I started menu planning last spring as a way to save money. We eat out entirely too much, as was proven by our end of the year statement from our Visa. To cut down on that expense, I started scouring my cookbooks, the internet, and friends family recipes to find things that were easy to make and that my family would eat.
Over the summer I lapsed into the processed foods/eating out again. Bad mommy. But fall is here. School is in full swing. I am ready to get back on the wagon....the chuck wagon that is!!
I've never blogged about my meal plans before...but there is a wonderful site that has Menu Plan Mondays so I think I"ll start posting and link it up there for all my blogging friends who want to try out meal plans themselves.
Our plans are always M-F since we run around too much on weekends and that is when leftovers get eaten or we go out. I feel like if I plan meals for these days it will probably just throw my whole schedule off since we rarely see the inside of our house on weekends.I also have meals on Tuesday and Wednesday that require less work and/or cooktime since those are days that I teach *and* we have afterschool activities (soccer and choir) so we don't have as much time on those days for cooking.
My kids are very basic eaters - beef, chicken, pork. One eats shrimp, the other eats fish - but not both of them. They do like vegetables and fruits, so I have good luck and a large selection of which of those to make, so not using seafood and fish really isn't that big of a deal to me.
So....here is the menu for this week:
Monday: Roasted Chicken and veggies
Tuesday: BLT (Bacon, Leek, Tomato) Mac & Cheese
Wednesday: Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and broccoli
Thursday: Skillet Beef & Potatoes
Friday: 1-2-3 Chicken
It's that time again....and I"m going to stay on the ball. I have planned out the week's menu, but still have to come up with the food that I am providing for book club on friday night....that will eventually come to me...
