Menu Plan Monday: Eating from the Freezer & Lots of Baking
Being part of the 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days series has been such an honor for me. I have learned so much from Joy and Toni! I have also been learning a lot about the realities of my kitchen. First of all, I have learned just how manageable our $300 monthly budget truly is. I have also really realized how much I enjoy having my freezer stocked and how that is a real money-saver and time-saver for me. This week, I will begin to reap some of the rewards of having dinners in the freezer. I plan to use some of the extra time to do some extra baking (and Eric is requesting a cheesecake that he just found a recipe for on the Hershey's website). I will also enjoy some of the free time playing with the kids and working on some end-of-the-year school projects with Isabelle.
Here is my menu plan for this week:
Breakfast
M - Crepes with bananas foster sauce
T - Cinnamon Rolls (double and freeze 1/2)
W - Scrambled eggs and toast (or sunshine toast)
Th - Pancakes
F - Biscuits and sausage
S - Baked oatmeal
Su - Breakfast cookies
Lunch
M - PB&Js, mandarin oranges, yogurt
T - Hard boiled eggs, cheese slices, crackers, apple slices
W - Grilled cheese and peaches
Th - Tuna pasta salad and pineapple chunks
F - Chicken noodle soup (from freezer)
S - Quesadillas and pears
Su - Leftovers
Dinner
M - Curry chicken and brocoli casserole over brown rice
T - Swedish meatballs (from freezer) over egg noodles, pea salad
W - Cider vinegar chicken over garlic smashed potatoes, zucchini, mushroom and garlic saute
Th - Lentil and brown rice chili, tomato basil bread
F - BBQ beef (from freezer) and beans, corn bread, green peppers and onions
S - Chicken (from freezer) and dumplings
Su - TBD
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7 comments:
I love how you have so many meals prepared and put into the freezer! You do such a great job with that!!
I definitely need to work on this more! I did some cooking ahead for the week -- maybe next week I will cook even more and put some meals in my freezer too!
Blessings
Sherry
http://frugaldomesticgoddess.blogspot.com/2008/05/menu-plan-monday-may-19th-edition.html
Between the three of you, you've inspired me to get off my behind and stock the freezer. Started compiling a list of freezer meals and everything...sheesh. This saving money thing is catching! (LOL)
Wanted to ask whether you currently own or would like to buy any freezer-specific cookbooks. I have some play money burning a whole in my pocket and Amazon is calling...
Cheers,
Lizzie
http://lizzieshome.com
http://whisperofgrace.blogspot.com/
P.S. Why no 'name/URL' option in your identity whatsits down below, after writing a comment?
Great menu, I love how you are stocking your freezer! One of our projects for the summer, buy that darned freezer. :) BTW, your breakfast cookies intrigued me. Do you have a recipe for those? Have a great week!
Could you share your recipe for lentil and brown rice chili? We love lentils here.
Looks great! I love having food in the freezer, I need build my frozen stockpile back up.
Is sunshine toast where you put a fried egg in a piece of toast? I remember having that as a kid for breakfast at church camp, and for some reason it was so fun! :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)
Blessings,
Michele :)
www.frugalgranola.blogspot.com
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