Every once in awhile someone will ask “Hey Mavis can you post a weekly menu plan?
The thing is, I don’t make a weekly menu plan for my household. Which is weird because I have total OCD and you would think anyone with OCD would have a menu plan, right?
Maybe I don’t like commitment, maybe I’m lazy, or maybe I just get distracted by all the cool recipes that pop up all over the place and I don’t want to be bound to a piece of paper telling me what to make on any given day of the week because like most of you, we are a busy family with kids in sports, vacations on the calendar and work deadlines.
So instead of a carved in stone weekly menu plan, how about a few meal plan ideas? Which is totally perfect for the fly by the seat of your pants type of person that is constantly getting distracted by shiny objects {or pretty recipe pictures} on an hourly basis. 
Here are my picks for this week:
Breakfast Ideas
Blueberry Buckle – Time to pull those blueberries out of the freezer! {Pin it}
Steel Cut Oatmeal with Apples and Brown Sugar – This will stick to your ribs. {Pin it}
Chocolate Crepes with Bananas – Chocolate for breakfast? Yes please! {Pin it}
Cinnamon Buttermilk Waffles with Pecans – Yummaroo. {Pin it}
Slow Cooker Ideas - Set it and forget it baby!
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes - Perfect for those nights you don’t feel like cooking! {Pin it}
Lentil Stew with Sweet Potatoes - A great way to use up those sweet potatoes {Pin it}
Southwest Chicken Chili – Use up leftover chicken {Pin it}
Crock Pot Corn Chowder – This is one of my kids favorite soups {Pin it}
Rustic Split Pea and Ham Soup - This can be made with leftover bacon as well. {Pin it}
Freezer Meal Ideas – Planning ahead is RAD!
Simple Meatloaf Recipe – We always have a few of these on hand. {Pin it}
Breakfast Burritos – Perfect for families on the go. {Pin it}
Chicken Cacciatore – Easy and Delicious! {Pin it}
Peach Crisp Recipe – Great for Pot Lucks and Gatherings {Pin it}
Salads – Great for Lunch and Dinner
Asian Noodle Salad with Kale – This holds up for days! {Pin it}
Mixed Grain Tabbouleh with Mint – Nice and light. {Pin it}
BBQ Chicken Salad with Cranberries, Pecans and Apples – A great way to use up leftover chicken {Pin it}
Ranch Pasta Salad with Broccoli, Spinach and Peas – Great to pack for lunch! {Pin it}
Cookies and Desserts
Meyer Lemon Pudding Cake – Costco has Meyer Lemons!!! {Pin it}
Apple Spice Cake – Yummalicious pretty much sums it up. {Pin it}
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies On the Planet - To pack in the kids lunch bags {Pin it}
Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies – My husbands favorite {Pin it}
Canning Recipe of the Week
Meyer Lemon Marmalade – Lovely on toast and super easy to make. {Pin it}
What are YOU planning on making this week?
~Mavis
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