October Menu

I had to get back thinking about all the great dishes for fall. Casseroles, soups, stews, and warm hearty food. Fresh baked breads, and rolls. Best of all it's even more frugal to eat in winter and fall with all the soups, stews and planned over meals.

For This is much easier to do for instance- I plan to make chicken fajitas one day and use the rest of the chicken for sour cream chicken enchilada's. I'll make a double of some the the casserole and cook one, freeze one. Most soups freeze well and it is just as easy to make a huge pot as a small one. So here is my October menu.

1. Chili- froze half for later
2. pizza, veggie tray
3. chicken fajitas and fixin's
4. roast, carrots, mashed potatoes, rolls and brownies w/ ice cream- Birthday meal
5. pork chops, scalloped potatoes, veggie
6. sour cream chicken enchilada's
7. beefy chow main- froze half for later
8. roast chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, peas
9. beef veggie soup, homemade rolls- from leftover roast and veggies Sunday
10. mango chicken with plum sauce and brown rice
11. spaghetti w/ zucchini and chicken sausage, salad, garlic bread- froze half sauce for later
12. meat loaf, baked potatoes, green beans
13. chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots- cooked and shredded extra chicken
14. hamburgers, potato salad
15. chicken Alfredo, broccoli, garlic cheese biscuits- cubed and cooked extra chicken
16. cheesy scalloped potatoes with ham, broccoli
17. chicken and dumplings, peas-used shredded chicken
18. Turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, peas- made layered thanksgiving casserole out of leftovers
19. chili, cornbread- freezer
20. penne pasta with chicken and Gorgonzola sauce, broccoli- used cubed chicken
21. tacos, cinnamon applesauce
22. chicken potpie, apple salad- used shredded chicken
23.beefy chow main- from freezer
24.beef stew, homemade rolls
25. spaghetti with zucchini and chicken, broccoli, garlic bread
26. pork chops, parsley potatoes, vegetable medley
27. Layered Thanksgiving casserole, carrots- from freezer
28. Zuppa Tuscona soup, sourdough bread
29. Salisbury steak , mashed potatoes, veggie
30. white chicken chili, french bread
31. pizza, veggie tray

November Menu Plan

I try to plan my menus at least weekly but monthly is better for saving money and time. I plan from what is already in my pantry and freezers. And then this month buy the loss leaders and use them to plan for next month. It takes a little while to get to this point but in the summer we can so I don't buy nearly as much vegtables. I also track the sales and try and buy enough of any item to last until the next sale. I don't always make it on eggs and dairy but my goal is to buy nothing full price. Here is my menu for November, of course December will be easier since a lot of it is preplanned.

1. Pizza, baby carrots
2.BBQ meatballs, mac and cheese, broccoli mix
3.Taco's, peaches
4.Chicken pasta Italiano, bread sticks, salad
5.Sloppy Joes, oven fries, corn on cob
6.Roast chicken, buttered noodles, peas
7.Calzones w/dipping sauce, raw veggies
8.Ham, baked potatoes, broccoli mix
9.Scalloped Potatoes w/ham, peas
10.Parmesan chicken w/ pasta rags, salad
11.Cream Cheese french toast bake, oj
12.Hamburgers, french fries, corn on cob
13.Chicken parm w/ spaghetti, bread sticks, salad
14.Homemade pizza, raw veggie tray
15.Ham and bean soup, cornbread
16.Crunchy chicken and biscuit casserole, green beans, applesauce
17.Birthday Dinner, Special Meatloaf Cupcakes w/ mashed potato frosting and dessert
18.Taco's, Cinnamon applesauce
19.Spaghetti and meatballs, bread sticks, salad
20.Chicken and rice pilaf, veggie
21.Braided stuffed pizza bread, raw veggies
22.Roast beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, rolls
23.Butterfly pancakes w/sausage links, oj
24.Easy Cheesy Beef Bowties, green beans
25.Broccoli Chicken Lo Mien w/ rice
26.Hamburgers, oven fries, corn on the cob
27. Thanksgiving
28.Turkey sandwiches, soup
29.Homemade pizza, jello cubes, raw veggies
30.Meatball subs on homemade rolls, raw veggies