Menu Monday

Life has been a struggle to balance.  I am working to try and keep everyone fed (in a healthy way), dishes cleaned up, and not kill myself all at the same time.I have broken down and bought an Instant Pot.  It finally came Saturday.  I made Joe some beef roast chili in it.  He LOVED it.  So I guess so far so good.  We will keep going with it.

Sunday
B- Biscuits, hash browns, and gravy
L - Baked fish, clam strips, and fries
D - Shredded pork tacos, rice and beans
Snack - apple slices or popcorn

Monday
B - Waffles
L-  Chicken and dumplings
D - Hot beef sandwiches and onion rings
Snack - hummus and crackers

Tuesday
B- Cereal
L - Hamburger soup
D - Lasagna
Snack - Apple slices / celery  / carrots

Wednesday
B- Breakfast Tacos
L- Leftovers
D - Chicken ravioli soup
Snack - Popcorn

Thursday
B - Oatmeal/Cream of Wheat/Grits
L - Macaroni and cheese casserole
D -  BBQ Chicken, scalloped potatoes, 
Snack - Apples and frozen grapes

Friday
B - Apple Coffee Cake
L - Pad Thai and Mango sticky rice
D - Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes
Snack - Peanut butter crackers

Saturday
B - pumpkin muffins
L - Baked turkey sandwiches
D - Bacon burger casserole
Snack - Apple/Pumpkin cookies


***This is important.....some days I change things around.****  I print a menu and keep it on the cabinet.  If something happens, I change the menu in pencil.  I make sure to keep track at the bottom of the menu of the meals that get moved, and we still have the ingredients for.  

This biggest thing to remember.... BE FLEXIBLE!!  I cannot express this enough.  Do not down yourself if you need to move your menu around.  You might be exhausted, need to work over, or a sports practice gets moved....all these things have happened to me in the last few weeks.  Flexibility is the key.  I also have given up some control in the kitchen and make sure that the kids are involved as much as possible in making meals.  Some day they will be able to cook the entire meal themselves!!  Whoohooo!!

I know I didn't share any recipes, but if you are interested, please email me.  renitakuehner@gmail.com.  I'd be happy to share a close variation of what we make.  I seriously do not really follow recipes well...lol

Hope that these ideas help and everyone has a great week!!!