Weekly Menu

Summer is here - at least summer break is!  My guys are done with school and so are our friends that hang out with us all summer.  I decided to go through my recipe file and pull out all of our tried and true favorites and plan a month at a time.  I took time last week to fill in the June calendar and we will see how this goes! Sure, I enjoy trying new recipes but I find that what we really love are the recipes I've been making for a long time. It's also helpful with grocery shopping as I know what I need for a future recipe if I happen to see something on a great sale :-)  

Here is the dinner plan for the coming week:

Friday - Meatball Soup and French Bread

Saturday - Dinner at my mom's 

Sunday - Brats, Macaroni Salad and Chips and Dip 

Monday - Beef and Acini Soup with yeast rolls

Tuesday - Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos, Salad, and Chips and cheese

Wednesday - Chili 5 Ways 

Thursday - Shrimp and Grits and Fried Zucchini.  

Now that summer is here I also have to plan lunches.  Don't get me wrong, I plan lunches all year but when school is out and there are 4 kids/teens eating I actually have to plan more specifically.  I do plan a schedule and we stay pretty consistent with the favorites.  \

What is the plan?  Simple - Monday is pizza (pizza rolls, French bread pizza, homemade pizza etc), Tuesday is Chicken Nuggets/Chicken Fries and French Fries, Wednesday is Breakfast foods, Thursday is my variety day - Dr. Pepper Meatballs, Spaghetti, Tacos, Sausage balls and muffins, and Ham with homemade mac and cheese, and Friday is Sandwiches OR something special (like a treat of pizza hut pizza, taco bell or some other fun outing).  The idea is to keep it simple for me, keep the grocery list manageable but yet make good food! Sometimes the rotation changes based on our activities for the week. 

Here is the lunch plan for the coming week:

Friday -It's the last half day of school for our friends - so I'm actually doing Chicken Nuggets/Fries and chips. 

Saturday - When we are home, we do YOYO . .. .You're On Your Own!  Basically everyone just finds what they want for lunch and makes it (or asks for help!) . 

Sunday - Our "lunch" is dinner and our "dinner" in the evening is technically lunch I guess.  Most often we just have cereal.  We might try doing some bonfires (when it isn't so dry) and roast some hotdogs, s''mores and such too. This week it will just be cereal :-) 

Monday - Pizza Rolls, Chips and Fruit

Tuesday - We have a field trip today so I'll be packing lunches.  I'm leaning towards lunchables as those are super easy.  

Wednesday - Pancakes and Sausage with fruit cups

Thursday - Spaghetti and Garlic Bread