Menu Monday

This week I found a new website for Menu Monday. It is Wovenfare. It is free to join to get their free plan.

A few days this week are from there. 

1. Monday-Honey Pecan Chicken (recipe available on the download from Wovenfare), snow peas, and brown rice.

2. Tuesday-Our breakfast at night–Cheese Omelet, and tomato slices

3.Wednesday- Fresh Thai Rolls, salad and roasted potatoes (the rolls again are from Wovenfare

4.Thursday-Spaghetti and Meatballs, salad

5. Friday- Cheese Pizza, and carrot sticks and broccoli and dip

6.Saturday- leftovers

7. Out with friends- bringing dessert

Well off to check out what else is on the menu plan this Monday over at Laura’s.

Menu Monday- The Easy Week

This week with the holidays fast approaching it will be a very busy week. There is the school Christmas Concert and  2 holiday parties! This is the week that we are out of the house the most before Christmas so I wanted to keep this week’s menu easy and quick!

Monday-Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with Veggies and rolls( this is already in the crock pot)

Tuesday- Breakfast for dinner- eggs, toast, bacon, mango slices

Wednesday- chicken nuggets and french fries, corn

Thursday- Cowboy Pasta( made with TVP and hamburger) and salad

COWBOY PASTA
1 1b. ground beef (or like me half meat and half TVP)
1 onion, chopped
1 can ( 14.5 oz) Italian-style stewed tomatoes
1 cup Salsa

Dried Basil
Worcestershire sauce to taste
1 pkg wagon wheel pasta

1/2 cup of grated cheese

1.Brown meat and combine TVP and onions and basil and sauce

2. Cook pasta to directions

3.Combine in oven safe pan, top with the grated cheese, cover pan

4. Cook for 30 minutes, uncover for the last 10 minutes for a crispy cheese top
 

Friday-eating out -Party #1- I am bringing veggies and dip

Saturday-eating out-Party#2-I am making Shortbread Meltaways

Shortbread Meltaways

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup icing sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup corn starch
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup Skor(or other chocolate bar) bits

Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla. In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Stir half of dry ingredients into butter mixture. Stir in Skor bits and add remaining dry ingredients.

Roll into small balls. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on pan. Dust with more icing sugar (if desired).

Sunday-roast( bought on sale for $5.49), carrots, potatoes, onions( all done in one pan and cooked on low while at church)

Now you can all head over to my friend the Organizing Junkie  to see what is on everyone’s menu this week!

Works for Me Wednesday Part 2-Fix It!

Shannon wanted us to post this week what we FIX it a hurry for dinner. You know those days when you are too tired to follow that menu you planned on Monday..well since I try real hard to stick to the menu so I can stay on budget..I wasn’t sure what to put but there are days when I do change things up….so what does this cheap mom do?

Okay once a week in my house is breakfast for dinner anyways so often I will swap days with another, if I have already does breakfast for dinner. Then it is leftovers, and if that don’t work then I use : grilled cheese and soup, which is also a standard cheap and healthy meal in this house.

So there now go and if you are a Cannuck read Part 1 of what really is working for this frugal mom.