Menu Plan Monday - Week of November 30, 2014

So it was a high temperature of +2F with a wind chill of  -23F.  I'm dreaming of summer and my flowers today!

It's the 1st of December, and I'm already sick of winter. Is that bad?   I think it's because it went from being really nice to super cold just overnight - quite literally - and it was such a shock.  I guess it's a good thing we have so much soup in the freezer to eat up!  I'm also grateful for hot coffee and oatmeal first thing in the morning.  Aren't we blessed to have such good, warm food and a warm house as well?  I sure do think so!  I listen to my parents telling of having to get up and light the stove to warm the house in temperatures colder than this and I am so grateful that I don't have to do that!

After topping off our stockpile this weekend, we are still eating well.  I have $32 for the rest of the month and I am pretty sure we can do it.  We're already low on fruit for the week but we have fruit in the freezer if need be as well as canned pears and mandarin oranges, even if they're not favorites.

We have a pretty quiet week this week and we're all happy for that since next week is really busy and it continues that way through Christmas and New Year's. Such is the life in the church this time of year!  Throw in the end of semester and company and it just is really busy.  Any way, here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, November 30:
    Breakfast:  Peanut Butter Toast, Sliced Apples
    Lunch: Leftovers
    Snack: Popcorn
    Dinner: Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce, Sausages, Sliced Apples

Monday, December 1:
    Breakfast: Oatmeal with Sliced Almonds and Craisins
    Lunch: Leftover Spaghetti
    Snack: Popcorn
    Dinner: Fried White Fish, Rice, Banana-Apple-Grape Salad

Tuesday, December 2:
    Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal
    Lunch: Leftover Spaghetti
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Soup from the Freezer, Biscuits, Orange Wedges

Wednesday, December 3:
     Breakfast:  Breakfast Biscuits - biscuits with eggs, bacon, and tomato
     Lunch:  Peanut Butter and Jelly Tortillas, Yogurt, Cut Veggies, Cookie
     Snack: Cookie
     Dinner:  Waffles, Scrambled Eggs, Applesauce

Thursday, December 4:
    Breakfast: Oatmeal with Diced Apples, Cinnamon, and Pecans
    Lunch: Cut Veggies with Yogurt/Peanut Butter Dip, Chicken Noodle Soup
    Snack: Cookie
    Dinner: Soup from the Freezer, French Bread, Sliced Apples

Friday, December 5:
    Breakfast: Waffles from the Freezer with Pecans and Chokecherry Jelly
    Lunch: Leftover Soup, Bread
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Turkey Pot Pie, Tossed Salad, Apple-Pomegranate-Mandarin Orange Salad

Saturday, December 6:
    Breakfast: Cinnamon Breakfast Biscuits
    Lunch: Tossed Salad with Turkey, Craisins and Mandarin Oranges
    Snack: Cookies
    Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
    At Home Date Dessert: Apple Crisp (using apples from the freezer)

What are you eating this week?

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