last week)

TUESDAY:  Chicken Alfredo and asparagus

WEDNESDAY:  Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken maybe with some Quinoa Fried Rice

THURSDAY:  French Toast and bacon

FRIDAY:  Tacos

SATURDAY:  Pizza

SUNDAY:  Cauliflower Soup

Oh, and most meals will have a side of Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies because we have lots and my boys don't really like 'em.  Happy Eating!

No, foolin' ... Here's my meal plan!

I love April Fool's Day.  Truly.  I'm looking forward to my kids being older and really getting into it.  Right now, it just feels mean.  I did make spaghetti and meatball cupcakes yesterday - regular cupcakes decorated to look like spaghetti and meatballs.  My husband didn't know that though.  I offered him one of the extra, undecorated cupcakes and he tentatively licked the frosting asking if there was garlic powder in it or something.  Then he took tiny bites of the cake over the sink, just in case there was a glob of spaghetti sauce or something waiting to get him.  I think THAT is my favorite part of the day ... my husband, completely unsure of my every move and constantly thinking I'm going to "get him!" 

Ahh.

But now it is Monday and time for another week of menus ...

MONDAY:  Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese

TUESDAY:  Fish and asparagus

WEDNESDAY:  Lasagna Roll ups

THURSDAY:  Crockpot Oatmeal

FRIDAY:  Hawaiian food - We are hosting a Luau Murder Mystery Dinner and I'm still refining the menu.

SATURDAY:  Pizza of some sort

SUNDAY:  Ham and other Easter fixings for the family party at our house

Happy Easter, friends!