I know that lots and lots of bloggers post a meal plan for the week every Monday. Although I will never commit to doing that because I know I will fail more often than I succeed, I did plan a menu this week. You might notice that I have added Pioneer Woman Cooks to the links on the side of this blog. Mostly that is because I think her blog is incredible! However, I forget to check it and each time I remember, I wish I had checked it sooner. I am hoping that seeing it there will spark my memory! Anyway, this weekend, I was browsing through the 7,523 posts that she has put up since the last time I checked and realized that she has a tremendous number of recipes that I want to try. So I made my entire menu from her blog's recipes!
Meal 1: Migas, fruit, Bronco Bread
Meal 2: Zucchini Farfalle, grilled chicken
Meal 3: Beef Enchiladas, chips, black beans
Now, before you all freak out on me and think that I have forgotten how to count the days in a week or simply left off the rest of my menu, I only planned to cook three times this week. My boys are still young enough that they eat very little, so I plan for leftovers. Plus, my husband won't be home for dinner every night this week. Be honest, do you really cook a full meal for just you and the kids (if your kids are 5 and under like mine)??? I never do. And I never, never cook on Sundays. Just my little rule. So three meals it is.
I'll have to post each recipe (my version) as I make it. I am so excited about all three of these meals!
So, what's for dinner at your house this week?
6 comments:
LOL! Tonight for dinner I'm making Pioneer Woman's Simple and Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup.
I always think that Meal Plan Monday thing that everyone does is a great idea, but I never commit to it for the same reason you don't. I have enough reasons to be down about my home-making abilities; I'm not about to add "can't plan a weeks worth of meals to save her life" to the list. ROTFLOL!!!
That soup looks good - and I needed a good laugh, which I got with the food coloring! Ha, ha, ha! i never would have thought of that!
I thought that was hilarious, too. I totally forgot to put it in the soup though. It was still very, very tasty.
Pdub is my FAVORITE internet EVER! :-D
I ♥ Ree!!
When my kids were small and my dh was gone all the time, I only cooked a little.
Now that my dh is home every day (until 3:00pm) I cook every day during the week. We have left overs or catch-whatcha-can on Saturdays, and on Sundays we go to my mom's for a big lunch :)
The menus I do help me grocery shop. I have a list of all the meals we like and I just copy and paste them from it. I don't follow it to a T, like that would surprise anyone, but it is my guideline, and my grocery list.
:-D
I stopped beating myself up for being a horrible housewife years ago. It just is not worth it. I am a fine housewife. I will never be perfect. I have good attributes too!!!
We're kind of bare bones right now until I go grocery shopping, so:
Monday: Refried bean quesadillas
Also, I made Ree's apple dumplings for dessert. Oh. My.
Tuesday: Butter burgers (cuz they're a buck at Culver's) and fries, some fruit or veggies
Wednesday through Friday, don't know yet, but it'll be healthier than Tuesday!
Thanks for linking to this site. I took a moment to look around over there and I really like Pioneer Woman. Great site.
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