Menu Planning update

As most of you know we are in the process of moving again. We moved into our current house temporarily while we sold ours and purchased another. So needless to say with two moves in 2 months and it being summer menu planning has kinda gone out the window. We should be in our new home by the end of the month and I can not wait! I am ready to get back to my routines and menu planning is one of those routines.

One of my goals this summer (yes I have summer goals...its an OCD thing) was to have on paper 30 meals. Well, I have been keeping a list of meals that we like and when I sat down and counted it up and I have 37 meals! That's more than a month and with leftovers and ordering out on occasion and those rare nights when I am the only one home I think I have 2 months worth of meals with no rotations. Between menu planning and stockpiling my groceries I think that I will really see a huge difference in my food bill.

I've been doing the coupons and stockpiling and some menu planning but I think having 6-8 weeks worth of meals is now going to drop my bill even lower. I am ready to get moved and get back to a normal life. Or at least my version of normal.

What about you? Are you a menu planner or a dinner on the fly mom? Or do you fall somewhere in between?  What are your biggest dinner challenges? What are you doing to help with those challenges?

Menu for week of 4/11-4/17

I just make a dinner menu plan as both kids eat at school & whoever is home either eats leftovers or sandwiches.

Monday- London Broil w/ veggies & salad

Tuesday- Bean Enchiladas (we try to go meatless at least once a week.)

Wednesday- Chicken Jambalaya

Thursday- Chicken Creole

Friday -Chicken Ettouffe

Saturday- Leftovers

Sunday- Broccoli Bread

Right now chicken is cheap in our area so we will be eating a lot of that.