Anybody want to know what we are eating for the next month or two? Mom and Abby said they were curious, so...
In September I started doing menus a month or 2 at a time. I'm flexible, I don't always do what's written down, but it gives me an idea to start from. Just know that if you show up thinking you'll be joining us for beans and sow belly, the menu may have changed!
I printed calendar pages and then filled them in during a 4 hour internet session. These things take time. But it's done now!
OK, Thursdays night James and I usually go out, so those nights I/the kids serve easy kid food.
Friday nights are pizza night. 52 nights a year. Year in and year out. We have quite a list of "interesting" pizza variations, and we scatter them throughout.
Planning easy, fast, quick clean-up Sunday meals is something new I'm working on.
And last but not least, holidays make us eat differently. You know, I'm trying not to serve a lot of chicken right before Thanksgiving. We also eat more beef that many people because we buy 1/2 a cow from the Wakemans, and it is not only available, but some of the cleanest, most nutritious food I have available.
OK, I know I said "last", but I also have to explain that I "rediscovered" RealMomKitchen in planning these menus, so they are kinda heavy that direction, but she does a lot of our kind of cooking, so I like her. Normally we are heavy Pioneer Woman, Our Best Bites and Southern Plate eaters. Oh yeah, I tend to change recipes a lot: cheaper, homemade-ier, healthier, and what I have on hand.
November:
Mon. 1- Teriyaki Chicken, rice
Tues. 2- Josh's birthday
Wed. 3- *Tostadas
Thurs. 4- Tacos (night out)
Fri. 5- ?Pizza?
Sat. 6- ?anniversary trip?
Sun.7- Grilled chicken and Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Mon. 8- *Rueben Casserole
Tues. 9- *Green Chili Quiche, *Sour cream Coffee Cake, Sausage
Wed. 10- PW Chicken Sandwiches
Thurs. 11- Sloppy Joes (night out)
Fri. 12- Pizza
Sat. 13- "Torquitos"
Sun. 14- *Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup or *this one
Mon. 15- Burgers, Fries
Tues. 16- Mexican Cornbread
Wed. 17- Roast beef and mashed potatoes
Thurs. 18- Leftover beef, noodles (night out)
Fri. 19- Pizza
Sat. 20- Chicken Bacon Pizza Rolls
Sun. 21- Steak Tips over Rice
Mon. 22- *Baked Potato Soup
Tues. 23- Meatloaf or *meatloaf, noodles
Wed. 24- Tacos
Thurs. 25- Turkey with Abby
Fri. 26- Quite possibly more turkey, otherwise pizza
Sat. 27- Baked Sandwich
Sun. 28- *Rustic Beef Stew
Mon. 29- *Open Face Texas Burgers
Tues. 30- Chicken, Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
December:
Wed. 1- *Chicken and Homemade Noodles
Thurs. 2-Pancakes (night out)
Fri. 3-Pizza
Sat. 4-Premade meatball subs wrapped in foil and ready to throw in the oven to heat.
Sun. 5- *Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Mon. 6- Biscuits and Gravy, Scrambled Eggs
Tues. 7- *Fried Burritos
Wed. 8- *Garlic Butter Burgers
Thurs. 9- Bread sticks and dips (night out)
Fri. 10- Pizza
Sat. 11- ______
Sun. 12- Bama Steak Sandwiches
Mon. 13- Navajo Tacos
Tues. 14- Chicken (grilled/pan cooked), *Potato Slabs
Wed. 15- *Cheesy Salsa Mini Meatloaves - in bread shells
Thurs. 16- Pizza soup, muffins (night out)
Fri. 17- Pizza
Sat. 18- Bread sticks, dip
Sun. 19- Ultimate Beef Stroganoff
Mon. 20- Roast Beef with *Yorkshire Pudding
Tues. 21- Ham, *Au-gratin Potatoes (with recipe alterations)
Wed. 22- Beef Taco Bake, rice
Thurs. 23- Pizza?
Fri. 24- ???
Sat. 25-???
Sun. 26- ???
Mon. 27- Chicken Bacon Pizza Rolls
Tues. 28- Roast Beef Casserole
Wed. 29- Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Thurs. 30- Pigs in blankets
Fri. 31- ???- (church thingy)
* New untested recipe
5 comments:
"Turkey with Abby" :D Heehee!! I can't wait!!
4 HOURS!?!? Becky, I seriously take that long (actually longer :P) to plan one week's menus. I am sooooooo uninspired lately! Thanks for posting this... now I have tons of cool ideas!!
GOOD!!! I was hoping someone would get some ideas. It was actually easier to plan for a month than for a week. I was able to take all the new things I wanted to try and spread them out over lots more time. I guess I ether have all new ideas or none! Anyway, then I just filled in the gaps with old favorites. I think this is how I'm planning meals from now on. It was actually FUN!
Becky
Wow Becky! I seriously envy your ambition right now! FOUR posts??!! In TWO days?? Or was it five? I don't know, but wow! Very impressive!
Haha! Actually, I finished up several I started in the spring, and hadn't posted yet too. Chocolate pie anyone???
So Rae, did you decide to plan menus for a week now?
Oh! If anyone tries one of my "untested" recipes give us a review! I'll be mad at you if one is terrible, you don't tell me, and we suffer through it too! Not that I think that will happen, but...
Becky
It's taken me a while, but I wanted to give a review of the "Green Chili Quiche" from the Nov. 9 menu. The kids dug in while I was still serving, so I asked them what they thought of it. The report: "It tastes like pepper poppers!!" We all LOVED it. It does taste like poppers, and a whole lot easier to make! Part of that could be that I didn't have more than 1/3 of the cottage cheese, so I threw in pieces of cream cheese, but it turned out really, really good, and will be a quiche we make often.
Becky
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