March 2011 Home Cooking Challenge - Page 6

[Alyantavid]

3-1 pancakes (and eggs after wrestling practice )

3-2 steak, pasta

3-3 baked trout, roasted veggies alfredo, garlic bread, roasted veggies; kids had pancakes and the usual egg sandwich after wrestling

3-4 pizza night

3-5 paninis, onion rings

3-6 potato soup, fresh bread; panini's again for the kids (they LOVE them so it's not exactly a punishment!

3-7 dinner at my mom's tonight *out for lunch 

3-8 french toast, leftovers for dh and I; egg sandwich

3-9 spaghetti, hamburger casserole, no knead bread, broccoli 

3-10 hamburgers, baked fries, carrots 

3-11 grilled chicken, rice, roasted veggies 

3-12 pizza

3-13 hot ham and cheese sandwiches, fries, raw veggies

3-14 leftovers 

3-15 eggs, toast, fruit  we ended up with an odd assortment of leftovers and whatever sounded good

3-16 pasta, biscuits, veggie out - dh needed fried chicken

3-17 corned beef and cabbage 

3-18 pizza 

3-19 fish and chips

3-20 kind of fend for yourself night

3-21 dinner at my mom's 

3-22 fried potatoes, onions and sausages 

3-23 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli out *out for lunch - we did terrible yesterday

3-24 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli

3-25 pizza 

3-26 steak, pasta, veggie *out for lunch - my dad bought

[CameronsMama]

3/1 Breakfast casserole

3/2 Cheesy chicken and rice casserole

3/3 Lunch out with DH (planned ahead so DS and I could get a little tour of DH's new work)

      Dinner was Chicken and cheese quesadillas

3/4 Pizza Party night

3/5 Family BBQ- Burgers, salad

3/6 Spaghetti, french bread (homemade!)

3/7 Chili and cornbread

3/8 Chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries

3/9 Chicken with buttered noodles and peas

3/10 Tamales!! Homemade, but not by me.

3/11 Out~ planned celebration with my mom- her treat, so I'm not really counting against us :)

3/12 Cashew chicken with broccoli and rice

3/13 Out- unplanned but after the day we had...I'm not feeling guilty about it

3/14 Chicken sausage with rice and broccoli

3/15 Meatloaf with cheesy mashed potatoes and peas

3/16 Out- unplanned :( Just too tired and unprepared....

3/17 Out- planned family night out

3/18 Burritos

3/19 Nachos

3/20 Out for lunch (kind of planned- was going to be a dinner, then got rescheduled), dinner was misc. leftovers

3/21 Spaghetti with whole wheat french bread and green beans

3/22 Macaroni and cheese

3/23 Cheesy broccoli and potato soup (with fresh homemade french bread...yum)

3/24 Leftover Mac n cheese

3/25 Out for lunch Pizza party night

3/26 Chicken and mashed potatoes

[Alyantavid]

3-1 pancakes (and eggs after wrestling practice )

3-2 steak, pasta

3-3 baked trout, roasted veggies alfredo, garlic bread, roasted veggies; kids had pancakes and the usual egg sandwich after wrestling

3-4 pizza night

3-5 paninis, onion rings

3-6 potato soup, fresh bread; panini's again for the kids (they LOVE them so it's not exactly a punishment!

3-7 dinner at my mom's tonight *out for lunch 

3-8 french toast, leftovers for dh and I; egg sandwich

3-9 spaghetti, hamburger casserole, no knead bread, broccoli 

3-10 hamburgers, baked fries, carrots 

3-11 grilled chicken, rice, roasted veggies 

3-12 pizza

3-13 hot ham and cheese sandwiches, fries, raw veggies

3-14 leftovers 

3-15 eggs, toast, fruit  we ended up with an odd assortment of leftovers and whatever sounded good

3-16 pasta, biscuits, veggie out - dh needed fried chicken

3-17 corned beef and cabbage 

3-18 pizza 

3-19 fish and chips

3-20 kind of fend for yourself night

3-21 dinner at my mom's 

3-22 fried potatoes, onions and sausages 

3-23 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli out *out for lunch - we did terrible yesterday

3-24 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli

3-25 pizza 

3-26 steak, pasta, veggie *out for lunch - my dad bought 

3-27 nachos

3-28 leftovers

[CameronsMama]

Hmmm, it looks like it might be just you and me now, Allyson! Where'd everyone go?

