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November meal plan

1-Bratwurst, roasted red potatoes, corn

2-Shrimp stirfry and wontons

3-Gluten free pepperoni pizza

4-Hearty beef stew and homemade sprouted grain bread

5-Chili, the best broccoli, pumpkin bread (finish for breakfast)

6-Enchiladas

7-Nachos and Oatmeal chocolate bars

 

8-Cabbage rolls and corn

9-Squash with quinoa idea from this

10-Crockpot chicken tacos and quinoa pumpkin muffins (make extras for breakfast)

11-Minestrone soup and homemade sprouted grain bread

12-Veggie pizza and large salad

13-Goulash over rice or noodles

14-Grilled chicken with lemon basil pasta and steamed veggies

15-Brinner – breakfast cassarole and coconut flour pancakes

16-Zucchini, black bean, and rice skillet and pumpkin muffins

17-Hot dogs, homemade fries, and deviled eggs

18-BBQ chicken wings on the grill, baked potatoes, and green beans

19-Thai fried quinoa and crab rangoons

20-Beef curry and gf naan

21-Pineapple chicken and large salad

22-Spaghetti with chicken and salad

23-Lamb or pork chops, fried potatoes, and corn

24-THANKSGIVING

25-Meatcups, mashed potatoes, asparagus

26-Enchiladas

27-Spaghetti, garlic toast, and green beans

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30-*Leaving a few days blank for  leftovers or going out to eat

 

September Menu

We stretched August’s menu a little into the month of September, and now I am ready for another big stock up of groceries for the month and a new Fall Menu!

 

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5-Paleo meatloaf, roasted potatoes, and green beans

6-Homemade pizza, salad, and sugar-less cookies

7-Nachos and roasted root veggies

8-Out to eat

9-Hamburgers, baked beans with enough to freeze

10-Meatballs, fried cabbage, and peanut butter banana cake

11-Chicken soup and homemade sprouted grain bread with enough to freeze

12-Roast pork with apple gravy with enough to freeze

13-Tacos with all the fixings

14-Vodka chicken

15-Homemade pizza with veggies on top

16-Biscuits and gravy

17-Out in celebration of closing on the homestead

18-Taco dip 

19-Enchiladas with chips and guacamole

20-Cowboy stew

21-Leftovers

22-Hot dogs and tuna salad

23-Crockpot chili

24-Veggie fried rice and wontons

25-Chicken pot pie in the crockpot with gluten-free biscuits

26-Spaghetti with canned sauce

27-Beef and cabbage stirfry

28-Homemade pizza

29-Chicken and wild rice soup with baked potatoes

30-Nachos

 

 

 

 

 

 

June Monthly Menu

Here is my June monthly menu!  What are you trying this month?

31-Chicken and sweet potato curry in the crockpot

1-Meat cups, mashed potatoes with gravy, and broccoli

2-Burgers, homemade fries, veggie

3-Homemade pizza

4-Veggie tostadas

5-Out/leftovers

6-Meatloaf and sweet potatoes (The Harvest Eating Cookbook: More than 200 Recipes for Cooking with Seasonal Local Ingredients)

7-Salmon (Harvest Eating), fried potatoes, and veggies

8-Chicken and Augratin potatoes (Harvest Eating)

9-Chicken pot pie and gluten-free biscuits

10-Bacon cheese burgers and sauteed veggies

11-Shrimp stirfry

12-Out/Leftovers

13-Gluten-free veggie lasagna (modified from Yogi in the Kitchen)

14-Veggie mac and cheese

15-Chicken curry (Harvest Eating)

16-Roast dinner

17-Homemade pizza

18-Veggie soup (The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet) and homemade bread

19-Out/Leftovers

20-Enchiladas

21-Spaghetti with chicken and cheese on top

22-Pork roast (Harvest Eating)

23-Chicken pot pie in the crockpot with gluten-free biscuits

24-Beef skillet

25-Chili and homemade bread

26-Gluten-free fish sticks with sauteed veggies

27-Enchiladas

28-Nachos

29-Spaghetti with chicken and cheese on top

30-Out/Leftovers

For more meal plans, visit Org Junkie.

