It's Gonna Be May Menu

     

Happy May Day you all! Shall I do a weather report to see if we really might soon be getting those May flowers I used to know about?

Forecast

Cloudy with occasional rain during the afternoon. Thunder possible. High around 55F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

     I guess we'll start May with rain as well. This isn't a weather post but my attempt to recap and plan meals for the week ahead. First, I'll confess yesterday was not as busy a day as intended.I managed to complete all laundry and a little tidying, but was happy there was stuff to feed him for leftover meals. My head throbbed and the best I could manage was to get to a dull ache until I finally took something and laid down mid afternoon. I don't often take a Saturday nap, but it must have been what I needed as I felt better later. Well, there's still today to get stuff done, but first meals. Here's what the plan was last week and what we had:

• Sunday:  Pasta fagiole soup with sandwiches crescent rolls
• Monday: Butternut squash ravioli in a butter spinach and garlic sauce, and haloumi
• Tuesday: Taco Tuesday, rice, and beans Tuna hotdish
• Wednesday: Cottage pie or maybe chili Adoba Chicken, rice, beans
• Thursday: Chicken bacon ranch wraps, potato salad and hamburgers which DH made
• Friday: Homemade baked macaroni, spinach, and cheese Meatballs and gravy and baked potatoes
• Saturday: Maybe go out or Freezer Finds, and lingering leftovers from the week.

  

  This was the chicken adobo meal topped
  with cheese, salsa and light sour cream. 

     This week we've got the college kid back so need both meals friendly to her and us, but also for intentional reheat and eat lunches.

• Sunday: Marinated and grilled chicken, roasted potatoes, yellow peppers and onions
• Monday: Cottage Pie( possibly using leftover chicken or possibly meatballs cut in half) but now college kid requested, you guessed it, curry. Maybe I'll do both with intent for lunches
• Tuesday: Taco Tuesday with fixings, skipped last week when I tried the chicken dish
• Wednesday: After my successful sauce last week, I thought I'd make a twist and have Spinach artichoke fettuccine or rather spaghetti because that's what pasta I could buy ( a favorite my daughter got at Applebee's before they took off the menu)
• Thursday: Sweet potato, chickpea, rice, mushroom and pepper hippie bowls, with chicken strips option
• Friday: Pizza, likely Papa Murphys
• Saturday: Chicken stir fry, rice and egg rolls (last from April but from neighbor)

     We'll need a few odds and end groceries like milk and juice but we need to eat up all the fresh veg and fruit I have on hand, plus my freezer and fridge are bursting.  We started off well with eating fresh stuff and didn't finish well. I'll add favorite foods of hers to my light list if she really is craving something, but I don't think I'll do a massive restock at all this month, just needs and any loss leaders. Though, last week wasn't supposed to be massive and I still spent nearly $100 plus two stops by DH.

      This whole plan is just suggestions really, but something in print at least gives me an option where I can draw from. It will be interesting to see how much our grocery budget increases, and not just with higher prices but as we're back to three people. I cut my goal budget between, January and April for all household, by 10% and really was more like 12% below target. If I can keep to the paper budget, I'll be happy with summer spending. I want us all fed with healthy and good stuff.