Dec 27 Menu #424

Breakfast:  

instant pot pancake - not good. strange texture

Snacks:

Shortbread/Trefoils Toffee and Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds

Dinner: 

Spaghetti

spinach salad

Chili

Roasted fingerlings

Cantaloup

Breadsticks - pretty good. Topped with garlic powder and parsley instead of salt.

soup

salad

Sweet potato tacos

Pineapple

Christmas Eve:

Cheese Fondue - ham, noodles, broccoli, bread, apples, meatballs, waffle fries

Christmas:

Festive fruit salad 

Roasted beet goat cheese salad

Try-tip steak - added some parsley and basil to the marinade

Dinner rolls

"Pizza hut" style pizza - this crust tasted like flour.  I would maybe use again but would add pizza seasoning or something.

Pineapple

Drinks:

Cranberry Bubbler

Dec 20 Menu #423

Dinner: 

quiche   

toast

berries

Turkey Burger

pirogies

garlic sesame green beans

tomato soup

grilled cheese

Chicken fajitas

Squash dinner rolls

apple salad 

burrito bowls

pizza

starfruit

Snacks:

gingerbread house

peppermint bark

fudge crinkle cookies - I wouldn't make these again. I thought the flavor was ok but texture is too try. J thought the texture was good but the flavor wasn't.

chex mix - decreased salt by half

Dec 13 Menu #422

 Breakfast:  

cinnamon rolls

Smoothies

Cereal

Lunch:

leftovers

Dinner: 

Sweet potato

Roasted tomato soup

Quesadillas

Salad

Bread

Rice

fruit

Asian wraps (spring rolls)

Roasted breakfast potatoes - kids liked this one

BLT

Roasted peppers & rotini (from Cooking Healthy Across America cookbook)

Salad

Garlic bread

Pizza

Beef broccoli

rice

Dec 6 Menu #421

this weeks dinner menu created by Miss. H (12) 

Cranberry pumpkin muffins - i did half whole wheat flour, and decreased sugar to 1 cup.

Sunday: 11/29

Culver’s

Monday: 11/30

piggies in blankies, sugar snap peas, bannas.

Tuesday: 12/1

teriyaki chicken, rice, oranges, peas.

Wednesday: 12/2

beef ravioli, tomato sauce, bell peppers.

Thursday: 12/3

pizza

Friday: 12/4

waffles, strawberries, whipped cream, blue berries, syrup.

Saturday: 12/5

Cincinatti Chili  - we actually used a different recipe from a cook book.

Nov 29 Menu #420

This weeks menu was planned by my son(10).

Breakfast:  

gingerbread biscuits & apples

Pumpkin french toast

Dinner: 

Brats

green beans

apple slices

grapes

Crepes

yogurt parfait

Chicken strips

salad

Spaghetti & meatballs

THANKSGIVING:

Pecan pie cheesecake

Bread machine rolls 

Mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes fries

turkey w/gravy

stuffing

cranberry relish

pumpkin pie

Grilled cheese

tomato soup

Pizza

Nov 22 Menu #419

 This weeks menu is brought to you by my daughter (12).

Breakfast:  

Peanut butter toast

Yogurt 

Mixed fruit

oatmeal

blackberries

Lunch:    

Pita pizza

Mac & cheese & fruit

Chicken nuggets w/fries

leftovers

Snacks:

raspberries

crackers

Dinner: 

Sunday:

    Waffles

    breakfast sausage

    strawberries

Monday:

    Pretzel rods 

    yogurt

    pickles

    canned oranges

Tuesday:

    Grilled cheese

    tomato soup

    red bell pepper slices

Wednesday:

    Pizza knots

    fresh oranges

    leftover pepper slices

Thursday:

    Baked sweet sour chicken

    rice

    canned oranges & pineapple

Friday:

    Chili

    biscuits or corn bread

Saturday:

"I don't know, I don't care" - her way of saying fridge clean out

Nov 15 Menu #418

 Breakfast:  

Buttermilk pancakes - these were kind of eggy tasting

toast & berries

smoothies & bagel

Lunch:    

leftovers

grilled cheese & salad

Tot-choes

Dinner: 

Beef stir-fry  

rice 

Garlic green beans

tortellini 

Glazed sweet potatoes

Chicken gyros

Salad

Buffalo cauliflower tacos

cantaloup

carrots & celery sticks

Naan Pizza 

Turkey burgers

fruit salad

Nov 1 Menu #417

 Breakfast:  

Bananas

Bagels & smoothie

cinnamon bread & berries

omelet

   blackberries

Oatmeal - ginger is a good addition

   raisins

Lunch:    

leftovers

Dinner: 

Pizza

Peanut noodles

BLT

   fruit

Vegetarian Korma - used coconut cream instead of heavy cream

   couscous

   apples

Chicken fajitas

Vegetable soup - used orzo noodles, used a crushed tomatoes.

