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Menu Plan for the Week

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Every Sunday morning for the past…I don’t know…forever or so, I’ve been making oatmeal for breakfast. It’s one day out of seven that I know exactly what I’m making without having to think…and it’s the easiest, most filling breakfast I can make on a Sunday morning. Sunday  mornings are a little bit nuts, are they not? Or maybe they’re just nuts at my house. Somehow making it out the door on a Sunday to get to church by 9:15 with hair combed and shoes on the right feet for all six people (myself included) is quite a chore. Therefore, oatmeal has been my go-to meal on Sunday mornings. 

Suddenly though, there seems to have been A Big Oatmeal Rebellion. Okay, I’ve got to admit…it’s not actually come on all that “suddenly”. The Rebellion has been coming on slowly…I’ve just been working very hard to pretend it’s not there in hopes that it will all go away. In other words, I’ve been ignoring the more and more frequent whiny oatmeal complaints and have lovingly replied to any oatmeal rebels that THIS is breakfast so hurry up and tuck your shirt in and get downstairs and eat some of it so we can try to be on time to church for once.

This week, I decided that before this Rebellion gets ugly I should do something really shocking and make something completely different from the traditional Sunday Oatmeal.

So check me out. I changed our normal Sunday breakfast plan…

Sunday, January 30
Oatmeal  Giant Breakfast Cookies (Mwoohaha…they still have oats in them. And, I made them last night so that I actually had less cooking to do than a typical Oatmeal Sunday morning. Everyone was SO happy to see these cookies.)
Cheeseburger Macaroni, green beans
Sloppy joes, creamy cole slaw, carrot sticks

Monday, January 31
Simple soaked pancakes, blueberries
Tuna salad on toast, peaches and cottage cheese
Chicken fried steak strips, potato wedges, peas

Tuesday, February 1
Creamy orange cooler, soft pretzels
Hamburger patties, steamed broccoli and carrots
Venison steak, baked potatoes, tossed salad

Wednesday, February 2
Vanilla muffins with cinnamon crumb topping, bananas
Black bean taco salad, apples
Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas

Thursday, February 3
Scrambled eggs, oranges
Stir fry with chicken, veggies and rice
Homemade pizza

Friday, February 4
Breakfast burritos, oranges
Creamy mac and cheese, green beans
Tacos

Saturday, February 5
Homemade whole wheat donuts
Leftovers
Lamb chops, spaghetti squash, fruit salad

What is your go-to Sunday morning breakfast??!   :)

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Menu Plan for the Week and How to Find Recipes on HeavenlyHomemakers.com

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I’ve been having fun the last few days working on some new recipes for the Heavenly Homemakers Recipe Challenge!! Some of you added Homemade Barbeque Sauce to the challenge list…so I thought I’d post the link here and say, guess what? I already have a Homemade Barbeque Sauce recipe on the site! It’s incredibly easy to make. Now, if I could just figure out a good ketchup recipe to use in the Homemade Barbeque Sauce (I’ve been just using an organic, no high fructose corn syrup variety) to make the BBQ Sauce even better!

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I’ve categorized all the recipes on my site to make them as organized and as easy as possible for you to find. If you’re new here, I wanted to be sure and point out my RECIPES link across the top of my site. If you put your cursor over that button, you’ll see a big list of recipe categories drop down (Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Gluten Free, Dairy, Condiments, etc.). Then you can click around for hours and find yummy food to make for your family! :)

Here’s our menu for this week:

Sunday, January 23
Oatmeal, apples
BBQ Brisket, cream scalloped potatoes, green beans
Going to a baby shower with ladies and girls – taking Baby Carrots with Homemade Ranch Dip and Baby Pickles, Peanut Butter Honey Fudge, Baby Quiches, Tiny Meatballs; Dads and boys all coming to our house to hang out and eat Beefy Vegetable Soup and Crispy Cheese Crackers! Maybe I’ll leave them a little bit of Peanut Butter Honey Fudge. Maybe.   :)

Monday, January 24
Pancake and sausage muffins, applesauce
Lasagna casserole, tossed salad, corn
Chicken tostadas

Tuesday, January 25
Fried eggs on toast, oranges
Spicy avocado dip, chips, fruit salad
Cheddar ranch burgers on homemade whole wheat buns, potato wedges, carrot sticks

