Jan29 Menu #221

Breakfast:

Mango blueberry smoothie

cereal, apple sauce

triple berry smoothie, bagels

Mini chocolate chip muffins

Cereal, fruit

Lunch:

Mac & cheese

leftovers

Snack:

soft pretzel 

fruit

Dinner

Sun:   Quinoa & Black Beans - Left overs are good cold with avacado.

           Fruit 

           baby carrots

Mon:  Pasta w/ broccoli and roasted carrot salad

Tues: Brats 

          Potato Salad 

         Cantaloup

Wed:  Salad

Thurs:  Caprese panini

            fruit salad

Fri:  Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

        Rice

        Oranges

Sat: Kids - Pizza

        Adults - Winter Carnival

Jan 22 menu #220

Breakfast:

Ben's Mango Blackberry smoothie (one mango, some blackberries, 5 oz yogurt of choice, some ice)

cinnamon bread, fruit

Ben's Mango Pear Smoothie (one mango, 1/2 pear, 5oz yogurt of choice, about 6 ice cubes)

Cereal, fruit

Hazel's Raspberry smoothie  (frozen raspberries, yogurt, milk, sugar to taste)

Lunch:

Leftovers

mini corn dogs, grapes, mangos, 

Bagel, blueberries, 

turkey sandwich, raspberries
Eat out

Snack:

Donuts at church

milk, berries, cashews, mango

Dinner:

Sun: Leftovers

Mon:  Turkey Burritos

           clementines

Tues:  Parmesan crusted chicken with broccoli and sweet potatoes

            Bread

Wed:  Burgers
          Chips
         Fruit

Thurs:  Fridge clean out

FrI:  Pizza

Sat:  pork with rice
        Spinach salad instead of the cooked greens

Jan 15 Menu #219

Breakfast:

Cereal

Bagels, fruit cups

Banana nut bread

Smoothies

Lunch:

Blueberries, string cheese, biscuits.

mini pizza (using rhodes dinner roll dough), applesauce

Bagel, cream cheese, yogurt, mango

Leftovers

Snack:

Mango, or apple

Glitter Grapes - I used red grapes and lime jello.  Tasted like ginger-ale

fruit & veggie, Girl Scout s’more cookie (find your cookies here)

Berries

Dinner:

Sun:  Leftovers

Mon:  Chicken & Bok Choy stir-fry

           Fresh pineapple

Tues:  Chef Salad

          Coconut Bread - Follow the link, search coconut bread.  

Wed: Spinach Penne Bake

Thurs:  Slow Cooker BBQ Pork

          Slaw

          Grapes

FrI:   Pizza using this Crust

Sat:   Steak

       Garden Salad

       Yukon Gold Oven Fries - I skipped the sugar step and they were fine.

       Garlic sourdough bread

Jan 8 Menu #218

Breakfast:

Cinnamon raisin bread,

Ben’s Cheerio Breakfast, yogurt

Whole Grain Waffles, fruit

Lemon bread

Ben's Cheerio Breakfast: Cheerios, fresh blueberries, a drizzle of honey.  

Lunch:

leftovers or

some combination of: fruit, yogurt, mini muffins, pudding, cheese, meat sticks, crackers

Snack:

Fruit

Dinner:

Sun:  Sheet Pan Steak & veggies

          Garlic Bread

Mon: Chicken Ceaser Wraps

         Chips

          Fruit

Tues:  Yogurt Mac & Cheese

          cantaloup

Wed:  Pesto Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

          Raspberries

Thurs:  Turkey & Green Beans Stir-Fry

            leftover cantaloup

FrI:   Pizza

Sat:  Chili

Jan 1 Menu #217

Breakfast:

Fruit

Smoothies

Leftover sausage and blueberry french toast

Cinnamon raisin bread, strawberries

Blueberry Muffins

Lunch:

Deviled eggs, Cheese, crackers, veggies

Blueberry french toast bake, breakfast sausage, fruit

leftovers

McDonald’s (traveling)

cheese & crackers, pecans, 

Snack:

Soft pretzels

Yogurt, blueberries

Dinner:

Sun:  Lasagna at Mom’s

          Salad

          Garlic Bread

          Schamtorte, strawberries, ice cream, whipped cream

Mon:  Same dinner different house.  I didn't cook, I don't complain.

          Lasagna at in laws 

          Salad 

          Cheesy Garlic Bread

           Cherry Applesauce

          Pecan pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie, ice cream

          

Tues:  Beef Tacos

Wed:   Salad

           Popcorn

           blueberries, grapes

           carrots

Thurs:  Fridge clean out

Fri:  Homemade pizza

     

Sat:   Rice and bean tacos

        

Dec 25 Menu #216

Sorry for the midweek post.  Stomach flu and Christmas travel got in the way.