3/1 Breakfast casserole

3/2 Cheesy chicken and rice casserole

3/3 Lunch out with DH (planned ahead so DS and I could get a little tour of DH's new work)

      Dinner was Chicken and cheese quesadillas

3/4 Pizza Party night

3/5 Family BBQ- Burgers, salad

3/6 Spaghetti, french bread (homemade!)

3/7 Chili and cornbread

3/8 Chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries

3/9 Chicken with buttered noodles and peas

3/10 Tamales!! Homemade, but not by me.

3/11 Out~ planned celebration with my mom- her treat, so I'm not really counting against us :)

3/12 Cashew chicken with broccoli and rice

3/13 Out- unplanned but after the day we had...I'm not feeling guilty about it

3/14 Chicken sausage with rice and broccoli

3/15 Meatloaf with cheesy mashed potatoes and peas

3/16 Out- unplanned :( Just too tired and unprepared....

3/17 Out- planned family night out

3/18 Burritos

3/19 Nachos

3/20 Out for lunch (kind of planned- was going to be a dinner, then got rescheduled), dinner was misc. leftovers

3/21 Spaghetti with whole wheat french bread and green beans

3/22 Macaroni and cheese

3/23 Cheesy broccoli and potato soup (with fresh homemade french bread...yum)

3/24 Leftover Mac n cheese

3/25 Out for lunch Pizza party night

3/26 Chicken and mashed potatoes

3/27 Out for a lunch date with DH Meatloaf (with leftover mashed potatoes)

3/28 Chicken sandwiches (maybe with bbq and/or ranch) and sweet potato fries

 

[Alyantavid]

Originally Posted by CameronsMama 

Hmmm, it looks like it might be just you and me now, Allyson! Where'd everyone go?

I know! It always gets pretty slow at the end of the month.

3-1 pancakes (and eggs after wrestling practice )

3-2 steak, pasta

3-3 baked trout, roasted veggies alfredo, garlic bread, roasted veggies; kids had pancakes and the usual egg sandwich after wrestling

3-4 pizza night

3-5 paninis, onion rings

3-6 potato soup, fresh bread; panini's again for the kids (they LOVE them so it's not exactly a punishment!

3-7 dinner at my mom's tonight *out for lunch 

3-8 french toast, leftovers for dh and I; egg sandwich

3-9 spaghetti, hamburger casserole, no knead bread, broccoli 

3-10 hamburgers, baked fries, carrots 

3-11 grilled chicken, rice, roasted veggies 

3-12 pizza

3-13 hot ham and cheese sandwiches, fries, raw veggies

3-14 leftovers 

3-15 eggs, toast, fruit  we ended up with an odd assortment of leftovers and whatever sounded good

3-16 pasta, biscuits, veggie out - dh needed fried chicken

3-17 corned beef and cabbage 

3-18 pizza 

3-19 fish and chips

3-20 kind of fend for yourself night

3-21 dinner at my mom's 

3-22 fried potatoes, onions and sausages 

3-23 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli out *out for lunch - we did terrible yesterday

3-24 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli

3-25 pizza 

3-26 steak, pasta, veggie *out for lunch - my dad bought 

3-27 nachos

3-28 leftovers 

3-29 french toast

[Alyantavid]

Maybe it's the horrible copying and pasting that scaring everyone away? 

