Menu Plan - 8.14.11

We will be using more of the freezer cooking that I did in my menu plan this week.  There are a couple repeats we didn't get to last week because I think we ate manicotti for three days.  I need to use smaller pans the next time I do my freezer cooking.  We had too much for us but we did not want to waste it.

Food Storage

I am finally starting to have a plan for longer term food storage.  Obviously I can and try to freeze a year's worth of vegetables (corn, green beans) and some fruit as well, but I want to do more so I thought I would buy one thing each time I go grocery shopping that would store well.  This last time I went to Sam's Club and bought 10 lbs. of pinto beans for about $6.00.  I have canned these before but I plan to have more on hand to can later in the winter.  I also have a good storage of wheat berries thanks to my grain mill deal.  I think next on my list will be white rice.  We still need to eat if there is a world crisis or just if my husband gets laid off.  Hey, I'm not paranoid but I plan to be prepared just in case.

Now onto my menu, as usual I keep breakfast and lunches simple.  We eat the same thing week after week for breakfast and lunch and we have not died of boredom yet.

 Breakfast:

• Scrambled Eggs, turkey bacon and peaches
• Blender Batter Waffles
• Smoothies - made with frozen fruit (peaches, blueberries, strawberries), water and honey and toast
• Giant Breakfast Cookies and peaches
• Cereal and milk

Lunch:

• Homemade Uncrustables (using homemade bread and strawberry jam), carrots and applesauce
• Freezer brown bag burritos, corn and apples
• Turkey (or chicken), bacon, spinach wraps and fruit (whatever fruit we have in the house)
• Salads
• Leftovers

Supper:

• Sticky Chicken in the Slow Cooker, baked potatoes, steamed broccoli (didn't have this last week)
• Penne Alfredo with bacon and broccoli and garlic bread
• Zesty BBQ Slow Cooker Chicken, buns, green beans and peaches
• Pizza, Easy whole wheat breadsticks, Spinach Salad and strawberry slushies
• Teriyaki Pork Chops and veggie fried Rice
• Leftover Buffet 
  
 

And do any of you wonder how well all of my freezer cooking food reheats?  I wonder if you wonder that.  Well, here is a picture of last week's manicotti and garlic bread.  It reheated wonderfully.  I had never tried freezing my Artisan bread in 5 minutes a Day bread before and it does very well!  I will keep you posted on how the potatoes do.

What's cooking at your house this week?