It's been almost a month since I made my month of menus, and I must say I have enjoyed not thinking about meals, and I plan to do it again. We have not eaten all the meals I planned, so we still have a fairly full freezer. I cook every night (well, at least that's always the plan) so I'm not sure why we have more than anticipated. There were a few occasions (like July 4th weekend) when we did not eat off the menu, but still that was only a few nights. Hmmm. A mystery.Unfortunately, I have not accrued 20% off my groceries at Giant Eagle like I did last month, so I'm going to have to plan more budget-friendly meals. Even when we can afford to eat lavishly, and we are fortunate that we could if we wanted to, I refuse to spend hundreds of dollars every week on food. I consider it to be a waste of resources. It's not usually healthy either.
Saturday -- Feast of the Blessed Martyrs of Compiegne
Lunch: Skyline chili
Dinner: Tostada Pizza, Caramel Sundaes to celebrate the lives of the sixteen Carmelite martyrs
Sunday
Lunch: Grilled Turkey, Cheese and Chili Mayo, fruit
Dinner: Meatloaf and Mushroom Gravy, mashed potatoes, Roasted Brussel Sprouts Amandine, Brown Sugar and Sour Cream Panna Cotta
Monday
Lunch: Taco Salad
Dinner: Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs with Hoisin Molasses BBQ sauce, Broccoli Salad, bread
Tuesday
Lunch: Grilled hot dogs (going to try these)
Dinner: a dinner date
Wednesday
Lunch: Burgers
Dinner: Greek Pasta topped with Grilled Chicken Breast, bread, fruit
Thursday -- Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
Lunch: BLTs
Dinner:Slow-Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches, Cabbage slaw, chips, Madeleines
Friday
Lunch: Nachos
Dinner: Church festival
* Tried and true
* New to me
Hi Barbara, I just wanted to let you know that I made your barbecue beef sandwiches with the cabbage slaw (twice!), and it is a definite keeper, according to my family. The corn-dog muffins and the slow-cooker chicken cacciatore also were a hits with the fam. I made your pepper jack pasta salad, too, and while I think it was a little "grown up" for my kids, I ate it for lunches throughout the week, and it was so delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipes. Making some new things helped me out of a little cooking rut I was in =)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah. I'm so glad to hear that!
ReplyDeleteWe've been eating your Skillet Stroganoff fairly often. I skip the sour cream & lemon juice step; most of us are not sour-cream fans. It's delicious either way and SO easy.
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