Since the Relevant conference is Thursday through Saturday of this week (I’m so excited about it I can hardly contain myself!), our weekly menu is a little different.
I’ll be flying out early Thursday morning and not getting back until Sunday afternoon. Except for some snacks I’m bringing for traveling, all of my meals are provided at the conference. Jesse will be flying out for part of the conference since we are giving a joint workshop on The Business of Blogging and the children will be staying with family during that time.
So, I’m only planning meals for five days this week, since the rest of the meals will be taken care of. I made sure to plan very simple and easy meals since I’m determined to actually arrive at the conference rested up and relaxed, instead of frazzled and exhausted like I did last year. 🙂
Breakfasts
Cinnamon Roll Bread, fruit, scrambled eggs
Johnny Cakes (a homeschool project since we’re studying about early American history. Let’s hope these are better than last week’s hasty pudding recipe!)
Granola bars
Cereal x 2Lunches
Chicken & Wild Rice Soup, crackers, cheese, apple slices
Cheese Quesadillas, apple slices
PB&J, carrot sticks, apple slices
Tossed salad hard-boiled eggs, feta cheese, and dried cranberries
Lunch out for children & JesseDinners
Dinner with extended family
Parmesan Chicken, Twice Baked Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli
Frito Chili Pie, steamed corn, fruit salad
Cheesy Beans and Rice, fruit salad
Crockpot Tortilla Soup, fruit
What’s on your menu this week? Share details and/or your link to your menu plan in the comments.
I am interested in the recipe for the crockpot tortilla soup. I have plans to make it for dinner this week but when I go to the blog where it was posted it isn’t there anymore and I didn’t write it down. Would you be able to email it to me? [email protected]. I love your blog!
Me too!! I printed off the recipe for the Crockpot Tortilla Soup the other day but I have misplaced it. I also discovered the link no longer works. Could you send to me as well? Thank you!!
I made the Crockpot Tortilla Soup for dinner tonight and it was absolutely wonderful with the lime/cilantro Ro-Tel. Thank you for sharing your recipes! Many of them have become our family favorites. My husband especially likes the Brown Bag Burritos that he can pull out of the freezer and take to work. I’m planning on making the morning glory muffins and chocolate banana bread later this week. I am so grateful for your kitchen inspiration and family friendly recipes.
Here’s my Menu Plan
http://tinyurl.com/3mx8dje
Trying lots of new recipes this week… http://thisissavvylicious.com/2011/10/21/menu-plan-1023-1029/
With over 200 FREE RECIPES on my What’s Cookin’ website, I decided to go through them to create my shopping list this week. Some times it nice to have your old favorites again! Each recipe on there is kid-tested and family approved, by me personally, so I know it’s good stuff!
This is what we are doing this week! http://affording4.blogspot.com/2011/10/small-shopping-trip-monday.html
Busy, busy, busy!
This is what we are eating this week! I’m starting to cook my way through Veganomicon, so I’m trying two recipes from there this week (tomato soup and broccoli polenta)
http://www.iheartveggies.net/p/weekly-menu.html
I’ve seen a lot of menus with beans and rice on them lately. I think we’re going to have a beans and rice meal on the menu in the next couple of weeks.
We’re going to experience three new meals this week. Let’s hope that they all turn out well!
http://www.womworkingmom.com/2011/10/wom-meals-our-menu-for-1024-through.html
Check out week 2 of our monthly menu plan to see what we’ll be having!! 🙂
http://laceywilcox.com/inspired-menus/
I wish I could be at the conference. Have fun!
Here’s our $100 Budget Weekly Menu for six (although this week we only had $46, so it’s the Extreme Budget Menu): http://thepeacefulmom.com/2011/10/21/100-budget-weekly-menu-1021/
and my daughter’s Simple Gluten Free Menu: http://thepeacefulmom.com/2011/10/24/simple-gluten-free-weekly-menu-102411/
A cooking tip is included with this week’s allergy-friendly menu. See how you can get more out of lemons and limes.
http://willingcook.com/cooking-tip-lemons-our-allergy-home-meal-plan/
It has been weeks since I did menu planning, but got it done yesterday while the kids were at swim practice.
Check it out:
http://dwolters.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/menu-plan-1024-302011/
Our menu is here: http://myfavoritefinds.blogspot.com/2011/10/menu-plan-week-of-october-30.html
Your salads always look so good! I have such good intentions of eating hearty, beautiful salads…but I don’t. Have a great time at the conference, and enjoy your time with your husband!
Simple recipes for me this week. I have SOOOOO much on my plate right now. That’s why I love menu’s, one less thing to think about.
http://raviandevie.blogspot.com/2011/10/menu-plan-monday-cool-weather-is.html
Tortilla soup … be still my heart!
Here’s mine, though I may add tortilla soup if I can’t wait til next week 🙂
http://www.becauseimfrugal.com/2011/10/menu-plan-monday-102411.html
Our menu plan for the week!
