Menu Plan Monday- Posting for the Month of August 2010

Hello August!  Its insane to think about this summer being ALMOST over and the school year upon our little town!

We're starting our second month back, into the month long menu planning and grocery shopping.  I gotta say, the second month was much easier shopping for than the first, but much harder in planning!  For me, thinking about what I'm gonna eat a month for now, its difficult....especially when I'm not even hungry!  HAHA!  Maybe each month I will become more efficient and better at planning?

We are continuing to use Sam's Club as a useful month long grocery shopping tool.  And no, not EVERYTHING is a good price!  Its fun to look at people's carts and wonder about WHY they are buying that high priced junk food!  LOL!  This month we purchased the 25lb bag of flour.  Yes, we go through A LOT of flour by baking our own bread.  Also, quite a few things we purchased LAST MONTH, we still have more than half of, so again, I hope this is a trend that a lot of our stuff lasts more than a month!

Last month we increased our budget by 50 dollars.  It was something we didn't want to do but with the added mouth to feed with Buggy eating more and more food, we figured it would help cushion our spending.  Also, we have changed several of the things we have been eating.....  starting with purchasing local, non homogenized milk, real cheeses and  large tubs of organic yogurt and, of course, more fresh fruit and veggies.  Maybe eventually I can get back into the consuming life of couponing (at least it was for me!!) but for now I think being able to focus more time on other things is just more important!

So, here it is, the food we'll be eating this month!  A few new recipes and a lot of FAVS!  Happy Eating!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Burger on grill, oven fries and beans	Leftover Pasta from Saturday night	Pioneer Woman's Spaghetti and french bread	Meatballs w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuits	Leftover Spaghetti	Family Night- Pizza, bread sticks and Banana S'mores Nachos	BBQ pork chops on grill, brown rice, carrots and corn bread
Beef Broccoli stir fry with egg rolls	Southwestern Roll Ups with fixins'	Meatloaf, potatoes, broccoli and biscuits	Leftovers	Eggs, bacon and biscuits	Family Night- Pizza, bread sticks and Rice Krispies treats	Beef Fried Rice and egg rolls
Manicotti italian casserole, tossed salad and french bread	Leftover Italian	Lawn Mower Tacos with fixins'	Leftover tacos	Baked Chicken, rice and green beans	Family Night- Pizza, bread sticks and brownie sundaes	Crunchy Chicken casserole with rice, green beans and homemade bread
Pancakes and Bacon	Leftover casserole	Crockpot ravioli and french bread	Pizza, bread sticks	Leftover ravioli	With family	With family
With family	Fish tacos with Spanish rice	Omelets, bacon and toast

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