Sunday Inspiration

Have I ever mentioned  that I love the feel of Sunday mornings?  I am not sure why, but they seem more relaxed, more peaceful, more flowing…. So I’m sitting sipping my tea and looking out at a green lawn sparkled with sunshine.  It’s going to be a great day!

Here are some Sunday Inspiration links that I have been saving for awhile::

  1. I’ve been bookmarking meals to freeze for after the baby arrives.  Like hamburger soup, many ideas from Mom on a Mission, and breakfast burritos.
  2. I am also loving this site for ideas for monthly menus – Once a Month Mom.
  3. I’m seeing a food trend here – Homemade Lara Bars.
  4. This wall art that I’d love to make when we get our homestead.

What’s been inspiring you?

May Monthly Menu

Another month has flown by, so I am going to share my May Monthly Menu!

2- Shrimp stirfry

3-Chicken and squash soup, homemade bread, salad

4-Burgers, fries, and corn

5-Nachos

6-Homemade pizza and salad

7-Hot dogs, apple slaw, and homemade baked beans

8-Rosemary chicken and wild rice cassarole

9-Beef and cabbage stifry

10-Beef and black bean chili

11-Spaghetti and ratatouille

12-Meatcups, fried potatoes, and steamed broccoli

13-Portobella sandwich with pita chips and hummus

14-Enchiladas with chips and salsa

15-Hot dogs, tuna salad, and homemade baked beans

16-Zen salmon, mashed potatoes with gravy, and green beans

17-Homemade pizza and salad

18-Veggie fried rice and wontons

19-Tacos

20-Chicken pesto pasta and salad

21-Out to eat

22-Burgers, fries, and baked beans

23-Large salad, tuna salad, and fruit salad

24-Steaks, baked potatoes, and steamed cauliflower

25-BLTs and soup

26-Crustless chicken pot pie and gluten-free biscuits

27-Out to eat

28-Homemade pizza and salad

29-Rustic pasta and salad

30-Meatcups, roasted potatoes, and veggies

31-Enchiladas with chips and guacamole

For more menus, visit The Org Junkie!

Inspirational Monthly Menu Planning

A little mash-up of Inspiration Sunday and Menu Planning Monday here on Making a Home and Family today! :)

Homesteading Homemaker has inspired me to write up my whole monthly menu again (and I borrowed some recipes from her too).  So to pass on the inspiration and planning juju – here is April’s menu!

4- Burgers, homemade fries, goddess green beans

5- Crockpot hamburger and vegetable soup, gluten free bread

6- Enchiladas, tortillas and guacamole

7- Veggie fried rice and wontons with Tony Horton’s sticky bars for dessert

8- Pizza and salad

9- Zen salmon, mashed potatoes, sautéed veggies

10- Spaghetti, salad, and garlic toast

11- Hot dogs, fried potatoes, and baked beans

12- Tacos with a side of beans and rice

13- Crustless chicken pot pie and gluten free biscuits

14- BLTs and soup

15- Out to eat

16- Meatloaf cups, mashed potatoes, and corn

17- Veggie lasagna, salad, and garlic toast

18- Nachos with a side of quinoa and beans

19- Beef and black bean chili

20- Enchiladas with tortillas chips and guacamole

21- Shrimp and veggies on pasta with salad

22- Pizza and salad

23- Out to eat

24- Burgers, homemade fries, and steamed broccoli

25- Chicken pesto, salad

26- Shrimp on corn tortillas

27- Out to eat

28- Nachos

29- Sweet and sour meatballs, fried potatoes, and fruit salad

30- Breakfast tortillas and homemade muffins

*A lot of my recipes are from my BeachBody Thin Kitchen recipe book.