[Alyantavid]

3-1 pancakes (and eggs after wrestling practice )

3-2 steak, pasta

3-3 baked trout, roasted veggies alfredo, garlic bread, roasted veggies; kids had pancakes and the usual egg sandwich after wrestling

3-4 pizza night

3-5 paninis, onion rings

3-6 potato soup, fresh bread; panini's again for the kids (they LOVE them so it's not exactly a punishment!

3-7 dinner at my mom's tonight *out for lunch 

3-8 french toast, leftovers for dh and I; egg sandwich

3-9 spaghetti, hamburger casserole, no knead bread, broccoli 

3-10 hamburgers, baked fries, carrots 

3-11 grilled chicken, rice, roasted veggies 

3-12 pizza

3-13 hot ham and cheese sandwiches, fries, raw veggies

3-14 leftovers 

3-15 eggs, toast, fruit  we ended up with an odd assortment of leftovers and whatever sounded good

3-16 pasta, biscuits, veggie out - dh needed fried chicken

3-17 corned beef and cabbage 

3-18 pizza 

3-19 fish and chips

3-20 kind of fend for yourself night

3-21 dinner at my mom's 

3-22 fried potatoes, onions and sausages 

3-23 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli out *out for lunch - we did terrible yesterday

3-24 spaghetti, biscuits, broccoli

3-25 pizza 

3-26 steak, pasta, veggie *out for lunch - my dad bought 

3-27 nachos

3-28 leftovers 

3-29 french toast 

3-30 soup, sandwiches

[MaryElizabeth]

03/21 - Roast, potatoes, veggies

03/22- leftovers

03/23- lunch---out! DD and I are going to be out and about and won't be home for lunch. 

         - Chicken Pot Pie

03/24- Fast Food on the drive out--- We are going out of town... again!

03/25-03/27--- probably eating out everyday :( Although some meals will be family treats and events!

                - Friday-- lunch- out

                            -dinner- bbq at Dad's!

                - Saturday-- lunch/dinner- out (it was my baby sprinkle, I thought everyone was going to chip in for our meal, but no one did... I almost left without paying! It was super embarrassing 

                - Sunday-- lunch- Dad's treat!

                              - dinner- random frozen potatoes when we got home from the 4 hour drive.--> so proud to have not gotten fast food for dinner!

***I'm still here! Just embarrassed from my terrible weekend and week so far

03/28 - Ate out for lunch AND dinner :(  

03/29- Chicken and veggie stir fry with cellophane noodles

03/30- Roasted chicken, green beans,spaghetti squash, maybe some french bread

03/31- I have no idea yet, but I will not end my month on a bad note!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by MaryElizabeth - 3/30/11 at 9:03am

[meemee]

ooooooooh i just saw this. so is the point of the thread avoid eating out? or try to eat at home more? 

i wanna join, i wanna join. i'll start in april. 

[MaryElizabeth]

ok Ladies.... I need some ideas. DH will be gone during the week for two weeks, coming home on the weekends, so I get to have 10 days of super cheap eating! Just me and DD to worry about. Any super cheap meal ideas?  DD is lactose and fruit intolerant.... 

I know that I can make sandwiches, tuna salad, spaghetti, a big pot of lima beans, DD will eat veggie pasta, etc. I just wanted to know if there were something else that I was missing. I want to use these 10 days of simple eating to make up for not doing so well with our no eating out in March and my budget spending on home projects :( :( TIA!

[CameronsMama]

Originally Posted by Alyantavid 

Maybe it's the horrible copying and pasting that scaring everyone away? 

  Could be...I know it's driving me crazy!! Now I'm having trouble quoting myself, too!! When I try to quote my last post it shows up with my comment asking where everyone is...but not my list of meals. Argh....
 

