This week’s menu

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by Crystal on May 07, 2012

Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

Breakfasts

Granola bars
Cereal
Strawberry Pineapple Smoothies, Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs, Cinnamon Roll Biscuits, fruit salad
Waffles, scrambled eggs, fruit
Egg-in-hole, fruit
Granola, yogurt, and berry parfaits

Lunches

Waffles, scrambled eggs, fruit
Snack-y lunch
Leftovers x 2
PB&J, carrot sticks, apples, granola bars
Salad, Hard-boiled eggs, toast, fruit
Beans and rice, veggies

Snacks

Fruit/veggies
Popcorn
Chocolate Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Dinners

Build Your Own Haystacks
Homemade pizza, tossed salad, fruit salad
Dinner out
Steak, sweet potatoes, Easy Whole Wheat Bread, fruit salad, Pain Au Chocolat
Italian Chicken, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, fruit
 Dinner with extended family x 2

What’s on your menu this week? Share details and/or your link to your menu plan in the comments.

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  • Gencie May 07, 2012 at 03:56 pm

    Those cinnamon rolls look sooo good! I’m going to try and make homemade honey buns this week! Plus, here’s what else is on our menu (frugal, simple dinners for 2): http://gencie.blogspot.com/2012/05/meal-plan-for-may-6-12.html

  • Melissa May 07, 2012 at 03:59 pm

    I just discovered how good strawberry/banana/pineapple smoothies can be, so I was smiling when I saw them on your menu. :)

    Here is our meal plan for the week:

    http://www.momsplans.com/2012/05/menu-planning-for-may-6-2012/

    • Jamie May 08, 2012 at 04:11 pm

      I recently froze some pineapple that I had cut up and have been wondering what smoothie combination would be best. I’ll have to try that. Otherwise I was thinking coconut milk and pineapple might be quite tasty. This week we are excited to try some Wild Turkey Carnitas and make more Raspberry Rhubarb Quinoa Muffins. Here is what else is on our menu: http://delicious-nutritious.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-monday-572012.html

  • Rebecca May 07, 2012 at 04:08 pm

    http://www.thrivingcheaply.com/2012/05/06/meal-plan-562012/

    • Rebecca May 07, 2012 at 04:12 pm

      Homemade Pizza’s on our list too! I use Pioneer Woman’s pizza crust recipe, it’s super easy and quick!

      • deborah May 07, 2012 at 08:44 pm

        I love her pizza crust recipe! It’s so light and crispy and yet still soft!

  • Bethany May 07, 2012 at 04:10 pm

    http://bigredpot.com/menu/menu-plan-57-513/

  • Vanessa May 07, 2012 at 04:14 pm

    Picked up some strawberries on sale this week and can’t wait to try Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes! http://www.vanessasvalues.blogspot.com/2012/05/meal-plan-monday-may-7.html

  • Emily May 07, 2012 at 04:17 pm

    We are having Cheeseburger Rice, fajitas, and a few meals from the grill. :)

    All gluten free!

    http://ourfrugalhappylife.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-56-stuffed-pepper-casserole.html

  • Jennifer May 07, 2012 at 04:18 pm

    I don’t have a link but, this week’s dinner menus for us includes:
    Skillet Tilapia
    brown rice pilaf
    cucumber salad
    cut up watermelon

    Taco spaghetti
    salad
    chips & salsa

    Meatloaf
    roasted broccoli with parmesan and garlic pepper
    rice pilaf
    crescent rolls

    Chicken & dumplings in crockpot
    steamed broccoli
    either cut up watermelon or apple slices

    Spaghetti & meatballs in crockpot
    crescent rolls
    salad

    I love the smoothie idea for breakfast. I’ve been trying to come up with ideas for my 3 year old son who is in this VERY picky eating stage. He does love smoothies, so I make them for him and secretly add a few spinach leaves or minced carrot in addition to the fruit and he never knows. It’s so hard cooking for him because my daughter who is 6 eats anything and everything. I feel like he wastes so much food….and I really do my best to offer nutritious and healthy options for meals. Any suggestions? I hope this is just a stage and he outgrows it!

