Weekly Menu Plan Nov. 1-6, 2020

 

Hello, friends!  How are you all doing this week?  Did you all have a fun Halloween?  We did!  It was trick or treating as normal here, and the kids were all out in full force having a ball!  We really enjoyed seeing people out and having fun.  I am looking forward to more of these fun holidays!

The weather here this week is going to be great!  Today it is very blustery and cold, but in two days we are headed back to the 60's and 70's for the week.  I will be taking some nice walks with that kind of weather!

I have a busy week of baking this week, so dinner menus are quick and easy to throw together.  My daughter needs several goodies baked for her school staff for Friday, and I love to bake for them.  They are having a breakfast, and I will be making several different kinds of scones for a sweet treat.  Last year I made chocolate chip scones for them, and they requested scones for the rest of the year!  So hopefully they will all enjoy them.

As usual, I alter some of the recipes that I've linked to, to make them gluten free.  I also am becoming more and more sensitive to dairy, so I usually sub almond or coconut milk for regular dairy milk.  Most of the time my little tweaks work just fine, and no one notices...(or they just don't care anymore!)  Here are some of the tweaks I will make with this week's recipes:

Sunday - I will use rice instead of pasta in the soup, and gluten free meatballs

Monday - I will use gluten free oats in the baked oatmeal, as well as almond milk

The rest of the week is most of the recipes are gluten free, except the desserts.   I am making regular desserts this week, because I am trying to cut back on them.  So if I make them with gluten, I can't eat them!  I keep some gluten free cookies and dairy free ice cream bars in the house, so if I absolutely have to have something sweet, I can have a cookie or an ice cream bar.  I find at this time of year, a cup of hot tea after dinner with a cookie just hits the spot!

I am finishing up a couple Halloween zipper pouches I wanted to give away at Halloween, but never finished them.  So this week I will try and get them done, and put them away for next year.  Then I am ready to start some Christmas sewing!  

Here is this week's menu plan:

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I hope you can find a couple meal ideas or recipes for your family!  Have a great week!

Weekly Menu Plan October 25-31, 2020

 

Hi there!

Sorry I am a day late!  We had company all day yesterday, and by last night I was just too exhausted to get on the computer.  We had a fun day, though! 

It is getting chillier and chillier here each week, and right now it looks like a chilly Halloween for all the kids.  I only have one granddaughter that still goes trick-or-treating, as the oldest is in college and the middle one is almost 17 and a junior in high school.  So we are enjoying the little one while we can, although she is in 4th grade and won't be little much longer!  Her costume this year is so funny, she is a character from Star Wars named BB-8, and her costume has to be inflated.  She looks like a big round baseball!  She went to a party Saturday, and won Best Costume for the kids.  She was over the moon!

So here is the menu for this week.  The Crockpot Swedish Meatballs on Tuesday are delicious, and I make them regularly all winter.  Same with the Fathead Pizza on Friday night.  I love it because it's gluten free and I can eat it!  The cornbread we are having on Saturday night is also a favorite.  So easy, and so delicious!  It's a sweet cornbread, and very light and fluffy.  You can definitely taste the cake.  But no, it's not gluten free.😟  I used to enjoy it, though!  And I remember what it tasted like!  I make a cornbread from Krusteaz baking mix for me, that is gluten free.  It is fine, but not as good as the Boston Market copycat recipe!  You should try this one!

Here you go:

Just click on the links to go to the recipes!  

I hope you have a wonderful week, and don't forget to fill those candy bowls for all the cute trick or treaters!  

Menu Plan for Week of 10-18 to 10-24, 2020

 

Good morning!  

It was close to freezing yesterday morning, but today is much better!  I can definitely feel fall in the air.

My husband has raked up leaves big time this week.  I was thinking that most of the leaves were down, but after a couple days it looks about the same as before he raked.

