What to blog about?

Recently I have been TRYING to figure out what to blog about. I have felt like I don't really have anything to say. But the other day on twitter one of my twitter friends asked me how I planned meals for a month at a time. And I thought, how did I do that in 15 minutes?

So I will break down the thought process I have. I don't cook at least one day a week. That day is left overs, and I always cook for an army so there are generally leftovers. I start by picking the "no cooking" Day. This month it's Saturday. We always have a pizza day (this can be order out, or make at home, or even frozen). I picked Sunday to be that day. I decided to do something different this month and make Friday soup night. I am going to make soup out of some of my leftovers.

This leaves me with four days to plan. Tuesdays are my busy work days, I plan a Crockpot meal that day. I only need 4 meals that can be done in the Crock. Mondays are chicken night, so I planned four dishes that have chicken in them. Wednesday is "anything but chicken night" Usually ground beef, though my DH did put in a request for brats, so that is one of the meals. Lastly is Thursday. It's pasta night, so spaghetti, mac'n'cheese, etc.

Now I am also making enough for the four of us, and for my daycare kids for lunch. We almost always have the "leftovers" for lunch the next day. Warm, nutritious, and easy!

The easy part is making the plans, the hard part is be dedicated to follow those plans every day. But since I am home with my children, and the daycare kids are here every day, and my DH is here most days. It is really important to stick to it. I have also managed just by sicking to the "plan" to keep my food cost between $100 and $130 a week. this isn't too bad for all the people I feed! So the money I can save is the incentive to stick with it, even when I would rather call for delivery.