Menu Plan Monday ~ Sept 28th + giveaway
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #24 Colleen!
Isn’t that new button so cute? I’ve been helping Cathy from Desperately Seeking WordPress with some purse organization (that I’ll hopefully be showing you tomorrow) and she went and made a lovely MPM button for me in return. I just love it! You are more than welcome to use it on your own site as well if you like. Thanks again Cathy!
So last week we did it, we made it over 400 participants! In fact I believe we were at 430! That’s a lot of happy households my friends, woohoo 🙂 I said that if we made it over 400 I’d giveaway the Summer Slow Cooker Meals Taste of Home cookbook to a random winner. That winner is A Couch With A View!! Thanks everyone, I hope you enjoyed a week of less stress for having had a menu plan 🙂
Since last week was so much fun I’ve decided to do another giveaway this week except I’m making this one open to everyone. In other words, you don’t have to link up a menu plan to enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I’m so excited to let you know that this week you have the opportunity to win some menu planning help from Kate at Stolen Moments Menu Planning! Kate is offering either a 3-month subscription to the complete (breakfast, lunch and dinner) plan or a 6-month subscription to the basic (dinners only) plan. The winner can pick which option they’d prefer.
This service is different from other menu planning options out there because it is fully personalized to your family’s size, likes, dislikes, cooking styles and budget. Kate takes your answers from a brief survey to create unique menu plans tailored just for your family. Each plan includes the menu, recipes and a corresponding grocery list. You can choose to have your plans delivered monthly or weekly. For more information, check out the Stolen Moments Menu Planning site and order page. I haven’t seen another menu planning service that offers this much personalization and attention to your family’s unique needs. In honor of today’s giveaway Kate has set up a unique discount page for orgjunkie readers here. Simply put in the password frugal and you will be able to lock in at the rate of $5.95 per month for basic and $12.50 per month for complete. Sample menu plans can be seen here. To enter the giveaway just leave a comment on this post before Wednesday, September 30th at 6:00 pm PST to be eligible.
Okay so here is what my family will be eating this week:
Monday: Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad
Tuesday: Dinner at friends – I’m going to bring some Glazed Chocolate Chip Brownies
Wednesday: Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf served with rice and broccoli
Thursday: Son’s 10th birthday! His pick = grilled steak (with this Easy Marinade) and baked potatoes
Friday: Leftover buffet
Saturday: Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup
Simple Supper Sunday
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?
Menu Plan Monday guidelines and banner selections can be found here.
I’m all for those chocolate chip brownies!
Thanks for the giveaway and for always hosting Menu Plan Mondays!
How very cool! Thanks so much for doing Meal Plan Monday and for all the fun giveaways!
It’s an adorable new button!
Looks yummy! Thanks for hosting another great MPM!
~Liz
YEAH! A giveaway! BTW, the meatloaf sounds wonderful. I am going to have to try that next week!
Love the new button, thanks for the chance at another cool give away 😉
I love Cooking During Stolen Moments; you’re sure to find something tasty there whenever you visit. I’ve been eyeing her menu planning service for a while now.
Thanks for trying the cheese-stuffed meatloaf. Please let me know if you like it and how it goes. Your menu this week sounds so good. Thanks!!
I’m already drooling over the glazed chocolate chip brownies!!
Trying desperately to get back into meal planning, but it is so hard to find the time! Looking forward to learning more from your site. Thanks!
I will definately be trying the meatloaf. I am guilty of not planning meals and overstocking my freezer. Need help:)
What a great week of meals! The brownies sound and look delicious!
Many blessings!
Oh, happy b-day to your little guy!! He’s made it to the double digits!!
Have fun celebrating!!
I want in at a try for the menu giveaway.
First time to post on your blog! I am doing a meal plan for high protein to maximize the time I spend in the gym. It is also great for weight loss.
I love the new button, very cute!
I love reading your menu plans! I love seeing what other people are eating and get new ideas. This would be a great prize to win since my 3 little boys are very picky eaters and we end up eating the same thing or they just skip meals.
Looks like a great week. Thanks for the give away! I am checking out the soup recipe!
That looks like a great giveaway, I really could use the help.
