Good Morning! Happy Sunday! Here’s our tentative weekly menu for the week ahead. It’s a loose schedule, just some ideas of what I will try to cook for the family this week. Doesn’t always happen the way it’s planned due to children activities, busy schedules, unexpected things that pop up during the week but it’s a plan right?

When things happen and I can’t make the dinner I planned, I either switch it with something easier for one of the other nights or make a simple frittata which is my fall back plan and there’s always grilled cheese or breakfast for dinner too. But frittata’s seem to work since I always have eggs, milk, and cheese in the fridge. Another quick meal is quesadilla’s. I usually always have some sort of fresh veggies in the fridge and cheese and tortilla wraps so even if they are just vegetable ones and no meat, it’s better than grabbing junk food at the ball game or take out on the road, which we don’t have the funds for with our family of five anyway. 🙂

Um….you’ll notice  a lot of chicken recipes this week….well you can blame that on the hubby who went shopping at Sam’s Club and came home with a boat load of chicken breasts, on sale of course and he just can’t help himself! Needless to say, I’ve got a lot of chicken to use up in the freezer, but thankfully I have a ton of chicken recipes that will provide variety!!

Have a great week!

Breakfasts

• Homemade English Muffins (adapting this recipe)- for egg sandwiches
• cereal, berries, yogurt-2x
• Whole Wheat Berry Puff Pancake
• Banana Bread Muffins-2x
• Homemade donuts! (adapting from here)

Dinners

• Chicken Cacciatore with brown rice pasta
• Left overs
• White Chicken Chili,whole wheat popovers
• Parmesan Tilapia with sauteed spinach, brown rice
• Grilled Chicken with fresh Herb Marinade, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, steamed broccoli
• left overs
• Stuffed Turkey Burgers, raw cucumber/carrots, Avocado Bean Salad

Tell me, what’s your Go-To meal to fall back on when dinners planned don’t happen?

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Good Morning! Sundays are the nicest day of the week for us as a family. I hope you enjoy this day as well. We try to slow down, start our day at church then hang out together. I try to get my housework and shopping done other days so I too can relax and rest with my family on Sunday.

Planning my menu is one way I take care of myself. I plan it on Friday or Saturday usually before I head to the market. Otherwise, I’m in constant chaos without knowing what I need to buy and what I have on hand to throw a meal together. I share with you the menu I “plan” to make this week, although sometimes or even most weeks I often need to change when I make the meal.

No days are assigned so I have the choice of what will work on a particular day, depending on the unexpected things that come up and the children’s activities. But without this menu I would surely be feeding everyone more processed packaged foods rather than homemade healthier meals.

Planning ahead is the key to keeping my weight maintained. I encourage you to try it if you’ve never done so. A simple white board and marker next to your fridge is all you need. One side for the shopping list as things are needed and one side for the tentative menu. Even if you have 3 meals planned, you could also double them for enough for left overs on another night. Less money will be spent than buying take out or going out to eat as well. Who doesn’t love more money in your pocket right?? I don’t know about your family but with a family of 5 we don’t have the luxury of eating out every weekend or ordering take out even for that matter. A plan is necessary even if I don’t follow it perfectly. 🙂

Here’s what where having this week:

Breakfasts

• Homemade Whole Wheat Waffles (posting recipe this week)
• Hard boiled eggs, fruit, toast
• Blueberry Oat Pancakes-2x
• Cereal, berries, yogurt -2x
• Overnight Crock Pot Apple Oatmeal

Dinners

• Turkey Tetrazzini, salad
• Barbecue Chicken Cheddar Burritos with Slaw (new recipe)
• Mini Turkey Meatloaves, carrot & parsnip fries, steamed green beans
• New England Clam Chowder, homemade croutons
• Left overs
• Bacon Cheeseburger Calzone, salad
• Daddy Grilling pork chops, Zucchini Caprese Salad,Baked Potato Chips

Have a wonderful Sunday and week ahead!

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Good Sunday morning to you! My Saturday was quite productive but then I have to be to get everything done during the week I need done. BUT I enjoy it that way.

