{"id":2348,"date":"2012-05-21T17:51:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T17:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteademporium.wordpress.com\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2012-05-21T17:51:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T17:51:56","slug":"meal-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteademporium.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/21\/meal-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is busy! Having just moved, and now moving again by the end of June, (no, we still don’t know WHERE, still praying for a home & a miracle!)<\/em> makes life even busier!<\/p>\n

However, I have 7 mouths to feed every day, ages 12 to adult, including three ‘men’!
\nThere’s no time to be TOO<\/strong><\/em> busy to create good, hearty, meals!<\/p>\n

I find meal planning helps a LOT when busy. I can ALWAYS make the time to cook, it’s a must, \u00a0but to try and decide every day at the last minute, what I should cook? I have NO time for that. So planning is a must!<\/p>\n

I just finished this week’s meal plan, after ‘consulting’ what everyone would like to see on their plates, and taking into consideration the requests made from me, and also my need for simplicity on my busiest work days, and this is what we’ll be eating.<\/p>\n

*I’ve included links to recipes because I LOVE it when other’s share their recipes with me!<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday<\/strong>– Tuna Casserole (Elsa’s request)<\/em>:\u00a0http:\/\/southernfood.about.com\/od\/tunacasserolerecipes\/r\/r90110b.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/strong>– pork chops & rice bake (a favorite that Alesia used to always make for the family)\u00a0<\/em>http:\/\/www.food.com\/recipe\/simply-oven-baked-pork-chops-and-rice-142542<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0with asparagus & Hollandaise Sauce (recipe given to me by our ‘extra’, Josh’s friend Steven who is living with us)<\/em>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsimplyrecipes.com%2Frecipes%2Fasparagus_with_hollandaise_sauce%2F&h=hAQFNFBnA<\/a><\/div>\n
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Wednesday<\/strong>-Homemade Pea Soup (this will be a crockpot meal, as Wed. are my busiest work days, and there is no extra time for cooking)<\/em><\/div>\n
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Thursday<\/strong>-Beef Macaroni Casserole\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/southernfood.about.com\/od\/pastabake\/r\/bl30512v.htm<\/a>\u00a0 with spinach salad (recipe given to me by our ‘extra’, Josh’s friend Steven who is living with us)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/Recipes\/Raisin-Walnut-Spinach-Salad<\/a><\/div>\n
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Friday<\/strong>, it’s Steven’s birthday so I asked what he’d like to have for dinner that night, he replied with: Buttered chicken, mixed veggies bake consisting of carrots, beets, yams, yellow onions & fennel. I’ve never made either before, but I’m always up for new recipes!<\/p>\n

This week’s baking by whoever cares to make it, either myself, the girls, or possibly even Steven:
\nBlondies: http:\/\/simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/blondies\/<\/a><\/div>\n

Butterscotch Pudding: http:\/\/simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/butterscotch_pudding\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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How about you? Do you meal plan? If so, what’s on YOUR menu this week?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Life is busy! Having just moved, and now moving again by the end of June, (no, we still don’t know WHERE, still praying for a home & a miracle!) makes life even busier!<\/p>\n

However, I have 7 mouths to feed every day, ages 12 to adult, including three ‘men’!
\nThere’s no time to be TOO busy to create good, hearty, meals!<\/p>\n

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