Friday, April 15, 2011

The Menu

I finally put together our menu for the next few weeks and I'm sharing it below. A couple things to note.... With most everything we also have a veggie & starch, but I don't put those on the menu as it depends on what produce looks good at the time. The two kitchen gadgets I can't live without are my breadmaker & food processor. My kids have 2 choices at each meal: eat it or don't. I try to have at least one thing they'll eat and those are homemade rolls for most meals. I sometimes hide veggies in food, but I also put them on their plates so they get used to the idea. My kids don't eat really eat them, but everyone says to keep doing it & eventually they will. I have noticed the 5-year-old has actually voluntarily tried a few lately. I'm hoping that's a sign of more to come. Also, we really end up with left overs more than what I have on the list. When I get to slide in an extra "left-over" night, it's a bonus!

Without further adieu, here's the menu:
Fri 4/15: thai peanut noodles
Sat 4/16: pizza (it's the 5 year old's birthday celebration)
Sun 4/17: fajitas
Mon 4/18: left overs
Tue 4/19: pot roast
Wed 4/20: pork burgers
Thr 4/21: tomato-basil soup & grilled cheese
Fri 4/22: whiskey steak
Sat 4/23: pecan chicken
Sun 4/24: fish tacos (is that traditional Easter fare?)
Mon 4/25: banana pepper steak sandwiches
Tue 4/26: chicken fried rice (it's a healthy version, not really fried)
Wed 4/27: left overs
Thr 4/28: beef macaroni stuff that the hubby loves
Fri 4/29: cajun fettucini
Sat 4/30: lamb stew
Sun 5/1: chicken wild rice casserole

I am anticipating the next question is "will you share your recipes?" I will share as I go, but some aren't that special & it'll be fairly time consuming so I don't plan to share them all. If there's a particular one you're interested in just let me know.

3 comments:

  1. Steve just wants to know if you could leave all leftovers outside and he will gladly pick it up and enjoy! :)

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  2. So... I came across two new links and thought of you first! They are:
    http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112557/wendys-natural-cut-fries-bnet

    http://www.fooducate.com/ - although I don't have a SmartPhone, so I can't participate in this one. But it looks cool!

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  3. Thanks for thinking of me! I love the fooducate! Just put it on the fav links. I don't have a smart phone either, but I'll sure use the site when I get one! I saw the Wendy's story. But really, when eating fast food, is it expected to be nutritional? Wendy's is the closest fast food place to our house so we eat there more than any other, though probably only once every couple months. I tried those fries & thought they were terrible. If I'm eating junk, I at least want it to taste good! Though I guess these fries ranked high in the polls. Who knew!

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