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Showing posts with label meal planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meal planning. Show all posts
Friday, January 1, 2010
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Menu Plans
I know I've said this before....but I'll say it again......menu planning is a definite money saver!!! Each time I've taken a few extra minutes to plan out our main meals for the week, our gorcery bill is considerably less. I only buy what I need for that particular recipe.
About 3 months ago, we began babysitting two kids from our block 2 days a week. JB is 8 years old, and AB just turned 2! I have to make sure that the meals I prepare on the days they come over are quick and easy!
Here are my plans for this week:
Sunday 10/11: Moroccan-Style Stuffed Acorn Squashes
Monday 10/12: Spaghetti & Meatballs w/garlic bread (babysitting day)
Tuesday 10/13: Leftovers or pumpkin pancakes
Wednesday 10/14: Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Thursday 10/15: Grilled ham & cheese sandwhiches (babysitting day)
Friday 10/16: Chili dogs (Olivia's Birthday)
I'm so tired of the same ol' thing for dinner. My kids are extremely picky and I find myself always relying on the recipes that I know they will eat. It's time to stop that nonsense! It's time to break out of our eating rut and try some new things, some new flavors! I have decided that at the very least....once per week I will prepare a meal that I've never made before and try to use ingredients that some of us have never tasted before.
I will report back on how this goes.......if it goes.
Have you planned your weekly meals????
About 3 months ago, we began babysitting two kids from our block 2 days a week. JB is 8 years old, and AB just turned 2! I have to make sure that the meals I prepare on the days they come over are quick and easy!
Here are my plans for this week:
Sunday 10/11: Moroccan-Style Stuffed Acorn Squashes
Monday 10/12: Spaghetti & Meatballs w/garlic bread (babysitting day)
Tuesday 10/13: Leftovers or pumpkin pancakes
Wednesday 10/14: Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Thursday 10/15: Grilled ham & cheese sandwhiches (babysitting day)
Friday 10/16: Chili dogs (Olivia's Birthday)
I'm so tired of the same ol' thing for dinner. My kids are extremely picky and I find myself always relying on the recipes that I know they will eat. It's time to stop that nonsense! It's time to break out of our eating rut and try some new things, some new flavors! I have decided that at the very least....once per week I will prepare a meal that I've never made before and try to use ingredients that some of us have never tasted before.
I will report back on how this goes.......if it goes.
Have you planned your weekly meals????
Monday, January 26, 2009
Plans for the week
I'm not exactly sure how this post will go. Usually, as long as I keep my "plans" in my head, I tend to follow through with them. However....the minute I put them in writing....I'm doomed! Still, I'm going to give this a go. It's an accountability thing....I think.
So, here goes:
Monday (today): I need to go to my oncologist's office for my next shot of Lupron and to have my portacath flushed. Apparently, I'm supposed to have it flushed every 4 weeks but...no one told me this and it's been almost 8 weeks since it was last used. Clean kitchen. I also have to get two prescriptions filled and get Olivia to and from school. Dinner plans: leftovers (pork roast).
Tuesday: Laundry, however, I don't have much to do thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law!!! Vacuum the house. Change all the bed linens. Grocery shop. Do book report with Amelia. Dinner plans: Tacos.
Wednesday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Check out Used Book Sale at our parish school. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Watch LOST. Dinner plans: Turkey burgers.
Thursday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Take Nathan to basketball practice at 5:15pm. Do book report with Amelia. Dinner plans: Pancakes and Bacon.
Friday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Fridays are family night here in our house. We'll pick an "on demand" movie and pop some popcorn. Dinner plans: Pizza.
Saturday: Leisurely morning (that's the plan anyway). Nathan's basketball game at 11:00am.
Library. Clean the bathroom. Confessions sometime between 3 and 4:15. Dinner plans: Pasta Bake with garlic bread and salad.
Sunday: Mass at 10:00am. Family time. Laundry (making sure all school uniforms are washed and ready for tomorrow). Dinner plans: Leftovers or Soup.
It's a pretty light week now that I look at it. The biggest thing for me is the meal planning. If I don't do this and try to make it up as I go along....we usually end up eating a lot less healthy and I'm just irritable and crabby!
There are a few things that I didn't put down...things that for me are part of my normal routine...like helping Nathan with his homework, reading aloud to the kids before bed, cleaning up after meals, baths and wiping hineys.
I'd love it if you all would share some of your plans for the week!!!
So, here goes:
Monday (today): I need to go to my oncologist's office for my next shot of Lupron and to have my portacath flushed. Apparently, I'm supposed to have it flushed every 4 weeks but...no one told me this and it's been almost 8 weeks since it was last used. Clean kitchen. I also have to get two prescriptions filled and get Olivia to and from school. Dinner plans: leftovers (pork roast).
Tuesday: Laundry, however, I don't have much to do thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law!!! Vacuum the house. Change all the bed linens. Grocery shop. Do book report with Amelia. Dinner plans: Tacos.
Wednesday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Check out Used Book Sale at our parish school. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Watch LOST. Dinner plans: Turkey burgers.
Thursday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Take Nathan to basketball practice at 5:15pm. Do book report with Amelia. Dinner plans: Pancakes and Bacon.
Friday: Go to 8:00am Mass. Work (walk 1/2 mile at my lunch time). Fridays are family night here in our house. We'll pick an "on demand" movie and pop some popcorn. Dinner plans: Pizza.
Saturday: Leisurely morning (that's the plan anyway). Nathan's basketball game at 11:00am.
Library. Clean the bathroom. Confessions sometime between 3 and 4:15. Dinner plans: Pasta Bake with garlic bread and salad.
Sunday: Mass at 10:00am. Family time. Laundry (making sure all school uniforms are washed and ready for tomorrow). Dinner plans: Leftovers or Soup.
It's a pretty light week now that I look at it. The biggest thing for me is the meal planning. If I don't do this and try to make it up as I go along....we usually end up eating a lot less healthy and I'm just irritable and crabby!
There are a few things that I didn't put down...things that for me are part of my normal routine...like helping Nathan with his homework, reading aloud to the kids before bed, cleaning up after meals, baths and wiping hineys.
I'd love it if you all would share some of your plans for the week!!!
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