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Last week I said that I was taking a two week break from official menu planning since I was focused on the five days I am feeding the York College women’s soccer team. That was a good idea in theory, because at least I had all the meals planned out for feeding the team. However, the rest of the meals needed for my family, in the midst of schooling and cooking for extras? Well, without at least giving it some thought – my overloaded brain had a hard time coming up with anything that didn’t involve simply picking a tomato from our garden and calling it lunch. Since that didn’t go over well, and neither did my creative suggestion to eat their tomato with a side of jalapeno pepper – I decided that at least I should make myself a list to draw from this week. That way, when my mind begins to feel frazzled (I say that as if the frazzle is in the future and not in the present) I will have a cheat sheet to draw from.

I was able to snap a couple of shots right before feeding the team last night (Bbq chicken, cream cheese corn, green beans, carrots with ranch, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies):

See how simple the meal was? No need for fancy. Just meat, sides, a dessert, and water.

Here are the final three meals I will be feeding the team (about 32 people each meal):

Sunday: Roast, carrots, gravy, raw veggies, whole wheat butterhorns, chocolate chip cookie bars

Monday: Cheesy salsa enchiladas (x4), tossed salad, grapes, brownie fudge sundaes (these brownies, this hot fudge sauce, store-bought vanilla ice cream)

Tuesday: Italian chicken (in the oven), baked red potatoes (in the roaster), steamed broccoli and carrots, watermelon, crustless cheesecake cups

And here are some breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas for my family the rest of the week, all served with fruits and/or veggies:

Breakfast:

Lunch or Dinner:

There, that will at least give me some ideas. Now on to the announcements that I’m not quite ready to share with you.

Just know that there are some really fun and exciting new features coming up here at Heavenly Homemakers, some of which I will be able to share with you as soon as tonight! So check back for the actual announcements. I just wanted to let you know that they are coming. We’re always working to help you in your homemaking efforts. And who is a homemaker? Every last stay-at-home, work-outside-the-home, work-from-home, married, retired, single, home schooling, public schooling, young, not-as-young, beautiful one of us. :) Check back in soon to learn of the resources we are creating to help you manage your home and love on your family.