Caring for My Chaos

I know I'm a day late, but it's better than nothing, right? Here's this week's meals! Today- Beef tips with brown rice from No Biggie.net Tomorrow- eat out Saturday- fried chicken from My Incredible Recipes Sunday- Soup and sandwiches Monday- Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes Tuesday- Hot pockets Wednesday- Ramen beef skillet from the Taste and Tell Blog

Here's this week's! Now, this week, it'll be mainly be Bubby and I for dinner. Hunny is out of town and Doodle has to work most nights. But, I still planned, as promised! Thurs- Chicken nuggets and corn Friday-Frozen pizza Saturday- chicken stir fry with rice Sunday-Cheeseburger macaroni. I cook the hamburger and mix it with macaroni and cheese. The kids eat it all up with no leftovers! Monday- TV dinners Tuesday-- Crockpot Beef tips from No Biggie. Wednesday- fried chicken from My Incredible Recipes

I got to thinking about meal planning the other day when my best friend and I were talking about freezer meals. Have you ever heard of buying for a week, cooking one day and then freezing for the whole week? Or month? I don't have the freezer space right now to do it, but this got me to thinking about meal planning. Meal planning is relatively simple, but yet, when you are cooking day in and day out, it can get overwhelming. It's very easy to fall into a rut and suddenly you have meat loaf Wednesdays. Since I have an emptying nest and Hubby is gone so much, I have gotten out of the routine of meal planning, but here is how I do it. First, make a list of what you want to have for dinner each night for the next 7 days. Here's an example- Sunday- Homemade chicken soup with bread Monday- Sloppy Joes and green beans Tuesday- Chicken cutlets with salad Wednesday- Meatloaf and mashed potatoes Thursday- Chicken nuggets with french fries Friday- Take out night Saturda...