Do you guys cook from
pre-made menus or just wing it? I was rolling more as a free spirit during the
summer months, but I realized as we headed into the hectic time of year called
school-time we needed to make some changes.
So….menu time it is.
It helps my life in a
lot of ways. I mean, seriously, who
loves to go to the grocery store? With 3
year old twins? And grocery prices that are seriously crazy high? (this alone makes me long for Utah's low grocery prices, that and the cooler temperatures, and the rain, and the mountains...)
Yeah, not me either.
It’s a great way to save
time and gas by planning ahead (gasp, yes) and only having to frequent the
grocery store every week or so.
Of course, we also
decided to initiate the hot breakfast during the week routine my husband was
raised with. I am a cold cereal kind of
gal, so that is a change for me. But, after
a week and a half of cooking a hot breakfast for my family, I’m convinced it’s
a good practice I should have started years ago. Now we have my beloved cold cereal on the
weekends.
It’s expanded our old
list of standby’s and the kids have been really good sports about it. However, I did ad lib last night, because
after cooking every day we had a fridge full of left-overs and no room for
more. Hence, the tradition of Wednesday
leftovers started…
So, if you do a menu
will you share some ideas? I’m anxious to see some new ideas, and I’d love for
our menu to not be like the school menu with a four week rotating schedule!
Here's ours for the last/this/next weeks...
Wednesday: Cinnamon Rolls/Scrambled eggs/fruit
Quesadillas/yogurt
Fried Rice with veggies
Thursday: Johnny cakes
Sandwiches
Chicken & corn enchiladas
Friday: Egg/cheese/ham sandwiches
Ramen w/ veggies
BBQ ribs w/ corn on cob
Saturday: Cereal w/ fruit
Ravioli
Tacos
Sunday: Cereal
We eat at my in-laws every week, I took a veggie
Monday: Oatmeal
Fried rice
Dirty Beans
Tuesday: Hashbrown frittata
Yogurt/fruit/crackers
Chili Relleno casserole
Wednesday: French toast
Sandwiches
Leftovers
Thursday: Leftovers
Mac 'n cheese
Roast w/ mashed sweet potatoes
Friday: Quiche
Sandwiches
Pizza
Saturday: Cereal
Ravioli (see a trend, I don't cook on Saturdays)
Parmesan Tilapia
Sunday: Cereal
I'm taking a dessert...any ideas?
Monday: Biscuits & Gravy
Sandwiches
Ranch chicken
Tuesday: German Pancakes
yogurt/fruit/crackers
Hawaiian chicken w/ rice
1 comment:
A menu is in the works at my house. I really slacked off this summer as well! Yours looks fantastic. Way to go! by the way, I made the layered jello for the kids back to school dinner and they thought I was a genius! I won't tell them that probably every other mother has made this for their kids!
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