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Menus?
So, we've been back from our quick trip to Long Island for a week now, and DH had to leave the country on Wednesday for an emergency back in Ireland, so I'm solo parenting for another 5 days. I'm trying really hard to cook kid-friendly meals and not waste money, due to new house, vacation, unexpected trip, a week unpaid from work for DH... *waving the white flag* I'm tired.
Wednesday: mac n' cheese, sweet carrots
Thursday: ground chicken tacos
Friday: chicken nuggets and corn
Saturday: spaghetti and meatballs
Sunday: meatballs and green beans
Monday: ordering pizza due to busy schedule today (including finishing cleaning the rental house tonight, sigh)
Tuesday: hot dogs, oven fries, peas
Wednesday: toasted sandwiches, apple slices or a fruit salad
Thursday: no idea (any ideas, please?)
Friday the 4th: DH flies home in the late afternoon - probably take-out as we'll both be too exhausted to cook
Saturday: grilled burgers, redskin potato salad, corn on the cob
Sunday: porkloin, mashed potatoes
My three sons!
Re: Menus?
Monday- marinated chicken on the grill with peppers and mushrooms, sweet potatoes
tuesday- ranch burgers, oven fries, salad
Wednesday- Tilapia, corn on the cob, salad
Thursday- chicken of some sort with some sort of side
Friday- picnic
Clare, after the week you're having, for your mystery Thursday, I'd do breakfast for dinner, as in cold cereal.
Hope all is well with your hubby and that the time goes quickly for you.
Monday: balsamic chicken, sweet potato fries, green beans
Tuesday: shrimp scampi
Wednesday: steak, asparagus, couscous
Thursday: pizza pitas
Friday: picnic
Saturday: grilled chicken & zucchini, quinoa
Sunday: veggie pasta
Thanks for the ideas - I'm checking out Kris' Seashell salad and Hibachi Chicken, but the link you have for the chicken, Kris, says you have to pay. Would you be willing to share??
And cold cereal dinner is something the kids would like bc it's so out of the ordinary - good thinking!!
My three sons!
My three sons!
My three sons!
Monday - grilled chicken salads
Tuesday - trying aldi's new fit and active turkey tenderloin (featured in this week's circular) with either salad or a frozen veggie medley
Wed - Mac and cheese with peas
Thurs - either going out for happy hour food at the bar or eating the rest of the turkey tenderloin
Fri - going to a cookout. I will make pasta salad.
Sat and Sun visiting the in laws and getting fed
Monday - chicken with rice, green beans and mushrooms aka chicken continental
Tuesday - probably going out with a birthday coupon, maybe Houlihan's
Wed - using DH's big burrito birthday coupon at Eleven