As I mentioned in last week’s menu plan, our family will be hosting a marriage class each Sunday morning and a high school youth group meeting “Huddle” each Sunday evening. I’ll be preparing a light breakfast for our marriage class (7-8 couples) and a big dinner for Huddle (30-35 people). This week, I decided to make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches for our Huddle dessert. I made smaller sandwiches than explained in these directions. Just to be sure they tasted good, we all had to try one. They were approved by the whole family. Ah, you’ve gotta love having the job of “quality control”. :)
Here’s our menu for this week:
Sunday, September 25
Crystal’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (with healthy ingredient substitutions), coffee, juice
Easy chicken burritos, green beans
“Huddle” – Lasagna (x4), tossed salad, bread (provided by my friend), homemade ice cream sandwiches
Monday, September 26
Whole wheat waffles, blueberries
Pigs in a blanket, carrot sticks with homemade ranch
Orange chicken and rice, peas
Tuesday, September 27
Turkey sausage, hashbrowns, strawberry-peach slushies
Tuna salad on homemade cheese crackers, fresh tomatoes, peaches
Three cheese garlic chicken pasta, tossed salad
Wednesday, September 28
Whole wheat soaked biscuits with butter and honey, pears
Black bean taco salad, apples
Easy breakfast casserole, orange muffins, fresh peaches
Thursday, September 29
Vanilla muffins with cinnamon crumb topping, bananas
Alphabet soup, leftover muffins
Pizza casserole, tossed salad
Friday, September 30
Peanut butter honey toast, pears
Turkey ranch pinwheels, apples
Pizza, green beans
Saturday, October 1
Scrambled eggs, oranges
Leftovers
Potato soup, carrot sticks, sweet peppers
What are you eating this week? And have you tried making Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches before? Then you could also do a little “quality control” before serving them. :)
I Just got back from the commissary (we’re military) where I did my grocery shopping. I’ve been trying to do a little stocking up each time, so I’ll have a full pantry. I have everything I need for my meal plan this week and I’m so excited! I was also excited to discover that I didn’t have ANY processed food in my buggy (if you don’t count the dog food) and I managed to stay around the perimeter of the store! I was so happy to see all the whole grains and good food in my buggy! It’s the little things, you know? :)
You used my idea about the muffins!! I love your site Laura, so many wonderful healthy and easy recipes and good ideas! Thanks for having this resource available for us!
Yes – THANK YOU for the yummy idea!
What about the perimeter of the store?
Supposedly in MOST grocery stores, if you stay in the perimeter of the store, you will avoid most of the processed foods…but that is not always the case…but I guess, another way to look at it is that the NON-processed food will be found in the perimeter. Not all of the grocery stores in my area abide by that though. But that is the idea.
Yep… the breads and stuff is in the same aisle as the dairy. The frozen foods should be in the dairy aisle. (at least the frozen veggies!) And of course as you are walking out of the dairy aisle you walk thru the BAKERY.
And the bottled water is in the candy aisle. Yeeeeeeeesh! I can’t take kids w/me to the store. lol
please share the healthy substitutes you made in the pumpkin/ch. chip muffins you made. thanks.
I am interested in your substitions as well. 2 cups is more sugar than I would like to use. My ods has high blood pressure and high triglycerides that his ped says is genetic (my dh has both as well).
Ods= Oldest dear son, sorry I was in my parenting board mode lol!
I just posted my adapted recipe if you’d like to check it out! https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/whole-wheat-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins
looking forward to this as well :)
Hi Laura– My husband needs a healthy (and inexpensive) alternative to the cold cereal that he usually eats as a bedtime snack. I love all your recipes so I thought you might have some ideas for us! I’m thinking maybe a muffin or some other filling grain ? I’m definitely interested in making something that I can do in batches and freeze. Looking forward to your input!
Jenny,
I make up a double batch of granola and my husband eats a bowl of it with
yogurt every night before he goes to bed.
Hope that helps!
Here’s a list of healthy snacks I feed my family: https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/healthy-snacks-i-feed-my-family :)
I’m with you, Kathy….please give us the healthy substitutions for the muffins. :-)
I just posted the recipe I came up with if you’d like to check it out! https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/whole-wheat-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins
Thank you for the link to the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe. I am going to make these today. I have several cans of pumpkin in my pantry that I have been looking for ways to use.
We have tuna every Tuesday for supper :)
I spent the weekend cooking ahead! You can read all about it on my blog. I linked to this blog as it has been very inspirational and helpful. We’ve slashed our grocery budget quite a bit. Initially it was to help save $ for our special needs adoption, but a frindge benefit has been an increase in healthy eating!
Adorable! We are all about quality control here :)
Talk to me about your pans there Laura. Is that a 1/2 sheet Nordic or?? I’m curious because I’m in the market and had purchased 1/2 sheets on Amazon (I did go through a random HH link to support your site!). They are set for delivery today, but now I see my Kroger has Nordic on sale. So I’m curious… Do you use a 1/4 or a 1/2 sheet and what kind?
:) Allie
Yikes, I have no idea. I’ve had that pan forever. It’s probably a 1/2 sheet and I don’t think it’s a Nordic – see how helpful I am?! :)
Thanks for supporting my site by using my Amazon links!
LOL SO helpful ;)
I was thinking you had a review of sheet pans because of the lovely aluminum debate, but I couldn’t find anything so I thought I’d ask.
Laura, I just love your weekly menu plans. Such an inspiration and I read a lot of blogs for recipes, because I LOVE trying new recipes, but yours is the one I most relate to because I tend to cook similarily to you.
Those ice cream sandwiches look awesome as we are currently dairy free due to family health concerns and I’m really missing ice cream!
Thanks for hosting. I am getting back into menu planning again and it is an encouragement to see all the link!
Here’s what we’re eating this week… with a link to your site for the great idea of roasting tomatoes for tomato soup. Oh my, that’s yummy!
http://www.livingwiththreeboys.com/2011/09/menu-plan_27.html
Hi Laura,
I just found your website and love it! I’m sharing it with my daughter whose son has severe allergies to MSG. Thanks for your recipes, meal plans, and tips!
Question. What is your recipe for Steak Fajitas?
Thanks again.
Joy