Menu Plan 3/1

Just your basic weekly menu plan!

Monday: Leftover Soup & Biscuits

I need to clear a few things out of the fridge, and soup is always a fantastic way to do that! The biscuits will be homemade-of course.

Tuesday: Venison Hamburgers, Steak Fries & Carrots

I like to mix a bit of Teriyaki sauce in with my hamburgers for some extra flavor. Yummm! I’ll wedge some potatoes and dredge them in a bit of seasoned four before baking them for steak fries.

Wednesday: Italian Marinated Baked Chicken, Citrus Rice and Salad

Back when chicken breasts were on sale I stuck a bunch of them into zippered freezer bags with cheapo Italian salad dressing, then tossed them in the freezer. The chicken will marinate as it defrosts in the refrigerator! I’m teaming it up with my Citrus Rice recipe and a green salad.

Thursday: Baked Fish, Mashed Potato, Peas & Salad

This will be a very basic baked fish-I like it just with a sprinkling of old bay on top.  This is my fish meal for the week.

Friday: Homemade  Pizza

Using the Pizza Hut Crust Clone Recipe of course!

Saturday:  Leftover Buffet

This is the day to clear out all the bits and pieces in the fridge.  I just line it all up on the counter and let folks pick what they want.

Sunday: Old Fashioned Baked Beans, Brown Bread & Salad

A classic New England style Sunday supper-baked beans.  The beans are soaked from dry-and they will cook all day in the crockpot for an excellent, healthy, meat free and fiber full meal!

For more great menu plan ideas, make sure you head on over to “Menu Plan Monday” at the Organizing Junkie!

Menu Plan 2/23

Well-my grand plan to have this post written and posted yesterday ran seriously awry when the school bus arrived 5 minutes early. As it was only 15 degrees out we do cut the bus time rather tight and the kiddos were not able to make it out the door on time.

So I had to load them in the car and head on up to the school with them. I had planned on running into Binghamton later in the day to do some very necessary grocery shopping and not so necessary thrifting (it’s a disease, a disease I tell you!) I figured it was more efficient to just grab my shopping list, drop the kids off and head on in to town.

I had all the best intentions of sitting down when I returned home in the afternoon to post my Menu Plan. But you know what they say about good intentions. . .

So here we are, a day into the week. This week is typically full of “stuff”.

I’ve got a meeting tonight at the church and then again on Thursday at another church in the district-our priest has moved to WI and we are starting the entire transition process. As a member of the Vestry (like a church elder) I have a lot of meetings, planning, decisions etc to help with in that whole process. In the Episcopal church you don’t just get sent a replacement-it’s a whole process.

Friday night I’m c0-hosting a Bunco party at a friend’s house. So I had to get a babysitter (hubs is out of town that day) and figure out something easy to eat.

Saturday I need to lock myself in my office and enter all the receipts from the last year into Quickbooks for our taxes. Somebody shoot me now.

Like I said-a typical busy week at the Frugal Upstate Household. I’m just glad we don’t have any winter team sports to worry about practices for, now that Princess has finished up wrestling.

Monday: Cream of Chicken Soup with Beer Bread.

Homemade Cream of Chicken soup is so very very good, and nowhere near as caloric as you would assume! I will post the recipe this week. I used my Beer Bread recipe for a quick side.

Tuesday: Venison Parmesean, Pesto Flavored Pasta & Tossed Salad

This dish is made like Chicken Parmesean, but simply using Venison instead.  I find that Venison goes well with tomato sauce-there is just something about the two strong flavors together.  Of course you can’t have an Italian type meal without some pasta, so I’ll toss some with the frozen pesto cubes made of the summer’s Basil crop.

Wednesday: Calzone

Using the Pizza Hut Crust Clone recipe of course.  Since Thursday I have to run out the door (and it’s pizza day at school anyway) and Friday I’ll be at Bunco I figured I better fit Pizza/Calzone day in early!

