MomtoCandJ Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I need some cheap meal ideas for ground beef and venison (we have lots of each) and chuck roasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I also plan by the week. Is it ok to post a new menu each week? Mon: Sopes, Tortilla Soup Tues: Creamy Pasta, Portobellos, Salad Wed: Chicken and Lime Soup, Fresh Corn Tortillas, Salad Thurs: Mulligatawny, Baguette, Samosas Fri: Gallo Pinto, Salad Sat: Chicken Pot Pie Sun: Chilaquiles, Beans, Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolMamaOfTwo Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Is anyone still planning? I am trying to get mine together today for this week. I am behind because we were out of town. Just coming here for some ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The next ten days or so: Yesterday--grilled burgers, homemade rolls, salad Today---homemade calzones w choice of fillings (cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, peppers, sautéed spinach), salad Tues--ground turkey meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, something green Wed--pork carnitas gorditas (cooking light) Thurs--omelets (broccoli, ham, cheese, mushrooms) Fri--lemon chicken, pasta, something green Sat--veggie samosas, not sure on sides Sun--pork loin roasted with garlic and rosemary, butternut squash, something green Mon--jerk chicken thighs cooked in crockpot with mangos and pineapple, brown rice, probably green beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I'm still using my monthly! I'm so happy I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Is anyone still planning? Yup Monday: out Tuesday: Spaghetti Bolognese and spinach salad Wednesday: Blackened halibut tacos and Mexican quinoa salad Thursday: Southwest chili con carne with homemade tortilla chips Friday: out Saturday: Steak fajitas with chili lime corn Sunday: Minestrone with citrus salad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Latecomer--but here's my plan for the week: Monday--steak fajitas Tue--Spiced couscous with chicken and carrots Wed--Pork chops with apples & onions, rosti potatoes Thurs--pasta w/ sausage and slow-roasted tomatoes Fri--tomato soup and grilled cheese (lunch), pierogies with caramelized onions (dinner) Sat--shredded pork tacos Sun--roasted chicken w/ veggies, grain tbd (will use from freezer/pantry) I don't always plan vegetables because we almost always have a first-course salad before our meal. Most days we eat leftovers for lunch. My problem is that I have a lot of stuff in my freezer, like slow-roasted tomatoes that I froze from the summer, that I always forget to use. I hope that making a thoughtful plan each week will help with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I finally got some massive shopping done and got DH on board with meal planning. Meatballs, meatloaf cupcakes, and sliders are already cooked/prepared and in the freezer ready for dinner nights. Here's the rest of our month: 1/20 - Potatoes & Eggs 1/21- Crockpot Roasted Chicken, potatoes, veg 1/22- Spaghetti w/ meatballs, veg 1/23-Black Bean Chili 1/24- Chicken Quinoa, vegs 1/25 - Eggs & Tortillas 1/26 - Freebirds (dinner out to celebrate a bday) 1/27 - Sliders, baked fries 1/28 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veg 1/29 - Baked chicken, rice, vegs 1/30 - Quinoa and Black Beans 1/31 - Bacon, eggs, beans 2/1 - Homemade pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 This week- M-spaghetti and meat sauce, ceaser salad T-honey baked chicken, sweet potatoes, salad W-chicken/egg/veggie stir fry over rice Th-pizza F-lime/butter chicken in quesadillas, black beans S-beef stew with root veggies, salad S-not sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolMamaOfTwo Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Monday - Shredded BBQ chicken, corn Tuesday - White Chicken Chili, homemade rolls Wednesday - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli Thursday - Breakfast for dinner (eggs, hashbrowns, toast) Friday - Hawaiian Chicken, Rice, Green Beans, Pinapple Saturday - Leftovers Sunday - Making a ham, dressing, and not sure on other sides yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 quoting myself to update the changes we ended up making. There is no way I can plan the whole month out since baby is due in 3 weeks so sometime this month everyone will be scattered for a while. Plus some days I just have no energy to cook and we pull out a freezer meal. But I have a few days worth so far (mostly stolen from ideas in the last few days. Also I don't usually plan sides and veggies as I just pull together something from what I have/feel like making that day. 29th Baked Fish with Tomato Herb Sauce over mashed potatoes 30th Korean Beef over rice 31st and 1st we have family event so won't be home for dinner 2nd Roast Sticky Chicken in the crockpot and roasted potatoes (either red or sweet since I've got both on hand right now but not both because we don't like them mixed) Made Cajun Roasted sweet potatoes 3rd Onion and Bacon tart from Saveur that was posted here 4th Creamy Chicken and Bacon Carbonara that someone posted above ended up making fried rice with leftover bits in the fridge 5th Chicken Soup Really really glad I had this scheduled as mutliple family members (myself included) were hit with the flu over the next week. 6th-9th Easy stuff as my husband is out of town and the kids aren't as picky about eating leftovers and odd assortments I find in the freezer 6th leftovers 7th Ham and broccoli bake with homemade alfredo sauce 8th Slow cooker Balsamic Chicken over mashed potatoes 9th Tacos 10th frozen pizzas 11th Korean beef 12th leftovers 13th Spaghetti with chicken sausage 14th Bacon and Kale skillet, roasted cajun sweet potatoes 15th Papa Murphy's take and bake pizza 16th Crockpot Beef and Broccoli 17th garlic CHicken 18th dear son arrived, I didn't cook but I think the kids ate leftovers 19th I think the kids ate more leftovers, not sure though because Grandma was watching them 20th chicken tenders (just home from hospital this is as ambitious as I could get) 21st beef stroganoff (lunch pulled from freezer), chicken enchiladas (another freezer meal) 22nd crockpot pot roast 23rd quesadillas (filling pulled from freezer) 24th something with