That Time I Forgot

Somehow during the monthly freezer meal planning I forgot to plan meals around TheHub's scheduled  surgery. Obviously I knew the procedure was planned and did not forget about it, except for the actual time I was thinking about the meal plan. 

Adjustments were made this week to accommodate him, and since there was no way I would make what he wanted and fix something different for myself, I had a couple of really crappy not what I wanted to eat meals.

 1.  Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad (frozen meat sauce)

 2.  Hamburgers with fixings, corn, cream cheese and jalapeño side dish  (frozen patties, frozen veggies) 

 3.  Bbq ribs, caulitato salad, baked beans (Labor Day meal will buy the ribs already cooked)

 4.  Veggie meal, cornbread TBD based on produce stand and garden availability

 5.  Veggie meal, cornbread TBD based on produce stand and garden availability

 6.  Hamburgers with fixings (frozen patties)

 7.  Taco salad (frozen taco seasoned ground chuck)

 8.  Taco salad (frozen taco seasoned ground chuck)

 9.  Chopped salad with chicken (frozen cooked and seasoned chicken)

10. Pizza, tossed salad (frozen mini pizza crusts, frozen pepperoni)

11. Grilled chicken, brussels sprouts, garlic bread  (frozen boneless, skinless chicken thighs)

12. Stuffed bell peppers, hash browns, coleslaw, green beans (frozen uncooked ground chuck)

13. Fajita baked chicken (thanks Belinda) (frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts)

14. Grilled steak, baked potato, tossed salad, (frozen  steak)

15. Garden salad, grilled cheese sandwich (lots of cheeses in the fridge)

16. Buffalo chicken, celery sticks, crudités with dip, fruit (frozen chicken tenders)

17. Butter chicken, rice, green vegetable (frozen boneless skinless thighs)

18. Peruvian chicken, mashed potatoes, green vegetable (Frozen boneless skinless thighs)

19. Cedar planked salmon,  mashed potatoes, some green veggie (frozen salmon) 

20. BLT, cucumber onion and tomato salad (frozen cooked bacon)

21. Grilled lamb chops, rice pilaf, green beans, side salad ( frozen rack of lamb)

22. Lamb leftovers 

23. Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes (frozen corned beef)

24. Corned beef leftovers

25. Philly cheesesteak casserole, salad (frozen browned ground chuck)

26. Philly cheesesteak casserole leftovers 

27. Soup and cornbread (frozen chicken broth)

Monday: TheHub bought the ribs and I made the rest of the meal. It was a little lackluster, but tasty nonetheless.

BBQ ribs, caulitato salad, baked beans

Tuesday: This was the surgery day and if he had not needed to take the pain meds with food, I am pretty sure TheHub would have slept from the time he got home until the next morning.

Mashed potatoes (it was the only thing he said he felt like eating, so I had them too)

Wednesday: TheHub was still a little off his norm and did not want anything strong tasting, so I went with exactly what he asked for.

Mac and cheese, leftover crowder peas (not good at all)

Thursday:  By Thursday he was feeling better and wanted "real" food. He did pass on the salad, but I am not his momma and he can eat what he wants.

Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad 

Friday: We had a lot of okra from the garden in, and some squash I had cooked for a casserole earlier in the week. Then, of course, the gift that will not quit giving.

Squash casserole, okra, green beans

Saturday: We had a ball game afternoon that turned into a ball game evening. I just did not want to cook and TheHub decided a stuffed poblano sounded good to him.

Take out Mexican

Sunday: TheHub decided he felt normal, so I cooked without asking him at all. (I normally make dinner without his input anyway, but I have been trying to be nice to him as he mends.) I had planned on making a full recipe of this which would leave leftovers for another meal, but I only cooked enough for one meal. Oh well.

Philly cheesesteak casserole

Used from the freezer:

• Spaghetti sauce
• 1 pack of ground chuck

Put into the freezer

• Medium size bag of sliced bell peppers (I had about 15 from the garden)
• 1 small pack of stewed tomatoes (had 3 tomatoes about to become overripe
• Bag of cooked mushrooms in Burgundy sauce (mushrooms were bought on sale, cooked and  individually frozen in 1/2 cup portions then stored in a freezer bag for later)

If I continue like this I am never going to use the contents of the freezer!

Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all!