Menu: Oct 12-18


With Mr. Moon's new promotion, there's a little bit of shuffling our lives are doing. One of those shuffles is getting a little deeper into food prep & menu planning, since our week is even more structured than it has been. He has a few hours before his actual shift where he's on-call for emergencies, so he can get up early to make breakfast but we also need to be prepared to run out the door with little notice. That's where something like oatmeal comes in! We can set it up the night before in the rice cooker then just have him wake up, pour in some liquid (if we don't soak the grains overnight) and turn it on. Hot breakfast right when I wake up, even if he had to take a cab to work. Maybe soon we will even try making our own instant oatmeal packets!

What's on the menu?

Breakfasts: Oatmeal, egg sandwiches, cottage cheese & pineapple, leftover rice & beans w/ egg on top.

Lunches: Tortilla soup, turkey wraps, quesadillas.

Snacks: Power balls, apple & nut butter, cottage cheese.

Dinners:
Monday: Lamb stew [leftovers; meat; soup]

Tuesday: Anniversary dinner, out & about

Wednesday: Shepherd's pie [meat; casserole]

Thursday: Out for lunch, lunch for dinner [light]

Friday: Green Curry Paneer [vegetarian; curry; spicy; prep-ahead]

Saturday: Sesame Noodle Bowl [vegetarian; pasta; fast; stir fry; prep-ahead]

Sunday: Slumgullion? [meat; pasta; comfort food]

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What's on your menu this week? Need planning ideas? I'll be linking up at orgjunkie.com, if you need other ideas!

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