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Menu Plan Monday: December 12 to December 18, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:20:06 +0000

A “boring” week this week, as I’m focusing on Christmas cookies and food gifts. I’ll post more about that later.

Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: ate out
Saturday Supper: Chicken Tortilla Bake

Sunday Breakfast: biscuit crusted sausage pie
Sunday Lunch: self-serve
Sunday Supper: cheeseburgers & fries (used my grill pan and baked the fries)

Monday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & cinnamon toast
Monday Lunch: Lisa – roasted veggie lasagna; Ari – hot lunch; Don – hot lunch
Monday Supper: spaghetti

Tuesday Breakfast: pancakes
Tuesday Lunch: Lisa – leftover spaghetti & veggies; Ari – home lunch; Don – home lunch
Tuesday Supper: Jerked Pork Pizza (home made everything)

Wednesday Breakfast: french toast
Wednesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies; Ari – school lunch; Don – school lunch
Wednesday Supper: Sausage & Cabbage Soup

Thursday Breakfast: birds in a nest, fruit
Thursday Lunch: Lisa – ham & cheese melt; Ari – home lunch; Don – home lunch
Thursday Supper: Sausage & Pepper Burritos

Friday Breakfast: cereal
Friday Lunch: Lisa – ham & cheese melt; Ari – home lunch; Don – home lunch
Friday Supper: eat out

Update (12/17/09): Changed the menu around a bit to reflect what we actually ate, and added in the link for the Sausage & Cabbage Soup.

Belated Menu Plan Monday: November 14 to November 20, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:46 +0000

Things are running kind of late this week. My apologies.

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Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: self-serve
Saturday Supper: left-over Spicy Chicken Chowder

Sunday Breakfast: Eggs Benedict
Sunday Lunch: self-serve
Sunday Supper: Beef Stew – this was an Epic Fail, so I threw it out and we ordered pizza

Monday Breakfast: Ari & Don – left-over pizza; Lisa – (I don’t remember, how pathetic)
Monday Lunch: Lisa – Mac Wrap & side salad; Ari – hot lunch; Don – hot lunch
Monday Supper: spaghetti (with ground turkey)

Tuesday Breakfast: Ari & Don – scrambled eggs, toast; Lisa – left-over spaghetti
Tuesday Lunch: Lisa – left-over spaghetti; Ari – hot lunch; Don – hot lunch
Tuesday Supper: Lemon Chicken, Spanish rice

Wednesday Breakfast: homemade sausage mcmuffins
Wednesday Lunch: Lisa – pasta, stir fried veggies; Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich
Wednesday Supper: Ginger Pork Stir Fry

Thursday Breakfast: pancakes, sausage patty
Thursday Lunch: Lisa – ham & cheese melt; Ari – hot lunch; Don – sandwich
Thursday Supper: Pizza (last of the pizzas in the freezer)

Friday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & toast
Friday Lunch: Lisa – pasta, stir fried veggies; Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich
Friday Supper: pasta bake

Menu Plan Monday: November 7 to November 13, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:13:31 +0000

Nothing special planned this week. As I do the recipes, I’ll update this blog entry to put in the links, so if there’s something that interests you, be sure to come back!

Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: self-serve
Saturday Supper: Chicken Marsala Casserole

Sunday Breakfast: Cheesy Sausage Hashbrowns
Sunday Lunch: chicken quesedillas
Sunday Supper: Spicy Pork Stir Fry

Monday Breakfast: Pancakes
Monday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich; Ari – hot lunch; Don – hot lunch
Monday Supper: spaghetti

Tuesday Breakfast: scrambled eggs. toast
Tuesday Lunch: Lisa – roasted veggie lasagna; Ari – hot lunch; Don – hot lunch
Tuesday Supper: Meatloaf Muffins, salad, potatoes

Wednesday Breakfast: french toast and sausage
Wednesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies; Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich
Wednesday Supper: Spicy Chicken Chowder

Thursday Breakfast: scrambled eggs, toast
Thursday Lunch: Lisa – ham & cheese melt; Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich
Thursday Supper: Pizza

Friday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & toast, fruit
Friday Lunch: Lisa – ham & cheese melt; Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich
Friday Supper: Sloppy Joe pasta bake

Menu Plan Monday: October 31 to November 6, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:13 +0000

Time for another Menu Plan Monday. This week, I’m pulling some stuff out of the freezer (the red cabbage and jerked chicken) and trying several new dishes. Everything is (except for the waffles) diabetes friendly. The roasted vegetable lasagna, for example, has 45 grams of carbs – the exact amount I’m supposed to be eating at a meal, plus it already includes the volume of veggies and the protein I need.

Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: self-serve
Saturday Supper: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/spaghetti-oozing-eyeballs-114097.aspx

Sunday Breakfast: Gingerbread Sourdough Waffles
Sunday Lunch: self-serve
Sunday Supper: Spicy Slow Cooker Roast, Opa’s Red Cabbage, mashed potatoes

Monday Breakfast: Waffles
Monday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich
Monday Supper: Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

Tuesday Breakfast: scrambled eggs
Tuesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & salad
Tuesday Supper: Turkish Beef Stew

Wednesday Breakfast: hash browns and sausage
Wednesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Wednesday Supper: Roasted Chicken & veggies

Thursday Breakfast: Waffles
Thursday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Thursday Supper: Pizza

Friday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & toast, fruit
Friday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & salad
Friday Supper: Leftover Jerked Chicken with Ginger Noodles (I’m going to be making the pasta from scratch)

Menu Plan monday: October 24 to October 30, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:15 +0000

It’s time to plan out our meals for the next week. Breakfasts, lunches and suppers are listed, but there’s always some flexibility if I forget to take meat out to thaw, or if I simply don’t feel like making that meal.

Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: self-serve
Saturday Supper: Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs

Sunday Breakfast: Pumpkin Spiced Pecan Pancakes I made this dish as per this recipe (but as waffles instead of pancakes). I was very disappointed, and I’m not going to make it again.
Sunday Lunch: self-serve
Sunday Supper: Turkey and Stuffing Pie

Monday Breakfast: Waffles or Pancakes
Monday Lunch: Lisa – soup & sandwich
Monday Supper: Slow Cooker Char Siu Pork, Rice, Salad

Tuesday Breakfast: waffle sandwiches (peanut butter & a slight drizzle of dark chocolate syrup)
Tuesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & salad
Tuesday Supper: Spaghetti

Wednesday Breakfast: hash browns and sausage
Wednesday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Wednesday Supper: Pasta with Winter Greens and Walnuts

Thursday Breakfast: Waffles/pancakes
Thursday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Thursday Supper: Pizza

Friday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & toast, fruit
Friday Lunch: Lisa – sandwich & salad
Friday Supper: Eat Out?

Menu Plan Monday: October 3 – October 9, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:35:10 +0000

Welcome to another attempt at Menu Plan Monday. This time, in an attempt to cut down on the confusion in the morning, I’ve planned out breakfasts and lunches for the kids and myself. Matt’s on his own for those two meals.

Saturday Breakfast: self-serve
Saturday Lunch: self-serve
Saturday Supper: Curried Chicken and Cider Soup

Sunday Breakfast: Giant Apple-Pecan Pancake
Sunday Lunch: mac & cheese or sandwiches
Sunday Supper: Spicy Slow Cooker Pot Roast, Opa’s Red Cabbage, potatoes

Monday Breakfast: Waffles
Monday Lunch: Ari and Donovan – hot lunch at school, Lisa – leftover soup & sandwich
Monday Supper: spaghetti (using italian sausage for the meat sauce), salad

Tuesday Breakfast: fried eggs & toast
Tuesday Lunch: Ari – sandwich; Don – hot lunch at school; Lisa – sandwich & salad
Tuesday Supper: German sausages and Applekraut

Wednesday Breakfast: hash browns and sausage
Wednesday Lunch: Ari – bagged lunch; Don – sandwich; Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Wednesday Supper: Curried chicken & rice

Thursday Breakfast: cereal
Thursday Lunch: Ari – hot lunch at school; Don – sandwich; Lisa – sandwich & veggies
Thursday Supper: Dirty rice

Friday Breakfast: scrambled eggs & toast, fruit
Friday Lunch: Ari – sandwich; Don – sandwich; Lisa – undecided
Friday Supper: Tacos

Menu Plan Monday: September 19th – September 25th

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:39:58 +0000

Welcome to another attempt at Menu Plan Monday. I’m always making menus to help with the groceries, but I don’t always post them here. Sometimes I forget, other times I think they’re simply not that interesting enough to share. That said, the sales at Meijer this week are encouraging me to use some recipes I haven’t done in a while, plus a new sourdough based recipe.

