This project has been a HUGE undertaking for the last month, but I did it and let me tell you It is working! I love having a monthly menu plan and feeling more organized with my meals and menu planning! I took all the recipes that I know my family loves and put them into a 2 month menu plan. I put 5 meals a week, one left over meal and one new meal on the calendar for each week and then put it all in a book. I have 46 recipes in all!
The first page in the book is this calendar. As you can see I have made it so that there are 5 meals to cook for the week, then one day is super easy leftovers or breakfast for dinner, and the other is a fun new meal that we haven’t tried or that isn’t in the book. If we end up loving the “new” recipe then we will add it in in a couple months/ Put for right now I will just be going back to month one after I am done with month two. That is 48 different meals. My kids won’t mind that! I did not put days above each meal because I needed the flexibility. Some days turn out busier than scheduled and lasagna just isn’t going to happen so we can choose to make something easier. I have a wet erase marker and mark what week we are on and can mark what meals were made if I need to.
Following the calendar is every recipe on the calendar divided up in weeks. So I have Week 1 followed by 5 recipes, then Week 2 followed by 5 recipes and so forth. 
It will make it so nice if I need my kids to help out. Most of the recipes I have been making forever so I don’t really need the recipe any more, but I love having them there so the kids can learn to cook them. Or if I am not home my husband can make it easy!
I am excited to share with you 46 of my families favorite meals! Most of them don’t need a big side dish, but if they do just add a salad, corn, green beans or whatever you want!
Happy Eating!
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This is awesome, thank you! I love getting tried and true dinner ideas from other people.
You are awweeesommeee for posting this! Can’t wait to try out some new recipes. THANKS!
I’ll link to your blog if I use one for Foodie Fridays.
Awesome! I’ve been wanting to do something like this forever for my family. My recipes are all piled in a drawer. Thanks for the motivation and recipes.