We had a wonderful weekend with our daughter (Christi from Frugal Novice), son-in-law, and two little grandsons.  The oldest grandson, who is three years old, got sick with the stomach virus and was so pitiful!   He said emphatically, “Stop that, throw-up!  Stay in my mouth!!”  We were all thankful when he felt better!

Well…this was not the most appetizing topic to begin with…sorry about that!  Let me get on with our menu.

Monday: Left-overs

Tuesday: Salmon patties, salad, carrots

Wednesday: Rotisserie Chicken, baked potatoes, salad

Thursday: Leftover chicken, corn, green beans

Friday: Texas Chicken Vegetable Soup (just a little spicy)

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“Spooky Spiders” Peanut Butter & Crackers (from Gooseberry Patch’s “Kids in the Kitchen, Year ‘Round Fun”)

INGREDIENTS:

• Creamy peanut butter
• Buttery round crackers
• Mini pretzel sticks
• Raisins
• Red cinnamon candies or mini candy-coated chocolates
• Candy sprinkles

Spread a small amount of peanut butter on a cracker.  Put 4 pretzels on each side for the 8 legs of a spider.  Top a second cracker with a small amount of peanut butter and gently press onto first cracker.  Add raisin or candy eyes and decorations to top cracker (peanut butter will hold them on).

It’s hard to believe that October will be half over the end of this week!  Anyway, here’s our menu:

MONDAY:  Chicken and Spinach Pasta (Didn’t get made last Thursday)

TUESDAY:  Leftovers

WEDNESDAY:  Salmon patties, corn, green beans

THURSDAY:  Chicken Tortilla Soup (Didn’t make this last week either.  I ended up making Chicken Vegetable Soup.)

FRIDAY:  Leftover soup

To those of you here in the states, happy Labor Day!   Today will be just the two of us (hubby and me), and we’ll be using the time to get some things done.  Here’s our menu for the week:

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MONDAY:  Salmon Patties, black eyed peas, salad  (I know, not the traditional Labor Day food)

TUESDAY:  Leftover salmon patties, Fresh Corn Salad, green beans

WEDNESDAY:  Scrambled eggs with onion, green bell pepper, and cheese.  Tomato wedges drizzled with olive oil, salt & pepper, Ezekiel Bread.

THURSDAY:  Chicken pasta, salad

FRIDAY:  Leftover chicken pasta, salad

Menu Plan Monday & Fresh Corn Salad Recipe for 8-30-10

Well, now that our son has gone back to college, I’ll just be cooking for two.  My menus will probably be repetitive and will be back to incorporating rotisserie chickens into our menu every week, especially after a day of substitute teaching!

This week, I want to share a great new squash recipe that our son discovered at Central Market.  It’s so good!

MONDAY:  Salmon Patties, Sauteed Yellow Squash in Herb Butter (new family favorite!), frozen baby lima beans

TUESDAY:  Left-over salmon patties, frozen corn, green beans

WEDNESDAY: Italian Chicken Pasta, salad

THURSDAY:  Chicken Tortilla Soup

FRIDAY:  Reduced-Fat Homemade Pizza

This time last week I was still tired from getting in at 1:30 AM from our trip.  I mentioned about the awesome Springfield, Missouri, B&B we stayed in that I was planning to write about it.  Well, I did write about it and have several pictures if you are interested in seeing “The Mansion at Elfindale,” 100+ years old, gutted and fully restored in 1989, and truly an elegant Victorian era mansion.

Now on to the food.  Here are some lunch ideas for the week:

MONDAY:  “Pinch Sandwich”  (We named it this because one day we were trying to figure out something to have for lunch.  We didn’t have any sub buns but we did have hot dog buns so we used them “in a pinch.”)  This has turkey, cheese, lettuce, red onion, pickles, mayo and mustard on it.

TUESDAY:  Turkey sandwiches with fruit

WEDNESDAY:  Homemade nachoes with refried beans, chicken, cheese, etc.

THURSDAY:  Black beans and Spanish Brown Rice

FRIDAY:  Use coupons for free sandwiches at Chick-Fil-A

I’m late getting this done today because we didn’t get home until 1:30 am this morning from Springfield, Misourri.  We did a review of a bed and breakfast this past weekend, and it was so very awesome!   We were given two nights stay in exchange for the review, and so I plan to be doing a post on it soon with photos and everything.  I think I’m spoiled because I can’t imagine any other B&B measuring up to this one.  It greatly exceeded my expectations!

OK, here’s this week’s menu…very simple!

MONDAY: Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli (Like I mentioned before, this is a favorite of my husband’s and our son’s AND it’s lower in fat which is great!!)

TUESDAY:  Our son won’t be home all day so my husband and I might use a coupon for a free Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad Sandwich

WEDNESDAY:  Chicken Tortilla Soup (another favorite)

THURSDAY:  Chicken tenders cooked in a little EVOO (seasoned with fresh lemon juice, a little butter, thyme, salt and pepper) and frozen veggies

FRIDAY:  Homemade pizza

I’m in the mood to do something different for Menu Plan Monday, so I thought I would do breakfasts this week.  Normally our breakfasts consist of cereal.

What do you usually have for breakfast?   I know some people grab a breakfast bar and eat it in the car on their way to work or school.  Some are cereal eaters like we are.  And then some have full blown breakfasts with biscuits and yummy preserves.

Here’s a breakfast menu that is far from our typical menu:

MONDAY:

These made-from-scratch blueberry muffins, oozing with fresh blueberries, are easy to make.  This recipe makes 16 regular sized muffins.  If your household is like ours, they won’t last long.  They’re usually gone by the next morning.   Blueberries seem to be at their peak of flavor right  now, so it’s a great time to make these muffins!   I’ll add something for protein, maybe bacon.

TUESDAY:  Migas (Tex Mex version popular in Austin, Texas)  I saw another recipe for this but can’t find where I saw it.  It had  tomatoes and potatoes in it as well, so I’ll probably experiment with what I make.  Also, instead of using tortillas, it called for tortilla chips which I think would add a really good crunch to it.

WEDNESDAY:  Christi (daughter, from Frugal Novice) had a recipe for Amber’s Egg Casserole on her site that sounds really good.  It has tons of good protein in it with eggs, cottage cheese, and cheddar cheese.  Even if you don’t make this casserole, go to the recipe site to see pictures of Amber’s precious twin babies.  Christi and I got to hold them when they were just days old.

THURSDAY:  Turkey Breakfast Pizza

FRIDAY:  Breakfast Burritos (scrambled eggs, cheese, sauteed onion, tomatoes, and salsa in a flour tortilla)