Ok here is the menu I've come up with. It will leave some meat for the freezer to use later. I will have leftovers that will get used for lunches. I'll also use some for dh's packed lunches and dinners for school and work. As a note I usually serve fruit with breakfast and lunch. I also always serve a veggie and a bread with dinner even if it's not listed.
Breakfast Menu
Pancakes
Waffles
Berry waffles
Berry pancakes
Bagels
Banana muffins
Pumpkin bread
Zucchini bread
Cereal
Breakfast burritos
Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs
Omelets
Fried eggs
Garbage eggs
French toast
Cinnamon rolls
Apple muffins
Monkey bread
Garbage eggs – now I don’t know if the recipe name but this is what my dad called them. He would make these to clean up the leftovers in the fridge and they were a childhood favorite which my kids now enjoy.
I usually make these after the night we had fried potatoes for dinner. I purposely make too much. Throw them in a large deep skillet and heat. Add leftover diced up meat. We prefer bacon, ham, beef products, or dinner sausage. Throw in a leftover veggie; I usually add corn or green beans. Heat thoroughly. Now make a well in the center by pushing everything to the sides. Add your beaten eggs in there to cook. When they are getting close to being done I then mix it all together. The eggs should start to be formed but still kind of runny. The eggs are like the glue that holds it all together. And yes this will look kind of gross. Salt and pepper to taste and enjoy.
Breakfast burritos
Tortillas
Eggs
Fried diced potatoes
Diced green pepper, onion
Meat one of these: bacon fried and crumbled, cooked ground sausage, ground beef, ham bits
Salsa
Cheese
Just cook the ingredients combine and rollup into a tortilla
Lunch Menu
Pirogees and small salad
Chef salad (twice)
Ham roll ups, fries
Fish sticks, green beans, fruit
Tomato soup and grilled cheese (twice)
Chicken salad sandwiches, apples
Hot dogs and pork-n-beans
Pb & Jelly sandwiches, carrot sticks
Leftover dinner (four times)
Homemade pizza (twice)
Ramen noodles, pb sandwich, fruit
Tacos
Fried bologna sandwich, vegetable soup
Rings with meatballs, apples (twice)
Pb & jelly sandwich, pretzels, fruit (twice)
Biscuits and gravy
Nachos
Hot dogs, mac-n-cheese, corn
Chicken salad sandwich, small salad
Ramen noodles and carrot sticks
Fried bologna sandwich, celery with pb and raisins
Bologna spread sandwich, green beans, and fruit
Dinner Menu
5 Chicken dishes (I have some in the freezer):
Chicken noodle soup
Chicken hot dish
Chicken fajitas
Cheesy chicken with rice and broccoli
Chicken parmesan, noodle, salad
2 Turkey dishes (I have some in the freezer):
Turkey, stuffing, corn, gravy
Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole
7 Ground beef dishes:
Salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes, green beans (this recipe is similar to what I make, except I add some horseradish sauce, an extra egg, add a little more bread crumbs and use cream of mushroom soup. I also add minced onion)
Vegetable casserole
Chili, cornbread
Hamburger stroganoff
Taco casserole bake
Meatloaf (in freezer) fried potatoes,
Stuffed peppers
2 Pork dishes (I have some in the freezer plus what I bought):
Sweet and sour pork over rice with vegetable medley
Pork steaks, cheesy noodles, peas
7 Beef dishes:
Roast beef, potatoes, carrots, rolls
Beef stew (made from leftover roast) cornbread
Steaks, baked potatoes, green beans (one round steak cut up into portions)
Open faced roast beef sandwiches (this half of one roast), salad
Beef with sweet peppers (I’ll use the other half of the roast for this and add broccoli)
Beef stir fry over rice (one chuck steak)
Beef pot pie (1 lb chuck steak)
3 Bean dishes (now with these I do throw in a small portion of meat but it is mainly beans, the family seems to think they have to have meat at dinner):
Small red beans with pasta and broccoli (I'll add a little bit of chicken I have cooked and froze in the freezer)
Cajun red beans and rice (I use this recipe except I use dinner sausage)
Tamale lentil casserole
6 Seafood dishes:
Southern fried fish, fried potatoes, veggies
Broiled fish, buttery garlic rice, veggies
Crab Quesada, Spanish rice, refried beans
Shrimp stir fry with rice
Creamy crab and pasta salad
Crab stuffed fish, loaded mashed potatoes,
Ham dishes:
Baked ham, potatoes, veggie
Snack/dessert Menu
pb and crackers
carrot sticks
celery w/pb
a variety of cookies
popcorn
pudding
cake
granola bars (still have some in pantry)
pb sandwiches
cheese (have some block cheese in freezer) and crackers
fruit
Well I think that pretty much covers it. The rest of the meat will be froze for future use. As you can see I will make some tortillas from scratch, along with bread, rolls, cornbread, cakes, cookies, muffins, and bagels. I buy some bread just in case I don't make enough for the week. My weeks are just too crazy to try and have 2 baking sessions. I put the store bought bread in the freezer and pull it out if needed.
To answer Sonshine's questions, yeah my family is a meat and potatoes family. I do try to throw in some basically meatless meals where the main ingredient is beans or something else. I do occassionally get away with a breakfast for dinner type meal but usually only when we are in a time crunch. Oh like mom forgot to pull out the meat or something along those lines. I don't get to use a crockpot for cooking either. I've tried a few different meals and they just won't eat them. They taste funny according to them. I usually shop twice a month but I hate shopping so I'm working on going just once a month. I'm hoping to make the other trip just a quick one for milk and fresh produce. I set the money aside from each paycheck so it doesn't all come out at once.
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Jan. 14, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Maybe I could just bring my household to yours to be fed??!! ROFL!