Monthly Menu- April

Hello there! I know I'm late on getting this menu out- seems like everything's late this month! My meal planning is a little mixed up in April, since we'll be taking 2 trips to Oregon- one for a conference and one for my little sister's graduation from Bible college! Anyway, this split up my grocery shopping, which I normally do in one big trip for the whole month. I was thrown off because I just did shopping for one week (we're leaving for the conference this Sunday!) and I did it at Wal-Mart in Colville (I ALWAYS shop at WinCo in Spokane!)!! So, at any rate, here's what I've got, though be forewarned, as usual, it is "subject to change". :)

Week 1 (April 1-9, we'll just lump these 9 days together....)

Friday

Chicken Tortilla Soup with Corn Muffins

Courtesy of the freezer (I made some in March- I always make enough soup to freeze some for another meal- a great time saver!!!). This soup is so delicious, definitely one of our staple favorites- I should get a blog up about it!

Saturday

Amy's Barbecue Chicken Salad

I checked out a recipe book from the library that is a collection of recipes from my favorite website, allrecipes.com- this is the first one I've tried from there and it was fantastic! Hubby loved it. I took pictures, so I'll try to blog about it soon!! I think I served this with twice-baked potatoes.

Tuesday

Chicken Spaghetti with Garlic Bread

I was improvising because I thought I had a new jar of sauce...and I didn't. So I used some spaghetti sauce from the old jar, tomato sauce+canned tomatoes I had in the freezer, then I chopped up a fresh tomato and threw it in for good measure. Turned out great!

Wednesday

Beef Barley Soup

This soup is fantastic. It is so nutritious and filling and so tasty. I made it from the leftover roast from last month and even threw in some gravy I had saved- it added such a great flavor!!

Thursday

Baked Potatoes, Chili & Salad

Loaded potatoes make a hearty meal!

Friday

Whole Wheat Pepperoni and Beef Pizza

Saturday

Penne Pasta with Spinach and Bacon

The next recipe to try from my library book! Looks like a great light pasta dish- bacon and fresh spinach tossed with tomatoes...mmm

Week 2 (Apr. 10-16)

Tuesday- Friday

Out of town at Village Missions Conference

Saturday

Mom C.'s Chili with Twice Baked Potatoes

Hopefully, if we can go grocery shopping again!

Week 3 (Apr. 17-23)

Tuesday

Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Shells with Alfredo Sauce

A recipe courtesy of my sister-in-law's blog- For some reason I never got around to actually making these last month- I think I will finally do it! I have been craving them, but every time I moved them to a different spot on the calendar, something came up and I didn't have time!

Wednesday

Hamburger Soup

A great simple and hearty soup with veggies and hamburger! Freezes very well.

Thursday

Train Wreck

Taco Salad, Rief style! (Leftovers in my freezer from last month!)

Friday

Whole Wheat Pepperoni (or maybe something more creative?) Pizza

Saturday

Fish Tacos with Avocado

Made with tilapia, these are so good! I think I like them better than regular tacos now!

Week 4 (Apr. 24-30)

Tuesday

Garlic Lime Chicken

Another recipe to try from the library book. :)

Wednesday

Lentil Soup

I've tried it with sausage and cabbage before, but I'm hoping to try a different version.

Thursday- Saturday

Gone to Jessica's graduation