January Meal Plan

The reason that my menu plan works for me is because I am very familiar with my recipes and their names. What you may find as you are reading through my list is you don't know what an Egg MoMuffin is or Dagwood Sandwiches. So if you come across anything like that, just leave a comment and I post the recipe instructions. For now, here are the ones I mentioned above.

Egg MoMuffin

Yes, you read that correctly MOmuffin. Many years ago, a friends elderly grandmother was just getting to know me during a Christmas gathering I was attending. She was a quirky lady and was reading off the names on the gift tags when she came across one belonging to me. Now I don't know why she would read it as she did, but instead of reading Michelle, she read MOchelle. Well, that got everyone laughing and ever since I have been MOchelle to this family. It has even translated into my own family with my niece calling me Aunt MOchelle. So when I started making these yummy breakfast sandwich at home, they became "Egg MOmuffins". lol, I also make a killer Sloppy Mo's.

Ingredients

English Muffin (I like Thomas Lite Multigrain)
2% American Cheese
Canadian Bacon
Egg

1. Spray you frying pan with nonstick oil spray. Heat to medium.
2. Break egg into pan as if you were making a dippy egg.
3. While this is cooking, pop your English Muffin into the toaster.
4. Once egg is starting to solidify, break yolk and continually push egg towards center, or fold it on itself until it holds and is the size of your muffin.
5. Flip egg, cook until the yolk is no longer runny.
6. Place toasted muffin on a plate, lay cooked egg on top. Add Cheese.
7. Toss Canadian Bacon into hot pan. Cook for 20 seconds on each side. Don't overcook as this will dry it out.
8. Add Bacon to your sandwich and enjoy.

Dagwood Sandwiches

This are really simple and you can adjust them to your own tastes but this is how we like them.

Ingredients

Deli Turkey Breast
Salami
Colby Jack Cheese
Sweet Italian Loaf

1. Cut the loaf of bread length wise.
2. Generously layer Turkey, Salami and Cheese.
3. Close bread and slice into individual sandwiches.

Optional Ingredient Ideas: Lettuce, Tomato, Banana Peppers, Bacon, Red Onion, Ranch, Mayo, Mustard, Oil & Vinegar Dressing.

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January 2014 Family Menu Plan

Starting next Monday, I'll be headed back to college full time, still homeschooling 4 kids and working part-time. Needless to say, organization is a must around here. I simply can't do it all so I developed a working menu plan for myself and 3 of my daughters.

Yellow Recipes are for my 13 year old to prepare, blue is my 16 year old, pink is my 19 year old and I am teal. It is all based around availability and skill level. I will still shop once a week because I prefer fresh ingredients, but making a grocery list will be a breeze now that I have a plan.

I was even a bit adventurous and threw in a few new recipes such as Navy Bean Soup, Chicken Fried Rice and Ham and Cheese Frittatas. I am on the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan so a few of these meals I'll have to skip or modify for myself but overall I think it is a pretty healthy and balanced meal plan.

January		BREAKFAST	LUNCH	DINNER
M	6	Muffins & Milk	Mac & Cheese with Ham Chunks - Fruit	Chili – Cornbread - Applesauce
T	7	Dippy Eggs & Toast	Hot Dogs – Chips – Apples	Baked Parmesan Chicken – Broccoli - Rice
W	8	French Toast Sticks - Milk	Baked Potatoes & Fruit w/Whipped Cream	Tacos w/lettuce & tomato – Yellow Rice
TH	9	Waffles	Ham/Cheese Bagel Sandwich, Goldfish, Jello	*Navy Bean Soup – Crusty Bread
F	10	*PB Banana Smoothie & Bacon	Chicken Quesadillas – Whipped Cream/Fruit	Pulled Pork Sand. - Applesauce - Chips
SA	11	Cereal	Ham/Broccoli Quiche – Grapes – Bread	Pizza Night
SU	12	Cereal	Enchiladas – Yellow Rice – Apple Slices	Leftovers
M	13	*Breakfast Burritos	Hamburgers – Fries – Deviled Eggs– Apples	French Toast – Eggs – Oranges
T	14	Muffins & Milk	Taquitos – Refried Beans/Chips – Apples	Steak – Baked Potatoes - Salad
W	15	Scrambled Eggs & Toast	Club Sandwiches – Chips – Apples/Dip	Spaghetti – Garlic Bread - Salad
TH	16	Baked Oatmeal	Dagwood Sandwiches – Chips - Fruit	*Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup - Bread
F	17	Waffles	Spahettio's & Meatballs, Apples	Ham and Cheese Potato Soup – Bread/Salad
SA	18	Cereal	Bean Burritos – Fruit Salad with Yogurt	Pizza Night
SU	19	Cereal	Meatloaf – Mashed Potatoes – Green Beans	Leftovers
M	20	Strawberry Banana Smoothie & Bacon	Chicken Soup, Biscuits, Yogurt w/Teddy Grahams	Cheeseburger Pie – Corn - Applesauce
T	21	Egg MoMuffins	Sloppy Joes, Chips & Veggies	*Chicken Fried Rice – Fruit w/Cream
W	22	Muffins & Milk	Grilled Cheese – Chips – Apples/Dip	Cool Taco Salad – Apples
TH	23	Scrambled Eggs & Toast	Paula Deen Mac & Cheese – Bread - Veggies	Pork Chops *Broccoli Casserole, Applesauce
F	24	Oatmeal, w/Fried Apples & Cinnamon	Dagwood Sandwiches – Chips - Fruit	Lasagna – Garlic Bread - Salad
SA	25	Cereal	Cheesy Ham & Potato Soup, Bread, Salad	Pizza Night
SU	26	Cereal	Roast/Potatoes/Carrots – Bread - Coleslaw	Leftovers
M	27	*Breakfast Burritos	French Bread Pizza – Pears	Tacos – Refried Beans
T	28	*Ham & Cheese Frittatas	Baked Potatoes / Fruit w/Whipped Cream	Porcupine Meatballs–Cornbread – Salad
W	29	*PB Banana Smoothie & Bacon	*Amish Casserole – Apples	Steak, Steak Fries, Veggie
TH	30	Muffins & Milk	Chicken Nuggets, Macaroni & Cheese, Fruit	*Chicken Burritos, Yellow Rice, Apples
F	31	Scrambled Eggs & Toast	Hot Pockets – Chips - Fruit	Turkey – Yams – Stuffing – Mashed Potatoes

The various colors indicate different cooks in the family. The stars indicate recipes online.