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post #101 of 113
[QUOTE=cody'smomma;15211381]I kind of fizzled last month, but I want to do better in March!

1. leftover roast with pepper, onions and cream cheese. Kind of a fajita/philly cheese steak combo if you will.
2. Baked trout, salads
3. leftover trout, quinoa pancakes, green beans
4. noodles with sauce, leftover trout, green beans
5. out with DPs parents, they usually foot the bill
6. leftovers, went to a party, also made some beans in the crockpot
7. went to a friend's for dinner
8. mini pizza, cauliflower saute, leftovers
9. pork chops, yam fries, Brussels sprouts
10. teriyaki chicken, rice, broccoli, swiss chard
11. leftovers, I had a can of soup
12. veggie, chicken and bean "chili"-ish kind of thing. It was good!
13. went out with a gift card
14. taco salads
15. grilled salmon, potatoes, salad
16. rice with zucchini tomato sauce and cheese, peas and hot dogs
17. tried out the new taco place in town
18. scallop stir fry
19. tostadas
20. leftovers
21. meatloaf, taters, kale
22. roast chicken, potatoes, brussels
23. chicken. teriyaki with rice and swiss chard
24. hot dogs, leftover rice, broccoli
25. lentil soup
26. spaghetti and meatballs
post #102 of 113
Thread Starter 
Everything cooked at home is vegan.. lunch is usually FFY and/or leftovers

1. (School night) Lentils with Spinach with rice (Ate Lunch Out for my little brother's birthday)
2. Pasta Della California
3. DH cooked steamed veggies and rice with peanut sauce
4. Broccoli/Chickpea/Rice casserole
5. (Lunch Out with my sister. Paid with a Gift cert from Xmas) Dinner: Taco Salad
6. Enchiladas and Spanish Rice
7. MIL ordered Chinese Take-Out
8. (School night) Noodles & Cheeze
9. Burritos
10. (School night) DH cooked some yummy pasta with beans and veggies
11. Chickpeas & Spinach with brown rice
12. Mushroom Stroganoff
13. Butternut Squash soup and bread
14. Spaghetti
15. "Chik'n" Burritos and spanish rice
16. Spanish rice and beans
17. St. Patrick's Day Irish Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage and Bread Pudding for dessert
18. Pasta Della California
19. Out of Town - BBQ at friend's
20. Out of Town - Eating at friend's
21. Driving home, FFY
22. (School night) Frozen dinners
23. Indian beans and rice
24. (School night) FFY
25. Spaghetti and Nate's vegetarian meatballs
26. Falafel Wraps
27.

October's Challenge
November's Challenge
December's Challenge
January's Challenge
February's Challenge
(Keeping track so I remember some yummy recipes!)
post #103 of 113
1 - Garam masala-red cabbage-carrot-onion-lamb-tomato stew
2 - Leftovers
3 - Ffy
4 - Green lentil and carrot soup
5 - Mattar paneer
6 - Red cabbage and lamb sausage saute
7 - Leftovers
8 - Curry-carrot-lentil soup
9 - Roast chicken and veggies, cream sauce from drippings
10 - Chicken pot pie
11 - Ground lamb-potato casserole
12 - Dal
13 - Feta and zucchini vegetarian lasagne
14 - Leftovers
15 - Pea soup
16 - Chili
17 - Green lentil and root veggie soup
18 - Tofu coconut curry
19 - Chili over corn chips
20 - Oven fries and meatballs from the store
21 - Lamb and root veggie soup
22 - Green lentil-brown rice-tomato stew with feta and olives
23 - Leftovers
24 - Borsch
25 - Meatballs, potatoes and broccoli, yellow bell pepper
26 - Leftovers
27 - African beans and rice
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -
post #104 of 113
1-dinner at my mom's
2-out
3-waffles, sausage patties for the boys, dh and I had leftovers
4-apples and sausage (leftover), twice baked potatoes, roasted cabbage
5-pizza
6-boys had leftover pizza, I had a fish sandwich and I think dh had cereal
7-hamsteak, roasted potatoes, cauliflower
8-dinner at my mom's
9-spaghetti, whatever veggies we have
10-leftovers
11 through 16 - out of town
17-fried potatoes and onions
18-roast, veggies
19-pizza for the boys, quesadillas with leftover roast for dh and I
20-sweet and sour chicken, fried rice
21-hamburgers, fries, pasta salad
22-dinner at my mom's
23-fend for yourself
24-drumsticks, roasted veggies
25-pancakes and sausage
26-pizza for the boys
27-paninis, chips, veggies
28-dinner at my mom's
29-tomato soup, sandwiches
post #105 of 113
Thread Starter 
Everything cooked at home is vegan.. lunch is usually FFY and/or leftovers

