Menu Plan Monday

Dinners for December 17-23

Monday: Chicken with olives (this is from one of those "make a meal" places - I made it last April and it's been in the freezer since then. I'm not sure if its still good, so we may be improvising at the last minute. J and I also are both sick, so if I don't feel like eating again today, then Husband may be on his own and I'll eat noodle soup again.)

Tuesday: Kielbasa and sauerkraut

Wednesday: fend for yourself (I'll be at a church dinner)

Thursday: something vegetarian (ideas?)

Friday: brisket and cabbage soup

Saturday: leftovers

Thanks to organizing junkie for hosting the Menu Plan Monday!

Sunday: pot roast

Menu Plan Monday (on Tuesday)

Our computer was out yesterday, so I'm a day behind, but here it is anyway:

Monday, December 3: Mostaccioli bake (vegetarian) - this turned out really well!

Tuesday, December 4: Soup and grilled sandwiches (tomato soup/grilled ham and cheese for husband; vegetable soup/grilled tuna cheese and tomato for me; chicken noodle/grilled cheese for J)

Wednesday, December 5: Crockpot beef stew

Thursday, December 6: Leftovers

Friday, December 7: Pork roast

Saturday, December 8: Crispy garlic chicken and risotto (I found this through a blog on Menu Plan Monday last week, but unfortunately I did not record the link! My apologies to whoever this came from - I'll look some more and try to update)

Sunday, December 9: Out to eat

Thanks to Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday!

Menu Plan Monday

I have not felt like blogging lately, although I have been enjoying blog-reading! I've found a few new favorites recently, especially Moosh in Indy. As the wife of an attorn.ey, I can really relate to this and this and I love her writing. I think I'll be writing more now - work will be slow until the first of the year, so I'm hoping to get a little more "fun" computer time.

One of the things I'm trying to work on now that I'm not so busy with work is to be more organized and proactive with our meals (although H. wants me to be less structured/organized and more flexible, which should be the topic of my next post!), and so I'm trying to start back up with meal planning. I've always gotten ideas from the Menu Plan Monday on Organizing Junkie, so I'm contributing my list for this week.

Here it is:

Monday: Hamburger cheesy noodles (from a box, with added ground beef); salad for Husband and broccoli for me
Tuesday: Chicken and bacon Alfredo pasta; mixed vegetables
Wednesday: Date night (out to dinner and then to hear the P.o.rn De.bate)
Thursday: Crockpot beef stew
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: out to a holiday party
Sunday: Husband cooks (although he doesn't know it yet!)

I'm really looking forward to the beef stew, since it is one of Husband's favorite meals and I haven't made it in a while!

I don't know if I've mentioned it on here, but one of my frustrations with cooking (which I love to do) is that Husband has a significantly long list of dislikes - in fact, if it's not steak, bacon, pork steak, potatoes, spinach, or asparagus, he probably doesn't like it. His biggest dislikes are any type of bean or pea, seafood (which he claims to be allergic to), and broccoli. Since those are probably in my top 10 list of favorite foods, it makes cooking very frustrating. But I'm going to try and be a good wife and work around this with some creative meal planning!

A day late, but here it is anyway!

MENU PLAN MONDAY (ON TUESDAY)

Monday: Went to my inlaws for dinner (steak, risotto, salad)
Tuesday: Sausage and pepper pasta (super easy, as I'm using frozen pepper strips from Trader Joe's)
Wednesday: Curry chicken, cooked carrots, basmati rice
Thursday: Pot roast in the crockpot
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: out for dinner for H.'s birthday
Sunday: dinner with inlaws for H's birthday

This is an easy week of meals!

Menu Plan Monday

Since one of my goals is to start being more organized with our meals, I'm going to keep up with Menu Plan Mondays, which Laura does each week - I've been reading her blog for a while and really enjoy all the great ideas!

So here's our Menu Plan for the week:

Monday: Chicken Enchiladas, Mexican Rice, Salsa & Chips
Tuesday: Ham, Cheese, Potato Soup & Salad
Wednesday: Leftovers (ground beef, veggie, and pasta soup from two nights ago)
Thursday: Something with the extra roast chicken meat from our dinner last night (any ideas?)
Friday: Thai Pork Tenderloin with noodles and veggies
Saturday: With friends for dinner out
Sunday: Leftovers