Menu for the Week of 07 May 2012

Menu for the Week

Menu Planning, Week of 02 Apr 2012

Menu Planning

This menu plan is actually for next week.  The remainder of this week is filled with activities.

Tonight: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday: Steamed Crabs with my CPAP machine - that would be Chuck, Amber, PEM and PAM
Saturday: Spending the day with Mom and Dad in Jersey
Sunday: Going to DC - taking a boat tour of the cherry blossoms and then maybe some museum hopping.

Then on to next week:

Stew eats breakfast at work which is why I don't plan for his breakfast - though this might change, he and I are still talking about it.  He has baked potato bar at work on Thursdays for lunch.

Menu Planning for the next three weeks

Since I'm home this week and then gone for two weeks - I needed to figure out things I could make that I could freeze and Stew could eat while I'm gone.

This week:
Monday: Spaghetti
Tuesday: Eating out
Wednesday: Slow Cooker - Moroccan Beef Stew
Thursday: Slow Cooker - Salsa Chicken
Friday: Slow Cooker - Pork with Greens and Beans
Saturday: Chili
Sunday:  Daytona Party - making pulled pork

I'm also going to make Chicken Corn Chowder to freeze for Stew's meals while I'm away and I'm making chicken soup today as per last week's menu, so he'll have left overs of that, as well.

I will freeze all of these things and then once frozen, transfer them into a food saver bag, suck all of the air out of them and then they stay good in the freezer for a long time.  When Stew pulls them out for dinner, all he needs to do is put the bag in boiling water, heat it through and voila dinner!

Menu for week of 13 Feb 2012

Monday: Tortellini with Vegetables
Tuesday: Steak, Potatoes, Broccoli and Chocolate Mousse for dessert
Wednesday: Pizza Johns (Gina leaving for VA tonight)
Thursday: Sandwiches  (Gina in VA today)
Friday: Eating out with Chuck and Amber - celebrate Chuck's birthday
Saturday: Eating out - Flyers' Game in the afternoon
Sunday:  Chicken Soup

I found this awesome meal planning worksheet to use to plan out our meals for the week.

http://www.theprojectgirl.com/resources/theprojectgirl.com-mealplanner-FILLABLE.pdf

Recipes for this week include:

Crock Pot Oatmeal

Tortellini with Vegetables

Chocolate Mousse

Menu, Week of 23 Jan 2012

New routine is to plan meals on Sunday, Stew goes grocery shopping on Monday and then we don't eat out as often.  I've tried to do this in the past and it hasn't worked, but seeing Amber and Chuck do this has re-motivated me.

Since I did the menu planning yesterday and not on Sunday just so I can get what I need for this weekend, this week's plan includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the previous week, as well.

Friday:  Fajitas
Saturday: Hamburgers
Sunday: Chicken Tikka Masala with Naan
Monday: Parmesan crusted chicken
Tuesday: Tacos
Wednesday: Pork Chops
Thursday: Chicken Risotto (crock pot)
Friday: Steak and Potatoes
Saturday: Baked Potato Soup
Sunday: Pot Roast