what is your menu for the week?

[markio26]

monday: fried corn bread, salad cr of celery rice soup, rice pudding with
cream and cool whip.
tuesday: veggie burgers, salad, fr. fries, fruit salad
wed: salmon patties, baked pot, green beans, brownies
thurs: soups on, veggie, garlic bisquits, banana pudding
fri: date nite: fish, fries, hush puppies, cole slaw, choco ice cream

[markio26]

surely everyone has a menu right??? please post....thanks.

[PRICEPLUS]

My wife makes the menu and it changes as circumstances change.

[Tightwad Kitty]

DINNER MENU
WEEK 1 ~ SUMMER

SUNDAY
Veal Steak & Buttered Mushroom Sauce
Onions grilled & Egg
Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
Coffee or Red Wine

MONDAY
Pasta and Tomato Sauce
Salad
Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce
Coffee

TUESDAY
Crackers and Relish
Chicken Kebabs
Salad
Banana or Apple
Coffee

WEDNESDAY
Potluck or egg dish
Fruit
Coffee

THURSDAY
Pasta and Mince & Tomato Sauce
Fruit
Coffee

FRIDAY
Poached Fish with Vegetables
Crackers and Relish
Fruit
Coffee

SATURDAY
Honey Mustard Chicken with Vegetables and Rice
Fruit
Coffee

BREAKFAST (each person)
One of following
30g cereal and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
½ cup baked beans on toast
½ cup creamed corn on toast
2 boiled eggs
1 corn on cob
with
1 slice of Toast & Coffee

LUNCH
Snacks, Crackers, Sandwiches, Leftovers, Pasta or find what in refrigerator at the time.


Here is one of my Summer menu for a single household.

[jodi]

Sorry, no menu here. I pull something out of the freezer each afternoon and try to use whatever I have fresh in the fridge. We rarely decide what's for dinner until that day, although we also rarely make special trips to the store for anything because I try to keep the essentials well stocked.

[bama20]

plan by the day. depends on what the kids have not eaten for that day, and what we are in the mood for that night.

[Tightwad Kitty]

Here are my notes to go with my set of menus, this set is of 5 weeks menus is written so that I will use want I have in my freezer.


NOTES : Pre-frozen dinners are in single serve
Rice ½ - 1 cup per serve
Rice cooked in bulk & frozen, in single serves.
Soak thawed frozen rice in cold water for 10 minutes as it will look a little dry, then strain.
Microwave on Medium until hot. 2- 4 minutes.
Just like frozen rice from freeze section.
Fruit what is in season & in refrigerator at the time. Serving, size of tennis ball or smaller.
Dry cereal Nutri –Grain or Meusli ½ to 1 cup limit
Popcorn air dry, no flavour
Ice cream ~ yoghurt frozen low calorie homemade, 1 scoop serving
Garden Salad ~ fancy lettuce, tomato, shallots, olives, pickle onions, fat-free Italian dressing
Recipes: Fish Cakes, Chili beans, Chickpea Curry, Vegetarian Mushy Bean Mix,
Shepherd Pie, Steak & Kidney and Satay Chicken recipes on file.
Honey Mustard & other mixes Chicken To-night with 2 cups extra mixed
vegetables & only 300g of chicken.
Beef & Black Bean Stir-fry, & Ceylon Chicken Curry are made with what available at the time.
Meat portions: allow 100-125g raw meat per-serve. More if with bone 200g
Roast Chicken ~ whole chicken cooked and made into serving for future.
Size 16 chicken ~ 3 roast dinners & 2 serving cooked chicken plus soup.
Chicken Curry, Sandwich or Chicken Salad are possible.
Vegetables ~ what’s available at the time. 3-4 serving per meal.
One of each colour. Spinach, Beans, potato, corn & carrots
Leftovers: Freeze for later uses, pack in single serves.