This is so much fun!
Thanks for Menu Plan Mondays!
LOVE the new button and MPM! New to the blogging world…I’ve got BIG dreams, though!
I would love to win this! I’m sure my kids would enjoy their suggestions. We need to try the bagel pizzas.
Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
I was going to work on menu planning/cooking this evening but our power has been out now for about 6 hous now so that sorta put a damper on it.
Instead I spent a real nice afternoon visiting some parks with our daughter and a candlelit evening with my husband!
I’d love this meal planning help! Thanks for the inspiration!
I do like the new button quite a bit!
Definitely want to try for the menu giveaway. I would love to see what comes out of it 🙂
That is a pretty button. I am new to posting on your menu section but think it is great. I have recently started posting my menus on my blog and thought I’d chime in on your meme with mine thus far.
~Mrs. M
I forgot to put in my link that I’m new. This is the first time I’ve linked to Menu Planning Monday, although I’ve been following it and enjoying other people’s menu plans for some time now. Hope to continue to participate in the future – and I’ll figure out the “button” stuff too – the new one is very nice!
Fab new button. it is so cute and friendly just like you.
PS
I would love to win. I know that you are a winner cause you have me… so please pick me.
That all sounds so yummy!
Fab new button. it is so cute and friendly just like you.
Laura,
Thanks again for hosting this link up. As always, you help me motivate myself into preparing decent meals for my fmily by thinking ahead.
Love that cute button. I think I will have to trade in “Mr Starving Smiley Face” for this one!
You mentioned you are going to be doing a post on organizing purses. I can’t wait. This is one of my “to-do” projects.
have a great day!
I had no idea this type of website service was out there! Thanks for the share!
I am going away for 5 days and made a plan for easy eating but still cost effective. I hope it works as we are staying in an apartment and have access to some kitchen facilities.
I’d love to let someone else do the work! 🙂
Love the new button! Thanks for the great giveaways.
Great giveaway! Love the new button – so pretty!
The tortellini soup seems like something my husband would like. I’ll have to add those ingredients for my next shopping trip! Thanks!
I love the new menu plan monday button. . . it’s adorable! =)
Wonderful menu this week!
I’m on Week 2 of the whole month of menus I planned. So far so good!
I’d love to win the Stolen Moments menu planning prize! I’ve been following her blog and LOVE all her recipes!
Love the new button. I’m still meal planning just have not posted it on my blog in a while.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a cool prize for those of us who don’t plan ahead our meals…hey, it’s just the two of us and whatever DH takes out is what I fix for dinner:)
Happy birthday to son 🙂
I love my menu planning – it surely makes our meals more interesting, saves me money AND that time standing in front of the open refrigerator!
You always have the greatest menus!!
I love the new button–very cute!
I love the new button!! Your menu sounds yummy!
The new button is adorable. I really like your site and have gotten some great organizing ideas. I also enjoy checking out all the great menus from MPM as well as checking out other’s blogs. Have a great day!
Thanks for hosting menu planning!
Thanks for the suggestions! We’re going to start easy, chicken caesar salad tonight!
Cute button. Cool give away. I could use the help with dinner planning…it’s really making me crazy these days! Thanks for your posts; I really enjoy your site. Have a great day!
Here I was just thinking about having meatloaf on the menu next week – that recipe looks yummy! Love the button!!
Hi Laura,
I am glad I found your site.
I really need to `grab a hold` of this thing called organization. 🙂
Thanks for doing this giveaway.
Please enter me.
Thanks,
Michelle
Your menu looks good!!! YUM!!! I love the new button by the way :)!! I also would love to win the menu plan from Kate. I have been considering it since I read about it on her blog. I just havent jumped on board yet.
Have a good week
Carrie
I love the new button, and I love menu plan Monday!
Love the button!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I am not sure where to start for menu planning this would sure help me. Fingers are crossed!!!!!!!!!!
I love the new button too and one day I will be adding it to my blog !!!!
I REALLY need some menu planning!!! Hope I win!
Oh that site looks neat! I may have to give it a try *if* I don’t win! LOL 🙂
I love your Menu Plans. It sure does make life easier!
