Doing some catching-up, since I didn't post last week. But there WAS a plan!
10/10: Grilled Orange Teriyaki Chicken, rice ("fried rice flavor" from a box), green salad.
10/11: Goulash, made previously with half the recipe eaten at the time and half frozen in a casserole. We baked it from frozen at 350 for about an hour, then topped it with some cheddar cheese and baked it 20 more minutes. We LOVE LOVE LOVE this goulash recipe - full of spice and depth! Also green salad.
10/12: Leftover buffet, green salad.
10/13: Turkey Black Bean Chili, cornbread (from Marie Calendar's mix, which we buy at Costco), green salad. First time trying this recipe - made a couple changes: Subbed 28 oz Muir Organic crushed tomatoes with basil plus a 4 oz can of diced green chilies for the 14 oz can diced tomatoes and 10 oz can of Ro-Tel. Subbed 14 oz can of Eden Organic pinto beans for the kidney beans (because I really don't care for kidney beans). Browned the ground turkey the night before and assembled everything in the CrockPot. GrandmaT put the CrockPot on LOW about 6 hours before dinnertime, and it turned out GREAT. Mr. Mamie's mom and his twin sister joined us for dinner, and they both took the recipe home with them. Definitely give this a try for a yummy, easy, fairly healthy CrockPot meal!
10/14: Ate out as were were running errands.
10/ 15: Frozen pizza after we returned from a day at Bryce Canyon National Park.
10/16: Spicy Cheeseburger Soup (one of our absolute FAVORITES!), leftover cornbread, sliced apples, green salad. We use Cheddar, NOT Velveeta in this recipe!
10/17: Porcupine Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce (meatballs are already made and in the freezer), whole-grain egg noodles, pineapple chunks, green salad.
10/18: Frozen prepared breaded/stuffed chicken breasts, Annie's Organic Macaroni & Cheese, strawberries, green salad.
10/19: Southwest Rice & Beans Casserole, sliced apples, green salad [meatless meal]. I will use brown rice I have already cooked and frozen in 1 cup portions.
10/21: Lasagna Cupcakes, bread sticks, strawberries, green salad. I made these a few weeks ago, and the ingredients yielded enough to freeze half of the components. They're pretty easy to assemble, so it's do-able for a school night, given that the meat, sauce, etc. are already ready to go. I was able to find round wonton wrappers in my local grocery store, and also used a shredded "Italian" cheese mix (mozzarella, Parmesan, Asiago, etc.) to make things even simpler.
10/22: Grilled Orange Teriyaki Chicken (from the freezer), Yellow Rice, green beans, green salad.
Haven't planned the weekend yet; will wait to see what activities are going on and what's on sale at the grocery store!
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~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)
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