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No, not really. Not in real life., I have planned my weekly menu every week since God’s dog was a puppy. This is just my first time to do so for the whole wide web to see.
I’ve known about this Mr. Linky for a long time, but I have some road blocks giving me pause about joining up.
First, I usually do my grocery shopping on Thursdays, so I don’t usually plan from Monday to Sunday. I, just yesterday, thought my way around that one.
The other is that, while I do plan meals, carefully, for the whole week, I also remain very flexible within my plan. For instance, if something comes up that causes a certain meal to be too time consuming for a certain day (like an improptu trip to the zoo) I switch for a meal that goes in the crockpot. Why I let that be a reason for not participating in this meal planning carnival I have no idea. I’m certain we all do the switcheroo, as needed.
So, here I go.
Menu Planning Monday
Monday: Meatloaf
Tuesday: One Pot Wonder – can’t remember where I found this recipe – it’s a casserole involving potatoes and sausage.
Wednesday: Shepherd’s Pie
Thursday: Jambalaya
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: Baked Crispy Chicken Thighs
Sunday: Mother Hen’s Easy Chili (recipe follows)
I can’t believe I never gave y’all my recipe for Chili. It’s really the easiest thing in the world. It’s great for Sunday morning when I’m always in a time crunch.
Mother Hen’s Easy Chili
- 1 pound ground beef, cooked and drained
- 1 pound Farmland pork sausage, cooked and drained
- 2 can Ranch Style Beans (KimC uses black beans and her chili comes out tasty, too)
- 1 can Mexicorn OR hominy OR whole kernel corn
- 1 can chopped black olives (KimC omits these. Something about it being like eating black beetles. How would she know, I wonder?)
- 2 cans diced tomatoes w/chiles
Use a large crock pot (at least 5 qt) or a stock pot. Heat to just boiling. Turn the heat down to simmer for 1-2 hours, at least.
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I’m happy to share the recipe for One-Pot-Wonder, but I can’t take credit for it. I found it on someone’s blog and I don’t remember whose it was.
One-Pot-Wonder
6 lg smoked sausages
6 med. potatoes
6 lg eggs 6 oz milk 14 oz bag of frozen brocolli
2 Tbsp flour
salt and pepper
Cheese
Peel and slice potatoes, slice sausages. Boil potatoes in salted water for 8 – 10 minutes and drain. Brown potatoes and sausages in olive oil. Coat baking dish w/oil and fill it w/sausages, potatoes and veggies. Sprinkle w/salt & pepper. In a large bowl mix eggs, milk and flour. Pour mixture over potatoes & sausages. Cover & bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Spread cheese over it and bake for 5 minutes more.
Please, may we have the recipe for the One Pot Wonder? Thank you
You know I was just thinking Chili would have been good this week. Thanks for joining us and welcome to MPM! I love the flexibility that menu planning provides, so great!
Your menu looks great. I plan meals starting on Monday, so this could work for me. Actually, I’m reminded that I should already have the ribs in the crockpot for tonight – Yikes! I better go get them going…..