Wednesday, January 26
Giant breakfast cookies, bananas
Chicken tortilla soup, strawberry-peach slushies
Lamb chops, spaghetti squash, steamed broccoli and carrots

Thursday, January 27
Whole wheat and honey zucchini muffins, scrambled eggs, pears
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup
Venison steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas

Friday, January 28
Fruit, yogurt, toast
Meat and cheese burritos, oranges
Chicken stew, soft pretzels

Saturday, January 29
Apricot breakfast bars, applesauce
Leftovers
Chili, fruit

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You’ll find a fun Menu Planning link-up every Monday at Organizing Junkie. If you post your menu plan, you may enjoy linking up your menu there, as well as taking a peek through what others have on their menus each week!

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Menu Plan for the Week

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I hope you all had a lovely Christmas! I’m looking forward to a little “down time” this week hopefully. Maybe a little bit of after Christmas shopping, a little bit of visiting with family, a little bit of taking it easy. Aaahhh Christmas break…how I love you.

Here’s our meal plan for the week:

Sunday, December 26
Oatmeal, apples
Christmas day leftovers
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup

Monday, December 27
Whole wheat waffles, blueberries
Homemade corndogs, green beans
Out to dinner with family

Tuesday, December 28
Giant breakfast cookies, applesauce
Chicken tortilla soup, fruit salad
BBQ chicken sandwiches, potato salad, raw veggies

Wednesday, December 29
Pancake and sausage muffins, oranges
Snowflake quesadillas, tossed salad
Chicken noodle soup, carrots

Thursday, December 30
Scrambled eggs, clementines
Cheddar ranch burgers, potato wedges, asparagus
Italian pasta bake, tossed salad

Friday, December 31
Orange Muffins, bananas
Sloppy cornbread muffins, peas
Finger food buffet…maybe some food from the Holiday Buffet list?

Saturday, January 1
Whole wheat donuts, apples
Creamy mac and cheese, steamed broccoli and carrots
Leftovers

Are you all looking forward to a restful week ahead like I am? Do you take a Christmas Break…or do you get to “hit it hard” again tomorrow?

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Menu Plan for the Week

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Oh yes…it’s a Warm Chocolate Soother time of year!

Here’s our menu plan for this week…

Sunday, November 14
Oatmeal, pears
Pizza casserole, tossed salad
Chicken fried steak strips, peas

Monday, November 15
Pancake and sausage muffins, creamy orange cooler
Beef garden casserole, smoothies, tossed salad
Popcorn chicken, ranch potato wedges, green beans

Tuesday, November 16
Blueberry coffee cake, applesauce
Italian roast wraps, fruit salad
Salmon patties, creamy mac and cheese, steamed carrots

Wednesday, November 17
Apricot breakfast bars, bananas
Turkey sausage, strawberry peach slushie, hashbrowns with cheese
Cheesy Beef and Rice, steamed broccoli and cauliflower

Thursday, November 18
Whole wheat sourdough biscuits with butter and honey, apples
Baked potato with broccoli cheese sauce, milkshakes
Alphabet soup, soft pretzels

Friday, November 19
Peanut butter honey toast, applesauce
Cheesy salsa enchiladas, tossed salad
Pizza

Saturday, November 20
Sweet potato streusel muffins, apples with caramel apple dip
Leftovers
Potato soup, carrot sticks

In family news, Asa has his first basketball game this week. Basketball has been a learning curve for him as he’s so used to playing soccer! We’re really proud of  how hard he’s been working, as he picks up his basketball to practice with it every spare minute of the day. You’ve gotta love the sound of a kid dribbling through the living room and into the kitchen. Especially when all the brothers pick up their basketballs right behind Asa and form a big dribbling parade.

You know I gave up on a quiet house long ago, right?

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New (FREE!) Fall Menu Planners – Downloadable

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Yes, it’s that time of year. The time when apples are ready to be made into delicious apple pies and leaves are beginning to turn colors…school has started and there is a cool crispness in the air. Unless of course you are living in a place that is still 100° with no chance of a break in the heat. Hang in there, my melting friends.

Whether it’s fall weather at your house or you are just pretending that it is…I asked my fabulous designer friend Char to make us some pretty fall menu planners for all of us to enjoy. She did not disappoint! I LOVE these planners (and matching grocery lists)!! They are free to all of you – You are welcome to download, print, share and menu plan to your heart’s content.

