Menu Plan Monday - Week of November 8, 2015

A full rainbow arc a few weeks ago - food for the soul!

We're supposed to have beautiful weather this week - I'm so excited!  I feel like we've had rain for the last month.  My head knows we haven't, though we have had quite a bit.  I'm hoping to get some more yard work done this week even though we have gotten enough done that we would be just fine if the rest didn't get done.  I'm amazed at how much quicker things go now that the children are old enough to be a real help.  Time to rake the giant amount of leaves we get in our front yard: 1 1/2 hours.  Unbelievable.  When they were toddlers, we had to take turns or "work together" while the children "helped" and it would take a day or two.  I think I'm going to be totally spoiled by their help in the next few years!
We have another quiet week this week.  My son is having a friend sleep over on Friday and John is on call on Friday also but that's it for "excitement" this week.  I may be meeting a friend for coffee on Saturday afternoon also (with one of my gift cards) but that really doesn't effect the meals. Here's what we're eating:

Sunday, November 8:
   Breakfast: Banana Bread and Banana-Peanut Butter Smoothies
   Lunch: Egg Casserole Bake, Apple-Grape-Pineapple Salad
   Snack: Banana Bread
   Dinner: Turkey Pot Pie, Spinach Salad, Apple-Pear-Pineapple Salad
   Dessert: Apple Crisp

Monday, November 9:
   Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast
   Lunch: Leftover Pot Pie
   Snack: Apple Crisp
   Dinner: Noodles with Vegetable Marinara Sauce, Garlic Bread, Sliced Apples

Tuesday, November 10:
   Breakfast: Oatmeal with Craisins and Almonds
   Lunch: Leftover Noodles and Sauce
   Snack: Yogurt
   Dinner: Soup from the Freezer, Homemade Bread, Sliced Apples and Pears

Wednesday, November 11:
   Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins, Bananas
   Lunch: Leftover Soup
   Snack: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
   Dinner: Scalloped Potatoes with Ham, Spinach Salad, Pineapple-Mandarin Orange-Banana Salad

Thursday, November 12:
    Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
    Lunch: Leftover Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Pulled Pork on Homemade Rolls, Carrot and Celery Sticks, Sliced Apples and Pears

Friday, November 13:
    Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast and Applesauce
    Lunch: PB&J, Yogurt, Apple, Cookie
    Snack: Homemade Granola
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
     Dessert: Cookies

Saturday, November 14:
    Breakfast: Waffles with Bacon and Applesauce
    Lunch: Spinach Salad with Chicken, Cranberries and Mandarin Oranges
    Snack: Popcorn
    Dinner: Crockpot Fried Rice, Spinach Salad, Oranges

What are you eating this week?

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