So I'm learning that sometimes you can't follow a meal plan. In the past I've done menus and after two weeks I stopped making them because there were days where I didn't follow it exactly and felt like I failed. But, hey guess what? I have kids.
There are days where plans change, and therefore menus change. So do bedtimes and school schedules and all sorts of other stuff. But that doesn't mean I give up on all of our routines and such, which is a good thing because anarchy at our house is unpleasant to say the least. I've seen it before, and I'll not go back on my own accord.
We didn't camp last weekend (thanks to Idaho weather where it's been snowing and raining and too windy to take an asthmatic toddler out). That means we didn't have camping food, which means my menu got all messed up, but that's okay. It's still saving us money on shopping day (which is tomorrow for me), and helps keep me a little bit more sane. Okay, scratch that, because sanity runs thin around here, but the meal plan does help me feel like there's one less thing 'up in the air' from day to day.
Anyway, here's the plan for this week...
Monday - Cheese Quesidillas, green beans, Spanish rice.
Tuesday - Chicken and Rice, peas and carrots.
Wednesday - Pizza Pasta, green salad.
Thursday - No idea yet. Something with beef to even out my chickeny week. Will be inspired by coupons and sale ads this afternoon.
Friday - Chicken Jenn (an easy yummy meal, chunks of chicken, diced green and red peppers, diced onions, a can of alfredo sauce, white wine, and whatever seasonings Hubbs adds: throw it all together and serve over rice or noodles).
Saturday - Meatball Subs.
Sunday - Pork Ribs I think. Not sure of sides. I don't grill stuff, so I'll have to talk with Hubbs to see if he's interested in firing up the grill.
I'm off to clip and gather coupons, write my list, and peruse the fridge for whatever leftovers may play a part in lunches this week.
Later, gators!
Monday, May 31, 2010
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2 comments:
You should make goulash on Thursday!!! It's super easy and everyone likes it. I just brown ground beef with some onion and garlic, cook up some noodles and throw all of it together with a couple of cans of diced tomatoes. My boys love it when I use tortellini instead of elbow macaroni (and it adds a little something special to the dish too!)
Thanks, Erin! That sounds yummy. I'm weird and won't do two pasta dishes in the same week, so I'm plugging goulash in for next week. And I think Thursday I'm going to do Quesidillas, since I'm on my way to go get drive through or something. Budget or not, there are days where a girl just has to splurge.
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