Falling Leaves Menu Planner

Falling leaves Grocery List

Fall Apples Menu Planner

Fall Apples Grocery List

Cornucopia Menu Planner

Cornucopia Grocery List

I just can’t get over how much nicer these menu planners look on my refrigerator compared to a piece of paper I rip out of my son’s 2006 assignment notebooks…

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Menu Plan for the Week

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Hello all. Hope you’re having a great weekend! I made snacks this weekend, yes I did. I’m trying to keep up with the appetites around here, which is not always an easy job. Lately, even though there is food EVERYWHERE in my house, apparently there has been “nothing to eat”. (What? They don’t want a spoonful of tomato sauce?)  And so, I made snacks.

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I made a double batch of whole wheat vanilla wafers and some chocolate graham crackers. I also cut up a big watermelon and a cantaloupe (from our friend’s garden!) and put them in bowls in the fridge, ready to grab and eat! That oughta last us…until Tuesday or so? ;)

Here’s our menu for the week (that we’ll be eating in between snacks):

Sunday, August 29
Oatmeal, pears
Three cheese garlic chicken pasta, tossed salad, green beans
Youth group potluck – Sloppy cornbread muffins, butterscotch bars

Monday, August 30
Whole wheat waffles, raspberries
Taco Salad, watermelon
Meat and Cheese Burritos, peaches

Tuesday, August 31
Banana Muffins, applesauce
Italian Stew with green beans
Pizza Casserole, tossed salad

Wednesday, September 1
Honey Whole Wheat Bagels, cantaloupe
Swiss Steak, rice, okra
Popcorn Chicken, creamy mac and cheese, peas

Thursday, September 2
Whole wheat sourdough biscuits, scrambled eggs, oranges
Cheesy Beef and Rice, tossed salad, zucchini
Cottage cheese and peaches, toast

Friday, September 3
Chocolate chocolate chip muffins, cantaloupe
Shepherds Pie, fresh pineapple
Pizza, grapes

Saturday, September 4
Whole wheat donuts, apples
Salmon Patties, peas, strawberry peach slushies
Leftovers

I’ll be trying to get ahead in the kitchen a little bit this week, cooking and baking extra to put food in our freezers ready to pull out, heat and eat. Plus, I’m going to keep working on our “snack stash” so Cheese Crackers and Granola Bars are on the list too!

I’ll share an update (with pictures) on how my “cooking ahead” goes!

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Menu Plan for the Week

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Well, after feeding the soccer team last week, we’re back to just the six of us for most of this week. I’ve gotta say that while I LOVED feeding the team…I’m tired. :)  I’m kinda glad to be back to just feeding six people three times a day (okay five times a day, who am I kidding?). 

My tomatoes are ripening at lightening speed even though I thought they’d never be ready. Just a few days ago I said to Matt, “Do you think the tomatoes will EVER turn red?!” And now ALL the tomatoes are turning red. At the same time. And they’re big.

It’s awesome really…just keeping me very busy making tomato sauce and salsa. That’s what this time of year is though…busy!

Here’s our menu for the week:

Sunday, August 22
Oatmeal, peaches
Potluck:  BBQ chicken, Death by Chocolate
Cheddar ranch burgers, potato wedges, watermelon

Monday, August 23
Creamy orange coolers, chocolate chocolate chip muffins
Grilled tomato and cheese sandwiches, cherries, carrot sticks with ranch dip
Chicken Stir Fry with broccoli, carrots and squash

Tuesday, August 24
Simple soaked pancakes, blueberries
BLTs, cantaloupe
Cheesy Salsa Enchiladas, tossed salad

Wednesday, August 25
Mini apple pies
Bean dip with fresh tomatoes, lettuce and chips, grapes
Creamy mac and cheese, steamed carrots

Thursday, August 26
Giant breakfast cookies, applesauce
Chicken Fried Steak Strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra
Chicken Veggie Quesadillas, watermelon

Friday, August 27
Fruit and Yogurt , orange muffins
Tacos with the works
Homemade corn dogs, fruit salad

Saturday, August 28
Funnel Cake
Leftovers
Grilled steak, tossed salad, green beans, corn on the cob

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Menu Plan for the Week

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It’s been a very soccer filled weekend for us. Between watching World Cup games together and running back and forth to Lincoln for Justus to play in a soccer tournament…we’ve been watching a LOT of games. At one point actually, we were watching Justus’ game from the van and listening to the remainder of the US vs. Ghana game on the radio. Ever watched one game and listened to another at the same time? It was a little bit interesting. I was never quite sure when to shout and when to cringe. Wow, are we a die hard soccer family, or what?

