Nearly every meal I prepare consists of foods I have cooked or baked in bulk and frozen. I thaw items in a plastic shoe box to prevent condensation dripping onto my shelves (I’ve learned from experience). Then I shop my freezer from my freezer inventory, to see what goodies I can thaw and serve to my family and others. I write these items down on a seven-day menu plan and post it on my refrigerator as a reminder to thaw my food 24 hours ahead of time. Typically right after the dishes are done, I check my menu plan and put new items into my thawing box and slash them off my freezer inventory.
We rotate the same breakfast items each week:
- Freezer waffles with fresh/frozen seasonal fruit or homemade syrup
- Homemade Crock pot yogurt with homemade granola
- Oatmeal with cranberries, walnuts and raw sugar
- Cheerios with bananas and milk
- Scrambled eggs and quick bread like banana or zucchini
We rotate leftovers, sandwiches, salads and wraps for lunch.
Hoping to have leftover corndogs, pizza, fries and breadsticks for the kiddos. We’ll have healthier kettle corn and cheddar bunny snack mix and fruits, carrot sticks and homemade hummus.
Dinner this week:
- Freezer Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps, Baked Egg rolls
- Homemade corndogs, baked fries
- Freezer Turkey Cheeseburgers, leftover fries
- Crock pot Rosemary Sticky Chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus, whole wheat butterhorn rolls
- Three pie pizza kit with speedy sauce and DIY cheesy breadsticks like Pizza Hut, salad
- Rachel Ray’s Chicken lomein, leftover egg rolls
- leftovers or out to eat
I’ve been trying about two new recipes a week. Since I like to cook the whole foods way and freeze, I always try to have leftovers or par freeze for the future. It’s a fun experiment in my kitchen. Kids are out for winter spring break and we’ll be eating lots at home. I’m sure I’ll have a few more items to make and freeze during the week.
I hope you have a blessed week preparing for Easter. What are you eating this week?
This week, I made a very organized menu. So far, we’re following it pretty well.
About the menu:
awesome line up!