    • Jen May 07, 2012 at 05:27 pm

      Be encouraged! My 3 year old was the exact same way. He began rejecting everything, except breakfast, which is usually yogurt, eggs, toast and sometimes sausage or bacon. Thankfully he ate a good breakfast every morning because that is about all I could get him to eat. He even rejected things he had always loved and ate well. Every evening he would tell me, “I don’t like dinner”. Seriously… a whole meal! It didn’t matter what I made, he wouldn’t eat it. My husband and I began to wonder what the point of a family dinner was, because it was miserable!

      We persevered, and I’m happy to say that at a little over 4 years old, it’s better now. Not perfect, but much better. Those days of refusing everything were extremely frustrating!

  • Sharyce May 07, 2012 at 04:19 pm

    http://myfamilythymes.blogspot.com/

    The blog title is called “New Baby” but its my weekly menu at the end. Take a look at all the other menus and art ideas while you are looking around.
    Thanks for letting me share.:)

  • Sara@Save Money, Live Joyfully May 07, 2012 at 04:22 pm

    I can’t wait for this week’s freezer cooking challenge!

    Here is our menu this week, with recipes and cost per serving breakdown:

    http://www.savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2012/05/weekly-menumay-6-12-2012.html

  • Gretchen May 07, 2012 at 04:29 pm

    Here is mine:

    http://www.extraordinaryordinarylife.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-monday-5612.html

  • Liz @ Wonder Woman I'm Not May 07, 2012 at 04:29 pm

    Have you tried doing your pizza on a grill? That’s one of my favorite ways to make homemade pizza – yum!

    Here’s our menu for the week.

    http://www.wonderwomanimnot.com/2012/05/weekly-menu.html

    • Rebecca May 07, 2012 at 04:30 pm

      I’ve always wanted to try to do pizza on the grill! How do you do it? Do you use a pizza stone or just pre-bake the crust?

      • Liz @ Wonder Woman I'm Not May 07, 2012 at 04:59 pm

        We use pizza dough (although I get mine from a tube instead of making it from scratch) and a metal pan with holes in the bottom. You have to be pick because it cooks really fast.

        I actually throw the dough on the pan without anything on it. After couple of minutes I pull it off the grill, flip it, throw the toppings on and then put it back on the grill for a few more minutes.

        It took a couple of tries before we got the technique down, the first pizza or two was very charred on the one side :( The taste is excellent and it’s fun to do.

        • Liz @ Wonder Woman I'm Not May 07, 2012 at 05:00 pm

          Sorry – you have to be QUICK not PICK :)

        • Rebecca May 07, 2012 at 05:11 pm

          Awesome, I will have to keep an eye out for one of those pans! Thank you!

    • Sara@Save Money, Live Joyfully May 07, 2012 at 04:35 pm

      Yes, we love doing that as well, especially in the summer!

  • Trish May 07, 2012 at 04:33 pm

    After a week full of parties last week I am excited to have a bit more normal schedule.

    Here’s our menu plan this week:

    http://wp.me/p1LjCe-FO

    With Pictures of the requested “Moose Cake”

  • Jennifer Van Dahm @ When Pigs Fly May 07, 2012 at 04:42 pm

    Spinach-Artichoke Triple Grilled Cheese

    http://www.jennifervandahm.com/2012/05/spinach-artichoke-triple-grilled-cheese.html

    Homemade Milk Chocolate Cake Pops (using whole wheat flour and unrefined sugar!)

    http://www.jennifervandahm.com/2012/05/homemade-triple-chocolate-cake-pops.html

    • Jen May 07, 2012 at 05:31 pm

      Oh my! I am so going to make that grilled cheese. My husband will be thrilled. We both love spinach artichoke anything! Thanks. :)

  • Amy May 07, 2012 at 04:44 pm

    Thanks for this post! I would love to find more frugal recipes and menus – I will look around your site a little to see what you have.