Originally Posted by meemee 

ooooooooh i just saw this. so is the point of the thread avoid eating out? or try to eat at home more? 

i wanna join, i wanna join. i'll start in april. 

yes. or yes. Different folks seem to have different goals, some are here because they never (or very very rarely) eat out, and are looking for support/new ideas/etc. Others (like me!!) are here because they eat out more often than they'd like and are trying to make more meals at home. So, whatever your goal may be, welcome! The more the merrier :) I've gotten a few really great meal ideas from this (and previous months') thread!

[CameronsMama]

3/1 Breakfast casserole

3/2 Cheesy chicken and rice casserole

3/3 Lunch out with DH (planned ahead so DS and I could get a little tour of DH's new work)

      Dinner was Chicken and cheese quesadillas

3/4 Pizza Party night

3/5 Family BBQ- Burgers, salad

3/6 Spaghetti, french bread (homemade!)

3/7 Chili and cornbread

3/8 Chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries

3/9 Chicken with buttered noodles and peas

3/10 Tamales!! Homemade, but not by me.

3/11 Out~ planned celebration with my mom- her treat, so I'm not really counting against us :)

3/12 Cashew chicken with broccoli and rice

3/13 Out- unplanned but after the day we had...I'm not feeling guilty about it

3/14 Chicken sausage with rice and broccoli

3/15 Meatloaf with cheesy mashed potatoes and peas

3/16 Out- unplanned :( Just too tired and unprepared....

3/17 Out- planned family night out

3/18 Burritos

3/19 Nachos

3/20 Out for lunch (kind of planned- was going to be a dinner, then got rescheduled), dinner was misc. leftovers

3/21 Spaghetti with whole wheat french bread and green beans

3/22 Macaroni and cheese

3/23 Cheesy broccoli and potato soup (with fresh homemade french bread...yum)

3/24 Leftover Mac n cheese

3/25 Out for lunch Pizza party night

3/26 Chicken and mashed potatoes

3/27 Out for a lunch date with DH Meatloaf (with leftover mashed potatoes)

3/28 Chicken sandwiches (maybe with bbq and/or ranch) and sweet potato fries

3/29 Out with in-laws (worst part? it wasn't even good food!)

3/30 Chickpea and potato curry over rice

ETA- seriously? The text finally lines up correctly, but now there's lines and random double spacing? Please tell me it's not user error :)

[Alyantavid]

Originally Posted by CameronsMama 

ETA- seriously? The text finally lines up correctly, but now there's lines and random double spacing? Please tell me it's not user error :)

It can't be.  We can't all be this bad at it!

[Alyantavid]

3-30 soup, sandwiches  tacos

3-31 sloppy joes, fries, veggie

Ok so my totals for the month: 2 lunches out and 2 dinners out.  Not terrible.

Who's in for April?

 a 

[CameronsMama]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CameronsMama 
 

3/1 Breakfast casserole

3/2 Cheesy chicken and rice casserole

3/3 Lunch out with DH (planned ahead so DS and I could get a little tour of DH's new work)

      Dinner was Chicken and cheese quesadillas

3/4 Pizza Party night

3/5 Family BBQ- Burgers, salad

3/6 Spaghetti, french bread (homemade!)

3/7 Chili and cornbread

3/8 Chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries

3/9 Chicken with buttered noodles and peas

3/10 Tamales!! Homemade, but not by me.

3/11 Out~ planned celebration with my mom- her treat, so I'm not really counting against us :)

3/12 Cashew chicken with broccoli and rice

3/13 Out- unplanned but after the day we had...I'm not feeling guilty about it

3/14 Chicken sausage with rice and broccoli

3/15 Meatloaf with cheesy mashed potatoes and peas

3/16 Out- unplanned :( Just too tired and unprepared....

