Comments on: Menu Plan Monday ~ April 19th

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:44:12 +0000

hey I have found a fabulous food blog that I think you might enjoy and get some new ideas from! http://www.jamiecooksitup.blogspot.com

By: erin

erin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:32:47 +0000

hi im new i think menu planning is great

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:17:59 +0000

I have never heard of an apple roast before. That looks like a lot of fun!

By: Jennie @ A Welcoming Heart

Jennie @ A Welcoming Heart — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:45:47 +0000

I plan and post my menu on Mondays because I try to not be on the computer much on the weekends. Sometimes I get distracted by other things and forget until Tuesday and then I do it. I did go thru about 3 week of not planning or posting in December and a couple weeks here and there but I have mostly been consistent since I started in July.

The weeks I have not menu planned was weeks I said to myself not again I just did this a couple days ago and couldn’t deal with doing it again already. In December when I took a break it was because I took an unplanned break from the internet because I was restless with it and felt the need to do something different and it happened to take me a couple weeks before I was ready to come back. I did get lots of reading and crafting done though. I think next time I take a week off I will use a menu that I have used in the past. So far I have not reused menus only recipes I am trying to create a year’s worth since most are seasonal favorite or new to us recipes.

My family and I started training on April 5th for our first 5K and that has been a challenge to get dinner on the table. We have been walking/running after my husband gets home from work and that means most nights no dinner until 8:00. I have been cooking after we get home but I may try to do more prep before we leave so we can eat sooner. I could do more crockpot and oven meals temporarily until our training is over but we are hoping to continue training after the 5K for another one.

By: Meal Plan Mom (Brenda)

Meal Plan Mom (Brenda) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:15:21 +0000

I’ve been a bit derailed on my meal planning these last few weeks but for me, it’s not because I haven’t planned out or had the ingredients on hand for my meals. The problem has been that I’ve tried to do my planning from memory on our calendar of activities (never a good idea! :-)) and I’ll forget about something we have going on and have to switch around some stuff.

Like today…totally forgot that my son’s well check is this afternoon until my calendar on my phone beeped to remind me. Because of the time, it will put us coming home around dinner time. We always order our favorite Vietnamese sandwiches when we’re in that town (one over from ours) so at least it means no cooking for me (and they’re cheap and so fresh so I don’t feel too bad about it!)

By: Melody

Melody — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:11:58 +0000

I’m joining in! I have been doing meal planning for a while but trying to get a little more organized about it. I’ve posted menu plans on my blog for about a month now — here’s a link to this week’s menu:
http://melodygreen.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/monday-menu-planning-41910-42510/

By: Chrissie

Chrissie — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:23:42 +0000

Oh thanks for all of the great blogs above! I found dinner for tonight! LOL and posted my menu plan as well!

Thanks!

By: Moonstruck Mommy

Moonstruck Mommy — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:20:46 +0000

I’m gonna have to try the Pretty ‘n Pink Salad, my daughter loves anything pink!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:58:10 +0000

Your grilled cheese sounds inspirational!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:51:28 +0000

I love the benefits to menu planning! Less stress…less trips to the store…less money spent at those random trips to the store…I could go on and on.

But…I have been in a rut with my menu planning. I am excited to get back into the groove of things and am glad that you host MPM so I can get new recipes ideas to try for my family!