October Meal Plan

Wow, it is October 1st and I actually have the menu plan for this blog up for the month.  October is a super busy month for us so I tried to keep all the meals easy.  

October   1: Out

October   2: Cheese stuffed chicken, twice baked potatoes, parmesan asparagus

October   3: Shepherd's Pie

October   4: Sandwiches or leftovers

October   5: Baked Potato bar

October   6: Chili

October   7: Family Birthday Party

October   8: Potato Soup

October   9: White beans and cornbread

October 10: Baked ravioli, green beans

October 11: Sandwiches or leftovers

October 12: Chicken marsala, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli

October 13: Isaiah's birthday party

October 14: Wedding to attend (dinner provided)

October 15: Roast, potatoes, carrots

October 16: Breakfast-biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs

October 17: Slow cooker spinach artichoke chicken, mashed potatoes

October 18: Fast food before Awana

October 19-22: Camping

October 23: Chicken and dumplings

October 24: Stroganoff, toast, green beans

October 25: Sandwiches

October 26: Poppyseed chicken, mixed veggies

October 27: Pork chops, carrots, stuffing

October 28: Sloppy joes, chips

October 29: 5th Sunday Fellowship Meal-Chili, pecan pie bars

October 30: Tacos and Burritos

October 31: Sonic $0.50 corn dogs

Last half of September Meal Plan

I never got my meal plan done for September, so I finally sat down today and put together a plan for the remainder of the month.  Starting next week my daughter will have volleyball practices on Wednesdays and Fridays with games on Thursdays and Saturdays.  From now until the end of October those days will be really fast/really simple/crockpot meals.

9/16: Sausage Rotel Dip (we've had a lazy day and just went easy)
9/17: Leftovers
9/18: Calzones and breadsticks
9/19: Shake-n-bake pork chops, carrots, stuffing
9/20: Chick-fil-a school fundraiser
9/21: Orange chicken and fried rice
9/22: BBQ meatballs and mashed potatoes
9/23: Helping friends move
9/24: Out
9/25: Potato Soup
9/26: Turkey breast, green beans, sweet potatoes
9/27: Grab a sandwich or fast food before Awana
9/28: Spaghetti, green beans
9/29: Roast hot dogs and s'mores
9/30: Smoked pork butt, potato salad, baked beans

August Meal Plan

I've had a crazy busy summer and wasn't home for a good portion of it.  Therefore, meal plans were not made.  School starts soon, so I'm back at making my meal plans.  A lot of these are new recipes I'm trying; each new recipe will have a star next to it.  Enjoy!

August  1: Shrimp Boil Foil Packets* (Next time I will use 1/2 the amount of Old Bay in the recipe)

August  2: Chicken Marsala*

August  3: Smoked Sausage & Veggies (I add squash and zucchini to this recipe)

August  4: Baked Ravioli

August  5: Hot Dogs & Nachos

August  6: Eat Out

August  7: Shake & Bake Chicken Legs

August  8: Grilled Pork Chops

August  9: Grilled Chicken Tacos and Cheese Quesadillas

August 10: Awana Kick-Off Block Party (Hot Dogs & Chips provided)

August 11: Chicken Spaghetti

August 12: Taco Salad

August 13: Grilled Burgers

August 14: Fajitas

August 15: Poppyseed Chicken

August 16: Sloppy Joes

August 17: Shepherd's Pie

August 18: Grilled Chicken Drumsticks*

August 19: Broccoli Beef Kebabs*

August 20: Eat Out

August 21: Grilled Pork Loin* (I will use olive oil instead of grapeseed oil)

August 22: Brats & Hot Dogs

August 23: Awana begins (Pizza provided)

August 24: Stroganoff

August 25: Pancakes, bacon, eggs

August 26: Lemon Basil Grilled Pork Chops*

August 27: Salisbury Steak

August 28: Shrimp Boil Foil Packets (it was so good tonight that I want it again soon!)

August 29: New York Strip & Ribeye Steaks (I found some marked down today, so we get some yummy steak!)

