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Menu Plan Week of April 1

April 1, 2013 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

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How to Create a Menu Plan - Tips for creating a menu plan

I have a printable weekly menu plan and shopping list that you can download to make organizing your meal plan and grocery shopping a little easier. I will be adding more printables in the next week, so you have more options to choose from.

This week I will be taking advantage of the leftovers from Easter dinner. If you need help using up your leftovers, I have roundups of Leftover Ham Recipes, Leftover Roast Recipes, and Leftover Mashed Potato Recipes.

Monday – I am going to make a twist on Shepherd’s Pie using ham and a white sauce. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Tuesday – I am going to use the leftover asparagus from our Easter dinner to make Asparagus Quesadillas.

Wednesday – I’ll use the ham bone to make Ham and Potato Crock Pot Soup with a garden salad.

Thursday – Rapidly Roasted Herb Crusted Chicken with Vegetables

Friday – Pizza Hashbrown Casserole – recipe to be shared soon! I’ll serve it with a garden salad.

Saturday –Cream of Caramelized Onion and Cauliflower Soup and Garden Salad

Sunday – Rapidly Roasted Herb Crusted Chicken with Vegetables. I will use the chicken bones to make broth in my slow cooker on Sunday night while I sleep and have a jump start on the next week.

If you need help getting started making a menu plan, you can read how I create menu plans, which includes mention of various methods I have used in the past. Another tool that is available to help is ZipList. I created a video, showing how I use ZipList to save recipes, make meal plans, and create shopping lists.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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  1. Pauline Wiles says

    April 2, 2013 at 9:24 am

    Ooh, thanks for the ham leftovers link! Right now, we are happily eating it ‘neat’ but the crock pot soup will come in handy. (Hamdy??)

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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