Menu Plan Monday

Daddy is back home for a while now.  Thank goodness.  I am happy to get back into the menu planning groove again!  Wow, that and a trip to the grocery store is calling!

monday

leftover orzo from freezer

salad

bread

tuesday

Irish Potato Soup (a good and really easy recipe!)

Molasses Brown Bread (kind of like my mom makes maybe???)

using the Soy Buttermilk sub here

wednesday

refried beans in crock pot

tacos

thursday

spaghetti (thaw sauce from freezer)

bread

friday

pizza night

veggie tray

saturday

stirfried tofu

broccoli

rice

sunday

leftover buffet

or

make a nice meal together

Menu Plan Monday

I will do as many no-prep, no-cooking meals this week as possible.  There are a few organization projects I want to finish around the house,( you'll see a few tomorrow) a couple things I need to finish for Etsy,(hopefully you'll see by the end of the week)  a book to read called The No Cry Sleep Solution, (I think I will share my readings and progress...)  Im got to page 50 today and I actually, truly have hope that I may be able to get some real sleep one day soon!  (oh, without sacrificing my daughters emotional needs)

Here it is:  short, sweet and minimal effort

monday

just the girls- leftovers from the fridge

tuesday

lipton teriyaki noodles

broccoli

morningstar farms asian patty

wednesday

macaroni grill pesto type pasta w/tomatoes added

green beans

green salad

thursday

taco soup

chips

tofu sour cream

friday

pizza night

saturday

stir fried tofu

veggies

rice

sunday

spaghetti

fresh bread

salad left?

groceries;

more lettuce?

Menu Plan Monday

Healthy, simple and vegan this week.  We need to be better about eating a little healthier.  I do believe I have put on a few pounds.  My husband thinks he has too!  How'd that happen??

Monday

Peanut Butter Sesame Noodles (Rachel Rays- I used to use this recipe I think...)

Steamed broccoli

Tuesday

Black Bean soup in the crock pot

carrot thyme bread

Wednesday

Loaded Baked Potatoes (we skipped those last week)

canned chili and veg toppings

tofu sour cream

Thursday

thaw something from the freezer- carpet is being

installed today, Yippee!

Friday 

Pizza night (homemade and cheeseless)

veg or salad

Saturday

Make Spaghetti sauce in bulk- didn't use my gigantic

Costco tomato cans last week.  I'll then put this in jars and freeze!

Sunday

Leftover Black Bean soup

over rice

Green salad

groceries;

fresh cilantro

canned chili?

Menu Plan Monday

Money is going to be tight for the next while.  I am going to keep my grocery shopping to a minimum and cook what we have.

monday

meatball subs (featuring meatless meatballs my dear husband picked up at Trader Joes)

grilled onions and peppers

oven fries

tuesday

No Hurry Vegetable Curry from Fresh From The Vegetarian Slow Cooker 

(hey look, its for sale on the left- wadd'ya know!)

rice

chutneys

wednesday

Home Made Pasta Sauce , Ill do my own variation. ( I have 2 gallon(?) size cans of tomatoes from Costco and have been meaning to use them...)

Spaghetti

frozen peas

thursday

stir-fry veggies w/ noodles This looks good..

morning star farms asian patties

friday

pizza night - I plan to make from scratch, cheeseless

veggie tray (seriously this time!)  

saturday

Crock Pot Vegetable Lasagna 

yes, from Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

steamed veggie of some type

bread in the machine

sunday

Baked Potatoes 

fun toppings; canned chili, broccoli, canned tomatoes, ect.

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groceries to buy:

green pepper

tofu-firm

zucchini

eggplant or red peppers, something cheap?

garlic- fresh

frozen peas?

Menu Plan Monday

Oh what a busy time it has been.  

Taking care of our cat Dave has just plain taken it out of me.  He is doing wonderfully now.  He will eat softened kibble, with a little canned of course, and hes able to jump up on our bed now!!  I am now a pro at giving insulin injections as well!

I have also been super busy working on my soaping and Etsy site.  Soon, I will share it with you all!  I am so excited!!

Skipping out on my weekly menu planning always sounds like a good idea but in the long end is NOT NOT NOT!!!

