...as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. 1 Th 2:11b & 12
As the end of winter rolls around, my meal planning loses its steam.Fortunately, some ladies from church and I got together to discuss meal planning, and new ideas are always a motivator!I realized that my biggest struggle is not setting down and making the menu!When I can’t scrounge up a good dinner for the current day I start making a grocery list from a half-hearted menu.So, I decided to post my meal plan for the week to help my family and anyone who happens to need some ideas, too. You can find some great menu planning forms at DonnaYoung.org. I’m just sharing dinners, for now:
Monday:Grilled pork (marinated in Worcestershire sauce),
Salad – red leaf lettuce, spinach, grated carrots, green onions, cheese, croutons, dressing),
Rice- long grain brown rice cooked in chicken broth, stir-fried with olive oil, green onions & peppers
Tuesday: Pasta with Alfredo sauce, steamed fresh broccoli &
Garlic bread-from homemade French bread
Wednesday:Beef and noodles – I’ll cook a roast in the crock pot all day; I’ll pour the broth out in a pan and cook the (store-bought) egg noodles in it right before dinner;Peas
Thursday:Taco salad (red leaf lettuce, spinach, hamburger with onion and spices, cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, salsa & ranch dressing)
Friday:Hmmm…I don’t know.I’m obviously missing chicken from my menu, but we butcher our own beef and actually had some left from last year and have already butchered this year, so I’m trying to use up the “old” beef!Maybe we can just go out to eat ;-)Oh, pizza is our great stand-by; I make the crust in the bread machine, and we always have pizza ingredients on hand; I’m writing down pizza, though I still want to go out to eat ;-)
Saturday:Roast beef burritos:I cook a roast or two in the crock pot, then pour off the broth and save for noodles or rice.I shred the roast and put it back in the crock pot with cream cheese, refried beans and a can or two of tomatoes with green chiles or jalapenos; let it all warm up and mix it together.Roll it up in tortilla shells, lay ‘em in the pan, cover with cheese, then cover with foil and bake for 25-35 minutes, removing the foil for the last 5-10 minutes.Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa.
Sunday:Pasta bake and garlic bread for church carry-in and dessert!I found this fabulous dessert, Coconut Macaroon Brownies, at Allrecipes.com!
I know a lot of bloggers post their weekly menus, but I never have. It's a great idea.
You probably already know this: we have about 5 different menus already made-up with different types of foods each week, like and italian dish, a mexican dish, a soup, tuna, beef.... one or two each week. If we want something different on a day, we just write it in a change an item on the grocery list, so it isn't a rigid plan. :)
We also have a coordinating grocery list for each week's menu. That is so time-saving when it comes time to go to the grocery store.
Having that beef has been great! We had TBones for mom's birthday (well, the Littles had sirloin!), and we had grilled sirloin tips tonite. mmmmm....
We have been doing nachos- taco salad a lot with the organic blue corn chips. That's an easy, delicious dinner that everyone loves.
So, it sounds like you have been making a lot of homemade bread. Rachel has made challa bread a few times, and I love the flavor. She made rolls tonight and said the dough was similar to that. It was good.
Thanks. I can see you cooking in your kitchen as I read this, so that's fun!
TTYS~
J
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