Category: Menu Plans

Menu Plan for May 23 – 29 & Giveaway Winner!!!

I’m straying from my E-MEALZ plan for this week. Keith and I had an awesome getaway this weekend and while I don’t regret it one bit, I do feel like I need to be super thrifty this week to make up for it a little. That means I’m hoping to shop my pantry and not need a trip to the store!!

Here’s what I’ve got in mind:

Cheesy Salsa Mini Meatloaves – Keith will most likely be working late so these will be easy enough to warm up when he gets home.
Easy Parmesan Chicken Fingers – Can’t get much easier than this!!
Tuna Casserole – Keith requested this and its been awhile!
Pizza – Brooke and I make our crust in the breadmaker and we keep the toppings simple!
Leftover Pasta – From our romantic dinner at Maggiano’s Saturday night. Loved that they give you a take home pasta!!
Brinner – Breakfast at dinner time!!

I’m keeping breakfasts & lunches simple too. Breakfasts will either be pancakes that I’d made in big batches and froze or overnight oats. When I’m not having leftovers for lunch, I’ll be doing either PB&J or turkey & cheese sandwiches.

And now for the winner of the Betty Crocker Loaded Mashed Potatoes Prize Pack giveaway through My Blog Spark.

Lesley M you were the 7th commenter so you win!! You’ll be receiving an email from me to get your address and I’ll get your prize sent to you!!

Menu Plan for May 9 – 15

Whew!  It’s been awhile!!  I wish I could say that I’ve been menu planning and just not sharing on the blog.  But I just haven’t been planning and I’ll be honest – it hasn’t been working well.  So when I heard the advertisements for E-Mealz* on the Dave Ramsey Show, I thought maybe I’d give it a try and see if it could get me back on track.

I picked out 5 of the 7 dinners listed for the week:

Cheeseburger Sliders
Italian Baked Chicken
Skillet Burritos
Bacon Ranch Toasted Subs
Sausage Roll

The remaining two dinners will be left to chance; either our stand-by grilled cheese/quesadilla night or a night to eat out.

The best part so far I’ve found is that I had many of the ingredients for these meals in my kitchen already. You can’t get much easier or frugal than that!!!

What’s on your menu this week?

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Menu Plan for March 14-19

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Breakfasts
Egg in a Mug
Oatmeal
Pancakes
Eggs

Lunch
Grilled Chicken Salad
Leftover Shells & Cheese
Sandwiches
Leftover pizza

Dinner
Burgers
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Tuna Casserole
Pizza (I think I might try a white pizza this time)
Brinner

I have lots of posts rolling around in my head that I want to put out soon. First of which is a rundown of the amazing time we had with my mom, Jacqie & Jake in town. Next up will be some of the tools & resources I use to help me with my menu planning. Along those lines, I also have some money-saving resources that I’d like to share…some are fairly well-known, some might not be. Stay tuned for those soon!!

I’m also considering posting more car seat safety info. It is a passion of mine and I feel that education is really the best way to see things change but am unsure how interesting that is to my readers. I’d love to know what you think!