3/17 Out- planned family night out

3/18 Burritos

3/19 Nachos

3/20 Out for lunch (kind of planned- was going to be a dinner, then got rescheduled), dinner was misc. leftovers

3/21 Spaghetti with whole wheat french bread and green beans

3/22 Macaroni and cheese

3/23 Cheesy broccoli and potato soup (with fresh homemade french bread...yum)

3/24 Leftover Mac n cheese

3/25 Out for lunch Pizza party night

3/26 Chicken and mashed potatoes

3/27 Out for a lunch date with DH Meatloaf (with leftover mashed potatoes)

3/28 Chicken sandwiches (maybe with bbq and/or ranch) and sweet potato fries

3/29 Out with in-laws (worst part? it wasn't even good food!)

3/30 Chickpea and potato curry over rice

3/31 Turkey sausage over rice with peas

Well, time to face my totals for the month:

Went out to lunch:        4 times

Went out for dinner:     5 times

Grand Total: 9 meals out this month. Hmm, that's pretty crummy :( I think that's worse than last month, and more than twice what my goal was at the beginning of this month. Oh well, I'll just blame it on a crazy month, and vow to do better next time! (I guess I shouldn't beat myself up too bad, a few short months ago we were eating 3 sometimes 4 meals out each week! So even if it was a "bad" month, it's still far better than it was!)

Edited by CameronsMama - 4/1/11 at 11:00am

[CameronsMama]

Originally Posted by Alyantavid 

It can't be.  We can't all be this bad at it!

 True! At least I feel better knowing I'm not alone :)
 

Originally Posted by Alyantavid 

Who's in for April?

I am, really hoping to do better next month!!
 

[MaryElizabeth]

10! I ate out 10 times????????????????????? I am so embarrassed. Yes, at least half of those were while we were out of town. But I can say that the little lunches and sneaky breakfast that I allowed myself while DD and I were out should have been avoided. What makes this all worse is that I don't even attempt to count DH's lunches during the work week. I can tell that he doesn't like to take lunch with him so I only force it but so much. Next month, I am going to be a nazi! I have to make up for this crazy month in April. It's sandwiches and tuna for DD and me for the next 2 weeks!

Thanks for giving me inspiration girls :)

[BirthIsAwesome]

Sorry I dropped out for a few days, MDC wasn't letting me post for some weird reason. Also, I will admit that although we didn't eat out together at all this month, twice I got myself a roll and some lunch meat at the commissary and had a sandwich on the go while grocery shopping. And once I had Subway with some girl friends after our Bible study. So three meals were eaten out this month, not too bad. And I packed hubby's lunch every day, so I'm proud of myself for that!

Originally Posted by BirthIsAwesome 

3/1 Chicken Ratatouille

3/2 Rendag Daging with homemade pita bread and cucumber-yogurt salad

3/3 Spinach Curry over rice

3/4 Spiced Salmon with quinoa and green salad

3/7 Minestrone with garlic bread

3/8 Chicken Pot Pie

3/9 Garlicky Spinach-Parmesan Pierogies topped with caramelized onions, green salad

3/10 Bison Fried Rice with snow peas

3/11 Cheddar-Broccoli Soup

3/14 Mushroom-Leek Quiche

3/15 Steak, mushroom/wine sauce, baked acorn squash

3/16 Pesto Pasta, green salad

3/17 Eggplant Parmesan, homemade garlic knots

3/18 Shell Pasta with Halibut, Cherry Tomatoes, and Fresh Parsley

3/21 BBQ Pulled Turkey Sandwiches, homemade coleslaw

3/22 Layered Mexican Casserole with blue tortilla chips

3/23 Homemade Chicken-Spinach Pizza 

3/25 Homemade Mac 'n Cheese with peas, carrot sticks & ranch

3/26 Steak with mushroom/wine sauce, zucchini casserole

3/27 Quinoa Salad, mango salsa with blue tortilla chips

3/28 Homemade Hamburgers, baked sweet potato fries

3/29 Sourdough Pancakes, eggs, oranges

[BirthIsAwesome]

Originally Posted by Alyantavid 

Who's in for April?

 a 

I'm in for April! I love that this thread keeps me accountable and I like getting new dinner ideas :)

[Alyantavid]

New thread for April!