1. (School night) Lentils with Spinach with rice (Ate Lunch Out for my little brother's birthday)
2. Pasta Della California
3. DH cooked steamed veggies and rice with peanut sauce
4. Broccoli/Chickpea/Rice casserole
5. (Lunch Out with my sister. Paid with a Gift cert from Xmas) Dinner: Taco Salad
6. Enchiladas and Spanish Rice
7. MIL ordered Chinese Take-Out
8. (School night) Noodles & Cheeze
9. Burritos
10. (School night) DH cooked some yummy pasta with beans and veggies
11. Chickpeas & Spinach with brown rice
12. Mushroom Stroganoff
13. Butternut Squash soup and bread
14. Spaghetti
15. "Chik'n" Burritos and spanish rice
16. Spanish rice and beans
17. St. Patrick's Day Irish Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage and Bread Pudding for dessert
18. Pasta Della California
19. Out of Town - BBQ at friend's
20. Out of Town - Eating at friend's
21. Driving home, FFY
22. (School night) Frozen dinners
23. Indian beans and rice
24. (School night) FFY
25. Spaghetti and Nate's vegetarian meatballs
26. Falafel Wraps
27. Baingan Barta
28. Dinner Out (Indian!)
29. (School night)
30.
31.

October's Challenge
November's Challenge
December's Challenge
January's Challenge
February's Challenge
(Keeping track so I remember some yummy recipes!)
post #106 of 113
1 - Garam masala-red cabbage-carrot-onion-lamb-tomato stew
2 - Leftovers
3 - Ffy
4 - Green lentil and carrot soup
5 - Mattar paneer
6 - Red cabbage and lamb sausage saute
7 - Leftovers
8 - Curry-carrot-lentil soup
9 - Roast chicken and veggies, cream sauce from drippings
10 - Chicken pot pie
11 - Ground lamb-potato casserole
12 - Dal
13 - Feta and zucchini vegetarian lasagne
14 - Leftovers
15 - Pea soup
16 - Chili
17 - Green lentil and root veggie soup
18 - Tofu coconut curry
19 - Chili over corn chips
20 - Oven fries and meatballs from the store
21 - Lamb and root veggie soup
22 - Green lentil-brown rice-tomato stew with feta and olives
23 - Leftovers
24 - Borsch
25 - Meatballs, potatoes and broccoli, yellow bell pepper
26 - Leftovers
27 - African beans and rice
28 - Ordered pizza
29 - Honeybaked lentils
30 -
31 -
post #107 of 113
1-dinner at my mom's
2-out
3-waffles, sausage patties for the boys, dh and I had leftovers
4-apples and sausage (leftover), twice baked potatoes, roasted cabbage
5-pizza
6-boys had leftover pizza, I had a fish sandwich and I think dh had cereal
7-hamsteak, roasted potatoes, cauliflower
8-dinner at my mom's
9-spaghetti, whatever veggies we have
10-leftovers
11 through 16 - out of town
17-fried potatoes and onions
18-roast, veggies
19-pizza for the boys, quesadillas with leftover roast for dh and I
20-sweet and sour chicken, fried rice
21-hamburgers, fries, pasta salad
22-dinner at my mom's
23-fend for yourself
24-drumsticks, roasted veggies
25-pancakes and sausage
26-pizza for the boys
27-paninis, chips, veggies
28-dinner at my mom's
29-tomato soup, sandwiches
30-tacos
post #108 of 113
Thread Starter 
Everything cooked at home is vegan.. lunch is usually FFY and/or leftovers

