Menu Plan Monday - October 9

I am having a bit of fun with NaNoWriMo. I really didn't think that I would. After all, 50,000 words in 30 days is a bit much. Amazingly I am at 12,335 words as I type this blog post. I have about 1,000 more to keep on my schedule of 1,667 words a day (or night, in my case). Because of this crazy time stealer, I have little time to prepare big meals - and I have little money too! So, here is my simple plan for the week. Some of the recipes are included below the menu. I hope your week is going well and if you need more ideas for menues, visit Organizing Junkie for a huge list!

Monday

Sicilian Supper

Mixed Vegetables

Garden Salads

Homemade Yellow Cake sprinkled with confectioner's sugar

Tuesday

Country Potatoes

Turkey Sausage & Cabbage (just fried together)

Pasta Salad

Wednesday

Pancakes

Scrambled Eggs

Toast & Jam

Thursday

Pizza & Pop (with a movie)

Friday

Potato Soup

Garden Salads

Canned Apricots

Saturday

Creamed Red Potatoes & Peas

Cheesy Sloppy Rice Joes

Pies (if I have time)

Sunday

On Your Own

Cheesy Sloppy Rice Joes

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

2 cups cooked white rice

1 cup chopped onion

1 pound cubed process cheese

3/4 cup ketchup

Hamburger or hot dog buns

In a 12" skillet, brown meat and onion until meat is cooked through and onion is tender. Drain fat. Place meat in a large slow cooker with rice, ketchup and cheese. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Serve meat and rice mixture in toasted buns.