What's on Your Dinner Menu This Week?

[PoseyMom]

recipe please?

 

[bbauman07]

Monte Cristo Casserole

1 c milk
6 eggs
2 packages (12.5 ozs) frozen french toast, thawed
4 ozs deli baked ham, diced
4 ozs deli roast turkey, diced
1 c shredded swiss cheese
1/4 c snipped fresh parsley
powdered sugar
2 c sliced strawberries
1/2 c strawberry ice cream topping

Preheat oven to 375*; whisk eggs and hot milk toghether. Cut french toast into 3/4' cubes. Pour eggs minxture over french toast and mix. Combine meat, cheese and parsley in bowl. Spoon 1/2 french toast mixture into 9x13 baker, top with meat mixture; spoon remaining french toast mixture. Bake for 30-35 minutes; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Combine strawberries and ice cream topping; use for topping.
You can also use warm jelly.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

My dad surprised us by coming and taking us out to Dinner last night - so I will be making last nights planned dinner tonight -
Tuesday - Shrimp and Linguine (from It's Good For You), Butternut Squash (from the garden)
Wednesday - Chicken Fajitas (or Chicken Wet Burritos - haven't decided yet)
Thursday - Vegetable Beef Soup and Rolls (both from the freezer - I have a show, so it's a quick supper)
Friday - Sweet & Sour Ham Balls, Broccoli, corn, and Mashed Potatoes
Saturday - this is always open - sometimes leftovers, sometimes pizza, sometimes we go out, sometimes pancakes.

I had intended on having Crab Stuffed Flounder one night this week, but chage of plans! We'll have that next week.

 

[genburk]

I'm having trouble deciding what to make for dinners this week. What's on your menu.

I was always wondering what to have for dinner and had to have it done by 4 (my husband works part of 2nd shift and 3rd shift). I would get off work between 2 and 3, not be sure what was for dinner and what I already had at home and still needed dinner done by 4. Sometimes I wouldn't even get home till 3:30 and still not know.

I also got tired of the same ole' thing every week, and even went one summer with grilled cheese one night and eggs another for weeks on end. I had completely forgot about tacos until about November. I could have had them a few times in the summer time.

I finally realized if I had a plan, life would be much easier.

I started by making a master list of everything I fixed for lunch or dinner. I included hotdogs, 'breakfast for dinner', heavy duty cooking meals, and everything else I could think of.

Then I planned out my meals for the week.

I decided that for my family one tomato based meal a week (like chili, lasanga, spaghetti, etc.) was enough. I would also make 1-2 chicken meals each week. 2-3 quick and easy meals (great for those meeting or show nights or even trip to hospital nights) and balance out with a few hearty meals.

You could also do a Mexican night, Italian night, Chinese night, beef night, chicken night, etc.

I also keep 2-3 quick or box meals on hand for emergencies or quick switching.

What if I don't want pizza on the 23rd? Then I switch it for another meal or use one of my backup meals. It is not written in gold, it is just a reminder of what can be made. I can adjust it for sales also.

After I plan the week, I keep it and add the rest of the month, week by week. I then collected these monthly meals into a yearly calendar. I have most of the year done. Now I can pull out last years October and change just a few things. Maybe we don't make something as much or would like to add my newest recipes in the mix.

Now I don't sit at work and worry about dinner, waste money at the store buying something I already have, waste gas money going back to town to get something I didn't have, and rush back home to have dinner done in 10 minutes (it iwasn't always done in 10 minutes and sometimes he would go to work without dinner )

Now I know what I am having next week and if roast is on sale this week, then I can buy it, freeze it, and save the difference. Now that makes life easier.

 

[PoseyMom]

Thanks for sharing your recipe brooke! i have such fond memories of Monte Cristo sandwiches when I was a kid!