Last week’s mostly Mexican meal plan went well and except for one night, went as planned. And I have a few avocados left that are not quite ripe, so we will eat them this week with the couple of Mexican type meals I have planned.

I recently started a menu plan board recently on Pinterest. I hope to continue adding to this board over the next few weeks and months, so if you are on Pinterest and would like some menu planning ideas please check it out. And if you need an invite to Pinterest let me know and I will be glad to send you one.

Now for this week’s menu plan.

Breakfast

coconut baked oatmeal

breakfast bowls ( I made a large batch and froze them last week)

yogurt and muffins

boiled eggs and toast

waffles or pancakes

Dinner

breakfast for dinner

slow cooked stew

beef and bean bake

cheesy cauliflower soup

southwest ground beef stew (new recipe)

in-laws house for dinner and I am taking salad and ice cream

crock pot shredded beef

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This week we are having Mexican food week at our house. Friday when I went shopping I got avocados, pineapple, salsa, and a few other really good deals, that work perfectly for Mexican food.

And if you love avocados, now is the time to buy them because you can find great deals on them. I bought quite a few since they are usually so expensive.  I also got a really good deal on pineapple. Pineapple goes well with Mexican type food, so between the pineapple, avocados, and salsa it was easy to decide on a mainly Mexican food menu week.

I shared on Facebook last week about planning my shopping trip and menu plan, and I think I will share how I do it soon. Not that it is anything terribly exciting or anything, but it is always interesting to read and see how others shop and plan their meals. And I receive questions all the time about how I do it, so look for a post on that coming up soon.

Here is this week’s plan.

Breakfast

eggs and sausage

breakfast fried rice (x2)

breakfast bowls (Saturday I made up a huge batch of these to freeze and use over the next few weeks.)

cereal

pancakes

Dinner

fajitas

fajita pizza

three cheese beef enchiladas ( I use the foldover method)

mexican tortilla pie

egg drop soup and fried rice ( I did not get this made last week.)

cheeseburger pizza

spinach enchiladas

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Menu Plan { January 29th-February 4th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

Last week’s menu plan did not go as planned. We actually had a quieter and slower than normal week, which is why I think the plan did not go as planned. I was at home most days and had plenty of time for cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, so on several days I ignored the plan and made something else.

But that is the thing about a menu plan, it is just a plan. It is not set in stone and can easily be changed if you don’t have time or don’t feel like making what is on the plan.

Here is this week’s plan and I hope that I stick to it better than last week.

Breakfast

coconut baked oatmeal- pictured above and I will shared the recipe Friday

boiled eggs and toast

homemade granola

yogurt and muffins

pancakes- new recipe I hope to share soon on my allergy site

Dinner

homemade Panera Broccoli soup -I will try to share how I make this gluten free soon.

Asian meatball soup – new recipe

breakfast for dinner- french toast, sausage, and fried apples

twice baked taco potatoes

egg drop soup and pork fried rice

steak and quick baked potatoes

pizza

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Menu Plan {January 22nd-28th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

Once again I am trying to incorporate more healthy breakfasts into our menu plan, so I am sharing my breakfast plan again this week.

And speaking of breakfast, one of you left a comment on my Bob’s Red Mill breakfast pack giveaway mentioning that you love oatmeal souffle. Well, that caught my attention and got me very curious. So, if you are the reader that left that comment I would love more details or a recipe, because oatmeal souffle sounds like a fun way to serve oatmeal.

Now for the menu plan.

Breakfast

scrambled eggs and toast

hot cereal (trying something new)

yogurt, sausage, and muffins

cereal and fruit

eggs and sausage

waffles

Dinner

oven tacos ( You can probably tell that we like these by how often they are showing up on the menu plan.)

corn dumpling soup (new recipe)

enchilada rice

roast with bacon (new recipe)

spaghetti, bread, and salad

pizza

mexican rice, refried beans, and quesadillas

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Menu Plan {January 15th-21st} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

As I mentioned last week one of my goals for the new year is to incorporate more healthy breakfasts into our diet. Part of this for me is making sure I have a plan, so this week I am sharing not only my dinner plan, but my breakfast plan as well. And I hope to continue to do this.

Once again I am keeping it simple this week. I have several new recipes that I plan to try, but they are all quick and easy recipes to make.

Here is the plan.

Breakfast

grits and eggs

homemade coconut granola (This is my new favorite granola and I will share the recipe next week.)

yogurt and muffins- I am going to try to use this basic muffin, but use something besides chocolate in it ( Here is my gluten free version.)

cereal and fruit

baked oatmeal

boiled eggs and muffins

Dinner

breakfast for dinner- eggs, potatoes, and sausage

roast and vegetables

pizza (and my gluten free version)

chicken enchiladas (new recipe)

sweet potato chipotle soup (new recipe)

oven fried pork chops (recipe coming later this month)

pork roast

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Menu Plan {January 8th-14th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

Is it really January 1, 2012!! Just saying 2012 makes me feel old.

