Menu Plan 2/4-2/10

I cannot stress enough how much a menu plan helps me!  It makes a ton of difference in my stress level at meal times!  Since we are very spontaneous people, it's possible this menu could fly out the window and that's okay! I would rather divert from the menu than to not have one at all!  That's when I get into trouble.  :)  Here's our menu plan for this week:

Monday 2/4:
Mini Omelets, Biscuits w/honey
Chicken Salad in Pitas
Sloppy Joe w/Onion Rings

Tuesday 2/5:
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
-Out- (Dr's appt)
Chicken casserole, baked corn, peas

Wednesday 2/6:
Homemade granola, yogurt, & berries
Cheese quesadillas, celery/carrot sticks w/ranch dressing
Crockpot Cilantro Chicken

Thursday 2/7:
Cinnamon Rolls, fruit smoothies
PB&J
Crock pot ribs, ranch potatoes, oven-roasted cabbage

Friday 2/8:
Waffles, bacon
Egg salad sandwiches, fruit w/cream cheese dip
Steak, broccoli, leftover ranch potatoes

Saturday 2/9:
Eggs, cinnamon toast
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Chicken chili

Sunday 2/10:
Cereal
-Out for lunch
C.O.R.N.  (Clean Out Refrigerator Night!)

Side note: Many of these recipes came from Pinterest and are posted on my boards.

Menu Plan for March 20

We've got a super busy week this week so our menu is plain and simple.  I am working and selling in a local consignment sale Tuesday and Thursday, keeping my friends' two boys on Wednesday, and we are leaving for out of town Friday so that means packing for everyone!  Wow!  Just the thought of all I need to get done makes my heart flop.  I'll have to break out the energy boosting smoothies with all the running around I'll be doing.  :)

Monday

Smoothies-Muffins
Bean and Cheese Burritos
Steak and Potatoes

Tuesday

Pancakes
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Potato Soup

Wednesday

Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Casserole
Soup-Pretzels
Spaghetti

Thursday
Breakfast Cookies
Lunch at Mom's
Dinner at Mom's (I'll be shopping and working at the consignment sale from 2:30-9:30 so the kids will be at Mom's)

Friday

Cream of Wheat
Annie's Mac n Cheese-Veggies
Dinner out (Leaving for trip)

You may notice several of our meals are repeats of last weeks menu.....if I decide on something different for a meal, I just add it to the next weeks menu!  Hopefully we'll get around to the pretzels this week.  I'm looking forward to trying them, as I haven't actually made them yet.  I always forget to make the dough in the morning so it will be ready in time for lunch!  You would think I would remember since all I do is sit around and eat Bon-Bons and watch the Soap Opera Network.  ;) 

Menu Plan for week of March 14

I cannot tell you how much a menu plan has helped me!  I love being able to just look at my plan instead of rummaging through the fridge and pantry, which I was notorious for doing.  It makes life much simpler and that's something I can definitely use more of.

Our everyday life tends to change quite a bit from what we have planned around here so if we don't follow the meal plan for the day I'll just move it to another day or use it for the following weeks plan! 

Monday:

Muffins
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Ribs-Beans-Slaw

Tuesday:

Baked Oatmeal
Pretzels-Soup
Chicken Chili

Wednesday:

Pancakes
Cream Cheese Salsa Dip
Red Beans and Rice

Thursday:

Smoothies
Grilled Cheese
Garlic Chicken Pasta

Friday:

Cereal
Out for Dr. Appt.
Tilapia

Saturday:

Yogurt w/Granola
Bean and Cheese Burritos
Venison tenderloin wrapped in bacon

Sunday:

Breakfast Cookies
Philly Steak and Cheese
Fellowship @ Church-Taking Strawberry Cake and ????

Now you may notice I usually only plan the main course for the meal so that leaves me with adding easy choices of breads, fruits, or veggies, depending on what I'm in the mood for.  I usually just buy a variety of fruits and veggies each week and pull my sides from that. 

So what about you?  Do you use a menu plan?