Weekly Menu Plan for March 29 to April 4, 2020

Out like a lamb, right??  At least weather-wise it seems that way!  Today, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, the trees are budding, and there are signs of life everywhere!  God is awesome!

I sat down last night to type out my week's menu on powerpoint, and found out that my new laptop doesn't have Microsoft Office on it.  My husband didn't think I needed it!  That is how I always made my menu plan printables.  So, I gave up and went to bed.  This morning I had some things I needed to get done, so I decided that I would do my plan on the blog the easy way this week.  I need to dig deeper into Google Docs and see if I can figure out how to do them there.  But this week I will just list the days and links, and hope that is okay with you all!  Old dog, new tricks, but I will get it figured out somehow!

As I said, I am big right now on NOT wasting food.  If I make it, we eat it until it is gone.  Since I am not taking things over to my daughter's house right now, I am making less desserts.  My goal is to make one regular dessert and one gluten free dessert each week.  I can always freeze the leftovers, if there are any.  That seems to be working for us for now.

So here is this week's menu plan:

Sunday:
B:  Oatmeal, Banana, Coffee
D:  Hamburger Casserole, Toast  (This is an easy casserole to throw together, and I make it in a 9X13 casserole dish.  I use gluten free egg noodles or gluten free rotini pasta.  I usually top it with slices of Velveeta cheese before I bake it.  A favorite of kids.)
Dessert:  Chocolate Brownie Cake  (this is NOT gluten free)

Monday:
B:  Fried eggs, English muffins, Orange slices
D.  Grilled Hamburgers with cheese, onions, and tomatoes, Baked French Fries, Frozen Corn

Tuesday:
B:  Gluten Free Waffles (recipe on Gluten Free Bisquick box), Sliced apples
D:  Italian Sausages on Hoagie Buns with sautéed onions and green pepper slices, Tater Tots, Green Beans

Wednesday:
B:  Gluten Free Blueberry Coffee Cake, Canned peaches and pineapple cups, Orange Juice
D:  Crockpot Swedish Meatballs over Mashed Potatoes, Peas  (we love this dish)
Dessert:  Gluten Free Apple Crisp

Thursday:
B:  Cold Cereal, Banana, Leftover Gluten Free Coffee Cake from Wednesday
D:  Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Chips, Pickles, Cole Slaw

Friday:
B:  Amish Baked Oatmeal,  Banana, Coffee/Juice  
D:  Melt In Your Mouth Chicken, Buttered Rice, Broccoli

Saturday:
B:  Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patties, Toast
D:  Fathead Pizza  (This is really good! And gluten free!   I make the crust, bake it for about 10 minutes, put on our toppings which usually are Italian sausage, pepperoni, and bacon, then drizzle pizza sauce over that, then top with mozzarella cheese, and bake it for another 10-20 minutes.  I keep checking it after 10 minutes because you don't want it to burn.  It kind of firms up after it cools a few minutes.)

That's the plan for this week!  I hope you can find an idea or two here, and it helps you plan one or more of all the meals we are eating at home now!  Please share how you are doing in the comment section, and let's keep praying for one another!  Have a great week!

We Shall Now Return to Our Normal Programming

I decided to come back to the blog, after a little inspiration from reading other blogs.

I never dreamed our country, our world, would be in the situation we are in today.  But here we are!  And now, more than ever, we need each other, and we need God in our lives.

I just listened to a sermon online, and the pastor was incredibly comforting and inspiring.  He said we all need to pray - repent, pray for forgiveness, ask for healing, and give thanks for the many blessings we are receiving during this time, and pray with a fervor!  And I think he is right!  I know I will be praying, and I ask all of you to join me every day, as often as you can!

I haven't looked at this blog in awhile.  Life got in the way - too much to do, too many things going on, and I just got sidetracked.  Sound familiar??  But when I looked at the blog today, I was shocked to see how many people were looking at my blog, trying to find recipes, menu plans, and links.  Now I feel like I let y'all down!  But I promise I will do better, seeing as how I have more time on my hands these days.

I am working right now at adding this coming week's menu plan, but let me tell you things are different now!  I realize we all have limited supplies of items, so I am trying to conserve as well as use food items that are not difficult to get.  I buy what is available, as most of you do now.  I did have a pretty well-stocked freezer, or so I thought.  When I really went through it, I realized I had a lot of junk that wasn't meal-worthy.  We are working on using that stuff up as snacks or mini-meals. Lunches continue to be leftovers or a sandwich, so I don't plan a lunch menu.  We are eating breakfast a bit later these days, and I find that often neither one of us is very hungry at lunch time.  On those days, we just have a little snack.

 I am trying to keep busy by spring cleaning, sewing, crafting, watching television, and using Skype to keep in touch with the family.  They only live 5 minutes away, but it seems like thousands of miles when you can't go see them!  I will share some of the projects I am working on as I get used to blogging again!

I will get to work on this week's menu plan right now, and post it as soon as I can!  I will try and link up with some of the parties I was participating in, so you know I am back!  If any of you wants anything specific, please let me know in the comments, and I will be happy to provide you with what I can!

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon, and may God bless you and keep you safe and healthy!