This next week my brother Ken will be in town so we will enjoy some meals together with my mom!
Friday - Popeyes Chicken!
Saturday- Dinner at my moms
Sunday- my mom and I are picking my brother up from the airport and going out to lunch. My guys will have Chili after church.
Monday- leftover Chili with Spaghetti
Tuesday - Dinner at my moms
Wednesday - pot pies
Thursday - it’s Darryl’s birthday so everyone is coming here for dinner and we are getting Jets pizza!
January was such a long month that I completely missed posted my menu last week HA! Don't worry, you did not miss anything exciting. It was a week of leftovers and "make-up" meals - meals that had been planned for different dates but never got made so I made them this past week :-) We are still using coolers so meal planning still has to be a little creative - or maybe it is grocery shopping that has to be creative - to ensure that I have room for the cold stuff. I'm finding send in 2-3 small pick up orders a week (so every few days) is working best - I am finding that I am spending less money because often times a meal carries over due to extra leftovers or a change in plans for a day. There is just less sitting in the coolers and freezer right now since we use it all up!
Here is the plan for the coming week.
Friday - Joshua and Nate are heading off to winter retreat so Darryl and I will pick up some dinner to enjoy at home. Nothing fancy - maybe some Popeye's Chicken since I have coupons!
Saturday - Darryl and I plan to enjoy an afternoon/evening out which will include a nice dinner. Not sure where yet :-)
Sunday - The teens come home Sunday afternoon and it is Superbowl Sunday. Plans are up in the air - they will come home hungry so more then likely they will want their favorite fast food. Several people in my family can't eat much after about 6:30 due to sensitive stomachs so I'm not thinking we will have many snacks to eat during the game. This blog gets posted (normally) on Friday morning and I probably wont' decide about Sunday food until well, Sunday.
Monday - Meatball Soup and French Bread
Tuesday - Lasagna and Garlic Bread
Wednesday - It is Valentine's Day! It's also Youth Group Night so we won't have our normal Spaghetti Dinner. Darryl and I will enjoy dinner together . . .. not sure what yet.
Thursday - Amish Baked Chicken, Butter Noodles, and Roasted Green Beans
We finally got back into all of the things that have been cancelled due to weather - in some cases it was the first time back since before Christmas as crazy as that sounds since it is the end of January! I've kind of enjoyed the last two weeks with limited activities but it's time to get back into the routine I guess!
Here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - Ham Slice and Mac and Cheese. Nate is actually heading off to Winter Camp with a friend so it will just be Josh, Darryl and I for the weekend.
Saturday - Instead of dinner this week, we are meeting my mom for brunch at a local cafe. Then Darryl and I plan to head into "the city" to look at some scratch and dent stores to get an idea on what we might be able to get as far as a fridge. I'm still ok with the coolers - and still angry that my fridge died and can't be fixed HA!
Sunday - After church I'm planning to keep it simple. Pork Loin in the crock pot, Souper Rice, and Zucchini There is a HUGE football game Sunday night - will the Lions make it to the Superbowl??? We shall see! Joshua and Nate are watching it with their youth group. Darryl and I will watch at home - maybe we will grab a treat for during the game. (Instead of the normal cereal HA!)
Monday - Beef, Tomato and Anci (Pasta) Soup
Tuesday - Pork and Bean Nachos
Wednesday - The guys have youth group so Darryl and I will most likely have soup and sandwiches.
Thursday - Amish Breakfast Casserole and Banana Bread
This week our Co-Op picks up again and Nate is having a sleep over for his birthday (which was just before Christmas). We also push his "party" into January since people are busy right around the holidays.
Friday - Tonight Nate has a few friends over. I plan on having BBQ and Mashed Potatoes for Darryl, Josh and I but I'll be cooking chicken nuggets and fries for Nate and his friends.
Saturday - Dinner at my mom's
Sunday - Dr. Pepper Meatballs, Biscuits (either to eat with just butter or to make meatball mini subs), and chips and salsa
Monday - Tacos - something easy to eat in shifts since this is Taekwondo night!
Tuesday - Cheddar Crusted Chicken, Souper Rice, and Green Beans
Wednesday - Hopefully there will be youth group this week which means my guys just have a snack before going and Darryl and I will eat something HA!
Thursday - Pasta Carbanara and French Bread
This week didn't go as planned - we planned for EVERYTHING to start back up but . .. due to snow and ice, lots of things were cancelled! We are anticipating (if the weather people are right) a pretty significant snow storm this weekend so I have back-up "snow storm" food for a couple of days. Do you have specific food that you like to make when there is a snow storm? I do - for some reason it is breakfast food for me and crock pot meals!
Friday - Stuffed Shells and Garlic Bread
Saturday - Dinner at my mom's house OR Biscuits and Gravy, Fried Potatoes and Eggs (Also have stuff to make grilled cheese or Egg McMuffins or BLT's for lunch!)
Sunday - My guys and I are going to an event for one of their friends so Darryl is on his own :-) OR (if we are still snowed in) Roast, Noodles, Corn and Rolls.
Monday - Meatball Soup and Hawaiian Rolls
Tuesday - Chicken Pot Pie Crescent Braid and Salad
Wednesday - Soup and Sandwiches
Thursday - Chicken Fried Steak Fingers and Baked Zucchini Sticks (Two new recipes from cookbooks I own - hoping to actually USE my cookbooks this year and find some new favorites!)
I'm already running late and it is only week one! Actually I usually take "Christmas Break" - the two weeks we are off school - and just breath . . .relax, read, and not have any expectations on myself (or others for that matter). Instead I just like to rest. I plan my goals, set up my desk, pick out some books - all of the prep work - and then, as we turn the corner into the 2nd week of January I am ready! That means I didn't get this written on Friday but am finally getting to it today, Saturday.
We are currently without a fridge as ours died the week before Christmas. Don't worry, we are managing fine with 3 electric coolers, one cooler with ice, and our deep freezer. We love the ice cooler - the water, juice, and soda is ICE cold . .. it kinda feels like a consolation prize HA! I shop twice a week as space is a little limited but really, that's ok too. It's always an adventure!
Friday - Grilled Cheese and Soup.
Saturday - Dinner at my mom's house
Sunday - Chili and Fritos after church.
Monday - Leftover chili with spaghetti
Tuesday - Spaghetti Carbanara and French Bread
Wednesday - My guys head back to youth group tonight so they just have a light snack before they leave (like cereal or a sandwich). Darryl and I often have soup or something else simple.
Thursday - BBQ Cups and French Fries
And that's a wrap! Wow!
Friday - My plan is to clean out the fridge/freezer. Leftovers, a meal we never ate on a previous week. Whatever I can pull together will work.
Saturday - Dinner at my moms house.
Sunday - It is New Year's Eve! We will have soup and bread after church. Then, later in the day we will have a few favorite appetizers to snack on - Bacon Wrapped Sausages, Bacon Cream Cheese, Crescents, Little Smokie pigs in the blanket, chips and salsa, and maybe some fruit for good measure.
Monday - It is New Year's Day! We will head to my mom's house and she will feed us well on this first day of 2024
Tuesday - Ham and Scalloped potatoes
Wednesday - pasta carbonara
Thursday - ham and potato soup and biscuits