Sounds like a great conference. Good luck!
Here is our dinner menu for the week:
http://happydinners.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-dinner-menu-plan_23.html
My “shopping week” ends on Wednesday…but here’s what we’re having till then –
Tonight we had Cheesy Spaghetti Casserole
Tuesday: Country Chicken Bake
Wednesday: Creole Tuna
I won’t think of any more till probably Thursday morning!
not much planned for us this week since I will be leaving for 5 days beginning Thursday.
bbq pork and m. potatoes, and green beans OH and can’t forget the cornbread
beef and bean enchiladas and salad
sloppy joes and potato salad
I hope to make plenty for my hubby and son to eat while I am gone.
I went shopping this week without a planned menu. I grabbed some groceries and made it work! Check out my menu: http://whatscookinondenby.blogspot.com/2011/10/saturday-marinated-boneless-pork-chops.html
We made johnnycakes for school and had them with dinner; they were very good!
I may have to try that cheesy beans and rice recipe! I’m always looking for frugal bean recipes.
Here’s my menu and groceries for this week:
http://purposelyfrugal.com/2011/10/24/groceries-menu-3/
For once I can actually say I have more time than usual to cook this week, so my menu plan is a little more involved than my usual 15 minute meals:
http://cookingluck.blogspot.com/2011/10/this-weeks-menu-plan_22.html
always so impressed by all that do a weekly menu plan. not nearly that planned out yet, but here’s hoping. usually make more than we eat each day and freeze the rest. great for quick meals. brunswick stew tonight and had enough left over for another dinner for the 5 of us!
We already had tacos with homemade nacho cheese…and we will be having homemade Spanish rice later this week:
http://ourfrugalhappylife.blogspot.com/2011/10/menu-plan-1023.html
All Gluten free, as usual!
I’m trying to get better about planning menu’s. I have such a hard time feeling uninspired when it comes to meals lately. Your menu looks great though! Hope you have a great time at the conference!
Oh enjoy your trip! I wanted to go so badly but it didn’t work out. I was thinking that you don’t seem to normally leave home without your children AND Jesse, then I read that he will be joining you at some point. I think that is so sweet!!!
The conference sounds so exciting! Are you going to post about it when you get back?
Since it’s finally feeling like fall here in the NorthEast, I’m giving my crockpot a workout this week and eating lots of comfort foods like chili, lasagna, and meatloaf!
<a href="MindfullyFrugalMom“>Check out my Slow Cooker Menu Plan!
I’m going to try and post a little recap once or twice this weekend (depending upon how much time I have), because I know there are a lot of readers/bloggers who’d hoped to attend and aren’t able to this year.
That’s great, Crystal. I am one of those “wanted to attend” gals. Have a fantastic time and save travels!
I second that! It just didn’t work to go this year :(. I was pretty bummed, but can’t wait to hear how it goes!
Did you see that the keynotes are going to be live-streamed? http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-relevant-conference
Have fun!! Here’s what we’re eating this week! The Spanish Rice turned out great! http://saveliveeatlove.com/2011/10/eat-this-weeks-menu-1023/
Have fun at the conference! That will be nice to have a little time there with just you and your husband! 🙂
Here’s our menu plan for the week:
http://armstrongfamilyfare.com/weekly-menu-10232011/
Willa
We are going super easy at our house this week. Come to think of it we go easy most weeks. 😉 This week is a treat because we will be having a foreign exchange student from Denmark stay a week with us.
http://simoneysavers.com/2011/10/24/menu-plan-monday-102411/
This week we are having a dish with baked pumpkin tonight.
Tuesday-Crockpot Pasta served with swiss chard from the garden
Wednesday-Chicken Gnocchi Soup & bread
Thursday- Pizza
Friday- Terriyaki Pineapple Chicken (in crockpot) served over rice with veggies from the garden
Saturday- Potato Soup and Bread
Sunday- Minestrone Soup, Salad, and bread
Enjoy your trip! Here’s our menu for the week.
http://www.wonderwomanimnot.com/2011/10/weekly-menu.html
I like the cheesy beans and rice idea!
This week we are having
Chicken lasagna (from the freezer)
Cheesy potatoes with chicken in the crock pot
hamburger soup (with our tomatoes from the garden)
Leftovers
Meatball sandwiches (freezer meatballs)
Pizza (from freezer)
I plan to make 2 pans of chicken lasagna and your bread sticks on my freezer cooking day and made applesauce already this week. Thanks for the great ideas!
I am planning on taking all of our meals from the freezer. Looking forward to the easy week!
http://www.momsplans.com/2011/10/menu-planning-october-23-2011/
Enjoy your trip to Relevant. 🙂
Our menu plan is a super simple one because I AM completely frazzled after last week. It LITERALLY turned into a week of stuff movies are made of.
So here is our slightly pathetic menu plan.
http://www.financeswithfunk.com/2011/10/24/our-menu-plan-this-week/
Have fun Crystal. I hope you have a great and rested weekend.