I was feeling so uninspired today when I was planning my menu for the week.  I  usually enjoy planning it a lot more but was so tired my brain just wasn’t working.  So my menu plan is a reflection of that, and as a result, it’s likely I’ll adapt it some tomorrow.  But for now, this is what I have:

Sunday – lunch – nuts, fruit, popcorn (as per Daddy Fun Day), dinner – indoor campout – hot dogs, hamburgers with all the fixings

Monday – b – oatmeal, milk, fruit; l – (was supposed to be leftover hamburgers but my 2.5 yr old and 16 month old managed to raid the plate in the fridge throughout the day without me noticing except for once and finished them all off!) – leftover kasha and lentils heated up with meat broth; d – red beans with sauteed veg (onion, garlic, green pepper, celery), 3 grain pilaf (2.5 c.  brown rice, 1 c. millet, 1 c. kasha cooked with meat broth), steamed cauliflower and carrots

Tuesday – b – polenta; l – creamy cauliflower soup (doubled for Thursday’s lunch), baked potatoes, cottage cheese; d – baked salmon, hush puppies, sauteed yellow squash

Wednesday – b – oatmeal; l – will be out food shopping, so I usually buy the kids something like wraps/crackers and cheese/yogurt on these days, with baby carrots and fruit and they have a mini picnic in the grass near a field by one of the stores; d – sloppy joes

Thursday – b – cottage cheese pancakes; l – creamy cauliflower soup, savory buckwheat muffins; d – CORN (clean out refrigerator night :))

I made beef stew for Shabbos that was delish, and made a large pot of broth with the bones that I cut off to use separately (I used ribs for the stew so there were lots of bones).  I used all of the broth today for cooking the pilaf for dinner and earlier in the day to add to the leftovers (adds a great rich flavor, plus great nutritional value), and still have a decent bit of meat that fell off the bones once they were cooked. That will be added to the meat sauce that I’ll use for sloppy joes on Wednesday night, for a very quick and tasty meal.

Avivah