Every night this past week my husband asked me what I had in mind for dinner, because like a good husband he checks my blog and knows our weekly menu.  Since I didn't plan last week it was more of a hectic chaos trying to decide what we could make for dinner.  I won't be skipping menu planning any time soon again!

monday

our favorite No Hurry Vegetable Curry from Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

brown rice

tuesday

Slow Cooked Ziti Casserole also from Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

fresh green beans

wednesday

stir fry

soba noodles

thursday 

taco soup -Paula Deens recipe veggie version 

bread machine bread

chips

friday

pizza night- back to cheese-less for me

veg tray

saturday

tostadas

tofu sour cream

sunday

leftover buffet (or we'll cook together!)

Menu Plan Monday

After a holiday away, we are ready for some good healthy cooking!  We will do low fat, vegan all week and hopefully purge some of those desserts and calorie laden yummies we enjoyed!

monday

stuffing (from freezer)

mashed potatoes (instant)

green beans

boca patty & gravy

tuesday

bean tacos

tons of chopped veggies

potatoes

tofu sour cream

wednesday

no hurry vegetable curry

brown rice

chutney

thursday

chili in the crock (this looks good)

bread machine corn bread 

friday

pizza night

veg tray and salad

saturday

pasta-any

bread in bread machine

salad

peas

sunday

baked potatoes 

top w/ chili and other goodies

broccoli

Yummy!

menu Plan Monday

a little late, but better than never!  

Just another healthy week of menus in our household.

Monday

Tofurkey leftovers

Tuesday

Cuban Black Beans and Rice

Green Salad w/ mandarins

Wednesday

Pasta- whatever sounds best

steamed veggies

Leftover Rosemary bread

Thursday

No Hurry Vegetable Curry NO- LEFTOVER SOUP INSTEAD, SORRY HON.  WELL HAVE THAT NEXT WEEK.

Rice

Friday

Pizza night

I will try this WW pizza crust recipe this time...

Saturday

Leftover Buffet

Salad

Sunday

Chili in the crockpot

bread

Menu Plan Monday

Menu Plan Monday

Monday

Boca burgers

Oven fries (usually I make w/out a recipe, but just like this!)

Tuesday

Spaghetti

Green salad

Wednesday

Something from the freezer.... we will be cleaning house for Thanksgiving here!!!

Thanksgiving;  (mom and I are splitting the work, shes doing the Tofurkey!)

Cranberries- regular with sugar

Cranberries, sugar free style w/ Stevia (recipe on right column)

Stuffing

Mashed Potatoes

Peas or green beans

cookies or brownies or other...

Friday

Pizza night

veg tray

Saturday

leftover thanksgiving

Sunday.....

Menu Plan Monday

We will be going out of town for Christmas this year and seeing family we haven't seen in a while.  I just dug out my 'nice clothes' today to see if any fit, they are all pre-baby and some even pre-secretary-sit-on-my-butt-for-8-hours-a-day jobs.  I was really happy to discover that I fit in just about everything.  There are a few pairs of pants I need a little 'help' fitting into, to actually look good, so, we will be eating very, very healthy for the next month.  Oh, and my husband wants to drop a couple of pounds as well, so he will be nothing but encouragement for me!

Very, Very Healthy Menu Week One

Monday

Irish Potato Soup  (this is leftover in the freezer, it was very good)

100% WW bread in the machine (I also made this last week, it is awesome!!)

Tuesday

Summer Fettuccine from my McDougall Quick and Easy Cook Book

Green Salad

Wednesday

Potato Enchiladas from McDougalls

side of beans and rice

Thursday

No Hurry Vegetable Curry from my favorite Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

Rice

Friday

Pizza night Vegan style (no cheese, extra veggies)

I will make it on a Whole Wheat Pizza Crust like this

green salad

Saturday

San Antonio Quinoa Salad from McDougall

Leftover potato enchiladas or tacos

Sunday

Chili in the crock pot

tofu sour cream

grocery list;

white flour

corn tortillas

green onions

salsa

carrots

coriander?

garbanzo beans?

better than boullion

Menu Plan Monday

Getting back into the routine of life.  House is unpacked, well, mostly!  And, its my birthday this week, the big, er...  twenty-ten!  Yikes.  I feel older already.

Monday

Spaghetti

Leftover WW bread made sunday

Green Salad

Tuesday

My big day! Go out to eat with hubby and baby.

Wednesday

Some type of easy vegan Calzone with spinach. mmm...

