Since life never goes exactly as we plan, I thought I'd share with you how we modified the plan as the weekend ensued. Some meals did go as planned, but several were changed in small ways.
Friday Dinner:
Scratch Pepperoni Pizza
Sautéed Turnip Greens and Onions
Applesauce
Change: Needing some orange vegetables for the day, we swapped out applesauce for carrot sticks.
Saturday Breakfast:
Scratch Cinnamon Rolls
Microwave Eggs w/ Spinach and Cheese in Custard Cups
Change: We enjoyed the cinnamon rolls, but everyone got their own protein --yay! less work for me!
Saturday Lunch:
Peanut Butter and Jam on Homemade Bread
Apples
Carrot Sticks
No changes
Saturday Dinner:
Homemade Beef and Bean Burritos in Scratch Tortillas
Fresh Tomato Wedges w/ 1000 Island Dressing
Frozen Corn
Change: Swapped out the tomato wedges for radish greens and onions from the garden. Radishes were all pulled up on Saturday. And I added garden-fresh strawberries, as we had a small bowlful that were ripe.
Sunday Breakfast:
Microwave Oatmeal Topped w/ Fruit and Milk
No changes
Sunday Lunch:
Leftover Mexican Beef and Bean Burritos
Tangerines
Leftover Corn Reheated w/ Salsa
Change: Reheated all the Mexican leftovers (beans, meat, corn) and set up a buffet. No burritos -- we ate all the tortillas on Saturday. In place of the tortillas, I found a container of cooked rice in the fridge, so added that along with a jar of homemade salsa to the buffet. We had lunch on the deck before doing all the prep work for the evening.
Father's Day cook-out dinner went as planned. My son and daughter-in-law brought tortilla chips, salsa, and guacamole to add to the meal. I picked up beverages that I didn't mention in the meal plan, sparkling water and some nectars and pomegranate juice to mix with said water. As we sat around the fire ring after dinner and dessert, we also decided to roast marshmallows. A fun evening of conversation and food, sharing what's been going on in our lives since we saw each other last.
Although we made changes throughout the weekend, it was still very budget-friendly and easy on the cook.
For tonight, we'll be eating all of the leftovers from last night. An easy cooking night for me!
You adapt so well to whatever life throws at you! I feel like that's so important to frugal living and frugal food especially. A neighbor just brought us a ton of zucchini that needs to be eaten now and a HUGE watermelon and now dinner is going to include zucchini casserole and watermelon. :) We will save the planned dinner for tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteAll and all not too many changes to your plan. Your Father's Day cookout sounds like it was a good time with family.
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