August 16 Menu #405

 Breakfast:  

Apple nachos

Pumpkin bread w/ cream cheese frosting - decreased butter and cream cheese in bread by half. Made half the frosting

Lunch:    

leftovers

Gingerbread waffles - kids loved them.  recipe made 5 waffles for my iron. 

Snacks:

banana

pretzels w/hummus

oranges

Dinner: 

Bean burritos

corn on the cob

Salad

Vegetarian jambalaya

applesauce

Grilled veggie sandwich

fruit 

Baked orange chicken

Rice

Asian broccoli & carrots - I didn't love this.  the cold left overs were better

Tortellini and leek soup

bread

salad

blueberries

Pressure cooker au gratin potatoes - I wouldn't make these again.

Sloppy joes

August 2 menu #403

Breakfast:  

Fruit oatmeal

Bagels

Raspberry scones

Lunch:    

leftovers

Buffalo chicken wrap

    apples

PB&J

   apple sauce

Snacks:

Jerky

Goldfish crackers

Fruit

Dinner: 

Fennel apple chicken salad

     Pressure cooker honey butter sweet potatoes

     pineapple

Kitchen sink quesadillas

      Pressure cooker corn on the cob (cut of the cob for the above recipe)

      fruit salad

Cucumbers with dill

       turkey burgers

Vegetarian grain bowls

        cantaloupe

        popcorn chicken

Pizza

Beef and Bean Tacos

      Spanish rice

Campfire hotdogs and carrot dogs

      coleslaw

       chips

       s'mores

August 9 menu #404

Breakfast

Blueberry banana bread

Bagels

Oatmeal

Lunch

Leftovers

Snacks

Rice crispy treats

Blueberries

Cherries

Grapes

Dinner

Hamburgers

   steak fries

   salad

Grilled cheese

    tomato soup

     salad

Veggie stir-fry

    brown rice

    chicken nuggets

Spaghetti

    salad

Pizza

Fridge clean out

Rachels

    

July 26 Menu #402

Breakfast:  

french toast with apple butter

   strawberries & blueberries

Oatmeal

Toast

Lunch:    

summer sausage

   mac & cheese

   strawberries

pea pods

   hummas

   pretzels

Cheese
   crackers
   apples

Snacks:

scones

grapes

Dinner: 

Pressure cooker cauliflower hash brown casserole

    Sugar snap pea salad

    bbq chicken

Naan bread pizza with goat cheese

Sausage ratatouille   

     

Brats & vegan brats

  grapes

 Pressure cooker mashed potatoes

Walking tacos

   Cucumber salsa - I really enjoyed this. Did not use all the dressing

Spaghetti

Pizza

Extra stuff:

Pickled banana peppers 

Spiced pickled beets

Homemade sauerkraut 

July 19 Menu #401

Breakfast:  

Bananas

Cinnamon Swirl bread with apple butter

Lunch:    

Mac & cheese

    chicken fingers

    strawberries

chicken sandwich

    coleslaw

Leftover pizza

    zucchini salad

    berries

hummus & veggies

Snacks:

Yogurt & teddy grahams

banana

berries

yogurt

Dinner: 

Turkey green bean stir-fry

Sweet sour squash salad

      Caprese panini

       grapes

Kohlrabi apple salad

      fontina fennel and onion pizza 

   

Easy chicken tenders - this was a winner.  Kids liked it better than our usual recipe

     green beans with lemon and garlic

     applesauce

     kohlrabi salad (leftover)

Fettuccini with swiss chard

Taco twist soup

    mango

    blue corn chips

Beef stir-fry

July 12th, Menu #400

I have no idea why this didn't post last week, it only saved as a draft. 😖

Breakfast:  

Apple butter

    incase you are wondering what mixed spice is https://www.daringgourmet.com/british-mixed-spice/

Vegan carrot muffins -These are oily.  I use 1/3 cup oil and still found these to be kind of greasy.

Lunch:    

bok choi salad

Leftovers

Dinner: 

Chicken milano

     salad

Birthday dinner - eat out

Spinach salad with strawberries & goat cheese

     birthday cupcakes

 Roasted radishes

     Ceasar salad wrap

     cantaloup

Foil pack potatoes  - this recipe was just inspiration.  I actually roasted them in the oven and skipped the bacon

      campers coleslaw

      Gradma's sloppy joes - pretty good.  my was kind of dry, so i needed to add a little water.

