The Meal Plan

Menu - July 27, 2009 - August 2, 2009

2009-07-24T12:11:00.000-07:00

Monday Lunch - Gone
Monday Dinner - Gone

Tuesday Lunch - Gone
Tuesday Dinner - Gone

Wednesday Lunch
Chinese - out

Wednesday Dinner
Roast Beef
Rice, Gravy
Corn
Rolls

Thursday Lunch
Roast Beef Sandwiches
Chips

Thursday Dinner
Smoked Pork Butt
Potato Salad
Green Beans

Friday Lunch
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Potato Salad

Saturday Dinner
Grilled Steak
Baked Potatoes
Copper Pennies
Garlic Monkey Bread

Sunday Dinner
Spaghetti/Meatballs
Salad
Garlic Bread

Put it into Action - Week 3, 2009

2009-01-11T11:54:00.001-08:00

Sunday:
1. Take steaks out of freezer.
2. Take Mac & Cheese out of freezer.
3. Make sure there's bread dough in the fridge.

Monday afternoon:
1. Get bread rising.
2. Make Salad

Monday before dinner:
1. Season steak.
2. Bake Mac & Cheese.
3. Bake bread.
4. Make oregano sauce.
5. Grill steak.

Monday night:
1. Take ground beef out of freezer.
2. Make dressing for spinach salad

Tuesday afternoon:
1. Make pizza dough.
2. Make pizza sauce
3. Make spinach salad

Tuesday before dinner:
1. Make pizza.

Tuesday night:
1. Get chicken out to thaw.
2. Wash and dry potatoes.
3. Wash and soak beans.

Wednesday morning:
1. Pressure cook beans, drain and mix up baked beans ingredients.
2. Put potatoes in crockpot.

Wednesday afternoon:
1. Season chicken and put on to roast.

Wednesday Night:
1. Roast eggplant.
2. Make caponata.
3. Get chicken out to thaw.
4. Make sure there's bread dough in fridge.

Thursday afternoon:
1. Make bread and let rise.

Thursday before dinner:
1. Bake bread
2. Make Greek Chicken Pasta

Thursday night:
1. Get ground beef out of freezer.

Friday early afternoon:
1. Roast garlic.
2. Make hamburger steak and brown.
3. Make gravy and let hamburger steak simmer on low for a few hours.

Friday before dinner:
1. Make mashed potatoes.
2. Heat up corn.
3. Make biscuits.

Meal Plan - Week 3, 2009

2009-01-11T11:39:00.000-08:00

Bold Items - Make extra for freezer

Monday:
Grilled Steak
Mac & Cheese
Crusty Bread
Oregano Sauce
Salad

Tuesday:
Pizza
Spinach Salad

Wednesday:
Roasted Chicken
Baked Potatoes
Baked Beans

Thursday:
Greek Chicken Pasta
Caponata
Crusty Bread

Friday:
Hamburger Steak & Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Corn
Biscuits

Put it into Action - Week 2, 2009

2009-01-03T22:00:00.000-08:00

Sunday Night:
Get the stew out of the freezer.

Monday Morning:
Make Bread

Monday Night:
1. Get pork roast out of freezer
2. Make dressing for spinach salad

Tuesday morning:
Boil eggs for spinach salad

Tuesday afternoon:
Make spinach salad

Tuesday before dinner:
1. Make mashed potatoes
2. Steam broccoli

Tuesday night:
Get meatloaf out of freezer

Wednesday afternoon:
1. Make scalloped potatoes
2. Make rolls

Wednesday before dinner:
1. Cook meatloaf and potatoes in oven.
2. Heat corn.
3. Bake rolls

Wednesday night:
1. Get meatballs/sauce from freezer.
2. Make Tomato/Basil salad

Thursday before dinner:
1. Cook turnips
2. Boil noodles
3. Bake rolls
4. Heat meatballs/sauce

Thursday night:
1. Get steak out of freezer
2. Wash and wrap potatoes
3. Mix up crusty bread (5 Minute Artisan Bread)

Friday Morning:
Put potatoes in crockpot

Friday Afternoon:
1. Make Salad
2. Get bread started

Friday before dinner:
1. Season & grill steaks
2. Bake Bread

Menu Plan - Week 2, 2009

2008-12-28T10:04:00.000-08:00

Items in Bold are items were in the freezer. Not much cooking this week.

