Weekly Menu

Re: Weekly Menu

• nova & paul member

  January 2011

  What is this for? Is it an idea exchange kind of thing?

  I do two weeks worth of menus. It really saves us money planning everything and having the menu up on the fridge stops dh and dd from asking "what's for dinner"

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• zookbride member

  January 2011

  This is such a good idea! I don't cook at home nearly enough...like hardly EVER. I'm going to enjoy some ideas and maybe try to do this next week.
  

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• tst1998

  January 2011

  I've done so much better with cooking at home, and eating my vegetables since I started my weekly menu. And I love getting ideas from others, so this is great.

  Here's my week:

  Tonight we're eating over at a friend's, I'm bringing dessert: apple pear crisp.

  Monday: Cassoulet (I don't actually know what cassoulet is, the recipe looked good though. It seems to be a stew of some sort). And since I have the day off, I may try my hand at baking bread.

  Tuesday: linguine with clams, salad

  Wednesday: pork in the slow cooker with rice

  Thursday: enchiladas with beans and rice

  Friday: I usually only plan for 4 days, because inevitably something comes up which prevents me from cooking as planned. Thus Friday is always my buffer day.

  Saturday: out with friends for Mexican (now realize I should probably rethink the timing of the enchiladas)

  
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• cutebride73 member

  January 2011

  I love menu ideas - I haven't been cooking nearly as much as I should be either!! 

  Tonight - Hmm...it was more of anything goes night - we went grocery shopping and I made a large salad at the salad bar and got a cup of soup.  DH got wings. 

  I am off tomorrow - so I am cooking 3 things and we will have them throughout the week. 

  #1 - I am making a roast with potatoes, carrots and mushrooms (I use onion soup mix as my seasoning, put it in an oven bag and roast)

  # 2 - I am making a double batch of chili.

  # 3 - And a big batch of Hungarian goulash (stew meat, onions, potatoes, canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, paprika and water). 

  All yummy comfort foods for what is supposed to be a very cold week.  It will also be a busy week for me, so if I want home cooked food, I need to make a bunch of things tomorrow. 

  Friday - we usually get pizza

  Saturday - not sure

  Sunday - something football party friendly - the Steelers are playing at 6:30 pm!!! 

  Breakfasts - I am bad, usually just coffee.  I know I need to start eating breakfast, but I leave for work at 6:40 am and that is just too early for food.  Mid morning I have been eating a hand full of almonds. 

  Lunch - I normally take a frozen meal - I have been buying gluten free ones, but I am not totally gluten free, just cutting back.  I found a 3 bean chili that is very good and some of the Amy's Kitchen mexican meals are good too.  I also like that they are in paper type containers instead of plastic.  I eat some fruit too, right now I am into clementine's.   

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• bandwife928 member

  January 2011

  I buy the ingredients for four meals and post a list on our fridge.  My husband picks one thing off the list per day and that's what we have for dinner.  This allows us one night during the week to eat out.  Our joint New Year's Resolution was to only eat out for a special occasion or with other people.  We were shocked at how much "What's for dinner?  I don't know.  Wanna go grab something?" eating out we were doing.  Not even good stuff.

  Here are my meals for the week:

  Sunday--homemade chicken alfredo (made with as many reduced calorie substitutions as possible--no butter, 1% milk)

  Weekday Meal 1-chicken and brown rice casserole

  Weekday Meal 2-Steak and baked potatoes

  Weekday Meal 3-Pork chops and green beans

  Weekday Meal 4--Panera soup from Sam's with sandwiches

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• andrea1103

  January 2011

  This is a great idea!  I hate cooking and I am trying to get better at planning meals.  DH works nights so I try to have things ready for him before he leaves for work.  Trying to use the crock pot more.  Here are my plans for this week:

  Tonight: leftovers

  Monday: stuffed shell casserole

  Tuesday: Orange glazed balsamic chicken

  Wednesday: Chicken and gnocchi soup

  Thursday: chili

  Friday: pizza night

  Saturday:  dinner at in-laws

  Breakfast: cereal bar or oatmeal cookie

  Lunches:  usually soup, salad or leftovers
  

  Now let's see if I can actually stick to it!

   

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• boymamaco member

  January 2011

  I feel like such a failure. Seriously, I always want to do this but then I never do. Life always seems to throw a curve ball here or there, and I get sidetracked so easily. You are my heros!

  
  

  
  

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• hootie123 member

  January 2011

  M - Chicken ramen soup

  T - chicken parm skillet and cesar salad

  W - Chicken souvlaki, hummus and pita

  R - steak, baked potato, broccoli and mushroom

  F - black bean and salsa soup

  S - pulled pork (and side?)

  S - Baked pesto pasta
  

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• c&n06 member

  January 2011

  hootie123:

  M - Chicken ramen soup

  T - chicken parm skillet and cesar salad

  W - Chicken souvlaki, hummus and pita

  R - steak, baked potato, broccoli and mushroom

  F - black bean and salsa soup

  S - pulled pork (and side?)

  S - Baked pesto pasta
  

  yum the Baked Pesto Pasta and the black bean soup sound so good. Do you have the recipes? Thanks

  

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• c&n06 member

  January 2011

  I love this idea!! I love cooking and usually plan my menu each week. This week with the holiday I kinda have been slacking.

  Monday: out to dinner with my parents

  Tuesday: Balsamic Chicken w/ mushrooms and rice/salad

  Wednesday: dinner with a friend, not sure what yet

  Thursday: grilled chicken w/ salad

  Friday: probably take out

  Saturday:  dinner with friends, mexican

  

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• sbrowns08 member

  January 2011

  Oh I'll play!!

  M- Turkey Bolognese with some type of frozen veggie from our garden

  T- Linguine and Clam Sauce (I saw this was on someone else's list too- yummy!)

  W- Homemade Lentil and Tomato Soup

  R- Rice and Chicken Casserole

  F- Out

  Breakfast is Special K for me and homemade English Muffins for DH, Lunch is leftovers!
  

  
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• dizzycooks member

  January 2011

  I loved pulled pork! 

  The hard part really is sticking with it isn't it ladies?  We are pretty good about it, but occassionally I just think, "I've been so good...can't we go out this week?!"  But if I already have the stuff prepped in the fridge then we are more likely to eat in.  Last week was a total failure though...I ordered pizza one night and then my mother really wanted us to go out with her, she did insist in paying though, so I guess that didn't really mess up the plan

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