Sunday, September 29, 2013

Another Meal Plan

My meal plan isn't spectacular, it's just basic food that we like.  I like to make easy food, if it's good for us, well, that's an accident these days.  I just need something filling at the end of the day.  If I don't have something easy to make, sometimes I don't eat.  Lindsay and Rob tend to fin for themselves on those days but I get so overwhelmed that I'll just climb in bed and go to sleep.  Rob and I were talking and we realized that the only day, besides weekends, that we are actually home and eating at a reasonable hour is Friday.  Rob is home late on Monday and Wednesday, I have class on Tuesday and Thursday.  As a matter of fact, I have to take my food for the entire day on Tuesday, and have about 45 minutes at home on Thursday to put together my dinner, which for me is generally leftovers.

This week, Italian food (or something similar) seems to be on the menu a couple of times.  I had to shop my pantry a little because my grocery budget is smaller than usual.

So here's what the week looks like for us.  I think we're having mac and cheese tonight.


  • Rotini with Italian sausage, Classico sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese (a kind of lazy/laid back lasagna pasta), garlic bread and salad
  • Roast with veggies (crock pot), mashed potatoes, gravy.
  • Macaroni and cheese with ground beef, onions, tomatoes, sour cream, etc.  (taco mac?)  This was going to be the blue box but they were all expired, weird.  I ended up making it from scratch, which is almost as easy as the box.  Rotel tomatoes, purred because Rob and Lindsay don't like chunks of tomato, with Velveeta and shredded cheese melted in it. 
  • Rice, black beans, fajita chicken, calico corn, cheese, sour cream, avocado, salsa (a burrito bowl)
  • Lasagna rollups, pasta sauce, salad, garlic bread
  • Breakfast for dinner - waffles, eggs, sausage or biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs
  • Leftovers
Rob and I take leftovers or sandwiches to work most days.  I think Rob is a little better than I am about actually packing and eating his lunch.  I find myself getting busy or distracted and won't eat, sometimes I skip my breakfast too.  I'm not very good to myself in that way right now.