I hope that everyone had a good holiday weekend. It's back to school for us today. I woke up an hour earlier than usual and so did DS. I told him to go back to bed, because I wasn't ready to be up yet. Needless to say, I couldn't fall asleep again.
It's been a busy day. I didn't do my regular cooking yesterday, because I needed ground beef. I only made muffins yesterday, so DS could have it for school. I hit the stores today and stocked up on meat products. Then I got to cooking when I got home. Here's our plan for the week:
Monday : Chicken a la king with rice and veggies
Tuesday : Ground beef curry with rice, veggies & beetroot salad
Wednesday : Same as Monday
Thursday : Same as Tuesday
Friday : Nachos, tacos and/or quesadillas with all the fixings. Take your pick
Breakfasts : Carrot gingerbread muffins, lemon pancakes, breakfast sausage, eggs, omelets, cereal
Lunch : Protein from the freezer with salad
There's always lots of fresh fruit, veggies & salad fixings available
I usually serve my Chicken ALK with yellow rice, but I didn't want yellow rice to go with the curry. Too much yellow for me...lol. When I got home from shopping, I fixed dinner and cooked 4 packages of breakfast sausage with onions & peppers. Kroger has the Johnsonville sausage on sale for $3.50 (lowest price I've seen in over a year and it's our preferred brand). Then I divided it into portions for the freezer. I always do this, cause I hate cooking in the morning. Now we can just heat & eat whenever we want sausage. I also marinaded the rest of the chicken breasts (from the package I used for dinner) & will bake that tomorrow. More freezer food.
I found bags of green peppers (6-7 medium peppers per bag) for $1 at the produce market on Friday. I bought 5 bags, because that's a great price. They have $1 pepper bags from time to time. Tomorrow I'll clean and dice all the peppers (I bought colored ones too) for the freezer. Some will be frozen for omelets. I mix diced peppers, onions & a herb (parsley or cilantro) together and freeze. Just add to your egg and top with cheese or add more veggies. Easy Peasy. I'll also make sausage rolls for DS (bought the smokies that's Kroger weekly deal this week), since the oven will be on for the chicken. I'll also make some a pot of taco meat & beans, then make burritos for the freezer. I'll add a batch of fresh pico too. It's been a while since I made some. This way there's lots to eat when needed, instead of getting fast food.
I have a sinus headache & I'm pooped. I'm going to have an early night.
Have a great week peeps!
Hello! Your meals all sound delicious. I love a good curry. I also love having items in the freezer that I can just pull out and heat up. It saves so much time, plus it's great after a long day to have options. I hope you're headache is gone and that you had a restful night. Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lori! I'm doing much better today. As much as I enjoy cooking & baking, I don't always feel like doing it. I love having my life simplified, so freezer cooking it is. Hope you have a wonderful week too!
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ReplyDeleteThank you Theresa. I'm feeling much better today. Have a great day!
DeleteYour meals look really good. I've seen you list "Beetroot Salad" before as part of your menu plan. Could you explain what that is? My family loves beets, so I'm always looking for new ways to prepare them. Thanks and have a nice week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anon! Beetroot salad is actually pickled beets - not a salad per se, but it's always been called that (I think the British also calls/called it beetroot salad). It's readily available at any grocery store in South Africa. I've been making my own since moving here. I'll give more details and links in my next food post. Hope this helps :)
DeleteYour meals sound lovely.
ReplyDeleteI need to learn how to make more meatless meals, or meals that use even less meat. Things are pretty darn expensive and don't seem to be falling very quickly.
God bless.
Thank you Jackie! I agree that everything is super expensive these days. One of my favorite go to meal is stuffed shells. I usually bulk up my meals with veggies. We're eating more meat these days (still less than most people do though), so I can easily get more iron. I hope you get well soon.
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