    grilled cheese

Eat out

Oct 25 Menu #416

 Breakfast:  

Hashbrowns & eggs

Oatmeal

Lunch:    

leftover

Snacks:

crackers & berries

Dinner: 

Fettuccini Alfredo

   steamed mix veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)

Pork chops & apple sauce

    applesauce

    sweet potatoes

    bread

Orange chicken - good orange flavor.  We decrease the sugar and vinegar by half.  Very strong vinegar flavor, would recommend a sweeter vinegar like rice wine and maybe decreasing to 2 tbls.

    rice

    oranges

    broccoli

    veggie egg rolls

Tator tot caserole

       pineapple

"Olive Garden" breadsticks - would not recommend.  This recipe is seriously flawed and took some skill to make it work.

Apple, walnut spinach salad

Taco bowl (rice, black beans, taco meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, pickled peppers, salsa, sour cream)

Take out - Halloween

    Pumpkin pie - with fresh roasted pumpkin.

Oct 25 Menu #415

Snacks:

No-bake oatmeal nut butter balls - I didn't have enough flax so I add wheat germ too.

Fruit rollup

Dinner: 

Vegetarian MN wild rice soup

Instant pot cranberry sauce

bread

Brats

pasta salad

baked beans 

fruit

salad

Pizza 

chicken fries

dessert pizza  

ice cream

mandarin oranges

waffle fries

Asian glazed meatballs

Black bean quesadillas

Bread sticks

salad

turkey

mashed potatoes

Oct 18 Menu #414

 Breakfast:  

donuts

  OJ

  banana

Chocolate chip pancakes

  peaches

Lunch:    

Mostly leftovers

chicken strips 

    roll

    potatoes

    broccoli

    applesauce

Dinner:   

Pigs in blanket hot dogs

    coleslaw

    cantaloup

BLT sliders

    roasted sweet potatoes

    grapes

Naan pizza

Asian chicken rice bowl

     cantaloup

Chili

     cornbread

Veggie tacos - I didn't love these

Spaghetti w/red sauce

    green beans

oct 11 Menu #413

 Breakfast:  

Cinnamon raisin toast

    banana

apple scones

Strawberry banana smoothie - this was flavorless 

Cranberry chocolate chip bread

Lunch:    

Tomato soup

mini pancakes

   cheese omelet

   strawberries

Corndog

    mixed fruit

   mac & cheese

Popcorn chicken or Tomato sandwich

   cantaloup and grapes

   

Pita Pizza or taco soup

Dinner: 

Pizza knots

   salad

Chicken wraps

    jicama

Vegetarian Korma

    rice

Turkey burger

     air fryer potato wedges - B loved them

     cantaloup

Taco twist soup

      quesadilla

Korean beef & rice

    sugar snap peas 

Pumpkin tortellini

    pears or apples salad

    garlic bread

Oct 4 Menu #412

 Breakfast:  

Fruit

Blueberry coffee cake - decreased the brown sugar mixture by half, and skipped the powder sugar

   yogurt

Cereal

Hashbrowns w/ham & peppers

   cinnamon-raisin toast

Lunch:    

Chicken smackers

      green beans

      breadstick

      pears

Pumpkin flax pancakes

     apples

Pizza bites

     pears

Dinner:  

Pizza

   salad

Chicken pot pie soup - i didn't make the pie crust stuff

   rosemary breadstick

   pineapple

Zucchini tacos

Baked sweet potato fries

   tomato basil soup

   grilled cheese sandwich

Easy beef broccoli

   brown rice

   oranges

Veggie and/or Turkey sandwiches

    fruit

Pumpkin waffles 

     apple cider syrup

     breakfast sausage

Sept 27th Menu #411

 Breakfast:  

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls

Strawberry Watermelon smoothie

Apples

Lunch:    

leftovers

Mac & cheese potatoes, pears, green beans

Tator tots, slaw, sandwich

Dinner:  

Pizza

Chicken fajitas

Salad

bBurgers

slaw

watermelon

Lasagna

birthday pecan pie

Veggie wraps

Fridge clean out

Sept 20 Menu #410

 Breakfast:  

Donuts

Banana, yogurt, almonds

Toast

Lunch:    

leftovers

salad,  mac & cheese

sweet sour chicken, rice, orange, banana

Snacks:

guacamole & chips

grapes 

apples

Dinner: 

Salad

Mongolian beef

seemed broccoli

rice

birthday cake

blueberry pancakes 

sausage

hashbrowns or tots

BLAT 

fruit

Tomato soup

grilled cheese

acorn squash

Chicken wrap  

Roast cauliflower - I used only a couple tablespoons of butter

Chili

corn bread

Chinese takeout for International Red Panda Day (my daughters idea)