Green Salad

Thursday 

Irish Potato Soup (actually I made last week, unplanned and leftovers are in the freezer, it was FANTASTIC, even my 1 year old liked it! Make a double batch.)

Fresh Bread maybe?<<<

Friday

Pizza night

Veggie Tray

Saturday

I am thinking Indian, maybe 'quick, easy coconut stirfry', caution, her blog is a little raunchy! ( think I'll bookmark it! Plus, I use/agree with all the ingredients she uses)

Brown Rice

Sunday

Whatever strikes our fancy.  Leftovers, something quick, Taco Del Mar, whatever the day brings us.

Menu Plan Monday

This week will be super easy as we are tying up the house after moving and preparing for the little ones big First birthday party.  And we have Grandparents coming at the end of the week!!

I will do healthy takes on pre-packaged food.  Normally we dont eat that garbage, but due to my discovery of coupons we now are stocked up on those chemically laden 'junk foods'.  Well, I guess you cant win them all.

Monday

Easy Veggie soup -I'll just throw something together!

bread 

Tuesday

Zatarains Rice Pilaf w/ added peas 

Boca Steaks (boca patties cooked in pan w/ A1)

Wednesday

Box Hamburger helper "lasagna''

I will add tomatoes, soy meat and shredded carrot or other frozen veggie

Thursday

Left over veggie soup

Friday

Family in town.....

Saturday

Pizza for babys birthday

Sugar Free Vegan Carrot Cake for baby and my parents (and anyone wanting a healthy option)

Regular Carrot cake for rest of my family

veggies and snacks

Sunday

Leftovers

Recover from party!

Menu Plan Monday

Another easy week for us as we still have unpacking and construction on my babys room.  These meals cant be to difficult, otherwise I just wont have time to make them!!

Monday

Pasta Bake

Steamed Peas

Focaccia from freezer

Tuesday

Curried Carrot soup  (but I used coconut milk instead of soy)

Fresh WW bread from bread maker

Wednesday

Morning star farms Veggie Fajitas w/ green peppers

Brown rice

Thursday

Veggie Chili

Yeasted Corn bread (this time I will add more cornmeal and maybe even corn....)

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray as usual

Saturday

Leftover chili from thursday

Sunday

Quick Italian Vegetable Soup

leftover bread from Tuesday (if there is any left!!)

shopping list

coconut milk (?)

sour cream

flour tortillas

zucchini

bouillon

Menu Plan Monday

Well, we've moved and have only a few things to tie up at the other house before all is said and done.  This week we will be doing a ton of unpacking, organizing, prepping (paint and carpet) on my daughters room to get settled.  

My menu this week will be filled with quick, simple and somewhat healthy meals.

Monday

MorningStar Farms SW style Veggie Cakes (just discovered them on Base)

Instant Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Green Salad

Tuesday

Pasta Bake

Green Beans

Rolls

Wednesday

Black Bean Enchiladas

Garden tomatoes and lettuce

Thursday

Veggie Fajitas with green peppers

Refried Beans and chips

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

Dinner with my parents to celebrate our new home

Potluck style, vegan, I will suggest Italian so I can make Insalata Caprese which my husband and I have been dying to make vegan

Sunday

leftovers or a dish I didnt find time to try during the week.

Menu Plan Monday

It feels like fall.  This weeks menu will be full of warm, hearty fall favorites.  Or at least thats the plan right now.

Monday

Baked potatoes with lots of toppings

steamed broccoli

Tuesday

Vegan Caprese Salad because we are getting a bunch of tomatoes from our garden

Spaghetti

Wednesday

A Winter Vegetable Stew from Moosewood (and everything from them is wonderful)

green salad

Dill bread

Thursday

Veggie Fajitas

Brown Rice

We will be doing our final moving this weekend so the meals will have to be easy w/ no prep!

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

Leftover winter stew from wednesday

Sunday

leftover chili in the freezer

menu Plan Monday

Monday

Peanut Noodles w/ Zucchini

Brown Rice

Steamed carrots (to share with baby)

Tuesday

Leftover Mexican from Sunday eating out (really yummy and spicy chiliques)

serve w/ mondays brown rice  or... frozen burritos and freeze and save the rice for later in the week.  hmmm

Wednesday

Vegan Lasagna (although I wont follow the recipe!!)  I'll use my own 'ricotta'

homemade(?) bread

salad

Thursday

Leftover chili (from freezer)

On Baked potatoes

steamed broccoli

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

Chinese(box Wachai Ferry Sweet and Sour on sale after coupon.  Instead of chicken will make with tofu and broccoli)

More brown rice

Sunday

A special meal or something from the week I hadn't yet prepared!

