Menu Plan Monday, 2/11 – 2/17
February 10, 2008
Last week’s menu was the least-followed plan I’ve made in the past year, but for a happy reason: my niece was born on Wednesday! Plus A. and I had dentist appointments I’d forgotten about on Thursday, so I hadn’t planned properly to cook.
It was a little scary to me that with these proper “reasons” not to cook, it was so easy and comfortable to fall back into the old (apparently not forgotten) route of yogurt or plain noodles for dinner. Dinners that are now the exception rather than rule in my house. It doesn’t make me feel good to feed my family that way, and I don’t enjoy eating that way anymore either.
This week I am going to concentrate on sticking with my plan, which has a nice variety of foods I already know we like, and new recipes to try. We do have busy afternoons this week, so most of my cooking needs to be done (hopefully with A. as my sous chef) right after lunch when G. is napping.
I’ve already got two beautiful eggplants in my fridge ready for Monday, so I’m off to a good start!
Monday: eggplant ricotta bake, whole wheat pasta, green salad
Tuesday: chicken chili (from my freezer), cornbread
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: squash, tomato & beef skillet, brown rice
Friday: oven-roasted chicken thighs, steamed broccoli, challah
Saturday: spinach burritos, brown rice, salsa
Sunday: take out or eat out
For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.
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14 Comments
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Sandra | February 10, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Yum, great menu
2.
Connie | February 10, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Don’t you hate when LIFE gets in the way of our carefully made plans?
Congrats on the birth of your niece!
Have a great week!
3.
Bella | February 11, 2008 at 12:05 am
Ha! Sounds like our week ….we ate two of things listed on my menu! But, you have a much greater excuse. Well…so we eat them this week! Having enchiladas too!
Congratulations on a new niece! Girls are lovely!
Blessings,
Bella
4.
A Juggling Mum | February 11, 2008 at 1:51 am
Great Menu! The chicken Chilli sounds great
Rachel xxx
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5.
Kiy | February 11, 2008 at 2:11 am
Okay, yum! I have to make some of these! Great ideas, I love the different uses of eggplant and spinach – two of my all time fav veges!
Cheers,
Kiy
6.
Cynthia | February 11, 2008 at 8:02 am
The spinich burritos look great. Might have to give them a try!
Cynthia – What’s for Dinner?
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Nicole | February 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
The beef skillet looks really good!
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jasmine31 | February 11, 2008 at 11:53 am
I love making chile. SOmetimes I will make it with ground turkey.
9.
April | February 11, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Your menu sounds great! I want to try the eggplant ricotta bake soon!
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annie | February 11, 2008 at 12:30 pm
What a yummy menu!
Happy Monday!
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Robin @ Heart of Wisdom | February 11, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Congratulations on your niece. Are we suppose to confess if we followed last weeks plan? Opps. I always mix it up a day o rtwo.
I have two post this week.
1. My regular Menu Plan Monday at http://heartofwisdom.com/heartathome
2. An article about menu planning, online helps, and this meme on my other blog
http://heartofwisdom.com/blog
See you there
12.
Merrie | February 11, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Looks good! I may get to try the eggplant bake now that A moved in.
BTW- I am making your pretzel chicken now!
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Hadias | February 11, 2008 at 5:29 pm
The spinach burritos are going on my “To Try” list. I have a bag of frozen spinach in my freezer that I am wanting to use up.
Great menu. The egg plant ricotta sounds good also.
Have a great week.
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Jodi | February 12, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I genuinely planned to make roasted cauliflower the same way you did…and I bought it and things got busy and it went a bit brown on the tips in the fridge and i tossed it. Better luck next time:O)
When that happens to my cauliflower I just cut off those pieces. Try it next time! — Dara
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