    • Andrea May 07, 2012 at 06:30 pm

      Check out: http://www.theprudenthomemaker.com/index.php/recipes

  • Amanda@SavingMyselfSilly May 07, 2012 at 04:50 pm

    excited to make some freezer lunches this week, but here’s the plan so far: http://www.savingmyselfsilly.com/2012/05/menu-plan-week-of-57.html

  • Nearly Natural Nicole May 07, 2012 at 04:58 pm

    I’m avoiding the grocery story and keeping it simple this week:

    http://nearlynaturalnicole.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-57-513.html

  • Shelly @ Frugal Family Home May 07, 2012 at 05:13 pm

    This week we are having lots of simple meals, spaghetti, steak and potatoes, BBQ beef and beans and pizza and salad.

    http://www.frugalfamilyhome.com/uncategorized/menu-for-the-week-of-56

  • Johnlyn May 07, 2012 at 05:14 pm

    Here’s our menu plan for the week along with my menu planning routine: http://www.hummingbirdhomemaking.com/2012/05/menu-plan-routine-how-to-may-7-2012.html

    Will check out that smoothie recipe – YUMMY!

  • Tackling Our Debt May 07, 2012 at 05:44 pm

    Your menu looks delicious! I really enjoy ice cream sandwiches, and we’ve also begun making our own pizza dough with whole wheat flour and our breadmaker.

  • Zoya May 07, 2012 at 06:13 pm

    Awesome menu. We began making our pizza crusts with the artisan bread in five minutes a day dough. It’s so easy! I just have the whole wheat dough in the fridge (it lasts up to 2 weeks) and when I want to make pizza I just take out a piece of dough, heat up the oven with our pizza stone and we have a great pizza in not a lot of time. :)

    • Crystal May 07, 2012 at 06:31 pm

      Is that the recipe from the Artisan Pizza cookbook or another? I’d be interested in trying this — it sounds so easy!

      • Z May 07, 2012 at 10:32 pm

        The recipe I used is from their Healthy Bread in Five Minutes book that i checked out from the library, but i really want to buy the book as well as there pizza book and their first book lol. It’s awesome, I just have the whole wheat dough in my fridge and when i want pizza i can do it right away because the dough is ready. It also makes awesome pita bread in the oven or on the pan on the stove. I’ve also made pizza pockets with it as well and they turned out great. You should try it! Their dough is very versatile and easy. They also have there whole wheat master recipe on their website artisan bread in five. You can pretty much make pizza with an of their non-enriched dough. I want to try it with the olive oil dough recipe next.

  • Kaylee @ Couponing & Cooking May 07, 2012 at 06:35 pm

    I too am excited about the Freezer Cooking Challenge this week! I did not get around to it last week so I am going to try and catch up.

    Here is our menu plan for the week:

    http://www.couponingncooking.com/2012/05/menu-plan-monday-57.html

  • Tammy @ Skinny Mom's Kitchen May 07, 2012 at 06:51 pm

    Your menu looks fantastic!! Especially your yummy cinnamon rolls!

    I did a lot of freezer cooking and make ahead meals for my menu this week.

    http://www.skinnymomskitchen.com/2012/05/07/menu-plan-may-7th-13th-plus-weight-loss-goals-and-make-ahead-action-plan/

  • Jamerrill @Holy Spirit-led Homeschooling May 07, 2012 at 06:59 pm

    This is our menu plan & I have several free weekly & monthly meal planning forms in that post too.

    http://www.holyspiritledhomeschooling.net/2012/05/free-meal-planning-printables/

    We’re a large family so I tend to make huge meals that I re-serve creatively over a few different meals. I guess I should look into more of Crystal’s freezer cooking…just haven’t crossed that bridge yet. :)

