I've found that meal-planning and budgeting go hand-in-hand. I chart out a dinner plan for two weeks at a time and it helps me stay on task at the grocery store, make sure I buy/use ingredients in a good time frame, eat or re-purpose leftovers, plan ahead around busy days or late nights, multi-use expensive ingredients, and mainly eliminate the "oh crap, what am I cooking for dinner tonight?" conversation. So here is the meal plan I am using this week:
Sunday: grilled margherita pizza. Scratch-made dough, fresh buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil
Monday: penne pasta w/ a homemade red sauce and roasted squash, onions and bell peppers.
Tuesday: venison tacos, Spanish rice and black beans
Wednesday: leftover pasta
Thursday: spaghetti w/ meat sauce, garlic bread and salad
Friday: pot roast over rice
Saturday: birthday party
Sunday: lemon shrimp scampi served over linguine, roasted broccoli
Monday: garlic chicken, Cowboy Beans (Mexican Made Easy recipe)
Tuesday: pot roast leftovers
Wednesday: garlic chicken leftovers
Thursday: shrimp scampi leftovers
Friday: marinated grilled venison loan with hand-cut sweet potato fries
Saturday: jambalaya with shrimp and leftover chorizo from the Cowboy bean recipe
I hope this inspires you to start meal-planning! I'm always looking for new things to try, so if you'd like a recipe from me or have one to share I would love to hear it!
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