Menu Plan Monday ~ Oct 18th + giveaway!

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Updated to add: This giveaway is now over…the winners are #21 and #48.

My Blissdom Canada countdown is on!  Saturday my youngest son and I are flying out to Ontario to visit with my family and attend Blissdom Canada, my first blog conference!  I’m so super excited about the whole thing especially since I’ll be meeting and rooming with one of my very best blog friends, who I’ve known for a long time now but have never met in real life, Tanna from Complete Organizing Solutions!   Anyone else attending?  I’d love to meet up with some of my blog readers, that would be very cool!

So it’s giveaway day today!  Every once and awhile I like to giveaway a menu planning resource to aid you with your menu planning (although due to time constraints please note that I don’t have the chance to try each of them out myself).

Make 5 Dinners in ONE Hour is a menu planning service that helps you make all 5 dinners for the week in just one hour! The plan includes a grocery list, menu, assembly directions and heating instructions. These are not freezer meals, although some can be frozen for later use. They are fresh, family friendly, ready to heat meals.

Spend ONE hour a week in the kitchen and get 5 ready to heat and eat meals. Grocery shop and mess up the kitchen only once a week!

A monthly subscription is only $5.00 and includes 4 weeks of menus. You can get a free trial week just by emailing Michelle over at her blog, 5 Dinners in One Hour.

For this giveaway two readers will win a free MONTH of menus.  This giveaway is open to everyone, not just those participating in Menu Plan Monday so please leave a comment on this post, prior to Friday, Oct 22nd at 12:00 pm PST, if you are interested. Good luck!

I hope you all have a terrific week!  Make it a stress free one by planning out your menus in advance.  I know you can do it!

Here’s what we’ll be eating this week:

Monday: Spaghetti and meat sauce

Tuesday: Maple Glazed Chicken served with rice and broccoli

Wednesday: Slow Cooker Tender Roast and Veggies

Thursday: Leftover buffet

Friday: Homemade Quick Pizza

Saturday: Off to Ontario…wheee!

Simple Supper Sunday

WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?

Menu Plan Monday guidelines and banner selections are here.

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  1. If Blissdom Canada, is anything like our Blissdom, which I’m SURE it is…you will have a blast! Be ready to rest up when you get home 🙂
    Another yummy week at your house, thanks for hosting!
    ~Liz

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  7. That giveaway sounds quite intriguing. 5 meals in an HOUR? Wow!

    I am going to try that Maple Glazed Chicken. I have a recipe for Maple Glazed Pork we love, but this is a bit different. Sounds great!

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  9. Hi Laura,
    Thanks for always hosting Menu Monday.
    I am going to look into 5 Dinners in an Hour. Sounds great!
    I would love to win the month of menus. I have been in a menu planning rut for a while, but as our fall slows down when cross country practice ends (3 days a week), I plan to spend more time in the kitchen!

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  21. menu planning is becoming critical for me in order to manage my week and keep my grocery costs in check (not quite there yet!)

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  28. SUPER interested in this giveaway!!! I work FT outside of the home and hate to spend tons of time getting dinners ready!!!
    Thanks for the chance!! 🙂

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  32. I didn’t know there was a blissdom Canada. Have fun and I can’t wait to hear about what you all do and learn! Thanks again for hosting MPM. I’ve have a few people who read my blog be inspired to MP! It’s always exciting.
    Blessings!

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  34. Ooh, I’m desperate for the 5 dinners in an hour idea… I’ve gotta eat out less, and somehow when I cook a normal dinner, it ends up being 10pm before I actually finish cooking and eat!

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  35. I’ll be sharing the 5 dinners in 1 hour blog with my MOPS group this Wednesday! Thanks for the great idea!

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  41. 5 meals in one hour sounds too good to be true – count me in!
    – Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOT com

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  44. I’m getting ready to have kid number 2 and the 5 meals in 1 hour concept sounds great! I need all the time-savers I can get!