chicken but I don't know if I will cook or pull out a freezer meal. depends on energy that day. That is what we did so far. I'm thinking ahead and usually have several ideas for each day (that require different amounts of work) and waiting until the day of to decide which I will ultimately make. I grocery shopped Friday before I went into labor so between that and freezer meals I won't have to go to the store for a couple of weeks. Which is good since the high today was about 6 degrees and I don't really want to take a newborn out in this cold spell we will have this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm still pulling from my list, but not everything I've been making is from the list. I decided to finish out the month with pantry/freezer cooking, and most of what's left on my list requires buying stuff. Anything we don't have this month will get moved to February's list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Monday: garbanzo bean soup, tamales, black beans Tuesday: salad, split pea soup, sourdough loaf Wednesday: tortas, tortilla soup Thursday: salad, spaghetti and meatballs Friday: cilantro zucchini soup, burritos Saturday: salad, BBQ tofu, baked potatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I did pretty well. I did sub out a few things, but used the list to buy for the month and had everything on hand :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I've got my February list all done up. Is someone going to start a February thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good gravy, February :eek: Doing 10 days at a time is working really well. I have been planning a week at a time (Sunday-Saturday) then usually being thrown for a loop by the presence of the next Sunday. You'd think I'd figure it out :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I only do by the week, but here it is: Breakfasts (usually served with fruit): Steel cut oats Biscuits and gravy Breakfast burritos Boiled eggs and cereal Eggs in peppers Monkey bread and scrambled eggs Lunches: Baked potatoes Sandwiches, chips, veggies Red and black bean polenta pies Mini pizza cups Chile relleno casserole Leftovers -out- Dinner: Chili and cornbread Chicken fajitas Crockpot lasagna, salad Guinness chicken, broccoli, rice pilaf Burgers, crash potatoes, stuffed zucchini Crockpot chicken spaghetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good gravy, February :eek: That's how excited I was to plan out January's. :blush: I just kept going with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good gravy, February :eek: Doing 10 days at a time is working really well. I have been planning a week at a time (Sunday-Saturday) then usually being thrown for a loop by the presence of the next Sunday. You'd think I'd figure it out :lol: Shoosh, I don't want to even think about February yet. I *just* got my January figured out! I schedule for 2 weeks too, which basically means payday to payday. Beyond that though... :huh: I have to admit that I love having my meals planned out though. This morning I realized I never put out my black beans to soak for chili, so I swapped tonight's dinner with Thursday, and can put out the beans tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Here's the rest of the month: 1/23 (Wed): Eat at church 1/24 (Thurs): Leftover Crockpot Citrus Chicken, Jasmine Rice and salad 1/25 (Fri): Soup of choice and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, fruit 1/26 (Sat): Company (5 other couples, no kids): Cheese Dip and Chips, Chicken Fajitas, Refried Black Beans, Spanish Rice, Salad, whatever appetizer & desserts they bring, Dos Equis and Corona, some wine...... 1/27 (Sun): Leftovers or eat out 1/28 (Mon): Asian Meatballs with Jasmine and strawberries 1/29 (Tues): Crockpot Bbq Chicken, Alexia fries and salad 1/30 (Wed): Church 1/31 (Thurs): Leftover bbq chicken, macaroni & cheese, salad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrips Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 This has been the best! I planned out my month, but just shopping by week. I love knowing what I am cooking! Especially on sports nights. I've got to find more quick meals now that baseball started. I just double check the recipes for ingredients. This week Steakums and fries (kids request!) Risotto with spinach and mushrooms Spaghetti and meatballs Chicken and dumplings in crockpot Mexican chicken in a crockpot for tortillas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I need to get menu planing for February & possibly March/April. Ds#2 starts the new school year on 1st February & term 1 is usually chaos with scouts/sailing/hockey. Last year I did a big freezer cooking session & planned meals for the whole 10 week term. It flowed so-o-o much easier than previous years. This year January has been a Low/No Spend month with a focus on shopping our freezer/garden/pantry first. I think I'll use our long weekend this weekend to do a stocktake of our freezer & pantry with a goal of using our existing resources as a base for February's menu. I hope to draft the menu for March/April as well & begin a shopping list for each month to fit that month's menu. Hopefully this will allow me to take advantage of sales as they happen to restock the freezer with the items we need for the next few months. I'm not going to focus on being prepared for disasters as if I have on hand the general items I need for the next few months I am already prepared, right? One thing I have liked with menu planning is that we are eating less processed foods & more "real" foods. This wasn't a focus, but is a nice side benefit. Please put a link to any February Menu planning threads as I have gotten some great ideas off other posts in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceC Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I was going to start working on my feb. plan in the next day or so because my azure order is due by mid week. And I want to have it ready to go this time!! Trying to get ahead of the game this month!! :) We have stuck to the jan. menu I posted and it had been wonderful...we have done really well sticking to the budget this month....hoping the motivation continues!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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