Menu Plan Monday - Week of March 10, 2019

Nachos!  My make-do dinner one night when we were all tired and hungry and no one felt like cooking!

We are now in the second full week in March. Lent is in full swing, Spring Break happenings are starting (depending on which school you attend or do not attend), and the weather is behaving quite like a Lion, as the saying goes.  We had rain, followed by sleet, followed by snow on Saturday. Our driveway is now a skating rink and we spent the last two days trying to clear out the storm drains on the street by our home to ensure that the water (from both melting snow and rain) has some place to go.  We are to receive rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  I am hoping it will wash some of the snow away and not cause too many problems! Here's hoping!
I am anxious for spring to arrive - I have garden plans and I would love to wear some of my lighter weight clothes after spending the last few months bundled up.  It will come.  I know that but, as seems the usual each year, I am eagerly anticipating it and want spring to arrive right now!

We did not do much grocery shopping this past week - a bit of dairy (milk and on-sale yogurt), frozen fruit (for smoothies - we finally finished the odds and ends in the freezer), spinach, bananas and grapefruit.  We have plenty of everything else in the cupboards and the freezers!

Here is what we are eating this week:

Sunday, March 10:
    Breakfast:  Bagels with Cream Cheese
    Lunch: Waffles - at a fundraiser for the community food shelf
    Snack: Nuts and Dates
    Dinner: Taco Soup, Corn Chips, Grapefruit Wedges

Monday, March 11:
    Breakfast: Eggs and Toast
    Lunch: Apples with Peanut Butter, Yogurt
    Snack: Nuts and Dates
    Dinner: Chili, Baked Potatoes

Tuesday, March 12:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal with Walnuts, Dates, Blueberries and Cinnamon
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Yogurt
     Dinner: At various events (John has a dinner meeting, the children and I are at a school event)

Wednesday, March 13:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins, Mango-Banana Smoothies
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: At church for Lent

Thursday, March 14:
     Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal with Blueberries
     Lunch: Salad with Nuts, Diced Apple and Blueberries
     Snack: Yogurt
     Dinner: Beef Fajitas, Grapefruit Wedges

Friday, March 15:
     Breakfast: Eggs and Toast
     Lunch: Leftover Fajitas
     Snack: Nuts and Dates
     Dinner: Cracker Baked Chicken, Green Beans, Blueberry-Apple-Banana Salad

Saturday, March 16:
     Brunch: Egg Bake, Hashed Brown Potatoes, Bacon
     Snack: Pumpkin Monster Cookies
     Dinner: Pizza (We have family visiting and they are bringing pizza for dinner), Spinach Salad
     Dessert: Pumpkin Monster Cookies

What are you eating this week?

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