Weekly Menu Plan June 28-July 4, 2020

Happy Fourth of July Week!

Sorry I missed posting last week, I was busy with helping my daughter get ready for my granddaughter's graduation party.  Now I'm just tired!  The party was Saturday, all went well despite the rain, and now hopefully things will slow down a bit for the rest of the summer.

I will try to post next week's menu plan a few days early, since we are having visitors over the weekend.  That is my plan right now, anyway!

So, I tried Google slides again.  I am still not proficient at it by any means, but I am hoping when I try posting it here on the blog it will work.  So let's give it a try!

Here is this week's menu plan:


Hmmm.  Not what I was expecting it to look like.  But for this week, you can make it work.  And the links will work on the slide.  I think.  You need to scroll over to see the dessert column.

I see I will need to work on this again.  But it's not too terrible for one week!  So give it a go this week, and I will try to work on it again for next week.  What I am trying for, is the menu plan with the clickable links working on the picture of the menu plan.  If anyone knows how to do this, please tell me!  If not, I will keep trying!

Have a great week!  I will hopefully be posting next week's menu in a few days!

Joansy

Menu Plan for Week of June 14-20, 2020

I wish I was there!  At the beach, I mean!  I don't know why, but I've been craving going to the beach this past week.  We have vacationed at the Outer Banks several times, and I just love it there.  I am longing to go again, and smell the ocean, and feel those warm ocean breezes.  Ahhh, I can just feel it.  Maybe next year, when things are looking up.  I also love to shop there!  I could write pages about all the cute shops and restaurants they have!  I must make a plan to go next year!

Sorry the menu is a day late.  I don't know what I was doing yesterday, but I totally forgot to post this. Anyway, the format seemed to work a little better than just listing everything, and I like being able to print out a plan and hang it on my fridge.  That way I can prep things ahead of time.  I will still try to keep improving it, because I know there's lots of room for improvement!

Here is this week's menu plan.  Links and notes are below.
For a printable copy, please click HERE.  

Recipe notes and links:

Sunday:

Club Sandwich Salad is from Little House Big Alaska 

Strawberry Cream Pie is from Dessert Now Dinner Later

Tuesday:

Smothered Pork Chops is from Diethood - gluten free and keto friendly!

Wednesday:

Grilled Chicken is from Chelsea's Messy Apron - the recipe is actually for the marinade, which is delicious!

Italian Chopped Salad is from A Farmgirl's Dabbles

Thursday:

Meatloaf is from Spend With Pennies - I use gluten free breadcrumbs

Friday:

Gluten Free Doughnut Holes are from Frugal Farm Wife

Grilled Barbecue Ribs is from Redbook Magazine

Baked Beans are from Frugal Hausfrau - I make these a lot because they are good and super easy!

Gluten Free Cornbread is from 40 Aprons - actually, my son makes the best gluten free cornbread in a cast iron skillet, but I have no idea how he makes it!  If I get the recipe, I will post it.  Everyone that has it loves it, whether they are gluten free or not!

Gluten Free Apple Crisp is from Mama Knows Gluten Free - you can't go wrong with any of her recipes!  

So there it is!  A pretty easy week of yummy meals!  I hope you find a recipe or two that you like here!  Have a wonderful week, and see you next week!

Weekly Menu Plan for Week of June 7-13, 2020

Here we are in June already!  This has been one strange year so far, right?  I think we are all ready for a break from this year - physically, mentally, and emotionally!  Here's to a good June!

So let's get on with the menu plan for this week.  I have tried a different format, AGAIN.  Still not totally happy with it.  But, it is what it is.  I cannot for the life of me get links to the recipes to work.  So, what I did this week was, I italicized the foods on the menu that will have a link to the recipe below.  And, I added a pdf that you can print out if you want to.  So that's what is new this week!  Most of the recipes are gluten free this week.

Before I share the menu plan, just a heads up that next Sunday is Father's Day!  Don't forget to shop for your fathers and husbands this week, or make them a special treat!

Here is my menu plan for this week.  If you would like a printable copy, please click HERE.  Recipe links and any notes I made are below.

Notes and Recipe Links:

Sunday:

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins from The Real Food Dieticians  

Grilled Chicken Breasts from Healthy Recipes - I am doubling the recipe

Easy White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake from Dishing Delish - this is not the low-carb cheesecake I was referring to above, but since yesterday, the pin I used from Pinterest was labelled a suspicious link.  I don't know, I looked at it yesterday, but today it is blocked.  So I found another delicious gluten free cheesecake, and can't wait to try it!

Monday:

Gluten Free Pancakes from Let Them Eat Gluten Free Cake 

Gluten Free Chocolate Mousse from Whole Lotta Yum - I have made this before, and it is very good!

