Well, it is already Monday afternoon and I still don't have a menu plan for this week. We had guests over for the weekend (yay! We were so homesick and it was great to have a little bit of "home" come to visit.) and as soon as they left, we started unpacking boxes again. The boys and I continued the trend this morning after a really abbreviated school (just the basics today) and got 4 boxes of toys unpacked and sorted (and some even boxed up for donation) and at least 6 boxes of books sorted. So I guess now I need to start thinking menu. Any ideas? We live out in the "country" now and are trying not to have to drive 30 miles to go to the store this week. Here is what I have in my fridge/ freezer:
4 slices of ham (large slices for frying/ breakfast)
3 lbs of ground turkey
1 lb ground lamb
1 lb tilapia
1 lb smoked sausage
1 lb black beans
1 lb kidney beans
1 lb cheese tortellini
1 Box Cous Cous
4 eggs
1 lb sharp cheddar
1 wedge parmagiano regiano
2 oz. feta cheese
1 quart heavy cream
1 pint yogurt
2 pints salsa
2 jars spaghetti sauce
3 cans diced tomatoes
2 cans rotel tomatoes (with chilis)
1 can creamed corn
1 can black olives
1 jar kalamata olives
assorted pastas
Puff Pastry
2 lbs butter
Olive Oil
Coconut Oil
Soy Sauce
Teriyaki Sauce
Pizza Sauce
2 lbs asparagus blend stir fry veggies
2 lbs broccoli
lettuce
6 small onions
1 lb california blend veggies
1 lb almonds
1 lb walnuts
2 lbs cashews
2 grocery bags full of in-shell pecans (from my Uncle's property)
typical pantry items like baking items, oatmeal and such
We have a few things left over from the weekend, so tonight we will probably have those. Anyone have any idea what I could do for the rest of the week? Thanks :)
Menu Plan Monday
2 comments:
Tortelli in a red sauce sounds good! Looks like you could make a lasagna with some alterations and pizza if you have flour to make your own dough.
You can make chili with the black beans, kidney beans, and ground turkey, and rotele tomatoes.
You could make a cold pasta salad by mixing sausage slices, veggies, olives, and italian dressing with cooked pasta noodles.
If you had potatoes I would recommend making scalloped potates and mixing in cut up ham and asparagus for a one pot meal.
Please share your make-do recipes with us, when you decide!
Alea,
These are all great ideas! I am using several of your ideas. I will post the menu some time today. Thanks!!
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