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

Meal Plan for September 19-September 31

It's been a while since I've done my menu planning.  I'm back at it now.  We are trying a couple new recipes this month, I will notate them with an asterisk.  Most meals have a link to the recipe.

September 19: Chicken Spaghetti

September 20: Taco Salad

September 21: Awana--Sandwiches

September 22: Monterrey Chicken

September 23: Stuffed Zucchini*

September 24: Leftovers

September 25: Potato Soup

September 26: Breakfast Casserole

September 27: Grilled Chicken Tacos*

September 28: Awana--Sandwiches

September 29: Chicken & Dumplings

September 30: In Missouri

April Menu Plan

April  1: Eat out
April  2: Pizza
April  3: Chili lunch at church
April  4: Taco Salad
April  5: Pork Chops, roasted green beans
April  6: Awana
April  7: Poppyseed chicken, mixed veggies
April  8: Hamburgers & Hot dogs, baked beans
April  9: Grilled Steak & Shrimp, squash & zucchini
April 10: Eating Out
April 11: Turkey Breast, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli
April 12: Stir fry with "fried" rice
April 13: Awana
April 14: Chicken strips, corn, roasted potatoes
April 15: Baked ravioli, green beans, garlic bread
April 16: Pork loin, broccoli, baked potato
April 17: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, carrots
April 18: Chicken fajitas
April 19: Shepherd's pie
April 20: Awana
April 21: Grilled steak kebabs, grilled veggies
April 22: Monterrey chicken, salad, roasted sweet potato (Happy Birthday, Manda!)
April 23: Baseball night (nachos & hot dogs)
April 24: Eat Out
April 25: Taco Bar
April 26: BBQ Nachos
April 27: Awana
April 28: Baked potato bar
April 29: Roast, potatoes, carrots
April 30: Stroganoff, green beans, toast

March's Menu

I did not really plan a menu in February and our budget really took a hit.  I can very easily stay in budget when I meal plan.

March  1: No meal plan made up yet, so we ate at Whataburger
March  2: Awana
March  3: Fried Chicken strips, crushed potatoes, broccoli and cheese
March  4: Stroganoff, salad, toast
March  5: Daddy/Daughter Dance & Date, Mother/Son Chick-fil-A
March  6: Slow Cooker Roasted Chicken
March  7: Pork chops, stuffing, carrots
March  8: Baked Ravioli, salad, garlic bread
March  9: Awana
March 10: Smoked Sausage & Veggie Bake
March 11: Breakfast--Sausage, pancakes, eggs
March 12: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, veggie (?)
March 13: Eat Out
March 14: Shepherd's Pie
March 15: Birthday Party
March 16: Awana
March 17: Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread
March 18: Tacos/Burritos, pick up cheese dip from Mexican Restaurant
March 19-23: Spring Break Trip
March 24: Sandwiches, chips, veggies
March 25: SDC
March 26: Ham, mashed potatoes, rolls, green beans
March 27: Easter Sunday
March 28: Karlee picks for her birthday
March 29: Pulled Pork, cole slaw, potato salad
March 30: Awana
March 31: Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, leftover slaw & potato salad