Meal Plan ~ February 2013 week 3

 

We have snow! I have to celebrate the little things and in this area of the world snow is a rare and beautiful treat. We are lucky to get one snowfall per year and they never stick around for more than a day. But it was a beautiful day, playing outside with the kids and watching the snow fall from my kitchen window, plus our day ended with hot cocoa, which made my boys happy. Last week fell short of my expectations. Partly because I planned on doing more than was reasonable and partly because I just plain ran out of steam.  We still ate great meals and I still put plenty into my freezer, but a few things were just not done (like empanadas or chicken pot pie). Crab QuicheIt took me all week to make my quiches instead of one day and I overcooked a set making them a poor choice for the freezer, but still edible.  I also forgot to take pictures of our food or they just didn't come out well.  Despite these little setbacks we really had a good week. The baked bell pepper breakfasts from Food Renagade were a success, I loved mine, my kids mostly just ate the egg, bacon and cheese out of the middle. I have set aside a little bit of time this coming week to "catch up" from last week. I can't give you a total of where we are on the freezer saga just yet, because many things are waiting to be properly stored and loaded into our deep freezer. This week is a lighter week, without a ton of extra things to do outside of normal meal times. Here is what the third week of February looks like:

February 15 – February 21, 2013

	Fri 15	Sat 16	Sun 17	Mon 18	Tue 19	Wed 20	Thur 21
Breakfast	Yogurt and Sourdough Pumpkin Bread	Sourdough Crepes w/ cream cheese & berry filling	Scrambled eggs Avocado Salsa Bacon	Zucchini Muffins Boiled Eggs	Fried Potatoes and Eggs	Sourdough English Muffins	Breakfast Crab Muffins
Lunch	Garlic Soup Artisan Bread	Beef & Black Bean Mexican Soup	Leftover enchiladas	Squirrel Stew	Salmon Patties (x3) Take on picnic	Beet Soup	Broccoli & Cheese Soup
Snack/ Treat	Mexican chocolate custard	blueberries	Smoothie	Veggies & Ranch	Smoothie	Apples & PB	Smoothie
Dinner	Guest for Dinner Black Bean Enchiladas Nopalitos Salad	Lamb Shanks Nopalitos Salad	Meatballs with leftover lamb gravy over noodles with spinach	Seafood Casserole Salad	Chili & Cheesy Sourdough	Church	Gyros Sourdough Flatbread Salad Fries
Notes:	Start Sourdough Crepes Finish Cure Bacon	Catch Up Day!	Make Yogurt	Soak Chili Beans Feed Sourdough Make Mayo	Make Chili Beans Make Dill Carrots Start Eng. Muffins	Soak White Beans Make Kraut Start Sourdough flatbread	Organize Freezer

I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and my goal is to get my 50 meals in the freezer by the time I am full term, so this is my last week of serious freezer cooking, wish me luck!

Want to see what other people are eating this week? Check out I'm an Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday

I am also linking up to Menu Monday: What's for Dinner

Please note that I use whole real foods in my cooking as much as possible. I may have linked up a recipe that calls for low fat sour cream, but rest assured I will be using whole fat sour cream, possibly made in my own kitchen (depends on cream availability at the farm). I use these recipes as a starting point and do my best to create something that works for my family

Comments

[Lisa @ CheapThrillsInOmaha]

Best wishes with your babyness! You're one ambitious woman, freezer cooking in week 36! :D Love your meal matrix and variety. Visiting from Menu Plan Monday.

[Leah Rae Verde]

Thank you for stopping by!