This Week's Menu

Freezer meal

I wrote this on Thursday. Now I'm editing it on Monday.

This week's menu begins on Wednesday. 

Friday evening is full of question marks. The young folk have a Christmas banquet. I thought maybe the rest of us could go somewhere to eat also. If Thomas feels so inclined after another long day of work. We used gift cards to eat at Domino's pizza. This Mama ate BBQ'd wings and garden salad while the others ate pizza. 

On Saturday we are butchering our steer with another family. Some more meat for the freezer. Yes!! More about this later.

On Sunday we are the host family which means we are responsible to make sure any visitors at church have a place to go for lunch. Instead of potatoes and burger we ate rice and chicken. Also some leftover chicken and dressing that Stephen brought home from Penn Valley. And in place of pie I made cobblers.

Tuesday (the last day on the menu) is Christmas day. I didn't think about that when I was planning the menu. It may need to be revamped. We'll have something with potatoes and burger for lunch and switch the Mon & Tues evening menus. 

All meals written with color and a line underneath are linked to either the recipe I use or a similar one. 

For the enchiladas I use corn tortillas.

Oh my! It's almost time for another menu. Tell me how you keep up with this monumental task. If I wasn't so frugal I would purchase menu plans from Eat at Home. I did that for one month and we really liked it!

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Breakfast enchiladas Yogurt & fruit salad	Leftovers	Honey/Rosemary chicken Rice Lettuce salad Applesauce & cottage cheese
Scrambled eggs Bacon Yogurt & fruit salad Cereal	Leftovers	Taco soup Lettuce salad
Scrambled eggs Biscuits Tomato gravy	Leftovers	???
Overnight apple-stuffed French toast	Lebanese chicken stew Cornbread Applesauce & cottage cheese	Pizza Lettuce salad
Baked oatmeal	Potato/hamburger casserole Mixed veggies Lettuce salad Apple pie	Black bean dip Apples Popcorn
Pancakes Sausage gravy PB & syrup		Chicken tortilla soup Spinach salad
Potato/meat quiche		Beans Cornbread Coleslaw

Last Week's Menu

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Wednesday	Leftovers	Vegetable soup Cheese Apples	Potato & ham casserole Green beans Lettuce salad
Thursday	Scrambled eggs & sausage Yogurt GrapeNuts	Tomato soup w/ Hot dogs and pinto beans Cheese Oranges Cookies & milk	Beef stew Spinach salad Chunky applesauce
Friday	Breakfast burritos Oranges Yogurt	Leftovers Applesauce & cottage cheese Apples & PB Cookies & milk	Mashed potatoes Sauer Kraut Sausage Waldorf salad
Saturday	Pancakes Sausage gravy P.B. & syrup	Chicken salad sandwiches Apple cake Oranges	Chicken “enchilada” casserole Lettuce, tomato, etc
Sunday	Granola Yogurt	Rice and chicken Coleslaw Green beans Chocolates & biscotti	Egg, sausage & cheese biscuits
Monday	Leftovers  Fruit & yogurt		Turkey, sausage, potato dish Caesar salad
Tuesday	Egg sandwiches Yogurt & fruit salad		Ham Peas & carrots Potato salad

This is the basic menu plan for the week past. If you like to see what we're eating. Or maybe you need ideas. 

We had visitors for Sunday lunch so for dessert I served some chocolates and biscotti that we had been gifted. 

The potato and ham casserole was also a gift -leftover from a church potluck.

The chicken "enchilada" casserole was made with rice instead of tortillas. 

My sister brought the salad Monday evening because we were together for my mother's 70th birthday. We had the big party for her in October. Her birthday was actually Tuesday the 18th.

Y'all have a blessed day!

Monday Is For Meal Planning

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday  5	Baked oatmeal	Invited out	Bean dip Tortilla chips
Monday 6	Scrambled eggs Banana Muffins	Divided lunch Potatoes/hotdogs Cukes & dip Peaches	Chicken patty sandwiches Cucumbers & dip
Tuesday 7	Breakfast Enchiladas	1 help Lloyd Leftovers Hotdogs	Spaghetti (GF) Lettuce salad Peach crisp
Wednesday	Waffles Sausage gravy	All at one job Leftovers Carrots & dip	Turkey, sausage, potato dish
Thursday 9	Fried eggs and beans	All at one job Leftovers Peaches	Beans Cornbread Coleslaw
Friday 10	Egg biscuits	All at one job Leftovers Cheese sandwiches	Southwest pizza Veggies & dip
Saturday 11	Muffins	Leftovers	Salmon Rice

And so I will post it on Tuesday. 😀 Need some inspiration?

Some of the recipes are linked to what I use or something similar. Waffles and muffins are made with light buckwheat flour. For bread and biscuits I use spelt flour.

For the lunch menus I write down what is happening for jobs so I know how to pack.

There will likely be puddings throughout the week as well, using up milk. Breakfast will include homemade yogurt as often as possible.

What are you cooking this week?

Here's what we saw Friday morning in the western sky. Of course, a picture never does justice. It was a full arch, double in some places.

Have a tasty week!

Weekly menu (Sugar free, Wheat free)

The weekly menu begins on a Wednesday. That way I can go shopping midweek. It's probably just a mind thing but it helps me.

We do eat lunch but it's normally leftovers. I try to make enough in the evening to have some for the next day.

On my planning sheet there is one more row of boxes on the right where I fill in any activities that are planned.

If you have questions about how this menu can be sugar free and wheat free, I am happy to answer.

Amanda from The Fundamental Home has helped me tremendously in knowing how to shop frugally. Maybe it will help you too?

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Wednesday	Rice, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy casserole Blueberry muffins		Chicken tortilla soup
Thursday	Scrambled eggs Oatmeal		Chili soup Cornbread
Friday	Omelet roll Yogurt		Lentil stew Fruit jello salad
Saturday	Scrambled eggs with sausage Yogurt		Stromboli Rhubarb crunch
Sunday	Baked oatmeal Peaches	Chicken Alfredo Rice Corn Corn chip salad	Nachos
Monday	Waffles Sausage gravy, PB & syrup Yogurt		Zucchini lasagna Carrots Waldorf salad
Tuesday	Egg, sausage, biscuit Yogurt		Mashed potatoes Beets Green salad

Today I am thankful for...
...warm weather.
...family.
...water.

Weekly menu

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Monday	Yogurt & Fruit Scrambled eggs	Southwestern Turkey Soup Veggies & dip	Beef Roast Sweet potatoes Green beans
Tuesday	Yogurt & Fruit Fried eggs & Grits	Leftovers	Chili soup Cornbread Waldorf salad
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit Egg Scramble	Vegetable soup Cheese & pickles	Short Ribs Cauliflower “Mac n Cheese” Lettuce salad
Thursday	Yogurt & Fruit Re-fried beans Fried eggs	Leftovers	Lentil stew Apple nut muffins
Friday	Yogurt & Fruit Omelet Roll	Fish soup Apples Potato chips	Haystacks
Saturday	Yogurt & Fruit Get your own	Leftovers	Chicken veggie roast Applesauce
Sunday	Yogurt & Fruit Hard-boiled eggs Granola	BBQ Chicken  Baked beans Coleslaw	Chip dip This or this Apples

Click on any link to find that recipe. The BBQ Chicken recipe is for crock pot chicken. I blend the onion and spices with pineapple juice and pour it over leg quarters and bake it. 

Once again, it IS possible to enjoy good food on a low grain no sugar diet. Try it! If it's not against the law and can't hurt anyone, why not? You might be surprised at how good you feel! :)

What is your favorite meal? 

What do you consider a comfort food?