Menu Planning: Week of 4/18

Okay, I'm really trying to get back on the good-girl bandwagon.  Really, menu planning helped -- it helped alot, but somehow it got lost in the holiday--school vacation shuffle.  But I'm back, I'm committed and I'm really going to do this.

Breakfasts this week:

• smoothies (we got a Magic Bullet and I'm in love!!)  We have all kinds of fruit and juice and milk and yogurt -- smoothie heaven, look out.
• banana bread and cream cheese sandwiches
• peanut butter and waffle sandwiches
• egg and ham cups
• smoothies again (I told you I was in love)
• fruit and cheese kebabs
• pancakes for the weekend??

Lunches for this week:

• fried rice with veggies and eggs
• leftover macaroni and cheese
• leftover meatloaf sandwiches
• butternut squash soup and cheese bites
• ramen noodles with poached egg and leftover ham strips
• salad with ham strips and other yummies
• fruit salad and yogurt

Supper!!

• cauliflower pancakes and salad
• meatloaf, rice and beets
• macaroni and cheese with broccoli
• broccoli and beef chinese style over rice
• pasta with marinara sauce and salad
• sesame noodles with veggies
• dinner out at the annual Black Tie (fancy-fancy!!)

Menu Plan Monday: 3/29

Well, so much for great plans and designs.  I started Menu Plan Monday two weeks ago with a bang.  Last week, it just didn't happen --- not at all.  It didn't matter all that much because we had gone out for dinner two different nights on the weekend with friends and came home with a ton of leftovers -- and that essentially became the menu plan for the week.  No fuss, no muss.
But still --- when I commit to something, I like to actually see it through -- and I hate getting off to such a poor start.
Now this week, I'm a day late with my menu plan (just posting it, actually -- I really did make it on Sunday)   
This week is a bit challenging because of the Easter holiday coming up and the various responsibilities that we have (okay, okay, that my husband has...) during the week.  It messes with meal planning quite a bit.  But here's my best effort, because I believe that simply doing it is important.  I do have to make more of a day-by-day plan this week, because the week is so crazy.... Here goes:

Breakfasts
Monday:  toast with peanut butter, oranges, tea
Tuesday:  pineapple with cottage cheese
Wednesday:  fruit smoothies
Thursday:  flagel (a flat bagel) with cream cheese and juice
Friday: We're fasting
Saturday: egg sandwiches on english muffins
Sunday: breakfast at church

Lunches:
Monday:  leftover macaroni and cheese
Tuesday:  salad with salami ribbons
Wednesday:  cucumber roll sushi and apple wedges
Thursday:  fruit salad and cottage cheese
Friday:  We're fasting
Saturday:  We'll be traveling:  granola bars, cheese and crackers, apple wedges
Sunday:  Easter dinner:  ham, potatoes, asparagus, popovers, salad

Dinner:
Monday:  eggplant and cheese rollups
Tuesday:  pasta with sauce
Wednesday:  beef and peppers over rice
Thursday:  pierogies with sour cream and carmelized onions
Friday:  We're fasting
Saturday: Dinner out with Dan and Lisa
Sunday:  can't imagine we'll want anything after that huge Easter dinner!!

Menu Plan Monday: 3/15

So, since we're fully on board with our budget and squirrelling away money like..... well, like squirrels, I guess..... I decided that I'd better get on board with  menu planning as well.
We've always done "well enough" with taking advantage of specials at the store and organizing food based on what's in the house.  But, I'm thinking that with a little extra organization and planning, I can do even better!!
So, here's my first attempt at posting and organizing our menu plan Monday --- (thanks to Organizing Junkie for organizing and motivating everyone on this)

Breakfasts

• oatmeal with strawberries
• frozen waffles 
• english muffins with peanut butter and fruit
• yogurt and fruit
• French pillows (I'll post a recipe later -- they're amazing!!)
• egg sandwiches
• oatmeal again -- with whatever fruit is still around

Lunches

• leftover carmelized onion pizza (we had a pizza fest last night and have a ton of leftovers)
• salad with leftover cut-up steak
• pasta with sauce
• leftover artichoke pizza
• leftover mac and cheese
• leftover unstuffed cabbage
• sandwiches -- 

Dinners

• pork chops with stuffing, applesauce and green beans
• unstuffed cabbage
• macaroni and cheese
• pasta with sauce and salad
• fish with Hungarian cabbage and noodles
• potatoes gruyere with salad
• asparagus with poached eggs and baked potato