These fall days just make me want to bake, and sew, and nap!  Nothing better than curling up in a big, soft chair with a warm blanket and snooze away!  I put an autumn scent in my scent warmer yesterday, and my daughter came over and was looking for whatever I baked!  She said it smelled like I baked something yummy! She was a bit disappointed there were no goodies for her to sample!

Today I am baking a ham.  I had one in the freezer, and I figure I better start using up some of my freezer stuff so I can restock it for Thanksgiving and Christmas!  So for a couple days, we will be eating ham in different forms.  I have learned over the years that if I jazz up leftovers, they will get eaten with much less complaining!  So I am trying to get a little creative using up the ham on Monday and Tuesday!  I should be close to using it all up, since I will reserve a couple pieces to make ham sandwiches for lunch.

This week's menu has a couple new-to-me recipes, and I can't wait to try them!  Especially the Banana Crumble on Saturday!  It looks great, and sounds delicious!  I will use gluten free oats so I can eat it too!

Here is this week's menu:

Again, you should be able to click on the links to find the recipes.  I have a mix of gluten free and non-gluten free again, mostly because that is just how I am baking these days!  

I have a few new recipes tagged for trying out one of these days, when I just have a day with nothing else planned!  Right now I am enjoying pumpkin recipes.  I have heard all over the place that there is a shortage of canned pumpkin in the stores, but not where I shop!  I am having no trouble finding cans of pumpkin anywhere.  Aldi's has them, Meijer and Kroger have them, and I just saw cans of pumpkin at Wal Mart.  So unless it's a regional thing, I think we will have plenty of canned pumpkin!

Have a great week, and I hope you can find a couple recipes or a menu plan to use for your family this week!  I am planning on getting some sewing and baking done this week, and some cleaning out of cabinets!  See you next week!  

Weekly Menu Plan for October 11-17, 2020

 

Well, hello there!  It's been awhile!

I took a break from posting menu plans, because I thought no one was looking at them anymore.  But, it seems there are still a few people looking at them, and would like some new ones!  

I am happy to post them, as long as someone is interested!  As a blogger, and I realize I am not a good one, when no one comments I just assume no one is looking or no one cares!  Just a short comment or even just a 'Hi' lets me know someone is still out there!  

So I will resume posting them!  I make them every week, for me, because it is much easier for me to stick to a schedule.  I am not good at whipping something up at a moment's notice.  I like to plan ahead, and make sure I have what I need each week.

This week, I have quite a bit of food that is not gluten free.  There are a couple reasons for this.  First, I am the only one who has to eat gluten free in my house, and I feel like I make my family eat enough gluten free stuff without constantly giving it to them at every meal.  Second, I love to bake.  And it is infinitely more enjoyable for me to bake regular foods, as they turn out so much better.  Usually.  It doesn't bother me that I can't eat them.  I enjoy baking for everyone else!

If I make a main dish that is not gluten free, I usually eat something else.  If it is something like spaghetti, I just make some gluten free pasta and use the same sauce as everyone else.  If I can't make an easy substitute, I will have some gluten free soup or a sandwich.  I'm fine with that!  

So here is this week's menu plan.  I realize it's a day late, but you can still get ideas from it anyway!  I hope you find something you want to make for your family!

Here you go:

Now, you should be able to click on the links in the menu plan to take you to the recipes.  I hope that works!  

That ought to do it until next week!  Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by!

Menu Plan for August 9-15, 2020

Hi there!  Here we are, heading towards the middle of August, and we had just wonderful weather last week!  Very cool and not humid, just perfect for being outside.  This coming week, not so much!  Back to the heat and humidity.  

School starts this week for the grandkids, so they are excited as they can be!  They haven't been in school since March, because of COVID, so they are happy to be with their friends and teachers they love!  One just moved to college this weekend, the other will be a junior in high school, and the little one is a 4th grader this year.  Lots of changes to the way they usually do things, but I think they will adapt just fine.

