Enjoy!
Menu Plan Monday: January 1
Happy New Years!
While Christmas is a time of winging it, relaxing some of the routine and going with the flow, New Years is usually a time to get serious, more organized and with good intentions. I always try to have good intentions when it comes to menu planning but frequently find life gets in the way of my intentions.
Here is to hoping this year is better for my intentions!
Chinese Food for New Years Eve (and left overs for lunch the next day).
BBQ Steak with roasted veggies and goat cheese.
Steak sandwiches with salad (thanks to some left overs).
Ham with scalloped potatoes.
Stew with mashed potatoes.
Chicken cacciatore with spaghetti.
Hubby's birthday - he gets to pick and hasn't yet.
Linking up to Menu Plan Monday, hosted every Monday by Laura.
Menu Plan Monday: December 18
Well it's the week before Christmas, where I will be hosting and cooking Christmas dinner, and I have not yet planned what I will be making! I'm leaning towards beef tenderloin, with a scape pesto and scalloped potatoes, but only if I can find beef tenderloin for less than $17 a pound!
In the meantime, this makes me motivated to have a simple menu for the week leading up to Christmas. While the temptation is there to have some form of take out each night of the week, Christmas is already hard enough as it is on my grocery budget, and home cooking is usually much less expensive. Especially since most of what I am planning to make this week is already in my freezer.
Here we go....
Chicken, broccoli and cheese braid
Pulled pork with coleslaw (is there anything easier than throwing a pork roast in a slow cooker and then pulling it with bbq sauce later?)
Fried chicken with salad
Pasta night - you choose your sauce
Breakfast for dinner
And that's the plan I'm submitting for Menu Plan Monday.
Menu Plan Monday: December 11
It's less than two weeks to Christmas, and I will be doing some festive cooking, but for some reason can't decide what I'd like to make! I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas dinner, so turkey is rarely on the top of my list. Plus I live with three guys who aren't really fans of turkey unless its on a club sandwich.
ACK! It's less than two weeks to Christmas and I haven't baked a single thing! This is so not me! (Course this means I haven't been indulging in too many baked goods, since there haven't been any to indulge in.)
My menu has been pretty simple, with lots of repeats lately. Simple works when you are still adjusting to a new schedule and not getting to start dinner until almost 6pm.
Here it is for the week:
Pizza
Chicken fingers and creamy noodles
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and broccoli
Slow cooker fajita chicken wraps
Spaghetti and meatballs
Deli Sandwiches
Share your menu plan over at Menu Plan Monday.
Menu Plan Monday: November 27
A few things were missed off the menu last week, some to be tried again this week, but planning ahead is sure making a difference to my stress levels. I'm back at a 40+ hour a week work schedule, not including the driving time, and not getting home until well after everyone else, so knowing I have things defrosted and ready to go is a big help.
Here we go, the menu for the week:
Roast chicken with roasted veggies and mashed potatoes.
Homemade hamburgers with salad.
Stewed beef with mashed potatoes (this is dependent on my local farmer/butcher getting stew meat in time for me.)
Make your own pizza, left over from last week's plan.
Club sandwiches.
I'm sharing this menu plan with Menu Plan Monday.
First Snow
Let me just say now, as much as I love being in Canada, I really, really dislike winter and snow.
And now I need to go clean off my car so I can get to work.
Menu Plan Monday: November 20
The weather has been very moody lately, as well as indecisive. I can't figure out if I should start making warm weather meals for days like today (frost, cloudy and a high of -2C) or a light salad to match the 17C weather we had earlier last week!
Since the weather and I can't make up our minds, I, at least, deferred the decision to my children by getting their input in this week's menu plan. Can you spot what I picked versus what they did?
Ham, scalloped potatoes and assortment of veggies.
Waffles with whipped cream and fruit.
Beef and broccoli stir fry with rice.
Tomato and garlic chicken thighs with spaghetti and garlic bread.
Pizza night, myo.
Bacon and egg bagels with fruit.
And that's the menu plan for the week, being linked to Menu Plan Monday.
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