Menu Plan Monday

Sunday:  Crockpot Smothered Pork Chops
Monday:  Swt Tater Ckn
Tuesday:  Crock Italian Lentil Stew
Wednesday:  Lumberjack Hash
Thursday:  BEP Casserole
Friday:  Ckn Enchiladas
Saturday:  Pork/Cabbage/Onion

As always, subject to revision.

Menu Plan Monday

Sunday:  Grandma's Meatloaf
Monday:  Navajo Fry Bread
Tuesday:  Veggie Soup
Wednesday:  Crock Rotisserie Ckn
Thursday:  Pancakes
Friday:  Cajun Skillet Ckn
Saturday:  Fish Tacos

As always, subject to life.

Menu Plan Monday

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SUNDAY:

• muffins
• animal crackers
• chips&dip
• meatloaf

MONDAY:

• cereal
• cheesy chips/nachos
• sandwich
• ckn alfredo

TUESDAY:

• eggs, bacon, toast
• granola bars/jello
• soft tacos
• chili

WEDNESDAY:

• oatmeal/cream of wheat
• popcorn/cake mix muffins
• sandwich
• crock down home chops

THURSDAY:

• eggs, bacon, biscuits
• nuts/jello
• soup and quesa
• ckn teryaki

FRIDAY:

• cereal/lftover muffins
• pretzels and craisins
• tuna, carrots
• lumberjack hash

SATURDAY:

• breakfast burros
• apples&pb/graham crackers
• leftovers
• ckn fajitas

Menu Plan Monday

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SUNDAY:

• muffins
• animal crackers
• chips&dip
• Roast Ckn

MONDAY:

• eggs, bacon, toast
• cheesy chips/homemade nachos
• sandwich
• chili mac

TUESDAY:

• cereal
• granola bars/jello
• soft tacos
• ckn noodle potato

WEDNESDAY:

• eggs, bacon, biscuits
• popcorn/cake mix muffins
• sandwich
• naked burritos

THURSDAY:

• oatmeal/cream of wheat
• nuts/jello
• beef&barley and quesas
• Ruth's Sweet & Sour

FRIDAY:

• cereal/lftover muffins
• pretzels and craisins
• tuna, carrots
• biscuits and gravy

SATURDAY:

• breakfast burrito
• apples&pb/graham crackers
• leftovers
• yellow-eyes and brauts

Menu Plan Monday

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Baking with rice milk is my saving grace!

SUNDAY:

• pumpkin muffins
• animal crackers
• chips & dip
• herbed pork roast

MONDAY:

• eggs, bacon, toast
• cheesy chips/homemade nachos
• sandwich
• rotini or hillbilly beans

TUESDAY:

• cold cereal
• granola bars/jello
• soft tacos
• cajun skillet ckn

WEDNESDAY:

• eggs, bacon, biscuit
• popcorn/cake mix muffins
• sandwich
• pork stew

THURSDAY:

• oatmeal/cream of wheat
• nuts/jello
• veggie soup and quesas
• Auntie's skillet ckn & rice

FRIDAY:

• cereal/lftover muffins
• pretzels and craisins
• tuna, carrots
• ham steak, scalloped taters

SATURDAY:

• breakfast burro
• apples & pb/graham crackers
• lftovers
• tortilla pizzas

We've already revised this plan though.  We forgot to pull out the roast for Sunday so Grandma made meatloaf.  We fetched some pork ribs when we were shopping Saturday, but didn't end up getting home with them until dark so we're saving them till this weekend so DH can grill them.

Menu Plan Monday

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Monday:

• eggs and bacon
• grapes
• soup and quesa
• rotini

Tuesday:

• cereal (and fruit?)
• carrots
• meatloaf sandwiches (Grandma made meatloaf Saturday while I was working!)
• cajun skillet chicken (from a volume 3 Menu Mailer)

Wednesday:

• bagels and yogurt
• granola bars
• clinkerdagger salad
• skillet mac and beef (from a volume 3 Menu Mailer)

Thursday:

• oatmeal and fruit
• pretzels (and craisins?)
• tortilla pizzas
• southwest easy oven ckn

Friday:

• cereal (and fruit?)
• popcorn (and fruit?)
• lunch meat sandwich
• lumberjack hash

Saturday:

• peach pancakes
• animal crackers
• tuna (or tuna melts)
• tacos

Sunday:

