Menu Plan: Sept 15-19

Monday-- Slow/Fast Pot Roast (save some meat for Thursday)

Tuesday--Saucy Italian-Style Pork Chops

Wednesday--Meatloaf and mashed cauli-taters

Thursday-- Fast  Philly Cheesesteak-style stuffed peppers

Friday--Honey Garlic Chicken drumsticks

Saturday--Stuffed French Bread (by request)

Menu Plan

Back to School is in full swing, and extra curricular activities start up this week.  Hellooooo Crock Pot!

Monday Slow(fast)  Chunky Chicken Soup

Tuesday  Family-Size Nachos

Wednesday  Slow cooker Sticky Chicken Drumsticks

Thursday (fast) Sesame-Ginger Pork with Vegetables

Friday Sloppy Joes and roasted potatoes

Saturday  Ham with Layered Potato Duo Bake

Sunday Leftover Buffer

Menu Plan Monday

It's Back to School and Birthday Week!

Monday (fast)  Winter Vegetable Pie

Tuesday  Take out Style Orange Chicken and rice (make extra rice for Friday)

Wednesday  (Birthday Boy's Choice) Tacos and Birthday Cake

Thursday (fast) Stuffed buffalo chicken breasts with steamed vegetables (or salad)

Friday Mexican unstuffed Pepper Casserole

Saturday  Chicken drumsticks and roasted potatoes

Sunday  Leftover Buffet

Menu Plan Monday

Monday (fast) Spaghetti and meatball soup

Tuesday:  Broccoli and Tuna baked potatoes

Wednesday  Hamburgers with vegetables and dip

Thursday (fast)  Cauliflower fried "rice" with chicken

Friday  Lasagna

Saturday  Pizza

Sunday Leftovers

Menu Plan Time again!

Here's what's on the table at our house this week:

Monday (fast):  Slow cooked Minestrone soup and flat bread

Tuesday: Weenie roast at camp pick up.

Wednesday: Spareribs* and Rosemary potato wedges

Thursday (fast): Mexican Bean Burgers on Flat Out wraps

Friday: Cranberry Pork Chops and steamed vegetables

Saturday: One pan Roasted Chicken Drumsticks and Potatoes

Sunday: Stuffed French Bread and Salad 

* Here's how I cook spareribs:  I season my racks of ribs with seasoned salt and pepper, place in a crockpot with no liquid and cook for 4 hours on high, or 6 hours on low--the meat will be succulent, juicy and falling off the bone.  Just before the cooking time is up, preheat your broiler and line a sheet pan with foil.  Once the ribs are cooked, carefully transfer those ribs to the sheet pan (they will be falling apart!) and baste generously with your favourite barbeque sauce.  Broil until bubbly and browned.  Serve with extra sauce for dipping and lots of napkins.

Menu Plan Monday

It's Monday!  I am working at my new job now (at a yarn and scrapbooking store!  Fun!) so I am behind on the shopping.  Here is what we are eating this week.  We are still doing 5:2 and I am feeling great.  My body is really responding well to the low-cal days.  The kids are home so I am back to cooking every day.

Monday:  (fast)  Hamburgers and raw vegetables.  No cheese and low cal wraps instead of buns for the grown ups.

Tuesday:  Pizza

Wednesday:  Layered Slow Cook Steak, Potato, Corn on the Cob

Thursday:  (fast) Garlic Parm Salmon Packets

Friday: Szechuan Chicken with Peanuts on rice? noodles? TBA(Weight Watchers Take Out Tonight Cook Book)

Saturday:  Wet Bean Burritos

Menu Plan Monday: Offspring Break Week 2

The kids are still gone.  Our routine is out the window.  I mainly need to plan our fasting days as those are the days I really have to pay attention to what we are eating.  Since the kids are gone I can kick the spices up a notch and eat crazy things like mushrooms!

Monday: (Fast)  Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Breasts

Tuesday: Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Gravy (and probably mashed potatoes, because what else could you possibly serve??)

Wednesday:  Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings with Roasted Red Pepper dip

Thursday: (Fast) Chili Stuffed Peppers

Friday:  ???

Menu Plan: Offspring Break Edition

The kids are gone for two weeks.  That means my menu plan is going to feature foods my kids don't like.  It also means I don't have to plan every single day and will leave room for snacking on leftovers.

Tuesday: Crispy baked Hoisin Chicken

Wednesday:  Kitchen Closed

Thursday:  (fast) Turkey Bruschetta Burger

Friday:  Mac and Cheese Muffins with Meatloaf

Sat/Sun:  Leftovers?  Beef pie from last week?

Menu Plan

This week a bit of my menu plan is coming from the Pocket Change Gourmet.  Her recipes are simple, family friendly and my kids will eat them (mostly).  I am adding in my fast days, as usual.  The plan is really working for me and since I've started (again) I've lost an inch from my waist!

