Menu Plan Monday--On Tuesday!

OK...after a couple weeks of floundering in the menu department, just throwing together whatever I can (usually at the last minute), and lacking motivation (I totally needed some new recipes)--I decided a menu plan for this week is a MUST! I just really  need the organization and direction on hectic days or days when it is just too pretty outside to do anything inside, if you know what I mean.  So, here is the run down.

Monday: We had spaghetti with meat sauce and salads with almonds, dried cranberries, and cucumbers on them...and the lettuce was our first harvest from the garden.

Tuesday: Tonight we are having Tilapia (baked, with quinoa and brown rice, corn on the cob (that I just bought from a farm stand and strawberries.

Wednesday: Fajitas (beef) with peppers, onions and tomatoes, Salads (lettuce from the garden), and peaches

Thursday: Simple Italian Grilled Chicken (this recipe I tore out of a magazine, but is a Crisco recipe from crisco.com/oliveoil--I'll share the recipe later this week), Salads, more corn on the cob, and strawberries--I LOVE SUMMER FOODS!

Friday: Sandra Lee's Beefy Mac (this is also a new recipe for me!), Salads, and peaches

Saturday:  Beach Day--so we'll probably go out to eat

Sunday: Sandra Lee's Cajun Chicken Pasta (never tried this before) and salads

Well, I am excited to try some new recipes and to hopefully stay on track this week! How about you?

This picture is what I scraped together last minute on Sunday for dinner, pork out of the freezer, cottage cheese, frozen blueberries, some sliced cucumbers from the fridge and ranch, fried zucchini. 

I had one zucchini left so I went looking for bread crumbs, didn't find any so I crushed up some croutons, and added some parmesan cheese, I dipped the sliced zucchini in egg and tossed it into the bag of goodies,  and then plopped them in the skillet.

After they were cooked, I placed them on paper towel on a plate to drain the oil/butter (can't remember what I used).  It was a super quick fix for a hungry family! 

Aaron doesn't care for zucchini, especially this way, but I love it! 
Blessings to you,

Amanda

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Menu Planning Monday

It's a simple week this week...kind of a clean out the fridge kind of week!

 Saturday: Easy Summer Salad
Sunday:  Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Monday: Steak and Salad and bluberries
Tuesday: Chicken Quesadillias and salads and fruit (watermelon)
Wednesday:  Spaghetti, Salad, and fruit
Thursday: Travel Day
Friday:  Out to eat

Menu Planning Monday

When I first got married I was very devoted to my menu plan. Even to the point of pouring over it for hours and often scouring through every recipe I have ever clipped to come up with the exact right mix. However, I got a little more lenient when the boys were born...just writing down something to write it down (Yes, I am the person who writes a list, then writes down the things she has just done, to add them to the list, so that she feels more accomplished. I'm not afraid to admit that--it's just who I am) and I piddled at scribbling down menu items on my calendar. Until December of last year 2009 when everything went down the drain in an effort to pack and prepare to move. There were more freezer meals and eating out, especially when Aaron moved ahead of us for 5 months, and less planning and saving money. Six weeks after that move was completed we had Lydia, and in those few weeks between moving, unpacking, and having a baby, my mom and I cooked up a storm and had a whole slew of freezer meals in the freezer and ready to go. SIX and a half months after move #1 we made move #2 and, staying in the same state, moved 3.5 hours away from our new home...to the place my children affectionately call our "new, new house". It was just an offer we couldn't refuse. Last week, wanting to get back on track, and take a break from unpacking--I created a menu plan...it has totally been at least a year since I did that, and am SO excited! So this week, I am joining Menu Planning Monday at I'm An Organizing Junkie and actually posting my menu!

Here is the VERY simple menu plan I have come up with for this week:

Monday: Tacos--I know easy, but later I'll come back and show you how I make tacos not so ordinary
Tuesday: Chili--I must admit, this is just for ease...
Wednesday: Bennigan's Night--they have $7.00 hamburgers and we love this place
Thursday: Bacon Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken--have never made this, but am excited to!
Friday: Pizza night--Homemade pizza crust, and all of the fixin's
Saturday: Chicken Cacciatore--I have made this a thousand times, it seems and usually double or triple it so I have some for the freezer!
Sunday: Hamburger Vegetable Soup--a family recipe, that 'll share later this week too!

All in all, a very simple week! How is your week shaping up?