Menu Plan Monday

It’s Mother’s Day week – whoo-hoo!  I love getting to spend some extra quality time with my family, and they always make sure that happens.  How do you plan to spend the weekend?

I just *might* be looking forward to next weekend so much because the days in between promise to be extra crazy.  We have some good things and some new things and some big things happening this week, and while none of it is bad, it’s guaranteed to keep me hopping.   I’m trying to make a meal plan that’s flexible and able to keep up with our busy schedules.

What do you have going on this week?

Breakfast:

• Breakfast parfaits with fruit and Cinnamon Almond Granola
• Ham, egg, and cheese omelets
• Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

Dinner:

• Grilled chicken, steamed broccoli, and Mom’s Baked Corn
• Cheesy Chicken Taquitos, rice, salad
• Baked meatloaf, baked potatoes, Guilty Good Green Beans, applesauce, blueberry pie
• Smoked Sausage Foil Babies
• Pizzadillas, salad, fruit
• Dinner out on a youth trip

What are you eating this week?

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We’re back in business with a crazy week coming up.  We’ve got an overnight book club event, an evening church gathering, and an out-of-town field trip, so meals are going to be simple.

On the bright side, though, I’m ready for that.  I picked up our Zaycon order last week, and in less than three hours, I had 32 packages of chicken cleaned, bagged, labeled, and in the freezer.  Our book club chicken, for example, is already cut and marinating!  I love being able to prep in advance.

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What do you have going on this week?

Breakfast:

• Breakfast parfaits with fruit and Cinnamon Almond Granola
• Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
• Waffle bar with a variety of fruit and Perfectly Pumpkin Waffles

Dinner:

• Meatball Sub Bubble Up Bake with salad
• Salsa Chicken Casserole
• Fondue party with marinara and cheese fondues with fruit, veggie, and bread dippers
• Breakfast for dinner – omelets and pancakes
• Dinner out
• Leftovers

We’re having an early birthday party for our Big Helper this week.  I’m hoping to surprise her with a Goofy Cake!

What are you eating this week?

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This weekend we explored a downtown area of a nearby city for my husband’s birthday.  He loves old buildings, and the kids and I love playing with our cameras!

Last week I was super excited about trying new recipes.  I cooked extra meals all week, trying to restock our freezer with emergency meals.  I shopped and planned and tried new things.

Until yesterday.

After fighting a headache all day, I’m still tired.  I’m happy to have those extra things in the freezer, because with a busy week in front of us, I might need some of them.

So here’s our (very simple) meal plan for the week.  I’m not out of enthusiasm – just taking a strategic break on those nights this week when I know cooking won’t be easy.

Breakfast:

• Breakfast parfaits with fruit and Cinnamon Almond Granola
• Cinnamon Bread and fruit
• Healthy Breakfast Cookies

 

Dinner:

• Monte Cristo Waffle Sandwiches
• Spaghetti with Easy Bolognese Sauce and steamed broccoli
• Bratwurst with roasted veggies and applesauce
• Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce over rice with roasted carrots
• Slow-cooker Tomato Soup with sandwiches
• Leftovers
• Valentine’s Day:  Family Grilled Cheese Sandwich Competition

What are you eating this week?

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June has arrived, and while the calendar says summer hasn’t arrived yet, it sure feels like summer!  We’re taki-grng a much-needed break from school this week, as well as finishing up the baseball season and working in our garden.  It’s great to be outside!

Simple, healthy meals are still the main plan.  Baseball will crunch dinner time several nights and the heat has arrived, but it will be nice to be less rushed during the preparation.

Breakfast:

– fresh fruit and Cinnamon Almond Granola

– Scrambled eggs, fruit

– Waffles, fruit

– Pink Lemonade (Baked) Doughnuts

 

Dinner:

– Whole-wheat waffles with strawberries and whipped cream

– Southwestern quesadillas, salad, fruit

– Fettuccine Alfredo, grilled chicken, steamed broccoli

– Dinner out with friends

– Grilled sausages, Best Ever Cheesy Grilled Potatoes, salad

– Leftovers

We’re going to try to make this Springtime Strawberry Pie this week, too.  Yum.

 

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