Time for another menu!  At least until the end of June, we’ll be having quite a few really simple meals because my husband is playing soccer three nights a week.  His games start quite early too, so dinners need to be quick to make and quick to eat!  I’d love to hear your suggestions for meals during times like this!

Here’s what I’ve got in mind for dinners this week:

• Bean dip (refried beans, salsa, cream cheese and cheddar cheese), fruit smoothie
• Tortellini (using a coupon for a free package!) with Rose sauce, salad
• Chicken Tacos
• Hashay (beef cooked to death in gravy served over mashed potatoes and carrots, a childhood favourite!)
• Lasagna (in the freezer)

What’s will you be eating this week?  Leave your menu in the comments! 

I thought it was high time I started getting back into menu planning after a bit of a hiatus.  We’ve been eating through our freezer meals and have been fed very well by family members!  I’m feeling well enough, after the arrival of our little girl, to get some more interesting meals on the dinner table!

Here’s what I have in mind:

• Chicken Quesadillas
• Cheesy Beef & Rice, salad
• Chicken Souvlaki, Greek Potatoes, Caesar salad
• Stir-Fried Beef & Green Beans, rice

I’d also like to try making these chewy granola bars for some easy snacking.

Do you find, after taking a break from menu planning, that you’re more inspired and excited to actually cook?  I’m finding that to be the case!

What will you be eating this week?  Leave you menu in the comments!

Hmmm, will this be the last week before baby’s arrival where I plan a full menu for a while?  I’ve been busy stocking the freezer and I think we’ll have a pretty good selection of meals to choose from!  (I’ll be posting the list of everything I created later this week)

Here’s what I have in mind for dinners this week:

• Baked Chicken Parmesan, salad (carried over)
• Greek Chicken Skewers, roasted Greek potatoes, Pita bread, Caesar salad
• Pesto Pepperoni Pizzas, salad
• Meatballs in the crock pot, rice, steamed veggies
• Out to eat

What are you planning for meals this week? Share in the comments!

Here’s what I’ve got planned for our menu this week!  I’ll freeze any freezable leftovers that we may have or we might enjoy the leftovers for lunches this week

• Chicken Caesar Pitas, raw veggies
• Baked Chicken Parmesan, salad
• Lasagna Buns
• Fettucine Alfredo, garlic bread, salad
• Out to eat

I’d also like to make these buttermilk biscuits for the freezer.  I intend on making the dough, cutting it into biscuit shapes, then flash freezing the raw dough on a cookie sheet.  Once they’re frozen, I’ll put them in a freezer bag.

What’s on your menu this week?  Let us know in the comments!

PS:  the above picture is of a loaf of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day that I made last year.

Dinner this week will be:

• Chicken Stirfry
• Homemade Mac & Cheese (I’ll double the recipe, then freeze one)
• Breakfast for dinner (Waffles with strawberries, bacon)
• Sesame Pork Roast (I’ll freeze some of this too), mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, salad
• Out to eat

What will you be eating this week?  Post your menu in the comments!

How was your weekend?  I managed to get some crafting projects for the baby’s room done that I’m excited to show you once they’re all set up!  Speaking of the baby, it’s only about five short weeks until we get to meet this little one!  We’re getting so excited!

I have intentions of doing a couple of freezer cooking stints shortly (which I will write about), but every week from now on, I’m going to freeze any dinner leftovers we may have from throughout the week.  I find this is a much more manageable way to do things at this point and I will gradually see my freezer fill up!

Here’s what I have in mind for dinners this week:

• Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken, roasted potatoes, steamed veggies
• Perogies and sausage, raw veggies
• General Tso’s Chicken, rice, steamed veggies
• Pepperoni Pizza Puffs, salad
• Out to eat?

What have you got in mind for your meals this week?  How often do you like to try new recipes?

I’ve been feeling pretty tired and unmotivated lately   Especially in the dinner making department.  Thankfully my husband has been picking up some of my slack and making some dinners!  I decided last week that I would make a rough menu (that’s why I never posted it) so I had some sense of what to buy at the grocery store.  My bill ended up costing less than $20 for the week!  We have a lot of basics stocked up so I only had to buy fresh fruits, veggies and some yogurt. Oh, and milk.

This week I’m anticipating another low grocery bill since we’re trying to eat our way through the pantry/freezers.  I’d like to empty our supplies as much as possible so that I can somewhat start over and start filling the freezer with meals before the baby’s arrival.  You’ll most likely start seeing a lot of freezer cooking posts pop up in the next little while on Simply Frugal!

Here’s what I have in mind for dinners this week (I’ll be freezing any leftovers if I can):

• Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili (I’ll be using ground turkey since I have some in the freezer)
• Cream Cheese Chicken over pasta, salad
• At my Mom & Dad’s Tuesday night since my husband will be out of town
• Dill Cream Cheese Chicken packs (recipe coming), salad, raw veggies
• Out to eat

I also have to make a snack/dessert for Wednesday evening.  I’m thinking something Valentine’s day themed that I might find on Pinterest.

What’s on your menu this week?

I think I have to start planning my menus on Friday or Saturday.  By the time Monday comes around I usually have no idea what we’ll be eating and it’s also grocery shopping day, so it sometimes makes for some not well thought out dinners and hectic Monday mornings.   When I do plan our menu on the weekend, it’s much more pleasant and makes me feel like Monday is going to be a great day!

So, with some inspiration help from those over at the Simply Frugal Facebook page, here’s what we’ll be eating this week:

• Vegetable Beef Soup (I’ll be using ground beef instead), biscuits
• Spaghetti, salad
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Beef Tacos
• Out to eat on Friday

A lot of beef this week, it seems!   When you’re needing some menu inspiration where do you typically look for ideas?

Last week, I ended up only making a few of the meals I had planned.    They were pretty tasty too!  One night we had grilled cheese, tomato soup and spinach salad because I think we were tired (lazy) after organizing all day!  Sometimes you just have to have to quick backup meals on hand!

Like I mentioned last week, we decided to “theme” our weekly Sunday dinner at my parents house by creating Chinese food (for Chinese New Year).  I brought along some Fried Rice (I made it without any meat since we were going to have a lot of meat dishes already.  It was also only okay.) and Almond Chicken.  I’ll post that recipe soon!  Our dinner was a success and so much fun!

As I also mentioned last week, my Mom and I were picking up our first produce boxes on Thursday.  I must say that I’m very impressed with the amount and quality of the food!  We ended up getting some green leaf lettuce, spinach, bok choy, onions, potatoes, cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, broccoli, oranges, apples, and bananas.  We actually think we won’t order as much next time, since it could be hard to use some of it up before it goes bad.

That all said, here’s what’s on our menu for this week:

• Leftover Chinese food
• Baked Pesto Chicken, roasted veggies, salad (carried over)
• Shredded French Dip, Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf  (carried over)
• Fettucine Alfredo, Greek salad (strange combo…but I have to use the cucumber and tomatoes!)
• out to eat (usually our Friday thing)
• Saturday is usually a fend for yourself night.
• Sunday at my parents

What do you have planned for your menu this week?

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