May 31 Menu #394

Breakfast:  

blueberry muffins

  banana

apple danish

   blueberries

Mango strawberry green smoothie

    granola bar

Orange Julius - one kid loved it, one kid did not.

   bagels

Pumpkin scones - I made a half batch.  I didn't love these.  The flavor was ok but the texture was not to my liking.

Lunch:    

cheese & crackers

     juice

leftovers

Cheese omelet

     apples

French toast sticks

    fruit

Snacks:

Carrot cake

gold fish crackers

granola bars

pop tarts

cereal

Dinner: 

Korean beef bulgogi - this was ok. The consensus was that it was too sweet.

     broccoli apple saladl 

home made chicken tenders

     pears

     potato chip 

     carrots,

Spaghetti squash enchiladas - i cooked it in an oven proof skillet instead of transferring it back to the shells

      rainbow fruit kabobs - we used different fruits but the same concept (watermelon, orange, pineapple, honeydew, blueberries and grapes)

      Spanish rice

Avocado sandwich - didn't follow the recipe on this one either

    Pressure cooker buffalo wing potatoes - if i made this again i would use blue cheese instead of cheddar and celery instead of peppers.

Salad day

     bread

Penne rigati with turkey meatballs and red sauce

      salad

pizza

burgers

    fries

May 24 Menu #393

Breakfast:  

Strawberry banana smoothie

   granola bar

Banana bread

Raisin bran muffins - from the freezer. same ones I made a couple weeks ago

Blueberry blackberry muffins - these were just ok.

  applesauce

Lunch:    

leftover tacos

    apple

    yogurt

Bagel pizza

   cherries

   green beans

soft pretzel

   yogurt

   raspberries

leftover brats

   watermelon

   apple slices

Mac & cheese

  blueberry & honeydew

  carrots

Hummas & wheat thins

  fruit

  

Snacks:

berries

graham cracker

smoothie

muffins

sunflower seeds

Dinner: 

leftovers

brats

  mini roasted potatoes  

  watermelon

Curried coconut chicken - B liked the one we made last time better. 

     pita

     honeydew melon

Black bean & corn quesadillas

     

salad day

pizza

Simple Korean Ground Beef Bulgogi

    Broccoli apple salad

May 17 Menu # 392

Breakfast:  

Blueberry muffin

   cherries

Apple cinnamon muffin

Bagels

   apples

Breakfast round

    orange juice

Lunch:    

Pizza 

     baby carrots

Cheese & crackers

   apple slices

Mac & cheese

    pears

orange slices

   green beans

   mini corn dogs

PBJ sandwich

  pear

  carrots

  fruit slushy

Snacks:

sunflower seeds

chicken salad & crackers

blueberries

apples

Chocolate chip muffins

dandelion fritters ***

 **The fritters was truly an experiment.  We took this class on edible wild plants.  These were described as tasting like mini-donuts and one of the few recipes the teacher's kid liked. These weren't bad.  Surprisingly, my 9 year old liked them and my husband wouldn't try them.  If you try this, make sure the dandelions come from someplace that hasn't been sprayed with toxins.  I recommend picking small flowers.  I used a pancake batter from the 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook.

Dinner: 

Blueberry pancakes

    breakfast sausage

    hashbrowns

Chili

Sheet pan teriyaki chicken - i didn't like this recipe.  Maybe it was the sauce I used.

   brown rice

Ravioli

   seemed broccoli

Salad day

homemade pizza   - i thought this crust was better than some.

Bean tacos (these were supposed to be pie iron tacos but it was raining)

   grapes

May 10 Menu #391

Breakfast:  

Raisin bran muffins - I made these because someone asked me to buy the cereal but didn't eat it.  I used the yogurt method.

cranberry orange scones

French toast

     blackberries & strawberries

     orange juice

Blueberry waffles

    Strawberry applesauce

    chocolate milk

    yogurt

Blueberry bread or cinnamon toast

   applesauce

Lunch:    

leftover enchiladas  or Walking Tacos

Pigs in blanket

   cheese sticks

   fresh pear slices

   pasta salad

Orange chicken

   brown rice

   peas or baby carrots

  fortune cookie

Cheese omelet

    french toast

    berries

Snacks:

blueberries

cereal bars

frozen banana strawberry smoothies

chips

granola bars

celery & PB

pears

Dinner: 

Black bean & rice enchiladas - I didn't make them last week.  

  watermelon sticks

Skinny strawberry milk shake - pretty good.  I wonder how it would be with chocolate milk

       crepes - 1/2 cup batter is way to much.  More like 1/4 cup.

       whipped cream, berries, 

       s'mores

Salad and bread

egg salad sandwich

    watermelon sticks

Spaghetti & red sauce

     salad

Pizza

Turkey burgers with tomato, avocado, greens

     roasted potatoes

    coleslaw

May 3 Menu #390

This weeks menu was created by John.

