Week #3 Small Mommy's Menu Plan

I'm pretty proud of myself. I actually stuck to my original menu for this week! That never happens.I usually end up going grocery shopping in the middle of the week for a meal I didn't plan.

I'll be honest though, the "make your own pizzas" night was rough. Turns out Joshua had a game rescheduled for Tuesday night and I had to make all of the pizzas myself while the boys sat at the table and asked me if they were ready every 5 minutes. The crust was good, but I don't think I'll be making my own for again for awhile. It was just too much work.

I really like the planned leftovers meal. The roast beef I made today will be easy to slice and use for french dip sandwiches tomorrow. But I think in the future I might try to do the planned leftovers meal on Sundays.

I've already decided on my meal plan for next week. I figure the sooner I do it the better.

Monday-fajitas. Beef with pepper trio (frozen), mushrooms and onions. Serve with sour cream and shredded jack cheese. And Spanish rice.

Tuesday-hamburgers with sweet potato fries. I love sweet potato fries, and sweet potatoes are cheap and store for a long time. I found a tasty looking recipe for them here:

http://pinchmysalt.com/2008/11/04/vote-then-eat-some-rosemary-garlic-sweet-potato-fries/

Wednesday-asian-style orange chicken with white rice. I'm going to try the recipe on this site:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Asian-Orange-Chicken/Detail.aspx

Thursday-broccoli and bowties. Here's a great recipe by Ina Garten:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/broccoli-and-bow-ties-recipe/index.html

I tried this recipe yesterday. I added toasted pine nuts and crumbled bacon. Because why not?

Friday-chili dogs and cole slaw (Joshua's choice). I'll make the chili from food storage beans.

The only things I'll have to go out and buy are hot dogs/buns and cole slaw. Everything else we already have.

I haven't figured out what to do for Saturday or Sunday yet.