• overnight coffee cake
• homemade mac and chs
• cranberry pork roast

Menu Plan Monday

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Grandma arrived safely and her critters survived the drive (as well as the snow and rain)!  They're staying with us until Grandma finds a house all her own.  On top of that, I haven't grocery shopped sufficiently for at least a month--one round of grocery budget was gingerbread supplies, another was never used on food because it was used on Christmas gifts; I don't recall beyond that now.  So my upright freezer is running slim, which means it's time to sort the logistics for defrosting it--it has three pork roasts, about a third of a package of meatballs, several quarts of various homemade soups, and a number of freezer jam pints; plus some lunch containers, a ham steak, and a pound of bacon.  Everything else doesn't require freezing, I just keep them in there to prolong the shelf life for me: grains, dried produce, tea, MIL's coffee....

What I have for this week's menu, thus far:

Monday:

• cereal and fruit
• leftovers
• chili and cornbread (the cornbread will be a rice milk attempt)

Tuesday:

• oatmeal
• sandwich
• beef stew and biscuits (sans rutabaga because i don't have any right now; the biscuits will be a rice milk attempt)

Wednesday:

• toad-in-a-hole (if I get bread made)
• dippy ckn
• crockpot pork roast

Thursday:

• barley mush
• sandwich
• garlicky meatloaf

Friday:

• eggs, bacon, toast
• soup and quesa
• soutwest easy oven ckn

Saturday:

• ??
• sandwich
• breakfast for dinner:  ??

Sunday:

• peach pancakes (made with rice milk)
• chips and dip
• crockpot rotisserie ckn

Menu Plan Monday

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We have holiday guests arriving this week!  We're SOOO excited!  Depending on road conditions they'll hopefully be here Wednesday.  We also have an astronomy teleclass, a scouting errand, and an art class going on this week.   I'm still lost on snacks, but I actually have all of our meals planned!

Monday:

• breakfast burritos
• tortilla pizzas (I'll probably have tuna, again, due to the cheese)
• white chili

Tuesday:

• overnight oatmeal
• sandwiches (I can't have pb and I can't have cheese so I haven't figured out what I'm eating)
• southern smothered pork chops

Wednesday:

• toad-in-a-hole
• dippy ckn
• Leanne Ely's Veggie Soup (Menu Mailer vol.3, issue 11)

Thursday:

• eggs and bacon
• sandwiches
• spaghetti

Friday:

• barley mush
• soup and quesadillas (no quesas for me)
• lumberjack hash

Saturday:

• rice milk pancakes (experiment)
• sandwiches
• Carla Hall's Garlicky Meatloaf

Sunday:

• peach cobbler (maybe)
• chips and dip (more tuna for mama??)
• crockpot rotisserie ckn

Menu Plan Monday

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I've been struggling with meal planning since determining that I cannot consume any dairy if I want the nurseling to not be screaming in pain every time he blows out the back end of his diaper like it's one of the 16-inch guns on the deck of the USS North Carolina.  I cheat and still use a tiny bit of butter for toast so he still has minor issues, but they're not overtly bothersome to him.  Anything that calls for more than a couple tablespoons of butter IS an issue though.

So, all I've figured out for this week (which is more than I've figured out since my last posted menu) is:

Lunches or Dinners:

• Sweet Tater Chicken
• Beef Lentil Soup
• Ham Steak, Sweet Potatoes, vegetable
• something using two small round steaks that are currently defrosting
• White Chili
• Garlicky Meatloaf
• Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken

Breakfasts:

• Breakfast Burrito (without cheese)
• Barley Mush
• my usual eggs and bacon with toast

I've picked up some rice milk (*gag*) to see if it is viable in baked goods so maybe I can do biscuits or pancakes...not sure if I can use it with lemon juice to make sour milk for cornbread....  Otherwise I'm existing on crackers, tuna, generic marshmallows, tortilla chips, and Coca-Cola because it's what is easy to grab.  Then there's also sloppy joes and spaghetti.  I'm feeling very sorry for myself and still rather overwhelmed--the CAN'Ts are overshadowing the CANs too greatly so it seems like a greater obstacle than it actually is.  It would be easier if I was back to scratch-made, but I'm not.

Menu Plan Monday....Yeah, Right.

