We have house guests staying with us this week…some friends of ours from Colorado are visiting!
Can you believe it? I actually have a little girl in my house for seven days!!! There are purses and little hair bow thingies all over the place. How fun! (Of course, I’m having to keep my boys from shooting little hair thingies at each other now, but whatever.)
Here’s what’s on the menu:
Sunday, Oct 26
Oatmeal, toast, fruit
Potluck – I took sweet potato muffins, apple pie and hearty bean casserole
Cream cheese salsa dip with chips, grapes
Monday, Oct 27
Whole wheat pancakes
Potato soup, whole wheat pretzels, carrot sticks
Chicken fajitas, pineapple
Tuesday, Oct. 28
Scrambled eggs, orange slices
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup
Roast, carrots, potatoes, gravy
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Orange muffins, fruit and kefir smoothies
Hamburgers on homemade buns, homemade potato chips
Chicken alfredo, tossed salad, steamed veggies
Thursday, Oct. 30
Apricot Breakfast Bars, bananas
Turkey and cheese tortilla roll-ups, cantaloupe
Lasagna, tossed salad, corn
Friday, Oct. 31
Omelets, pears
Homemade pizza, apples
Fall Party – take baked beans and fudge brownies
Saturday, Nov. 1 – My Website-Aversary Celebration begins!!!
Whole wheat donuts
Homemade pizza rolls, peaches
Beans and rice with salsa
This week on the blogging menu:
I’ll tell you everything you ever (or never) wanted to know about my whole wheat flour. And I’ll share a new recipe I found for Sweet Potato Streusel Muffins!
And DON’T forget that my Website-Aversary is coming up at the end of the week!! (Yes, how could you forget with me talking about it all the time? I’m just excited, okay?) You won’t want to miss all of the sales, freebies and giveaways!! And don’t forget the Free Pie Ebook which will make it’s debut in just a few days!!!!
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My question doesn’t fit with the menu plan theme, though yours does sound great! I was curious if you could recommend a way to make something that would be similar to or usable in place of canned crescent rolls. My girls really love breakfast pizza and I’ve made them with canned crescent rolls until now. I realize that I need to phase those out… and quickly, if possible. I just don’t want to give up on the breakfast pizzas. None of my girls are good eaters, and b-fast pizza is a great way for me to get eggs and meat into them. Any suggestions for me? Thanks!
If anybody can figure out crescent roll dough, it’s Laura! :>)
I’ve been meaning to ask you – does your hubs follow the same menu? Now, granted, I am only baby steps into eating healthier, so I know that whole grain fills you up better and whatnot. However, I suspect my farmer would eat 1/3 a pan of apricot streusel bars and a banana or two, go feed cattle, and then stop at his mom’s for a snack. I could probably get away with potato soup for supper, but not for lunch. Etc. I know Matt works hard, so how do you keep him going?
I *seriously* can’t wait to read more about your flour!
Those apricot breakfast bars look fabulous! I liked reading your breakfasts and lunches. That should be my next step! I’m so focused on dinners and should spend more time planning B and L! Enjoy your yummy food this week!
Erin
Great menu plan. Have a great week!
Mary Beth – For a replacement for the crescent rolls, I’d try my pizza crust recipe found at this link: https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/pizza-night
There’s quite a bit of butter in it which will make it “flaky-ish” and it’s a nice dough with good flavor. The only thing is…it’ll take a little longer to bake than the crescents, which may not be a happy thing in the mornings. Maybe try baking it the night before (just the crust) and then adding your toppings in the morning and baking it again to heat? Let me know if you try this and it works so we can tell others. I might give this a try too. It sounds yummy!
Lenetta – Yes, Matt eats what’s on the menu plan, at least usually. He does get full (and he’s a big eater!)…He always drinks a big glass of whole milk with breakfast like the apricot bars, which helps fill him up. And yes, definitely the whole grains are filling because they are so full of nutrients. He also usually takes a snack like peanuts or cashews for a morning break.
As far as the potato soup for lunch keeping him full…it has butter and CREAM in it…he eats quite a bit of it..AND I serve it with homemade pretzels usually…which are whole wheat and filling. AND since the pretzels are so yummy…he eats several of those. Again, he usually drinks a big glass of milk (or a homemade milk shake with eggs in it) at lunch time. He usually goes back to work after lunch telling me that his boss will be upset with me for filling him up so full that he can’t work any more!! :)
What do you feed YOUR husband for breakfast and lunch?
Oooh, I love kefir smoothies!
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Love the look of your site ! I will be back to hear all about your whole wheat flour !!
Thanks Laura! I’ll give your pizza dough a try and let you know how it goes. I don’t think it’ll matter that I have to cook the night before… they are so antsy for breakfast in the am’s that I usually make it even with crescent rolls the night before and then heat up the morning of.
Great menu, Laura! The sweet potato streusel muffins sound delish! :D
I just wanted to let you how inspiring you are to me! I have 4 boys, and one girl ages 11 on down to 2 and I am on the same journey as you are with food along with budgeting and figuring out how to work it all out by prioritizing.
I really needed your website today…I’m so glad the Lord led me to it!