Another Week Home, Another Meal Plan

     As for the Gender reveal, it was sort of an on-line bust. I did see a bunch of cars and trucks, but it kept glitching out, and then my nephew in law lost the video all together. The sound was horrible. No worries, and my niece made sure to send the video out to everyone! Couldn't let the moment pass us by I guess. In case you were wondering, I'll have another great nephew in lat August. On my side of the family, we have like 35 great nieces and nephews-can you imagine how many gender reveal parties we would have been asked to attend if this was an every baby thing? A few did them within their own immediate family like the few with a bit older siblings to help them feel part of getting a new brother or sister, and  grandparents,so It's not like I had never seen this in our family, just not to the size and grandiose nature of it as planned.  . 

     Now to meal planning. I started this post yesteryear and didn't intend to publish, but some of you maybe already read this and are thinking it's  a duplicate. Here it is again.  I think I did pretty well maximizing fresh food or opened food in the house this week. Here's the list from last week of possible meals-with plans to use using leftovers for lunches.

Pork chops, mashed potatoes and vegetables (It's larger pack, so I'll freeze half, plus there will be leftovers)
Chicken and rice hotdish with cheese and green beans
Vegetable curry with rice
Crockpot pasta with zucchini
Spaghetti and meatballs with salad
Tacos or taco bowls with taco rice
Homemade flat bread pizza with onions, olives and miscellaneous toppings

Here was our actual menu:

Sunday: Pork chops, mashed potatoes and vegetables
Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs
Tuesday: Cannot for the life of me recall Update: In reading Sluggy's blog, something jumped in my brain. We had Chicken Cordon Bleu, rice pilaf, and steamed mixed vegetables. 
Wednesday: Vegetable curry with rice (DH won't eat, but it will be great for me and DD2 with lot's of lunch leftovers) and naan
Thursday:Cottage pie and biscuits and gravy
Friday: Crockpot pasta with zucchini and spinach
Saturday: Fried rice and vegetables, salad

     For this week, the following may or may not happen, but is based on food in my freezer and refrigerator.

Sunday-A potato, spinach, tomato dish that resembled Perkins scramblers, with chicken for DH, and a broccoli pasta side dish.
Monday: Hamburger strogonof with egg noodles, steamed carrots
Tuesday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Wednesday: Tacos or taco bowls, rice and tomatoes
Thursday: Pork chops, mashed potatoes
Friday: Tuna hotdish with some sort of vegetable
Saturday: maybe take out pizza, or make our own 

     As I am going to do a fast shop for my mother-in-law, I may pick up ham and asparagus for us as well for Easter dinner. DH shouldn't have much ham so we can have a very small one, and make with a few potatoes, dinner rolls or biscuits,  fruit salad, and desert. Chocolate eggs may find their way into our home as well. I'm managing to stay busy, though wondering like the rest of the world how much longer this might be. Our governor is speaking tonight at 7:00 so we'll see if there is any hint if we are officially extend stay at home through April, or if we'll wait to learning on Friday.  So this is my meal plan. There is nothing unique right now, but maybe I'll come up with a few twists. How are your kitchen plans panning out? Anything new while you have more time at home?