Menu Plan Monday Aug 20th

So I am looking ahead for the week trying to plan our week's menu around our activities.  Here is what I noticed.....Butter Beane and Jelly Beane will be starting preschool Thursday and String Beane Starts first grade next Monday!  I am starting to get that nervous knot in my stomach that happens at the start of every school year.  I thought that would go away when I was not the one starting school.  Nope.  Only got worse.

I have a few leftovers and some carry over meals from last week.  That will help me our a lot this week since we have a preschool teacher conference one night and an Open house at String Beane's school another night.  Throw in some soccer, gymnastics and Kindermusik and that is why we are all tired and crazy!

Here is the plan for this week.

Monday
Fried Chicken
Green Peas
Cantaloupe

7-UP Biscuits

Tuesday

Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp
Broccoli
Applesauce

Wednesday

Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili
Cornbread
Fruit

Thursday

Pork Lo Mein
I am substituting pork for the shrimp.

Friday
Breakfast for Supper
Sausage
Pancakes
Scrambled eggs
Fruit

Weekend
Chicken Pot Pie
Broccoli
Applesauce

So....what's on your menu this week?  How are you going to handle lunch box packing this school year?

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.  Go and see what everyone else has cooking.

Menu Plan Monday July 30

Last week we had to shift some things around a little.  The result is that I am carrying over two meals from last week.

I kinda like to carry over a meal or two.  Less to think about this week.

Here is the plan for this week.

Monday

Crock Pot Chicken and Noodle Soup
Sandwiches
Grapes

Tuesday
Chicken Pot Pie
Broccoli
Applesauce

Wednesday

Shrimp Burgers
French Fries
Garden Salad

Thursday

Coconut Chicken with Apricot Sauce
Rice
Broccoli

Friday
Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry
Rice

Weekend
Pizza using Beer Batter Pizza Crust
Corn
Fruit

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.  Go and check out what everyone else has planned. 

Menu Monday June 11

Summer has begun here!  We are staying up a little later and waking up a little later. 

I love not being tied to a school schedule!  We are really busy though.  Summer is always busier than I envision it being.  This week, Monday is the only day where we have nothing to do. 

We close on our new house this week, so I am going to try to get some freezer cooking done so I will have plenty of back up when we start the move process.  So this week I have planned a pretty easy and kid friendly menu so I will be able to freezer cook along the way. 

Here is the line up:

Monday

Crock Pot Baked Potato Bar
Salad
Left over soup

Tuesday
Out to eat with the Little Beanes

Wednesday
Honey Lime Chicken (did not get to this last week)
Rice
Broccoli

Thursday

Pizza using Beer Batter Pizza Dough
I will  make extra pizzas and freeze!

Friday

Slow Cooked Sticky Chicken
Rice
Vegetable

Weekend

Mini Corn Dogs
Fresh Corn
Something else I find at the Farmer's Market!

I hope you have a great week!  I am linking up at Menu Plan Monday.  Go check out all of the other menu plans.

Menu Monday June 4

It is Monday. Yo!

We had a great week of food last week.  Everyone at well and I got to go out to eat...twice.  Mr. Homegrown took me to The Cheesecake Factory for my birthday.  The next day, we ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen.  It was great to spend time alone with him. 

This week I am going to try mostly new recipes using stuff that I have on hand.  It will be interesting to see if any of them will make it to the family favorites list.

Here is the line up.

Monday
Honey Lime Chicken
Rice
Broccoli

Tuesday

Sausage and Pepper Skewers
Pasta Salad

Wednesday

Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki
Rice
Edamme

Thursday

Spicy Bean and Rice Burritos
Salad
Corn

Friday

Cheeseburger Flatbread Melts
Salad
Chips

Weekend
Breakfast for supper

What is on your menu this week?

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.  Go check out the other meun plans. 

Menu Plan Monday May 28th

Happy Memorial Day!  I hope everyone has a great day off to spend with family.

We have just come home from a weekend trip to the mountains.  We had a great time but I am so glad to be home and back in my own comfort zone.  Traveling with three little children is never easy.  Hiking part of the Appalachian Trail with three little children boarders on crazy!  They did good though.  Very little complaining and Jelly Beane slept on my back a lot of the way. 

This week's menu plan is all about me and my favorites.  My birthday is this week so I am planning all foods that are my favorites!  Of course, that does mean I am trying two new recipes and we will see if they make the cut to be added to the family favorties list. 

Also, to celebrate my birthday, Mr. Homegrown is taking me to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory saturday night.  I will be hanging on to that hope all week!  Any suggestions on what to order? 

Here is this week's line up:

Monday
Hamburgers on the grill

Onion Rings
Watermelon

Tuesday

Pasta e Fagioli

Garlic Bread Twists

Wednesday ~ Birthday!

Grilled Butterflied Brown Sugar Chicken
Asparagus
Rice

Peanuts in Coke Cupcakes
I am going to relive my childhood with this cupcake!

Thursday

Easy Egg Rolls
Pot stickers
Edammame

Friday

Pizza using Beer Batter Pizza Dough
Salad
Corn

Weekend
The Cheesecake Factory!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you have a great week!  I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday May 7

Last week's meals did not go exactly as planned.  The week started off as planned.  We followed the menu and ate well. 