(I won’t even tell you about the great lengths we went to since we were out of town for the day and just HAD to watch US play Ghana. Hey, Matt and I have been to Ghana before. It is a special place to us. We were gonna see that game!)

Here’s our menu for this week:

Sunday, June 27
Oatmeal, pears
Lamb roast, potatoes, carrots, gravy
Leftovers

Monday, June 28
Honey whole wheat bagels, cantaloupe
Black Bean Taco Salad, watermelon
Cheesy beef and rice, green beans

Tuesday, June 29
Mini breakfast pizza, oranges
Corn dogs, applesauce, carrot sticks
Shepherds pie, tossed salad

Wednesday, June 30
Whole wheat and honey zucchini bread, bananas
Homemade pizza, grapes
Simple soaked pancakes, homemade peanut butter and maple syrup, bacon

Thursday, July 1
Scramble eggs, turkey sausage, peaches
Tuna salad on tomatoes, fresh pineapple, crispy cheese crackers
Tacos on homemade tortillas, watermelon

Friday, July 2
Giant breakfast cookies, cantaloupe
Sandwiches, carrots, apples
Going to a cookout

Saturday, July 3
Cinnamon rolls
Ham, potatoes, salad
Chicken sandwiches, fries, fruit

Snack Ideas:

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Menu Plan for the Week

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Between having lots of company and doing lots of traveling this summer…I have decided that my “menu plan” for the next few weeks needs to look a little bit different than it normally does. While I love to be organized, especially when it comes to feeding guests, sometimes a girl needs to be able to fly by the seat of her pants. Whatever that looks like. 

Seriously, who comes up with these phrases? Go ahead…picture me. Flying. By the seat of my pants. In my kitchen. I’ll likely konk my shoulder on the corner of a cabinet door, ram my head into a watermelon and land with my elbow in the butter dish in the process, but whatever.

Instead of outlining my meals day by day…I’ve just made a list of meal and snack ideas to draw from. That way, depending on what each day holds, how many people I’m feeding, or what activity we’re running off to…I can pick and choose what food will work best for each day. 

Breakfast Ideas:

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Lunch and Dinner Ideas:

Snack Ideas:

*I was so excited for the folks at Triscuit Home Farming to send me two boxes of their crackers, plus a $20 gift card to purchase supplies to plant herbs from the Plantable Seed Cards inside each box! Did you know that herb seeds come tucked away in each box of Triscuits!?  I’ve got my supplies and will be planting my herbs this week and will patiently await my fresh basil and fresh dill!!! Thanks Triscuit Home Farming! Mmmm…fresh basil!

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Menu Plan for the Week

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Remember how I said that our last soccer games were last week? Yeah, just kidding. We got all the way to Lincoln last Sunday afternoon (an hour away) and the gates were locked. We had a team full of very sad ten year old boys on our hands.

I was disappointed too, but since we were in Lincoln already, we took advantage of our “trip to the city” and went to Target and Kohls to make some exchanges. I loved it. But Justus? Shopping was NOT his idea of a fun alternative to playing a soccer game. Poor guy.

So anyway, this week we’re trying again. For real…our last soccer game for the season is today. Probably. I’m pretty sure. Most likely. I think.

Here’s our menu for the week:

Sunday, May 23
Oatmeal, pears
Taco Potatoes, oranges
Soccer team meet up at Culvers after game

Monday, May 24
Honey whole wheat bagels, apples
Black bean taco salad
Cheesy beef and rice, green beans

Tuesday, May 25
Mini apple pies
Bean and rice bowls, watermelon
Cheesy Salsa Enchiladas, tossed salad

Wednesday, May 26
Cinnamon swirl bread, cantaloupe
Cheddar Ranch Burgers on whole wheat hamburger buns, onion rings
Simple soaked pancakes, turkey sausage, scrambled eggs

Thursday, May 27
Breakfast cake, bananas
Spaghetti, tossed salad
Roast, potatoes, carrots, gravy

Friday – Saturday…up in the air weekend plans  :)

Wow, I am loving our fresh lettuce from the garden right now! Are any of you able to enjoy anything yummy from your garden yet?!
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