Meal Planning Monday 1/25-31 and Pepsi Pot Roast

This week is a little healthier than last week. However, it should be rather easy. Lots of freezer foods!! I'm excited to eat from our garden this week.

Breakfast - cereal, oatmeal

Lunch - leftovers, sandwiches, soup

Dinner -
Monday: Zucchini Crescent Pie (using our summer garden frozen zucchini!!)
Tuesday: Brunswick Stew (hopefully, enough to freeze some)
Wednesday: Church Planning Meeting in VA
Thursday: Spaghetti (sauce from the freezer from tomatoes from the garden!!) and garlic bread - should be enough for Chris, Lindsey, Silas, & Savannah should they choose to join us :)
Friday: Headed to Wilson...probably dinner there or in the car (may pack sandwiches)
Saturday: Still in Wilson...
Sunday: Jason preaching & teaching at StoneybrookCC - at least lunch there...not sure how long we'll stay cause I'm sure we'll need to watch the ProBowl...maybe we'll use some McDonald's coupons on the way home

Last Week's Recipe Review: Pepsi Pot Roast

I said I was going to cook this one, but I found this one later and had to try it. Mmm...it was worth changing (though I'm sure the other is quite as mouth-watering as it suggests). With only four necessary ingredients, it was super easy to throw into the crockpot in the morning. Plus, it was my first dinner with soda in it. I have been curious for a while what a soda can do for a roast - apparently it serves as a good tenderizer. Our meat was tender. Must have worked.

I had the veggies on hand, so I added the carrots, celery and onion that are suggested as optional. I figured it would be heartier that way (and go further). We also had baked potatoes. It was the first time I actually baked them in the oven. I always just go for the quick microwave thing. I rubbed them with olive oil, tossed a little sea salt on 'em, and let them bake on the rack for about 1hr15min. They were great. Since I added the veggies to the roast, I skipped the green beans this time.

We had plenty for our dinner the night I made it, enough to serve over rice with green beans on Thursday, and I was able to freeze a good portion for a future meal. Jason and I both really enjoyed it both time we ate it. Ariel was not a fan. She isn't much of a fan of anything lately. Our wonderful eater has decided she is picky and stubborn. I'm hoping this is a passing stage, but I'm doubtful. At least there are a few things she'll still eat relatively regularly.

I'll definitely make this again! You should try it.