Menu Plan Monday, and a poll!

Alicia does this over at her blog, and I did this in the very beginning, before I made people aware of this blog's existence, but then I fell out of the habit. Now it's time to get back into it :) For those who didn't follow this blog until recently, basically I try to make a menu plan for all the meals we're going to have within the week. It helps me plan grocery shopping accordingly, and it ensures that I will not suffer from "what to cook"-itis when 5:00 rolls around. Money is a bit tight right now, so I've really been trying to plan meals around what's on sale, and what we already have in our cupboard, etc.

So, here's a tentative plan for what we're having this week!

Breakfasts: cold cereal, oatmeal (for me; hubby won't touch it), pancakes, etc.

Lunches: leftovers, soup, etc

Dinners:

Monday: chili, cornbread
Tuesday: Yakisoba (Japanese noodle stir fry--it's yummy, cheap, and loaded with good stuff)
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: Chicken Fried Steak (cubed steak was on sale!), mashed potatoes, green beans
Friday: Chili-cheese nachos (one of my husband's specialties)
Saturday: Something Mexican...haven't decided yet
Sunday: Dinner with in-laws, most likely


Oh, I posted a poll on the sidebar. October 20th is the day we find out if the Bear Cub is a boy cub or a girl cub, so please vote! The poll will close on the 20th, and don't worry, I will announce what I'm having...as soon as the immediate families know ;)

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