After helping out Hammer Time in her quest for easy dinners, I began to think that I, too, should be planning my meals again. I used to do this every week, but began straying away when my life filled with stress. It's still stressful, but cooking calms me. Instead of finding wonderful recipes and rushing off to the store, I decided to first take a look at the things I have on hand. I'm trying not to buy a lot of food right now. I think my mom and I are going to Trader Joes on Thursday. I made a list of what I have:
Frozen peas, corn, green beans, and a few peppers
Chicken thighs
Pork roasts (3!)
Six cornish game hens
Pork chops
Ground beef
Round roast
Plenty of potatoes
Eggs
Milk
Penne
Organic spaghetti sauce (it was on sale)
Then, I found recipes that use these things, and will start making them tonight:
Sunday: Tacos
Monday: Vietnamese Pulled Pork, slaw, basmati rice (organic)
Tuesday: Leftovers (I might not be home)
Wednesday: Cornish hens with mashed potatoes, chicken neck gravy (they were on sale at safeway today), and squash (from the garden)
Thursday: Chicken and vegetable soup with homemade biscuits
Friday: Pork pot stickers, chicken chow mein
Saturday: something with round roast (maybe ground, i'm not sure)
Recipes and menus to follow. I will try to calculate cost for each meal, also, to give you an idea.
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