I would LOVE to win a menu planning service! Talk about a lifesaver!
I going to have to come up with an excuse to try out your brownie recipe…
Sounds like a tasty week.
Very cute button. This is my first time participating!
Happy Birthday to your son! Great day to be born. I will only be a ‘few’ years older.
Thanks for the yummy links, too!
We are having meatloaf this week too! I may have to use your recipe for cheese stuffed meatloaf! Sounds Yummy! I LOVE THIS MENU PLANNING STUFF! ITS GREAT!
I would love a chance to win some HELP with keeping up with menu planning. I work full-time and have 2 kids, fall into the not wanting to think about it mode. I do love your site and admire all those moms who make it looks soo easy!
Cute new button and awesome giveaway! I am horrible about menu plans and usually end up eating the same ole thing because I Can’t come up with other stuff. This would be a lifesaver.
Congratulations on getting such participation with Menu planning Monday. I love the new icon and will definitely start using it in my own menus. This is a great site for meal inspiration.
Hi! Good Morning, my husband left yesterday for NY for 3 weeks 🙁 I need some new, EASY & QUICK meals! I need to start using my slowcooker, does anyone know a great website for that? Thanks!
I love your site and this weekly posting. I get so many great suggestions from you and your readers and am inspired to make many wonderful meals for my family. Cooking for my family and having family dinners is a way I have of expressing love to my family so I appreciate any help I can get from my new friends I have found on this site. Blessings – Kim
You’re gonna love the Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad…we had it last week and loved it!
🙂 Erin
I could desperately use menu planning help. I always have good intentions, but they never seem to pan out. Thanks!!
Sarah try this site for great slow cooking recipes:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
I am really in need of help in the menu planning area – this giveaway would really be a blessing to me and my family — thanks for the opportunity!
Hi, I’m new to this, and would like to know if I participate in this, do I grab a button.? I would love to have the button on the top of the post, it is so cute!! Deb @ Frugal Living And Having Fun!!
Thanks for hosting another great MPM & a fantastic giveaway! 🙂
I would love to have some menu planning help! What a great service to provide!
Thanks for hosting MPM. I’m still getting the hang of things but it is pretty fun.
I like the idea of chicken ceaser pasta. I’ll have to check that recipe out and try it soon.
Congrats on reaching 400+ participants! that is so awesome 😀
I am actually going to work more soups and stews in the weekly menu, thanks for all the recipes.
I just found your site from 5dollar dinners. I am a beginner in the menu planning world. I would love to win this give away.
Thanks.
I am clueless as to how to get the links to work correctly. I thought I had figured it out but it still looks like it goes to the whole blog and not the one post. Sorry about that, hope I haven’t messed anything up in my experiments with linking. I have read all the instructions, and I must need a more simplified “Links for Dummies” lesson.
I have never heard of such a service. What a wonderful service!
Wow… this is an awesome giveaway… thanks & good luck!
I am a menu planner. I can’t BELIEVE the difference it has made in my life AND my budget. I don’t post a link because I don’t blog it. 🙁
I thought I’d leave a comment this week though since we don’t have to link up!! 🙂 Monday is my day to make my menu and I ALWAYS check in with you first for ideas!! Thanks SO much for this – I often get inspiration from you. The giveaway is SO exciting!! I would love to win – I often have a block when I try to plan.
Thanks again!! 🙂
What a fun give a way. Sounds like a great service and I’d love a chance to win!
I could really use this giveaway!
I love this idea and posted my menu monday on my blog!
I love your site. I used to menu plan but fell off the wagon. I am trying to get back to it because it is so much easier. I would love to win the giveaway. The monday menu planning is really nice to get ideas from. Thanks so much!
Love your site & the giveaways!
More fun menus to look at and another great giveaway! Thank you!
Thanks for a great giveaway! I’ve already bookmarked the recipe for the soup. I will definitely give it a try soon!
thanks for all you do through your site!
I love the idea of sharing menus and recipe ideas this way. It’s productive and creative at once! Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂
Your site is so very helpful. I try to do weekly dinner menu plans, but sometimes (a lot of times) it does not happen. I would love to have the help of a personalized plan made up just for my family.
