Making a Menu

[lcsamano]

Does anyone make a weekly menu? I usually do but never follow it. Do you always follow yours?

[Mama Mangia]

Never - making a menu for me is like New Year's Resolutions - out the window as soon as it is thought of! LOL

[lcsamano]

LOL...I used to try to use a menu especially to go grocery shopping. It didn't help. We would still pick up alot of items that weren't on the list. I can't even remember the last time we follwed the menu.

[medako]

I never make a menu and even if I did, I'm sure I wouldn't follow it. I never know what sounds good until right before I start cooking.

I guess you could say that if I have the ingredients in the house, then it's on the menu and fair game for dinner.

[lcsamano]

We are like that as well. I will take out hamburger or steak for my husband to cook and he will call me telling me that we are having chicken instead cause he doesn't have a taste for hamburger or steak. LOL..I guess it happens to alot of us.

[mtmomj]

We've never tried making a menu - actually I never even thought about it! Would be a good idea, as it would definitely help us plan ahead with grocery shopping. We sometimes stop daily at the grocery store - as we just figure out what we want day to day.

[magna]

its too hard to stick by

[lcsamano]

its too hard to stick by

I agree that it is so hard to stick by. I am hoping to get back on track and start it again. This might help us from eating out so much and from wasting food.

[Mama Mangia]

I agree that it is so hard to stick by. I am hoping to get back on track and start it again. This might help us from eating out so much and from wasting food.

How's this - you say that it would help you from eating out - what do you like to eat out? Duplicate the restaurant menus and make it yourself! For example - If you like Pizza Hut one night a week - make it yourself at home - it's much cheaper. Olive Garden? Make it yourself. And so on........ You can duplicate any recipes - need help - give a holler! I'll help you as best I can.

And you can make it in quantity so that you can freeze some for the following week or so to have again!

[magna]

Youd basically repeat the menu sometime and then youd get bored with the routine and scrap it