Tuesday:

Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwiches are from Taste of Home - we all love chicken salad during the summer months!

Wednesday:

Gluten Free Chicken Enchiladas are from Mommy Hates Cooking - I haven't made this before, but almost all the recipes I have tried from her site are delicious!  I don't know why she hates cooking, because she is really good at it!

Thursday:

Slow Cooker Italian Beef is from The Chunky Chef - I use mild peppers, and serve it on gluten free hoagie buns from Schar

Gluten Free Banana Cake is from Flavor Walk - I cannot wait to try this one!  The icing sounds so good!

Friday:

Gluten Free Lemon Meringue Pie is from Pillsbury Baking - I have made this once before, and I subbed Cool Whip for the meringue topping.  It was very good that way!  My husband is not a fan of meringue, so I tried it that way, and we both liked it. 

Saturday:

Hawaiian BBQ Pork Chops are from Meatloaf and Melodrama - I made these before, and then forgot all about them.  They were very good, and I am glad I found the recipe again!

So there you have it!  That's pretty much what we will be eating this week!  I hope you have a wonderful, blessed, peaceful week!  And I hope I see you again next week!

Weekly Menu Plan June 1-June 6, 2020

Hi there!  How are you all doing?  Hanging in there?  Some weeks are just plain hard, no getting around it.  Keep your faith strong, read the Bible, pray, try to live following God's word and Jesus' example, and we will get through this!

I was just kind of blah today, and thinking lazily about not posting my menu plan again this week.  Sometimes I am in the mood to blog, and sometimes I'm not!  But then I decided that, even though it is such a small thing, it is the SHARING that counts.  If just one person has an easier week by looking at my menu plan, then I'm happy.  That was my original goal, just ease the burden of meal planning for one busy mom, that's the point!  Sometimes when I look at other people's menu plans, I think WOW!  I haven't made that in a long time!  And it is such a good idea!  That's what I hope someone looking at this blog finds!

We ate a LOT of leftovers last week.  I always make too much food, but that's how I was raised.  My mom always made plenty for everyone, and there was enough (usually) for seconds if you wanted any.  But I will say, she had 11 brothers and sisters, so I'm sure cooking for a huge crowd was second nature to her.  For me, and for her too, it was easier to cook a lot than to cook for two.  I really don't enjoy cooking on a small scale.  It's hard when you have kids, and learn to cook for hungry teenagers.  Then all of a sudden, they're gone and you are cooking for 2 people.  All my recipes are for serving 6-8, because my kids ate all the time and were hungry all the time.  And my husband ate a lot.  Now that we're older, we don't eat so much.  I share a lot of food with my kids and grandkids, or we would never eat it all!

Here is this week's menu.  The links for the recipes are below, and any notes I've made about whether a certain dish is gluten free or not.

Sunday:
Breakfast:
Fried Eggs
Turkey Bacon
Toast
Orange Segments

Dinner:

Gluten Free Beef Stroganoff from The Pretty Bee
Five Ingredient Berry Cobbler from Bob's Red Mill

Monday:
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs with Diced Ham
Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins from Gluten Free Palate
Banana

Dinner:
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork Chops from The Wicked Whisk
Rice
Broccoli
Leftover Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream

Tuesday:
Breakfast:
Kind Breakfast Protein Bars
Yogurt
Nectarines

Dinner:
Awesome Sauce Grilled Chicken from Plain Chicken
Baked Potatoes
Tossed Salad
Lemon Sherbet

Wednesday:
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs
Sausage Links
Peanut Butter Banana Muffins from Broma Bakery  
Sliced Strawberries

Dinner:
Gluten Free Crockpot Pot Roast from My Gluten Free Kitchen
Potatoes, Carrots
Dinner Rolls
Gluten Free Blueberry Pie from Let Them Eat Gluten Free Cake    

Thursday:
Breakfast:
Gluten Free Pancakes made from Gluten Free Bisquick (recipe on box)
Turkey Bacon
Blueberries

Dinner:
Grilled Hamburgers on Buns
Chips
Corn on The Cob
Leftover Blueberry Pie

Friday:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins
Sliced Apples
String Cheese

Dinner:
Tuna Salad Sandwiches
Millionaire Peach Salad from 12 Tomatoes
Chips
Ice Cream Cones

Saturday:
Breakfast:
French Toast
Sausage Patties
Banana

Dinner:
Gluten Free Sausage and Pepperoni Fathead Pizza from The Little Pine
Tossed Salad
Chocolate Pudding

That's it for this week!  I hope you find a good idea or two to make for breakfast or dinner!  Have a good week, pray for peace!  