Thanks for the giveaway–It might help me get organized with my own meal plans!
I so need this site. I struggle greatly with menu-planning
That’s an awesome giveaway, such a great idea!
This place is happenin’ on Mondays!! 🙂 Thanks again, Laura!
Cathy
i love your site. i get so many awesome meal ideas from meal plan monday. thanks for hosting! i would love to win your giveaway!
What a great giveaway – I’ve tried others, but my 9 year old, who used to eat anything, is getting pickier by the day.
I think it’s been a while since I participated but my menu is finally up!!
That soup looks so great, I am stealing it for Thursday! I love making soups in the fall.
this would really mix things up for my menu. thanks for offering the chance!
I’m still making a list of meals that I can incorporate into a meal plan, but I look forward to participating.
The Stolen Moments plan sounds fab!
I love the button, I used it in my very first menu planning Monday post. Hopefully I did everything right lol
Love the new button and the weekly menu plan! Bon appetite!
Loving the Stolen Moments plan!! Thanks for posting!
I’d like to enter the drawing. 😀
I love the idea of having someone else plan the menus. We’ve been menu planning since February and while we have our “staple” meals and rotations, it is easy for me to get stuck in a rut. I always feel like the hardest thing to do is to come up with new ideas for dishes that my family will like, even though I love to try new things. I think that having Stolen Moments come up with a few months of recipes would help us to mix up our standard plans and give us a chance to try new things. I also love that it sounds like they’ll work within our specified budget- as food costs vary quite a bit family to family. I’d love a chance to win!
I’d love for a chance to win. 🙂
This would be great to win. I could use help menu planning when my husband is deployed.
I would love to win this giveaway! Thanks for having one! 🙂
I love your Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad. It was a big hit in our house!
Thanks for another awesome giveaway!
Love the new button!! Can’t wait to try the meatloaf recipe. It sounds good!!
I am new to MPM, but so excited!!
I would be thrilled to win this! Im in desperate need of meal ideas for our busy family. Thanks!
Thanks for hosting Menu Plan Monday. It’s usually the motivation I need to get my menu planned. My family and I thank you!!!
Lisa
http://www.simplifiedsaving.com
Just found your blog and decided to join you today 🙂 I have a hard time planning for a meal everyday, so I think this will help me decide what’s for dinner. Thank you!!!!!
I just love the Menu Plan Mondays post. Never seen it before… cause I’m new! Those glazed brownies sound amazing! YUM!
Love the new button!
We are definitely going to try the ceasar chicken pasta salad!
I’d love to win. Thanks for the giveaway!
Please excuse link 223!
Thanks for the chance at your giveaway!
You have a great blog with such useful info. – Thank you!
Love your site. Great ideas and tips! Maybe this will keep my menu planning on track. I plan and it tends to fall off the radar by the end of the week!
Whoo Hoo my 16 year old daughter is brilliant! She has figured it out and taught me how to link!
mmm, I can’t wait for cooler weather to arrive in my neck of the woods (or desert, as the case may be) so I won’t mind having the oven on for an hour or more. I can’t wait to start making my yummy wintertime meals!
I made your apple pork chops last week. They were SO yummy! Thanks for another recipe to add to my cookbook!!
It’s my first foray into Meal Plan Monday but I’m no newbie to planning out my meals- thanks for hosting!
I’m not sure if 3 or 6 months of not having to plan out a menu is a good thing or a bad thing…but I’d be willing to find out. 🙂
Thanks again for hosting the MPM…it’s truly been a sanity saver for me!
And of course, thanks for the giveaway…that sounds like a great prize!
I have been doing my menu planning for 2 months now and it is wonderful- I need to start linking up though!
Love the meatloaf idea! My husband used to love my meatloaf recipe, but I think he is tired of it! LOL!
Thanks for MPM, I’m going strong on 8 weeks and throwing away lots less food and shopping smarter!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunities. I love your site! 🙂
Late in getting my menu plan in this week! Now I have to go start on dinner 🙂
Thanks as always for the inspiration!
