(clockwise: tomato bisque, cannelloni, stuffed shells (for another week), extra stuffed shells, carrots and zuccs chopped for fancy ramen, zuccs diced for campanelli, shepard’s pie)
It’s been a while since I posted a “What’s for dinner” mostly because our condo is listed and at any moment the realtor may call telling us to leave and the house must be spic and span. The problem is that I’m not a tidy cook. I make a mess and I’m really bad at cleaning. It’s not just that I don’t like cleaning it, I’m not good at it. The mere thought of having to constantly clean has sent us to restaurants for weeks now. But it’s more than we can afford and now that the holiday season is upon us I’m worried the condo will be sitting for a bit and my waist and wallet just can’t keep this up. So, I need to figure out how to feed us without the mess or expense. Really there’s no way I’m doing the freaking dishes and whiping everything down every night, I know some of you can do that but it’s just not in me. So I prepped a week’s worth of food that I can either make ahead and refrigerate or freeze or stuff that can be prepped and cooked in one dish. We’ll see how this goes. If you guys have good tips or recipes that would help my situation I would absolutely love any help. We’re so tired of quesadillas (I just shove the skillet in the oven haha) so hopefully this will help.Saturday: Tomato Basil Soup (Cooking Day)
Sunday: Campanelli or Fancy Ramen (I prepped the stuff for both)
Sunday: Campanelli or Fancy Ramen (I prepped the stuff for both)
Monday: Tomato Basil Soup and Grilled Cheese (we’re not usually leftovers people (they just go bad in the fridge) but both of us could eat this soup every day)
Tuesday: Shepard’s Pie
Wednesday: Balsamic Chicken and Sausage Bake
Thursday: Eat Out
Friday: Italian Cannelloni (I sub sausage for the beef)
Saturday: Coconut Lentil Chicken Soup and Naan (previously frozen)
Wednesday: Balsamic Chicken and Sausage Bake
Thursday: Eat Out
Friday: Italian Cannelloni (I sub sausage for the beef)
Saturday: Coconut Lentil Chicken Soup and Naan (previously frozen)
Sunday: Thanksgiving Dinner Part I at our place -turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie, sweet potato souffle, cranberry sauce and relish, stuffing pumpkin pie, tollhouse pie, something sweet from Beth
Annie Bobannie says
I want to live with you…. :-)
fookaDESIGNS says
great idea making all those meals at once! looks yummy
Tamar1973 says
I posted a link to this blog post onto foodbuzz.com.
I think the advise you provide in this article might be useful to other food bloggers, too (and maybe get you a sub or two).
Mr. P says
Can you come and put all of that in my freezer, please? Thank you!
Heidi says
You definitely need to start eating leftovers. Make things like chili, or big casseroles, that you can make a bunch of once, then eat several more times that week.
marissa says
We’ve tried to eat leftovers on multiple occassions but really unless I freeze part of it they always go bad, it’s usually a waste of food