MEAL IDEAS

MAIN MEAL

CHICKEN TETRAZINI
STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE
CHICKEN TACOS
CHICKEN ENCHALADAS
CHICKEN FRIED RICE
CREAMY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
KIELBASA AND CABBAGE SKILLET
CABBAGE ROLL SOUP
RUEBEN CABBAGE BAKE
CHCIKEN FAJAHITAS
BEEF FAJAHITAS
SLOW COOKER MEATLOAF
SLOW COOKER LAZAGNA
SLOPPY JOES
TACOS
CHILI
SPAGHETTI
GOOLASH
HAM AND CHEESE ON FRENCH BREAD WITH SAUCE
BROCCOLI, CHICKEN, RICE CASSEROLE
BEEF STROGANOFF
PIZZA
LIME CHICKEN
ENCHALADAS
STEAK
FRITO CHILI PIE
CHILI DOGS
CUBE STEAKS
SWISS STEAK
BAKED STEAK
CANNED SAUSAGE PATTIES AND GRAVY
PORK CHILI
MACARONI AND CHEESE
RUEBEN SANDWICHES
BAR-B-QUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES
SALISBURY STEAK
PESTO PASTA
BEEF AND NOODLES
CHICKEN AND NOODLES
SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT
STUFFED PIZZA ROLLS
HAM AND BEANS WITH CORN BREAD
HAMBURGER, BEAN AND CHEESE BURRITOS
CREAMY SHRIMP AND MUSHROOM PASTA
HONEY SEASAME CHICKEN




BREAKFAST
BACON, EGGS AND TOAST
PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE
OMELETS AND TOAST
BISCUITS AND GRAVY
OATMEAL
GRITS
CREAM OF WHEAT
FRENCH TOAST
BAGELS AND CREAM CHEESE


SIDES AND SALADS
FRUIT SALAD
MACARONI SALAD
POTATO SALAD
CORN CASSEROLE

DESSERTS
COBBLERS
BROWNIES
HOME MADE ICE CREAM

Menu Ideas

These meals can be made at lunch time and enjoyed at that time and then again at supper
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Meat loaf, baked potato and a vegetable
Chicken and noodles or dumplings
Venison roast with vegetables
Navy beans with Kielbasa and cornbread
Vegetable stir fry over rice
Spaghetti and meatballs in sauce
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Tacos with homemade tortillas
Salmon patties and fried potatoes
Pancakes and sausage
Biscuits and gravy (homemade biscuits)
Goulash and a vegetable
Mashed potatoes with hamburger gravy and a vegetable
Porcupine meatballs with mashed potatoes and a vegetable
Creamed dried beef on toast

Wednesday Menu

Breakfast: soaked oatmeal with honey and butter or brown sugar and butter

Lunch: Lentil Soup
by Crystal Miller
1 small or ½ large onion, chopped
2 T olive oil
3 cups of lentils
1 T. salt
12 cups water
1 can Rotel Tomatoes
Sauté chopped onion in olive oil. When onion is soft add lentils, salt and water. Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until lentils are soft. Add Rotel Tomatoes. This dish is spicy and tastes good when served with a dollop of sour cream in each serving.

Supper: Salmon patties Made with 1 can of salmon, 2 eggs and crackers, fried in Olive oil
steamed veggies
rice

Thanksgiving Menu

turkey
homemade dressing made with home made bread
rolls
potatoes
gravy
sweet potatoes
green beans
pumpkin pie
cherry pie
Joy will be coming home tomorrow. Yeah.

Menu 9-28 thru 10-4

I decided this week to just list menu ideas. Last week I kept changing what I was having when, so this week I can just pick from the list.

Menus:
Biscuits & gravy
Chicken & noodles
X Sloppy Joe's extended with black beans
fried rice
Broccoli & cheese soup
Ham, beans & cornbread
salmon patties
creamed dried beef on toast
creamed hard boiled eggs on toast
mystery meatballs with sauce (recipe at page bottom)
X bean and cheese burritos
omelets

Sides:
fried cabbage & onions with carrots
Vegetables
mashed potatoes
slaw
potato pancakes


Mystery burgers or meatballs
2 egg whites
1 c. cottage cheese
1 c. oatmeal
1 pkg. onion soup mix
Mix ingredients together and form burgers or meatballs. Fry in a small amount of oil.
Be sure to save the yolks for custard or other egg dishes.

