Menu planning has become essential, yet it was taking so much time. Time I really don't have. I am not the "let's have pizza every Friday night" type of mom. I have dreamt of it often, but my impulsive desire to try new foods and not get bored with my dinner, prevents me from such menu plans.
This week I came up with something revolutionary to my meal planning adventures! It is a combination of the "pizza night" mom and my love for cultural food.
Sunday:
B - Egg Dishes
L - Sandwiches
D - Grill
Monday:
B - Cereal
L - Leftovers
D - Crock Pot/One Dish
Tuesday:
B - Pancakes
L - Pasta
D - Mexican
Wednesday:
B - Muffins
L - Sandwiches
D - Wild Card
Thursday:
B - Granola
L - Salad
D - Asian
Friday:
B - French Toast
L - Leftovers
D - Italian
Saturday:
B - Wild Card
L - Wild Card
D - Veggie
I hang up my weekly menu plan on the fridge so that it is easy to reference. My kids can check it too and it avoids the million questions of what's for dinner!
This simple plan gives me flexibility to try new things, yet doesn't require me to do detailed menu planning every week. I can fly by the seat of my pants to do what sounds yummy at the time and use up ingredients needing to move out of the fridge quickly. Yes, some meals require a little more planning ahead, but for the most part I can swing this. For example: tonight is Mexican night. Even though I wasn't sure what I was actually gonna make for dinner, I knew I needed to start beans earlier in the day. And now that my black beans are almost done cooking, I decided to whip up some Black Bean and Corn Salsa! Yum!
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