Weekly Menu Plan Week of May 17-23, 2020

Hi there!  Another week has flown by.  Next weekend is Memorial Day weekend!  No race here in Indianapolis this year, which makes me sad.  But hopefully it will happen later this summer.  I had kind of a busy week, cleaning and cooking and going to a little mini-graduation celebration for my granddaughter.  Just family, but we wanted to celebrate her last day of high school!  Before I know it, the summer will be over and she will be off to college.  Seems impossible!   They all grow up so fast. 

This week I'm a little frustrated.  My freezer has filled up with a bunch of stuff I never will use, and don't even know why I bought it.  Does that ever happen to you?  I sift through all the food in there, and I find bags of some kind of quick bread I've made and frozen.  I didn't label it, so I have no idea if it's gluten free or not.  I have a bunch of packages of frozen veggies like edamame, that sorry, I don't like, and have no idea why I bought them.  I have several bags of almond flour, which I will use, but they take up so much space! I have about 10 packages of Reames frozen egg noodles, which I tend to buy when I see them because my entire family loves chicken noodle soup with Reames frozen egg noodles.  Except I never use them, because then I can't eat the soup.  So I use rice noodles instead, and just keep buying the frozen egg noodles for some reason.  Also, we have several large cartons of ice cream that hopefully we will eat soon as the weather warms up.  I have got to get that freezer cleared out without wasting food!  So I am trying to use up some of it this week so I can make room for some meat that I need.   I really need to be better organized!

So here is this week's menu plan.  Nothing real fancy, but I am looking forward to making these meals!

Sunday:

Breakfast:

Pancakes

Sausage links

Orange Segments

Dinner:

Tomato Soup

Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Oyster Crackers

Ina's Apple Pie Bars from Peanut Butter Runner - not gluten free

Monday:

Breakfast:

Scrambled Eggs

Toast

Turkey Bacon

Banana

Dinner:

Crockpot Roast Beef from Creations by Kara

Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Ice Cream

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

French Toast Sticks (from frozen)

Bacon

Plums

Dinner:

Chicken Pot Pie Noodles from Dinners Dishes and Dessert - I will cornstarch instead of flour, and gluten free pasta so that it's gluten free

Tossed Salad

Gluten Free Blueberry Pie from Let Them Eat Gluten Free Cake

Wednesday:

Breakfast:

Scrambled Eggs

Toast

Turkey Bacon

Banana

Dinner:

Grilled Hamburgers

Baked Potatoes

Corn on the Cob

Leftover Blueberry Pie

Thursday:

Breakfast:

Sausage Gravy on Toast

Sliced Strawberries

Dinner:

Grilled Ham Steaks

Hash Brown Patties (from frozen)

Green Beans

Chocolate Pudding

Friday:

Breakfast:

Cheese Omelet

Toast

Sausage Patties

Blackberries

Dinner:

Turkey Burgers

French Fries (from frozen)

Peas and Carrots

Ice Cream

Saturday:

Breakfast:

Egg, Cheese, and Bacon on English Muffin

Sliced Strawberries and Blackberries

Dinner:

Grilled Hot Dogs and Italian Sausages

Sauerkraut

Baked Beans from Frugal Hausfrau

Chips

Angel Food Cake with Sliced Strawberries

That ought to make at least a small dent in my freezer this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful week, and can find a recipe or two here to try on your family.  Stay safe and healthy, and till next week.....

Weekly Menu Plan for May 10-16, 2020

Hello!  And a belated Happy Mother's Day to you!  Sorry this is a day late, AGAIN!  But, I DID post this yesterday, and promptly took it off.  It was a mess.  I tried using Google Docs to make my menu plan, and it looked JUST FINE on Google Docs.  When I tried to embed it in this post.....what a mess!  I played with it for almost 2 hours, and the best I could get was a picture of it where the writing was so small, you would never have been able to read it.  Obviously, I need help of some kind, but where I'll get it Heaven knows!  In the meantime, I will keep listing it.  And I'm sorry for that, because it is kind of hard to read, I think.

Even though it is a day late, I'll still start with Sunday.  Maybe you will like something from Sunday and use it on another day in the week.  Or just skip it!

Here is my plan for the week:

Sunday:
Breakfast:  Gluten Free Blueberry Scones,  Bacon, Ambrosia Salad
Dinner:  Grilled Cheeseburgers, Broccoli Cauliflower Salad, Chips, Pickles
Dessert:  Banana Pudding   (NOT gluten free but my family LOVES❤❤❤it!)

