Menu Plan Monday - Week of July 5th, 2015

Our homemade ice cream - this makes the canister look really big but it's only just 2 quart and this made about a quart of ice cream. YUM!


 
It's hard for me to believe that it's really after Independence Day already.  I am so *not* ready for that right now.   It feels like summer is just swinging by here and we haven't really done our usual things yet.  I know that that's all coming but it feels like it's so late this year.  I'm pretty sure that's because I taught summer session for the first time and I'm used to being done with classes and all the semester busyness in May.  I know we'll have our "normal" summer but we just haven't gotten there yet!
Enough of that.
 
Let's talk meals this week:
 
Sunday, July 5, 2015:
   * Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Apples
   * Lunch: Bacon, Cinnamon Biscuit Twists, Strawberries
   * Snack: Ice Cream
   * Dinner: Chicken Legs, Asparagus, Apple-Strawberry-Raspberry Salad
 
Monday, July 6, 2015:
    * Breakfast: Banana-Peanut Butter Smoothies
    * Lunch: Tossed Salad with Leftover Chicken
    * Snack: Yogurt
    * Dinner: Pasta with Marinara Sauce and Veggies,  Strawberry-Apple-Pear Salad
 
Tuesday, July 7, 2015:
    * Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal with Walnuts
    * Lunch: Leftover Pasta with a Tossed Salad
    * Snack: Yogurt
    * Dinner: Chicken Fred Rice, Sliced Apples
 
Wednesday, July 8, 2015:
    * Breakfast:  Scrambled Eggs, Sliced Apples
    * Lunch: Leftover Fried Rice
    * Snack: Yogurt
    * Dinner: Pot Luck at Church: Bring Pineapple Coleslaw
  
Thursday, July 9, 2015:
    * Breakfast: Oatmeal with Craisins and Walnuts
    * Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Leftover Coleslaw
    * Snack: Yogurt
     * Dinner: Beef Roast, Couscous, Strawberry-Mandarin Orange-Apple Salad
 
Friday, July 10, 2015:
    * Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Oatmeal Muffins, Strawberries
    * Lunch: Leftover Beef and Couscous
     * Snack: Yogurt
    * Dinner: Fish Tacos, Rice, Sliced Apples
 
Saturday, July 11, 2015:
    * Breakfast: Irish Oatmeal with Maple Cream
    * Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Bread
    * Snack: Popcorn
    * Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
 
What are you eating this week? 

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