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Meal Plan 6/6/10-6/12/10

Veronique — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:43:58 +0000

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal and Bananas
Lunch: At the Thompsons
Dinner: At Subway
Snack: Pretzels

Monday
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffin Toasting Bread with Homemade Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Cajun Rice with Steamed Broccoli and Grapes
Dinner: Parisienne Chicken with White Rice and Garden Salad
Snack: Veggie Chips

Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: Cheese and Black Bean Quesadillas; Grapes
Dinner: Beef and Yellow Squash Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Animal Crackers

Wednesday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast on Homemade Wheat Bread; Yogurt
Lunch: Pizza, Green Snap Peas and Grapes
Dinner: Baked Nachos with Tortilla Chips and Green Snap Peas
Snack: Apple Slices with Peanut Butter

Thursday
Breakfast: Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits and Bananas
Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Carrot Sticks and Yogurt Smoothies
Dinner: Chicken, Zucchini and Noodle Soup with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Plums and Pretzels

Friday
Breakfast: Cereal and Fresh Peach Slices
Lunch: Black Bean Enchiladas
Dinner: Roast Chicken, Rosemary Baby Red Potatoes, Green Beans and Brown Rice
Snack: Granola Bars

Saturday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: GRAND ASIA MARKET
Dinner: Chicken and Celery Soup with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Meal Plan May 30th-June 5th

Veronique — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:36:02 +0000

It was so refreshing to have a long weekend! I feel ready for the busy week we have ahead of us. It is during our busiest weeks when I feel like my meal planning is of utmost necessity. Otherwise, it is way too easy to grab a $5 Caesars Pizza or go out to eat…neither of those things are very friendly to our budget! So, here is what we will be feasting on this week…

Sunday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal and Yogurt
Lunch: RED ROBIN (with my birthday burger coupon and a giftcard)
Dinner: Cereal and Grapes (yes, this is what we ate…I had a photo shoot that evening!)
Snack: Bananas and Pretzels

Monday
Breakfast: Leftover Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Spinach, Pinto Bean and Cheese Quesadillas
Dinner: Grilled Garlic & Herb Chicken, Italian-Marinated Zucchini and Yellow Squash Slices with Saffron Rice
Snack: Pretzels with Peanut Butter and Grapes

Tuesday
Breakfast: Whole-Wheat Pancakes (from Joy of Cooking) and Fresh Peach Slices
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Leftover Chicken and Green Onions with Steamed Baby Carrots
Dinner: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Steamed Cheesy Broccoli
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Applesauce

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Bananas
Lunch: Frozen Pizza, Garden Salad and Grapes
Dinner: Beef and Pineapple Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Thursday
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffin Toast with Homemade Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Zucchini Quiche and Fresh Peach Slices
Dinner: Chicken Cambodian Salad with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Oatmeal Squares and Yogurt

Friday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Tortilla Chips and Apple Slices
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie (I never made this last week) with Sauteed Yellow Squash and Zucchini
Snack: Cheese Cubes and Applesauce

Saturday
Breakfast: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Yogurt

No links again this week because my husband needs to use the laptop for work stuff. Maybe one day we will have our own laptops to work on!

Weekly Meal Plan 5/23-5/29

Veronique — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:51:40 +0000

Since it’s my birthday this week, I’m really not doing much cooking. But, here is our meal plan anyway!

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal and Grapes
Lunch: LAS MARGARITAS
Dinner: Houstons’ Goodbye Party
Snack: Oatmeal Squares and Yogurt

Monday
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Pizza and Sugar Snap Peas
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Bananas

Tuesday
Breakfast: Homemade Banana Bread and Cereal
Lunch: Spinach, Pinto Bean and Cheese Quesadillas and Yogurt
Dinner: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Jasmine White Rice and Steamed Broccoli
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Fig Newtons

Wednesday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Grilled Cheese on Homemade Wheat Bread and Apple Slices
Dinner with Community Group: Garlic-Cheddar Biscuits
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Thursday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Meatballs
Dinner: OLIVE Garden with Ben…Date Night!
Snack: Pretzels with Cheese Cubes

Friday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: PB&Js one Homemade Wheat Bread with Baby Carrots
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie and Green Beans
Snack: Yogurt and Crackers

Saturday
Breakfast: Sunshine Toast
Lunch: Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Brown-Sugar Glazed Carrots
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Dry Cereal and Raisins

Yummy Breakfast

Veronique — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:56:34 +0000

This recipe can be found at Tammy’s Recipes. I have grown to really like this site for its simple and yummy recipes. She makes a lot from scratch, which I really appreciate. Classic homemade cinnamon raisin biscuits are an absolute family favorite. My kids can shovel down three biscuits in under 10 minutes. Seriously. So be sure to keep this one in your special recipe box! I will post the recipe here, but she has a lot more detailed instructions at her site.

