What's on the menu this week? side question: do you make ONE dinner for your family or one main meal plus little extras for picky eaters?
I usually just cook for myself, but my mom (who I live with) and I are trying to do better at preparing meals for the week and taking lunch to work. Mom made some beef stew. I made lasagna and bought lots of salad stuff. So we have lots of good stuff to get us through the week!
Sunday - Spinach & Mozzarella Deep Dish Pizza Monday - Orange Chicken Tuesday - Chicken Pesto Lasagna Rolls Wednesday - Spaghetti & Meatballs Thursday - Chicken with Tomato Pan Sauce and Garlic Rice Pilaf Friday - Dinner with a friend Saturday - undecided!
I will make mac and cheese or something for the kids if I know they will find what I make to be TOTALLY atrocious, but normally just one meal and they can take it or leave it. This week I'm making: Tuna Noodle Casserole Spaghetti and Meatballs Chicken Noodle Casserole Layered Enchilada Bake (from the dinner thread I posted the other day) I'm not feeling overly fancy, obviously.
i pushed off shopping, so i'm all out of sorts, so only have monday/tuesday planned.... mon: steak, salad, caramelized onions & mushrooms, grapes tuesday: turkey burger babies (no buns), homemade sweet potato fries, blueberries/strawberries
Monday - Crockpot Lasagna Tuesday - Pork Chops, Sweet Potatoes and Spinach Salad Wednesday - Sunny Paris Chicken and Quinoa Salad Thursday - umm probably leftovers Friday - Salmon Tacos
I just updated my blog with Menu Plan Monday. It is seemingly comfort food week at our house. LOL. I guess that is the fall back position when planning under stress. Monday: Cottage Pie Tuesday: Pork Carnitas Wednesday: Chicken Caesar Salad Thursday: homemade baked mac and cheese Friday: Out Saturday: Spaghetti w/Tim's italian meatballs Sunday: party food
hmmmm.... in answer to your side question, I have always added side dishes for picky eaters. My pickiest eater is still an extremely picky eater even at 26 years old. He's been back home with us for the last few years, and it's been difficult. I'm really looking forward to him moving out this year. I will be so happy to go back to having creative and more healthy side dishes when he's gone. ok...meals: Monday: Buffalo Chicken strips, white shells and cheddar and green salad (with cranberries, pecans and goat cheese) Tuesday: usually this would be pizza night and it still might be, but I bought some brussell sprouts on the stalk at TJ's yesterday, and I'm dying to have those, so maybe it will be BBQ'd Tri Tip strips, Brussel Sprouts and some linguini (for the picky eater) Wednesday: Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Salad Thursday: BBQ chicken and whatever my dh puts together to go with it since I'll be at work Friday: I work late, so men are on their own Saturday: Maybe eat out... Sunday: I'll have to go grocery shopping!!
I end up cooking extras several times a week because of allergies and the vegetarian. There are only a few dishes that fill everyones needs and that all of us like. Tues- veg taco soup Wed- sub sandwiches Thurs- chicken wild rice soup Fri- chili Sat- pizza
This is awesome. You are giving me tons of ideas! This week and next our menu is so CHICKEN. It seems like every night we have chicken. Chicken parmesan. Chicken sandwiches. Spaghetti with chicken. Chicken pita pizzas. LOL. But it's because we are trying to use what we have and stay under budget on food b/c in less then two weeks we are on a cruise. We try to not have too many non-family meals during the week. However, it happens atleast once. I always have mac n cheese, raviolis and canned green beans as back ups for my daughter.
No extra sides here.....It Is What It Is! (But I sympathize with those that have little ones that are or can't eat what they want). Monday - leftover brisket and loaded mashed potatoes Tuesday - homemade pizza Wednesday - soup & sandwiches Thursday - leftovers or Garbage Night Friday - Dinner out w/ friends
hmmm.. this is what I have planned... Monday: Tuna Casserole Tuesday: Macaroni casserole Wednesday: Meatloaf Thursday: Chicken and Dumplings Friday: crock pot roast Saturday: undecided Sunday: undecided I usually do groceries at the end of the week for the following week and that's how I usually decide what we're having for the weekend.
Well the menu here is totally boring when it's just me and the bug and menu "planning" as it normally exists totally falls to the wayside. This week we're having: chicken, black bean tortilla soup, turkey wraps, broccoli slaw. Bugga is terribly picky but I usually offer her whatever we are eating plus something I *know* she will eat (and that list is very, very very short). Side note: Lauren did you ever decide what to call your food blog? I probably totally missed that but had been thinking of you!
