Week 11 started out
a bit bumpy and was a perfect example of how meal prepping for the week ahead
really works. Because I slacked off.
I was having fun
crafting with my girls so I just threw a pot roast in the slow cooker and
called it good. It meant that instead of
having thing pre sliced, pre cooked and pre prepared I was pretty much cooking
from every day. At least I had a plan of
what to prepare and it did work out okay.
Sunday - I made a
pot roast, my oldest made up a pouch of instant mashed potatoes and my youngest
heated up a can of green beans. Not too
shabby.
Monday - I had
leftover ground beef from the prior weeks hamburgers to cook up so I made Sloppy
Joes (which I forgot to take a picture of) and baked up a pan of curly fries.
My youngest made a quick salad. I
used a can of Manwich since I hadn't had it in years and as a kid I remember
liking it. I don't like it anymore after
years of making my Sloppy Joes from scratch.
The Manwich is too sweet in my opinion, but the girls like it just fine.
Sorry this one is so blurry |
Tuesday - My
youngest took over and fixed dinner all by herself. She shredded up some of the pot roast to make
some creamy Bolognese and cooked some pasta.
We enjoyed that with some leftover salad.
Apparently not a good week to photograph our meals |
Wednesday - For the
first time since we began this process I didn't stick to the plan. I was craving Tacos for some reason so when I
got home I put some ground turkey in the microwave to defrost and then browned
it up. I served that with warm flour
tortillas, leftover shredded cheese, leftover salad mix and leftover
salsa. It was delicious!!
Thursday - We made
up some more pasta and I added a can of tomato sauce as well as garlic and
basil to extend the leftover Bolognese sauce.
My girls really love this sauce so not surprising when there wasn't
quite enough left over for another meal.
Friday - The
youngest went to a friend's house for a sleepover. The oldest and I pulled leftovers out of the
refrigerator and enjoyed a bit of a buffet for supper.
Saturday - Saturday I
made us a late lunch so we'd be set to head out for the big band
competition. I grilled tuna sandwiches
and we had that with some chips. It held
us remarkably well throughout the evening.
So even with a bumpy
start to the week it still worked out just fine. I just tweaked a few things and we were off
and running. I'm glad it still works,
even if your schedule (or laziness) interferes with your plans.
It all looks so good. I treat myself to Manwich about once a year. I eat until I"m sick of it and then don't want it again for a long time. :-))
ReplyDeleteI think I'm good for at least that long. ;)
DeleteSounds really good.. You made the week worth,and that is the goal.. congrats.
ReplyDeleteThat we did. Thanks Judy.
DeleteI like when you post your menus,as I can get good ideas for my own menus. While I havent tried precooking for the week (yet) making menus has been an amazing time and stress saver. Oh yeah,and saving me tons of money and time,we are eating healthier.Thanks so very much for the inspiration! The snowmen are so cute!!
ReplyDeleteKaren that is so great to hear. I'm glad you've been inspired. I know I have saved a lot of $$ over the years. I also glad you like the snowmen. :)
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