Classic Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits
Yields: 2 dozen biscuits

Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup butter (I only use 1/2 cup butter=1 stick of butter)
1/2-1 cup milk (I usually end up using the entire cup of milk)
1 cup raisins
Icing or glaze, optional

Instructions:
1. Cut butter into flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
2. Add enough milk for consistency. Add raisins and shape into biscuits. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
3. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-13 minutes. While baking, make your choice of icing or glaze (see additional notes for two recipes). Drizzle icing over slightly cooled biscuits.

Classic Cinnamon Raisin Biscuit Icing/Glaze
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons melted butter
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
water

Directions: Mix together 2 Tablespoons melted butter and 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Add water until runny and stir out all lumps with fork. Drizzle icing over slightly cooled biscuits. I set the biscuits on a cooling rack so the excess icing will drip off.

Meal Plan May 16th-22nd

Veronique — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:28:28 +0000

This is what I am hoping to feed my family this week! For the sake of time this week, I am not going to link up any recipes, but I am hoping to share a couple more family favorites this coming week, so please check back in.

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal and Leftover Spinach Quiche
Lunch: FELLOWSHIP at church
Dinner: Spinach and Cheese Quesadillas with Salsa and Sour Cream; Fresh Mango
Snack: Animal Crackers

Monday
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: PB&Js on Homemade Wheat Bread and Crackers
Dinner: Homemade Pepperoni, Spinach and Onion Pizza with Steamed Broccoli and Carrots
Snack: Animal Crackers

Tuesday
Breakfast: Homemade Banana Bread and Yogurt
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Shepherd’s Pie, Garlic-Cheddar Biscuits and Fresh Strawberries
Snack: Fresh Mango and Cheese Cubes

Wednesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal and Bananas
Lunch: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread with Cucumber Slices
Dinner with Community Group: Poppyseed Chicken Casserole and Rice
Snack: Apple Slices with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Meatballs
Dinner: Chicken Pot Pie, Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Steamed Broccoli
Snack: Yogurt and Crackers

Friday
Breakfast: Homemade Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits
Lunch: Tuna Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread, Tortilla Chips and Fresh Fruit
Dinner: Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles and Glazed Baby Carrots
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Saturday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast
Lunch: Frozen Pizza, Wilted Spinach and Fresh Fruit
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Yogurt

Pie Crust Recipe

Veronique — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:45:18 +0000

This recipe is long overdue. I’ve had a couple of people ask me to post this and I’m just getting around to it right now. Sorry, friends! Here goes:

Pie Crust (Theresa Glawe)
Recipe from: “Haack Heritage Cookbook”

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon vinegar
3/4 cup water

Directions: Mix ingredients all together. This is enough for 2 double pies.

This image is borrowed from: http://mymuffinthursdays.blogspot.com/

**FYI…I always make a double batch of this recipe, divide it up, and freeze them. When I am ready to use them, I just thaw out the crust in my fridge and roll it out like normal. Such a time-saver! That way I have EIGHT pie crusts sitting in my freezer pretty much ready to be used.

Weekly Meal Plan: May 9th-15th

Veronique — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:12:14 +0000

We have had visitors back-to-back for almost two months! It was great, but I have fallen behind in the world of blogging. So, I’m gonna start this week off on the right foot by posting what we will be eating this week. I’m only going to link for recipes I’ve never linked to before as well. Enjoy!

Sunday
Breakfast: Leftover Blueberry Pancakes and Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: PB&Js on Homemade Wheat Bread, Goldfish Crackers/SunChips and Grapes
Dinner: Grilled Steak and Salmon, Garden Salad and Jasmine White Rice (prepared by my hubby and boys for Mother’s Day!)
Snack: Bananas and Animal Crackers

Monday
Breakfast: Cereal and Yogurt
Lunch: Tuna Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread, Goldfish Crackers and Grapes
Dinner: Eggplant Parmigiana, Whole-Grain Pasta and Garden Salad
Snack: Applesauce and Oatmeal Squares

Tuesday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast with Orange Slices
Lunch: Cheese Quesadillas and Mixed Veggies
Dinner: Chicken and Yellow Squash Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Wednesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal and Yogurt
Lunch: Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Steamed Broccoli
Dinner with Community Group: Italian Cheese Bread
Snack: Animal Crackers and Fresh Mango

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: Egg Salad Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread, Tortilla Chips and Grapes
Dinner: Taco Salad
Snack: Saltines with Cream Cheese

Friday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Meatballs
Dinner: Chicken Souvlaki on Homemade Whole-Wheat Flatbread and Greek Salad
Snack: Apple Slice with Peanut Butter

Saturday
Breakfast: Cereal and Yogurt
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Progressive Dinner Double Date
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Weekly Meal Plan April 25th-May 1st

Veronique — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:57:37 +0000

My dad is in town for a couple weeks, so meals will be more catered to his tastes. He despises cheese with a glorious passion, so that will definitely alter what I will be serving this week! Here’s the plan…

