Woohoo, I’m excited to actually post this on Monday afternoon instead of Tuesday or Monday night. This week is going to be busy for the Royal Family. We’re gearing up for the holiday weekend, wrapping up the Eldest Princess’ school year, and most of all trying to get our shall we say Royal Gardens in order. We have about an acre and a half of yard and I spend a lot of time during the summer mowing. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE it {Some ladies scrapbook, some ladies knit, this lady loves to run behind the push mower and weed eat. It is what it is.}. It just means I have to be more intentional with my time as I add one more thing to the to do list.
Here’s what’s for dinner on the Royal Table this week:
Monday: Grilled Pork Loin with a Maple Balsamic Glaze
Grilled Asparagus
Macaroni and Cheese
Grilled Corn
Strawberries
Tuesday: Black Bean Tacos
Topped with Fresh Greens and Corn Salsa
Brown Rice
Apple and Orange Slices
Wednesday: Homemade Pizza topped with
Apple Sauce
Thursday: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Veggies and Grilled Chicken
Toast with Olive Oil
Friday: Pancakes
Eggs
Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Salad {Yummy, yummy!}
Saturday: Lunch: Pitch in with Friends {I’m bringing Veggies/Dip}
Dinner: Leftovers
Sunday: Probably grilling out but since it’s a holiday I’ll fix whatever strikes my fancy. 🙂
Planning meals was definitely one of the biggest keys for success in our paying off over $127K in debt. It’s an easy step to make the most of what you have and keep you out of the drive thru. Somewhere midway through our journey, I created this document to help us plan meals and keep track of our grocery list. Hope it helps you get a bit more organized, too!
If you look at the photo above, you’ll see a sample of my scribbling from a previous meal plan. I’m typically a paper and pen sort of gal. So I fill in the menu on the appropriate days and then on the right hand column, I make my grocery lists. It’s divided in the center because I weekly shop at two stores – ALDI and whichever store has the best deals/coupons for our plan. If craziness ensues {which often it does in the Queendom}, I’m not afraid to swap out a quicker meal on a different deal or even jumble around our side dishes. I just have peace of mind and am prepared to make any of the meals listed before the week begins. And that keeps us from overspending at the grocery store {or restaurant} and making the highest best use of what we have purchased.
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