Menu Plan Monday *updated 1/11*

*update: I switched out menu around a bit. I found this recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup and had to have some. It was good (although mine was a skosh different, I don't like peppers cooked, and added in corn.) It turned into a date night dinner for Aaron and I, since my kids wouldn't have liked this. It was SO good! Try it!*

I am trying something different this week.

In an effort to get my homemaking chores better organized and accomplished in better time, I am doing this:

Instead of just posting our dinner menu on the whip off picture thingy (this really needs a better name), I am posting all three meals, and my to-to list. 

I have been reading Large Family Logistics and am inspired to give each area of my house a day for deep cleaning/organizing. Then doing a tidy (in theory) on Friday before the Sabbath. 

I am breaking it down like this:

Sunday: We are setting this aside for any projects that we might want to work on, things that will take a day. Like painting a room, or some such thing.

Monday is going to be my kitchen day. Clean out the frig, whip down the cabs, get ride of cobwebs...anything that goes with a good deep clean that needs doing. I will also make bread and cook beans up for the week. 

Tuesday: is going to be my laundry and bathroom cleaning day. I will make sure all of our clothing and towels etc are clean. I will wash bedding on Thursday when we clean bedrooms.

Wednesday: This day I will attack the hall way and back entry way. Wash down the walls (Lyla gets them rather dirty at times), sweep, mop, declutter...anything that needs doing that week. I will also do any left over laundry that didn't get done the day before.

Thursday: Bedrooms. Clean floor, vacuum, dust declutter and wash bedding. 

Friday: Tidy of the house, dusting, mop, de-clutter the living room. I will also bake bread and make something for dinner for the Sabbath.

Sabbath: REST! :) Tidy up after the Sabbath

Here is our Dinner Menu for this week:

• Sunday: Oven friend chicken, pickels, carrots and green beans.  
• Monday: Chicken Soup mentioned above
• Tuesday: roasts, potatoes, green beans, bread
• Wednesday: breakfast. Baked Oatmeal, eggs and fruit
• Thursday: Potato and beef casserole. Corn and carrots
• Friday: Pizza, birthday cake! Clara is 5!
• Sabbath: Moroccan Lentils in the crock pot.

Potato and beef casserole

1-2 potatoes (2 if you are big eaters or want left overs) per person. Cubed into bit size pieces.


Toss in olive oil, salt and pepper and bake at 350* until done.

While the potatoes are cooking, cook up an onion (chopped finally) and 1 lb of ground beef. Add in peas or greens when beef is cooked. 

Mix everything into large oven safe pan, make a cheese sauce or add one can of cream of whatever soup. Put over potato/beef mixture, sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for about 20 mins at 350* 


This is a recipe that I just do. So it was kind of hard to write out. The kids LOVE this one...you can even make it simpler and top the potatoes and beef/onions with cheese or katcup and not mix in the veggies, but serve them on the side. I like to make enough for lunch the next day, as it's even better re heated!