How is it already almost October? It’s still pretty warm here in Arizona but now that it is October I still want to make soups and homemade bread. One thing that has helped me with keeping on my monthly menu plan is this awesome menu board in my kitchen area. (Similar one found here) When I list what we are eating that month it makes dinner easier. I will remember to pull out some frozen chicken or start the crock pot or buy some more cilantro for our tacos. When I can see what I have planned it’s easier for me to stay on top of it. I hope my monthly menu plan makes your meal planning a little bit easier. I love sharing my favorite dinner recipes with you. I know spending time as a family around the table with strengthen family relationships and foster more love at home. Not that we don’t have whining or fighting at the table, but we always have more laughter and good times together.
3. BBQ Chicken Salad
4. One Pan Honey Garlic Chicken and veggies
5. Freaking Good Grilled Pork Loin
6. Tacos
8. Lentil Soup
9. Quesadilla’s
10. Sweet and Sour Chicken (Hubby’s favorite!)
11. Pesto Chicken
12. Asian Beef Salad
13. Easy Ramen (Been on my radar for awhile)
14. Pesto Chicken Sandwiches (Using leftovers)
15. Poor Boy Steak
16. Fish
17. BBQ and Roasted Veggies
18. Café Rio Chicken (I love to make more and freeze it)
19. Café Rio Salad
20. Baked Chicken and Spinach Flautas
21. Herb Rubbed Pork
22. Black Bean Soup ( I shared this recipe when I taught a food storage class years ago. Still a family favorite!)
23. BLT’s
24. Ravioli
26. Baked Potato Soup
27. Chicken Parmesan
29. Café Rio Soup
30. leftovers
31. Pizza
In addition to monthly menu planning I find it’s helpful to plan with a purpose with our family night lessons. Also when I planned our meals I scheduled one on one time dates with our four kids. I really admired Stephan Covey and how he had monthly one on one time with all, what 10 kids. Seriously a great example and inspiration. Because we like to start small we decide to each take two kids out on a date and then switch next month. That way each child is getting one on one time with one parent. My kids love kid date night. I know making this, along with family night, a priority will strengthen our family.
October 5th Princess or Prophet? A perfect way to prepare for General Conference. And Georgiana is all about princesses right now.
October 12 Joseph Fielding Smith
October 19 Conference Talk ( I don’t know which one yet! {SQUEAL!} )
October 26th Pumpkin Carving with friends
