This was my October Week 3 meal plan:
Brunches: Corned beef sandwiches (canned corned beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and chilies), sauteed pinto beans, scrambled eggs and toast, soup, pancakes with leftover corned beef, leftovers from dinners, tuna salad sandwiches
Dinners: Rice and curries compliments of friend S, hamburger patties and salad green beans and cheesy mashed potatoes, baked chicken with rice mashed potatoes and vegetables, fried rice, leftovers
Snacks/Desserts: Yogurt, apples/other fruits, canned fruit, popcorn, cereal, ice cream, cheese and crackers, peanuts and raisins "trail mix", pastries if I bake them
Here is how it all worked out:
Monday:
Brunch: Rice and curries (leftovers from what I had cooked)
Dinner: Rice and curries (what my friend S had cooked)
Snacks/Desserts: Apple, cereal, ice cream
Tuesday:
Brunch: Corned beef sandwich (canned corned beef, sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and chilies)
Dinner: Rice and curries (leftovers from what friend S cooked)
Snacks/Desserts: Leftover soup, apple
Wednesday:
Brunch: Corned beef sandwich
Dinner: Rice and curries (leftovers from what friend S cooked)
Snacks/Desserts: Canned peaches, homemade "trail mix" (peanuts and raisins).
Thursday:
Brunch: Corned beef sandwich
Dinner: Hamburger with leftover pot roast gravy, corn, cucumber salad
Snacks/Desserts: Dates, strawberries
Friday:
Brunch - Tuna salad sandwich
Dinner - Pizza (black olives and jalopeno peppers) from the freezer (from neighbor S's daughter's birthday celebration)
Snacks/Desserts - Strawberries, yogurt
Saturday:
Brunch - Tuna salad sandwich
Dinner - Hamburger patty with leftover pot roast gravy, cheesy (instant) mashed potatoes, green beans (from the garden)
Snacks/Desserts - Cheese and crackers, banana, dates
Sunday:
Brunch - Tuna salad sandwich
Dinner - Baked chicken (from the freezer) with sauteed onions, celery, and tomatoes, cheesy mashed potatoes, cucumber salad
Snacks/Desserts - Banana, grapes, strawberries, cereal
I think I followed the meal plan for the most part. The poor sauteed pinto beans didn't get cooked, yet again! I had too many other things in the fridge!
Here is my Week 4 Meal Plan:
Brunches: Corned beef sandwiches (canned corned beef), scrambled eggs and toast, pancakes, tuna salad sandwiches
Dinners: Left over baked chicken with mashed potatoes and vegetables, soup, some kind of pasta dinner (mac & cheese or spaghetti and meat sauce).
Snacks/Desserts: Bananas, strawberries, grapes, apples, popcorn, cereal, pastries if I bake them
Since I'm posting this after midnight on Monday, here's what Monday's meals were:
Monday:
Breakfast: Peanut butter toast
Lunch: Scrambled egg with corned beef and toast
Dinner: Chicken cup noodle soup
Snacks: No snacks! Gasp!
Are you planning your meals, this week?
Family here. Meal plans changing constantly!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good week to have some easy to fix meals that the kids like to eat. Maybe Rosie can help you plan some meals! :)
DeleteI'm always drawn to your snacks, very healthy but what happened on Monday :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure quite what happened on Monday! I wasn't hungry or in the mood to snack, I guess! LOL!
DeleteI see that you like your corned beef and tuna sandwiches. :)
ReplyDeleteEither that or I don't want to waste food! A can of corned beef goes a long way when only one person is eating it (I should probably freeze half the can) and the tuna was what Dancer decided he didn't like after the 2nd or 3rd day!
DeleteNo snacks on Monday? What? How did that happen?? ;)
ReplyDeleteI know! Shocking, isn't it? :D I wasn't in a snacking mood, I guess! :D
DeleteI like the idea of the canned corned beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes and chilies. I thought I was being smart buying a large frozen pizza that was a higher price than others, to have as an easy supper with a salad the other day. But it turned out to be the worst pizza I have ever encountered. The dough was really grim and didn't cook properly. I've never had a problem before. So I will not be buying another "Mike's Pizza" again!
ReplyDeleteIt's how we usually make the canned corned beef, Bushlady. I add a little lemon (you can use lime, too) juice at the very end, and the resulting mixture is equally good with bread or rice.
DeleteOh, too bad about the pizza! I'd email the company and say how disappointed you were with their product; maybe they'll send you a refund! Quite a few of these manufacturers guarantee you'd be satisfied with their product or they'll refund you your money.
I was early with my meal planning this week! I am using meats that are already in the freezer so I had some veggies to buy and a few odds and ends. I want to make sure to use things up. That's my goal, so I'm going to try to incorporate things from the cupboard and the freezer. If I do see any bargains while I'm shopping though I do pick them up!
ReplyDeleteWell done with the meal planning! Yes, I'm trying to use up some of the stuff I have on hand, myself, to free up some space in the freezer for Thanksgiving stuff! Buying items when they are on a good sale is just good sense, though!
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