This week's menu plan is on the easy side, due to a busy week.  I still watch the little one before and after school, so it cuts my dinner prep time to not much!  So I have to do most of the prep during the day while they are at school.  Hopefully we will all stay healthy and have a better year this year than last year!

Here is my menu plan for the week:

Notes and recipe links are below.

Sunday:

Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake is from Betty Crocker

Tuesday:

Disney's Grey Stuff is from Mantitlement

Wednesday:

Crockpot Roast Beef is from The Slow-Roasted Italian

French Silk Pie is from The Recipe Rebel

Thursday:

Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken is from Recipes

Friday:

Gluten Free Chocolate Muffins are from Mama Knows Gluten Free

Instant Pot Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin is from Slimming Eats

Gluten Free Devil's Food Cake is from Fearless Dining

Saturday:

Gluten Free Waffles are from Mama Knows Gluten Free

And that's it for this week!  Hope you find a recipe or two to try out!  Have a great week!

This week's menu plan - update

Hello there!

Well, I am stumped.  I keep getting emails saying that people are having trouble viewing my menus, and/or that the links don't work.  So I have tried viewing it on different tablets and different computers, and it always works for me!  So I am stumped!  I don't know how this is happening, but what I do know is that I feel so bad for people who are trying to see it but can't.  

So I am going to revamp this thing.  I like using Google Sites, but if it doesn't work for everyone, then what's the point?  I will come up with a new strategy!  But for this week, I decided to just post the menu plan right here.  That way you can see it right here, and hopefully by next week I will come up with a plan that works!

Here is this week's menu plan:

Sunday Breakfast:  Country Egg Skillet, Toast, Orange Slices

Sunday Dinner:  Grilled Skirt Steak, Baked Potato, Tossed Salad

Sunday Dessert:  Gluten Free Lemon Cream Pie 

Monday Breakfast:  French Toast, Bacon Strawberries

Monday Dinner:    BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken, Broccoli, Pepper Jack Rice 

Monday Dessert:  Root Beer Floats

Tuesday Breakfast:  Cereal, Banana, Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins 

Tuesday Dinner:  Grilled Bratwurst, Amish Macaroni Salad,  Corn on the Cob

Tuesday Dessert:  No Bake Pina Colada Cream Pie 

Wednesday Breakfast:  Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Strawberries and Bananas

Wednesday Dinner:  Taco Salad, Watermelon Slices

Wednesday Dessert:  Leftover Pie

Thursday Breakfast:  Gluten Free Pancakes, Turkey Bacon, Apple Slices

Thursday Dinner:  Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Chips, Pickles

Thursday Dessert:  Chocolate Pudding

Friday Breakfast:  Fried Eggs, Sausage Links, English Muffins, Orange Slices

Friday Dinner:  Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, Broccoli

Friday Dessert:  Banana Splits

Saturday Breakfast:  Oatmeal, Apple Slices, Bacon

Saturday Dinner:  Grilled Hamburgers, Corn on the Cob, Chips

Saturday Dessert:  Strawberry Shortcake  (made with the little individual sponge cakes from the grocery store, strawberry glaze, sliced strawberries, topped with whipped cream)

So there you have it!  Now for me, back to the drawing board!  Hope you have a good week!

Weekly Menu Plan for Aug 2-8, 2020

So here we are in August already!  I am continuing with the same format as last week.

I have found that using Google Sites to post my menu is working, at least for me.  I had a comment from someone last week that the links were not working, but when I checked it they all worked.  

Has anyone else had that problem?  If so, would you please let me know?  I would appreciate it!

This week, I am trying to use the grill a few times, to keep the heat out of the kitchen.  It's been pretty hot here!  Salads and sandwiches are what I like to make when it's hot.  Nothing too heavy, it just doesn't taste good to me now!  But in the fall......back to baking!

CLICK HERE for this week's menu plan.  

I plan on posting the whole month's menu plan on the same page using Google Sites, so at the end of the month you can see the whole month's menus!  That should give you some more ideas, if you need some!

Have a great week!