July 2, 2009
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I Have a Plan
I am known as the Mom who cooks, or the lady that cooks well, and am asked (quite often) why I don’t have a cute little cafe or tea parlor. But I can’t function without a menu. If I don’t have a menu… I flail. Literally. I have come to terms with my limitations and I work within my boundaries – and I am ok with that.
I have done Menu Plan Mondays for some time… hit and miss on my blog, but I have my menu, sometimes in triplicate (hard copy on the frig, a copy on my hd, and another in my phone / pda / life). But its never for long, a week at best. The other day I was racking my brain to come up w/ a mega list of foods to choose my menu from (because my lovelies have packed away all but 3 of my rather useless cookbooks) and I came up with enough for the month. Yes, the month!
I’ve never menu planned for the month. I don’t know how well it will work… seeing as I don’t have foresight to know what is going to be happening every day – but I have my list and I am going to do my best to stick to it. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Without further ado – here’s what I have planned:
July Menu
W – 7/1: Nachos
Th – 7/2: Funky chicken w/ sesame noodles, broccoli
F – 7/3: Fire-pit hot dogs, potato salad
S – 7/4: Lasagna, salad
S – 7/5: Red beans & rice, green beans
M – 7/6: Linda’s chicken casserole
T – 7/7: Breakfast dinner (‘steak’ & eggs)
W – 7/8: Baked potato bar, jello salad
Th – 7/9: Tuna casserole
F – 7/10: Pulled pork sandwiches, macaroni salad
S – 7/11: Creamy garlic penne, broccoli
S – 7/12: Lemongrass chicken, rice
M – 7/13: Dirty rice
T – 7/14: Breakfast dinner (waffles, hard boiled eggs, juice)
W – 7/15: Chili, cornbread
Th – 7/16: Seasame chicken strips, mashed potatoes, veggies
F – 7/17: Weiner wraps, jojo potatoes, veggies w/ ranch
S – 7/18: Pizza, salad
S – 7/19: Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, green beans
M – 7/20: Sweet & sour meatballs, rice
T – 7/21: Breakfast dinner (french toast, fruit salad)
W – 7/22: Thai cucumber salad w/ chicken
Th – 7/23: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggies
F – 7/24: Taco salad
S – 7/25: Chicken cheese enchiladas, green salad, fruit
S – 7/26: BLT sandwiches, soup
M – 7/27: Ravioli (the only store-bought item on this menu), broccoli
T – 7/28: Breakfast dinner (ham & scrambled egg medley)
W – 7/29: Tuna patties, green beans
Th – 7/30: Chicken royale
F – 7/31: Turkey burgers, potato salad, jelloBefore the man got his job up North – we had leftover’s night 1x a week, but now, with him gone (and I pack the week’s food for him to take ‘home’) and the kids home for summer – we use leftovers for lunches (thus no leftover’s nights).
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Outside of the Blog
I am in love! Due to the price tags on these items and the fact that we have 2 households we have to fund (until our house sells) – any purchases are at a stand-still and I am just dreaming.
Both are linked for your enjoyment (there are so many yummy things at the store w/ the laundry basket!!!)
Have a great day!~G
Comments (14)
That all looks so good,menus do work the best!
How do you make Thai Cucumber Salad?
You did great with coming up with meals for a month!!! Good job!!!
wow — I can never plan that far ahead, things always end up out of whack!
@seedsower - I’ll post the recipe very soon.
Your entire month sounds awesome to me. Now if you could kindly post recipes for all 31…….
hehe. I know that’s impossible but that is what I sure need! Good tasty recipes for all these yummy things.
Life is a bit complicated though, without an oven. I have to make skillet or crockpot items only.
If I had the stuff to make the plaque thing I’d make you a decent replica, I like doing stuff like that and I’m not too bad with my fancy writing skills.
I wish I could menu plan for a month but until one of us is out of school it’s not gunna happen. Come December maybe I’ll start trying, or at least once I get a job and he’s not working nights (once I get a job he’s gunna quit full time, still work a little or he’d go nuts)
JoJo’s Potatoes and Linda’s chicken too?
great job on the menus! I need to just plan to eat some healthy every night, but …… so tired when I get home.
wow you have a menu for the whole MONTH, that’s pretty impressive! i can’t function w/o a list either, but it’s hard enough to get down 1 weeks worth of stuff EVERYONE will eat! KIDS!
xo
I wonder how I could do a menu for the two of us for a month. We tend to eat less and less, Right now it’s so hot, we both are not wanting anything hot. Plus my list is very short because of specific diets..But we are getting very good at adjusting the seasonings.
Hope you have a sale on your home soon.
Hi, it’s Traci. I just wanted to see if you got my emails I sent you about the plaque from Hobby Lobby? I hadn’t heard back from you and thought I may have messed up.
It was priced $13.99 at HL and I got it 50%off. Not bad for $7.00! I can see if they have any left if you would like!
Blessings,
Traci
Beneathmyheart.blogspot.com
@Nanny_TX - I was just thinking, probably the best way for you would be to make a food, then freeze it in portions. That way, you have foods in the freezer (no heating up the house in a heat-wave) and the foods work for your specific health needs.
@beneathmyheart4 - Traci, I JUST saw your message! Thank you so much for contacting me. LMK if you can still get your lovely little mitts on a plaque or not.
wow..awesome!!! your menus are wonderful!!