Made the corny chili today and my youngest ate and liked chili for the first time. I still can’t convince my older daughter to “love” chili but there’s hope. Thanks for posting the link to the recipe.
I love your website! I check it often! I would love to win!
I just recently found you and I’m really enjoying all the info!
Thanks!
I’ve been following along for awhile now, but this is my first week participating. Lots of great looking menus, y’all!
Thanks for the great menus and fun giveaways!
I love the new button and used it on my blog this time. Thanks for helping keep us all on track. Oh, and thanks for the giveaway!
I actually got a meal plan together this weekend and was so excited to finally participate!!LOL Yea, I used to meal plan weekly but had gotten out of the habit. How silly of me. Life runs so much smoother with a plan. 😉
If this giveaway is open to Canada, I would like to be entered please.
dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for hosting. I’d love to be entered in the giveaway.
I’ve gotten some g-r-e-a-t recipes for my meal planning through your site. Thanks for all your hard work compiling them!
Jayne
i could really use this!!
This giveaway would be great!
Awesome giveaway!
I love your button! I also would LOVE this service! Anyhow, maybe next week I will get organized enough to make a menu! I am trying to make one right now, I just don’t have very many good ideas!
That would be great to win this giveaway! Thanks for the chance. Thank you for all your great menu ideas. You have inspired me to start menu planning!
Awesome, I’d love to win – thank yoU!
Thank you for hosting MPM. I just posted my first menu. I’ve been reading here for a while and have gotten some great menu ideas. I’m so excited to finally be able to participate!
Fun giveaway!
Hi, I’m too sick to do a menu plan this week (hubby is taking care of it), so I’m glad you opened the giveaway up to everyone.
Sure miss my meal organizing, though. My husband is adrift in the kitchen! 🙂
Better late than never!
I’m finally back and getting organized again (I just moved…)
Mmmmm, grilled steaks! My birthday is coming up too, and that’s what I want. 🙂
what a great giveaway! I could absolutely use some new inspiration.
I do menu-plan, but don’t have a blog – otherwise, I’d be on your list every week. So be assured, there’s one more out there! 😉
Thank you for your site, I love your writing-style, it’s so funny and you have such great ideas! I enjoy reading your tips very much! – and of course, I’d love to get a giveaway!
430! you go girl. Thanks for being there for all of us less then organized peeeps.
I am new; found y’all through my friend Michele
Would love some help with meal planning. My menus are getting old!
What an awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.
Would love to win. Thanks
I’d love the menu planning help! Thanks!
Thanks for all of your menu planning help!!
I love this idea. I discovered your menu planning about a month ago and I have rediscovered my love of cooking! Thank you so much!
I am so inspired with all the menu planning thanks to your blog! I’ve been considering the Stolen Moments service and may just have to go and treat myself as an early holiday present!
Mary
Half the battle for me is figuring out what to make. Menu planning by someone else? I’m all for it!
I’ll definitely be checking out this service. I’ve tried one menu plan service and wasn’t impressed with it because it didn’t meet my family’s needs!
This is a great site! Only found you yesterday and I’m hoping that you can help me finally get a menu-plan underway! My mind just has a hard time grasping the concept of planning ahead!
We have been sick… so it’s a bit thrown together this week. Thanks for the recipe ideas!
-Pamela
the giveaway sounds wonderful. after 27+ years of marriage, i’m really in a “same old, same old” sort of rut. i try new things sometimes, but resort back to the ones we’ve always used. i’m ready for new things in life.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can’t see any of the links that are normally here for Menu Planning Monday. I normally can & I saw them earlier in the week. Since it’s October 1st, so the links get cleared at the end of the month? Hmmm?
Thanks for all your great ideas! Erinn
I cant see the links either. I hope they are back soon!
No idea where the links went. Hopefully they’ll be back soon.
Sorry about that 🙁
I love and am inspired with all the menu planning thanks to your blog! I’ve been considering this stolen moment service and may just have to go and treat myself as an early holiday present!
thanks for some WONDERFUL holiday ideas!
Yay I want to win this soo bad! i have been wanting to try a menu planning service! Pick me please!!!
Remarkable article. Were did you got all the information from