Week 1

Monday, 08 November 2010

Week 1

It is November, and as the weather cools, my body starts to crave warmth. This includes things from the crock pot. Warm and cozy, the foods cook to be the kind that "stick to your ribs" and "warm you to the bone." My type of yumminess in this season.

I'm going to make a turkey plan for Thanksgiving, so I'll not to poultry this week. That leaves me with beef or pork. I saw some adds for beef, so that'll be my choice this round. Since beef is supposed to be the less-good meat, with all the interruptions we have to this week, it means we'll need less meals of it.

Just a reminder: this is for my life... not yours. I mean, you're welcome to use it, but you probably won't have my schedule. This involves potlucks and company coming. Unless you are really stalking me, you probably won't have the same schedule (except my parents probably would). Oh, that brings up another point. I am feeding 5 adults and 1 child. Lois gets what I eat... which reminds me that I need to avoid some foods. (At this point I completely re-wrote the menu I was going to make.)

Foods that blend well:

Tacos to meatloaf to spagehetti to chili (a lot of beans and spices in this group, I'll be skipping it for now)

Roasted chicken: chicken noodle soup, chicken salad, mini chicken pot pies

Roasted pork: Pulled pork sandwiches, pork burritos, veg/pork curry

Pot roast: stroganoff, BBQ beef sandwiches, Mike's beef soup or harvest soup

I'm leaning towards the Pot Roast option this week.

Monday:Pot roast with seasonal vegs

Tuesday: Stroganoff (left overs for lunches)

Wednesday: (Meal with friends)

Thursday: BBQ beef sandwiches w/ creamy Squash soup

Friday/weekend: (Company coming for the weekend) Beef Harvest soup

Saturday: Leftovers (Yes, this counts, we need to get rid of all the food, right?) Besides, we have company coming, and I anticipate a meal out at some point that will generate more leftovers.

Sunday: Thanksgiving Potluck at church

Shopping list:

Beef Roast (a big one; figure 1lb per person for the week; that would be about 1/4 lb per person for each meal)

Squash (M,F)
Potatoes (M,F)
Carrots (M, F)
Mushrooms (M,T)
Onions (M, T, F)
Garlic (M, T, F)

Sour Cream (T)
Cream Cheese (Th)
Worchestier Sauce (M, T)
Wine (M, T)
Beef Bullion (F)
BBQ Sauce (Th)

Rolls (M, Th, F)
Egg noodles

A few spices I have on hand:

Italian Blend
Oregano
Curry
Salt/Pepper
Nutmeg

Off to shop! I'll update this post with pricing next. :)