Menu Plan Monday

I must say that it feels good to be back on track after blowing off my menu planning last week! Yep, Menu Plan Monday definitely is a sanity saver! Thanks Laura! For the little bit of extra cash, and even more importantly for the time saved and stress avoided!

I don't usually plan what we'll be having each particular day, because I generally like to see how the day has gone and how much time there is for meal prep. But I've decided to give the other way a try this week to see how it goes.

Monday: steak on the grill, baked potatoes, gazpacho (one of my all-time favorites!), watermelon

Tuesday: grilled reubens (for grown-ups)/grilled cheese (for munchkins), soup, tomato slices

Wednesday: almost stuffed peppers, corn muffins, fruit salad

Thursday: ladle-it-on (shells with a crushed tomato, garlic, and basil sauce, all topped with shredded mozzarella), Italian bread, tossed salad

Friday:
supper: order in pizza (We've got guests arriving for the weekend, and we're just not sure what time they'll get here, so I figured pizza might be the easiest route to go.)
snack: veggie squares

Saturday:
breakfast: oatmeal zucchini muffins, cantaloupe, strawberries
lunch: out to eat at Bill Gray's for "a local feel"
snack: crack cookies
supper: chicken on the grill, pizza salad, red grape salad, homemade rolls, brownie delight

Sunday:
breakfast: bagels and fruit
lunch and supper: eating out, since we're all heading over to Niagara Falls for the day

I've decided that once the kids get out of school for summer, I'm going to try planning breakfast, lunch, and supper each week. I know there are some ambitious ladies (though I can't remember names right now) who do this every week, and I've always been so impressed. And I think it might be a big sanity saver during the summer for me as well...gonna give it a shot anyway. Now if the darn school year would just end! I think I'm more anxious than the munchkins this year!