Cost of Economical Breakfast ~
2 weet-bix 9c
¼ cup skim milk 5c
3 prunes 5c
1 toast 4c
Black Coffee or Tea 3c
Hot Water 0 = 25 cents

Cost of Economical Breakfast ~
1/3c Quick Oats 4c
¼ cup skim milk 5c
1 tsp. Honey 3c
1 toast 4c
Black Coffee or Tea 3c
Hot Water ¾ c 0 = 19 cents
Note: If you have Jam & Butter on your toast adds 30c
Vegemite add 2c

Pricing 2004

[Tightwad Kitty]

DINNER MENU (Single household)
WEEK 2 ~ SUMMER

SUNDAY
Shepherd Pie and Vegetables
Plum Pudding with Custard
Coffee

MONDAY
Chilli Beans and Rice
9 corn chips
Cake or Fruit
Coffee

TUESDAY
Fillet Steak & Buttered Mushroom Sauce
Onions Grilled & Egg
Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
Coffee or Red Wine

WEDNESDAY
Crackers and Relish
Chicken Kebabs with Salad
Custard and Fruit
Coffee

THURSDAY
Pasta and Mince &Tomato Sauce
Ice cream with Chocolate Sauce or fruit
Coffee

FRIDAY
Poached Fish with Vegetables
Cake
Coffee

SATURDAY
Sweet & Sour Chicken with Vegetables and Rice
Fruit
Coffee

BREAKFAST
One of following
Muesli or 1 cup Nutri-Grain
2 weet-bix and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
½ cup baked beans on toast
½ cup creamed corn on toast
2 boiled eggs
1 corn on cob
with 1 slice of Toast & Coffee

LUNCH
Snacks, Crackers, Sandwiches, Leftovers, Pasta or find what in refrigerator at the time.

[lrjohnson]

I have never had a menu. We eat out of our pantry, a few basic meals, that vary with the seasons. A lot eggs, and bread, and beans, and torillas, and potatoes. Lots of combinations possible. I think it is very possible to be thrifty without a menu, if you eat many of the same basic low cost foods. Every now and then we have to use up a vegetable, but so many dishes can do that.

[PrincessPerky]

Yesterday was 'stuff your own calzones' (company)

so today is 'use up the leftovers' (I have a lot os fause, might add tomatoes to trun it to spag, or bubble in squeak)

Then we have 'white bean soemthing (DS wants me to make something with white beans, so I will...

potatoes (I have half a bag, I need to use it, prolly soup, or baked, or parsleed potatoes..)

Not sure about the other nights..

[Tightwad Kitty]

Why so many menus?
I found that I was not eating a balance diet and need to use what I had in the freezer. As I do OAMC by mini plans. Cooking up a meal for four then freezing three portions in which I needed to use up within two months. These are menus for using up whose frozen dinners and having other meals at the same time. I have lived alone for past ten years. At the moment I am living off my freezer and pantry for next few months.
I'm posting an item on 'Meal Strategies for one' in my Blog in the next few days.

[previouscrichton]

Monday - bbq chicken, cornbread, green beans

Tuesday - tacos using ground turkey, refried beans, salsa

Wednesday - red beans and rice (me) and mac-n-cheese (DS) - DH is working

Thursday - ravioli & sauce, garlic toast

Friday - fish sticks, mashed potatoes, green beans or peas

Saturday - beef steaks, corn on the cob, cornbread (again!)

Sunday - rotini pasta bake with shredded cheese


FRI, SAT, and SUN may vary since we are going shopping on Friday and any good deals will supercede the menu items we have there now. **wink**

[Tightwad Kitty]

DINNER MENU
WEEK 3 ~ SUMMER

SUNDAY
Shepherd Pie and Vegetables
Fruit
Coffee

MONDAY
Chilli Con Carne Beans and Rice
9 corn chips
Fruit
Coffee

TUESDAY
Cold Mixed Salad with Tuna or Cheese
Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
Coffee

WEDNESDAY
Crackers and Relish
Satay Chicken with Corn and Rice
Green Salad
Custard and Fruit
Green tea

THURSDAY
Pasta and Mince & Tomato Sauce
Ice cream with Chocolate Sauce
Coffee

FRIDAY
Fish Cakes with Vegetables
Cake or Fruit
Coffee

SATURDAY
Italian Herb Bean Patties with Vegetables and Rice
Fruit
Coffee

BREAKFAST
One of following
Muesli and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
2 Weet-Bix and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
½ cup baked beans on toast
½ cup creamed corn on toast
2 boiled eggs
1 corn on cob
with
1 slice of Toast & Coffee

LUNCH
Snacks, Crackers, Sandwiches, Leftovers, Pasta or find what in refrigerator at the time.