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  60. I am interested !! 🙂

    Thank you for your encouragement to make meal plans, it has really helped my dinner stress level and my grocery budget 🙂

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  61. 5 meals in one hour X 4 weeks and all for $5.00 = a giveaway just 4 me cause free is even better!!!! I was made a believer of menu planning this weekend for sure and will never, ever go wayward again, lol.

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  62. I am just starting meal planning and I constantly run out of ideas. I would love something that helps me plan what to eat and do it quickly!

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  63. I have been struggling with meal planning for a long time and would love to try this meal planning solution out! I like the idea of planning/cooking ahead…

    Thanks for the opportunity to win! 🙂

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  64. oh your menu sounds great this week. I’d love to win: ) I’m slowly starting to get on the menu planning bandwagon. It does make life easier!

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  67. Laura
    Enjoy your conference. I know the two food blogging conferences I went to this year were great places to connect to the gluten-free bloggers I have admired and corresponded with over the last two years. There’s nothing better than real people and real conversations over great food. Hope you get all that and more.
    Wendy

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  72. Great giveaway!! Cooking healthy and fast meals during the week is one of the best things you can do for your family.

    If anyone is from the Portland, OR area we (ODS Health Plan) is having a FREE cooking class series with Legacy Health called Meals That Heal. Check out the link below : )

    http://myappleaday.com/?p=548#more-548

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  80. 5 meals in one hour?! Great idea, but hard for me to believe as I am a disaster in the kitchen, but this would be perfect for me! Thanks.

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  85. This would be great timing. I’m due with #6 any time in the next 3 weeks :). Thanks for the chance to win and your great organizing ideas.

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  89. I can not figure out how to sign up for this great prize.
    sounds like a great thing.
    I need all the help I can get.
    thanks

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  94. So would love this giveaway, I am just learning to plan week menus and month menu’s so this would help so much. Hope you have a great trip

    Nikki

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  96. Oh, man. It’s a good thing we’re having dinner out with extended family tonight, because I just realized how close it is to dinnertime, and I haven’t even thought of what I have on hand to cook with! Whew. Saved by Cafe Rio. PLEASE enter me in this giveaway–heaven knows I could use some planned menus!

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  99. You and Tanna together = my dream team for organizing!!! Hope you have a blast! The 5 meals in 1 hour giveaway would be perfect for me. Getting ready to head back to work soon from maternity leave.

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  101. I would love to WIN this…Im not much of a cook, so I think this would be perfect. A great learning experience!!.

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  103. I’ve never posted my menus, but usually incorporate some of your recommendations into my plans for the week. Would love to win the planned menu prize!

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  111. Awesome giveaway, what a time saver that
    would be to get the whole week’s meals cooked in that short period of time!

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  112. i’m a wohm with 3 kids. i already menu plan and tt has helped tremendously but i still have to do dinner prep every morning (in between getting kids ready for school n getting myself ready for work) and some light cooking when i get home from work.

    i wld LOVE to win the how to cook 5 dinners in 1 hour giveaway. imagine no early morn cooking and being able to put dinner on the table with minimal fuss as soon as i get in the door! tt would be bliss!

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  119. 5 dinners in an hour sounds too good to be true……but I would sure like to give it a try! Thanks for the offer.

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  124. WOW! I am so excited that you picked one of my recipes to make this week! I hope your family enjoyed the maple glazed chicken!
    And I hope you have a fantastic time at Blissdom Canada. I really enjoyed Blissdom (USA) in February… it was a wonderful way to put people to blogs and see the real love behind the keyboards. 🙂
    Enjoy… and bon appetit!

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  133. LOVE this giveaway…I love planning meals, or at least trying too…makes it less effort when I get home from work…especially with a toddler at home. Always looking for easy, quick, wholesome meals for the weekdays!

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  136. Sure wish I could get there, but I’ll be there in spirit. Since I’ve been home after losing my job at the end of July organizing and learning how my family operates has been a wonderful experience. My wife travels as a flight attendant and now I can finally contribute and get back to cooking. I used to be a PChef consultant when we only had one baby and it has been nearly 10 years since. Thanks to everyone for all of the great information; I hope that I can create my own blog that gives back.

    Mark

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