For other weekly menu ideas, visit The Organizing Junkie.

Meal Plan Monday ~ January 31 – February 6

Monday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers or out to eat  D: Crispy orange chicken bowl

Tuesday~ B: Cereal and fresh juice  L: Leftovers  D: Spaghetti and green beans

Wednesday~ B: Banana bread L: Leftovers  D: Pad thai and wontons

Thursday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers  D: Split pea soup and homemade bread

Friday~ B: Veggie scramble  L: Leftovers with fruit plate D: Paleo sloppy joes and sweet potato fries

Saturday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers D: Veggie soup and homemade bread

Sunday~ B: Bacon and eggs  L: Leftovers  D: Chili in the crockpot

To visit other bloggers who are meal planning today, be sure to visit The Organizing Junkie.

Meal Plan Monday ~ January 17-January 23

Monday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers or out to eat  D: Nachos

Tuesday~ B: Cereal and fresh juice  L: Leftovers  D: Chicken curry

Wednesday~ B: Banana bread L: Leftovers  D: Potluck with friends

Thursday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers  D: Veggie soup, salad, bread

Friday~ B: Veggie scramble  L: Leftovers  D: Tostada pizza

Saturday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Antipasta plate D: Pad Thai

Sunday~ B: Bacon and eggs  L: Leftovers  D: Chili in the crockpot

To visit other bloggers who are meal planning today, be sure to visit The Organizing Junkie.

Meal Plan Monday ~ January 10-January 16

As you’ll be able to see on my monthly menu calendar, we are a little off schedule because of date night and having leftovers.  I will be glad at the end of the month that my plan is so flexible though. :)

Monday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Turkey sandwich and fruit  D: Fried rice with leftover beef steak and wontons

Tuesday~ B: Cereal and fresh juice  L: Tuna salad  D: Chili

Wednesday~ B: Banana bread L: Leftovers  D: Spaghetti and steamed veggies

Thursday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Leftovers  D: Vegan mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, veggies

Friday~ B: Veggie scramble  L: Avacado roll ups  D: Pizza

Saturday~ B: Smoothie and toast  L: Antipasta plate D: Nachos

Sunday~ B: Bacon and eggs  L: Avacado roll ups  D: Steak and wild rice cassarole

To visit other bloggers who are meal planning today, be sure to visit The Organizing Junkie.

SAHM Series – How do I make grocery shopping easier?!

Have you been reading along with the SAHM Series?  I think all moms (or caregivers) can benefit from some of the things we have talked about so far – simplifying, being real about the appearance of our homes, why we do it, and maybe take a look back at planning monthly menus.

Because today I am going to talk about how to make your grocery shopping easier.  Do you ever feel like you are always at the grocery store or it’s more of a hassle because you have little ones in tow?  Maybe you could try my new plan!

Do one huge grocery shopping trip (and maybe ask a friend, partner, or grandma to come along to help).  During this trip, you can gather up all the staples you’ll need for the month.  All of the frozen things, dried foods, canned items, etc that can be stored and will last you the month.

Visit the store only once or twice a week for produce items.  If you have forgotten something or need something for the week that is perishable, now would be the time to buy it.  But you won’t have to go every day in hopes of finding something good for dinner (because you haven’t planned anything yet).

Order online.  This is my favorite one!  I now skip over health and beauty, plastics, papers, and some staples in the store because I am shopping online.  It makes the monthly trip much easier and managable!

Here are my online lists for ordering – maybe they will save you time shopping too!

Vitacost

Vitamins and supplements
Nuts
Dried fruits
Trail mixes
Dried jerky
Tea
Coconut water
Honey
Gluten-free cookies
Popcorn
GF pizza crust mix
Rice noodles

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Saran wrap
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Baggies
Garbage bags
Razors
Toothpaste

How do you make grocery shopping or other tasks of your job at home easier?