For the last three weeks I have been using a weekly meal planner to focus my grocery shopping. I tend to be very impulsive when it comes to purchasing at the grocery store. It is my hope that with better planning that I can save money, reduce waste and save space in the cupboards. Most menu planning guru's are familiar with the website: http://orgjunkie.com/menu-plan-monday. Today I join the challenge. I usually plan on Fridays but will post on Monday in order to stick with the program. The idea of knowing what's for dinner before I leave for work on Monday is a real impetus for getting started. My kids are always teasing me that I keep trying to get organized but the results are slow. My co-workers see me as very organized...something must be working. I just need to keep in mind the following slogan from the guru herself, Laura "Organizing is a process not a destination".
Here goes:
Saturday: Dinner Out with my honey
Sunday: Crockpot Alphabet Potroast and vegetables
Monday: Crockpot Vegetarian Chilli with rice
Tuesday: Chicken Soup with rolls
Wednesday: Baked Ziti
Thursday: Crockpot Greek Chicken with noodles
Friday: Once a Month Cooking Lemon Chicken
Yay! I love MPM; It's really helped curb my impulse buying and to keep my grocery budget down. I'm still a sucker for a pretty vegetable or miniature food for bento, but its MUCH better than it was.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for the crock pot greek chicken that you can link? Sounds yummy!
I initially got the recipe from the dinner diva at the flylady website. I can't seem to find it now on the site. Sorry
ReplyDeleteI would love to get my crockpot out of storage. It's finally cooling down in Vegas.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your family is going to have some terrific meals this week.
I love MPM especially since my husband and I lost our jobs. I'm looking for inexpensive and healthy meals for our family of three.
Well, gotta get back to the laundry and Dr. Laura.