1. (School night) Lentils with Spinach with rice (Ate Lunch Out for my little brother's birthday)
2. Pasta Della California
3. DH cooked steamed veggies and rice with peanut sauce
4. Broccoli/Chickpea/Rice casserole
5. (Lunch Out with my sister. Paid with a Gift cert from Xmas) Dinner: Taco Salad
6. Enchiladas and Spanish Rice
7. MIL ordered Chinese Take-Out
8. (School night) Noodles & Cheeze
9. Burritos
10. (School night) DH cooked some yummy pasta with beans and veggies
11. Chickpeas & Spinach with brown rice
12. Mushroom Stroganoff
13. Butternut Squash soup and bread
14. Spaghetti
15. "Chik'n" Burritos and spanish rice
16. Spanish rice and beans
17. St. Patrick's Day Irish Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage and Bread Pudding for dessert
18. Pasta Della California
19. Out of Town - BBQ at friend's
20. Out of Town - Eating at friend's
21. Driving home, FFY
22. (School night) Frozen dinners
23. Indian beans and rice
24. (School night) FFY
25. Spaghetti and Nate's vegetarian meatballs
26. Falafel Wraps
27. Baingan Barta
28. Dinner Out (Indian!)
29. (School night) Saucy Noodles and peas
30. Lentil soup
31. (School night)

October's Challenge
November's Challenge
December's Challenge
January's Challenge
February's Challenge
(Keeping track so I remember some yummy recipes!)
post #109 of 113
1-dinner at my mom's
2-out
3-waffles, sausage patties for the boys, dh and I had leftovers
4-apples and sausage (leftover), twice baked potatoes, roasted cabbage
5-pizza
6-boys had leftover pizza, I had a fish sandwich and I think dh had cereal
7-hamsteak, roasted potatoes, cauliflower
8-dinner at my mom's
9-spaghetti, whatever veggies we have
10-leftovers
11 through 16 - out of town
17-fried potatoes and onions
18-roast, veggies
19-pizza for the boys, quesadillas with leftover roast for dh and I
20-sweet and sour chicken, fried rice
21-hamburgers, fries, pasta salad
22-dinner at my mom's
23-fend for yourself
24-drumsticks, roasted veggies
25-pancakes and sausage
26-pizza for the boys
27-paninis, chips, veggies
28-dinner at my mom's
29-tomato soup, sandwiches
30-tacos
31-leftovers

We did pretty good this month. Other than our vacation, we only ate out once.
post #110 of 113
1 - Garam masala-red cabbage-carrot-onion-lamb-tomato stew
2 - Leftovers
3 - Ffy
4 - Green lentil and carrot soup
5 - Mattar paneer
6 - Red cabbage and lamb sausage saute
7 - Leftovers
8 - Curry-carrot-lentil soup
9 - Roast chicken and veggies, cream sauce from drippings
10 - Chicken pot pie
11 - Ground lamb-potato casserole
12 - Dal
13 - Feta and zucchini vegetarian lasagne
14 - Leftovers
15 - Pea soup
16 - Chili
17 - Green lentil and root veggie soup
18 - Tofu coconut curry
19 - Chili over corn chips
20 - Oven fries and meatballs from the store
21 - Lamb and root veggie soup
22 - Green lentil-brown rice-tomato stew with feta and olives
23 - Leftovers
24 - Borsch
25 - Meatballs, potatoes and broccoli, yellow bell pepper
26 - Leftovers
27 - African beans and rice
28 - Ordered pizza
29 - Honeybaked lentils
30 - Chili with basmati rice, cucumbers, and cottage cheese
31 - Leftovers

ETA: We did pretty decently this month. We only ate out once, and it was cheap.
post #111 of 113
I kind of fizzled last month, but I want to do better in March!