Then we go some big and exciting news.  We bought a new house!  Yea for us.  So, I have spent the last few days browsing Pinterest for ideas about painting and decorating!  We are all very excited.  The Little Beanes are the most excited because the new have an upstairs.  String Beane said that he has always wanted a house with stairs. 

So for this week's menu, I am using what I have in my freezer and doing some easy meals so I will have more time to on line shop :-)  It is all about priorities right?

Here is the line up:

Monday

Enchilada Rice

Tuesday

Pizza using Beer Battered Pizza Crust

Wednesday

Grilled Butterflied Brown Sugar Chicken


Green Beans with Bacon and Carmalized Onions

Thursday

Shepherd's Pie

Friday
Breakfast for Supper
Waffles of Insane Greatness
Sausage
Scrambled Eggs

Weekend

Chicken Macaroni Bake

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday April 23

Last week's menu was so good!  The Homemade Spaghetti-Ohs and the Mini Corn Dogs were the hit of the week!  Both of those recipes have been added to our Family Favorites. 

This week I am going for easy.  I am also using up some things I have in my freezer.  We are also going to try cooking over the campfire again.  I am loving some camp food right now.  It is so fun.  I might have to give actual camping a try one of these days.  Maybe I should start with 'glamping' first and see how it goes.

Here is this weeks line up.

Monday

Kielbasa and Pasta


Tuesday
BBQ pulled pork
Slaw
Boiled potatoes

Wednesday

Chicken Fajitas
Mexican Rice
Corn

Thursday

Grilled Fish with Black beans and corn

Grilled Potatoes with Dipping Sauce


Friday
We are going to try the dutch oven over the campfire again!  Wish us luck.

Gumbo
Rice

Weekend

Tuna Noodle Casserole

What is on your menu this week?  I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.  Go check out all of the meal plans.

Menu Plan Monday April 16

Spring break is over.  I had so much fun with my little Beanes this week.  Mr. Homegrown even took a few days off to be with us.

Now Monday morning, it will fell like herding cats getting everyone up, dressed, fed, and out the door on time.  I do not look forward to that.

I am planning an easy week of meals that I hope everyone will happily eat.

Here is the line up:

Monday


Baked Shrimp Scampi
Rice

Tuesday

Homemade Spaghetti Oh's

Wednesday
BBQ Chicken Pizza on Beer Batter Pizza Crust
I will post this pizza recipe soon!

Thursday

Mini Corn Dogs
Broccoli
Corn on the cob

Friday
Pizza from Papa John's and family movie night!

Weekend

Orange Chicken
Rice


What is on your menu this week?  I am linking up at Menu Plan Monday.  Go check her out.

Menu Plan Monday April 9

Happy Easter!

He is Risen!

We are on Easter break here this week.  The little Beanes are out of school/preschool and I am looking forward to a slower paced week.

We had a lot of good meals last week.  I tried some new recipes and all three were keepers! 

The Shepperd's Pie was so good and all the little Beanes ate it up.  The Tuna Noodle Casserole was surprisingly good.  I was honestly only making that because I had some tuna in the pantry and I was wanting to use it up.  Turns out this recipe is a repeater, as Mr. Homegrown would say.  And the Fish Tacos were so good! This was Mr. Homegrown's favorite meal for the week. The little Beanes did not like them in the flour tortillas but they ate all the 'insides' of the tacos.  Good enough for me! 

We did not get around to the Navajo Tacos last week so I am rolling them to this week.

Here is this week's menu.

Monday

Navajo Tacos

Salad

Tuesday

Teriyaki chicken Kebabs

Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Rice

Wednesday

Roasted Chicken

Crashed Potatoes

Grilled Glazed Carrots

Thursday

Out to eat!

Friday

Left overs

Saturday

My mom's birthday dinner.  I am making her favorite:

Pepperoni Pizza on Beer Battered Pizza Crust

and my favorite:

Thai Chicken Pizza

and

Strawberry Shortcake

What is on your menu this week?

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday March 19

We ate so good last week. 

My favorites were the General Tso's Chicken and the Bacon-y Rice and Chicken. 

Mr. Homegrown cooked oysters over the fire pit.  They were so good!  He is so proud of himself. 

Here is the line up for this week.

Monday

Sausage Panckes on Sticks

Scrambled Eggs

Baked Apples

Tuesday

Carmalized Baked Chicken

Rice

Broccoli

Wednesday

Pizza made with Beer Batter Crust

Corn

Salad

Thursday

Captain Crunch Thai Chicken Tenders

Soba Noodles with Sweet Ginger Sauce

Friday

Chicken Pot Pie (my mom's recipe)

Broccoli

Applesauce

Weekend

Pork Chops With Pineapple Fried Rice

What are your menu plans this week?

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Menu Plan Monday March 12

Ever since I started adding an extra meal to the plan, we have had more left overs than normal.

So, once again, I am carrying over a meal from last week to this week.

Here is the plan for this week.

Monday

Crock Pot Rotisserie Chicken

Potatoes

Green Beans

Cantaloupe

Tuesday

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Cantaloupe

Wednesday

Pizza with Beer Batter Pizza Crust

Salad

Corn

Thursday

General Tso's Chicken

Pot Stickers

Rice

Friday

Bacon-y Chicken and Rice Bake

Broccoli

Mandarin Oranges

Weekend

Oyster Roast over the fire pit

Corn Bread

Slaw

What do you have planned for this week?

I am linking up with Menu Plan Monday.  Go check out what every one else has planned for this week.