Menu Plan for the Rest of the Week

So far this week has been some roller coaster ride.

Here in Israel, the entire country is anxiously awaiting good news about the 3 boys who were kidnapped. Theoughts of them and prayers for them have taken over much of our time.

In addition, we still have to live regular life. We're in the middle of recital season and summer is starting; excitement is in the air.

And regular life means work, learning, appointments, and paperwork and whatever comes our way -- it all still needs to be dealt with.

And with all that, I never planned my week's meals. And you can tell, as twice so far this week I've ended up picking up packages of pitot, and it's only Monday! Woops.

So now, I'm making a plan.

Tues - lunch - pancakes, scrambled eggs, yogurt and salad
          supper - baked ziti (with goat cheese and veggies) and salad

Wed - lunch - sandwiches, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, etc
          supper -  rice and stir fried veggies, not sure what else - some of sort of vegetable pancakes with a dipping sauce, perhaps.

Thurs - lunch - leftovers from the week
           supper - pizza on quick pizza crusts, salad

Friday - lunch - not sure at all. we'll see if I'm in the mood to cook anything, or if we just go play at the pool, have slushies and snacks...

Shabbat is a "freezer take-out" Shabbat. Gotta make room in the freezer for new things I want to make!

How's your week coming along?

Sunday Night

It's going to be a busy week, so I've begun my planning already now that the kids are in bed (ok, only the younger ones).
Tomorrow, we plan to be out and about all afternoon. And I still have plenty of those 1 and 2 NIS/kilo veggies, plus the Bulgarian Cheese that was on sale at Kim'at Chinam.

Here's the menu for Sunday evening:

Black Bean & Tomato Soup (crock pot)
Embellished Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Salad - Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado, Bulgarian Cheese, and Olives(w/ a splash of olive oil)
Fruit for dessert (we have tons of oranges and pomelit right now)

A note about the soup: be sure to used pre-cooked black beans! (It's another one of those chop and toss recipes that I love: chop onions, garlic, celery, red pepper, a small potato, and 2 tomatoes. Place in crock pot with cooked black beans, tomato paste or crushed tomatoes, and 1 c. frozen corn. Cover with water or soup stock, season to taste. Let your crock pot cook it all day!)

Embellished grilled cheese means everyone gets to put their own "toasted" sandwich together. We usually offer a variety of cheeses, tomatoes, olives, and roasted peppers. But, of course, you can be as creative as you like!