Comments on: Spring Monthly Menu Plan

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:07:25 +0000

I was trying to get a friend of mine who introduced us to them to share the recipe, but they never were able to contribute. Basically, I make black beans, rice, shredded chicken, cheese, guacamole, salsa, and sour cream and combine a little bit of each topping in a tortilla. Fold in the ends and then roll it up and grill on the stove top. It is delicious!

By: Jody

Jody — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:05:46 +0000

how do yo make your grilled stuffed burritos?

By: Traci

Traci — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:54:25 +0000

I love this idea of “theme nights”…I am a mom of 8, including a newborn, so we started a menu rotation. We came up w/3 weeks worth of dinner meals and rotate them thru on a 6 wk rotation. It has been good for us because I simply post a menu each month and no one wonders! My three big ones (15, 12 and 9) are trained to make most of them which helps a ton. Also, it has been great in that I am almost to the point of shopping for the whole 6 weeks at one time except for fresh fruits and veggies! I enjoy your website so much..thanks for taking time to share!

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:32:41 +0000

I really like this whole idea of monthly menu planning. I like how you have everything broken down by days of the week. I might give that a try. I can see how it could save money also in shopping. Of course, I would still have to go weekly for perishable items like eggs, produce, etc. We try to eat as close to a whole foods diet as feasible with our income which means more fresh items than canned or frozen. I can’t wait to see some of your recipes. And I think I’m going to give this montly menu planning a whirl and see how it works for us.

Hope you and your family are doing well!
Karen

By: Tutti @ Tribal Talk

Tutti @ Tribal Talk — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:46:38 +0000

I hadn’t thought of a seasonal menu plan, but I think I might try it! I like to track my menu plan on my Google Calendar and save my recipes in Delicious, so that my calendar sends me an e-mail reminder every day with my dinner meal plan and the url for the recipe. I got the idea from Simple Mom. It is so handy!

Also, my family has made hummus since I was a little girl and the recipe is easy and very traditional to the middle east. You can see it at:

http://shewhoislaughingorcrying.blogspot.com/2009/03/you-asked-for-it-my-hummus-recipe.html

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Sat, 16 May 2009 05:02:04 +0000

I have seasonal menus as well, depending on what is ripe in my garden and what usually goes on sale during those times. I recently changed my spring menu around a bit to include more asparagus and artichokes, as our garden is producing many more this year than last year. We have 71 artichokes growing in the garden right now! We have been eating them almost every day this week.

If you go here: http://theprudenthomemaker.com/menusandrecipes.aspx

I have a different menu for summer, as lettuce, asparagus, turnips, etc are no longer growing in my garden in summer. Summer includes more zucchini, fresh basil, tomatoes , etc.

We can grow a garden all winter here, so my fall and winter menus reflect that as well as the inexpensive price of potatoes in winter.

As our fruit trees and our grape vines mature, I imagine our summer and fall menus will have much more fresh fruit. This should be our first good year for grapes, for instance. Next year I should have a good number of peaches and pomegrantes.
you can see all of my seasonal menus.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:39:36 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this, Lindsay! It is very helpful. You have to try this breakfast http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/warm-and-nutty-cinnamon-quinoa-recipe.html it is yummy, and quinoa has more protein and is a great “traditional food” for nursing moms with good nutrients. And did I mention its yummy? And its as easy to make as oatmeal if your nuts are pretoasted. You can sub coconut milk for cow milk if needed.

By: MommyAmy

MommyAmy — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:21:11 +0000

Great idea to do seasonal planning! Right now I plan 5-6 dinners per week depending on our activity level or how much leftovers I expect we’ll have. I don’t assign meals to days, but rather just pick what meal I feel like making the morning of from the list of options. I grocery shop once a week, mostly for the fresh produce. I do one big trip at Costco per month for meat and some pantry goods.

By: Mrs. Paradis

Mrs. Paradis — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:31:17 +0000

Thank you for getting back to me Lindsay.I have just descovered I LOVE hummus.Dh & I do.SO this would be great in the summer time when we don’t feel like cooking or anytime for a quick meal.Thanks.

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:30:37 +0000

Just found your website….LOVE(:

What a brilliant idea doing seasonal planning. I’ve been doing monthly planning for a while. We also live in WA state, Southeast however(:

Very excited to read more about your planning.