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It's been about a month since I last menu planned.  In fact, that menu is still on the fridge...

I'm trying to find dishes that I can eat within the parameters of my food reactions and the baby's food reactions now that we have definitively identified milk as an issue.

But before I get fully sucked into that, I have a spreadsheet project to finish for our Cub Scout Pack before Wednesday, and some projects to finish for our HotWheels club before Saturday.

So I don't have a menu yet, still, again...and it's Monday once more.

Menu Plan Monday

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Monday

• bagels and yogurt
• fruit
• soup & grilled cheese (bean and bacon)
• chicken asparagus stirfry over oven rice

Tuesday

• cereal
• ants on a log
• tortilla pizzas and carrots
• cornmeal bacon waffles and fruit

Wednesday

• biscuits and eggs
• cottage cheese and peaches
• lunch meat sandwich and cucumbers
• burritos, rice, and salad

Thursday

• overnight oatmeal
• cheese and apples
• pbhoney sandwich and oranges
• white chili

Friday

• breakfast burritos
• pretzels and craisins
• tuna and carrots
• spaghetti and meatballs with bread and salad

Saturday

• cereal
• smoothies (peaches and oranges)
• pbj sandwich and ??
• smothered pork chops (leftovers in freezer) with fake taters and veggies

Sunday

• blueberry muffins
• cucumbers
• mac and cheese
• crockpot smothered chicken with rice and mixed veggies

Menu Plan Monday

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Monday

• cereal
• cheesy chips
• dippy chicken and baby bels
• ham steak, dressed sweet taters, salad

Tuesday

• apple pancakes
• ants on a log
• lunch meat sandwich with cucumbers
• rotini and vegetables

Wednesday

• bagels and yogurt
• grapes
• tuna and carrots
• chicken quesadillas

Thursday

• oatmeal
• peaches
• egg salad sandwich
• chili and cornbread

Friday

• breakfast burritos
• carrots
• soup, grilled cheese, and apples
• smothered pork chops, fake taters and veggies

Saturday

• cereal
• smoothies
• chips and dip
• chicken asparagus stir-fry with oven rice

Sunday

• blueberry muffins
• cucumbers
• chicken and stuffing
• sloppy joes and green beans

Menu Plan Monday

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This menu was assembled Friday night, but the weekend changed and is mowing over the beginning of the week.  Alterations are noted.

Monday:

•  oatmeal
• hardboiled egg   granola bars and peach dices
• tortilla pizzas with carrots   beef & barley soup with grilled cheese
  
• Ruth's Sweet & Sour with rice and veggie   hamburgers

Tuesday:

• breakfast burrito   plantain
• cucumbers
• soup, grilled cheese, and apples  
• Rotini (Auntie's recipe from when I was a kid--no clue where she got it from: rotini noodles, ground beef, baked beans, bbq sauce)  Ruth's Sweet & Sour with rice and veggie
  

Wednesday:

• pancakes
• popcorn (fruit?)
• egg salad sandwich and carrots  
• chicken pizza

Thursday:

• bagels and yogurt
• apples with pb
• chips&dip
• toad-in-a-hole with bacon

Friday:

• cream of wheat
• smoothies
• tuna with carrots
• corn tortilla tacos with beans and rice

Saturday:

• cereal
• ants on a log
• dippy ckn and apples
• homemade mac-n-chs with salad

Sunday:

• blueberry muffins
• chips&salsa
• cheese sandwich and carrots
• roast ckn with pouch taters and salad

Typing it out I'm realizing that I don't like the flow of some of the items.  :/

I'm working on streamlining breakfast a bit more now that I've tinkered with my over-the-top menu plan system.  Muffins on Sunday (made the night before), and the rest of the week is random mayhem of breakfast burrito, hot cereal, cold cereal, pancakes, and biscuits/bagels/scones/toast.  This week I didn't designate accompaniments--we'll figure out what strikes us that day regarding eggs, bacon, fruit, yogurt, etc.

Still working on getting us more balanced and getting  more produce in.  We're usually good on carbs...need more produce and more protein.  I'm stoked about opportunities for cooler weather though!  I love me some soup and I usually can't enjoy them in the warmer months--doesn't hit the spot in the same manner.  I've taken to freezing leftover homemade soup in quart-sized freezer jars (with the reusable plastic lids)--one jar usually covers lunch for the kids and I nicely.

