Menu Plan Monday - Week of October 6, 2019

A lovely snapdragon in my garden this year - they are still blooming!
We have been passing a nasty head cold around here.  Not anything too bad, just enough to make everyone miserable and a lot of time in bed recovering with tea, toast and hot showers.  Yuck.  Not the way I want to spend my week and my weekend. 

There was not much in the way of grocery shopping this week as a result.  We did buy some dairy, a package of bacon (for a recipe this week) and a couple of needed toiletries.

Here is what we are eating this week:

Sunday, October 6:
    Breakfast:  Toast, Banana-Mango Smoothies
    Lunch: Cheese Quesadillas, Apples
    Dinner: Beef Chili

Monday, October 7:
     Breakfast: Toast and Eggs
     Lunch: Leftover Chili
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Perfect Potato Soup, French Bread

Tuesday, October 8:
     Breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal
     Lunch: Leftover Potato Soup
     Snack: Cottage Cheese with Mango
     Dinner: Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Garlic Bread

Wednesday, October 9:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins, Banana-Mango Smoothies
     Lunch: Leftover Pasta with Sauce
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Breakfast For Dinner: Waffles with Walnuts and Cinnamon Apples

Thursday, October 10:
     Breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal
     Lunch: Leftover Soup or Pasta
     Snack: Cottage Cheese with Mango
     Dinner: Brown Sugar Meatloaf, Carrots, Broccoli, Apple-Grape-Mandarin Orange Salad

Friday, October 11:
     Breakfast: Toast and Eggs
     Lunch: Leftover Meatloaf and Veggies
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Saturday, October 12:
     Brunch: At Fundraiser
     Snack: Granola Bars
     Dinner: At Wedding

What are you eating this week?

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