Monday:
Beef Stew
Crackers
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches

Tuesday:
Pork Roast w/gravy
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Steamed Broccoli
Spinach Salad

Wednesday: Sweet & Sour Meatloaf
Scalloped Potatoes
Corn
Rolls

Thursday: Swedish Meatballs
Noodles
Turnips
Tomato/Basil Salad
Rolls

Friday:
Grilled Steak
Baked Potatoes
Salad
Crusty Bread

Put it into Action - Week 52, 2008

2008-12-27T13:07:00.001-08:00

Sunday:
Have ground beef out to thaw.

Monday Early Afternoon:
Make the meatballs and sauce.

Monday Before Dinner:
1. Simmer the meatballs
2. Cook the pasta
3. Season and simmer the green beans
4. Make the salad

Monday Night:
Get the stew meat out to thaw.

Tuesday Morning:
Make the stew.

Tuesday before Dinner:
Bake the biscuits.

Tuesday Night:
Take pork roast out of freezer.

Wednesday:
Cook pork roast.

Wednesday Night:
Wash & soak black eye peas

Thursday before Dinner:
1. Heat up roast and gravy
2. Make Rice (rice cooker)
3. Cook black eye peas (pressure cooker)
4. Cook cabbage
5. Bake rolls

Thursday Night:
1. Get steak out of freezer
2. Wash potatoes and leave out to dry

Friday Morning:
Put potatoes in crockpot.

Friday Afternoon:
Make Salad

Friday before Dinner:
Grill the steak.

Menu Plan - Week 52, 2008

2008-12-22T17:10:00.000-08:00

* = I'm making double and putting half of it in the freezer so every 4th week, I'll pull food from the freezer and not have to cook.

Monday:
Swedish Meatballs*
Noodles
Green Beans
Green Salad

Tuesday:
Beef Stew*
Biscuits

Wednesday:
New Year's Eve - Out

Thursday:
Pork Roast w/ Gravy*
Rice
Black Eye Peas
Cabbage
Rolls

Friday:
Grilled Steak
Baked Potato
Salad

Put it into Action - Week 51, 2008

2008-12-16T07:06:00.000-08:00

Sunday:
1. Make sure the chicken is thawed.
2. Make sure there's Artisan Bread dough in the fridge.

Monday Morning:
1. Get the chicken dish in the crockpot.

Monday mid-afternoon:
2. Start the bread.

Monday before dinner:
1. Make the salads. Stick in the fridge til dinner time.
2. Bake the bread.
3. Boil the pasta.

Monday Night:
1. Soak the black eyed peas.
2. Take pork steak out of freezer.

Tuesday mid-afternoon:
1. Season and brown pork steak and pressure cook.
2. Pressure cook the peas. After pressure is released, season peas, adding some ham or sausage.

Tuesday Before Dinner:
1. Cook the Rice.
2. Make the cornbread.
3. Remove the pork from the juices and make the gravy.

Tuesday Night:
1. Take steaks out of the freezer.
2. Wash the potatoes.
3. Make sure there's Artisan Bread dough in the fridge.
4. Make the cornbread for Christmas Day.
5. Make sure turkey breast is thawing on schedule.
6. Tear the white bread for the dressings. Leave out to harden.

Wednesday Morning:
1. Wrap potatoes in foil (if desired) and stick in crockpot.
2. Make dressing for spinach salad.

Wednesday Mid-Afternoon.
1. Get bread going.

Wednesday before Dinner:
1. Put bread on to bake.
2. Wash Spinach.
3. Boil eggs for salad
4. Fry bacon for salad
5. Season and grill Steaks

Wednesday Night:
1. Season the turkey.
2. Make the pie
3. Make the Cherry Cranberry Salad

Thursday Morning:
1. Put the turkey in the oven.
2. Make the dressings.
3. Make the rolls.
4. Make the cake.

