Eat at Home 3!

[Arich01]

Hi! I lurk this thread every week and thought I should finally contribute!

Baking now, oatmeal raisin cookies
Tonight: I'm making copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli soup and focaccia bread. Should be enough for leftovers.
Monday: Slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches and probably pasta salad. Leftover pork will go in the freezer.
Tuesday: I'll pull some home made spaghetti sauce from the freezer and have pasta w/ leftover focaccia.
Wednesday: Chicken pot pies
Thursday: Tacos
Friday: Take out
Saturday: Home made Philly cheese steaks and baked fries

Hopefully I stay on track

 

[queenofthehive]

Menu Plan - Week of Oct 24th

Saturday - sweet potato chili
Sunday - hamburgers / baked fries
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - roasted chicken, carrots, potatoes
Wednesday - pulled pork, baked beans coleslaw
Thursday - meatloaf, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts
Friday- cube steak, rice, beets

 

[stayhomemom77]

So, Canadian Thanksgiving was October 12th this year. We always go visit family and the turkey meal always leaves something to be desired. DMiL, bless her heart always serves up a dry, salty turkey. Also the stuffing tastes weird. And the potatoes are lumpy. And my sister in law gets really disgusting buns. Yes, I AM as hard to please as I sound. Anyway, that's what happens on his side of the family. My mom doesn't care for turkey, so she stopped serving it altogether about eight years ago! Who wants to celebrate Thanksgiving with lamb chops? Or a nice pork loin? The food is great...but not on theme. So no matter where we go, we don't get the delicious turkey meal we love at Thanksgiving.

So, we eventually (out of self preservation) started having our own turkey dinner (done right) later on in the month of October.

Our luscious 15 pound bird was cleaned, cooked and consumed this past Sunday night! DH and I both had seconds. It was worth the wait. Cooked just the way we like it. Moist. Succulent. <insert Homer Simpson drool here> Why don't we do this EVERY Sunday night?

ANYWAY...

My kids won't touch turkey with a ten foot pole. And that means we have a LOT of meat left over. I picked the carcass as cleanly as I could and divvied up the bones to make THREE batches of soup stock. I bagged up 2 cups of meat (each) in six freezer bags (3 white/3 dark). We had leftovers on Monday night. And for lunch again today. And there's still a bunch of meat in the fridge. I love being frugal!

Sunday-turkey dinner
Monday-leftovers
Tuesday-pork chops, twice baked potatoes, peas
Wednesday-broccoli cheddar soup and sausages, hummus and veggies, grilled cheese sammies for the kids
Thursday-pasta alfredo, ceasar salad
Friday-bean burritos, not sure of veg
Saturday-lasagna, not sure of veg
Sunday-leftovers

 

[Arich01]

Hi everyone!!

Last night, Halloween~ Pizza take out... and candy!
Sunday- Stuffed peppers that I prepped yesterday and breadsticks
Monday- Chicken Alfredo
Tuesday- eating out. Kiddo has a football game 30 min. away so we'd be eating REALLY late if we wait to get back home.
Wednesday- Hubby and I are taking a quick trip to Disney for our first Anniversary!!! Reservations at new Morimoto Asia!
Thursday- Food and Wine Fest and some Disney popcorn
Friday- drive home and have Philly cheese steaks with baked fries that I never go to last week. I'll probably plan next weeks menu on the drive back.

Have a great week everyone!!

 

[TwoMisfits]

Sun - Pasta with Meatballs and Fresh-veg tomato sauce (onion, peppers, carrots, kale, fresh tomato, etc) and Mesculan Salad
Mon - Butternut squash and apple soup (didn't make last week b/c we had other extra leftovers) with leftover meatballs in sub sandwiches (soup/sandwich)
Tues - Lemon butter and garlic shrimp, white rice, homemade kale chips, clementines
Wed - Homemade fall pancakes (fresh apple/pear/cinnamon) with bacon and fruit salad (banana/asian pear/apples - we are getting 25lbs of apples from a farm)
Thurs - Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore, Orzo
Fri - $5 grocery store deal pick up (probably wings or roasted chicken), homemade apple muffins, more kale chips or green salad
Sat - Clean out the fridge Potato Cheese Soup (any extra bacon, extra veggies, etc will go in, leftover muffins, apple slices...

