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Monday Menu Post

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I can see the end of the school year but it feels especially today like I have to just hang on and survive one day at a time. We have a fairly busy schedule this week with multiple people going to different events although looking ahead it is much busier next week. Anyway I am going basic and easy for the next couple of weeks!

Breakfast- Saturday-Gregg’s (a local place for Matt and I)  Sunday-Omelet    Monday- Pear Sauce bread, Tuesday,, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos,oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk,sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs. Wednesday-Apple cinnamon baked oatmeal. 

Lunch- Saturday- Rotisserie chicken, stuffing and cranberry sauce.  Sunday-Steaks for Mothers Day   Monday- left over spaghetti salad Tuesday,-salads  Wednesday- eat out  Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday-  Rotisserie chicken, stuffing and cranberry sauce.(yeap we made this two full meals)  Sunday- Steak sandwich or other left-overs.  Monday-  Spaghetti and meatballs  Tuesday-Taco Pasta  Wednesday-  Chicken pot pie (using home canned base), Thursday- Matt  is in charge   Friday- Chicken enchiladas

Monday Menu Planning

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In theory this is the slowest week between now and the end of the school year. I am hoping to finish up some planting, keep things on an even ground and plan for summer!

Breakfast- Saturday-Left over French toast or pancakes..  Sunday-Pioneer Woman breakfast casserole.  Monday- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk, sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday-sandwiches  Sunday-Applebee’s   Monday, Tuesday,- I made myself salads  Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Pork fried rice   Sunday- left-overs or sandwiches  Monday- Zach and I had a dinner date at Mexican.  Tuesday-Frozen pizza Wednesday-  Cheeseburger and French fries. Thursday- Fish sticks  Friday- Chicken enchilada.

Monday Menu Plan

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We have 32 school days left! This week, Zach finishes up baseball and starts football practice. Braxton has games I think for the next two or three weeks. As you can see things are staying rather busy. I am so appreciative of my break last week as I am ready to finish this school year strong. We are working on saving money so you will notice less eating out (hopefully for the next month).

Breakfast- Saturday-French toast.  Sunday-Cereal   Monday- Banana nut bread, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos,oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk,sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday-Flat bread pizzas Sunday-Time Square Pizza   Monday,Tuesday,- I made myself salads  Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Hibachi on the Blackstone  Sunday- Sushi rice bowls  Monday-  Meatball subs after the game  Tuesday-Spinach Ravioli  Wednesday-  Chicken tacos, Thursday- Lily is in charge   Friday- Cheeseburger and french fries.

Monday Menu Planning

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We (Kendall, Zach and myself) are on Spring Break this week.  My goal for this week is to catch up on the housework and prepare for the final 8 weeks before Summer Break.  We are usually very busy during this time and I want to enjoy and be well prepared for the summer. We also have a trip coming up!  You will notice some difference this week with the menu planning this is a trial run so we will see how it works.

Breakfast- Saturday-pancakes.  Sunday- Easter Breakfast at church. Monday-omelet Tuesday cottage cheese and blueberries, Wednesday biscuits with sausage and eggs.  Thursday- fruit bread.  Friday– German pancakes.

Lunch- Saturday-Sandwiches including chicken salad, egg salad and pimento cheese (this will be a lunch option all week) Sunday-Hamburgers and hot dogs    Monday- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday- left-overs. I made extra things for sandwiches and a double batch of pasta salad so we could use it for lunches this week.

Dinner- Saturday- Left-overs Sunday- Pasta – Eating out for Matt’s Birthday Tuesday- Beef short ribs, corn on cobb, Hawaiian mac salad, corn bread. (Beef stock needs to be made and canned from this) Wednesday-Salsa Chicken and Mexican rice   Thursday- Chicken pot pie Friday- pork chops? and radishes and left-overs.

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As I put up our weekly calendar, I realized that this may be the slowest and easiest week this Spring. I don’t have any meetings after work, and we only have 3 games to attend this week!  I have two weeks until Spring Break!

Breakfast- Saturday-Bacon and eggs.   Sunday-fresh sourdough bread!   Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, bagel thins (previously purchased on sale) oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk,, sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.  I would like to make a fruit bread this week or baked oatmeal, but we shall see if that happens.

