Menu Plan: Fall (November 3-9)

OUR MENU PLAN FOR THIS WEEK

*Note: I include links to the recipes if they are available online. Some recipes are from cookbooks we have at home, and while I can't share the recipe I can direct you to the source. Other dishes or meals are created by myself or my husband, and we can do our best to explain how to recreate it. If you'd like additional information on any of the meals or our menu planning, then please feel free to contact me. :) 

Breakfasts

- yogurt with granola, bagels with cream cheese
- muffins, hardboiled eggs
- bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches
- sausage biscuits
- pop tarts (May not be the healtiest, but they are the easiest when we have to get out the door fairly early for our weekly homeschool co-op)

Lunches

- tuna salad, crackers, dried cranberries

- peanut butter and banana sandwiches, cheese, dried fruit (apricots?), carrots with ranch

- apple slices, peanut butter (in a cup), hardboiled egg, pita/whole grain bread, cheese, other fruit

- ham & cheese sandwiches, berries, celery and carrots with ranch

- veggie mac n' cheese (I toss several handfuls of frozen mixed vegetables in with the water boiling the noodles)

-apple slices, carrots and cucumbers with ranch, pretzels, cheese

Dinners

-pork chops, brussells sprouts, cauliflower, fried apples

- bean enchiladas, rice

- pot roast with carrots, potatoes, celery, onion etc

- spinach quiche

- "jacket potato" fish pie

-  (small group dinner) lasagna, bread, salad, green beans

Snacks

- apples

- animal crackers

- treat & tea

- granola bar

- graham crackers (the children love them with peanut butter and sprinkles)

- popcorn

Weekly Menu Planning Sheet

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What's on your family's menu plan this week?

Menu Plan: Fall (Dec. 8-14)

      There is now a photo album on the RH Facebook page just for food photos. If you like to see a photo of a dish to judge whether you want to try it or not, then follow the link to view the album. (I tend to like recipes & cookbooks that include lots of photos). Let's be honest, some dishes are just too pretty to not take a picture! ;) 

      I've also started pinning lots of recipes we use onto a "Food" Pinterest board. Many of the recipes listed below can be found there as well. 

Strategies

• We began by reviewing several of our previous fall menu plans for ideas. I like to keep my menu plans because they provide a great resource for meal ideas that are seasonal and cost-effective. In the front section of my recipe notebook, I have a section labeled "planning" and this is where all my previous menu plans are stored. Keep it simple! 
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OUR MENU PLAN FOR THIS WEEK

*Note: I include links to the recipes if they are available online. Some recipes are from cookbooks we have at home, and while I can't share the recipe I can direct you to the source. Other dishes or meals are created by myself or my husband, and we can do our best to explain how to recreate it. If you'd like additional information on any of the meals or our menu planning, then please feel free to contact me. :) 

Breakfasts

- Blueberry Cornmeal pancakes, fresh squeezed orange juice

- Granola cereal with milk, grapefruit

- Cottage cheese parfait (cottage cheese, mixed berries, granola)

- Apple-cinnamon oatmeal (oatmeal cooked with diced apples, topped with cinnamon and toasted chopped walnuts)

- Granola cereal, yogurt with bananas and blueberries

- Eggs, bacon, biscuit/toast

Lunches

- Broccoli & Tortellini Salad Pesto (I already have pesto, so I'm skipping the homemade pesto portion of this recipe)

- Fish tacos (with homemade tortillas), sweet potato chips/fries

- Bacon cheddar baked potatoes

- Repeat Chicken stew with turnips, mushrooms and greens (collard) (I like to add some sort of leafy green to the stew)

- Repeat beans & cornbread 

- Repeat Pot roast (or make into turnovers)

Dinners

- Cheese fondue (with sausage, broccoli and homemade bread pieces)

- BBQ chicken, corn on the cob and slaw

- Beans & cornbread

- Repeat Chicken stew with turnips, mushrooms and greens (collard) 

- Pot roast & vegetables 

- Tomato & olive pizza (I'm using assorted olives instead of just black olives)

Snacks

- apple & peanut butter

- cheese slices & whole wheat crackers (still determining a recipe for ww crackers)

- carrot & celery sticks with hummus

- hummus and ww crackers

- hardboiled egg & pickle (my weirdo pregnancy snack)

- cheese slices and pretzels

- banana & peanut butter

- oranges and/or grapefruit

- almonds

- popcorn

etc. 

Weekly Menu Planning Sheet

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Menu Plan: Fall (Nov. 17-23)

      There is now a photo album on the RH Facebook page just for food photos. If you like to see a photo of a dish to judge whether you want to try it or not, then follow the link to view the album. (I tend to like recipes & cookbooks that include lots of photos). Let's be honest, some dishes are just too pretty to not take a picture! ;) 

      I've also started pinning lots of recipes we use onto a "Food" Pinterest board. Many of the recipes listed below can be found there as well. 

