Over the past few weeks, I've been doing a lot of reading about meal planning especially with regard to saving money. Usually, we use the circulars that come on Wednesday to plan our grocery shopping for the week but, I just buy what is on sale and then decide what I make each night. Meal planning will certainly save me time during the school year because I will not have to think about what to make each night. We are starting by following
Simple Mom's advice using a two week model. The next week looks like this:
8/13 Rosemary Turkey Meatloaf (*****)
8/14 Leftovers or dinner with my family
8/15 Quick Mediterranean Pasta (allrecipes.com)
8/16 Chicken and black bean casserole
8/17 Leftovers
8/18 Pulled pork
8/19 Leftovers or dinner with friends
8/20 Pasta primavera
8/21 Chickpea burgers or dinner with my family
Our meal plan for the week will be posted at
http://orgjunkie.com/2011/08/menu-plan-monday-aug-1511.html and at S
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Welcome and congrats on your first menu plan!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for the chickpea burgers? I'm in love with chickpeas and am always looking for yummy ways to incorporate them into our menu!!!
Happy planning!
What a great start to menu planning! I love the sound of Turkey Rosemary Chicken... yummy!
ReplyDeletePlease join ON THE MENU MONDAY at my blog for a weekly menu and recipe linky party. Your menu would be a wonderful addition!
Yvonne
Just stopping by from On The Menu Monday to say Hi. Your meal plan looks great for the week, looks like you are getting off to a great start. We would just love your Chicken and Black Bean Casserole. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week!
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Astoria Girl,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to On The Menu Monday! I saw a few interesting menu items that will work On Crooked Creek in your list. I especially adore the one that states or dinner with friends!!!
Here's hoping your school year is off to a fantastic start. I retired three years ago from a career of 33 years in education. The last 15 years, I served as a Para Educator! Thank you for sharing your first Menu with all of us in the Land of Blog!
Fondly,
Pat