1. leftover roast with pepper, onions and cream cheese. Kind of a fajita/philly cheese steak combo if you will.
2. Baked trout, salads
3. leftover trout, quinoa pancakes, green beans
4. noodles with sauce, leftover trout, green beans
5. out with DPs parents, they usually foot the bill
6. leftovers, went to a party, also made some beans in the crockpot
7. went to a friend's for dinner
8. mini pizza, cauliflower saute, leftovers
9. pork chops, yam fries, Brussels sprouts
10. teriyaki chicken, rice, broccoli, swiss chard
11. leftovers, I had a can of soup
12. veggie, chicken and bean "chili"-ish kind of thing. It was good!
13. went out with a gift card
14. taco salads
15. grilled salmon, potatoes, salad
16. rice with zucchini tomato sauce and cheese, peas and hot dogs
17. tried out the new taco place in town
18. scallop stir fry
19. tostadas
20. leftovers
21. meatloaf, taters, kale
22. roast chicken, potatoes, brussels
23. chicken. teriyaki with rice and swiss chard
24. hot dogs, leftover rice, broccoli
25. lentil soup
26. big lunch out so not really hungry for dinner
27. dinner at friend's
28. meatloaf, eggplant stuff
29. chili
30. chili, rice
31. steak, asparagus, salad

YAY!!! I made it through a whole month! I am so proud of myself. Plus, this next month is going to be a serious challenge as DP just got laid off so there will be NO extra and it will be mostly pantry eating.
post #112 of 113
Thread Starter 
Everything cooked at home is vegan.. lunch is usually FFY and/or leftovers

1. (School night) Lentils with Spinach with rice (Ate Lunch Out for my little brother's birthday)
2. Pasta Della California
3. DH cooked steamed veggies and rice with peanut sauce
4. Broccoli/Chickpea/Rice casserole
5. (Lunch Out with my sister. Paid with a Gift cert from Xmas) Dinner: Taco Salad
6. Enchiladas and Spanish Rice
7. MIL ordered Chinese Take-Out
8. (School night) Noodles & Cheeze
9. Burritos
10. (School night) DH cooked some yummy pasta with beans and veggies
11. Chickpeas & Spinach with brown rice
12. Mushroom Stroganoff
13. Butternut Squash soup and bread
14. Spaghetti
15. "Chik'n" Burritos and spanish rice
16. Spanish rice and beans
17. St. Patrick's Day Irish Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage and Bread Pudding for dessert
18. Pasta Della California
19. Out of Town - BBQ at friend's
20. Out of Town - Eating at friend's
21. Driving home, FFY
22. (School night) Frozen dinners
23. Indian beans and rice
24. (School night) FFY
25. Spaghetti and Nate's vegetarian meatballs
26. Falafel Wraps
27. Baingan Barta
28. Dinner Out (Indian!)
29. (School night) Saucy Noodles and peas
30. Lentil soup
31. (School night) Lentil Soup again

We made it! Next month will be more challenging with DH working out of town!

October's Challenge
November's Challenge
December's Challenge
January's Challenge
February's Challenge
(Keeping track so I remember some yummy recipes!)
post #113 of 113
All dinners are gluten, dairy and egg free.

1-Crustless Chicken pie
2-Pot roast
3-leftovers
4-Steak
5-BBQ chicken
6-leftovers
7-Tacos
8-Coconut Almond Chicken
9-SW corn skillet dinner
10-leftovers
11-Meatloaf
12-Spicy honey Chicken
13-leftovers
14-Tacos
15-Chicken, Broccoli, and Ham casserole
16-Pot roast
17-leftovers
18-Hamburger
19-Chicken stirfry
20-leftovers
21-tacos
22-BBQ chicken
23-SW corn skillet dinner
24-leftovers
25-Meatloaf
26-Coconut Almond Chicken
27-leftovers
28-tacos
29-Spicy honey Chicken
30-Pot roast
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