Since my last post about our family meal planning, people have written in and asked me several questions. Like this:
Q: Your meals have a lot of variety. Does Walt eat all of that?
A: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(deep breath)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
No.
Here's the deal. Walt gets whatever he wants for breakfast and lunch, within the reason of a parent who wants her kid to eat healthy but doesn't see anything wrong with Vans chocolate chip waffles. For dinner, I've decided that it's Fred's and my turn to eat what we want. So I choose things we enjoy and try to make sure there is at least one thing on the menu Walt can eat. He's never been a big dinner eater so if he only has 2 bites of peas and a spoonful of rice, I don't sweat it. We always let him have fruit for dessert, so usually he'll have a banana or a couple of slices of watermelon if he doesn't like our meal. But NO separate meals. He won't starve.
Q: Do you have any tips?
A: My aunt Kathy has a great one: Fellow menu-ites, take note. If you make a grid of your market, you can list your "usual" purchases, type it up, copy the list and - VOILA! - you have a list to pull out, highlight and run to the market with once a week.
I'm going to try this next week. I already know my staples: Milk, bread and a 20lb bag of Crunchy Cheetoes.
Q: What's for dinner this week?
A: One word: peas! I kinda went overboard on that vegetable this week. It's one of the few Walt likes and hey! They're delicious!
Here's our menu, April 9-15.
Saturday: Fish Tacos, Refried Beans, Avocado Salad.
Note: This was supposed to be our meal on Friday, but we went to a Family Movie Night at PS 9 and had pizza instead.
Sunday: Liana Krissoff's Chicken and Dumplings, Pea and Corn Medley
Monday: Tuna Casserole, Green Beans
Tuesday: Chicken Tikka Masala,(a recipe I got from Too Many Cooks, now defunct food blog), Basmati Rice, Peas
Wednesday: Mrs T's Pierogies, Sweet and Sour Cabbage, Spinach
Thursday: Pesto Orechiette with Italian Turkey Sausage (In this recipe? PEAS)
Friday: Macho Nachos, Homemade Guacamole
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I recently posted two tuna casserole recipes, one of which came from my mom's first home ec class in the 50's. (that's how you get yourself a good man, dontcha know.) http://creativespace.typepad.com/creativespace/2011/04/retro-revisited-a-guest-blog.html
And thanks for the grocery list advice. I may actually be able to be more organized. (it's a miracle!)
@PunkRizz: I can't wait to try your recipe. I'm ALL OVER 50s retro recipes.
We will be going back to school in a few weeks. I think having a weekly meal plan would make life sooo much easier. Thanks for inspiring me!
Ashley DeMazza
Falls Village, CT.
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