Menu Plan: A Week of Slow Cookin'

We modern housewives have it too good!  I mean, there are just too many options, too many choices.  My childhood was a smattering of family favorites, which you could count on two hands and expect with precision clockwork: Steak on Fridays, fresh tortillas on Saturdays, a whole family gathering on Sundays with a beef roast, and then the weekly staples.  My grandmother had no more than a dozen meals under her command and would today be either shocked or overwhelmingly delighted right back into her grave if she could see how I cook: like the proud and haughty belles who grace red carpets, I rarely make something twice, unless we all just love it.  Then, we might see it once each month, at best.

You are to blame.

Yes, you.

Y'all here in my virtual neighborhood make some of the most mouth-watering dishes each week that me cannot help me-self but to try, try, and try!

This week, I thought I'd have a wee bit more fun than usual, while testing my mental capabilities in the small hours of early morning, like, say, nine o'clock.  Yes, this week I will be the Slow Cookin' Queen of menu planning.

Breakfasts (w/fresh fruits & in no order: kiddos pick from list or starve)

From my Baking Day: 

Banana-Nut Bran Muffins (x2)

Easy-Peasy Granola Bars (x2)

...Plus, 

Overnight Soaked Oats (x2)

Fruit & Yogurt Smoothies & Fresh Toast

Lunches (w/fresh fruits & veggies)

Almond Butter & Strawberries on the-other-Laura's Whole Wheat Buns (x2) 

Veggie Egg Drop Soup

Chicken-Vegetable Udon Soup

Mini Cheese Pizzas

Tomato Soup & Cheese Toast

Now, for the Slow Cookin' Dinners:

Monday ~ Cowboy Baked Beans and Sausage; Salad & WW Cornbread  ((I'm going to modify an oven-baked bean recipe and throw in some turkey sausages.  If it turns out fab, I'll post the recipe next week.))

Tuesday ~ Sausage & Egg Casserole, Spinach Salad

Wednesday ~ Turkey Joes on The-Other-Laura's WW Buns, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Cold Veggies

Thursday ~ Chicken & Stuffing, Green Beans & Cranberry Salad

Friday ~ Asian Short Ribs w/Carrots & Cabbage over Brown Rice, Steamed Broccoli

Saturday ~ Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs, over WW Pasta; Roasted Asparagus

KISS Sabbath ~ Ahhhh...Homemade Pizza.

Hope y'all have an inspiring week!  Hop on over to The Organizing Junkie for enough inspiration for two lifetimes!