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9 Day Menu Plan

I’m going to do things a little differently this week. For one thing, I’m going to buy meals for 2 weeks instead of 1. We are going to be out of town starting Friday afternoon through Wednesday night though so I won’t be including any meals for those time periods except for some snacks for the road and dinner in the car so we don’t have to stop for fast food on Friday night. The other thing I’m going to do differently is have the format more clearly reflect the way I actually meal plan. I generally just plan 7 dinners/breakfasts/lunches and decide each day which we will have. However, if we have a specific reason for having a specified dinner on a certain day, I’ll notate that (just for myself, not that my readers need to know necessarily. ;)) For breakfast and lunches, I’m just going to list stuff I have, or will be buying to have, on hand to make stuff since that is normally how we roll around here.

One last thing, because I feel guilty everytime I see my huge collection of cookbooks, I’ve started trying (again) to use my cookbooks more. I actually am going through each one slowly and marking down recipes I think we would enjoy and am going to start making some of those. That may mean I don’t have as many links to recipes as I did before but I will always at least include a link to the cookbook in my post and, if I can find a link, of course I’ll include it!

As always, I use the Publix weekly ad to make my menu to help save money!

This week I’m using The Mafia Cookbook for some of my recipes. I will notate those recipes with an asterisk.

Via earthfare.com

Breakfast and Lunch items – Plain Greek Yogurt, Apple Blueberry Granola, Fruit Salad, Eggs, 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Honey, Earth Fare Red Wellness Tea, Mango, Peanut Butter, Dinner Leftovers, Raisins, Blueberries, Strawberries, Almond Milk

Dinners

Pasta with Zucchini* and Garlic Bread

Double- Herb Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

Panacotte (Greens and Beans)* with Salad and Homemade Ranch

Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato and Fontina

Creamy Spinach Enchiladas with Brown Rice and Salsa

Loaded Baked Potatoes with Salad and Homemade Ranch

Friday – Ham & Cheese Wraps with Carrot Sticks & Pretzels

Jerk Chicken with Cucumber Relish and Corn on the Cob

Salmon Casserole with Green Beans

For more menu plans, check out the home of Menu Plan Monday, at I’m an Organizing Junkie.


Frugal Menu Plan

Here is this week’s frugal menu plan. Trying to save some money this week!

I use the Publix weekly ad to make my menu.

Monday

Swedish Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes (leftovers)

Tuesday

Crock Pot Chicken with Red Potatoes

Wednesday

Green Chile Cheddar Eggs

Thursday

Creole Shrimp and Rice

Friday

Pasta with Sauce, Green Beans and Garlic Bread

Saturday

Lemon Salmon Burgers with Corn on the Cob

Sunday

Eggs and Bacon with Toast

For more menu plans, check out the home of Menu Plan Monday, at I’m an Organizing Junkie.


Menu Plan Monday

via eatingwell.com

We ended up having more leftovers than I anticipated so I have some stuff from last week shifted over to this week. I also had completely forgotten Mother’s Day was Sunday so we had a special meal that day and not what I had planned for. Our Mother’s Day Menu: Steak Tacos al Carbon, Mexican Rice, Corn Cakes, Cowboy Caviar, Guacamole and Chips, Tres Leche Cake.

As always, I use the Publix weekly ad to make my menu to save some money.

Monday

B – Greek Yogurt with Honey

L – Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Pretzels

D – Homemade Pizza

Tuesday

B – Greek Yogurt with Blueberries

L – Soup and Sandwich

D – Penne Pasta with Green Beans and Garlic Bread

Wednesday

B – Strawberry Puff Pancake

L – Pimento Cheese on Crackers, Fruit

D – Salmon and Roasted Vegetable Salad

Thursday

B – Oatmeal with Raisins

L – Leftovers

D – Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Rice

Friday

B – Fruit and Granola

L – Peanut Butter Toast with Bananas and Pretzels

D – Bruschetta Chicken Bake with Green Beans

Saturday

B – Oatmeal with Blueberries

L – Lunch Out

D – Not My Mom’s Sloppy Joes with Corn on the Cob

Sunday

B – Eggs and Toast

L – Swedish Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes

D – Frozen Pizza

Snacks: Cinnamon Almonds, Fudgy Brownies, Blueberries, Pretzels, Dried Apples

For more menu plans, check out the home of Menu Plan Monday, at I’m an Organizing Junkie.