I Said I Never Would...

I remember in my youth and young marriedhood saying "This is not a hotel. 
I will not be preparing two meals for one mealtime..."

Wednesday night I noticed:  On the menu - Spaghetti Bolognaise.  
I always make some vegetables and salad in case someone besides me
wants vegetables and salad too. 

So on the table was the bowl of spaghetti, the bowl of bolognaise,
the bowl of mixed vegetables, a dish of grated cheddar cheese,
separate dishes of tomato (Glenn and Vi like a lot, I a little,) lettuce
(Glenn and I eat, Vi does not,) cucumber (we all eat,)
and chopped spring onions (Glenn and Vi eat and I do not.) 

Glenn had spaghetti and bolognaise, grated cheese,
maybe some vegetables too, I can't remember, and no salad. 

Vi had a baked potato (she doesn't eat spaghetti or rice) bolognaise sauce,
vegetables, grated cheese, tomato, cucumber and spring onion. 

I had rice (I'd made the rice before I remembered Vi doesn't like rice,
and I'm doing gluten-free right now because of a skin problem,)
vegetables topped with grated cheddar cheese, lettuce, cucumber and a little tomato.

Well... who would have thought -
me making allowance for three meals in one mealtime! 
I'm glad I can be more flexible and accommodating than I used to be able to be!
We each enjoyed our meal!

More about the Menu's...

(For the life of me I couldn't figure out how to add comments to my copy and paste of the Menu Plan I posted yesterday.  So... here are my comments.)

A few weeks ago I said to Glenn "I am bored with my menus.  Time to make a new list."
As usual, he didn't have much to say...

A little while later he came to me with the bones of this menu plan.

I juggled and refined and I am now enjoying this new way of "What do I cook for supper tonight?"

I attached the main plan to some cardboard and presticked it to my kitchen cupboard.  I also attached each week to it's own little piece of cardboard, and I take out the following one close to the end of the week and prestik it where I can see it easily.  If I need special items I can shop for them and be prepared on the day.

I serve salad and vegetables with virtually every meal.
When the six weeks is over I just start again.

Happy "What's for Dinner to you..."

Blessed "Preparing for Christmas to you!"

Menu for Six Weeks

Mon	Beef Roast / Curry and Rice / Stroganoff		Day	Week 1
	Bobotie / Cottage Pie/ Beef Stew		Mon	Roast Beef
Tue	Tuna Salad / Hot Dogs / Tuna Stew		Tue	Tuna Mayo and Salad
	Tuna Spaghetti / Tuna Pie / CM and Salad		Wed	Potato Fritters (Latkes)
Wed	Potato Fritters / Veg Fritters / Soup		Thu	Lasagne
	Chicken Roast / Chicken a la King / Spaghetti Bolognaise		Fri	Chicken Pie
Thu	Lasagne / Chicken Skulpies / Nando Chicken Strips		Sat	Nachos
	Mac and Cheese / Omlettes / Crumbed Chicken		Sun	Scrambled eggs
Fri	Chicken Pie / Pizza / Fish, Frankfurter and Chips
	Carrot Hash Browns/ Beef Pie / Veg Pie		Day	Week 2
Sat	Nachos / Veg Stew / Hamburgers		Mon	Curry and Rice
	Braai / Mince Rice, Veg / Mexican		Tue	Hot Dogs
Sun	Scrambled Eggs / Beans and Mince / Beans on Toast		Wed	Vegetable Fritters
	Snackwiches / Sweetcorn on Toast / Toasted Cheese		Thu	Chicken Skulpies
			Fri	Pizza
			Sat	Vegetable Stew
			Sun	Baked Beans and Mince
			Day	Week 3
			Mon	Stroganoff
			Tue	Tuna Stew
			Wed	Soup
			Thu	Nando Sauce Chicken Strips
			Fri	Fish/Frankfurter and Chips
			Sat	Hamburgers
			Sun	Baked Beans on Toast
			Day	Week 4
			Mon	Bobotie
			Tue	Tuna Spaghetti
			Wed	Chicken Roast
			Thu	Mac and Cheese
			Fri	Carrot Hash Browns
			Sat	Braai
			Sun	Snackwiches
			Day	Week 5
			Mon	Cottage Pie
			Tue	Tuna Pie
			Wed	Chicken a la King
			Thu	Omlettes
			Fri	Beef Pie
			Sat	Mince, Rice, Veg
			Sun	Sweetcorn on Toast
			Day	Week 6
			Mon	Beef Stew
			Tue	Cold Meats and Salad
			Wed	Spaghetti Bolognaise
			Thu	Crumbed Chicken and Salad
			Fri	Vegetable Pie
			Sat	Mexican (Tacos)
			Sun	Toasted Cheese 'n Tomato