Meal Plan 8/26/12 and a Bovine Update

Please excuse the "poo" in the above picture, but these days, poo is the last thing on our minds. We're still on calf watch, and to be honest, it's getting quite old. Seriously, our days are spent looking at cow butt. Hours and hours of cow butt. Not because we have nothing better to do, but because every single person in this house makes at least 1 trip up to the barn a day and comes running back down to the house to announce, "It's time!"

I've come to realize that my family thrives in the melodrama of farm life. The reality of the cow situation is this~there is still no calf. And yes, Tilly is fully bagged. Yes, she is sagging and drooping in all the right places. And yes, eventually the calf has to come out. But I'm not going to worry until it happens. For real this time. No more cow butt updates from me. Promise....

In the meantime, I've been working on meal plans again. This week, daughter #3 and her hubby will be moving in with us while they save for a down payment on their first house. That will put our grand total at 13. That's 13 mouths to feed. 12 people using the toilets. 11 people who eat full-sized meals. 10 people who are not gluten-intolerant. 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking...oops. Got a little carried away there for a minute. I'm not too worried about the size of our family (while doing foster care a few years ago we were up to 15 kids), but in order to avoid spending thousands of dollars at the grocery store, I need to be diligent about planning meals. I also need to be diligent about not straying too far from the plan.

Which would pretty much sum up my entire summer of meal planning.☺

Here's what's cooking this week...

~Sunday~

cereal

almond butter/jam sandwiches

Cube steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, fresh green beans, deviled eggs, gf Peach Streusel Cake & ice cream

 

~Monday~

Scrambled eggs with bacon, toast

Roasted hot dogs, sauerkraut, apple slices

Crockpot Salsa Chicken, brown rice, corn, salad

 

~Tuesday~

Cinnamon Spiced Granola

Egg salad sandwiches, carrot sticks, apple slices

Salmon Patties with Tarter Sauce, Coconut Rice, green peas, Biscuits with homemade Apple Butter

 

~Wednesday~

Quiche Lorraine, gf Blueberry Muffins

Baked Bean Dip, tortilla chips, lacto-fermented salsa, Kefir Fruit Smoothies

gf Brunch Bake (new), Broccoli Salad

 

~Thursday~

Cinnamon Spiced Granola

Corndog Muffins, Apple Slices

Macaroni & Cheese, fresh green beans, baked chicken

 

~Friday~

Ham & Swiss Omelet

Tuna sandwiches, apple slices

Cincinnati Chili, green salad

 

~Saturday~

Buckwheat Pancakes with Spiced Plum Syrup

Leftovers

Grilled Hamburgers, Crockpot Baked Beans

 

Now, I'm off to check...ummm...the floor of the barn. Yep. That's it.

 



That's my story, and I'm sticking to...oh never mind. I'm sure you understand.☺

This post is linked to Menu Monday.