Menu Plan Monday

Ok folks.  Well, its been quite a long time since I've posted anything on here.  I've been working on my other blog (www.theproverbs31mama.blogspot.com).  I've also been busy growing a baby.  Hee hee.  Now I have 2 beautiful little girls.  Our family is very blessed!

But I wanted to revive this blog!  After all, what busy mama couldn't use more delicious, quick recipes!  So I thought I'd start off with a Menu Plan Monday!  I plan my meals twice a month (to coincide with payday).  Its been a while since I did a menu plan.  We've been flying by the seat of our pants lately.  But I find that when I don't do a menu plan, we just hemorrhage money.  We over spend on groceries AND eating out.  And we also end up in a cooking rut.  So this weekend I got to it and made my menu and then the BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD actually did the grocery shopping for me! I've got some old recipes that we love and some brand new recipes that we've never tried before!  And I plan to add the new recipes to the blog as I cook them, so keep an eye out!

Monday, 4-15 - Crock Pot Roast with Carrots and Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Squash and Onions, and Garlic Cheese Biscuits
Tuesday, 4-16 - leftover Crock Pot Roast, etc.
Wednesday, 4-17 - "Egg-cellent" Egg Salad Sandwiches
Thursday, 4-18 - Crock Pot Pineapple Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Baked Zucchini Sticks
Friday, 4-19 - Paula Deen's BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Bobby Flay's Coleslaw, Green Beans
Saturday, 4-20 - leftover BBQ
Sunday, 4-21 - Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Tacos, Bobby Flay's Coleslaw, Mexican Rice
Monday, 4-22 - leftover Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Tacos
Tuesday, 4-23 - Vietnamese Fried Rice
Wednesday, 4-24 -Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Thursday, 4-25 - Grilled Chicken, Rice, Green Beans
Friday, 4-26 - Fast Food (we are gonna be out and about)
Saturday, 4-27 - Sandwiches/ Fast Food
Sunday, 4-28 - Sandwiches/ Fast Food
Monday, 4-29 - Ham, Potatoes, and Green Beans Crock Pot Meal
Tuesday, 4-30 - Ham, Potatoes, and Green Beans Crock Pot Meal

Stay tuned to the blog!  If we like the meals, I plan to add the Crock Pot Roast recipe, the Pineapple Chicken recipe, and the Ham, Potatoes and Green Beans Crock Pot Meal recipe to the blog!

Rebekka's Menu Plan for Monday, April 16th through Monday, April 30th

Monday, 04/16 - Cube Steak and Gravy over Rice, Squash and Onions, Green Bean Fries
Tuesday, 04/17 - leftover Cube Steak dinner
Wednesday, 04/18 - Baked Mini Corn Dogs and Potato Chips
Thursday, 04/19 - Teriyaki Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Asian Veggies
Friday, 04/20 - Slow Cooker Pork and Beans, Rice, Jim'N'Nick's Cheese Biscuits
Saturday, 04/21 - light lunch, dinner at Olive Garden!  WooHoo!  ;)
Sunday, 04/22 - leftover Pork & Beans for lunch, leftover Olive Garden for dinner
Monday, 04/23 - Frances' "Momma's Chicken Pot Pie"
Tuesday, 04/24 - leftover Chicken Pot Pie
Wednesday, 04/25 - sandwiches
Thursday, 04/26 - Chicken Tamale Bake
Friday, 04/27 - Tortellini Bake
Saturday, 04/28 - leftover Tamale bake for lunch, Chili Tater Tot Casserole for dinner
Sunday, 04/29 - leftover Tortellini Bake for lunch, leftover Chili Tater Tot Casserole for dinner
Monday, 04/30 - Smothered Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Lima Beans

(These are just my dinner plans - and lunches on Saturdays and Sundays.  For breakfasts, lunches, and desserts check below...)

Roach Family Meal Plan - Feb 27th - March 5th

Well, I'm finally back into the swing of things!  After being gone myself for two weeks and then my husband being gone for a week (leaving the day after I came home), it's been pretty hectic around here.  But, I recovered this weekend and am back into normal life.... so with normal life comes a meal plan.  I also need to get moving posting some new recipes......But first, the meal plan:

Rebekka's Menu Plan for Saturday, February 25th through Tuesday, March 13th

Saturday, 02/25 - Sausage and Rice Casserole, Green Beans, Roasted Cauliflower (lunch)
Saturday, 02/25 - Jammin' Jambalaya (dinner)
Sunday, 02/26 - leftovers from Saturday
Monday, 02/27 - eat out
Tuesday, 02/28 - Crockin' Pork Chops, Little Ma's Potato Salad, Squash and Onions, Field Peas and Snaps
Wednesday, 02/29 - Chicken Salad Sandwiches and chips
Thursday, 03/01 - leftovers from Tuesday night
Friday, 03/02 - Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes served over rice, Cuban Crushed Potatoes, Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart
Saturday,03/03 - Taco Bake (lunch)
Saturday, 03/03 - Chicken Cornbread Dressing, Macaroni and Cheese, Lima Beans (dinner)
Sunday, 03/04 - leftovers from Friday night
Sunday, 03/04 - leftover Taco Bake

