Menu Plan, er, Tuesday - Week of January 28, 2018



Swedish meatballs - our treat after shoveling so much snow last week.  They were delicious!  I usually serve them with mashed potatoes but that night it was with rice.  Either way, this was a great pick me up after a lot of hard work.

We bought only a few things this week in the way of groceries. We had plenty in the house and only needed a few things to round out the menu this week.  I'm planning to do a pantry challenge in February and March, so this should be the norm for the next couple of weeks.  In addition to our small grocery haul, John won an apple pie at a raffle he entered, so that is being eaten as a snack this week. Yum!

We had a very eventful weekend including an ER trip and a major knee sprain.  We ended up picking up a frozen pizza at the store on Saturday after all of that.  That came out of our recreation budget rather than the grocery budget using money we had planned on spending for dinner at the Basketball Tournament this weekend. The injured party is healing and *should* be just fine in a couple of weeks.

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, January 28, 2018:
     Breakfast: Banana-Mango Smoothies
     Lunch: Potluck at church (we brought a fruit salad)
     Snack: Zucchini Chocolate-Chip Cookies
     Dinner: Noodles with Tomato-Veggie Sauce

Monday, January 29, 2018:
     Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Clementine's
     Lunch: Spinach Salad with Chicken, Cranberries, and Walnuts
     Snack: Apple Pie
     Dinner: Perfect Potato Soup, Biscuits, Pineapple-Peach Salad

Tuesday, January 30, 2018:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal with Cinnamon and Almonds
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Zucchini Chocolate-Chip Cookies
     Dinner: Chicken Legs, Green Beans, Rice

Wednesday, January 31, 2018:
     Breakfast: Maple Oat Scones, Peach-Pineapple Smoothies
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Apple Pie
     Dinner: Chicken Wild Rice Soup, Cornbread

Thursday, February 1, 2018:
     Breakfast: Pancakes with Applesauce and Walnuts
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
     Dinner: Sandwiches, Cut Veggies

Friday, February 2, 2018:
      Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast
      Lunch: Leftover Soup
      Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
      Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Bread Sticks

Saturday, February 3, 2018:
       Brunch: French Toast, Sliced Ham
       Snack: Soft Pretzels
       Dinner: At a friend's Birthday Party (we've been invited to a 50th birthday party where dinner will be provided)

What are you eating this week?  Any good deals or new recipes at your house? 

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