Friday, January 27, 2017

Still rollin with the punches...

2:22 PM
Gosh guys! It is a good thing that I reminded myself in that post a couple days ago that sometimes you just have to remember the goal behind your plans and roll with the punches. Because let's talk about this again:

Yes, Meal Planning (gone wrong?). Lest review the original plan:

Monday 1/23: Pineapple Chicken, Rice, Asian salad
Tuesday 1/24: Haole Haystacks, Rolls 
Wednesday 1/25: Ham, Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, green salad
Thursday 1/26: Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Pasta, Veggies, Ambrosia
Friday 1/27: Sinigang, Rice, Green Salad
Saturday 1/28: Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Salad
Sunday 1/29: "Thanksgiving in January" Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Salad

AND here's how it has gone so far:
Monday 1/23: Pineapple Chicken, Rice, Asian salad 
Tuesday 1/24: Haole Haystacks, Rolls 

Wow, made it 2 whole days without deferring from the plan...

Wednesday 1/25: Ham Fried Rice using ham and leftovers from Tuesday

Then it got really crazy, because I blew it, I BLEW IT! on Thursday. I forgot to put the meat balls in the crock pot in the morning. I had purposely done a crock pot meal because I knew Wes was on call Thursday so I had to drive kids all over town to various practices and activities. I figured with Crockpot food ready to go, kids could eat whenever they were home (my oldest daughter amazingly has nothing on the Thursday night schedule so she watched the kids as I drove back and forth between home, practices, etc). BUT I FORGOT to do it. My oldest kids are old enough to cook dinner, so I told them the plan. I mentioned it was supposed to be Sweet and sour meatballs served over pasta with veggies and ambrosia (which I also forgot to start the night before, so that was out). My kids said "so we can make our favorite meal instead with those ingredients, right?!" And Yes, yes they could. Here's what they made: 

Thursday 1/26: Pasta with marinara and  Meatballs.

Today is Friday. Since I was off a couple days, I was DETERMINED to stick to it for the last few days. I did my end of the week fresh produce shopping trip, and what I believe is one of the must have ingredients for Sinigang (daikon/white radish) was no where to be found. I was on a mission. They were out of it at Safeway (which is usually where I buy it). In fact, they were out of it at 2 Safeways. Did not have it at Walmart. So, I thought I would try one last place: Rosauers. And THANK GOODNESS!!! THEY HAD IT!!! So, the plan for the rest of the week will proceed as planned. 

Friday 1/27: Sinigang, Rice, Green Salad
Saturday 1/28: Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Salad
Sunday 1/29: "Thanksgiving in January" Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Salad

I better remember to take that Turkey out of the freezer tonight...
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