Thursday:  Reuben Sandwiches & Vegetable Soup

Princess has inherited my absolute LOVE of Reuben’s.  I bought some shaved corned beef a few weeks back and froze it in meal sized portions.  I’m going to try out a new Rye bread recipe (you can’t have a Reuben on white!) for the bread and use the Panini press that I won at BlogHer last year-It’s never been out of the box so this is a good opportunity.  The veggie soup will be made with a beef bullion cube base and all the various leftover veggies in the fridge. I just love a “clean it out” type soup.

Friday:  Chicken Nuggets & boxed Mac’n Cheese

I’ll be eating at Bunco, so the kids will have this easy favorite.

Saturday:  MeatLoaf, Potatoes & Green Beans

The meatloaf will be a mix of venison & beef.  Actually-I plan on using this opportunity to make & cook a couple of meatloaves for the freezer, as well as some meatballs.  Sort of a mini Ground Meat Batch Cooking day.

Sunday:  Hamburger Gravy over Biscuits, Carrots

Well, it will actually be “smushed up leftover meatloaf” gravy-but that doesn’t sound so nice, does it?

So there is the plan!

Menu Plan 11/2

Welcome to November!  I can’t believe how far into the fall we are already. My oh my-the holiday chaos is ready to start soon.

I’m feel quite in a recipe rut.  Honestly.  I feel as though I cook many of the same dishes over, and over, and over. . . so I am going to add another goal into my weekly menu goals.  As it is I try to work in a vegetarian recipe and a seafood recipe each week. On top of that I want to add in at least one NEW recipe each week.

NOTE:  Do you have a tried & true recipe you think my family would like? Feel free to send it to me!  You can use my contact form. . . if I try  the recipe I’ll publish it (or link to it if you have a blog and have published it) along with full credit and a review of what the Frugal Upstate family thought! So send me those recipes . . .

Monday:  Kid’s Choice.

Our kids only have a half day of school today due to parent teacher conferences.  When the kiddos get home from school I’m going to let them pick what they want to have for dinner, then they can help me make it.  If we don’t have the ingredients on hand then they will have to head to the store with me to go shopping. We’ll use it as an exercise on how much things cost and how to cook. Should be fun!

Tuesday:  Manicotti, Beets & Tossed Salad

Last time I went shopping at Aldi’s they actually had Manicotti shells. It has been a really long time since I’ve made manicotti-so I went ahead and bought them.  I will use a stuffing made with a combination of Mozzarella and cottage cheese (I know it’s heresy to use it in place of ricotta, but it’s what I have on hand).  The beets are still out in the garden.

Wednesday:  Broiled Mahi Mahi, Sauteed Chard & Rice

Mahi Mahi (forzen & prepackaged) was pretty cheap at Aldi’s last week. It is such a nice mild white fish that I couldn’t resist picking up two packages.  I’m serving it with just plain rice and some more chard from the garden.  I can’t believe that stuff hasn’t succumbed to the frost yet!  This is my seafood meal for the week.

Thursday: Split Pea Soup & Homemade Bread

We are still calling this “Shrek Swamp Slime Soup” at the Frugal Upstate house to help get Buddy, who “hates peas”, to eat it.  Funny-he loves the taste as long as we don’t actually call it “Split Pea Soup”. This will be my vegetarian meal for the week.

Friday:  Homemade Calzones & Roasted Broccoli

Using the Pizza Hut Crust Clone recipe of course.

Saturday: Leftovers or Breakfast for Dinner

Gotta use up all those bits and pieces!  If somehow we don’t have enough leftovers to make a meal out of then I’ll whip up some scrambled eggs, bacon & toast.

Sunday:  Shepard’s pie & Beets

Well-actually it will more correctly be “cottage pie” or maybe “woodland pie”. . . I’ll be using a mix of ground beef/turkey and ground venison for the meat.  I’ll add more beets from the garden as a side dish.

For more great menu plan ideas head on over to Menu Plan Monday at The Organizing Junkie.

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