{"id":17705,"date":"2011-03-12T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/?p=17705"},"modified":"2011-03-11T21:17:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T01:17:43","slug":"menu-plan-using-the-same-ingredients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/menu-plan-using-the-same-ingredients\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Plan: Using the Same Ingredients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/deals\/chicken-of-the-sea-tuna-0-44-a-can-shipped\/\"> Amazon tuna fish deal<\/a> from a few weeks ago? The tuna finally arrived and my kids are in fish heaven. They love tuna fish and I have few kids that will eat it straight from the can! While I don&#8217;t want to use up my entire stockpile, tuna will definitely be on the menu this week.<\/p>\n<p>I will be gone for a few day this week, so I&#8217;ll do some meal prep this weekend. If you notice many of the dishes have the same ingredients, ground beef, potatoes, dough. I can make these all in big batches and quickly put some meals together for my family to eat while I&#8217;m gone.<\/p>\n<h3>Breakfasts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/millet-muffins.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17707\" title=\"millet muffins\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/millet-muffins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/millet-muffins.jpg 566w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/millet-muffins-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/whole-wheat-banana-millet-muffins\/\">Whole Wheat Banana Millet Muffins <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with smoothies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"homemade english muffins\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF0335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"370\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/english-muffins\/\">Homemade English Muffins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with eggs and bacon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"potato pancakes\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF1135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/no-mess-potato-pancakes\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/no-mess-potato-pancakes\/\">No Mess Potato Pancakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/IMG_6267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17660\" title=\"french toast\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/IMG_6267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/IMG_6267.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/03\/IMG_6267-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>French Toast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>made with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/maple-oat-bread-with-cinnamon-swirl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Oat Swirl Bread<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cereal, Oatmeal, Breakfast leftovers<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Lunch List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandwiches<\/li>\n<li>Quesadillas<\/li>\n<li>Grilled cheese<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers<\/li>\n<li>Macaroni and cheese<\/li>\n<li>Smoothies<\/li>\n<li>Cheese and crackers<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Fruit and veggies<\/li>\n<li>Baked Potato<\/li>\n<li>Sweet Potato<\/li>\n<li>Tuna Salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF1119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/marvelous-meatloaf\/\">Vegetable Meatloaf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with salad, potatoes, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/whole-wheat-french-bread-rolls\/\">French bread rolls<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"tuna noodle casserole\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/blog\/DSCF1429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/tuna-noodle-casserole\/\">Tuna Noodle Casserole<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with seasonal fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"baked ziti\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/baked-ziti\/\">Baked Ziti<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with salad<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"bee rocks\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSC07728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/bee-rocks\/\">Bee Rocks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with fresh vegetables<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/s533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/?action=view&amp;current=DSCF0206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF0206.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"512\" 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