Meal Planning

As I said in my New Year's Goals post a while back, I want to plan out more meals in advance. So far I've been doing really well meal planning, and it has made cooking while caring for two kids immensely easier. It wasn't that I didn't realize how helpful meal planning would be. It was just me being lazy before, and thankfully I'm over that so we can enjoy more home cooking. Our schedule for the next little while looks something like this:

Steak, Twice Baked Potatoes, and Salad

Sloppy Joes and side dish unknown

Manicotti (frozen from the last time I made this dish a few weeks ago)

Grilled Chicken Wings and Salad

Lemon Pepper Chicken, pasta side, and Peas

Teriyaki Sirloin Tips (sides undecided)

Creamy Basil Chicken Pasta

and maybe on Friday we'll throw in a take out pizza for a special treat.

We'll have to see in the coming weeks if this proves to be a money saving strategy too. That would be another added benefit.