And it makes me wonder where 2011 went. In fact, where did the last 10 or so years go? Wasn’t it just a few years ago that it 2000……

I am not a New Years resolution type person, but I do like to look back on the last year and look at what I accomplished, what I did not accomplish, and what I would like to change. I think of it more as a time to step back and refocus my goals and the direction I want to go over the next year or even years.

A few of my goals for the future involve food and this site and I will be sharing more about those in the coming weeks. None of them are major changes, just some areas like my grocery budget, healthy eating, and a few other things that I would like to improve this year.

One of my other goals is to really work on my allergy section. My goal has always been, and will continue to be, that I keep Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures the same that it has always been. One way I am able to do this is to keep the food allergy talk and gluten free baked goods recipes over in my allergy section. This year I hope to post a lot more in my allergy section, so if you are gluten and/or nut and peanut free be sure to also follow my allergy section.

I also hope to get back to sharing food facts and kitchen tips on Facebook. I did this some over the last year, but I really hope to do more of it in 2012. So, if you don’t follow me on Facebook, now is a good time to. I often posts what I am doing, what I am cooking, and sometimes various things that are going on in my life. It is where I share many of the things that I don’t have time to share here.

Now for this week’s menu plan.

Breakfast

cereal

homemade chocolate granola

coconut granola (will share recipe soon)

coconut baked oatmeal (will share recipe soon)

Dinner

spinach potato soup (new recipe)

chili skillet (new recipe)

mexican pork and pasta (new recipe)

slow cooker chili

oven tacos

cheeseburger chowder (new recipe)

potatoes and sausage

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Menu Plan {January 1st-7th 2012} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

The last few weeks have been so busy for me that it is hard to believe that it is almost Christmas and almost 2012. I am not sure where this month, let alone the year, has gone.

The menu plan this week looks a little different than a normal week. This week is my birthday, yes I have a Christmas week birthday, and this means my husband is taking me out to eat at my favorite restaurant. I can’t wait.

We will be spending Saturday with family enjoying some time together. We decided to keep it easy this year and do finger type foods and desserts instead of a full meal for my husband’s family gathering. This is the first time we have done this, but I think it will work great and will keep any one person from doing the majority of the work.

I do plan to cook a nice meal of ham and potatoes for us to enjoy at home though and this will give us a few days of leftovers to enjoy the following week.

What are your plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?

Dinner

tomato soup, crackers, and brownies ( I tried a new recipe and will share it in a few weeks.)

breakfast for dinner

oven tacos

macaroni and cheese (trying a new recipe)

ham and potatoes

out to eat

dinner with family

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Menu Plan {December 18th – December 24th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

Last week as I was planning the menu for this week, I mentioned on Facebook that I was tired of cooking and nothing sounded good for the menu plan.

And I am tired of cooking and planning, but do you know what, that is okay.

I still love to cook, I just feel like I need a break. My schedule has been really busy and will continue to be busy for a few more weeks, but the fact that I am busy does not change the fact that my family needs to eat.

It also does not change the fact that our family deals with several food allergies that makes eating out and eating packaged convenience foods almost impossible.

Cooking is a must in our house whether or not I have a busy schedule. So, I will continue to plan, but I will keep it simple. I will also be using my crock pot a lot over the next few weeks.

Over the weekend I made some homemade granola, homemade granola bars, homemade yogurt, and a double batch of baked oatmeal. It took me some time on Saturday to do all that, but I am hoping it will give us plenty of quick, easy, and healthy breakfasts, and maybe even lunches, for the week.

Does anyone else find cooking and planning hard this time of year?

Breakfast

chocolate granola

banana baked oatmeal

homemade yogurt and toast

strawberry granola

Dinner

breakfast for dinner (eggs, hash browns, and sausage)

slow cooked beef stroganoff

crock pot beer chili

cheeseburger soup

chili skillet (new recipe)

leftovers

pork roast in the crock pot (I am trying a recipe that my friend Toni keeps telling me I need to make.)

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Menu Plan {December 11th-17th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

Our office party last Friday night went well and I have some great ideas and recipes that I hope to share soon.

This week I am keeping it pretty simple. I am trying a few new things, but all the meals are pretty quick and easy. This time of year with busy schedules and food everywhere we go, I find it best to keep it simple.

Dinner

three cheese beef enchiladas (using my fold over method)

beef enchilada soup

canadian cheese soup (new recipe)

baked ziti (new recipe)

pizza

southwestern eggs (trying something new)

slow cooked spaghetti sauce ( I will share the recipe soon for ground beef Thursdays)

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Menu Plan {December 4th-10th} is a post from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures ©2011 LynnsKitchenAdventures - All rights reserved.

I am keeping it really simple this week. My sister and her family will be visiting for a few days and Friday we are having our annual office party at our house. This means I will be doing a lot of baking and cooking this week.

I will try to share what all I will be making for the office party next week.

Here is the plan for this week.

Dinner

breakfast for dinner

easy cheese enchiladas

Mexican beef and beans

potatoes and sausage

office party

oven tacos

leftovers

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