Saturday is Talk Like A Pirate Day! There will be much pirating to be had, and the day will be capped off by a trip to the Caribbean with Jerked Chicken with Roasted Peppers and Pineapple.

Sunday Breakfast: Blueberry Sourdough Pancakes
Sunday Supper: Spaghetti and meatballs

Monday: Spicy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Tuesday: Sweet and Spicy Noodles with Shredded Jerk Chicken

Wednesday: Eggs Benedict

Thursday: Slow Cooker Mac & Cheese

Friday: Beef Tagliarini

As always, the menu is subject to change for whatever reason I see fit.

Menu Plan Monday: August 29th – September 4th

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:36:22 +0000

It’s not that I haven’t been making up menu plans, I just haven’t been posting them. I’m trying to get back into the habit of doing regular blog posts again. So, here goes!

08/29/09 – Breakfast: self serve
08/29/09 – Lunch: Sandwiches
08/29/09 – Supper: Beef Tagliarini
08/30/09 – Breakfast: hash browns with onions & green peppers, fried eggs
08/30/09 – Lunch: Sandwiches
08/30/09 – Supper: General Mike’s Finger Lickin’ Ribs, salad
08/31/09 – Breakfast: self serve
08/31/09 – Lunch: self-serve
08/31/09 – Supper: Chicken & Ham Marinara
09/01/09 – Breakfast: self serve
09/01/09 – Lunch: chicken salad
09/01/09 – Supper: Five Layer Chili
09/02/09 – Breakfast: self-serve
09/02/09 – Lunch: sandwiches
09/02/09 – Supper: Mexican Chicken Pasta Bake
09/03/09 – Breakfast: self-serve
09/03/09 – Lunch: mac & cheese (kids), chef salad (Lisa)
09/03/09 – Supper: Sausage Jambalaya
09/04/09 – Breakfast: self-serve
09/04/09 – Lunch: left-overs or sandwiches
09/04/09 – Supper: Mom’s Day Off (I’m not cooking)

Menu Plan Monday: July 20, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:09 +0000

It’s been a while since I got off my butt and posted a weekly menu. We’re in the midst of a kitchen renovation, so what we’re eating isn’t exactly typical. For cooking, we’re limited to microwave, grill, slow cooker and our George Foreman G# grill (the one with removable plates). Then there’s cold meals or ordering in pizza. The pizzas for ordering in cost us only the gas to pick them up – we won enough coupons for 6 free medium pizzas through a local fundraiser raffle.

So, without further ado, here’s the menu for July 18th through July 24th. Because the kids are off for summer break, I’ve had to plan lunches too.

Saturday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: self-serve
Supper: slow cooker mac-n-cheese
Sunday
Breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal
Lunch: sandwiches
Supper: order in pizza
Monday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: mac & cheese
Supper: bacon cheeseburgers, salad
Tuesday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: BBQ pizza
Supper: chef salad
Wednesday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: sandwiches
Supper: slow cooker chicken stroganoff, salad, rice
Thursday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: frozen meal (family sized something-or-other)
Supper: order in pizza
Friday
Breakfast: self-serve
Lunch: sandwiches
Supper: frozen meal (family sized something-or-other)

Menu Plan Monday: June 1, 2009

Lisa Hartjes — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:57:00 +0000

I missed last week, naughty me. I blame it on the fact I was out of town until late Monday, and didn’t do up the menu plan and grocery list until Tuesday. This week, however, I’m on top of the game. Here’s the plan for May 30th to June 5th.

Saturday: Grilled Gyro Burgers
Sunday: grilled sweet Italian sausages on a bun, salad, baby cut carrots (raw)
Monday: Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Fajitas
Tuesday: whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce
Wednesday: smoked chicken breast
Thursday: Waldorf pasta salad with chicken
Friday: Eat Out!