I'm always looking for help when planning my weekly menu. I only do a week at a time so I thought I would share a few of my favorite printable planners:
The One With Lots of Ink but 3 Meals a Day
The One With the Grocery List
The One With Lots of Options
My Menu for the Week (in no special order, most have links):
Breakfast
Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Banana Muffins + Fruit
Tofu Orange Smoothies + Bagels
Breakfast Burritos (make extra to put in freezer)
Cheese Toast + Oranges + Bananas
Pumpkin Pancakes + Maple Sausage
Baked French Toast + Strawberries
Baked Oatmeal
Lunch
Green Salad + Macaroni and Cheese
PB&J + Carrot Sticks
Ham and Cheese on Crackers + Apples
Tuna and Egg Salad Sandwiches
Bean and Cheese Burritos
Grilled Cheese and Soup (from freezer)
Quesidillas + Green Salad
Supper
Chili Frito Pie (Using leftover extra chili in freezer)
Orange Chicken + Rice + Asian Salad
Pork Tenderloin + Mashed Potatoes + Green Beans
Fish Tacos
Steak + Pasta Salad + Fruit Salad
Terriyaki Salmon + Rice + Stir-fry Veggies (will post this recipe soon, we love it)
Halloween Party Potluck - Bringing Halloweenies (adapted) & Monster Eyes
Snack/Desserts
Homemade Granola Bars
Banana Bread
If you are interested in a recipe that I didn't post a link for just leave a comment and let me know. I'll try to get on it!
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Leftovers 101
Once a week we do leftovers night. It's that night where everything that you've got in your fridge gets cleaned out and dumped. Otherwise known as clean-out-your-fridge night. I tell my kids the goal is to clean out as many of the containers as possible, it's like a game to them.
This was our leftover offerings last week.
#1 - Steamed butternut squash served with a little bit of butter, salt and pepper.
#2 - Beef roast, cooked in the crockpot for 4 hours with a packet of dry onion soup mix on the top.
#3 - Brown rice pilaf (recipe below), this was found while cooking a diabetic meal for a friend.
#4 - Mandarin-cranberry pork chops (recipe below), I made this one up to see how it worked. It turned out to be easy and delicious!
#5 - Potatoes and onions, my kids favorite "fries". Cut up some potatoes and onions, cook with a little bit of olive oil and salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Like fries, my kids eat this with ketchup.
#6 - Fresh cut mango. I have never been good at cutting mangoes, I pretty well massacre them. Then I asked my babysitter to teach me, because she's the master. It's really easy, if you follow the directions. Here is a tutorial, if you're interested. It's not the way I learned, but it's a workable way as well.
#7 - Fajitas - Sauteed chicken breast, onions, green bell pepper and jalapeños...my kids loved it and it included everything they hate, ie: peppers and onions. Sometimes it's just how you cook it!
Brown Rice Pilaf
2 cups water
1 cup brown rice
1 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup frozen vegetables
1/2 tsp. cumin
If you have a rice cooker, throw it all together, and cook. If you don't have a rice cooker, in a saucepan mix the water, rice, olive oil and salt and bring to a boil. Mix in the vegetables and cumin. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 45-60 minutes, until the liquid has been absorbed.
Mandarin-Cranberry Pork Chops
4 pork chops, or as many as you need to feed your family
1 can, whole berry cranberry sauce
1 large can, mandarin oranges, juice drained
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. curry powder
Preheat oven to 350°. Brown pork chops in pan, season with a little salt and pepper, then place in baking dish. In a separate bowl, combine all other ingredients and pour over chops in bowl. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour or until your pork chops are cooked through. Serve over rice.
**This would also work really well in a slow cooker, just adjust cooking times as needed.**
This was our leftover offerings last week.
#1 - Steamed butternut squash served with a little bit of butter, salt and pepper.
#2 - Beef roast, cooked in the crockpot for 4 hours with a packet of dry onion soup mix on the top.
#3 - Brown rice pilaf (recipe below), this was found while cooking a diabetic meal for a friend.
#4 - Mandarin-cranberry pork chops (recipe below), I made this one up to see how it worked. It turned out to be easy and delicious!
#5 - Potatoes and onions, my kids favorite "fries". Cut up some potatoes and onions, cook with a little bit of olive oil and salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Like fries, my kids eat this with ketchup.
#6 - Fresh cut mango. I have never been good at cutting mangoes, I pretty well massacre them. Then I asked my babysitter to teach me, because she's the master. It's really easy, if you follow the directions. Here is a tutorial, if you're interested. It's not the way I learned, but it's a workable way as well.
#7 - Fajitas - Sauteed chicken breast, onions, green bell pepper and jalapeños...my kids loved it and it included everything they hate, ie: peppers and onions. Sometimes it's just how you cook it!
Brown Rice Pilaf
2 cups water
1 cup brown rice
1 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup frozen vegetables
1/2 tsp. cumin
If you have a rice cooker, throw it all together, and cook. If you don't have a rice cooker, in a saucepan mix the water, rice, olive oil and salt and bring to a boil. Mix in the vegetables and cumin. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 45-60 minutes, until the liquid has been absorbed.
Mandarin-Cranberry Pork Chops
4 pork chops, or as many as you need to feed your family
1 can, whole berry cranberry sauce
1 large can, mandarin oranges, juice drained
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. curry powder
Preheat oven to 350°. Brown pork chops in pan, season with a little salt and pepper, then place in baking dish. In a separate bowl, combine all other ingredients and pour over chops in bowl. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour or until your pork chops are cooked through. Serve over rice.
**This would also work really well in a slow cooker, just adjust cooking times as needed.**
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
This Weeks Menu
Sometimes the thing I hate most about grocery shopping is sitting down and writing a list. Well, that would be a thing I hated the most if I didn't go shopping with kids anyways.
Here is what we are eating this week for dinner based on deals at my local HEB grocery and coupons that are burning a whole in my binder:
Wednesday:
T-Bone steaks on grill (Marinade recipe)
Asparagus
Potatoes (chop, coat in olive oil and some of an onion soup seasoning pkt. Cover with foil and bake)
Thursday:
Gumbo
French Bread
Friday:
Chicken Fajitas
Beans
Rice
Saturday:
Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp
Rice
Pre-packaged veggie pot stickers
Sunday:
Strogonoff w/ leftover steak (I just made this two weeks ago but loved it so much I'm making it again already!)
Noodles
Fruit
Green Beans or Peas
Monday:
Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches
Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday:
Chili served on baked potatoes
Cornbread
Fruit Salad
Now I know I need to post my recipe for chili and for my Mom's Gumbo!
Here is what we are eating this week for dinner based on deals at my local HEB grocery and coupons that are burning a whole in my binder:
Wednesday:
T-Bone steaks on grill (Marinade recipe)
Asparagus
Potatoes (chop, coat in olive oil and some of an onion soup seasoning pkt. Cover with foil and bake)
Thursday:
Gumbo
French Bread
Friday:
Chicken Fajitas
Beans
Rice
Saturday:
Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp
Rice
Pre-packaged veggie pot stickers
Sunday:
Strogonoff w/ leftover steak (I just made this two weeks ago but loved it so much I'm making it again already!)
Noodles
Fruit
Green Beans or Peas
Monday:
Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches
Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday:
Chili served on baked potatoes
Cornbread
Fruit Salad
Now I know I need to post my recipe for chili and for my Mom's Gumbo!
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