It's SEPTEMBER! Fall is in the air...Kinda. I have been waking up to 70* temps outside and that is very nice. I can't wait for it to cool off more so I can wear my robe again in the mornings and light a fire in the fireplace.
For this month I went ahead and planned a monthly menu and did my grocery shopping all at once. I got lots of questions from the check out clerk. Do you have a large family? Do you live way out of town? Is it like a vacation when you go home? WHAT? A vacation? Don't I wish. Such a strange question. She was really nice just couldn't wrap her mind around why I would shop once for the month. I planned out 20 meals and there will be 4 family dinners, throw in a few leftover nights and quick meals that I have on hand we should be good for the month other than maybe stopping for milk and some fruit. So, here is the big plan:
- BBQ Chicken in the oven, mashed potatoes and veggies
- Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn and green beans
- Chicken pot pie with rice
- Pork steaks w/ scalloped potatoes and a veg
- Crock pot chicken teriyaki with rice
- Green Chile Stew
- Lentil Tacos
- Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
- Italian Wedding Soup
- Swiss Steak
- Homemade Pizza
- Fish tacos (Mahi-Mahi)
- Israeli Cous-Cous Mac & Cheese & Pork Chops
- Garlic Herb Roasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and veg
- Chicken & dumplings (using leftover chicken)
- Cheeseburger Soup
- Salisbury Steak (in the crock pot--this is a new recipe)
- Eggplant Parm w/ Pasta and Salad
Did you notice the green chile stew and the enchiladas? It is green chile time here in New Mexico. The smell of the roasting chile is almost intoxicating. We will be eating lots of Quesadillas for lunch and putting chile in anything else we can think of. Anyway, some of the meals are carryovers from last month that I never made, like the poor fish tacos, they are so good I don't know why I haven't made them yet. It's not like they are a lot of work or anything. We have decided to start doing family dinners on Sunday nights from now on, it will probably be more like early afternoon since its a school night and all. We plan those meals weekly so I will be going back to the store for meals, if I need to. I am going to try to do some grocery haul videos to post as I go.
I am going to try to do better with making breakfasts for the family and not buying so much cereal. I made some granola and the family LOVED it so that will be on our breakfast menu often, along with yogurt, fruit, pancakes, waffles and eggs in various ways.
I hope your September is getting off to a great start!
Jen
