Well, it is officially summer break! School is done and most of the "extra" stuff is done as well. Nate has TKD through the end of June but otherwise everything else is done. It's nice to hit the summer slow down . .. granted the next few weeks are still full with summer camps and open houses but not the "normal" stuff!
Here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - Joshua and Nate are at a birthday party throughout the afternoon and I believe are getting dinner. Darryl and I are having a frozen PF Change dinner and rice. Super simple.
Saturday - We have an open house to attend for lunch so dinner is at home tonight since my mom is also going with us to the open house. The plan is teriyaki chicken thighs, Knorr rice packets (Like Rice-a-Roni), peas and crescent rolls
Sunday - I have a concert so I grab something beforehand. I budgeted a little for the guys to stop on their way home from church and pick up their lunch too. We don't eat out often anymore as it has really gotten expensive but I do try to budget for a treat every once in while. (Even "cheap" fast food is now expensive - it is crazy!)
Monday - With TKD still going on - dinner still has to be easy and able to be eaten in shifts. So it is our standard BBQ Cups and Chips.
Tuesday - A family favorite - Spaghetti Carbonara and French Bread
Wednesday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Banana Bread and Asparagus
Thursday - Tomato Basil Chicken, Crazy Jane's Salad (it's based on a seasoning mix called Aunt Jane's Crazy Salt Mix) , and Garlic Bread
I have been working on a menu plan for the summer. It is easy to feel like I'm constantly planning and cooking when we have nothing extra going on so I have tried to make a "routine" or schedule based on style of meals. Obviously things come up and change and that is ok!
My basic plan is as follows (because I know you are all thrilled to know this info)
Sundays - Crock Pot Meals so that they are ready after church. This is also our optional "grilling" day where we have a light lunch after church and then grill later in the day.
Monday - Crock Pot Soups - yes even in the summer soups are good. I tend to make hearty soups with lots of meat, veggies, and pasta in them making it more of a meal.
Tuesday - Odd-Ball stuff HA! Such as meatless items, homemade pizza, seafood and pork. Really these are all things that I have limited recipes for so I just combined them into one night. This is also the night for new recipes along the way too.
Wednesday - Breakfast! I love breakfast foods like quiches and pancakes so I enjoy cooking it for dinner.
Thursday - Chicken.
Friday - Beef
Saturday - We usually go to my mom's for dinner.
Truth be told, I tend to do these ideas and get bored about three weeks into the plan HA! So, we shall see how long this one lasts! I also just cleaned out all of my recipes and threw away quite a few that I've made once and have no desire to make again. Maybe I'll find a few more to throw out by the time I'm done LOL
