Cheap Eats 1 : weekly meal planning

Meal Planning for me is always a highlight of my week- it lets me be creative and resourceful. 

These days those skills need to work in overdrive! My husband is back to school finishing off his program and with me being a stay at home mom and a government funded budget, we aren't working on much here. Lets be real... 

I'm excited for the challenge, although times will be tight frugality is something we have adopted since we decided I would stay at home with our little one. Surprisingly- we don't go without too much. We are clever and buy smarter. This is going to be tested the next 6 weeks without my husbands income and I'm sure there are those of you that can relate. 

We do have to be ingenious about not eating ICHIBAN every night now that we have another little mouth to feed... Healthy food is important and so are things that won't be wasted. 

My tactic is to lower our meat intake to a few times a week, my husband is away at school so my opposition to vegetables is in the clear and I'm going to take full advantage! Also choosing produce in season and budget friendly items is obviously imperative! 

Have a peek at my new 'weekly FRUGAL meal plan' & Grocery list-  'Pin-able' to Pinterest 

Hope this helps you pinch a few pennies and still feel satisfied in the kitchen! 

What are your favourite recipes a la cheap?? Ill be looking for more next week 

weekly meal planning - #2 'pin'able version

welcome to meal planning #2, still 'Pin'able  from my pinterest page and family friendly! 

i got great response to last weeks meal plan that i thought, in honour of monday- I'm grocery shopping this week i would add in my meal plan, (pretty and printable too!)

hope you enjoy this aswell, its similar but different and sure to gather the gang for yummy time together. 

Monday- Veggie noodle wraps in lettuce cups 

Tuesday- Sticky slow cooker ribs & tin-foil potato packet 

Wednesday- Homemade burgers & fresh coleslaw 

Thursday- Pork Fajitas with all the goods & homemade refried beans 

Friday- Pita Pizzas, made to order 

Saturday- BLT Salad & Garlic Bread 

Sunday- Spaghetti & Pork meatballs (made my momma) 

Enjoy- Happy Monday, may your week be fresh and fun! 

weekly meal planning- 'pin'able version

Call me crazy but one of my most favourite parts of handeling the household is meal planning, grocery shopping, prep and of course cooking.
Each week I enjoy sifting through pins and recipes to plan food for my family. This helps me all feel organized and it takes the guesswork out of dinner time.

My guys are fussy eaters, but that's real world so I don't always get to cook what I want but I make sure it's a balance of new things to broaden their horizons and old favourites. For my interest it keeps things new in the kitchen too

I have a wonderful planner that allows me to slot in my meals and so me, my planner and Pinterest sit down once a week, check the schedule and plan meals accordingly.
I've made this weeks pretty for you and because it makes it more fun, if you want to use this weeks meal planner go ahead! Print it out or 'Pin' it along with the grocery list and enjoy! 

My intention with this blog is to help make managing family life a little easier and enjoyable in this 'oh so busy' world. To offer tips and tricks to the average super mom that my family and I have found useful. Managing the day to day with littles is a serious learning curve so help yourself to a little meal planning ease and it will look cute on the fridge between sticky fingerprints and magnetic letters :)

Here's a little look at what's for meals this week in my house!

Monday - Tortellini & peas in olive oil topped with parmesan 

Tuesday - Bacon wrapped BBQ chicken & Cesar salad

Wednesday - Creamy Chicken Enchiladas (made with Tuesdays leftovers)

Thursday - Sausage & Veggie Jambalaya

Friday - Meatloaf (with secret veggies) & Mashed potatoes 

Saturday - Steak Sandwiches & fresh corn on the cob 

Sunday - Slow cooker Turkey Chili & homemade biscuits 

Heres the 'Pretty version' all recipes can be made from your favourites as they aren't too elaborate.
Each week i like to try something new so i will be trying to make homemade biscuits from 'Miss Kay's Duck Commander cookbook' (post coming soon) & this recipe from Pinterest for quick sausage jambalaya and substituting minute rice (minus the shrimp-my gang isn't a fan of the flavour)

Hope this helps inspire your week 'pin' your weekly meal plan here and enjoy another beautiful week!