We’ve had several weeks off from hosting and cooking for our “High School Huddle” group, so I’m afraid I’m out of practice. Tonight, we start back up again. I made pans and pans of Pizza Casserole, which was easy and will reheat quickly tonight before the kids get here. Funny how taking a few weeks off threw me off my game. I stood at the store forever trying to figure out how much pasta to buy. :)
Here’s what our menu looks like for this week:
Sunday, January 8
Oatmeal, bananas
Mission fund raising meal at church
Huddle – Pizza casserole, green beans, corn, butterscotch bars
Monday, January 9
Homemade poptarts, yogurt
Potato soup, carrots
Chicken fried steak strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Tuesday, January 10
Scrambled cheesy eggs, clementines
Popcorn chicken, ranch potato wedges, carrots
Spaghetti, tossed salad
Wednesday, January 11
English muffins, turkey bacon, apples
Salmon patties, steamed carrots and broccoli
Three cheese garlic chicken pasta, tossed salad
Thursday, January 12
Honey whole wheat bagels, clementines
Easy noodle stir fry with chicken and veggies
Steak tacos
Friday, January 13
Peanut butter honey toast, applesauce
Tuna salad on crackers, apples
Hamburgers with homemade fries
Saturday, January 14
Whole wheat donuts
Leftovers
Sandwiches at bball games
I know what you mean! Our family of 7 grew up and became 14 and I was in constant fear over the holidays when they were all home that I would not make enough food. And, I have no idea how to account for toddlers who always eat way more than I think they do. I muddled through and no one went hungry thank goodness!
I love the Easy Noodle Stir Fry Recipe. i have been looking for some “meatless” meal options. Thanks so much!
here is what we are eating this week:
http://healthynbalanced.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/weekly-menu-plan-19-115/
I agree with you 100% that, while we should encourage others to eat in a way that will preserve health, we may add stress and other negative emotions if we are not careful. Keep up the good work, and thanks!
I want you to know I have been silently following your blog for about a year now and love it! I have tried several of your recipes and love how you do all the grunt work for me in finding a way to make all the homemade versions of foods i want to make for my growing family!
Thank you for the meal plans and inspiration!
Potatoe soup tip for this weeks menu–if you are out of heavy cream and don’t want to go to the store/want lower fat/are dairy free you can add 1/4 cup mashed/pureed cannelinni beans to 1 cup of milk/milk substitute. I recently read this and tried it this weekend with almond milk and the beans in a chicken pot pie recipe–you couldn’t tell the difference!
Hey Laura, question about your donuts you make. Have you ever made them as donut holes?? I think I want to try soon and if works out then make them for my sister’s baby shower next month (with pink sprinkles!!!). Thanks
That is a fantastic idea!