Monday:
Breakfast:  Egg and Sausage English Muffin, Hash Brown Patties (from frozen), Strawberries
Dinner:  Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread
Dessert:  Leftover Banana Pudding

Tuesday:
Breakfast:  Peanut Butter Toast, String Cheese, Oatmeal, Sliced Apples
Dinner:  Gluten Free Orange Chicken, Rice, Egg Rolls
Dessert:  Pig Pickin' Cake

Wednesday:
Breakfast:  Breakfast Burritos (from frozen), Hash Brown Patties (from frozen), Banana
Dinner:  Country Fried Steak with Country Gravy (from Sams Club frozen), Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Dessert:  Leftover Cake

Thursday:
Breakfast:  Cereal, Gluten Free Pop Tarts, Banana
Dinner:  Crockpot Swedish Meatballs, Leftover Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans (I use gluten free egg noodles and gluten free cream of mushroom soup)
Dessert:  Ice Cream

Friday:
Breakfast:  French Toast Sticks (from frozen), Cottage Cheese and Pineapple
Dinner:  Grilled Sausages and Hot Dogs, Orange Tapioca Salad, Chips


Saturday:
Breakfast:  Gluten Free Breakfast Casserole, Grapefruit Half
Dinner:  Chicken Noodle Soup, Crackers, Tossed Salad
Dessert:  Award Winning Peaches and Cream Pie  (not gluten free, but again, my family loves this pie!)

That's a wrap for this week's menu plan!  I sure hope you find a recipe or two to try out on your family, or you get some ideas of what to serve!  I think it's a challenge to keep cooking every meal at home, and I know I rely on having a plan ahead of time.  Have a great week, all!

Weekly Menu Plan for May 3-9, 2020

I am really off schedule the past few days!  We had a rather busy weekend, and today it all caught up with me!  I was just worn out from doing some spring cleaning and baking.  But after a short nap this afternoon, I am feeling much more energized!

I am still goofing around trying to find a good format for my menu plans, but so far nothing is really what I wanted.  It takes me a lot of time fiddling around with new things, and so far I have tried several different formats, but they are just too time-consuming.  So today I decided I will work on Google Docs this week, and see what I can come up with.

For this week, I am just making a list again.  Mostly, because I'm out of time!  So here is what we are having this week:

Sunday:  

Breakfast:  

Oatmeal

 English Muffins

 Bananas

Dinner:

Chicken Fried Rice from Asian At Home 

(This was DELICIOUS!  I used gluten free soy sauce, and no oyster sauce because I couldn't find any that was gluten free.  Still good!  She has a you tube channel, and you can watch her make it there also.  One of my favorites!)

Egg Rolls

Sliced Strawberries

Monday:

Breakfast:

Breakfast Burrito - I use frozen

Clementines

Dinner:

Parmesan Crusted Chicken from Cincy Shopper

Buttered Egg Noodles (I use gluten free egg noodles)

Broccoli

Boston Cream Pie Poke Cake from The Country Cook - NOT gluten free

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

Scrambled Eggs with Cheese

Hash Brown Patties (I use frozen)

Toast

Sliced Strawberries

Dinner:

Crockpot Enchilada Chicken from Sunkissed Kitchen

(I use a jar of enchilada sauce instead of making it my own, and serve it in Gluten Free Mission soft tortilla shells, rolled up like a burrito.  Sometimes I just serve it in a bowl with tortilla dips for dipping.  Either way it is good!)

Spanish Rice

Corn

Wednesday:

Breakfast:  

Oatmeal

Toast with Peanut Butter

String Cheese

Banana

Dinner:

Grilled Cheeseburgers

Baked Beans from Frugal Hausfrau

Pickles

Copycat Ruby Tuesday's Pasta Salad from Pear Tree Kitchen

(I use gluten free penne pasta)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Pie from Marilyn's Treats

Thursday:

Breakfast:

Cold cereal

Bananas

Gluten Free Mocha Muffins from What The Fork Food Blog

Dinner:

Easy Baked Pork Chops from Yellow Bliss Road

Zatarain's Spanish Rice

Corn

Friday:

Breakfast:

Bagels with Honey Pecan Cream Cheese

Hard Boiled Eggs

Orange Slices

Dinner:

20 Minute Rotisserie Chicken and Rice Soup from Back To The Book Nutrition

Cheese and Crackers

Saturday:

Breakfast:

Scrambled Eggs

Turkey Bacon

Toast

Dinner:

Grilled Sirloin Steaks from The Cozy Cook

Baked Potatoes

Green Beans

Gluten Free Pizookies from Gluten Free On A Shoestring

(These are my favorites!  And since this is our Mother's Day celebration the night before Mother's Day, I am indulging!)

Can you tell I have a lot of chicken in my freezer this week? 😉  We are going to celebrate Mother's Day on Saturday night, so we are splurging on steaks and dessert!  If you have never had a pizookie, you should try this recipe!  If you don't need a gluten free one, just google pizookies and you'll find some great recipes!  

If you haven't followed me on Pinterest yet, take a look at my boards and see if there is something you like!  

Have a great week!  Hoping you find something here that you like or can use in your recipe rotations!