Menu's

Tuesday Noon: sandwiches
PM: steak on the grill, mashed potatoes & veggie
PUT BLACK BEANS ON TO SOAK

Wednesday:
Noon: tuna chowder
PM: Jeff is still working on the floor so dont know what we'll have. Maybe a sandwich.

Thursday:
Noon: black bean soup
PM: pork chops, Boston baked beans ?, potato salad
PUT WHITE BEANS ON TO SOAK FOR WHITE CHILI

Friday:
Noon: black bean burritos
PM: white chicken chili

Saturday:
Noon: leftovers
PM: wheat tortilla wraps with chicken and slaw
COOK RIBS IN CROCK POT ALL NIGHT FOR NOON SUNDAY

Sunday:
Noon: ribs, beans, slaw
PM: leftovers

This week's menu

I decided to try to do the Hillbilly Housewife's $70.00 everyday menu. If you go to her site and find the $70.00 everyday menu you can see what I will be trying to follow.

I will be substituting for things I don't have on hand. This way I can still do my pantry challenge.

I like this menu because she has the week's menu made up, the shopping list made out and then tells you what to do daily. It's a no brainer.

Menu

I have a menu worked up for a couple of days. We will leave Thursday to pick up the girls at church camp and take them back again on Sunday so the week is short.

Breakfast will be oatmeal or eggs

Lunch will be fresh vegetable juice and a sandwich

Evening meals will be:
Monday-Steak and sweet potato

Tuesday-jalapeno poppers (made with fresh homemade cream cheese)

Wednesday-toasted baguette slices with cream cheese (fresh homemade), pesto, tomato spread

Edited to add: We just found out we are staying until a week from Friday so the menu will have to be extended. I had to take a roast out of the freezer to make some room so it is in the crock pot right now.

This week's menu

I have been slacking with my menu planning. I will try to get back into the habit.
Monday-corn dogs, mac & che
Tuesday-B-B-Q beef ribs
Wednesday-Pennie pasta with sauce
Thursday-baked chicken
Friday-brisket
Saturday- steak
Sunday-?

PLANNING MEALS

I have not been menu planning and I realize I do like having a plan. I had earlier found a monthly meal planner from K State in Kansas. Here is the site: http://www.humec.k-state.edu/fnp/resources/materials/menus/Month_of_Menus.pdf This is a pdf document of about 73 pages. It lists resources such as equivalents, substitutions and such. I did not need that part but it is a great resource for a less experienced cook.
I read each page and found very few meals we would not enjoy. The grocery list is made for you. You can just cross off any items you may already have on hand.
I think when we come back from our mission trip I will give this month long plan a try.


I needed to go to Liberal today to pick up Hannah so I did my Walgreens shopping.
I did very well.
10 Garniea Fructis @ 2.99 ea.
12 Orbit gum @ .99 ea.
3 Glade air sense and spray @ 7.99 ea.
2 Colgate toothpaste @ 2.99 ea.
2 pkg. sweet tarts @ .80 each
10 candy bars @ .50 ea.
2 candy bars @ 1.50 ea.
total 81.50
coupons and sales and RR 73.95
out of pocket spent $7.55

Grocery list

This is my grocery list for this week.
2-cream cheese
1- fresh spinach
2-gal milk
25# tortilla mix
white cheese
canning jar lids (I am trying to remember to get a couple of these each time I shop so when I need them I have them)
I will record what I actually bought and how much I spent when I buy the groceries.

Menu Plan

Sunday-left overs
Monday-Mexican meatball soup
Tuesday-Rice & Sausage bake
Wednesday-Grits casserole
Thursday-Biscuits & gravy
Friday-Homemade pizza
Saturday-stir fry with rice

Menu Plan

I am only planning one meal a day because I think that one decent meal along with one of soup, sandwiches or salad will work for us.


Saturday
left overs

Sunday
veggie burgers
salad

Monday
salmon patties
broccoli or salad

Tuesday
chicken & noodles over mashed potatoes
veggie

Wednesday
Baked potatoes with toppings

Thursday
lazy lazagna
salad

Friday
tacos

Saturday (hopefully Jeff will be here)
steak
baked potatoes
veggie

Breakfasts:
yogurt
cereal
oatmeal
eggs
carrot juice


Lunches:
sandwiches-lunch meat or pb&j
soup
salad
frozen burritos
frozen corn dogs
fruit

I thought about what I have on hand and planned the menu's from there. The only thing I need to buy is lunch meat and bananas. I think we have everything else we need.