Comments on: Monthly Menu Plan for April

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:47:08 +0000

Great plan! The planned out grocery list would also be a huge help for me.
We’ve got a couple rainy days ahead, so I think I’m going to try to hunker down and get myself organized. I drove to town at six o’clock tonight to pick up a Papa Murphy’s take and bake pizza. Which my family loves….thank goodness!

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:23:56 +0000

In reply to Lauren.

Lauren,

You know I haven’t checked to see if this is saving me any money. That’s a good idea. I did plan May’s menu, too. The link is http://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/02/monthly-menu-plan-for-may/. Another way to find it is to go to the top of my blog and one of the headers says “In the Kitchen”. If you hover, another menu will pop up and then you click “Monthly Menu Plans.”

It sounds like you have a good plan in place, too, for meal planning. I have so enjoyed having this monthly menu. It’s actually easier than sitting down every week and planning a new menu. Venison or elk, I cook them the same. Here in Arizona my boys go hunting every year and so we have always had elk in our freezer.

Have a wonderful day there on the farm,
Elisabeth

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:44:37 +0000

I love it! I am inspired that you have gone so far. I completely relate to the desire to “try” new recipes. I have tried so many over the last year that I can’t remember what I made and what I likes. My cooking is always “evolving”. But whenever I am making my grocery list I figure out how many meals I need (at least two weeks) and then I determine how many share ingredients (we have a tight grocery budget) and go shopping that way. Long gone are the days when whim and stomach shop for me! 😉

I then keep a list of my “meals” so that I know I have made them and I am not scratching my head saying “what could be for dinner.” But I am like you and not locked into a certain day. I do try to push ones with perishable ingredients to the front. I really love the idea of elk steaks. We mostly consume venison.

Lunch I too get stuff for winging it. Like tuna and some canned goods for the boys. I am interested in breakfast though!?! I always feel stuck and bored at breakfast but I still want it to be easy. Eggs ever morning gets old though… sigh.

Looks amazing. I need to follow your example and take it a step farther. Did you plan for this month (May)? Is it still working for you? Do you find this saves you money? Costs more? Or is about the same? Thanks for sharing!!!

By: Monthly Menu Plan for May – Treasuring the Moments

Monthly Menu Plan for May – Treasuring the Moments — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:44:53 +0000

[…] April was the first time I tried writing up a menu for the whole month. Previously, I just wasn’t interested. Well that mindset has completely changed. I’m LOVING it. Having an assigned day for certain types of foods simplifies the choosing of recipes. Elk on Monday, Italian on Tuesday, Hamburger meat on Wednesday and so on. You can read about it here in my post called Monthly Menu Plan for April where I explain the whole process of how I make my monthly menu plans. […]

By: April

April — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:37:18 +0000

Thank you for visiting my blog and inviting me to participate in your Monthly Menu round up. I’d love to. 🙂 See you next week!

By: Menu Plan Monday – April 25 – Treasuring the Moments

Menu Plan Monday – April 25 – Treasuring the Moments — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:40:49 +0000

[…] Don’t forget – next Monday, come link up with your monthly menu. If you want to see how I wrote up my monthly menu plan, go here. […]

By: Joane Dominguez

Joane Dominguez — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:22:45 +0000

🙂 Yes. Very yummy! As SOON as I take the waffle out of the waffle iron, I put a slice of cheddar, some strips of bacon. Then I transfer to the toaster oven just for a minute, take it out, add a freshly fried egg (or not). Dip it in your favorite pancake sauce (my favorites are maple syrup or triple berry) YUM!

Also, have you ever tried making waffles with cheese and bacon IN the batter? Yum again!

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:55:50 +0000

In reply to Joane Dominguez. Thanks, Joane for the recipe. It looks like a good one that I will definitely try. I'm curious about your waffle sandwich. Do you use waffles to sandwich the egg? Do tell, please. :)

By: Joane Dominguez

Joane Dominguez — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:03:17 +0000

Well, I don’t know that I have any inspiring ideas or recipes. During the week, I keep it pretty simple: cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, quesadillas (sometimes with sauteed onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes), this morning we had oatmeal and a fruitshake (strawberries, blueberries, grapefruit, lightly sweetened).

On Saturdays, I like to make our breakfast special: biscuits and gravy, eggs, hashbrowns, sausage or bacon and egg McMuffin, waffle sandwhich (similar to Mc Muffins) pancakes…. I do have a new pancake recipe that I really like.

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM PANCAKES (but I use plain yogurt instead of sour cream)

2 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 c. sugar (can use honey)
4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs (I use duck eggs 🙂
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. sour cream or plain yogurt
1/3 c. butter
1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries.

for the topping (which I never make… Guess I’ll try it sometime):

1/2 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1 c. water
4 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

In medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in water. Add blueberries; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; cover and keep warm.

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Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:49:20 +0000

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