My favorite local grocery store’s sales start on Thursdays. So I’ve started shopping on Thursdays because sale items tend to run low if I wait for another day. Thus the reason my menu planning goes from Thursday through to the next Wednesday evening. I also like to have a baked good on hand for snacking and this week I’m going to make zucchini bread.
Breakfast Mondays – Thursdays is generally cold or hot cereal, milk and OJ or other 100% juice. Occasionally, I will make scrambled eggs or some other hot breakfast. Fridays we go to McDonald’s drive-thru because we both go into Springfield early for the day. Dave to go to work and me to hang out with my sister-in-law so I can help her. Saturdays & Sundays I make a hot breakfast.
Lunches Mondays-Thursday for Dave I make a PB& J sandwich, pack a little bag of chips/pretzels, some baked yummy of some sort, carrot and/or small fruit. I just make due for lunch with whatever we have for leftovers or maybe canned soup. Saturdays & Sundays we don’t generally eat lunch because we’ve had a big breakfast.
So dinners are the only thing I’ve really got to plan. Below is this week’s dinner menu.
Tonight: pork chops, spinach artichoke dip spread on toasted French Bread (new recipe…will post if it tastes good), small salad.
Friday: Spaghetti with Italian sausage & mushrooms, small salad and any leftover spinach artichoke dip
Saturday: baked potatoes with fixins’ (broccoli, diced ham, sour cream, grated cheese, butter)
Sunday: baked chicken, chicken flavored rice, broccoli or corn (a veggie from the freezer)
Monday: Tacos with fixins’ (sour cream, cheese, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes)
Tuesday: Clam chowder and grilled cheese (this is using Snow’s canned clam chowder, homemade chowder is nice, but costs a small fortune to make).
Wednesday: quiche (eggs, diced ham or sausage, minced broccoli, cheese…this stuff is really yummy)
Now, I’m hoping to get all the ingredients I need and stock pile a few boxes of cereal which is on sale (and I have a coupon) for $60-$65. I have to go to two grocery stores and the butcher shop to do this…I’ll post my success or failure when I get back.