Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Whole wheat spaghetti and meatballs(the kiddos go through withdrawl if we don't have this every couple weeks, it is their #1 requested meal)

Tuesday - Grilled Fish Sammies. Sweet Potato Fries instead of waffle fries, and a lettuce salad instead of slaw.

Wednesday - New Years Eve! Appetizers!

Thursday - Hoppin' John(Ole)

Friday - Out

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Crayfish and scallop gumbo(an Ole creation)

Tuesday - Turkey tetrazzini

Wednesday - Christmas Eve dinner at mys sis's house. I'm making White Bean Chili and she is making Red bean chili

Thursday - Norwegian White dinner at Ole's folks

Friday - Fast(just kidding, probably leftovers)

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Taco salad(leftover seasoned beef from freezer)

Tuesday - Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Wednesday - Coconut Curry

Thursday - Chili

Friday - Out

Menu Plan Monday(on Tuesday!)

Monday - Red Beans and Rice with Andouille sausage(an Ole creation)

Tuesday - Honey glazed chicken

Wednesday - Burrito bar

Thursday - Linguine and clam sauce(sauce from freezer)

Friday - Out!

From this point on, I will only mention main courses and sides(if noteworthy in my opinion). A vegetable, fresh fruit, spinach and/or lettuce salad, and whole grain bread are generally offered with dinner.

Also, we do eat on weekends, but that is generally when Ole gets creative in the kitchen. All his recipes seem to be in his noggin, so it is rather hard to put here. With the main purpose being organization, and the week days being the most hectic, Monday through Friday meals are those that I care to focus on.

Oatmeal, Pecan, Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made these cookies last night after looking through last December's Cooking Light mag. They are quite tasty and I will definitely make them again. Of course they were made extra tasty by using BoCoMo grown pecans!

Monday - Turkey Jack Quesadillas and Cranberry Salsa

Tuesday - Beef Stroganoff, spinach salad, whole grain roll

Wednesday - Turkey sandwiches and soup

Thursday - Out!

Friday - Boiled Cod and potatoes, creamed peas, whole grain roll

Check out Orgjunkie for more menu plans. I can't tell you how much stress this has alleviated, simply knowing what we are going to fix for dinner each evening.

Monday - Chile Verde burritos, refried beans, tortilla chips

Tuesday - Tilapia, wild rice, green salad, whole grain bread

Wednesday - Linguine and clam sauce, green salad, whole grain bread

Thursday - Turkey

Friday - Turkey

Saturday - Turkey

Sunday - Turkey :)

More Menu Plan Monday ver at Orgjunkie.com

We have a nasty habit of stopping by the grocery daily or every other day to pick up dinner fixings. Call it a lack of organization, or we just never know what we will want to eat. I tend to spend more than necessary because more often than not the children are with me, and they are always hungry it seems! Orgjunkie.com has the right idea about planning things out at the beginning of the week and sticking to it. We'll see how it goes.

Monday – traditional reubens and avocado reuben sandwiches, tomato soup

Tuesday – Whole wheat spaghetti and meatballs, romaine and spinach salad, crusty whole grain bread

Wednesday – 40 clove garlic chicken, sweet potatoes, romaine and spinach salad, sliced seasonal fruit

Thursday – Inviting ourselves to Grandma’s for din(she told us to!), or maybe Flatbranch

Friday – Kids having sleepover, so Shakespeare’s pizza and sliced seasonal fruit