Thursday before Late Lunch:
1. Bake the dressings.
2. Make the giblet gravy.
3. Bake the rolls.
4. Make and bake the Green Bean Casserole

Thursday Night:
1. Take chicken out of freezer.
2. Make sure Artisan Bread dough is in the fridge.

Friday Before Dinner:
1. Bake the bread
2. Grill the chicken.
3. Make the sauce.
4. Make the salads.

Menu Plan - Week 51, 2008

2008-12-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

Monday:
Basil Chicken Merlot (crockpot)
Pasta
Wedge Salad
Artisan Bread

Tuesday:
Pork Steak with Gravy
Rice
Black Eye Peas (pressure cooker)
Cornbread

Wednesday:
Grilled Steak
Baked Potatoes (crockpot)
Spinach Salad
Artisan Bread

Thursday: (Merry Christmas)
Roasted Turkey Breast
Green Bean Casserole
Sausage Apple Dressing
Cornbread Dressing
Giblet Gravy
Cherry Cranberry Salad
Onion Rolls
Chocolate Cake
Sweet Potato Pie

Friday:
Grilled Chicken w/Creamy Basil Pasta
Wedge Salad
Artisan Bread

Put it into Action - Week 50, 2008

2008-12-14T20:03:00.001-08:00

Sunday Evening:
1. Season the brisket. Put it in the crockpot and get it going. Let it cook overnight.
2. Wash and dry potatoes. Set aside.
3. Wash and soak dry beans overnight.
4. Make sure the Artisan Bread is made up and in the fridge.

Monday Morning:
1. Wrap the potatoes in foil. Put into crockpot and let cook all day.
2. Cook the beans in pressure cooker. Season and let sit til close to time for dinner.
3. Check brisket. If it's tender, take it out and put the juice in the fridge so the grease can get hard and skim it off.
4. Make sure there's a chicken thawed or thawing.

Monday Afternoon:
1. Slice the brisket. Make a BBQ sauce using the pan drippings.
2. Get the bread going.
3. Before dinner, heat up the beans and brisket.

Monday Night:
1. Season the chicken and stick in the fridge.

Tuesday Early Afternoon:
1. Get the chicken baking.
2. Get the broccoli in the crockpot.
3. Make the Mac & Cheese

Tuesday Night:
1. Make the tomato, mozzarella, basil salad
2. Put the red beans on to soak.
3. Make sure the sausage is thawed.

Wednesday Early Afternoon:
1. Pressure cook the beans (pressure cooker)
2. Season and simmer the beans (without pressure)
3. Fry sausage; add to beans

Wednesday Before Dinner:
1. Make Cornbread

Wednesday Night:
1. Make sure the Pork Roast is thawed.

Thursday Early Afternoon:
1. Start making the rolls by noon.
2. Brown the pork roast. Pressure cook.

Thursday Before Dinner:
1. Make the gravy.
2. Make the mashed potatoes.
3. Bake the rolls.
4. Heat the corn.

Thursday Night:
1. Thaw the crawfish.
2. Make sure there's artisan bread dough in the fridge.

Friday Early Afternoon:
1. Make the etouffee.

Friday Late Afternoon:
1. Get the bread going
2. Check seasonings in the etouffee.
3. Make the Salad

Friday before Dinner:
1. Cook the rice.
2. Bake the bread.

Menu Plan - Week 50, 2008

2008-12-14T19:52:00.000-08:00

Monday:
Brisket (crockpot)
Pinto Beans (pressure cooker)
Baked Potatoes (crockpot)
Artisan Bread

Tuesday:
Roast Sticky Chicken
Broccoli with Garlic & Hazelnuts (crockpot)
Mac & Cheese

Wednesday:
Red Beans, Sausage & Rice
Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil Salad
Cornbread

Thursday:
Roast Pork w/Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Corn
Onion Rolls

Friday:
Crawfish Etouffee
Rice
Salad
Artisan Bread