Menu Plan Monday and Shopping from this Week - Week of March 9, 2014
Spinach and Green Pepper Quiche from the other week - it turned out yummy! |
So, this last week was insane and this one isn't much better - I can't particularly say why because we haven't had much extra other than a couple of birthday parties for the children to attend and a one-day conference for me - but it's just been really seemingly crazy around here. Maybe it's the weather? Did I mention we hit 53F today for our high! People were wearing shorts! We're supposed to be warmer this whole week and I'm SO excited about that. It might be that our schedule is completely all over the place too. Who knows?
Anyway, I'll quit rambling....
John stopped at the grocery store on Saturday while I was at my conference and bought a handful of things: a package of flour tortillas, 4 cans of whole kernel corn and 3 boxes of pasta. The pasta and the corn were marked down to 88-cents each and the tortillas were $2.89 for 20. So he spent $9.05 on groceries this week. I also spent $10 on 20 tulips that were just way to pretty - never mind that I considered them a "sanity" purchase. I could have gotten by with one bunch, but the two look especially lovely in the blue vase on my kitchen table (I'm hoping to post a photo later this week or next week). We had some "extra" fruit this week from a friend who wasn't going to eat it before it went bad - strawberries and bananas, yum! And we had plenty of other fruit left from the previous weeks - oranges and three kinds of apples as well as blueberries - so we were good to go with fruit for the week! I have a 24oz can of pureed pumpkin that I need to use up so I decided to "go pumpkin" this week too.
Here's our menu for this week:
Sunday, March 9:
Brunch: Waffles with Powdered Sugar and Bananas
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
Monday, March 10:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with Almonds and Blueberries
Lunch: Corn Dogs, Tater Tots and Strawberries (Spring Break Treat for the Children)
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: Scalloped Potatoes with Ham, Tossed Salad, Sliced Apples
Tuesday, March 11:
Breakfast: Pancakes with Bananas and Blueberries
Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, Matzo Bread, Strawberries
Snack:Yogurt
Dinner: At a School Event
Wednesday, March 12:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins, Bananas
Lunch: Tortillas with a Rice and Bean Mix (includes corn and tomatoes)
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: At Church (Lenten Dinner before Worship)
Thursday, March 13:
Breakfast: Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Tossed Salad with Almonds, Blueberries and Strawberries
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: Turkey and Cheese Quesadillas with Mixed Fruit Salad
Friday, March 14:
Breakfast: Banana-Strawberry Smoothies
Lunch: Leftover Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal and Sliced Apples
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: Vegetable Barley Soup in the Crockpot, Biscuits, Mixed Fruit Salad
Saturday, March 15:
Breakfast: Pumpkin Scones
Lunch: Tuna Wrap Sandwiches, Sliced Fruit and Veggies
Snack: Sugar Cookies
Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
Date Night Dessert: Sugar Cookies
What are you eating this week?