August 30: Grilled Cheese

August 31: Stuffed Zucchini (I used cream cheese instead of marscapone)

April Meal Plan

April  1: Hot Dogs and Nachos

April  2: Out

April  3: Homemade Pizzas

April  4: Italian Chicken, herb roasted potatoes

April  5: Grabbing fast food before Awana

April  6: Pork Chops, stuffing, carrots

April  7: Countdown to Disney (Robin Hood & Fox and the Hound) Little John chicken nuggets, Robin Hood's rolls, Friar Tuck's Tots, Copper's chocolate cobbler, Todd's (ice) Cream

April  8: BLTs

April  9: Pulled pork, cole slaw

April 10: Poppyseed chicken, mixed veggies

April 11: Grilled steak & shrimp, squash and zucchini

April 12: Grilled cheese

April 13: Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls

April 14: Countdown to Disney (Little Mermaid & Beauty and the Beast) Ursuala Dogs, Ariel's Shells and Cheese, Lumiere's Grey Stuff, Beast's Rose Petals (strawberries)

April 15: Sloppy Joes, chips

April 16: Easter Sunday

April 17: Almond crusted salmon, roasted asparagus, mashed potatoes

April 18: Tacos

April 19: Sandwiches

April 20: Stroganoff, green beans, toast

April 21: Countdown to Disney (Aladdin & Lion King) Prince Ali's kabobs w/ Sultan Sauce, Aladdin's stolen bread, Abu's stolen apples, Timon & Pumba's bugs in dirt, Nala's zebra cakes

April 22: Brats & Hot Dogs, potato salad

April 23: Out

April 24: Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread

April 25: Roasted smoked sausage & veggies

April 26: Leftovers

April 27: Taco ring

April 28: Countdown to Disney (Pocahontas & Toy Story) Buffalo in a blanket, Meeko's corn, Alien cupcakes, Woody's ice cream round-up

April 29: Sunday Ham Sandwiches, chips

April 30: 5th Sunday Fellowship Meal-Spinach Artichoke Turkey Casserole, Banana Pudding

March Meal Plan

Not off to such a great start this year for blogging.  February brought a lot of sickness to our house so my meal plan got altered and repeated and given up on several times.  I never even posted what I originally intended for the month.
March has flown by too quickly and here I am just a few days before the end of the month finally putting in our plan.

March  1: Grab fast food before Awana
March  2: Taco Ring (huge hit with kids, need to make more next time)
March  3: Countdown to Disney Movie Night (Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland), Pirate Pizza, White Rabbit Carrots, Caterpillar Donuts, Captain Hook's Treasure (popcorn & M & M's)
March  4: We ate out
March  5: Out
March  6: Breakfast
March  7: Shake-n-Bake chicken
March  8: Sandwiches
March  9: Chicken and pineapple skewers
March 10: Countdown to Disney (Lady and the Tramp and Sleeping Beauty), Spaghetti,fresh farm salad, fairy dust popcorn,  birthday cake
March 11: Sliders--didn't do this, did leftovers or something
March 12: Stuff in a Bowl fundraiser at church
March 13: Roast
March 14: Pork Chops
March 15: Awana Grand Prix--hot dogs there
March 16: Leftovers
March 17: Countdown to Disney, (101 Dalmatians & Jungle Book) Dog Bones (crescent wrapped hot dogs), Cruella's cole slaw, King Louie's monkey bread, Baloo's gummy bears
March 18: Burgers
March 19: Out
March 20: Taco Salad
March 21: Roasted Hot Dogs and S'mores
March 22: Pork Chops
March 23: Sandwiches
March 24: Countdown to Disney (Mary Poppins), Bert's Fish and Chips, Mary POPpins corn, Spoonful of sugar pops
March 25: Sliders
March 26: Shepherd's pie
March 27: Baked Ravioli
March 28: Pancakes, bacon, eggs
March 29: Sandwiches
March 30: Hot Dogs & Nachos
March 31: KB's Birthday party

January Meal Plan

I did meal plan in November and December, I just never got it posted.  Here's to trying to post each month this year.

January 1:   Ham, mashed potatoes
January 2:   Steak, salad
January 3;   Venison Fajitas
January 4:   Chili
January 5:   Sloppy Joes
January 6:   Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans
January 7:   Beef Stew, homemade bread
January 8:   Eat out after church
January 9:   Roasted Chicken, smashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese
January 10: Shake-n-Bake Pork Chops, stovetop stuffing, carrots
January 11: Spaghetti
January 12: Chicken and Dumplings
January 13: Shepherd's Pie
January 14: Pork loin, roasted potatoes, roasted asparagus
January 15: Chicken in Crockpot
January 16: Steak Fingers and gravy, mashed potatoes
January 17: Stir Fry
January 18: Sunday Ham Sandwiches
January 19: Potato Soup
January 20: Poppyseed Chicken (I leave out the cheese), mixed veggies
January 21: Slow Country Boil
January 22: Out after church
January 23: Tacos
January 24: Burgers, baked beans, salad
January 25: Sandwiches
January 26: Pulled pork, coleslaw
January 27: Enchiladas
January 28: Sausage and veggies (I also add yellow squash and zucchini)
January 29: Baked Ravioli, brownies (We have our 5th Sunday Fellowship at church)
January 30: Chicken tenders, green beans
January 31: Happy Birthday to me, dinner at Market Place