Lunch- Saturday-Beef enchiladas made with Taco rice. (not a hit) Sunday-Longhorn   Monday-, Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Zach and Lily fixed steak and fettuccine alfredo, it was awesome! Sunday- Sandwiches including egg salad and chicken salad I made. Monday- Creamy basil chicken pasta (new recipe)  Tuesday- Cheeseburger pizza, Wednesday- Sloppy Joes on homemade buns Thursday- Hamburger helper in instapot   Friday- Eat after the game.

Pantry Challenge
1. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are)   chicken thighs for Monday.

2. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. 1.Spaghetti sauce for Monday, 1-2 jars of sloppy joe mix, 1 jar of ground beef for Hamburger helper.
3. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room.  Not this week…
4. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!

Monday Menu Plan

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This week may just be one of the most full for the Spring season. We have four baseball games to attend!  I am really starting to think about what I want to accomplish over this summer in regards to food preparation but this also means I need to make an effort to clean and organize the foods we have in order to make room for new items.

Breakfast- Saturday-Pancakes and sausage balls.  Sunday-biscuits and gravy.   Monday- Mini muffins- used up the last 3 packs for this.  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos,bagel thins (previously purchased on sale) oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk, , sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday- pick a convenience food or left-over Sunday-Mexican at a small place in Welcome  Monday- crackers  Tuesday,  Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Flatbread pizzas Sunday- Salisbury steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans Monday-  Spaghetti and garlic bread.  Tuesday- Chick A Filet ,  Wednesday-  Hamburger and French Fries, using homemade buns. Thursday- Pepper Steak and rice.  Friday-  Cheeseburger pizza

Pantry Challenge

1. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are)   hamburger patties and pizza filling.
2. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. We will use several jars including spaghetti sauce and green beans this week.
3. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room.  We used sausage and convience items this weekend from this freezer.
4. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!

Monday Menu Post

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The almost fail of the week was that again I forgot to put the chicken pie in the oven before the game on Friday.  I was able to recover with a quick chicken pasta that I made after the game which was an instant hit and requested by Zach.  I am hoping to use the chicken pie this week.  I did spend about 2 hours on Sunday, working on preparing meals for the week as well as making more items convenient to grab for lunches as well.

Breakfast- Saturday- bacon and eggs and cinnamon rolls.  Sunday-Cream cheese egg casserole (it was ok not a repeat) Monday- zucchini bread.    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, oatmeal, omelets , sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday- Chicken and green bean casserole   Sunday-Breakfast time Monday- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Lily cooked! Totchos Sunday- I snacked but everyone else had white chicken chill. Monday- Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans Tuesday- Arby’s after the game.  Wednesday Taco Rice bowls Thursday- Spaghetti and garlic bread.  Friday- Attempt number 4 at chicken pot pie from the freezer.

Pantry Challenge

1. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are) I pulled some ground beef from the other freezer this week.
2. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. Lily used a jar for her dinner meal and I will use a couple of jars during this week. I am going to say this is good for this week.
3. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room.  Frozen chicken pot pie is hopefully coming from the freezer as well as taco rice
4. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!

Monday Menu Planning

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We are continuing to race forward in the Spring season.  I was able to do a major restock of our staple pantry items this weekend. I am now confident that we have enough to last without a major grocery trip for at least 5 weeks.  I am going to continue make a list of items we are out of and also purchase fresh fruit and veggies as I go.  I have gotten back to making bread and am trying to make all the bread products we are using but we will definitely see how that goes.  I am also very hopeful that I can reduce the overall spending we are doing on groceries this month.

Breakfast- Saturday- bacon and eggs Sunday-muffins Monday- treat of overnight oats that were purchased.    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, bagel thins (previously purchased on sale) oatmeal, omelets, cereal and milk, , sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday- Left-overs Sunday-Time Square Pizza Monday- eat out as this is a workday.  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- Lily cooked! Animal Kingdom inspired pulled pork, cole slaw and mac and cheese with Tres leche cake. I added homemade biscuits.   Sunday- Rotisserie Chicken from Costco with stuffing and cranberry sauce.  Monday- Hamburger and French fries, this will be my first attempt at making homemade buns. Tuesday- Game food or left-overs, Wednesday-Grilled chicken and green beans.  Thursday- Chicken – Attempt number 3 at chicken pot pie from freezer (we have ended up eating left-overs on the previous two attempts).

