With my crazy schedule and trying to save as much money as possible since Brian's been out of work, I have developed a routine of meal planning once a week. When I stumbled across I'm an organized junkie , I thought I had died and gone to heaven!
So, here's my first attempt at joining a very talented group of bloggers at Menu Plan Monday .
I have found that meal planning on Thursday or Friday nights works best for me. I save the grocery store sale flyers that come in the mail earlier in the week and browse thru those to see what's on sale. Usually I get some inspiration after that. Then, I start planning. I have a small, magnetic white board that hangs on the refridgerator that I write our menu on each week. Next to that, hangs a grocery shopping list that we jot down what we need to pick up. This has really helped eliminate surprises...aka "what do you mean we don't have ____?".
Here's what's on the menu this week:
Monday: Fish Tacos
Tuesday: Ravoli with Meat Sauce (aka ragu and ground turkey...hey, BK's cooking!)
Wednesday: Crockpot Orange Chicken with Jasmine Rice
Thursday: Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries
Friday: Deep Dish Pepporoni Pizza
Saturday: eat out with friends
Sunday: Tortilla and Black Bean Pie
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