Sunday:  Perogies and Sausages

Monday: (fast)  Sweet Potato and Kale Hash for the grown ups, Eggs in a nest for the kids.

Tuesday:  Chicken Kabobs and rice

Wednesday:  Pulled Pork Sandwiches with coleslaw and baked beans

Thursday: (fast) Coconut Chicken Salad , roasted potatoes for R and the kids

Friday: Baked potato bar (with leftover pulled pork)

Saturday: Beef and cheese pie

Sunday:

Menu Plan Monday

Hey! I'm back!  Here's what we're eating this week!  I seem to be on a greens kick.

Monday: (fast)  Marinated Pork with sauteed mushrooms and  greens (carried over from last week)

Tuesday:  Lemon Pepper Panko  fish fillets with oven fries

Wednesday: Baked Chicken drumsticks, potato salad

Thursday:  (fast) Cheese and Spinach Portobello mushrooms for the grown ups, Spaghetti for the kids

Friday:  Pizza 

Saturday:  Buffet

Sunday:  Hot Dogs with fixings, Pork and Beans  also, make Pizza Buns and granola bars for day camp lunches

Possible lunches:

Best Grilled Cheese

Sweet Potato Tandoori Salad

Menu Plan

Wednesday--tacos

Thursday-- (Fast) crispy quinoa burgers

Friday--Slow cooker meatballs with spaghetti

Saturday--Curry Yogurt Grilled Chicken with lemon roasted potatoes (potatoes in WW Take Out Tonight! Cookbook)

Sunday--Buffet

Monday--(fast) Sesame Ginger Pork with vegetables

Tuesday --Grilled smokies with peppers and onions

Menu Plan

I am starting week 2 of my 5:2 re-do.  So far, so good.  Fasting days are going well and I love the freedom that comes with not counting calories every single day.

Here's what's on the menu this week.

Tuesday:  Pork Chops and potato smashers (carry over from last week)

Wednesday: Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake and steamed cauliflower

Thursday: (fast) Skillet Gnocchi with Greens and White Beans

Friday: Pizza

Saturday:  Pork Ribs and potato salad

Sunday: Buffet

Monday: (fast) Cheeseburger wraps , tossed salad

Menu Plan Monday on a Wednesday

I'm back on the 5:2 wagon this week. That means on fast days I eat a 400 calorie dinner, 100 calorie bedtime snack  and the rest of my day will be coffee, tea and water water water.  The rest of the week I will eat normally and not count calories.

Wednesday: Fast day Spaghetti Squash casserole  for me.  Spaghetti for everyone else

Thursday:  Crockpot Lemon Chicken  mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli

Friday:  French Dip Sandwiches

Saturday: Barbeque with Friends:  Burgers and Smokies, bean salad, Fruit Pizza

Sunday:    Fast day  Cottage Pie

Monday:  Pizza

Tuesday: Potato Smashers and salad

Menu Plan Monday 5:2 Eating, Week 2

We are in to our second week of 5:2 eating and so far, so good. 

This week's meals are inspired by two magazines I had laying around my house:
Everyday with Rachel Ray, October 2011 and Food Network Magazine, October 2012

Monday: (fast day) Hungry Girl Chicken Fajita Lettuce Cups (the kids get their filling in home made corn tortillas)
Tuesday: Corn Chowder Mac and Cheese --Rachel Ray magazine
Wednesday: Pot Roast with Yorkshire puddings
Thursday: (fast day) Broccoli and Mushroom Quiche--Eat, Shrink and Be Merry Cookbook
Friday: Bratwurst with Potato cakes--Food Network Magazine

For lunch this week: Tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons--Food Network Magazine

Menu Plan Saturday 5:2 Diet Week 1

Richard and I have recently started following the 5:2 Diet plan.  This means that two days of the week I will live on 500 calories in a day and Richard will live on 600.  The rest of the week we will eat normal, healthy meals.  My menu is going to stay family-friendly, but I will make sure that I have something very low-cal to go with whatever the kids are eating on fast days.


Sunday: Smothered Pork Chops and mashed potatoes
Monday (Fast Day): Sausages and Tomato Chickpea Spinach simmer
Tuesday: Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and Fried Rice
Wednesday:Pasta Fagioli Soup and Cheese toast or this one
Thursday:  (Fast Day): Beef and Broccoli stir fry with noodles
Friday: Pizza rolls
Saturday: Buffet

Breakfast treat this week: Crock pot apple cinnamon oatmeal
Special treat this week:  Anniversary cake

On fast days I won't be eating the sides with dinner (so no sausages or noodles for me on those days).

Once I am a couple of weeks in to my new diet plan I will blog some more about it and the results I am seeing.  Until then, if you have any questions, leave a comment!