Menu Plan Monday

Monday (try something new)--The Duggars' Tater Tot Casserole, cut in half, because our family is a *wee* bit smaller than theirs!
Tuesday (comfort food)--spaghetti w/Italian sausage, salad, Texas toast garlic bread
Wednesday (soup/salad/sandwiches)--oriental chicken bok choy salad
Thursday (easy peasy)--mazotti, salad
Friday (pizza)--garlic bread pizzas
Saturday (kids' choice)--salmon patties, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob
Sunday (Dad's favorite)--taco salad

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Menu Plan Monday--on Tuesday!

Seriously, these holiday weekends mess me up every time! A day late, a dollar short, that's me! Oh well...at least if I've got my own menu plan staring me in the face the rest of the week, I'm good!

Monday (try something new!)--steakhouse burgers, broccoli salad, macaroni salad

Tuesday (comfort food)--chicken noodle soup (should be good after being out in the cold for the parade)

Wednesday (soup/salad/sandwiches)--French dip subs and a big salad

Thursday (easy peasy)--crockpot bean burritos

Friday (pizza)--BBQ chicken pizza, meat lover's pizza, mushroom pizza

Saturday (kids' choice)--maple mustard bratwurst, potato balls, sauerkraut (Dani could eat her weight in the stuff!)

Sunday (Dad's fave)--Carribean chicken salad

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Menu Plan Monday--Election Week

My plan to stick to a theme for each day of the week is working wonderfully. Pete and Kelsey love it--especially the "kids' choice" and "dad's favorite" days! I found a cute little magnet-backed dry erase menu board at Wal-Mart the other day for $1, and I figured it would be perfect to post our menu plan on the fridge so I could see every morning what we were having that night and take out anything that needed to thaw (instead of panicking at 3pm and thawing it in the sink....and then cooking half-frozen meat!), and I even put our daily themes in permanent marker on each day! Love it!

Monday (try something new!)--chicken cacciatore (no, I've never made this before!)
Tuesday (comfort food)--ham, mac & cheese, fresh green beans (pan-"fried" with bacon, garlic, and soy sauce...YUMMY!!!)
Wednesday (soup/salad/sandwiches)--beef stew and homemade bread
Thursday (easy peasy)--tacos
Friday (pizza night)--homemade pizzas (I think I'll do a BBQ chicken pizza this week in addition to my regulars)
Saturday (kids' choice)--hot dogs (chili dogs for us big folks), tater tots, corn on the cob
Sunday (Dad's favorite)--French dip sandwiches and salad

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Monday's Menu Plan

I'm working toward a theme-plan for the days of the week to make my weekly menu brainstorming a *tad* more organized and less haphazard, and it's worked for a couple of weeks, so I think I may stick with it!

Monday (let's try something new!)--Chicken Parmigan and Eggplant Parmigan

Tuesday (comfort food)--Meatloaf, mashed red potatoes, and roasted spaghetti squash

Wednesday (soup/sandwiches)--Homemade clam chowder, cut raw veggies, and spinach dip

Thursday (easy peasy)--Loaded baked potatoes and salad

Friday (pizza!)--well, um...Pizza!

Saturday (kid favorites)--Potato chip chicken, brown rice, and oven-roasted veggies

Sunday (Dad's choice)--Lasagne, salad, and garlic bread