Happy Monday! This past weekend was so beautiful and a great way to start off Spring. The daffodils are already in full bloom around the property and the birds are singing and chirping away. I took the weekend off to spend some time going to estate sales looking for deals and putting together our family’s online thrift store. Right now, because we don’t physically own a “store”, we currently sell on Ebay, Craigslist, online at Grumpy Treasures and by appointment only to the locals items available on our online store.
I’m always on the lookout for deals on items our family can use. And I love finding vintage kitchen items or furniture with a history.
This week’s meal plan, is still continuing on our family’s frugal living budget. Meal planning is a wonderful strategy to help provide a healthy, home-cooked meal with the awesome added benefit of saving time, money and stress!
Since I didn’t do much prepping for this week’s meal plan, I’ll be doing some prep throughout the week. Here’s our plan for the week:
Meal Plan
I meal plan at the beginning of each week. For me, it’s Sunday mornings when the house is quite and everyone’s still sleeping. I try and manage a decent frugal grocery budget and not go to the grocery store on a weekly basis unless we need dairy products like milk. Weekly meal planning saves our family money, reduces food waste, and keeps us from the urge to say, “Let’s eat out!”
My weekly meal plan and shopping list is completed and posted on our fridge:
Breakfast options:
(served with fruit)
French toast casserole
Pancakes
Waffles
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Cereal
Scrambled, Fried, or Hard-Boiled Eggs
Breakfast Burritos
Quiche
English Muffins
Homemade Bread
Biscuits
Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Breakfast Potatoes
Mini Apple Pies or Turnovers
Lunch options:
Sandwiches or Wraps (Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, leftover meats, grilled cheese, blt, pb&j)
Quesadillas
Smoothies
Leftovers from dinner
Salad
Baked Potato
Homemade Pizza Pockets
Suppers Your Family Will Love
Need ideas for your weekly meal plan? It’s time for another weekly menu. I enjoy menu planning because of the simplicity it provides for my life. It enables me to decrease my grocery shopping excursions to twice a month and it allows me to have more free time to focus on my family and home. For ideas in the weekly meal plan, we’ll be focusing on a variety of family meals. You’ll find the recipes on the weekly meal plan also available on my Recipe Index page with a grocery list included.
Dinner (recipes will post throughout the week, given time to cook and photograph 
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Note: an asterisk* means it’s from the freezer
Sunday: Sunday Supper~Chicken and Vegetables, Garden Salad-Soak oats for Monday’s breakfast
Monday: Grilled Herb Turkey Breasts, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans–Making extra mashed potatoes for later in the week
Tuesday: Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garden Salad and Garlic Bread-save leftover meatballs for Thursday’s meal
Wednesday: Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Rice, Steamed Broccoli
Thursday: Meatball Sub Sandwiches
Friday: Family Favorites Night~ Fully Loaded Baked Potatoes–any leftovers, I’ll add to tomorrows’s soup
Saturday: Cream of Broccoli Soup, Fluffy Dinner Rolls
For more great family recipes, be sure to visit my new recipe box page.
What’s cooking at your house this week?
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