Menu Plan Monday

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Sunday:
Breakfast--blueberry muffins, bacon
Snack--oatmeal raisin cookies
Lunch--lunchmeat sandwiches, cucumbers
Dinner--corn tortilla tacos, beans, rice

Monday:
Breakfast--oatmeal, fruit
Snack--salami, cheese (I picked up a small block of New Zealand grassfed cheddar)
Lunch--egg salad sandwich, black plum
Dinner--lasagna (homemade), marinated squash

Tuesday:
Breakfast--omelet, sausage
Snack--carrots
Lunch--chips&dip
Dinner--garlic-brown sugar chicken (crockpot), fake tater, broccoli mix

DH made the rice!

Wednesday:
Breakfast--biscuits, yogurt
Snack--hard-boiled egg, grapes
Lunch--pbhoney sandwich, apple
Dinner--homemade pizza, salad

Thursday:
Breakfast--pancakes, bacon
Snack--plum
Lunch--soup (haven't decided which one yet), quesadilla
Dinner--we're providing a crock of pintos, some cornbread, and a peach cobbler for a dinner our Cub Scout Pack is putting on for our charter organization

Friday:
Breakfast--breakfast burrito, apple
Snack--popcorn
Lunch--mac&chs, broccoli
Dinner--campfire food

Saturday:
Breakfast--cream of wheat, yogurt
Snack--carrots
Lunch--pbj, grapes
Dinner--ckn teryaki (using garlic-brown sugar leftovers), broccoli mix

Sunday:
Breakfast--eggs &bacon, fruit (banana or apple)
Snack--craisins, pretzels
Lunch--burritos
Dinner--crockpot pork chops, dressed sweet taters, veggies (likely brocc mix--it's one of the few that I can still eat)


Our participation in this week's activities is uncertain as we have discovered we have roseola in our household. It will depend on if all the kids get it or not. We're doing our aromatherapy and ginger.


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Menu Plan Monday...or Not

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Having all eatings planned out last week was *really* helpful...tho it all altered Friday evening and pretty much thru the rest of the weekend.

This week? I haven't a clue. And it's already taking a toll.


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Monday:  Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken with potatoes and marinated squash

Tuesday:  Stroganoff with broc/caul mix

Wednesday:  Chili with cornbread

Thursday:  Chicken Quesadillas with refried beans and salad

Friday:  Cheeseburgers with french fries and carrots

Saturday:  Pancakes with applicable fixins

Sunday: Crockpot Smothered Chicken; sides TBD


As for last week's menu:
-the sloppy joes never happened due to a dramatically late lunch (too much excitement at a pool party).
-the toad-in-a-hole never happened because of the baby' going-ons and DH was unavailable to relieve me. We had hamburger helper and a delayed bedtime once DH came in from outside chores.
-due to delays in getting the shopping done, the fryer was not defrosted sufficiently to prep the rotisserie chicken, so it swapped with the homemade pizza that was originally scheduled for this monday. This menu shows that adjustment.

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are planned out for this week as well. We'll see how much this helps our household.

Happy Monday!
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Menu Plan Monday

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Monday: Skillet Mac & Beef

Tuesday: White Chili

Wednesday: Sloppy Joes

Thursday: Burritos

Friday: Brauts (w/ pear chutney, maybe)

Saturday: Toad-in-a-hole

Sunday: Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken


Last week didn't end up going quite as planned. But life is what happens while you're making plans.

We unexpectedly picked pears Tuesday. They were super ripe and needed to be cleared from the trees before Irene blew them off. Ended up taking me three full days to make some pear chutney (from the Ball Blue Book). I've never had chutney and I've never made chutney before. I was told by two dear friends that it's great on sausage and with pork. I was interested because I remember reading or seeing "westernized" chutney as a side dish. Everything I'm finding at this moment expresses it as a condiment--akin to dill relish if you please. Anyway, it took three days because the entirety of the household conspired against me.

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Menu Plan Monday

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Monday: Ham steak, eggs, biscuits

Tuesday: Homemade corn tortilla tacos (the corn tortillas are store bought)

Wednesday: Chicken Fagiole

Thursday: Homemade Pizza

Friday: Beef Stew and Cornbread

Saturday: OUT

Sunday: Smothered Chicken


Happy Meal Prep!!