Dec 22 menu

 Out of town all week.  Here is what we ate at other people's houses.

Breakfasts:

Pumpkin pancakes
Breakfast Sausage
Fruit

Kringle

Smoothies

Banana Bread

Apple fritters

Lunch:
Sandwiches
Fruit

Chicken salad on crackers
Fruit
Pickles beets

Veggie soup

Culvers

Leftover chili

Snacks:
Cheese & crackers

Chexs mix  - adapted oven directions: 

Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C). 
Spread the cereal and cracker mixture evenly on a baking sheet.
Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Add the cheese balls after baking to maintain their texture

Mini muffins

Trail mix

Christmas cookies & bars

Candies

Dinner:
Sun:
Ham
Baked potatoes
Dinner rolls
Green beans
Cranberry relish

Mon:
Beef & veggie stir-fry
Rice
Pineapple

Tues:
Spaghetti
Simple meatballs
Salad

Wed:
Vegetarian chili

Thurs:
Pizza
Salad

Fri:
Burgers or lentil sloppy joes
Coleslaw

Sat:
Chicken nuggets
Salad

Dec 8 menu

John made the menu again this week.  

Dinner:
Sun:
Blueberry pancakes - ok flavor, not very fluffy
Hashbrowns
Breakfast sausage

Mon:
Sheet pan chicken fajitas
Guacamole

Tues:
Easy tomato and spinach pasta - very oily, not a lot of other flavor
Baguette
Salad

Wed:
Vegetable chickpea coconut curry - very soupy. I like our usual korma better
Naan bread

Thurs:
Pork tenderloin
Potato wedges
Pasta salad

Friday:
Pizza

Saturday
Girl scout event: eat out at Lucky's 13

Dec 1 menu

 I didn't plan this weeks dinner so I don't know the details.  This is what I remember eating.

Dinner:

Sun:
Pulled pork sandwiches
Roasted potatoes

Mon:
Spaghetti & meatballs
Greek salad

Tues:
Bean burritos

Wed:
French toast

Hashbrowns

Thurs:
Chili
Cornbread

Fri:
Homemade pizza

Sat:
Burgers
Sweet potato fires

Nov 3rd Menu

 This is posted late, and we are missing a months of posts because I had to go out of town for a urgent family matter.

Lunch:

Pretzel bun wow butter apple sandwich

Fruit

Chips

Applesauce

Green salad with pita - ok recipe, not the best

Dinner:

Sun:

chili

Baked potato

Mon:

spaghetti

Salad

Tue:

Tator tot hot dish - this is the basic recipe. I did i can cream of potato, and one can cream of celery. I omitted the season salt.

Garlic bread

Wed:

Corn & goat cheese quesadilla - pretty good

Thurs:

Veggie sandwich

Salad or Soup

Pickles

Fri: 

Sweet sour chicken tenders - everyone thought it needed more sauce.  I decreased the sugar some.

Sat:

Homemade Pizza

Oct 27 menu

Dinner 

Sun:
Pasta with creamy zucchini sauce - pretty good. Mine did not turn out a vibrant green, more like a day old avocado color.

Mon:

Tomato

Crusty bread

Tue:

Pumpkin spice waffles - good solid recipe

Hashbrowns

Chicken breakfast sausage

Wed:

Roasted garlic cauliflower - daily good for cauliflower (it's not my favorite vegetable)

BBQ pork tenderloin in a crock pot - this is my go to shredded pork recipe 

Potato wedges

Thurs:

Turkey taco bowl

Spanish rice

Fri: 

Quick chicken broccoli stir-fry

Sat:

Potato wedges

English muffin panini with goat cheese & tomato

Fruit

October 20 menu

 Dinner:

Sun:

Chili

Cornbread

Mon:

Veggie & sausage sheet pan dinner

Tue:

Eat out

Wed:

Curried vegetable pot pie*

*Recipe Review: I made this one once before and remembered I didn't love the flavor. I'm also not crazy about the 1/2 cup of fat. My adjustments: I boiled the veggies 10 minutes (adding broccoli after 7). They would be mush after 25 minutes. Used 1 tablespoon of butter to sauté onions, and added 1 large clove of minced garlic. Used 1/4 flour and 1/4 almond milk. I would suggested wishing the flour into one of the liquid prior to putting in the pan. I didn't do this and the four got very lumpy, it turned out fine in the end though. Added ground ginger (maybe 1/2 tsp) along with the other seasoning.  I liked it this way and would make again.

Thurs:

Shortcup wanton soup*

Salad with Asian sesame dressing

Veggie egg rolls

*Recipe Review: I like the idea of this recipe, it's quick, easy, and has potential. The main thing I didn't like was the wontons. I bought the PF Chang brand because the recipe calls for the included sauce.  I did not like these wontons; the consistency of the filling reminded me of canned pet food. I also found the sauce packet didn't add much to the flavor of the soup and added the seasoning pack from the ramen. My broth was no salt, being too salty wasn't a concern.  I would maybe try this again with these adjustments: Use different wontons, use 1-2 tablespoons hoisin,  or oyster (since other wontons may not come with sauce) or omit sauce all together and use the seasoning that comes with the ramen noodles. Use celery instead of box chow (i just like it better).

Fri: 

Sesame chicken bowl

Sat:

Girl Scout event: Malt shop

Those at home: Buffalo wings, coleslaw, fries

Oct 13 menu

 Dinner:

Sun:

Mongolian meatballs

Rice

Broccoli

Mon:

Grilled cheese 

Tomato soup

Peapods & carrots

Tue:

Spaghetti

Salad

Wed:

Burgers

Fries

Thurs:

Crepes

Fruit

Hashbrowns

Breakfast sausages

Fri: 

Oven fried chicken tenders

Garlic bread

Salad

Sat:

Bean & rice burritos

Oct 6 menu

 Dinner:

sun:

Roasted vegetable teriyaki bowl

Mon:

Ham and potato soup - just ok

Dinner Rolls

Tue:

Pumpkin spice pancakes with cinnamon syrup

Breakfast sausage

Wed:

Tempeh broccoli orecchiette - lacked flavor

Thurs:

Sheet pan chicken fajitas

Fri: 

Sheetpan sausage vegetables

Sat:

Homemade pizza

Sept 29 menu

Breakfast:  

Bagel w/ cream cheese

Fruit

Granola bars

Whole grain English muffins

Lunch:

French toast, cheese omelet, oranges, cinnamon apples

Meat sticks, fruit, muffins,  chips

Pizza, pepper strips, canned pears

Pumpkin muffins, chips, applesauce, grapes - the muffins weren't great.  They are pretty dense because they didn't rise at all.  I'm guessing it's because she uses baking soda instead of baking powder.

Soft pretzel, mixed fruit, applesauce, red peppers

Cinnamon raisin bread, fruit, meat sticks, chips

Blueberry bagel, mixed fruit, applesauce, 

Dinner:

Sun:

Sheet pan sweet potato, black bean fajitas

Mon:

Ham

Baked potato

Garlic monkey bread

Tue:

 Chicken BLT wrap with aioli

Carrot sticks

Grapes

Yogurt

Wed:

Vegetarian korma

Brown rice

Thurs:

Spaghetti

Salad

Fri: 

https://thisweekfordinner.com/honey-goat-cheese-pizza/

Sat:

Shredded beef sandwich - Ben really liked these.

Sweet potato fries

Snacks:

Old fashioned gingerbread