December Meal Plans

[StephandOwen]

Can you believe it's already almost December?!? I figured people are probably starting to plan for December so let's get this thread started!

[StephandOwen]

I only plan for weekday dinners. On weekends dp and I just make whatever sounds good at the time :)

1. Chicken Enchiladas

2. Meatballs

3. Tacos

6. Chicken Parmesan

7. Breakfast for Dinner (probably omelet with veggies, turkey bacon and waffles or pancakes)

8. Fajitas

9. No plan, out of state

10. No plan, out of state

13. Fish and Shrimp

14. Chicken Marsala

15. Taco Salad

16. Chicken Tenderloins with stir fry veggies

17. Steak

20. Beef Tips and Noodles

21. Chili

22. Fish and Shrimp

23. Chicken Pesto Florentine

24. Dinner at dp's parents

25. Fend for yourself/leftovers from dp's parents house (I might make seafood with pasta because dp hates that and he wants leftovers). We are not cooking on Christmas because we have to leave early the next morning and don't want to deal with leftovers or dishes or anything.

Dec. 26- Jan. 3 we will be on vacation (in the Virgin Islands..... getting married ).

Nice, short easy month for my planning!

[Alyantavid]

Congratulations!

Finally done, I had some trouble with this month.

1-quesadillas

2-hamburgers, fries

3-pizza

4-chili burgers, fries

5-leftovers

6-soup of some kind - dh's getting wisdom teeth pulled

7-eggs, toast, fruit

8-penne with vodka sauce, garlic bread, salad

9-soup, sandwiches

10-pizza

11-out

12-sloppy joes, fries, veggie

13-leftovers of some kind

15-out

16-hamburger casserole, biscuits, veggie

17-pizza

18-chicken fried rice

19-leftovers

21-french toast

22-spaghetti, garlic bread, veggie

23-leftovers

24-dinner at my uncle's

25-ham, bacon green beans, rolls, scalloped potatoes

26-leftovers

28-pancakes

29-ham sandwiches, veggie

30-hamburgers, fries

31-pizza

Edited by Alyantavid - 12/8/10 at 12:18pm

[SpuglyRoo]

Here is this month, I'm going to attempt to paste it in from my blog rather than have to type it out in a list, we'll see if it works!

The holidays still aren't solidified yet since I'm not the only one cooking for them so what I make will depend on what everyone else is bringing.

December
Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thur.	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.
		Omelets	Chicken and Rice Casserole	Sheet Pan Pizza	Potato Soup	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Barbecue Chicken Braid	Spinach Pasta e Fagioli Soup	Chicken Stir Fry	Tex-Mex Pizza	Penne with Vodka Sauce	Monte Cristo Sandwiches	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Arroz con pollo	Cream of Tomato Soup	Crispy Fish Tacos	Spaghetti with Chickpeas	Pepperoni Pan Pizza	Rump Roast, Potatoes, Carrots & Parsnips	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Beef Soup from leftover Roast	Spinach, Cheddar & Mushroom Quesadilla & Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup	Chicken Curry Over Rice	Omelets	Christmas Eve Potluck (probably Mexican themed)	Christmas Day Potluck (probably Italian themed)	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Chicken Enchiladas	Chicken Tortellini Soup	Horseradish Honey Salmon	Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, rice, green beans	hors d'oeuvres (specifics are as yet undecided)

awesome! it worked!  (If it doesn't show up right for anyone, you can also see it here on my blog.  The plan is to link back to recipes that I post as I make/post them)

[StephandOwen]

We are only the second day into December and I've already strayed from my menu. LOL! Yesterday we ended up having Chicken Parmesan, because it was dp's mom's birthday the day before and she requested it. Today I did make meatballs (bbq.... ended up really yummy!). Tomorrow was supposed to be tacos but I think dp and I are having date night instead. Woo! Then I found out that the 13, 14, 15 and 16th dp won't be home (he'll be away on a work trip) so all of those days will be messed up (I don't really cook if it's just me and ds because ds won't eat any of it anyway!). So my new menu, for now, is as follows...

1. Chicken Parmesan

2. Meatballs

3. Date Night!

6. Coconut Shrimp

7. Breakfast for Dinner (probably omelet with veggies, turkey bacon and waffles or pancakes)

8. Fajitas

9. No plan, out of state

10. No plan, out of state

13. No plan

14. No plan

15. No plan

16. No plan

17. Chicken Tenderloin with stir fry veggies

20. Beef Tips and Noodles

21. Chicken Marsala

22. Fish and Shrimp

23. Chicken Pesto Florentine

24. Dinner at dp's parents

25. Fend for yourself/leftovers from dp's parents house (I might make seafood with pasta because dp hates that and he wants leftovers). We are not cooking on Christmas because we have to leave early the next morning and don't want to deal with leftovers or dishes or anything.

Dec. 26- Jan. 3 we will be on vacation (in the Virgin Islands..... getting married ).

So I guess technically I only have to cook on 9 weekday nights this month. Woah!

[Alyantavid]

Don't feel bad Steph, I've already moved mine around too!  And we always have prime rib for Christmas (we raise our own so it's super cheap).  Now dh's saying he wants ham. 

[SpuglyRoo]

Mine always gets juggled around to.  I plan things for certain days but I'm not concerned if it doesn't work out that way.  I consider the month a success if we don't:

1- get takeout

2- stop at the store for ingredients for a different meal (unexpected company is an exception) (we shop once a month so I'm thrilled when we don't forget things/decide we need something else)

3- stress over dinner at the last minute because we don't know what to make or what ingredients we have.

I'm not concerned so much with sticking to the plan verbatim. Just having the plan (and the ability to deviate from it) gives me peace of mind and less dinnertime stress.

Although, I'm still really pleased when we cross every item off the menu by the end of the month.  So far in 14 months that's only happened once and come close a few times.

[sagewinna]

Ok, here is my next 5 weeks. I do it that much at a time because I have a 5 week blank dry erase calendar. :)

13- Homemdae pizza, salad

14- Minestrone soup, bread

15- Fajita burritos

16- Falafel pitas, veggie

17- Bean and sweet potato quesadillas, salad

18- Going to a potluck, probably will make empanadas

19- Black bean soup

20- Pasta, veggie

21- L/O black bean soup baked with a cornbread topping

22- Split pea soup, sweet potato biscuits

23- Veggie burgers, salad

24- Stir fry over brown rice with tofu

25- Christmas, Mom's house

26- Chili, salad

27- Homemade pesto pizza, salad

28- Chili macaroni

29- Dahl, naan

30- Tacos

31- Mexican potatoes (Salsa, black beans, etc)

1- New Year's Eve party

2- Lentil stew

3- Lasagna, salad

4- Noodle soup, crackers

5- 3 sister's stew

6- Pakora, veggie/rice

7- Fajita burritos

8- Veggie burgers, oven fries

9- Potato/leek soup

10- Mashed potatoes with lentil gravy

11- Tacos

12- Pasta

13- Falafel pitas

14- Stir fry over brown rice with tofu

15- Leftovers