Meal Plan W/E 1/28

We had a small casualty of food waste this week . A bit of buttermilk (half a cup maybe) that just didn't make it's way into a pancake, a smoothie or a waffle.  Sorry buttermilk, I feel bad that you made your way down the drain instead of into a breakfast of mine.  But I would say three weeks into the new year - that's way better than what I've run into in the past.

This is another week of no weekday hockey games, I know February will be similar but March will be something else.  So it's great that I'm making all these bigger items on Sundays so we can freeze portions of them for later - like March when the Bruins have 5 weeknight home games!  A weeknight home game prevents me from cooking a dinner and having leftovers for lunches, so stocking the freezer now will pay off in March.

Anyway  - this week the hubs has a night out with a friend to pony up the cash for his Sox tickets and I am getting my hair did one night.  Also I have a lovely day of shopping, lunch & a movie on Saturday with one of my gal pals. We also have the Caps, the Pats & the Bruins playing on Sunday so we are planning an early trip to the grocery store and getting some food prepped and parking our butts on the couch for some hockey and the AFC Championship game.  Also Tuesday night is the first Caps vs Bruins match up of the season - they are away so it's separate ends of the couch for a couple hours and we'll need a quick meal suitable for the coffee table.



Printable Meal Plan & Ingredient List

Sunday:
Breakfast: Turkey Bacon & Eggs
Lunch: Chicken Spring Rolls & Ginger Rice
Dinner: Cider Braised Pork Shoulder, Yukon Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans

Monday:
Breakfast: Cereal & Coffee
Lunch: Cider Braised Pork Shoulder, Yukon Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans
Dinner: Butternut Squash Lasagna

Tuesday:
Breakfast: Raspberry Lime Rickey Smoothie
Lunch: Butternut Squash Lasagna
Dinner: Chicken Burritos (the last of my Shredded Chicken Filling from the freezer)

Wednesday:
Breakfast: Cereal & Coffee
Lunch: Spinach Turkey Meatballs over Egg Noodles
Dinner: Turkey Burgers & Fries (on my own)

Thursday:
Breakfast: Pom Breakfast Smoothie
Lunch: Butternut Squash Lasagna
Dinner: Turkey Burgers and Fries (Hubs on his own)

Friday:
Breakfast: Cereal & Coffee
Lunch: Cider Braised Pork Shoulder, Yukon Mashed & Green Beans
Dinner: Steamed Pork Rolls & Cold Sesame Noodles

Saturday:
Breakfast: Turkey Bacon & Eggs
Lunch: Cold Sesame Noodles (Hubs on his own)
Dinner: Chicken Sausage Pizza & Salad

2012 Resolutions

A new year.  Like a lot of folks, I resolve to weigh less and spend less in 2012.  So in this case, it can definitely tie together.  I'm hoping to be able to commit some time every week on prepping the weeks meals as much as I can.  So I'm hoping to include my prep plan with the meal plan weekly.

Also the big financial goal this month is not to throw any food out.  We waste food when we don't plan and we let things get out of control.  Even if something is on sale, it's not a deal if it winds up going bad and put in the trash basket.  So hopefully now that I've cleaned out my pantry and refrigerator  - we'll have no more waste.