Trial Run: Weekly Menu

Ok, I do not know how long this will last or if it will even make it past this week, but I thought that I would give it a try. I know that I get tired of making the same recipes OVER and OVER and I always enjoy seeing other people's menus for the week so today I will post our weekly menu and attempt to put the links to where some of the new recipes came from. There is a blog that I read sometimes and she always post her menus for the week and then other people can post theirs took, you can visit that blog here. I always make a menu for the week because it cuts down on our grocery bill and helps motivate me to cook during the week. We have been really watching where/how we spend our money so me cooking A LOT, has helped us save the money of going out to eat plus I love to cook. We have always been pretty good about eating at home during the week, but the weekends get a little tricky. I can honestly say that this last Friday was the first time I have cooked on a Friday night in a VERY long time and we ate the left overs for lunch on Saturday, which is another time that we usually ALWAYS go grab something. I also decided to do something different this week.... I usually plan the menu to the T. Meaning that my menu says the days of the week and what we will be eating that day and if we will be eating left overs, etc. Well this week I just made "menu options," meaning we bought the stuff to make those items and I will just decide what to cook on what day as the week progresses and how I am feeling that day (haha). The gives me more freedom to pick an easier recipe vs. a recipe that might take longer (I know I am a nerd). Anyways... so our menu options for this week are:

• Steak and baked potatoes (we did plan this one out for tonight while we watch the Cowboys first pre-season game).
• Black bean, corn, and turkey chili I will serve this with cut up corn tortillas and cheese melted on top.
• Creamy broccolli stuffed chicken breast , roasted sweet potato bites (I don't have a recipe for these because I kind of made my own but they are really easy to make too), and peas
• Glazed pineapple chops and cheesy broccolli, and green beans
• Grilled ham, cheese, and turkey bacon sandwiches

I know there are only four things listed there but we will be able to eat left overs on all of them except the steak and baked potatoes. Those are our menu options this week and like I said I am not sure if this will even make it past today but I love getting new recipes so I thought I would share some of the ones that I use/will be using!