Menu for the month of April

I've decided to try to plan a menu for a whole month, in hopes that this will prevent us from eating out every week (I'm sure we'll still eat out, but hopefully if something is planned for dinner, we will eat out less!) I was inspired by http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/: she's been posting her meal plans on a week to week basis, but last month started posting a month at a time. I took her menu for the month of April as my base, then fixed it up to suit our tastes & schedule.

When I looked online, I noticed that there either aren't many meal planners out there, or if there are menus available, they all cost money. I'm not paying someone to come up with what we're having for dinner! And then a few of my friends said they were interested in seeing the menu I came up with because they have a hard time deciding what to have for dinner, so I figured that the easiest (ie - only way I know how!) way for me to do this would be to post it.

I will say that I do love to cook, and I love variety, so the fact that we're having the same things twice in one month is pretty unusual. I usually try to plan meals that don't require a lot of time in the kitchen, too (say, 30-45 minutes average, unless it's something I can put in the oven & go do something else) so these meals aren't very complex either. And the boys can be picky eaters, so as this progresses, we may have to change things, just so they will eat.

So, if you're interested in knowing what the 'Crombies are having for dinner, here goes:

April Menu

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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3) Spaghetti Dinner @ Church	4) Vegetable Stir Fry and Rice	5) Creamy Italian Chicken w/ Broccoli	6) Tacos	7) Fish w/Rice & Veggies	8) Pork Tenderloin w/ Baked Potatoes	9) Faith’s Bridal Shower
10) Seafood Risotto	11) Breakfast for Dinner	12) BBQ Chicken w/ Potato Salad	13) Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas	14) Burgers & Hot Dogs	15) Pizza	16) Date Night!
17) Worship Team	18) Parmesan Ranch Chicken Wings	19) Navajo Tacos	20) Ham w/ Mac -n-Cheese	21) Shrimp Stir Fry and Rice	22) Pork Tenderloin & Pierogi	23) Easter Egg Hunt for the boys
24) Easter	25) Breakfast for Dinner	26) Baked Ziti w/ Salad	27) Sloppy Joes	28) Fish w/Rice & Veggies	29) Pizza	30) Cheesy-Bacon topped Chicken

(Somehow, my formatting from Word got silly when I pasted it in here, (help!) but you get the general idea.)

I'll let you know how well we stick to the plan by the end of the month!