Life with Littles

Menu Plan Monday

In an attempt to be better stewards of our funds I am trying to cut our grocery bill.  There are 6 members of our family, there are basically 4 that eat as adults and then 2 younger littles that eat about as much as one adult together.  One of the areas that we seem to spend the most money on is snacks.  The littles will go through a bag a chips in one sitting.  I try not to buy too many of them, or shop at Aldi's if I do, but DaddyLittle thinks we need to have them in the house.  Another area that has caused our meal planning to become more of a challenge has been DaddyLittle's schedule change.  It has been really hard on me to try to work around the time that he is at home.  With all that in mind here are my plans for the week.  I plan on getting the snacks made up the weekend before so they are ready to go for the week.  Some of the cookies will go into the freezer so they won't all end up in the tummies of the Littles at once.  I am going to try a couple of new recipes this week from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook called "5 Ingredients or Less"

Snacks made this weekend: 6 dozen chocolate chip cookies, 2 dozen white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, 2 batches caramel chex mix, 2 batches Puppy chow or Muddy Buddies Mix

Menu:     Monday:  Breakfast  Eggs, toast, milk and OJ

                            Lunch     Chicken Strips, Cottage Cheese, Peaches

                            Dinner    Maid Rites, Corn on the cob, Orange Fluff

                Tuesday:  Breakfast   Cereal, Bananas, Milk

                                Lunch        Hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, pineapple bits

                                Dinner        Baked Ziti, Green Salad, Garlic Bread

                 Wednesday:   Breakfast     Pancakes, Sausage, Milk

                                      Lunch      Frozen Pizza

                                      Dinner     Newlywed Beef and Noodles (5IOL)

                 Thursday:      Breakfast       Eggs, Toast, Milk and OJ

                                      Lunch            Sandwiches

                                      Dinner        Mary's Pork Chops ( 5IOL), Mahed potatoes, green beans

                   Friday        Breakfast  Funnel Cakes, strawberries

                                    Lunch        Chef Salad

                                    Dinner    Chili w/ cheese, cornbread

                Saturday    Breakfast    Cereal, Milk and Fruit

                                Lunch        Savory Sandwich Ring

                                Dinner       Meatloaf, Super Potato Casserole (5IOL), green beans

                Sunday      Breakfast    Pancakes, Bacon

                                Lunch     Baked potato and salad bar

                                Dinner    Chicken and Stuffing Bake (5IOL)

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Menu Plan Monday

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Monday- Beef Enchiladas, Cheesy Mexican Rice and Green Salad.

Tuesday- Pizza Pick-up

Wednesday- Savory Sandwich Ring (look for recipe on Tuesday)

Thursday- Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans

Friday-  Grill Night

Saturday- Chicken Strip Salad

Sunday- Looking for a new recipe to try!

The littles start back to school this week, and hubby is starting a new schedule so it is going to be a strange week.  I guess we will see how it goes.

Menu Plan Monday

I am back to participating in Menu Plan Monday.  A sure sign that things are getting back to normal around here!

Monday:  Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans

Tuesday:  Taco Casserole, Mexican Rice, Green Salad

Wednesday:  Maid-Rites, french fries

Thursday:  Cut-Up Chicken, rice, green beans

Friday:  Eating at mom's for Christmas

Saturday: Not sure yet.....new recipe

Sunday: Pot Roast, corn, green beans

For more menu ideas go to: Laura's.

Menu Plan Monday

Here we are at Monday again.  I must admit last week my menu plan didn't turn out as I planned.  We had a lot of things that kind of jumped in and messed up the best laid plans.  But hey, that's what summer is all about, right?  So here is the planned menu for this week.  Breakfast and lunch will stay the same as last week.

Monday- Spaghetti, Garlic Bread and Salad

Tuesday- Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn

Wednesday- Not sure yet, gotta be quick because of church

Thursday- Enchiladas, cheesy rice, salad

Friday- Family night.....PIZZA

Saturday- Hamburgers and dogs on the grill

Sunday- Lunch @ Church

Next week I will have no menu to post since I will be at camp all week with the littles. 

For more menu plans head to Laura's, our lovely host for this meme.

Menu Plan Monday

As always Menu Plan Monday is hosted by the lovely Laura be sure to check back over at her website for lots more menu plans. 

I am leaving Friday for the Women of Faith conference in Saint Louis so daddy will be cooking on Friday and Saturday.  Except for what I put in the crockpot for Friday night's dinner. 

