I picked up a magnetic white board calendar that also has a place to a "to do" list on it to hang in the kitchen and that's also been helpful for any changes I've had to make to the menus. I did well with my goal of not repeating meals more than twice a month. I think, for the most part, most meals are only served once which is a HUGE change. We used to have pizza at least once a week because it was quick and crazy easy. This month? ONCE. To give you a sampling, here's a list of what we've had this month so far: (I'll link to recipes where available)
Special weekend breakfasts:
- French Breakfast Puffs - I want these EVERY day but my wasitline would not appreciate it.
- Buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy
- Sour cream pancakes
(All of these recipes are from a cookbook called The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes From an Accidental Country Girl which I'd highly recommend as everything I've made from it and her website are DELICIOUS.)
Lunches:
- Spaghetti Pie
- Potato & cheddar pierogies
- Grilled cheese
- Cheese bagel bites
- Macaroni & cheese
- Potato cheddar soup
(We like cheese in this house if you couldn't tell..)
Suppers:
- Corn dogs and fries
- Tacos
- Mini meatloaves
- Chicken fried rice
- Sloppy joes
- Lasagna roll ups
And leftovers. Lots and lots of leftovers. I have to say that's definitely at the top of my favorite things about meal planning list. Tomorrow, for example, I will only cook breakfast and then that's it for the rest of the day since we'll have lots of leftovers from today. Whee!
I picked up a very cheap six month subscription to a meal planning site (Relish) through one of the daily deal sites I get e-mails from, so we'll see if that makes planning for February even easier. All in all, I'd have to say that meal planning has been providing a large and lasting happiness boost.
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