I’m trying something new here. There’s this blog called Organizing Junkie that hosts Menu Plan Monday, where lots of other moms post links to their blogs where they’ve shared their menu for the week. I thought it sounded like fun and a great motivation. (I’ve been menu planning for a while, but I’m not always consistent with it, and sometimes I only plan 2 or 3 days’ worth right before I go to the store, thinking I’ll figure out the rest of the week in a few days. But my week goes much smoother when I plan a whole week at a time.) I’ll try to include some recipes as well.
A word about my cooking habits: I don’t cook a new dinner each night. The whole “cooking for 2” thing is one of the silliest ideas I’ve heard. I cook for 4 or 6 and we eat it until it’s gone, so I only have to cook a few times per week. So usually my menus will consist of just a few meals that will last the week.
If you’d like to join in, click on the links mentioned above to get started. I’d love to see what my friends are having for dinner and get some new ideas! And check out what’s on others’ menus by visiting some of the links here.
Monday (same thing we had Sunday): Broiled chicken sandwiches, oven-baked sweet potato wedges*, fresh pineapple
Tuesday (guests for dinner, so probably not much leftovers): Roast chicken and potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls
Wednesday (unless there are leftovers from Tuesday): Lemon-pepper chicken breasts, sugar snap peas w/ orange-ginger butter, rolls
Thursday: Chicken tacos w/ fixins, fresh fruit
Friday: same as Thursday
Saturday: Homemade pizza, salad
Sunday: same as Saturday
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*Recipe (sort of): Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Wedges (more…)
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