Weekly Menu for the Week of April 24 – April 28

Hello!!! How was your Easter?  Ours was lovely and we were honored to be able to have my Sister, my cousin and her two sons here to celebrate with us.  They all live in Germany so the time we get to spend together is very precious.  I hope your Easter was filled with celebration, love and peace.  

I did not post a menu last week as we petty much were winging it all week and eating what we had on hand.  This week I am ready to go and am sharing my menu with you.  Hope you enjoy it

Monday: Sweet & Sour Carrot and Cucumber Salad, Porkchops, rice

Tuesday:  Porkroast, twice baked potatoes, green beans

Wednesday: Garlic butter and asparagus rice, frikadelen, cucumber salad

Thursday: Lime cilantro chicken with black beans and corn

Friday: slow cooker cashew cicken, rice, green beans

Hope you find something on the menu you may enjoy cooking as well.  Happy week to you!!

Margareta

Weekly Menu for the Week of April 10 – April 14

It seems that I have resorted back to planning menus one week at a time.  Though I do still make a monthly Costco run, I find it easier to plan one week at a time.  Lately I seem to be in a menu planning rut.  I don’t seem to have to many fabulous recipes in mind to make, so this week I spent some time on Pinterest.  

I love Pinterest for inspirations on crafting, decorating, even camping.  I am sure you all have Pinterst boards as well.  I have pinned several new ideas to my “Recipes to Try Board” so this week – lets give a few a try!

Monday: Crockpot Bacon, Mushroom Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Salad (How can anything containing Bacon not be good! Can’t wait to try this one)

Tuesday:  Baked Beef Tacos

Wednesday:  Hamburgers and French Fries (I have a dinner meeting so I am keeping it simple for the boys)

Thursday:  Slowcooker Beef on Rice

Friday:  Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce and green salad

I hope these menus give you some inspiration.  If you try them, please share with me!  

Where do you get your menu inspirations?

Have a GREAT week – 

Margareta

Menu for the Week of April 3 – April 7

Hello my lovelies!  Can you believe it is April 1st today?  Where you pranked or tricked today?  If you were, then I hope it was all in good fun.  

Here is the menu for the week which got a resounding thumbs up from my son.  I hope you enjoy it as much as he will.  

Monday:  Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas

Tuesday:  Cashew Chicken

Wednesday: Meatballs Subs and Salad

Thursday:  Pizza

Friday: Sloppy Joes and French Fries

Today was our Costco run so I really don’t need to buy to much at the market tomorrow.  

Enjoy the menu and enjoy your week.  Until next time…

Margareta

Menu for the Week of March 27 – March 31

Hello All!  I am a little late posting my menu for the week.  I kind of messed up before my little trip away to Idyllwild.  I misplanned and we were running low on groceries last week.  I should have planned for 2 weeks to cover the week after my trip, but oops – life happens – so no formal menu was planned and we were just winging it.  

This week I do have a menu plan, hoever, it is only for one week. This coming weekend we will do our Costco shopping so I can get back on my 2 week program.

I know you are anxious to see what I will be cooking – so here goes….

Monday: Old Settler Beans – this recipe was posted on my fellow bloggers page (It’s A T-Sweets Day) and they were delicious!  Click here for the link to her recipe.

Tuesday: Chicken and White Bean Enchilladas

Wednesday: Slow Cooker Italian Beef Hoagies

Thursday: Slow Cooker Chilli

Friday: Asparagus Lemon Risotto

Hope you have a great week.  Remember if you try any of these recipes to let me know what you think.

Until next time – Auf Wiedersehen!

Margareta

2 Week Menu Plan for the Weeks of February 13 – February 17 and February 20 – February 24

I am getting used to planning my menu for 2 weeks at a time.  Since I did such a large Costco Haul 2 weeks ago, I did not need to buy any meat this week.  I have seen a drop in my grocery bill as well, since I am trying to use items I still have on hand.

So here is what I have planned for the next two weeks:

2/13/2017 – 2/17/2017

Monday: Schinken noodle and cucumber salad

Tuesday: Valentines Pizza, salad

Wednesday: Bacon and Potato Soup, rolls

Thursday: Chicken Pesto Pasta, salad

Friday: Hungarian Goulash, noodles, green beans

 

2/20/2017 – 2/24/2017

Monday: Spaghetti Cabonara, salad

Tuesday: Cabbage and noodles with sausage

Wednesaday: Asian Garlic Noodles with beef and green beans

Thursday: Taco Skillet

Friday: Chicken Burritos

I hope you enjoy these two weeks of menus.  Until next time, Happy Cooking!!!

