Have you noticed I have been light on the menu planning this summer? Well, I have learned a huge lesson…the same one I teach you in my workshops! No meal planning=overspending. I am seriously buckling down starting this week and getting back to my budget and my meal planning.
I am starting with the fresh vegetables I got this weekend from my CSA share. I have cabbage, more eggplants, peppers and thankfully LOTS of tomatoes! I flash froze the green peppers diced and sliced. I will use it for dishes like fajitas and spaghetti in the fall.
I was a little clueless what to do with the cabbage, but my Facebook fans left me some great ideas. I will be trying Bierocks for the first time ever, and I am hoping to make a huge batch that will make enough to put into the freezer for later!
I am making a few dishes ahead of time to use for lunch like orzo salad pasta and I will be making some energy cookies that I can’t wait to share!
Welcome! For those of you who are new to Meal Planning checkout my resources:
My Meal Planning Tab – to help you out while you are getting started – lots of great resources.- Previous Weekly Meal Plans
- Recipe Box – A comprehensive list of all my recipes!
- FREE Meal Planning Template – Just click on the image to download it. The best part is that you can even type in your meals and print it out! Or, just print and fill it in. Don’t forget to put it on your fridge!
What about you, what is on your meal plan this week?
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Dinners:
Greek Chicken Salad and leftover pizza
Roasted Vegetable Lasagna (recipe coming!)
Bierocks Sandwiches, Spinach Salad
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Lunches:
Fritatta and potato leftovers
Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad ($1 organic at Kroger this week)
Orzo Salad Pasta
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, sliced apples
PB&J, sliced apples
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Breakfast:
homemade yogurt, granola, fresh blueberries
blueberry spinach smoothie, whole wheat toast w/ homemade butter and local honey
cereal, whole wheat toast w/ jelly
egg sandwich w/ cheese, fruit
oatmeal, whole wheat toast, sliced apples
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Snacks:
homemade popcorn or mini-pouches
smoothies
apples w/ peanut butter
carrot-apple muffins
energy cookies (new recipe coming soon!)
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What meals are you planning this week? Any tips on how to easily meal plan? Whether or not you posted your meal plan for the week, please take a moment to leave your meal plan here. Let’s help each other out in sticking to our budgets!
I put cheese in my bierocks and you can use egg roll wraps and frozen dough thawed or even biscuits, my husband and I have made these many times and use a different casing each time we are waiting for this batch to be done from the freezer before we make more.