Sunday
Breakfast: Blueberry Muffins and Cinnamon Apple Muffins
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Ginger-Chicken Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snacks: Bananas

Monday
Breakfast: Buttered Homemade Artisan Bread, Bananas and Coffee
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Meatballs
Dinner: Beef Cambodian Salad with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Goldfish and Yogurt

Tuesday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal and Cantaloupe
Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread, SunChips and Grapes
Dinner: Chicken and Celery Cambodian Soup with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Rice Crackers and Cheese Cubes

Wednesday
Breakfast: Sunshine Toast and Bananas
Lunch: Chicken Fried Rice
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Yogurt

Thursday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones (pulled from the freezer)
Lunch: Homemade Pizza, Veggie Medley and Strawberries
Dinner: Coconut-Chicken Curry (from Joy of Cooking cookbook) with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

Friday
Breakfast: Toast with Jelly and Fresh Fruit
Lunch: Cambodian Omelets with Jasmine White Rice
Dinner: Chicken Kabobs, Herbed Brown Rice and Fresh Garden Salad
Snack: Graham Crackers with Nutella

Saturday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls and Fresh Fruit
Lunch: Grand Asia Market
Dinner: Grilled Whole Chicken with Veggies and Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Apple Slices with Peanut Butter

Weekly Meal Plan 4/18/10-4/24/10

Veronique — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:27:51 +0000

Our lives have been a whirlwind these past few weeks and will continue to be for awhile yet, so posting my weekly meal plan has been the only thing I’ve been blogging lately. Hopefully it will provide you with some ideas about what to feed your family this week and if not, this is my reference point for ME to know what what I’m feeding my family this week.

Sunday
Breakfast: Homemade Banana Bread
Lunch: Leftovers (I ate at the Olive Garden for a baby shower…yummy!)
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Bananas

Monday
Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes (from a box!)
Lunch: PB&J Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread and Goldfish
Dinner: Beef Meatball and Rice Noodle Soup with Bean Sprouts and Green Onions
Snack: Applesauce

Tuesday
Breakfast: Classic Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits
Lunch: Homemade Pizza and Yogurt
Dinner: Chicken-Broccoli Casserole with Herbed Brown Rice, Crescent Rolls and Fresh Mango
Snack: Goldfish

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on Homemade Artisan Bread and Baby Carrots
Dinner: Homemade Artisan Bread
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Thursday
Breakfast: Oatmeal and Fresh Mango
Lunch: Black Bean Veggie Burgers and Baked Sweet Potatoes
Dinner: Beef Enchiladas with Homemade Whole-Wheat Tortillas, Spanish Brown Rice, Sweet Corn Cake and Fresh Garden Salad
Snack: Rice Crackers

Friday
Breakfast: Egg Omelets and Toast
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Chicken, Scallion and Bean Sprout Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Apple Slices with Peanut Butter

Saturday
Breakfast: Cereal and Yogurt
Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Homemade Wheat Bread, SunChips and Bananas
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Cheese Cubes and Dates

Meal Plan for April 4th-10th, 2010

Veronique — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:49:03 +0000

I have not been the least bit faithful in updating the blog lately. We have had many visitors from out-of-state, so I have been spending lots of time with close friends, my mom and my brother. My sister will be flying in tomorrow and my dad a little bit after she leaves. Needless to say, the blog will be kinda on hold for a little while! Meanwhile, here is what we will be eating for the week while my sister is around. I will be so thankful for her extra hands to help with the kids, packing for the move and cooking!

Sunday
Breakfast: Resurrection Rolls
Lunch: At the Williams
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Animal Crackers

Monday
Breakfast: Cereal and Leftover Charoset
Lunch: Tuna Sandwiches, Crackers and Applesauce
Dinner: Leftover Roast Chicken, Baked Sweet Potato, Veggie Medley and Brown Rice
Snack: Fresh Strawberries and Cheese Cubes

Tuesday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones and Yogurt
Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup and Pineapple Chunks
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie, Steamed Broccoli and Spanish Brown Rice
Snack: Rice Crackers

Wednesday
Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes
Lunch: Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Mandarin Oranges with Diced Apples
Dinner with Community Group: Chicken-Broccoli Casserole
Snack: Graham Crackers

Thursday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast and Yogurt
Lunch: Turkey and Provolone Sandwiches with Baby Carrots
Dinner: Chicken and Asparagus Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Applesauce and Cheese Cubes

Friday
Breakfast: Homemade Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits
Lunch: Homemade Pepperoni and Onion Pizza with Peas
Dinner: Cambodian Chicken Salad with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Pretzel Sandwiches

Saturday
Breakfast: Breakfast Casserole with Fresh Fruit
Lunch: PB&Js on Homemade Wheat Bread with Baby Carrots
Dinner: Cheeseburgers, Asparagus and Onions and Oven-Roasted Potatoes
Snack: Yogurt