Margareta

 

 

 

 

 

2 Week Menu For The Weeks Of January 30, 2017 – February 3, 2017 and February 6, 2017 – February 10, 2017

0I have a treat for you this week!  In my last menu post I mentioned that I had been watching the You Tube Channel “How Jen Does It”.  I love her recipes. They are simple, delicious, and easy to make.  She also plans menus 2 or even 4 weeks in advance.  I have decided to try and plan 2 weeks at a time and see if I can maybe save money on groceries as well.

This week I spent $140 at Trader Joes and $260 at Costco.  The Trader Joes items will last me 2 weeks and Costco will last me a bit longer – maybe even through the end of the month.  I will only need to pick up a few things on the weekend like Milk andsome fresh fruit.

So here is my menu for two weeks!

Week 1

Monday: Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas

Tuesday: Meatball Subs, Salad

Wednesday: Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Thursday:  Thai Inspired Chicken with Peanut Sauce, Rice

Friday:  Beef Stew with Gluten Free Dumplings

Week 2

Monday: Mongolian Beef, Rice Noodles, Grean Beans

Tuesday: Kielbasa, Oven Potatoes, Salad

Wednesday:  Oven Baked Tacos, Refried Beans

Thursday:  Cheesy Tortellini with Meatsauce, salad

Friday:  Enchilladas, Rice, Black Beans

Hope you enjoy the menu line up for these 2 weeks.  I will keep you posted on the grocery bill and if my budget improves and I spend less.

Margareta

Weekly Menu For The Week Of January 16 – January 20

Here is a look at what I am cooking up at the Haus this week. Several of these menus can be found on The Domestic Geek You Tube Channel.  Let me know what you have on the menu.

Monday: Orange Chicken Stir Fry with Rice

Tuesday: Roasted sweet potatoes, Meatloaf, Salad

Wednesday: Enchillada Soup

Thursday: Salsa Verde Chicken, Lime Cilanrto Rice

Friday: Leftovers

Adding a leftover day on Friday ensured that we did not waste any food and aso made for a quick dinner after a long week.  Let me know what you do with leftovers.

Margareta

Weekly Menu For The Week Of November 14 – November 18

This week my recipe inspirations come to you from the Skinny Ms emails that I have been receiving.  They provide many unique ways of preparing food and for using your crockpot while keeping things on the lighter side.  So here is what is cooking at my Haus this week:

Monday: Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken

Tuesday: Slow cooker Mac n Cheese, sausage, cucumber salad

Wednesday: chili

Thursday: Slow Cooker Fried Chicken, green beans

Friday: Santa Fe Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry

Hope you enhoy these recipes.  I am anxious to try them all – especially the fried chicken.  If you try any of them or if you are following my weekly menus let me know what you think!

Margareta

Menu For The Week of November 7 – November 11

Where do you find inspiration for cooking?  I sometimes feel that I resort to cooking the same things over and over.  Do you ever feel that way?  I try to find new and improved methods for cooking and try to bring in new ingredients at least once or twice a week.  I often find inspirations on other blogs or on Pinterest. This week I dug out the cookbooks to find a few new ideas.

Here is what is cooking at our Haus this week:

Monday: Pecan Crusted Chicken (recipe from the Pampered Chef)

Tuesday: Beef Stew

Wednesday: Taco Soup

Thursday: Tex-Mex Chicken and Rice Skillet (recipe from the Pampered Chef)

Friday: Individual Pizzas

Happy Cooking!

Margareta

Weekly Menu For The Week of October 31 – November 4

We just carved our Jack-o-lanterns and I must say they look pretty good this year so I thought I would give you a peek.  We roast the pumpkin seeds after we are done carving and they are in the oven now.  I will post hubby’s recipe tomorrow as they will take a while to roast.

Here is what we will be cooking this week at my Haus:

Monday: Crockpot chili

Tuesday: Sausage with peppers, onions and cucumber salad (recipe to follow)

Wednesday: Spaghetti with meatsauce, salad (sauce to be made in the crockpot)

Thursday: Chicken stir-fry, rice

Friday: Beef Enchilladas (recipe to follow – but will be making the beef in the crockpot)

Hope you enjoy the recipe line-up.  Let me know what you think if you try any of them.

Margareta