I asked the family what they wanted this week and pasta dishes came up four times. I told them I'd make two of their requests and the others would have to wait for a different week. I must point out though that John's first request was for an item I haven't got on hand. That first request did not include pasta. However, I plan from what I have right now, not what I might buy later in the week because there are weeks that I don't make it to the store after all. Besides we've got tons of food here already.
This weekend we did not go out for a meal. I made steak salad for lunch yesterday and then we ate frozen pizza slices (school lunch program). Today, I picked up a pound of fresh chuck at the grocery store and made sliders for lunch today. I'm not sure what I'll make for supper just at the moment, but possibly one of the suggestions from the family. Let me run check the freezer...Nope I don't have what I'd hoped so I'll have to rethink that idea...
Now on to the meals I'll make in the coming week:
Tuna Pasta Salad, Sliced tomatoes or Homemade Pickles, Saltines/Crackers. I knew this would come up as a possibility since it's now officially hot weather. No problem! I've got plenty of elbow macaroni and loads of tuna on hand. I will use two cans now that I know the cans have been reduced to 4 ounces.
Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Rice. John will be out on Monday night. I'll make this for Katie, Caleb and me for our supper.
Roast with Baby Carrots, Potatoes, Onions, Green Bean Casserole. This is not a large cut. It's basically a small end that the butcher hopefully packaged up and prayed someone would purchase. John answered that prayer. I think I can get just enough from it to serve us four. P.S. decided this would be Sunday evening meal.
Glazed Ham, Potatoes au Gratin, Pineapple Salad. I'll serve kids ham sandwiches tomorrow from the leftovers. I'm undecided if I want to make the au gratin Potatoes in the slow cooker or the ham...I could do either. I'll probably end up doing the ham in the slow cooker and yes, leftovers will be sandwiches for the children tomorrow.
Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad. I'll most likely get two or three meal sized portions of sauce from whatever I make. I'll try to get the vegetables diced up on Wednesday, then dump all this in the slow cooker and let it go all day long. I'll want an easy meal after having the children for the day.
Chicken Wings, Fried Rice, Eggrolls. I'll probably end up buying this or Cole slaw mix. My cabbage was DONE the other day when I pulled it out to make slaw...But by the same token if I don't buy egg rolls or slaw mix, I'll just skip it and call the wings and rice, which will be loaded with vegetables anyway, enough and let it be an easy end of the week meal.
Other cooking this week: I'm going to bake bread, make bagels, and probably make up at least one batch of muffins of some sort. I've got blueberries and strawberries in the freezer, just bought some peaches (hope they turn out good), so we'll see what flavor I decide upon.
I said I'd make Jello for the children's lunch on Thursday. I might make a double batch, so there's enough for John and Caleb and I, too.
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3 comments:
The kids would get a kick out of Jello Knox Blocks;
https://www.food.com/recipe/knox-blocks-281669.. Have you made them before.. Much less messy for little fingers
Louise, My kids loved those. I haven't thought of them in years!
I have salad on the menu for today so it is likely the coolest day in July at only 82 degrees. Oh well. That's the way the menu goes sometimes.
You've probably already made the Jello, but for variety, you can use applesauce in place of the cold water for a bit more nutrition, and a change of texture.
I had my twin 11 yo nephews here late last week and over the weekend, and of course Layla was here pretty much the entire time they were, so I loaded up on fruits and veg. They ate lots of it, but this week I'm still using what was left.
The local farmer who has a daily produce stand posted this morning that there won't be any Missouri peaches this year due to crop failure. I wonder if there will be any from Colorado? Those are our two sources to get them fresh outside the grocery store.
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