Menu Plan Monday 12/3/12

I haven't posted any menus in a long time, so I thought I would while I had a spare minute.  I have been writing menu plans for a month at a time and shopping for everything I need for those meals all at once (except perishable items.)  It has been working out really well for me and helping with the grocery budget. 

This week's menu:

Fri 11/30- pizza
Sat 12/1- eat out
Sun 12/2- cheesy chicken chowder, grilled cheese
Mon 12/3- Spaghetti and meatballs
Tues 12/4- pot roast, potatoes, carrots
Wed 12/5- baked chicken nuggets (new recipe), rice, cauliflower
Thurs 12/6- 4 H pizza party


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Menu Plan Monday 7/16/2012

Friday is our grocery day.  This summer we have been going to the library as soon as they open and running any other errands before heading to Walmart.  Friday morning are usually not too busy, but lately it has been so crazy in there!  Friday we were there by 10:30 and didn't get out of there until 12:15.  Everyone was of course hungry by then and we still had a 20 min drive home and had to unload and put away all the groceries before we could make lunch.  Usually we just have a snack in the van on the way home, but I decided we would have a treat and drive thru McDonalds.  I am happy to say that I fed all 8 of us for $16.45!

This week's menu:

Fri 7/13- pizza
Sat 7/14- burgers, beans, potato salad
Sun 7/15 turkey dogs, mac n cheese left over beans and potato salad
Mon 7/16- chicken enchiladas, rice
Tues 7/17- tuna salad sandwiches, cantaloupe, chips
Wed 7/18- ham steaks, potatoes, green beans
Thurs 7/19-homemade mac n cheese, bread

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Menu Plan Monday 5/7/12

We were so busy running errands and having our Art class on Friday that we left the house at 9:30 and finally got home at 4:00 after Walmart and the library.  My husband is working a different shift this week, so my menu reflects the fact that he will not be home to eat with us a few days.  The children have a few activities in the afternoons so I had to plan for those also.

Friday 5/4-pizza
Sat 5/5- steak, sauteed mushroom, strawberry spinach salad with raspberry dressing, corn on the cob
Sun 5/6- BBQ chicken, potato salad, baked beans, applesauce
Mon 5/7- picnic in the park-sandwiches, chips, cheese sticks, juice boxes
Tues 5/8- tacos
Wed 5/9- chicken patties, tator tots, apples
Thurs 5/10- cheese ravioli, bread


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Menu Plan Monday 4/23/12

Friday night I was very thankful for frozen pizzas after being gone all day and getting home at 4:30 with a van full of groceries that had to be brought in (in the pouring down rain) and put away.  Here is this week's menu:

Friday 4/20-pizza
Sat 4/21- roast beef and swiss subs with sauteed mushrooms, corn on the cob, strawberries
Sun 4/22- roasted chicken, noodles, stir fry veggies
Mon 4/23- pancakes (we are cooking a ton of food for the 4 H cooking contest)
Tues 4/24- spaghetti
Wed, Thurs- hubby is eating take out as the children and I will not be home


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Menu Plan Monday 4/16/12

Friday I had a sick baby which meant that instead of going grocery shopping, we stayed home.  On Saturday, I went to our small local grocery store instead of driving all the way to Walmart, which changed my menu plans for the week slightly since I could only afford what items were on sale and I couldn't buy a few things that I had planned to get at Walmart.  But, honestly it worked out just fine and I spent less that I would have if I would have been able to go to Walmart.

Friday 4/13-pizza
Saturday 4/14- dinner at a friends
Sunday 4/15- grilled cheese and chips (we were going to have burgers n the grill but it was storming)
Monday 4/16-lasagna
Tuesday 4/17- scalloped potatoes and ham
Wednesday 4/18- burgers, potato salad, fruit
Thursday 4/19- chicken puffs, oven roasted potatoes, broccoli

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Menu Plan Monday 3/26/12

Friday 3/23- pizza
Saturday 3/24-burgers with lettuce, tomato, pickles, potato salad
Sunday 3/25- turkey and cheese pitas with lettuce and tomato, chips
Monday 3/26- chicken parmesan
Tuesday 3/27- pot roast, potatoes, carrots
Wednesday 3/28-breakfast
Thursday 3/29- chicken taco cornbread pie (new recipe will post if we like it)


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Menu Plan Monday 3/12/12

When writing my 2 week menu plan this week, I let each of the children choose a meal (except for the baby.)  That covered 6 meals.  2 days are pizza (every Friday.)  That only left me 6 meals to figure out.  I find that sometimes that hardest part of meal planning isn't the shopping for the meals or the actual cooking.  Sometimes figuring out what we are going to eat is the hardest part.

