Menu Plan Monday #5

I'm back with another bunch of meals.    And I'm feeling really really lazy, so I may not get around to putting in any recipe links...if there's something you're interested in, you could always leave me a comment and I'll either add the link or email it to you!   

• Mon. Oct. 22: meatballs and bocconcini and pasta: this was the cover recipe from a recent Everyday Food mag; we made it once before and it was yummy, much more so than the humble ingredients suggested.  One suggestion: put the bocconcini in  the bowls when you serve, rather than in the pot, otherwise you will be cleaning up congealed cheese until the end of time. 
• Tues. Oct. 23: pork chops with mashed potatoes and some kind of veggie: not sure about a recipe for this, but it'll either be the apple sage recipe we used a few weeks ago or a breaded pork chop thing I saw in this month's Cooking Light, or the classic can of mushroom soup in the pan (this is starting to look more like my defrost the meat guide rather than a menu plan).
• Wed. Oct. 23: fish sticks, mac and cheese, peas: rinse and repeat, same as last week.
• Thurs. Oct. 24: sausage stew that I meant to make a couple weeks ago...again, I know a link would help, but meh.
• Fri. Oct. 25: burgers or pizza, using frozen stuff fixed up a bit; oven fries if we have the burgers, salad with both.
• Sat. Oct. 26: family coming over for pre-Hallowe'en festivities, and I'm still stuck on what I'm going to make; I'm thinking slow cooker, I'm thinking beef, maybe bbq beef on a bun (my fave recipe: one pot roast, one bottle of bbq sauce, and several hours on low), and there's a pumpkin bread pudding I want to try out too.
• Sun. Oct. 27: slow cooker ginger chicken with brown rice and broccoli, unless there's a tonne of leftovers from Sat.

Woot: big excitement.  I should add that I made the most yummy banana French toast this morning from an old Everyday Food; the banana is just sliced up and put on top at the end.  I mean, French toast is French toast, and it's pretty hard to mess it up, but this had cinnamon in the recipe, and I added some vanilla and it was so good.  I've also been making homemade hot chocolate before bedtime instead of my traditional mug o' chai, and that has been delish. 

Someday I will get clever enough to add the neat little "Menu Plan Monday" graphic to my post, but all I can manage is the link (hey!  I did a link today!  go me): check out I'm an Organizing Junkie who hosts all the Menu Plan Monday participants.   

Comments

[And Miles To Go....]

the ginger chicken sounds delicious! Thank you so much for sharing your plan--it's great.

[Jenny]

The slow cooker ginger chicken sounds fab!
Great menu!
:)

[Noah]

Yum, sounds good! Btw, I find the Soba Noodles at Trader Joes (cheaper) or Whole Foods (not so cheap). Don't know if you have any near you. :)

[Natalie]

Mmmm...love slow cooker food!

[Jenn M.]

Hope you have a productive and enjoyable week!!

[Candi]

Sounds like a yummy week!!

Don't give me too much credit on the Italian chicken....it is simply some marinated chicken that I bought in bulk from a local company. I'm guessing you could achieve the same by marinating chicken breasts in Italian dressing.

[Candi]

Sounds like a yummy week!!

Don't give me too much credit on the Italian chicken....it is simply some marinated chicken that I bought in bulk from a local company. I'm guessing you could achieve the same by marinating chicken breasts in Italian dressing.

[Candi]

Sounds like a yummy week!!

Don't give me too much credit on the Italian chicken....it is simply some marinated chicken that I bought in bulk from a local company. I'm guessing you could achieve the same by marinating chicken breasts in Italian dressing.

[Candi]

Sounds like a yummy week!!

Don't give me too much credit on the Italian chicken....it is simply some marinated chicken that I bought in bulk from a local company. I'm guessing you could achieve the same by marinating chicken breasts in Italian dressing.

[The Estrogen Files]

Great looking menu! Have a wonderful week.

[Debbie]

Sounds like a wonderful week of planning. Hope you have a great week.

Blessings,
Debbie

[Elizabeth]

Your plan this week sounds yummy.I have bookmarked a few for trying in the next few weeks.Have a great week.

[Denise]

Your week sounds delicious! We love bbq beef in the slow cooker - it's so easy!

[Jen@BigBinder]

I'm interested in the pumpkin bread pudding - my husband put me up to a pantry challenge and I have about 5 cans of pumpkin hanging around...