Monday-  Breakfast: Crescents and Scrambled Eggs    Lunch: Grilled Cheese and Peaches    Dinner:  Enchiladas, Rice and salad

Tuesday - Breakfast: Pancakes and Bacon    Lunch: BBQ  Beef Sandwiches, Pickles and chips     Dinner: Sausage, Biscuits and Gravy

Wednesday- Breakfast:  Bacon Cheddar Pinwheels   Lunch:  Pizza Pasta Skillet, Garlic Bread    Dinner: BLT's

Thursday:  B: Cereal    L: Grilled Sausages and Hot Dogs, Cottage Cheese, Pineapple   D: New Recipe

Friday:  B: Funnel Cake Friday!!!  L: Tacos, salad    D:  Maid-Rites, French Fries

Saturday: B: Cereal   L: Corn Dogs Mac and Cheese    D:  Frozen Pizza

Sunday:   B: Pancakes   L: Subway     D:  @ Church

There you have it.  Nothing elaborate.   Just basic stuff.  I want to try one my new recipes on Thursday, but I am not sure what it will be just yet.  I will try to post it when I know.

Menu Plan Monday

I am going to start by saying that I am not entirely happy with this week's menu.  So there may be many changes.  Now that we are all home all day, everyday, I am stuck in the kitchen getting more cooking experience  :) .  I did not include the breakfast and lunch menu this week, but I plan to next week.

Monday: Steaks, Grilled 3 cheese potatoes, grilled zucchini and squash(marinated in italian dressing)

Tuesday: Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Green Salad (lettuce fresh from our garden)

Wednesday:  We have to be at church early so this has to quick.  Maid-Rites (crockpot), and fries   

Thursday:  Country Fried Steaks, mashed potatoes and green beans

Friday:  Homemade pizza and garlic sticks

Saturday: Steak Fajitas, Green Salad, Frozen Strawberry Pie

Sunday:  Chicken and Dressing (crockpot), Super Creamed Corn (crockpot), and green beans

After I see it typed out maybe it isn't so bad.  I think I will just go for it!

Menu Plan Monday

Okay since it has been a while since I have posted, let alone posted a menu, I thought I would participate again.  I would love to say that my absence is due to the huge amount of time and effort that I am putting into cleaning up my scraproom for the 30 day organizational challenge.  While I have done some work, it is not the amount that I planned on having done by now, but I promise I am going to have that thing done in time!  What is holding me up now is that I have to get my cabinets painted, since I am so sick of painting at this point that I do not even want to think about doing any more, I am trying to get my hubby to take care of that for me.  So far I have not succeeded.  So either I am going to have to talk sweeter and offer some type of bribe, or I have to give up and do it myself.  I am thinking that the latter will be the course of action taken, but a girl can wish can't she?    On to the menu for the week.

Monday-  Daddy cooks since mommy has class and Hamburger Helper Lasagna is on the menu tonight since mommy neglected her family by not getting dinner in the crockpot before she left.  A green salad and garlic bread will accompany the meal.

Tuesday- Soccer night and Girl Scout night- Bacon and tomato sandwiches, cottage cheese, and whatever fruit looks good at the store.

Wednesday-Church night- Beef and Cheese Quesadillas, green salad, and peaches.

Thursday- Soccer night- Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans

Friday- Homemade pizza night

Saturday- Grill night- either chicken or porkchops on the grill with cheesy grilled potatoes and grilled corn.

Sunday- My parents will be up for lunch and my mom has requested that I pick up some BBQ for us to warm up after church.  We will be leaving around 4 to go to the NewsBoys concert...WooHoo!

That is it, by the way, if anyone has any really quick but really healthy meal ideas, or ideas for food on the go send them my way please!

Menu Plan Monday

As an attempt at getting my somewhat chaotic life back into a more organized state I have made a menu plan for today.  I have decided to choose one of my cookbooks (I have many, many cookbooks) and use it to make my menu plan.  I hope to use at least one new recipe a day, I will let you know how it goes.

This week's pick is Come on Over by Gooseberry Patch

Monday:  Daddy cooks since mommy has class - Soup and grilled cheese

Tuesday: Simple stuffed shells, green salad, garlic bread

Wednesday: One Skillet Chicken and Rice, Green Beans and Crescent rolls

Thursday: Sour Cream Taco Bake, Cheesy Rice, Refried Beans

Friday: Homemade Pizza

Saturday:  Slow cooker steaks, potatoes, carrots and rolls

Sunday:  Leftovers, or Baked potato  and salad bar