This week's menu:

Fri 3/9-pizza
Sat 3/10-chicken and gravy over mashed potatoes, biscuits, creamed corn
Sun 3/11-broccoli and cheese soup, crescent rolls
Mon 3/12- spaghetti
Tues 3/13- chicken patties and fries
Wed 3/14- pork chops, noodles, applesauce, cauliflower
Thurs 3/15- (Lily's B day) homemade shells n'cheese, chocloate cake with strawberry icing

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Menu Plan Monday 3/5/12

Sadly, I am using up the last of the deer meat this week.  The big freezer that was so well stocked in November is empty.  My grocery cost will be going up until the next hunting season begins.

This week's menu:

Fri 3/2-pizza
Sat 3/3- takeout
Sun 3/4- ritz chicken, stuffing, strawberries, apple green salad
Mon 3/5- pizza braids (it sounds like pizza but really are sandwiches using pizza dough)
Tues 3/6- beef stew, dinner rolls
Wed 3/7- pasta roll ups, salad
Thurs 3/8- beef stroganoff boat, steamed broccoli, applesauce

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Menu Plan Monday 2/27/12

Today my daughter turned 15!  I am so proud of the young lady she has become!  One of the things we do for each child on their birthday is let them choose their birthday meal.  Chelsea's birthday meal was added this week when I was planning the menu, right down to the type of cake she wanted.  I love having them choose the cake that they want and being able to make it for them.  It makes the birthday more special.

This week's menu:

Fri 2/24-pizza
Sat 2/25- oven fried chicken, potato salad, corn
Sun 2/26- pork chops, rice, spinach salad with strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Mon2/27- chicken broccoli alfredo, bread sticks, chocolate chip cookie cake
Tues 2/28- Blt's, cantaloupe, chips
Wed 2/29-meatloaf, mashed potatoes, stir fry veggies
Thurs 3/1- baked potato soup, homemade bread

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Menu Plan Monday 2/20/2012

I am hoping this week that putting this menu plan up will help me stay on track since I lost my written menu plan and I had to make a menu change after grocery day due to a request from my hubby.

Fri 2/17-pizza
Sat 2/18- spaghetti
Sun 2/19- porkchop casserole, biscuits, applesauce
Mon 2/20-sloppy joes, tator tots, peaches
Tues 2/21- chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese
Wed 2/22- steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Thurs 2/23- breakfast

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Menu Plan Monday 2/13/12

Winter has arrived!  It is cold and snowy today, the perfect day to sit under a blanket and drink hot tea.  Instead, I will be digging out any hats and gloves we have so the children can play outside before it all melts.



Here is this week's menu plan:

Fri 2/10-pizza
Sat 2/11- mushroom and swiss burgers, potato salad, applesauce
Sun 2/12- cheez it chicken, rice, corn
Mon 2/13-lasagna, homemade bread
Tues 2/14-Take out from the Valentine Banquet at church (kids are having chicken nuggets)
Wed 2/15- baked tilapia, scalloped potatoes, stir fry veggies
Thurs 2/16-breakfast


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Menu Plan Monday 2/6/12

This weekend 4 H did their annual BBQ Bowl fundraiser selling Cornish hens and ribs.  I had ordered 4 hens for us to have for supper Saturday night.  When Art went to pick Chelsea up, they still had some ribs left that they were selling at 1/2 price, so we ended up with 4 hens and 1 1/2 slabs of ribs.  my menu plan for the week had to be altered a bit because we had some ribs that need to be used up.  I have to add that the hens and ribs were delicious!


Fri 2/3-pizza
Sat 2/4- hens, ribs, cheesy potatoes, biscuits
Sun 2/5- Superbowl! shrimp, chicken wings, pizza, Doritos, strawberry soda, and Oreo Cookie Balls for dessert
Mon 2/6- BBQ pork sandwiches, oven roasted potatoes
Tues 2/7- taco salad
Wed 2/8- cheese raviloi, homemade bread
Thurs 2/9-vegetable beef soup, homemade bread

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Menu Plan Monday 1/30

I had to plan this weeks menu to include a special request.  Christian (4) loves spaghetti and he says we haven't had it in forever!  When I told him we would have it this week, he told me I was the best mom ever and he really loves me!  It was such an easy thing to add in to this weeks menu and I will have a very happy little boy tonight.

Friday 1/27-pizza
Saturday 1/28-mexican chicken casserole, rice
Sunday 1/29-broccoli cheese soup, crescent rolls
Monday 1/30-spaghetti
Tuesday 1/31-ham, mashed potatoes, corn
Wednesday 2/1-BBQ chicken legs, potato salad, fruit
Thursday 2/2- beef stew, biscuits

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Menu Plan Monday

I did not write out a menu plan last week.  Can you believe it?  I had an idea of what I had on hand and what I would/could  probably make.  Last Wednesday rolled around and I lost track of time, forgot to take meat out of the freezer, and soon it was 4:45, hubby would be home in 15 minutes and I had no idea what was for dinner!  I ended up making homemade mac n cheese, but didn't get in on the table until 5:30.  I write all this to say that I could've avoided the stress of figuring out what was for supper and had it ready on time if I would've made out a menu plan. 

