L'Hiver 2015: Meal Plan Monday

Our menu for the upcoming week and a half plus Superbowl. My aunt is having a party and I hate to show up empty handed. None of these meals are set in stone for any specific day. I just like to have some sort of guideline to keep us on track. We are trying to pay off some credit cards before we look into the housing market. So it's strict budgeting time.

I'm trying to incorporate more healthy, unprocessed, whole foods. Some days you just got to use a boxed stuffing mix. What are you gonna do.

1. Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

    Egg Salad Sandwiches

    World's Best Chicken

    Green Beans

    Maple Glazed Acorn Squash

2.  Cereal

     PB & J and fruit

    Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

    Brown Rice

    Green Salad with pinto beans & avocado (mine is similar to this one)

3.  Oatmeal with fruit

     Chicken Salad Sandwiches

     Steaks on the grill

     Steamed Broccoli

     Baked Potatoes

4.  Smoothie

     Canned Soup

    Slow Cooker Whole Chicken (I usually use some variation of this recipe)

    Cheddar Bacon Wedge

    Low Sodium Stuffing

    Cranberry sauce

5.  Whole Wheat Waffles

     PB & J with fruit

     Burgers/Chicken Breast Sandwiches 

     Extra Crispy Steak Fries from Eat What You Love Everyday by Marlene Koch

     Green Salad with Pears and Walnuts and this vinaigrette

6.  Whole Wheat Muffins

     Canned Soup

     Better for You Three Cheese Baked Ziti from Eat What You Love Everyday by Marlene Koch

     Italian "House" Salad with Cheesy Italian Dressing from EWYLE by Marlene Koch

     Whole wheat Rolls

7. Superbowl Food:

     Pull Apart Bread

    Glazed Kielbasa Pineapple Bites

     

automne 2014: Meal plan 10/13-10/19

I am ahead of the game this week (for once). I have next week's meals all planned out and they are fall/Halloween themed! I feel like a really organized blogger mommy that has cool, homemade surprises ready all month long. There are six days of meals because Friday or Saturday is going to be an eat out night. I haven't tried any of these recipes except for the grilled hamburgers & hot dogs so I don't have any reviews for them. Most of the recipes are from the October/November issue of Allrecipes Magazine and a few are from Relish which I got in my Sunday's paper.

Enjoy!

Monday:
Country Style Steak
Mashed Potatoes (I usually use this recipe)
Broccoli & Cheese Steamer (I like Green Giant's boxed ones)

Tuesday:
Ultimate Chicken Fingers
Homemade Mac and Cheese
Corn Steamer

Wednesday:
Calzone Snake
Texas Toast Dip'n Sticks (on sale at my local Farm Fresh this month)
Green Salad

Thursday:
Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
Corn (I like Green Giant's Frozen niblet corn 12 pack)
Parmesan Knots

Friday:
Eat out Night

Saturday Brunch:
Baked Denver Omelet
Bacon
Crunchy Apple & Grape Salad

Sunday:
Easy Brown Sugar Pork Roast
Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad
Sweet Cooked Apples
Apple & Twix Pie

None of these recipes are my own, nor am I paid for my opinions by any companies mentioned. Just my honest opinion. Please follow the links provided for original recipes. I am just a stay at home mom trying out delicious recipes by other super awesome cooks.

été 2014: Meal Plan Monday...on Tuesday.

This week is a short week in the meal department. On Friday, man of the house and I are taking a weekend trip to Vermont! I wanted to make this post a Monday regular but I was so busy yesterday I missed out. But it will show up next Monday I promise!

Easy One Pan Ratatouille from the Mama Owl Blog
Fresh French Bread
Green Salad

Grilled Brats and Hot Dogs
Chips
Fresh Steamed Green Beans with Butter and Parmesan

Tuscan Pasta with Tomato Basil Cream from My recipes
Snowflake Rolls from Grocery Store
Pan-fried Squash from Ready Set Eat

Very Greek Grilled Chicken from Kalyn's Kitchen
Healthy Red Potato & Dill Salad from Table for Two
Southern Skillet Corn from Kevin and Amanda

I already made the ratatouille. It came out scrumptious! It was my first time eating and making this and it was so simple and delicious.

What I learned from making ratatouille:

1. Eggplant is good not yucky.
2. I can't wait to find more recipes for it.
3. French comfort food isn't fancy schmancy!
4. It also makes you learn things. (see all of the above)