 

[Jake&IzzyLand]

Tonight is chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes.

Tomorrow spaghetti limon with an Italian salad.

Tuesday will be bean burritos and cilantro rice.

Not sure past then. I do plan to make banana carrot muffins and applesauce cookies for after school snacks.

 

[queenofthehive]

Menu Plan - Week of Oct 31st

Saturday - brats/hot dogs, chips, baked beans, coleslaw
Sunday- potato soup
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - eggplant parm, chicken cutlets, green beans
Wednesday - cube steak, mashed potatoes, and peas
Thursday - chili mac
Friday - burgers, baked fries

 

[stayhomemom77]

Tonight-bacon, mushroom and cheese frittata
Tues-taco salad
Wed-ham and potatoes au gratin, broccoli
Thurs-leftovers
Fri-burgers, salad, not sure of side dish
Sat-thai red curry turkey and rice, salad
Sun-leftovers

**For lunches I have made broccoli cheddar soup, and I will be making black bean and corn soup for when the broccoli soup runs out.

 

[LilyWDW]

So I finally got paid and could afford to go to the grocery! We just had a new Market District open up around here so I decided to check it out. OMG. I am in love!!! I think they will be my choice for the weeks that I get my meats and stuff, so every other week. The other weeks where I just need fresh vegetables, milk, and the like I will still just do Kroger as it is closer.

Here is my meal plan for the next 2 weeks.

Tonight: Leftover pizza
Tomorrow: Out with a friend
Wednesday: Pot Roast
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Pancakes and bacon
Sunday: Chicken legs, potatoes, and carrots

Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Meatless hash and eggs
Wednesday: Vegetarian Lasagna
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Meatball Sandwiches
Sunday: Leftovers

 

[pigletto]

Sunday - Went to my parents for Sunday dinner

Monday- Pasta with a bolognese sauce

Tuesday- Chicken Fajitas

Wednesday- Chicken fried rice

Thursday -Pierogies

Friday - Homemade pizzas

Saturday- Dinner at inlaws?

Sunday- To be determined

 

[westcoastfldisneygirl]

Tonight I am on my own. Having soup and salad
Tomorrow: One Pan Enchilada Bake http://damndelicious.net/2014/10/06/one-pan-enchilada-bake/
Wednesday: Creamy tortellini with vegetables http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/01/creamy-tortellini-vegetables/
Thursday: I have my workout class. Leftovers
Friday: It's my birthday! Meeting some friends at a local Mexican restaurant
Saturday and Sunday-DISNEY!! Not sure where we are eating yet for Saturday. Sunday dinner is unplanned, probably will snack all day and not need dinner.

 

[charming23]

I have been away for too long. I need to eat at home more often. Life has been kicking my behind. This week my biggest obstacle is time and I am going to prep a bunch of stuff today to make things easier.

My menu
Last night we had Asian flavored pulled pork over rice with salad
Tonight we had Hawaiian ham and cheese sliders with fruit
Tomorrow the plan is corned beef with mashed sweet potatoes and carrots
Wednesday will be leftover night
Thursday will be orange chicken stir fry with lo mein noodles
Friday will be tacos
Saturday will be vegetable beef soup with cheddar biscuits

 

[stayhomemom77]

Does anyone here eat gluten free? I have just made the switch to a gluten free diet and I would love to peruse past GF meal ideas.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I don't eat GF, but I've helped many newly GF friends think about their meal plans. For them, it was easiest to get back to basics 1st (protein, carb, veggie and/or fruit). Rice and potatoes filled the carb role, so they didn't feel they were missing out right away and the proteins were simple grilled dishes (like steak, chicken, fish) or eggs. Once they got down eating this way (and their families, especially kids, accepted it), they got a lot more creative...but they felt starting simply helped make the whole change not so crazy right away (and it let them try the GF products, like bread or pasta, slowly and one at a time without filling a whole pantry with stuff they may not like)...