[markio26]

mon.......gr. northern bean and bacon soup with crackers, brownies, choco ice cream
tues.......mashed pot.,with gravy, broccoli, corn, gr. bean combo with cheese,garlic bread,
bisquit shortcake with strawberries and cool whip.
wed.......ravoli, stuffed peppers, baked pot, salad and apple crisp
thurs.....soups on: onion soup, grilled cheese, cookie
fri..........fr. fries, bean soup, cole slaw, fish sandwich, ice cr. sundae

[phipsi95]

Monday...Pork chops, corn, rice
Tuesday...Tuna Helper
Wednesday...Pasta w/ sauce
Thursday...Sloppy Joes
Friday...Sandwiches, macaroni salad

It's amazing how much money I saved by planning a menu...usually a month at a time. I used to hit the grocery store each day after work to pick up something for dinner. I can't even begin to think how much money I wasted by doing that.

[Tightwad Kitty]

DINNER MENU
WEEK 4 ~ SUMMER

SUNDAY
Curried Mince and Vegetables on Toast
Fruit
Coffee

MONDAY
Crackers and Relish
Chicken Salad
Custard and Fruit
Coffee

TUESDAY
Pasta &Tomato Vegetable Sauce
Ice Cream and canned fruit
Coffee

WEDNESDAY
Chilli Beans and Rice
9 corn chips
Fruit
Coffee

THURSDAY
Cold Mixed Salad
Yogurt with canned fruit
Coffee

FRIDAY
Poached Fish with Vegetables
Cake
Coffee

SATURDAY
Italian Chicken with Vegetables and Rice
Fruit
Coffee

BREASKFAST
One of following
Muesli or Nutri-Grain and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
2 weet-bix and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
½ cup baked beans on toast
½ cup creamed corn on toast
2 boiled eggs
1 corn on cob
with 1 slice of Toast & Coffee

LUNCH
Snacks, crackers, sandwiches, Leftovers, Pasta or FInd what's in refrigerator at the time.

[locolorenzo24]

The joys of being single...I often just have some meat, chicken, pasta, frozen veggies...etc...then just decide what's for dinner each day when I come home for lunch....

[Tightwad Kitty]

DINNER MENU
WEEK 5 ~ SUMMER

SUNDAY
Shepherd Pie and Vegetables
Fruit Cake with Custard
Coffee

MONDAY
Chilli Beans and Rice
9 corn chips
Fruit
Coffee

TUESDAY
Egg Dish or Pot Luck
Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
Coffee

WEDNESDAY
Crackers and Relish
Honey Mustard Chicken with Vegetables & Rice
Custard and Fruit
Coffee

THURSDAY
Steak & Buttered Mushroom Sauce
Onions grilled & Egg
Yogurt with Canned fruit
Coffee

FRIDAY
Fish Cakes with Vegetables
Cake
Coffee

SATURDAY
Sweet & Sour Chicken with Vegetables and Rice
Fruit
Green tea

BREAKFAST (All are one serve.)
One of following
Muesli or Nutri-Grain and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
2 weet-bix and fruit with ½ cup skin milk
½ cup baked beans on toast
½ cup creamed corn on toast
2 boiled eggs
1 corn on cob
with 1 slice of Toast & Coffee

LUNCH
Snacks, Crackers, Sandwiches, Pasta, Leftovers, or find what in refrigerator at the time.

This is the last menu in this set, I will post my winter menus at a later date.

[markio26]

mon...............stuffed pork chops, steamed asparagus, cooked apples

tues...............eye of round, corn casserole, rice, salad, cookie

wed...............crustless quiche,sausage patties, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, brownie

thurs.............black beans and rice, green beans, salad, ice cream

fri.................hot roast beef sandwiches, cole slaw, fruit

[markio26]

mon...... grilled cheese with baked nacho chips, granola bread, choco ice cream cone
tues......butternut squash, corn bread, corn on cob, parmesean cheese sticks, cookie
weds.....baked potato with cheese, broccoli and bacon topping, raw carrots and dip, graham cracker with peanut butter
thurs.......homemade tomato soup and homemade bread, salad, celery with cheese and raisins on top.
friday......bean taco supremes, left overs, lemon pudding.