This week's plan:

Friday 1/6- pizza
Saturday 1/7- beef stew (I used a new recipe and it was delicious!  Will be posted later this week) dinner rolls
Sunday 1/8- grilled cheese, chips
Monday 1/9- burgers, french fries, applesause
Tuesday 1/10- ham pot pie
Wednesday 1/11 taco pasta, biscuits
Thursday 1/12- breakfast


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Menu Plan Monday

Shopping for 2 weeks at a time has been working out really well for me.   have been writing a 2 week menu plan for supper and doing a big shopping trip every other week with a small trip for fruit, milk, bread, and lunch meat in between.  Having 14 days of suppers planned at a time also makes it wasy to change things around if we have something come up at the last minute and lowers the temptation to eat out.

Friday 12/9-pizza
Saturday 12/10-baked potato soup
Sunday 12/11- chicken and rice casserole, bread and butter, applesauce
Monday 12/12- pork chops, oven roasted potatoes, cauliflower
Tuesday 12/13- spaghetti
Wednesday 12/14- deer steaks, baked potatoes, broccoli
Thursday 12/15- breakfast

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Menu Plan Monday

Looking forward to a great week with my hubby home for a couple of days and family coming for Thanksgiving.  I am excited too because Art got a deer the other day which will help a lot in my goal to lower my grocery budget!  Here is what I am cooking up this week:


Fri 11/18-pizza
Sat 11/19 oven fried chicken (recipe coming soon) cheesy potatoes, corn
Sun 11/20- mac and cheese with birthday cake for dessert (Alex's birthday)
Mon 11/21- tacos, rice
Tues 11/22- spaghetti, dinner rolls
Wed 11/23- french dip sandwiches, carrot sticks, applesause
Thurs 11/24- Fried Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, rolls, sweet potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce and fudge and pie for dessert

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Menu Plan Monday

This week we thought we'd do something a little different.  It's children's choice week.  Each of the children (except Emelia who is still on a liquid diet at 8 months old)  got to choose their favorite meal this week.  That filled up 6 of our days and of course we always have pizza on Friday.  So here's what the children chose for supper this week:

Friday 10/28-pizza
Saturday 10/29 cheese ravioli, bread (Nick 9 )
Sunday 10/30- baked tilapia, mashed potatoes, corn (Chelsea 14)
Monday 10/31- chicken nuggets, french fries (Lillian 2 )
Tuesday 11/1-quesadillas, rice (Anthony 6)
Wednesday 11/2- cheez it chicken, baked potatoes, carrots (Alex 7)
Thursday 11/3- spaghetti, crescent rolls (Christian 4)


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Menu Plan Monday

Last week of soccer!  We have a lot of fun during soccer season,but it is very busy and requires us to eat on the run.  We have been eating at 4:30 in the afternoon and packing food with us to bring to daddy so he can eat before 9:00 at night when we get home.  The tournament starts tonight and we definitely should be done by Thursday.  This weeks menu is quick and easy with choices that I can move around if necessary due to changes in the soccer schedule.


Fri 10/21-pizza
Sat 10/22- ritzy chicken, stuffing, creamed corn, applesauce
Sun 10/23-spaghetti, crescent rolls, salad
Mon 10/24- turkey corn chili (never made this before so I hope it is good!) corn bread
Tues 10/25- ham, mushroom, cheese pizza braid
Wed 10/26- BBQ meatballs, mashed potatoes, carrots
Thurs 10/27-turkey and cheese melts, chips, fruit


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Menu Plan Monday

It's going to be a very busy week this week.  Menu planning makes my life so much easier because once it is done, that is one less thing I have to think/worry about.  Here's what I am cooking up this week:

Fri- 10/1-pizza (frozen instead of homemade.  It was that kind of Friday.)
Sat 10/2- cheese ravioli, salad
Sun 10/3- chicken puffs, baked potatoes, peaches
Mon 10/4-mixed up pizza, corn
Tues 10/5-overnight German french toast, bacon
Wed 10/6-beef stroganoff boat, steamed broccoli
Thursday 10/7- salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, mixed veg


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Menu Plan Monday

We are in the middle of our busiest time of year....soccer season.  With soccer games 3 times a week, it is necessary to have a good menu plan to avoid the dreaded and expensive drive thru food.  I have been preparing supper early on soccer days and taking a plate to the fields with us so Art can eat before 9:00 pm.  Here's what on this week's menu:


Friday 9/23- homemade pizza (of course)
Saturday 9/24-carolina pork chops, glazed carrots
Sunday- 9/25 BBQ chicken salad, garlic bread
Monday- 9/26 French Dip Sandwiches, corn on the cob
Tuesday 9/27- Bacon Cobb Pitas, chips, grapes
Wednesday 9/28-Country Fried Steak Bits, mashed potatoes, green beans
Thursday 9/29-Grilled Sausage Hoagies, roasted potatoes

This yummy menu plan (except for the homemade pizza) is from a product I am reviewing called Emealz.  Look for my complete review on Oct. 14th.

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