Sundays I like to rest more with my family. Don’t get me wrong, the dishes still need to get done and cooking! But Sundays are my day to sloooowwwww done and enjoy just being home and hanging out.

How about you? Or are you most productive on Saturdays or Sundays?

As far as breakfast goes this week for myself, I am planning on eating what I prepare for my family with the exception of cereal 2 mornings. I made a few new breakfasts for myself last week so I will be working on retesting them a bit. They involve oats and eggs and will be posted soon I hope. I also plan to make a new quinoa salad recipe this week. So as far as lunch goes I will most likely just cook up the quinoa and add veggies to it for lunch all week. I’ve been enjoying Udi’s whole grain Gluten Free bread and was thinking about making a nice new panini recipe with it. Have you tried Udi’s GF bread?

Here’s some other quinoa salad recipes you might like:

• Quinoa Chickpea Salad with avocado dressing
• Mango Black Bean Quinoa salad

It’s supposed to be close to 50 degrees here today in RI!!! So I going to have my hubby grill some chicken outside today! Whoopie for warmer weather in January!

Here’s what our family is having this week!

Breakfasts

• Ham & Cheese Puff Pancake
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins-2x
• cereal & berries -2x
• Spinach Bacon Egg Quiche Cups-2x

Dinners

• Grilled Chicken with fresh herb marinade, raw zucchini caprese salad, spinach risotto
• left overs
• Beef Orzo Spinach Soup (freeze left overs)
• Balsamic Pork Chops (new recipe)
• Healthier Turkey Enchiladas (freeze left overs)
• Spinach Mozzarella Pesto Flat Out pizza
• over my parents house

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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Happy Sunday to you!

Tomorrow is Labor Day and we’ll be heading to my parents house for one last swim in their pool before they close it until next summer! I’m planning on bringing a fabulous dessert pizza from which the idea came from a reader who used my No Roll Cream Cheese Oat Crust to make one! I hope to share that recipe soon!

I hope you have a beautiful and blessed Sunday and Monday with family!

Breakfasts

• Ham & Cheese Puff Pancake
• Scrambled eggs, toast, turkey bacon, fruit
• Cereal with bananas-2x
• Individual Steel Cut Oat Cups-2x
• Peachy Baked French Toast

Dinners

• Healthy Chicken Parmesan, pasta, Eggplant Parmesan Stacks-new recipe, Fennel Salad
• Over Parents for BBQ
• Pork Piccata with Kale, brown rice pasta
• Roasted Whole Chicken, roasted carrots & potatoes, Brussels Sprouts
• Crock Pot Chicken & Bean Stew (use left over breast meat from roast chicken)
• Date Night for us/kiddies headed to a party
• Marinated London Broil, Raw Zucchini Caprese Salad, raw cucumber/carrots with ranch, garlic fries

And now for some PINTEREST Love!!!

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Pot Roast

 
Shrimp Tacos

Do you have a menu for the week?

Have any quick weeknight meals to share?

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Happy Sunday!

Tomorrow is our first day back at school, boo! BUT I am ready and prepared for a great week by making ahead some great breakfasts today and some easy dinners with left overs for the week ahead!

Breakfast

• Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins– 2x
• Egg & Cheese Quiche Cups
• Cereal & Berries- 2x
• Overnight Crock Pot Oatmeal with fresh fruit
• Puff Pancake with peaches

Dinner

• Over Parents
• Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herb Marinade, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Sauteed Spinach
• Braised Pork Tacos, Brown Rice Salad, Mango Salsa
• Mini Turkey Meatloaves, Baked Fennel Gratin, Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Dip
• Pulled Pork sandwiches, Fresh Arugula Salad, raw carrots/cucumbers with ranch
• Left overs/Mom’s Night Out
• Grilled Meatball Kabobs, mini zucchini cheese bites, Roasted Carrots & Parsnip Fries

Are you a homeschooling family?

Even if not, what are some ways you prepare for back to school to be less stressful?

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