If you remember, I had plans to create a two week menu plan this week. However, some changes were made to our calendar, and I won’t be needing it after all. To be honest, I’m a little relieved since it takes a little extra time to plan for two weeks worth of meals.
We’re packing our bags, bringing in a house/dog/plant sitter, and taking a road trip to see my hubby’s family. We’re looking forward to spending time with them, and I’m especially looking forward to my mother-in-love’s cooking. Did you know I despise in-laws? Anyways…
In the meantime, here is our menu plan for the week, and my plans for the food we will be taking with us.
Typical Breakfasts – we mix and match the following:
Typical Lunches
- Salads usually topped with some sort of nut (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds), fruit, veggies
- Almond Butter & Homemade Jam sandwich
- Soup & Salad
- Leftovers
Typical Snacks
- Nuts
- Fruit
- Raw veggies
Dinner this week
- Monday: Lentil Soup
- Tuesday: Mawmaw’s Homemade Vegetable Soup (they are here visiting and cooking for me; win-win!)
- Wednesday: Lasagna (from the freezer)
- Thursday: Leftovers
Looks like an easy cooking week for me, huh? Because it’s going to be an easy week on the dinner front, I want to prepare us for the trip.
We do eat a little differently than our family; therefore, I will take some foods with us to help pack nutritional punches when we need it. Not to mention, I have to be sure Samuel has enough to eat (this kid can eat!).
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Here is my prep plan for traveling.
Make Sweet Potato Cookies – {from Nourishing Traditions
Roast a Pumpkin (more on this Wednesday).
Make crispy Walnuts – soaked walnuts and dehydrated.
Buy extra fruits and vegetables.
Make salsa with our surplus of tomatoes.
Get an extra gallon of raw milk and two dozen eggs.
Make kefir/yogurt.
Make hard boiled eggs for snacks.
Make Probiotic Ranch Dressing.
That’s it for now! I’m sure I’ll think of a hundred more things I want to make between now and then.
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In other news, my friend, Nikki at Christian Mommy Blogger, has started a mini-series on cloth diapers. You can read her introduction here. She’s asked me and Mindy from The Purposed Heart to share about our routines and what we do in extenuating circumstances (like travel, overnight, etc.). So we’ll be joining her in this series over the next couple of weeks. So check out her intro, and stay tuned!
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Ugh, I’ve tried to plan more than one week at a time, and usually fail miserably!
Yea, me too … this is why I’m experimenting.
Oh yay! Will you be in town all week? We would love to see you guys at some point.
Yes. All week! I will talk to Mark and see what we can work out on seeing you all. I know he would be thrilled to see your hubby!
Great Plan! You seem so on top of things in your life! After a move, Arizona visit, I’m dying to get more organized!
I most certainly don’t have it altogether. I need to do more “real life” posts, don’t I?
I hope you get settled back into a daily routine soon. I know you’ve had a lot on your plate. Thankfully, there is much grace available!
Thanks
I totally forgot to plan my menu for this week. Guess I got diapers on the brain 
Ha! It certainly happens. I actually forgot to cook dinner tonight! My hubster wasn’t here for dinner so I didn’t even realize it was well past cooking time. I ended up throwing the soup together still, but it was much later than usual … Sammy Sam enjoyed watching Mommy cooking like a crazy woman though!