Menu Plan Monday

Monday

Boca Burgers w/ tomatoes from garden

Oven Fries

Carrots from garden

Tuesday

Romano Grill Alfredo in box (1.50 after coupons)

Steamed broccoli

Whole Grain Bread

Wednesday

Indian (veg curry thing I make)  (family fav!)

Brown Rice

Our Favorite Spicy Potatoes

Assorted Chutneys

Thursday

Chili  (family fav!)

Bread Machine Corn Bread (I'll go heavier on the cornmeal this time!)

Friday

Pizza night

Veg tray as usual

Saturday

Pasta Bake  (family fav)

Bread

Salad

Steamed Peas

Sunday

Leftovers, a meal I didnt make yet or something from the freezer

My Healthy Menu Plan!

This week will be back to my normal healthy eating.  We have had company in town over the weekend so my menu plan goes out the window.  So, there are a few items I did not get to make and will add into this weeks plan.  Ohh, and some leftovers from this weekends meals as well!

Monday

Chik'n Parm (leftover)

Spaghetti

Easy roasted veggies

Tuesday

Orzo (leftover)

garden salad

Some kind of good bread

Wednesday

Frozen Burritos

Leftover queso(from the freezer)

chips, corn and garden tomatoes

Thursday

Curried Carrot Soup

Fresh Bread

Friday

Pizza night 

veggie tray

Saturday

Tofu Meat loaf

Mashed potatoes

steamed veggies

Sunday

Veggie Fajitas

Rice and tortillas

Chips

Menu Plan Monday

Lifes been crazy moving and trying to sell a house in this market!!  This week I should be able to settle down and make dinner every night again.  I dont ever want to look at another pre-prepared pizza for a long time!!

Monday

Chickn Parm

Green salad

Pasta salad

Tuesday

 Curried carrot soup sounds fantastic!!  

A side of fresh bread.

Weds

Boca burgers

Fries

Leftover pasta salad

Thurs

Baked potatoes w/ toppings

steamed veggies

Friday

Pizza night

Maybe I'll try Rachaels whole wheat BBQ pizza, mmmmm...

Saturday

Leftovers! (or switch w/ another day)

Sunday

Chili 

Mexican Corn Bread

Menu Plan Monday

This week will be bland, boring, easy and hopefully only from the food we have on hand.  We have all had a terrible flu this weekend and our appetites are still no-where near normal.  As we haven't eaten all weekend the fridge is full (minus applesauce!) and our garden is getting overgrown so I will try to stay out of the grocery store this week!

Monday

Canned vegetable soup (throw in some zucchini and peas from the garden)

Toast

Tuesday

Baked Potatoes w/ mild toppings (marj., green onions, steamed broccoli maybe)

Green salad

Wednesday

Pasta Salad w/ lots of veggies(I will make fairly bland if we are still ill)

Boca burgers maybe...

Thursday

Homemade bread

Pasta Bake

Steamed zucchini

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

Cuban Black beans w/ mango chutney

Brown rice

Sunday

Tofu baked with Peppers and Olives 

Rice

Green Salad

Menu Plan Monday

This week will be quick meals, I am not planning to make much from scratch unless it is super easy. We will be preparing our house to sell. Can you say 'ahhhhhhhh'.  Oh, and I will do my best to maintain really healthy meals as always!
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Monday
Jerk Burgers  (well, Carribean Jerk burgers, but I am going to call them 'jerk burgers')

Oven Fries

Garden Salad

Tuesday

Baked Potatoes

Chili from Freezer

Veg toppings; broc, onion, salsa

Wednesday

Zatarains Jambalaya box mix veggie style

Green Salad

Thursday

Frozen Burritos w/ enchilada sauce

Corn

Brown Rice

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

'Subway' sandwiches (fill ww french bread loaf w/ cut veggies, mustard & mayo)

chips

Sunday

Chikn' Parmesan (simple recipe next post)

Pasta Salad w/ grilled Vegetables I will probably grill on stovetop ahead of time and not use cheese at all!