Comments on: Month of Menu Planning

By: Confession Time « Ramonorzzo’s Weblog

Confession Time « Ramonorzzo’s Weblog — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:58:25 +0000

[...] planning on making a month-long menu over the weekend, so I can shop for the month (the non-perishables anyway) next week. By shopping [...]

By: Review: Chicken Tortilla Soup | beingfrugal.net

Review: Chicken Tortilla Soup | beingfrugal.net — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:29:36 +0000

[...] I planned my menu for the month, I decided to try Melissa’s Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe. She says that in her area [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:17:44 +0000

Wow – how cool that you chose my Chicken Tortilla Soup to be on this menu! It really is good for using up leftover shredded chicken. Please let me know how you like it!

I can usually only plan 1-2 weeks out so I can’t wait to see how this month long planning works for you.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:44:07 +0000

@CFO – I like to try to stay away from condensed soups, too, but they do make for cheap meals.

@Erin – I will let you know. I’m going to have to substitute frozen broccoli when I make it this week, because our store was out of fresh. Can you believe that? And we don’t have a Panera around here, so I won’t be able to tell you how it compares to the real thing. I know. I’m deprived, never have tasted the real Panera broccoli & cheddar soup. :)

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:40:17 +0000

Let us know how the Panera soup turns out ok? We LOVE that soup in our house. I tried making my own broccoli & cheddar soup last week from a recipe I found at allrecipes and I almost threw it out and served ceral instead. My husband and kids ate, but I could barely eat it. It was not so good. I’d like to give the panera recipe a try.

By: The Grocery Shopping Update | beingfrugal.net

The Grocery Shopping Update | beingfrugal.net — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:13:03 +0000

[...] my strategy. I made a month’s worth of menus, and then made a grocery list for Winco, the cheap grocery store in my area, based on the menus. [...]

By: Chief Family Officer

Chief Family Officer — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:40:30 +0000

Your menu looks awesome and I look forward to seeing how your meal-planning strategy pays off. I am going to force my husband to try the chicken and dumplings recipe since it got such good reviews (he generally hates chicken) – I normally stay away from condensed soups but this would be so inexpensive and you’re right, it’s healthier than McDonald’s anyway!

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:59:30 +0000

I really need to do this, it would help me make less trips to the grocery store, I’m sure and less trips equals less money spent! I’ll be watching to see if it goes well for you this month and may try it next month.

By: Kandy

Kandy — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:28:28 +0000

Great menu :) I used to do mine a month ahead and it was MUCH cheaper on the pocket book, and a load off my mind, because I knew what I was going to cook, and as I was putting up leftovers at night, I’d look at the menu (kept it on the fridge) to see if I needed to put anything into the fridge to thaw out for the next night.

I’m happy to see my stew made it twice on your menu ;) Its a huge staple of ours around here :)

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:28:27 +0000

I will be watching to see how you do. I am thinking of going this route, too. Just being a good steward takes an awful lot of planning sometimes, doesn’t it?