I am trying to empty us out of my May once-a-month-cooking so I can maybe tackle it again (with Megs, if she wants)! I have so enjoyed having these meals to pop in the oven when I get home from work.
We apparently had a weird week, because we didn’t get to many of the meals I planned last week. I ended up making two meals on Wednesday night that we then noshed on the rest of the week (except for my dinner with Megs on Thursday). Saturday night we ended up eating the rest of my Cheddar Butter Burgers with friends to celebrate the 4th. It was great!
Here’s my plan for this coming week.
Monday
Breakfast: oatmeal, peach
Lunch: leftover Mexican Stuffed Shells, raw vegetables, ranch dressing
Dinner: leftover Chicken Cordon Bleu
Tuesday
Breakfast: Eggs with cheese, toast
Lunch: Out with work team
Dinner: Beef Fajitas, Rice
Wednesday
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Hash
Lunch: Sandwich, Peach, Veggies
Dinner: Church (Roasted Chicken)
Thursday
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Hash
Lunch: Frozen Meal (not part of the “whole foods” plan, but it’s in the freezer so I feel obliged), veggies, fruit
Dinner: Ham and Hashbrown Bake, veggie
Friday
Breakfast: Grits with cheese, toast
Lunch: Sandwich, Fruit, Soup from cafeteria
Dinner: Leftover Ham and Hashbrown Bake
Saturday
Breakfast: French Toast or Pancakes, Bacon
Lunch: Leftovers/Sandwiches/Whatever’s in the Fridge
Dinner: Baked Pasta with Meatloaf Mix from OAMC*
For more menu plans, click over to I'm an Organizing Junkie.
* Meredith and I both thought the Pizza-Stuffed Meatloaf was inedible. I think it didn’t lend itself to freezing; also, we used high-fat meat because we were buying in bulk and being frugal, and so the meatloaf was sitting in several inches of fat while it cooked. I couldn’t seem to get mine hot, either.
I love Kate at Cooking During Stolen Moments so I hate to write that! I am sure when she made it fresh it turned out just fine; it was just something about the freezing. Meredith suggested we use the meat mixture for spaghetti, so that’s the basic way I am going—defrosting the meatloaf, browning the whole mix, draining off all the fat, and then mixing it with spaghetti sauce and combining with some whole wheat elbows I have on hand. Then I will sprinkle with more mozzarella and bake.
2 comments:
Sorry that meatloaf didn't turn out for you!! I bet the freezing did have something to do with it. I'm SO glad you were honest though. I think I'll have to make it again soon and see if I can tweak the recipe to make it more freezer friendly. :)
I have really enjoyed having those meals in the freezer. Thanks for trying it with me! I think we still have one pack of fajitas and one meatloaf remaining.
I suspect it was the pepperoni plus cheese that added the grease factor, not the meat. I think I bought 80/20 ground beef, which is what I usually buy without those same results.
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