. menu plan monday .

so i must admit that i don't really have a menu planned for the week {slacker of the year award already won.}, so i'm going to make up my menu right now as i type this.  another reason i've been slacking on this is because i'm trying to use what i have instead of shopping right now.  so it's fly-by-my-seat week, basically.

monday - tonight we had bbq chicken drumsticks, sweet corn, and baked beans
tuesday - leftovers because i made WAY too much monday and need a quick meal
wednesday - breakfast for dinner!
thursday - unsure.  something quick and easy, i'm sure. 
friday - spaghetti (the BFF will be here with her family for the weekend.  i have LOTS of spaghetti sauce already made and frozen), salad, and garlic bread
weekend - either fajitas or pizza.  i can't decide.

well, i'm so glad i could be such help to you and give you so many good ideas and recipes.  i'm sure you'll be checking back next monday for even more information so i'll try to plan accordingly!  BAH!

. menu plan monday .

i almost forgot to post this.  i got so carried away with my grouchy girls and easter.  here's this weeks menu.

monday - lasagna and garlic bread. last week, i thoroughly screwed this meal up, so i tried again.  it was great! tuesday - sloppy joes, chips, fruit. 
wednesday - crunchy chicken (recipe), cubed/seasoned potatoes, asparagus spears. 
thursday - sesame honey drumsticks (recipe), baked beans, grilled corn on the cob.
friday - homemade bagel bites. (recipe)
weekend - leftovers.

we have so much going on right now, so i'm trying to keep things simple.  daycare kids leave by 5:30, then i start cooking.  some days, if i can swing it, i try to start cooking while they are leaving, but it depends on the day. 

. menu plan monday .

i recently started seriously planning a menu for the week.  i do stay home all day, monday through friday, but i don't technically plan out breakfast and lunch.  we really eat whatever we have unless it's a special day.  we used to eat out several times a week, but with 2 children now who can order from a menu, i decided that eating out was no longer an option, except on occassion and maybe once on the weekend.  it was costing us $40 everytime we went out to eat (we don't eat fast food hardly at all) and i found it so much cheaper to eat at home. 

here's an example.  last weekend, we had a super busy weekend and simply wasn't home.  we spent $90 on eating out that weekend.  just saturday and sunday.  NINETY DOLLARS!  i go grocery shopping on mondays, at that monday, i spent $90 on our food for the entire week.  breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, snacks.  so i am trying my hardest to stick with a menu to prevent eating out if at all possible.  i'm going to post my weekly menu to share with you to maybe give you ideas, but hopefully to keep me going on it. 

here's this weeks menu ...

monday - spaghetti and fruit.  i make my spaghetti sauce (double batch) in the crockpot.  i'll post my recipe sometime soon.
tuesday - sliders (aka tiny burgers) chips, fruit.  we LOVE these.  karsyn has dance on tuesdays, so we have a quick meal.
wednesday - lasagna and garlic bread.  i know i'm having spaghetti and lasagna in the same week, but we love italian food and i already had lasagna.  one less thing to buy at the grocery store.
thursday - orange chicken, egg rolls, and fried rice.  (the orange chicken is a frozen meal)
friday - canned biscuit pizzas and fruit.  we are going out of town, so i needed a quick and easy clean up meal.
weekend - no menu planned.  Easter weekend in LaVernia!! 

this was an easy week.  i'll post my crockpot spaghetti sauce recipe soon and maybe next week i'll have other recipes to share.