Cayman's Menu Plan for Feb. 5-11

For whatever reason this week was a struggle to come up with menus, but they are done! So here is my meal plan for Feb. 5-11

Sunday- Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak, rice, green bean casserole, bread, and jello

Monday- chicken roll ups (these were one the menu last week, but we never got around to making them)

Tuesday- Slow Cooker Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans

Rebekka's Menu Plan for Wednesday, Feb. 1st through Monday, Feb. 13th

Wed., 02-01 - Eat Out
Thurs., 02-02 - Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread
Fri., 02-03 - Grilled BBQ Chicken, McCormick BBQ Potatoes, Lima Beans
Sat., 02-04 (Lunch) - leftover Spaghetti and Meatballs
Sat., 02-04 (Dinner) - Pork BBQ Sandwiches, Corn on the Cob, Sweet Potato Fries
Sun., 02-05 (Lunch) - leftover BBQ Sandwiches, Sweet Potato Fries
Sun., 02-05 (Dinner) - Appetizers to watch the rest of the Super Bowl (after church)
                             will probably make some finger sandwiches, some stuffed mushrooms, some
                             chips and dip, etc.

Menu Plan for Jan. 29th-Feb.4th

Here is the menu plan starting Jan. 29th-Feb.4th

Sunday- chicken from the freezer (already bought seasoned just have to cook it), green beans, bread, Parmesan rice, and jello

Monday- hot dogs, mac and cheese

Tuesday- omelets in a bag, bacon, muffins, hash browns, and pretzels with white chocolate slightly melted and a yellow M&M on top (to represent bacon and eggs)

Roach Family Menu - 1/21 - 1/31

Well, it's Saturday morning, which means it's menu planning day at my house.  Menu planning day and grocery list making day.  I used to REALLY dislike this day, but now, with new recipes to try out, I was kinda looking forward to it this week!  I bought a calendar just for daily meals.  It's easier for me than making a list, and I can cross stuff out, move it around, and if I want to, go back and look at the whole month of menus and get new ideas.  I can also color code the days - which meals were a big hit (do them again) or which went over like a flop (never make again).  So, I have the calendar filled out, and I'm going to put it up here, how I have it on the calendar - but it's gonna change.  The important thing I guess is that I have a meal for every day planned.... then I can move them around as I choose.  The one thing I noticed was that I have a lot of chicken dishes and they are all right together.  I'll need to move them so we don't have chicken three nights in a row!  

Menu Plan for Sunday, January 15th to Saturday, January 21st

Food for Thought:
Here is my menu plan for the coming week.
Sunday-creamy herb pork chops, rice, mayonnaise rolls, mixed veggies

Monday- shepherd's pie

Tuesday- crock pot lasagna, garlic bread

Wednesday- leftovers

Thursday- chicken and rice, broccoli

Friday- hot dogs, mac and cheese

Saturday- sour cream chicken, corn/green bean casserole

Roach Family - Menu 1/14 - 1/21

Rebekka - Thank you for being the first to post your menu plan!  I was holding out, waiting for more people to post theirs (so I could modify mine and make it more interesting), but finally - it had to be done!  Like Rebekka, our Wednesdays are bad - we have to head out the door almost as soon as Tim gets home from work to go to our Journey group (church group).  We eat as part of the meeting, so Tim picks something up for the kiddos on the way home.


I too, am big on leftovers - ours however usually don't get consumed at another dinner, they usually serve as lunch for me, Tim and Sara.  Cameron and Anna are at school and take their lunch all but one day a week, and they have to have more "lunch box" friendly things (no microwave, etc).  Also, for veggies, while I prefer fresh veggies, those are not really "once a week shopper" friendly.  I buy what I can fresh (the meals that are planned for earlier in the week) and then for the rest, I try to get the "steamers".  I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!!  There are packages of green beans (not frozen) that you buy and steam in the bag, in the microwave in 5 minutes, and they are WONDERFUL!!!!  I do get baby carrots and those seem to last forever.  I just boil them, add a little brown sugar and the kids love them!  Ok.... onto the menu for this week:  (recipes already posted to this blog are linked - just click)

Menu Plan for Saturday, January 14th through Wednesday, January 25th

OK folks, several people have suggested that we put our menu plans on here.  I think that's a great idea!  I LOVE looking at other people's menu plans.  Besides getting new recipes, I also get new ideas of different foods to pair with each other.  Sometimes looking at someone else's menu plan really helps to pull me out of a rut.
We fly by the seat of our pants around here, so plans change.  A LOT.  So I try to always have a few quick and easy things in the house.  Try as I might, I never seem to end up following my menu plan exactly - at least not yet.  But I'm working on it.  Menu plans really are a good way to help keep your budget under control.  If there are meals that don't end up getting made on the day they were planned for I just try to move them to the next pay period.
I'll go ahead and tell you that we do a hamburger or sub sandwhich or some other fast food on Wednesday nights.  Wednesday nights are jam-packed.  I'm also BIG on leftovers.  I love making a meal that can go for 2 nights!  That's a little extra relaxation time for me.  I'm not ashamed to say it.  ;)