Stone Soup for Five: Back to Menu planning--lest I die

Back to Menu planning--lest I die

I've been winging it since we got back from our camping trip (with the Dutch Oven, and very YUMMY recipes, which gave me back 3 of the 7 lbs I worked hard to lose!)  But let me just say, winging it is cruel.

It tempts me...   
(no planning!)

It tantalizes me...  
(don't worry about it now, you've got a freezer and pantry... SOMETHING will magically come to you)

It seems exciting...
(maybe someone ELSE will appear at our door at dinner time with a piping hot pan of delectable dinner)

But, what really sucks is that it always ends up with me out of ingredients for what I panic-stressed and thought up, so we end up with unhealthy pizza (and happy boys) or eating a dinner of salad (and very unhappy boys) or wait till 8pm and have cereal (and a VERY unhappy husband).

So I'm back on the bandwagon. Again.

TWO WEEK MENU PLAN

BREAKFASTS:
monkey toes
McMom's 
Muffins
French Toast
Waffles
Pancakes
baked omelette
baked oatmeal
breakfast tortillas

LUNCHES:
grilled cheese
burgers
sandwiches
cheese bread sticks and pizza sauce
chicken patties with rice
pizza rolls
smokies and fries
hot dogs and mac
fish sticks

DINNERS:
French Dips (roast beef from the deli, heated in au jus sauce from the foil packet, served on hoagie rolls)
Tom's Meatballs (from a friend who is an awesome cook.  NOT WW friendly, but should be worth the points!)
Homemade Pizza
tacos/taco salad
BBQ Pork sandwiches (pork shoulder in crockpot with Sweet Baby Ray's cooked, shredded, served on rolls)
Crock Pot Chicken Lasagna  (this is going to be taken to a potluck! Hope it's good!)
Patty melts (burgers with grilled onions and mushrooms served on rye. YUM!)
homemade pizza
Chicken Patty Parmesan chicken (Costco Chicken patties, baked, with spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of cheese... easy and you don't even miss the pasta. 9 ww points!)

Let's hope this will make for a smooth transition into another year serving in AWANA and the new school year... 
which is going to be HOMEschool.  
For three boys.  
By me.
Lord help us!

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