This is my third menu plan for the year! I am on track for menu planning again! I know, this is very exclamatory, but I have been really slacking on the menus, and suffering for it. I have missed the ease of a menu already in place, and made abortive attempts to reboot the habit for months with very little success. Now, though, I seem to be doing it, and I am super happy about that.
Another trick I used this week is creating a menu at the beginning of the week before, and adding things as they occur to me. Rather than sitting down on Sunday to create a menu from scratch, I add a meal here and there as it occurs to me that I would like to have a particular dish soon. Then I don’t have to really think about it all at once, and I am quickly jotting things down as I think of them.
Also, I am planning a few easy nights, so I don’t burn out. Sometimes just eating at home is good enough, saving me time and money.
Sunday: Chili, pasta for the kids
Monday: Spaghetti Squash with Kale and Italian sausage (I didn’t make this last week, so I am moving it out to this day)
Tuesday: Hamburgers
Wednesday: Buffalo pork chops (these were very popular last week!), buttered broccoli
Thursday: Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala
Friday: Leftovers or sausage and eggs
Saturday: Doro Wat, with thighs instead of drumsticks, Ethiopian spiced cabbage, based on this recipe, but without the carrots, probably
As always, many more ideas can be found at orgjunkie.com
Filed under: Menu Planning Tagged: chicken, chili, pork chops, spaghetti squash