Breakfast:  

blueberry muffins

rasin oatmeal

Cranberry swirl bread - kids loved it.  

Bananas

  granola bars

Lunch:    

Mac & cheese

   fruit

Corn dogs

   fruit

Chicken

   strawberries

   dinner roll

tomato sandwich

  potato salad

Snacks:

apples

pears

cereal

sunflower seeds

pretzels

Dinner: 

Pizza - frozen

chicken kabobs

    grapes

Spinach salad

Old fashion potato salad

    ham & cheese sandwich

    brownies

Burgers

   tots

   apple wedges

Home made pizza

Black bean and rice enchiladas

     fruit

April 26 Menu #389

Breakfast:  

Strawberries

    bagels

    tea or kambucha

Blueberry muffin

   raspberries

   kambucha

Bagles

   smoothie

Mango, apple, pear smoothie

Monkey bread

Lunch:    

Leftovers 

Southwest pasta salad

corndog

   blackberries

Rice salad 

Snacks:

Apple chips

Other fruit

Dinner: 

Pasta

  meatballs

  salad

Chicken lettuce cups  

   rice

salad

Black bean burritos

  cantaloup

Scrambled eggs or fratata

  toast

  roasted potatoes

Burgers

   fries

Colelaw 

   BLT

   cantaloup

April 19 Menu #388

Breakfast:  

Peanut butter toast

Smoothies

Pancake muffins - these weren't very good.  I wouldn't make them again

    strawberries

Cereal

Oatmeal

Bagels

Lunch:    

Chicken strips

   apples

Leftovers

Snacks:

Granola bars

Dinner: 

Ham

  pineapple

  rolls

  lemon bars - the crust is very buttery and crumbly   

 Honey glazed carrots - the rosemary gave this more of winter/fall flavor than spring.  Since we had snow on Easter it was fitting.

   

Sloppy Janes

   chips

Salad

Black bean & corn quesadilla

Grilled cheese

   tomato soup

   salad

Ground beef gyros

   mangos

   oven roasted potatoes

Pizza - delivery

April 11 Menu #387

Breakfast:  

Donuts

    grapes

Lemon poppy seed muffin

Wild blueberry smoothie  

we did 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup frozen mango, 1 cup frozen wild blueberries, and no kale 

Bagels

Blueberry muffins

Lunch:    

Chicken strips

    cheese curds

    apple slices

french toast sticks

     sausage

    strawberries & yogurt

Corndogs

    Mac & cheese

    fruit

Nann pizza

    appleslices

Leftovers

Snacks:

Apples

Chocolate chip cookies.

Dinner: 

Sun: 

Sheet pan Mexican veggie dinner

    Spanish rice

    strawberries

Mon:

Leftovers

Tues:

Waffles

   Kiwi

Wed

   Chicken curry - Ben really liked this

    naan bread

    canned mangos

Thurs

   leftovers

Fri:

   tacos 

   mango

Sat:

  pizza  w/ this no yeast crust

April 5 Menu #386

I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during this pandemic.  We survived the first week of distance learning.  Even though I am home more I feel like there is less time for chores and cooking.

Breakfast:  

Pancakes

blueberry muffin

Peanut butter toast

Lunch:    

Leftovers

cheesy bread w/ marinara sauce

    grapes

   

Tuna melt

   veggies

   

corn dog

     kiwi

     applesauce

Snacks:

fruit

crackers

pretzel rods

Dinner: 

Baked Walleye - I didn't have potato flakes so I just skipped it.  I don't really like fish, but this was pretty good.

    Sauted zucchini

    waffle fries 

Cashew Chicken - I used a frozen mix of veggies that included broccoli, pea pods. carrots, and water chestnuts

     oranges

  

Leftovers and strawberry spinach salad

Lazy lasagna

       salad

       garlic bread

homemade pizza

Vegetable soup - This was a little bland.  I added a pinch of allspice to my bowl.  That made it better

Turkey apple cheddar sandwich

Mongolian beef - I didn't realize this involved frying until it was time to make it.  I generally don't fry for a lot of reason.  John was the cook tonight.  He said this recipe was a lot of work.  On the plus the kids loved it.

    panfried noodles - Ben has been asking to try plain fried noodles for months.  Finally found a recipe.