September 2011 Monthly Meal Plan

September 1, 2011 By 6 Comments

Here is the background to the monthly meal plan …
Last year, we did weekly meal plans. Well we did weekly meal plans most of the time. I say most of the time because some weeks we forgot to plan. Life got busy, school work was out of control, the preschool business started, the family all got sick. You name it, life happens. When I suggested a Monthly Meal Plan late last month, I was sure my husband would declare me nuts for good. BUT … he was on board.  Part of my accountable in doing this is posting our Monthly Meal Plan each month.

We liked the themes last month but didn’t use them this month. We are trying to use up items we have in the fridge/pantry this month!

 September 2011 Monthly Meal Plan

1   Leftovers

2   Pork enchiladas

3   Birthday Party – Lasagna

4   Rosemary lemon chicken w potatoes

5   Quinoa pancakes with eggs

6   Cabbage salad

7   Burgers

8   Leftovers

9   Pizza

10 Corn Chowder (Daring Kitchen Challenge!)

11  Schnitzel with spaetzle

12 Spaghetti

13 Tacos

14 Pork Tenderloin w Pomegranate Wine Sauce

15 Leftovers

16 BBQ Chicken w/ Pomegranate Wine sauce

17 Omelets

18 Pot Roast

19 Spanish Tortilla

20 Slow Cooker Chicken with Rice

21 Gnocchi

22 Leftovers

23 Chicken and waffles

24 Out

25 Subs

26Veggie Fried Rice

27 Pizza

28 Ham and Rice

29 Leftovers

30 Steaks w grilled ratatouille

 

A few notes …

  • We have a weekend away (in Philly!) this month so that weekend we planned some meals we may leave but one night did mark “out”.
  • We left leftovers on Thursday as a trial. The girls are starting at class that starts at 4:45 pm that is 30 minutes from the house. Oh and Grace gets off the bus at 4pm. Did I mention I am not home yet by then? Brian is going to a Bible Study those nights too. Thursdays will be crazy so we are going to see what we can manage dinner-wise. Our goal is to NOT eat out every Thursday.

If you are looking for answers on monthly meal planning, ask the questions you have! We don’t know that we have the answer for you but we will look for them! Just send us an email at simplybudgeted at gmail dot com.

Have you tried monthly meal planning? How did it go? Any tips or suggestions?

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Monthly Meal Plan – August 2011

August 1, 2011 By 1 Comment

Here is the background to the monthly meal plan …
Last year, we did weekly meal plans. Well we did weekly meal plans most of the time. I say most of the time because some weeks we forgot to plan. Life got busy, school work was out of control, the preschool business started, the family all got sick. You name it, life happens. When I suggested a Monthly Meal Plan late last month, I was sure my husband would declare me nuts for good. BUT … he was on board.  Part of my accountable in doing this is posting our Monthly Meal Plan each month.

We decided to do daily themes this month so here are the themes for August!

Sunday = Sunday Dinner; you know the good ole dinners mom used to make!
Monday = Meatless Monday; have you been following this series? Check it out here!
Tuesday = Taco Tuesday; who can say no to a taco?
Wednsday = Wordly Wednesday; travel the world while sitting at your dining room table!
Thursday = Leftovers; we all have them so you should use them and not waste them!
Friday = Cooking with Dad; this series will provide dads (or anyone like this mom here) with simple recipes to take over the kitchen for a night!!
Saturday = Simple Saturday; this is our errand/activity so we try to keep it simple and are passing that along!

 August 2011 Monthly Meal Plan

1   Veggie Stir-fry

2   Fish Tacos

3   Court Bouillon

4   Leftovers

5   Cheeseburger Mac & Cheese Turkey Patty Melt

6   Subs

7   Chicken and Waffles

8   Mushroom Burgers

9   Beef Tacos

10 Chicken Mushroom Alfredo

11 Leftovers

12 Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

13 Date Night (YAY!!!)

14 Flank Steak

15 Veggie Lasagna

16 Taco Bowl

17 Schnitzel and Spoetzle

18 Leftovers

19 Panini

20 Family Birthday Party for Grace

21 Chicken

22 Bake Ziti

23 Chicken Taco

24 Grace’s Birthday Pick: Spaghetti and Meatballs

25 Leftovers

26 Pizza

27 Hot Dogs

28 Smoked Pork Butt

29 Quinoa + Temeh + Beans

30 Pork Tacos

31 Pork Sheppard’s Pie

A few notes …

  • We just planned dinners again. This seems to be working so we are going with this for now.
  • Grace turns 5 on August 24th so those are the birthday references! ;)
  • Did you catch our themes for each day? What do you think??
  • As Brian posts any of these recipes, I will come back and link to them (as I remember and have time!) If you want a recipe for sure, leave a comment so I can pester him!;)

If you are looking for answers on monthly meal planning, ask the questions you have! I don’t know that I have the answer for you but I will look for them!
Just send me an email at simplybudgeted at gmail dot com.

Have you tried monthly meal planning? How did it go? Any tips or suggestions?

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