Menu: May 30 - June 4

Last week's menu went a little awry around Wednesday. The Asian Orange Chicken meal got bumped, so did the Skillet Chicken Parmesan meal, and, well, actually, the rest of the week. Things got weird. It happens.

I've been using Plan To Eat to plan my meals (and grocery lists) since November so last week's explosion of meals not cooked isn't much of an issue. I simply pulled those items into the coming weeks and all is well.

So! Food. Because my family really likes it when I feed them.

As always, much gratitude for Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday.

Breakfasts
choice of:
     cold cereal
     cheesy eggs (actually egg beaters, but whatever)
     banana and peanut butter
     hard boiled egg and cheese
     toast
     biscuits


Monday
lunch: leftovers OR sandwiches
dinner: Tasty Tuna Burgers, french fries, salad

Tuesday
lunch: leftovers OR sandwiches
dinner: Chopped Beef Stroganoff, broccoli

Wednesday
lunch: leftovers OR sandwiches
dinner: Chicken and yellow rice, salad

Thursday - GROCERY DAY
lunch: leftovers (or take out, depending on how long the shopping takes and how hungry I get)
dinner: leftovers

Friday
lunch: leftovers OR sandwiches
dinner: Baked Ziti, salad

Saturday
lunch: leftovers OR sandwiches
dinner: Lentils and Brown Rice Tacos, Salad

Sunday
lunch: leftovers
dinner: leftovers


I believe that's everything. I'm still working on indexing my recipe blog and adding more recipes there. I'm also still trying to figure out if I even want to keep it since most everything I put there will undoubtedly (eventually) be added to my Plan To Eat account/cookbook. Eventually, everything will be all orderly. Eventually.

Blue skies, world.

Menu: May 23 - 29

It's been almost a year since I've updated this blog. A lot has happened in that time. A lot that I'd just as soon not delve into here. This isn't the place for it. Instead, let me just say that, as a part of my grieving process, I'm making extra efforts to blog again. Creating, it seems, is my way of coping with a lot.

I suspect (hope) this renewal of blogging will begin as a trickle of skimpy posts that eventually develops into a small but steady stream of more interesting and detailed posts. And I will more than likely miss a week or two during the first months (or, at the very least, be late with the posting) as I reintegrate this task into my weekly routine. Though, truthfully, finding my writing voice again is more of a concern to me than missing or being late with a post. I started losing it last January and lost it completely over the last six months.

Or maybe I just need to reconnect.

Anyway... food...

While I still plan the weeks Sunday through Saturday, I'll be listing the menus here as Monday through Sunday for one very simple reason: Sundays are ALWAYS "leftover" days. I try to cook enough food on Friday to carry us through to Sunday night. I get two days I don't have to cook and my family still gets to eat. Win-win. Listing Sunday through Saturday meant starting the week by re-listing what I had previously cooked or listing "leftovers". Neither option appealed to me, so I reached for another option. I'm kind of quirky that way.

As always, much gratitude for Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday.

Monday
dinner: shepherd's pie

Tuesday
dinner: shepherd's pie leftovers

Wednesday
dinner: Asian Orange Chicken, rice, broccoli

Thursday
make early in day: pasta sauce
dinner: Skillet Chicken Parmesan, broccoli

Friday
dinner: LEFTOVERS
cooking for weekend:
- Spaghetti with Fresh Tomatoes
- Lentils and Rice with Fried Onions (Mujadarrah)
- Baked Falafel Patties with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce
- Middle Eastern Tomato Salad

Saturday
lunch and dinner: FORAGING ON WHAT I COOKED FRIDAY

Sunday
lunch and dinner: FORAGING ON WHAT I COOKED FRIDAY

And that, I believe, is all.


Blue skies, world.