Breakfast:

Oranges, donuts

Cinnamon Raisin Toast

Lunch:

Turkey sandwich, orange

Chili

leftovers

Snack:

Fruit

Christmas Cookies

Dinner:

Sun:  Chicken & Wild Rice soup

          crackers

           fruit

Mon:  Dill Green Beans

          Turkey Burgers

           grapes

Tues:  Cajun Chicken Pasta

          cooked broccoli

           

Wed: Left overs

Thurs:  Pizza

Fri:  Leftovers

      

Sat:   Dinner at mom’s

Dec 18 Menu #215

Bake sale cookies:

Mint Chocolate chip cookies

Breakfast:

Pizza

Cinnamon bread

Lunch:

cereal, peaches

meat sticks, apples, crackers

leftovers

Snack: 

Poppy seed bread (from our neighbor)

Fruits

Dinner:

Sun:  Spinach Ravioli

          Garlic Bread

          Salad

Mon:   Turkey Pesto Sandwich

           Creamed Spinach

Tues:  mashed potatoes

           Brats

           Green Beans

Wed:   Apple Cranberry Salad

Thurs:   Pizza

Fri:  tacos

Sat:  Leftovers

Dec 11 Menu #214

Breakfast: - we always have fruit with breakfast too.

cinnamon rolls

oatmeal

cinnamon bread

bagels

Lunch:

bagels, fruit,

turkey meat sticks, apples, crackers, pea pods, yogurt

Snack:

Rainbow Parfaits

Berries

Pretzels, sunflower seeds, egg nog

Dinner:

Sun:  Noodles & sauce

         turkey meatballs

Mon: Teriyaki Chicken

         Brown Rice

         Pea pods

Tues:   Turkey Burger

             tots

             grapes

Wed:  Salad

          

Thurs:  Pirogies - see photo

            Pork loin

            Apple Slices 

This is the first time I made pirogies from scratch.  I went with a Ukrainian version because that's what my grandma made.  They weren't that hard to make but very time consuming.

Fri: Beef Barley Soup 

Sat:  Pizza

Dec 4th Menu #213

Ben (6) planned most of this weeks menu.

Breakfast:

cereal

Whole Grain Waffles

Lunch:

Summer sausage, crackers, mangos

Bagels, raspberries, 

Dinner:

Sun:  slow cooker beef broccoli  (I used beef broth instead of bouillon & water) My 8 yr old said she liked this dinner.

         Oranges

Mon:  Polka-dot Oven Pancakes Choc chips & Raspberry

          Breakfast sausage

          Fizzy fruit salad (canned peaches, canned pineapple, green grapes, coconut, banana.  add ginger ale just before serving) - kids loved this salad

Tues:  Build your own sandwich bar 

           Zoo Cage Salad (see photo below) - it's two orange slices, banana, coconut and chocolate chips.  Use cream cheese as glue to get everything to stick to the banana.

Wed:  Bean burritos 

Thurs:  Homemade pizza 

            

Fri:  Chili

       corn bread

Sat:  Culvers after caroling

Nov 27th Menu #212

I know Thanksgiving was last week.  I always post my menus one week late.  I do this because otherwise I never had them done on time and so I let you know if something is gross or something.

Breakfast:

Toast, breakfast sausage, orange juice

Cranberry Pecan Kringle

String cheese & raspberries

muffins

Lunch:

Leftovers

Ham & cheese sandwich, apple, salad

crackers, cheese, summer sausage, oranges

Snack:

Cheese & crackers

chocolate chip cookies

Dinner:

Sun:   Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls, pumpkin pie

Mon:   Papa Murphy’s Pizza & Salad

          

Tues:   Spinach Pasta

            salad

Wed:   Pesto Chicken Sandwich

           Green grapes & watermelon salad

            

Thurs:  Thanksgiving dinner

Fri:  Quesadillas

Sat:  Leftovers

Nov 20th Menu #211

Sorry this is late.  I was out of town for an early Thanksgiving.

Lunch:

Pita chips, sunbutter, grapefruit

Noodles w/meatballs, grapes

Raisin bread, berries, pudding

crackers, cheese, orange, yogurt

Cereal, oranges, yogurt

Snack:

Oreo protein shake (this wasn't that good.  I wouldn't recommend it)

Dinner:

Sun:   Orange Beef (I skipped the frying and just sauteed)

Mon:   Grilled turkey & cheese sandwich

            Tomato Soup

            Apple slices 

Tues:   Salad

Wed:   Honey Lime Chicken (baked in the oven on a sheet pan)

            couscous

            side salad

Thur:  Slow Cooker Pork Tacos

Fri:  Leftovers, fridge clean out.

Sat:  Beef Tacos

        Spanish Rice

        Berries