What is on your menu for this month?

You can do it weekly/bi-weekly or monthly.

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

October 29th-September 12th~

Soft Taco's X2

beef stew,homemade bread.

Mixed berry french toast bake,sausage patties,canned fruit.

Easy cheddar potato chowder,bread sticks.

Ham,Mashed potatoes,corn,green beans.

Stove top pork steak,boiled potatoes,veggie.

Ravioli,sauce,garlic bread,broccoli spears,smoked sausage rounds sauted.

Asian chicken and noodles.

Lasagna,grlic bread,broccoli.

Burgers and fries.

Swedish meatballs over noodles,corn and rolls.

TOmato-onion salad and tortilla's.

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

I overlap a little each month so:

3: Hot Dogs, baked beans, homemade coleslaw
4: Cheese Ravioli, green salad
5: BBQ beef sand, homemade potato salad
6: Homemade pizza (wish me luck)
7: Daddy's Stew, warm homemade bread
8: Chopped beefsteak, mpg, acorn squash
9: Leftover night
10: gruel, steamed broccoli/cauliflower (freeze half)
11: lasagna(freeze half), green salad
12: Easy chicken bake, brussel sprouts, cran sauce
13: ham, hm sweet pot. fries, peas
14: chili, warm homemade bread
15: hot turkey sand, mpg, cran. sauce, green beans
16: leftover night
17: meatloaf(leftover from last month), mpg, carrots
18: Spaghetti & mb's, green salad
19: Tacos, acorn squash
20: Garlic chicken, brown rice, creamed spinach
21: Beef barley soup, warm bread
22: Pot Roast, potatoes, carr, onion, celery, etc (crock,freeze 2pkts))
23: leftover night
24: Hot dogs, baked beans, homemade coleslaw
25: Lasagna (leftover), green salad
26: Pork Chops with Apples & Stuffing, corn
27: gruel (leftover), steamed broccoli/cauliflower
28: Daddy's Stew (leftover), warm bread
29: Crunchy onion chicken, brown rice, brussel sprouts
30: leftover night (make potatoes for tomorrow)
31: Salsbury Steak, twice baked potatoes, acorn squash
1: Spaghetti & meatballs with a green salad
2: ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans
3: Hot roast beef sand, mpg, creamed spinach

(can you tell I LOVE acorn squash? I'd eat it every day! Sometimes I even have it for lunch)

Lunches:

week 1: chicken salad, peach
week 2: PBJ, apple
week 3: turkey sand, peach
week 4: chicken salad, apple

lunches for me this time of year usually consist of soup, pita pizza, or acorn squash
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This is what I have so far, it's almost 2 weeks worth. I bought extra yesterday because I am only babysitting one day this week (and babysitting money pays for groceries). So, next week I just have a few things to pick up.

Roasted chicken, cornbread stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy
Mini chicken tacos, salad
Frozen raviolis, jar sauce, salad
CP bbq pork ribs, cauliflower, roasted garlic brown rice
Tofu in red curry sauce with zucchini, peppers, red potatoes, brown rice
Salmon, parmesan noodles, sauteed brussel sprouts (x2)
Homemade italian wedding soup with breadmaker french bread
Gnocchi, BLT caeser salad
BBQ hamburger patties, sauteed brussel sprouts, parmesan noodles
Steak, roasted red potatoes and sweet potatoes, butternut squash
Shepherd's pie with soycatash

I'll also make a loaf of wheat bread each week for lunches and more carrot spice muffins this week and corn muffins next week. I have peanut butter cookies in the plans, too

BTW, Ryan's Mom, I'm so impressed with your decreasing food budget!!! Good work!

Thank you.It is nice to know some one noticed

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

Here is what I have so far. It is not in order at all and may change since this week dh will be gone from Thursday morning until Sunday late afternoon.

Pot roast with mashed potatoes, carrots and salad
Potluck dinner-cub scouts meeting-no idea what they are serving or if I have to take anything yet. ??
Tilipia, lipton noodles, green beans and salad
Chicken spagetti-not the name of it. I made it about a month ago and freezed it. I will serve corn on the cob with it and garlic bread
Chicken tacos, beans, spanish rice, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese
Cheeseburgers, fries, carrot sticks with ranch
Grilled cheese, tomato soup
Salisbury steaks (m2m's recipe), mashed potatoes and gravy, veggie and beer bread.
Cornflake chicken strips, homemade mac and cheese, steamed broccoli
Cornish hens with rice, veggie, bread

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Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.
Jon Bon Jovi

I made my menu tonight this will be for about two weeks.
Mexican Pizza and salad
Hamburgers, fries, baked beans
Macaroni and Beef, with green beans
Cheesy Chicken with rice and corn
Stove Top Chicken with rice and green beans
Meatball Bake with garlic bread
Saucy Parmesan Chicken with bread
Ham and Cheese Calzones with salad
Home-made sloppy Joes, mixed vegetable, baked potatoe
Tater Tot Casserole with greenbeans
Fiesta Chicken with Refried Beans, and spanish rice
Tacos
Taco Soup with crusty bread

So far I have only made this coming weeks menu which consists of:
Soup from the freezer, cornbread
Ham and beans, cornbread
goulash, rolls, lima beans
beef stir fry, rice
chicken fried rice
tater tot casserole
eat at friends

All I need to buy is tater tots.

21: Beef barley soup

Will you share your recipe for this please?

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

This is what I have so far:
Egg & Sausage Wraps
Grilled Chicken Tenders w/salad
BBQ Chicken thighs
Ck Noodle Soup w/cheese wraps
Beef Veggie Soup in Crockpot (this will last a few days!)
Chicken Burritos
Cheeseburger Macaroni
Homemade Pizzas
Chicken & Dumplings
Potato Soup
Chicken Parmesan w/Spaghetti
Deer Chili w/cornbread
Chicken & Cheese Rice

Canned veggie, homemade bread, rice or salad as sides.