  • Danielle May 07, 2012 at 07:10 pm

    Like others, I’m so excited for this week’s freezer challenge–Thank you so much for doing this with/for us! Much thanks, Crystal! That pain au chocolat—I need it. :)
    Here’s our menu for the week: http://cozycakescottage.com/2012/05/07/our-menu-week-of-may-6-2012/

  • Chelsea May 07, 2012 at 07:35 pm

    Egg-in-holes are a favorite around here. They are a classic. :)

    Here’s what we’re having this week: http://stayathomemademom.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-monday-57.html

  • Alicia May 07, 2012 at 07:40 pm

    We’re going to eat two meals we were supposed to have last week!

    http://www.everydayhomecook.com/2012/05/weekly-menu-plan-may-6-may-12/

    Also, I posted a few thoughts I have about menu planning and how it has revolutionized the way I think about cooking for my family!

  • Lisa s May 07, 2012 at 07:49 pm

    Grilled steak sandwiches, garden salad
    Homemade pizza
    Pulled pork sandwiches, slaw, corn
    Spaghetti, bread
    Ranch chicken, rice, veggie
    Mongolian beef, rice, broccoli

    Not this week, but a lot of times I will do a smoothie with dinner if we are having something that I don’t think the kids will eat or with something not well balanced just to make sure everyone gets what they need.

  • Cassie May 07, 2012 at 08:08 pm

    http://creatingdaysofbliss.blogspot.com/2012/05/meals-for-week.html

    I am just getting back into meal planning again! Above is what we are having this week.

  • Morgan May 07, 2012 at 08:34 pm

    Our menu for this week:

    http://frugalfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-may-6-12.html

    vegan friendly

  • Michelle @ Willing Cook May 07, 2012 at 08:35 pm

    Oh my goodness… pain au chocolat!! One of my all time favorite breakfast/anytime delicacies. I traveled throughout Europe after I graduated from college and I was addicted to the stuff. I can’t wait to check out this recipe.

    Here is our food allergy menu for this week:

    http://willingcook.com/willing-cook-meal-plan-update-our-weekly-menu/

    Now off to check out that recipe and the freezer cooking challenge for this week….

  • Morgan May 07, 2012 at 08:45 pm

    http://frugalfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-may-6-12.html

  • Cassie May 07, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    Having my very own salsa corn chowder with your better than olive garden bread sticks!! :) Rest of my menu & recipes here http://www.lcvalleymom.com/2012/05/this-weeks-menu-plan.html

  • Michelle Zielicke Murphy May 07, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    My first posted menu. YAY! I did it. Thanks so much for the encouragement Crystal. :-)

    http://mixingwithmichelle.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-monday-may-7-13.html

    • Crystal May 07, 2012 at 10:19 pm

      Woot! You did it!!! :)

  • melissaC May 08, 2012 at 06:14 am

    http://lavidabuenaschool.blogspot.com/

    Here is my Peruvian Dinner Meal plan

  • Beth May 08, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Here’s what’s cookin’ at our house this week!

    http://structureinanunstructuredlife.com/2012/05/07/what-were-eating-this-week/

  • Jill May 08, 2012 at 11:30 am

    I have a question on the pizza. How do you roll it out. I made your pizza dough recipe Crystal and when I rolled it out it was thicker in some areas then others. I also found that after it cooked the toppings including the cheese slid right off and all I was eating was dough. Any tips would be great.

  • Jen May 08, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    Here is our menu plan for the week:

    http://diywithjen.blogspot.com/2012/05/menu-plan-week-of-may-7.html

  • Michelle Zielicke Murphy May 14, 2012 at 01:55 pm

    I have mine all finished. Finally starting to catch up with you. Thanks for keeping us motivated Crystal!

    http://mixingwithmichelle.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-14-20-menu-monday.html

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