Strategies

• We began by reviewing several of our previous fall menu plans for ideas. I like to keep my menu plans because they provide a great resource for meal ideas that are seasonal and cost-effective. In the front section of my recipe notebook, I have a section labeled "planning" and this is where all my previous menu plans are stored. Keep it simple! 
• We're utilizing leftover meals this week. This week may be a bit busy, and so I wanted to keep meal prep. simple. I also didn't need leftovers over the weekend like we normally have. Leftover meals also help keep grocery costs down. 
• I bought several pie pumpkins from a nearby market. Now is the time to stock up on them! I'll cook, puree and then freeze them for later use. Although the pumpkin season extends later into fall, most stores are clearing them out soon after Halloween to make way for Christmas items. I've learned that if you want pumpkins to make fresh puree, then you have to get them early. Fortunately, they'll keep quite a while in a cool location. I keep ours in our basement with the rest of our canned foods. 
• Every couple of weeks we host our small group for a meal and book study. We try to keep the meals we serve rather simple and cost-effective. We may serve up to twelve people, but have yet to break the budget to do so. It's all about the types of meals selected. This week we chose to do three types of quiche. Any leftover quiche will go in the freezer to be enjoyed another day. 

OUR MENU PLAN FOR THIS WEEK

*Note: I include links to the recipes if they are available online. Some recipes are from cookbooks we have at home, and while I can't share the recipe I can direct you to the source. Other dishes or meals are created by myself or my husband, and we can do our best to explain how to recreate it. If you'd like additional information on any of the meals or our menu planning, then please feel free to contact me. :) 

Breakfasts

- French toast, orange 

- Granola cereal with milk, grapefruit

- Banana pancakes

- Cottage cheese parfait (cottage cheese, mixed berries, granola)

- Apple-cinnamon oatmeal (oatmeal cooked with diced apples, topped with cinnamon and toasted chopped walnuts)

- Granola cereal, yogurt with bananas and blueberries

- Eggs, bacon, biscuit/toast

Lunches

-  Mustard greens and bulgur

- Black bean soup

- Tuna salad wraps (with homemade tortillas), kale chips

- Repeat beans & rice

- Repeat quiche

- Leftovers

Dinners

- Sausage, red beans & rice

- Pork fried rice

- Steak, baked sweet potato, sauteed spinach

- Repeat soup

- Quiches: ham & spinach, sausage & potato, three cheese. (We're having several friends over this evening. Any leftover quiche will go in the freezer.)

- Chicken pesto pizza

- Dining out with family at one of our favorite local restaurants

Snacks

- apple & peanut butter

- cheese slices & whole wheat crackers (still determining a recipe for ww crackers)

- pumpkin energy bites

- carrot & celery sticks with hummus

- hummus and ww crackers

- hardboiled egg & pickle (my weirdo pregnancy snack)

- cheese slices and ww crackers

Weekly Menu Planning Sheet

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Menu Plan: Fall (Nov. 10-16)

      There is now a photo album on the RH Facebook page just for food photos. If you like to see a photo of a dish to judge whether you want to try it or not, then follow the link to view the album. (I tend to like recipes & cookbooks that include lots of photos). Let's be honest, some dishes are just too pretty to not take a picture! ;) 

      I've also started pinning lots of recipes we use onto a "Food" Pinterest board. Many of the recipes listed below can be found there as well. 

Strategies

• We begin each menu plan by first taking note of what foods we already have on hand. For instance, this week we have chicken that is cooked and shredded and potatoes that are already baked. We also already had broccoli, sweet potatoes, fruit, yogurt, cottage cheese and more in the pantry. 
• Some meals make great leftovers. Those have been wonderful to utilize on busy days. Soup is a common repeat meal for us in the colder months. Plus, planned leftovers are a great means to stay in budget. 
• I've come to enjoy having pizza each Friday evening. It's rather fun to find new pizza recipes for each week. A few favorites so far are veggie pizza, breakfast pizza, and eggplant parmesan pizza. Yum! Most pizza recipes are pretty simple and so can be a good budget-friendly option. 

OUR MENU PLAN FOR THIS WEEK

*Note: I include links to the recipes if they are available online. Some recipes are from cookbooks we have at home, and while I can't share the recipe I can direct you to the source. Other dishes or meals are created by myself or my husband, and we can do our best to explain how to recreate it. If you'd like additional information on any of the meals or our menu planning, then please feel free to contact me. :) 

Breakfasts

- Eggs, bacon, toast and fruit 

- Breakfast quinoa (quinoa with diced pear, dried cranberries, drizzle of honey and sprinkle of cinnamon).

- Oatmeal with blueberries and diced pear

- Green smoothie (adding an orange and frozen mixed berries)

- Pumpkin granola cereal and milk (I cut the brown sugar down by 1/4c. in the granola recipe)

- Oatmeal with diced apple, sprinkle of cinnamon and chopped walnuts

- Pancakes on Saturday

Lunches

-  Eat out on Sunday (Chinese chicken crepes at a favorite local restaurant- yum!) 

- Chicken salad wraps (with homemade tortillas), kale chips

- Tomato soup & grilled cheese sandwiches

- Creamy fettuccine with brussels sprouts and mushrooms

- repeat soup

- Tomato & black olive pizza

Dinners

- Chicken pot pie

- Mushroom swiss burgers, potato wedges, broccoli

- repeat pot pie

- repeat burger meal

- Orange-pecan fish (flounder), brussels sprouts with bacon

- Date night!

Snacks

- yogurt with mixed berries (frozen)

- banana with peanut butter

- apple and cheddar cheese slices

- cottage cheese with diced peaches (frozen)

- popcorn

- celery sticks with peanut butter

- sweet potato fries

- hard-boiled egg 

- carrot sticks and hummus

- roasted chickpeas

Weekly Menu Planning Sheet

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What's on your family's menu plan this week?

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