My Four Little Chefs in Training
It seems most days that I spend a large portion of my day in the kitchen. I cook for around 30 people (that's all my gang for 3 meals a day), so I feel like I run a small restaurant. I like to have a dinner schedule so I'm not too unsure of what our big meal for the day will be. What I did was I wrote down all the meals we like and that I cook regularly. Then I put them into categories. Then I designated each day of the week to a category. One day of the week is for left overs or take-out pizza. Below is a list of my meals in their categories. Hope this makes sense and can help someone out. I posted this mostly for me so I can stay on track : )
Roasts Italian Mexican Soups Seafood Chicken
Beef Spaghetti Black Bean Veg. Beef Salmon Grilled chicken
Soup
Chicken Baked Ziti Fajitas Chicken Shrimp Chicken and Broccoli
Noodle Ettoufee
Ham Lasagna Burritos Red Beans Gumbo Chicken Pot Pie
& Rice
Meatloaf Stuffed Bell Quesadillas Spilt Pea Tuna Chicken and Dumplings
Peppers Casserole
Beef Tips Tortellini Chili Lentil Shrimp Chicken and Rice
& Corn Soup
Thanks for the list- it is inspiring me to do my own- does your husband like most of the stuff you cook?
ReplyDeleteAnd what about your kids- do they give you a hard time about eating certain things?
I have to ask- when you get pizza - how many do you buy?
Yum! I need to start doing this again!
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This chart is a great idea!
Love the picture adorable!Hope you are feeling well.My little one is three weeks already!I love to catch up with your blog.Blessings,Marla
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ReplyDeleteHey Chatty Mommy! To answer your questions........yes, my husband is easy to please. He likes everything as long as it's not too spicy (I'm from south Louisiana and he's from Long Island : )
ReplyDeleteMy kids are expected to eat what we eat. I don't make 2 different meals. I do have a few kidos that are more picky than the others. Many times they may just eat parts of the meal (like just rice and salad when we have etoufee.) I want them to eat different foods and not grow-up to be picky eaters. I always tell them that they may end up on the mission field and have to eat who knows what!
When we order pizza, it's NY style so it's very big. We get 1 large cheese, 1 large pepperoni, and a med. veggie.
Thankfully none of my children have allergies or weight issues, so I can fix a pretty wide variety.
Blessings!
Love the menu! Thanks for posting!!
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I know I already commented here. I just love the picture. This is frame worthy for sure!:)Marla Grace
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