8/27-9/2 Menu Plan

Next week I am challenging myself not to grocery shop… it is rare that we have enough milk (my husband went and bought some yesterday) and produce to get us through but we are actually in a good position this week.

We have a ton of things for meals and they just need to be used as well as a few frozen meals that I have made and have in the freezer.

So… no menu plan this week.  I will just have to get creative on a nightly basis and hopefully use everything up so that nothing goes to waste.  We already have two meals from last week that will "roll over", then dinner with my parents, and I am sure a night out (or an event or something) so there is a good chunk there…

If I succeed at this and we only spend say $20 on odds and ends or a meal out then it will make up from my Chiropractic appointments this week in hopes to get this little man to flip (this wasn't my reason for doing this... my stuffed freezer this morning was... but hey- another perk!)!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

8/20-8/26 Menu Plan

It's downright CRAZY that next week my menu plan with include dates for September!! 

WHERE IS THE TIME GOING?!?!

Anyhow... we are still in August!  Here is our last full week of just August dinners:

• Marinated Grilled Chicken, Twice Baked Potatoes & a veggie
• Veggie Burgers, Homemade Mac & Cheese & a veggie
• Cheese Enchiladas, Rice, Beans & Avocado
• Lasagna (frozen meal from a few weeks ago), cheesy garlic bread & a veggie (or salad)
• Leftovers/Grab Night
• Tuesday: Playdate night at a friend's house (we will probably have build your own pizza's for the kids)
• Friday: Parent's House

Hope you have a great week and stay cool! 

Menu Plan 8/6-8/12

This week was a little funky so we didn't get to eat all of our meals which was nice because I was able to roll them over.  I am going to swing by Costco after work and skip out on Whole Foods and Wal-Mart this week.  I did however order from our Organic Produce delivery company this week!

• Big Baked Potatoes w/ Broccoli, Cheese & all the other goods
• Calzones & Salad
• Tilapia, Artichokes & Pasta
• Spaghetti, Salad & Garlic Bread
• Mexican Bean Soup w/ Avocados
• Grab Night/Left Over's/Home Made Freezer Meal
• Dinner with Parents

Hope you have a fantastic week!  (=

7/16-7/22 Meal Plan

Late... AGAIN- and the lame part is that I totally had it done on Friday.  I even showed it in a video I posted on Saturday!  So I am sorry... but here it is (=

• Turkey Lasagna, Salad & Bread
• Veggie Burgers, Dill Potato Wedges, Steamed Spinach
• Green Chili & Cheese Tamales, Refried Beans, Mexican Rice & Avocado (we had this Sat. night)
• Chicken Nuggets, Homemade Mac & Cheese, Salad
• Shake & Bake, Salad & Mashed Potatoes
• Grab Night/Left Over's/BBQ/Freezer meal/Etc. (this 'free' day we used last night as I was out of the state taking a photography class and my husband has issues boiling water)
• My Parents House Friday Night

I hope you all have a fantastic week!!!

6/19-6/25 Meal Plan

I am glad that you guys are enjoying my meal plan/grocery shopping videos!  Please let me know if you want to see anything specific... or a recipe video for any of the below recipes.

• Father's Day- Dad's choice (Deacon may be cooking?)
• Chicken Chili with Cornbread
• Spinach Stuffed Shells, Garlic Bread
• BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, Red Dill Potato Wedges & a TBD Veggie
• Tilapia, Red Garlic Mashed Potatoes & a TBD Veggie
• Farmers Market (we will eat something amazing there)
• Friday Night with my Parents

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Meal Plan for 6/13-6/18

We are back from our whirlwind of a weekend get-a-way!  It was C-R-A-Z-Y… I am actually glad to be home and ready to be bored!  (=

• Balsamic Chicken Sandwiches & Asparagus
• Shredded Chicken & Bean Tostadas with avocado & tomato
• BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, Artichokes & pasta (didn’t eat this meal last week)
• Chicken Enchiladas, Rice, Beans & Avocado
• Girls Night In!  Were making melted subs and watching a movie
• Friday night dinner at my parents house

The video of last week's grocery shopping trip & meals for the week will be up tomorrow.

Have a great week!

6/4-6/9 Meal Plan

I am back and 100% back to meal planning.  I hope to pick up my grocery shopping/meal videos again too- the computer that I assembled them on has decided to work again so yay to that!  I did not expect this pregnancy to take such a toll on my meal plans, then with a vacation away, people coming and staying with us for a week and my son's birthday/party it's just been downright nuts! 

So with that said here is my meal plan for next week.  I am actually excited to go grocery shopping tomorrow and to get things back on track!  It has been way too long!

• Homemade Chicken Gnocchi Soup & Salad
• Cheese & Green Chili Tamales, Rice & Beans
• BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, Pasta & Artichokes
• Big Salads (the works- with eggs, chicken, cheese, tons of veggies, etc.)
• 2- Frozen Meals (from the freezer cooking days- look back at previous posts for what it may be)
• Airport Food- blah!  But we leave right after work and will be cutting it close so it may be more like airplane food

I am so excited to get back to saving money and knowing what we will be eating each night (I HATE the "what's for dinner?" question!).  Over the last few months I have not at all stopped with our normal at home, homemade, meals and my standards have stayed the same… just the way I do it all has changed and I have noticed the effects with our dinner time and our bank account.

So I MUST get back to normal and stay on track! 

How this week's Menu Plan is going…

I am proud to say that I am actually sticking with it this week! 

We have had the following:

• 
  Stuffed Bell Peppers
• Tuna Casserole (this was the grab night item)
• BBQ Chicken, Homemade Pasta Salad…
• Homemade Pizza
• Thanksgiving Dinner

Items left:

• Mexican Bean Soup (which grrrrrrrrr I had every intention to start the beans before I left for work but forgot)-;
• Veggie/Turkey Burgers
• Dinner with my Parents

All in all things are getting marked off of the list.  I am shocked!

I did not record my grocery shopping portion of these items as I didn't have to buy much (had most of it already from previous hopes to make it!) but I have recorded the meals each night.   

Were already working on compiling our menu plan for next week and I will have it posted tomorrow.