 

[stayhomemom77]

LOL Thanks for the reply.

I just spent $6.49 for a teeny tiny loaf of GF bread. I'm definitely going to stick to rice, quinoa and potatoes and eat more beans so I don't have to eat more meat to feel full and to save on official GF products which threaten to blast my grocery budget to smithereens.

 

[Katy Belle]

I've done very well avoiding restaurants and cooking at home, for about 2 weeks anyway! And Weight Watchers is going great! Slow, but sure. Down 36 lbs in 22 weeks. Cooking helps so much. I have a lot of trouble making good choices and eating small portions in restaurants!
Last night we had chili. I used a vegetarian recipe, and added lean ground beef!
The night before we had Salisbury steak and mushroom gravy, from the Skinny Taste site. Yum,
Tonight will probably be beef stew...or something similar in the crock pot.
I have the ingredients to make...
Hamburger sliders
Buffalo chicken in some way
Chicken tikka
Pork tenderloin
Crispy chicken salads
Bagel sandwiches
Homemade pizza

 

[stayhomemom77]

I've done very well avoiding restaurants and cooking at home, for about 2 weeks anyway! And Weight Watchers is going great! Slow, but sure. Down 36 lbs in 22 weeks. Cooking helps so much. I have a lot of trouble making good choices and eating small portions in restaurants!
Last night we had chili. I used a vegetarian recipe, and added lean ground beef!
The night before we had Salisbury steak and mushroom gravy, from the Skinny Taste site. Yum,
Tonight will probably be beef stew...or something similar in the crock pot.
I have the ingredients to make...
Hamburger sliders
Buffalo chicken in some way
Chicken tikka
Pork tenderloin
Crispy chicken salads
Bagel sandwiches
Homemade pizza

WTG!!



I was having trouble getting going on WW this time around but the GF diet sure is making it easier. I've already lost 2 lbs this week and I don't weigh in again until Monday! Down 7 lbs in two weeks...long way to go.

 

[Katy Belle]

WTG!!



I was having trouble getting going on WW this time around but the GF diet sure is making it easier. I've already lost 2 lbs this week and I don't weigh in again until Monday! Down 7 lbs in two weeks...long way to go.

WTG to you too!!!

 

[queenofthehive]

Menu Plan Week of Nov 7th
Sat - Chinese take out
Sun - beef stroganoff , okra
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - grilled salmon, rice, green beans
Wednesday - grilled steak, baked potatoes, acorn squash
Thursday - chicken with spinach/mushrooms, and roasted butternut squash
Friday - sticky chicken bites, rice, broccoli slaw

 

[TwoMisfits]

Menu Plan for next week
Sun - Vet Dinner at McCormick and Schmick
Mon - Scrambled Eggs topped with cheese and a chorizo/black bean/fresh tomato/onion/bell pepper/herb saute, toast for scooping, sliced apples
Tues - Sloppy Joes (ground beef), Homemade Kale Chips, Tomato/Mozza salad, Homemade apple sauce (25lbs of farm apples go a loooong way
Wed - Vet Dinner Out
Thurs - Sesame Chicken (cheat with sauce mix) with broccoli and bok choy, white rice, sliced pears
Fri - Chicken and Veggie Pot pie (onions, carrots, carrot tops, kale, leftover veggies with single crust on top), Green salad
Sat - Leftovers...we will likely have a lot!

I will also be making another french apple pie for dessert (made one this week) and breakfast apple-cinnamon muffins - I love apple season!