Menu Plan Monday
I usually do the bulk of my grocery shopping on Monday after hastily scrawling out a list after scraping through what meager offerings are left in my refrigerator that morning. Luckily, my Sunday afternoon was free so I decided to make use of it by taking stock of what we have in the fridge a day early. No panic planning! Yes!!
Last week, I made Hainan-style chicken and rice which is a meal that keeps on giving. After feasting on poached chicken and chicken rice last week, I also ended up freezing two quarts of delicious chicken broth. The broth is perfectly seasoned for rice porridge, known in our house as chao (also known as congee or jook) so that’s what one of the quarts will be used for.
We’ve also got some cod fillets as well as country-style pork “ribs” that will be making an appearance on our dinner menu tonight. Between that and what we’ve already got in our fridge, my grocery list for this week is short, leaving money in the budget to buy some more meat in bulk for later in the month.
On the menu at our house for the next week…
Breakfast
Not everyone eats breakfast at my house; usually it is just me and The Little Empress. Breakfast for myself and The Little Empress usually consists of fruit, whole grain something (toast or oatmeal) plus milk for her and coffee for me.
Lunch
When I make soup for lunch, I make about a quart at at time which feeds The Little Empress, my sister and my self for about two days.
- Monday: Out and about with sister & mom in San Francisco
- Tuesday: Vegetable soup with grilled cheese & ham
- Wednesday: Chao (rice porridge) with chicken
- Thursday: Chao (rice porridge) with chicken
- Friday: Cheeseburgers with blue cheese, grilled onions & mushrooms
- Saturday: Leftovers
- Sunday: Fried rice
Dinner
All dinners served with white or brown rice unless otherwise noted
- Monday: Pan fried fish with steamed vegetables
- Tuesday: Japanese-style beef curry with fukujin pickles
- Wednesday: Char siu pork
- Thursday: Vietnamese style pork chops with pickled daikon & carrots
- Friday: Thai peanut sauce chicken & veggie stir fry
- Saturday: Meatloaf
- Sunday: Shepherd’s pie
This post is part of OrgJunkie‘s weekly Menu Plan Monday
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