Bean burritos

     apple slices

Carrot sticks

       Rachel or grilled cheese

       blueberries & strawberries

JuLy 5th, Menu #399

Breakfast:  

Chocolate chip muffins - mad about 20 standard muffins

Strawberry donuts

Fluffy buttermilk pancakes   - some of the better fluffier pancakes I've made

Lunch:    

Leftovers

Turkey sandwich

    oranges

Sunrise breakfast smoothie

Dinner: 

Blat

    grapes

  

Salad

 Chili 

    corn bread

    chips

   

Hot dog on the fire

      watermelon

      s’mores

Pork tacos 

 the slaw from this recipe fish tacos 

   spanish rice

  no sugar applesauce

     *We were going to make fish taco but the store didn't have the right kind of fish.  I already had all the ingredients for the slaw in my cart

Take out

Pizza

June 28th Menu #398

Breakfast:  

Butterbraid

Bagels

  applesauce

Mango strawberry green smoothie

Cinnamon swirl toast

Dole whip

    graham crackers

    blueberries

Lunch:    

Leftovers

Watermelon sorbet

pizza quesadilla

chicken salad

Snacks:

Rhubarb shrub

Dinner: 

Pasties

   salad

Lettuce wraps

     rice

     egg rolls

     

Salad & bread

   

Brats 

  grapes

Quinoa enchilada casserole

    fruit

Veggie burgers - I don't care for this recipe much

            Sweet potato fries

Boneless wings

   kohlrabi

   sugar snap peas

June 21st Menu #397

Breakfast:  

Apple fritter breakfast casserole - the kids like regular monkey bread better

cereal

Carrot zucchini bread (half recipe 1 egg) - because I had zucchini to use up

Amish Friendship bread

Lunch:    

Mostly leftovers

Cold rice salad - used leftover rice

    grapes

tuna melt

   cherries

buffalo chicken wraps

 apples

Snacks:

apples

watermelon

cherries

Tangy beet dip I only needed 2 beets to make 1 cup.  Eat it with club crackers and it tastes oddly like deli ham spread.

Dinner:  

Crispy black bean burritos     

           cantaloup

    

Orange glazed meatballs with baby bok choy and brown rice - I thought the sweet pepper sauce might be spicy for the kids, but it wasn't.  J said I should make it again sometime.

    oranges

Salad

   bread

Chicken pesto sandwich

    watermelon

Homemade pizza - Pizza crust   

   1) pepperoni & turkey sausage

   2) BBQ chicken 

   3) Pesto w/ yellow squash & green onion

Take out

    burgers & fries

Pasta w/red sauce

   salad

June 14 Menu #396

Breakfast:  

cinnamon rolls

Cereal

PBJ “donut” - This was my daughters invention.  Flatten a hamburger bun. Fill with jelly. Spread peanut butter on the top. Sprinkle with sugar.  Microwave 10-15 seconds

Blueberry slushy - the kids really liked this one

  bagels or banana bread

Nectarines

Lunch:    

quesadillas

    banana

Chicken

  raspberries

Ham & cheese sandwich

   orange

   carrots

Mini corn dogs

    pears

Snacks:

apples

goldfish crackers

Dinner:  

Pressure cooker fajitas - I wouldn’t recommend this.  The meat was pretty blah and the veggies were very mushy even though I shortened the cooking time.  The sheet pan oven versions are much better

Take out

Spaghetti & meat balls

   Lettuce & carrot salad

Instant pot sesame chicken- this was pretty good

        Stir fried bok choy

Fruit salad

   California grilled veggie sandwich

   Strawberry rhubarb upside down cake  3/4 pounds rhubarb = 2.25 cups.  This was good but it's a lot for a 8 inch round cake. It over flowed the pan while cooking (which i was prepared for).

12 hour salad (aka, 7 layer) 

     Chili

     artisan farmers bread

fridge clean out

June 7 Menu # 395

This weeks dinner was planned by my 12 year old.

Breakfast:  

air fryer pumpkin bagels - I was very leary of this recipe.  I made bagels in a food science class, and it was nothing like this.  First of all bagel are usually a yeast bread that is boiled and then baked.  But I had some pumpkin left over from last weeks scones, so I thought I’d give it a try.  I shouldn’t have bothered.

Chocolate chip raspberry pancakes - I used this pancake mix recipe these were pretty good.  Only B didn't like them

Cereal 

   fruit

Lunch:    

Leftover

bagel pizza

    strawberry smoothie

cheesy pretzel bread stick

   apple slices

Cheese & crackers

    grapes

Snacks:

Fruit

Granola Bars

Crackers

homemade ice cream (science class assignment)

Dinner: 

Grilled

    tomato soup

    yogurt parfaits

Orange Chicken - I cooked some of it in the air frier but I didn't like the results.  So I cooked the rest in a skillet.

    Rice

    Mango 

    kiwi

Crepes  w/ whipped cream & berries

carrots

 Walking turkey tacos

ham

   cranberry sauce

    dinner rolls

    pepper strips

    peaches

pizza

Sandwiches/clean out fridge