March Menu Madness!
One thing my family and I are guilty of, is eating out waaaaay too much!
We spend so much money a month on eating out, that it’s almost to the point where it’s embarassing. The sad part is, that my husband is an amazing cook- and at one point wanted to become a chef!
So this month- we’re not eating out. At all. That includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Now, being the domestic debacle that I am, I have a tendency to even burn water- so I stay away from the kitchen unless it involves ice cream (because even I can handle that). But, I am going to *try* (being the optimal word here) to make a few creations for my family this month. Someone needs to invest in Pepto, right about… NOW!
Which is why I’m calling this- my MARCH MENU MADNESS!
Each week, starting on Monday, I will be posting my Monday Menu Planner. I will let you know what we tried, and how well it worked out each Sunday night, for the previous week during the month of March.
Here’s the menu planner and grocery shopping list combination that I use (which is super simple to use, and easy to print out):
I’d love to hear what your meal plans are for the month too. And I’m also going to be needing your encouragement to keep me straight-and-narrow. Lord knows I love my Five Guys!
If you’d like to share your meal or monthly foodie plans, feel free to comment, or link up below!
Bill and I were just talking about how rediculous our eating out has gotten. I’m with you on this one. Lets.Do.It!! We are making our menu tonight. I recommend the Kraft website for recipe ideas. They are usually really easy (even for you), they have budget friendly meals, and healthy living choices too.
I’m gonna start by recommending their Slow Cooker Lasagna. It’s yummy, and if you follow ALL the directions it should not turn into a Debacle
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You can do it! I have all the confidence in the world that you can pull this off. The hubby is traveling quite a bit this month, I might just join you. Although, I rarely go out anyway – unless you count Taco Bell. Stick with super easy recipes. I have a cookbook with all recipes with 5 ingredients or less, I’ll share some if you want. Big Cheers For You!
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Domestic Debacle Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Oooh Sara- POST THEM!!
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I totally think you can do this. Stick with easy thing and foods you like and just chunk it one or two days at a time. Don’t think of it as an entire month. Before you know it we’ll be talking about spring.
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WOOHOO work it girl!!!!! You can do it. And you’ll be so proud of yourself.
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We eat out too much too and don’t like to cook, so let us know what recipes you find that work!
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Do you have a crockpot gf? I have some yummy recipes for that.
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