Pantry Challenge

1. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are)  Both the hamburger patties and grilled chicken.
2. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. I used 1 jar of broth from the fridge for stuffing and we opened a jar of cranberry sauce.  First week in a long time that we have not met this one.
3. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room.  Frozen chicken pot pie is hopefully coming from the freezer as well as chicken tacos
4. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!

Monday Menu Planning

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This week we have officially begun our Spring Schedule. I am also going to continue to try and reduce our grocery budget and continue/modify the pantry challenge. The hard part is that we have to eat at home for most ballgames to make this work.

Breakfast- Saturday- Pancakes, and sausage (left-overs will be used all week) . Sunday-Homemade biscuits and gravy. Monday-   Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, oatmeal, omelets cereal and milk, , sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs. I also made some English muffins to use this week.

Lunch- Saturday- Left-overs Sunday-Mcalister’s deli in Charlotte.   Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday- hot dogs, smores and biscuits, Sunday-Ham and potato soup (new recipe) Monday- Steak and 7-layer salad (using up veggies in the refrigerator) Tuesday- Taco Pasta, Wednesday- Chicken Lasagna Thursday- Chicken pie from Freezer, Friday- Depending on what the refrigerator looks like we may do left-overs or insta pot hamburger helper.

Pantry Challenge

1. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are) Both the Taco pasta and Chicken Lasagna are from this freezer.
2. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. I used 2 jars of chicken broth from the fridge instead this week. We also opened a jar of strawberry syrup from the cabinet. If we make the hamburger helper, it will be using a jar of canned hamburger.
3. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room.  Frozen chicken pot pie and hot dogs were from this freezer.
4. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!

Monday Menu Post

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Last week did not go as planned, we ended up cooking and eating different items because of the snow.  Things are starting to pick up around here. We start baseball this week. Looking at the schedule that is 2-3 evenings a week where dinner will be late think 7pm or we will be eating on the run.  I am hopefully that we can at least keep things a little bit more successful with only one night of eating out.  This week we have both games at home which is a 5 minute or less drive so I am going to try my luck and plan to eat at home on both days. I also have lots of thoughts about my pantry challenge, see below for details.

Breakfast- Saturday- Leftover baked oatmeal or breakfast casserole.  Sunday- Banana muffins Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday– find it (breakfast burritos, oatmeal, omelets cereal and milk, French toast sticks, sausage, pop-tarts, and eggs.

Lunch- Saturday-Garlic cheeseburger bites (not a repeat new recipe) Sunday- Gregg’s Monday, – leftovers   Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- left-overs.  Friday- eat out.

Dinner- Saturday-Pick a soup- tomato basil, chicken stew, chicken and rice and potato soup. Sunday- Left-overs Monday-Beef Fried Rice   Tuesday- Chicken -? This is the baseball game (instapot hamburger helper) Thursday-baked potatoes Friday- Spaghetti

Pantry Challenge
Looking at our grocery expenses for the past two month indicate that we have failed but I am starting to see a difference in our pantry, and I have come to realize that we have a lot of extra food.  I want to be a good steward of this, so my plan is to continue to use this list of goals at least until the end of May just to keep things moving in the right direction.
1.Purchasing items that we are completely out of that are staples such as diary as well as buns or other items that will help use items we already have. Total $662.25  On Saturday, I stocked up on soft drinks for the next couple of month. I also had to replenish our “dairy alternatives”.
2. Use at least one “meal/meat portion of the meal” from the stand-up freezer each week. (This is where most of the meals are)  We opened containers of potato soup and chicken stew that will be used for lunches as well as at least one meal.
3. Use at least 3 jars a week from the canning pantry. Using spaghetti sauce this week along with salsa and chicken broth.
4. Use one item a week from the connivence freezer in my room. I found two unopened pack of turkey and Zach requested on for this week of lunches.
5. Each Monday after menu planning provide a list of how I followed the guidelines for the week.  Done!