One of my very favorite bloggers has a menu planning Monday post series, and I *love* reading it and getting ideas, even if I rarely use the ideas.
As I spent hours this weekend (and every weekend, really), cooking and doing dishes, I decided - maybe I should start posting what I am cooking and eating. So I can look back on it. Yesterday, and this weekend, I swear I made no fewer than 8 different things...and kept doing dishes all. day. long.
So here's a little taste of what we are...tasting.
FIRST - what I cooked & prepped this weekend:
Rice. That I mixed with crockpot pinto beans, and scooped into individual containers (burrito bowls)
Tofu and roasted vegetables
Salad dressing: lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, parsley, garlic
Cheesy rice and vegetables
Roasted beets
Salad
Chard, onion, and goat cheese frittata (we got such a huge bunch of chard this weekend)
Cheese quesadillas and tacos
On to the menu plan
Sunday:
Breakfast:
- Chocolate banana peanut butter smoothie, coffee (for me).
- Husband: raisin bran.
- Kids: peanut butter toast (big boy), jam on bread (little boy).
Lunch:
- tofu with roasted mixed vegetables (me).
- Husband: beans and rice.
- Big kid: pb&j, carrots. Little boy: carrots and hummus.
Snack:
- at a birthday party, some pizza.
Dinner: (potluck in the park):
-I made the rice/ cheese/ veggie casserole: sauteed mushrooms and onions, and added microwaved mixed broccoli/ cauliflower/ carrots. Made a white sauce and added cheese. Baked, with cheese on top. It was good, with plenty of leftovers. I also took the steamed beets, and a nice bottle of merlot.
Monday:
Breakfast:
- Chocolate cherry smoothie. Is it terrible that I like this one because I don't have to share? Boys don't like the cherry version.
- Hubby: raisin bran.
- Kids: strawberries and yogurt.
Lunch: (kids eat at school/daycare)
- Salad with beets, goat cheese, sunflower seeds. Piece of the chard frittata. Slice of veggie pizza (free from someone else's meeting).
- Husband - bean/rice bowl, frittata
Snack: apple and cottage cheese
Dinner:
- Steamed broccoli, leftover rice, last of the tofu
- Rest of the family gets the same, except they get chicken
Tuesday:
Breakfast &Lunch &Snack: see Monday
Dinner: Fish, roasted potatoes, stir-fried green beans
Wednesday:
Breakfast &Lunch &Snack: see Monday
Dinner: Sauteed polenta rounds with meatballs and marinara
Thursday:
Breakfast &Lunch &Snack: see Monday. If there is frittata left!!
Dinner:
- Me: dunno. I have a school function
- Husband/ kids: frozen pizza. They have a playoff baseball game
Friday:
I don't think I've gotten that far in my planning.
