{"id":19849,"date":"2012-01-08T09:06:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T13:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/?p=19849"},"modified":"2021-05-10T11:17:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:17:19","slug":"menu-plan-make-ahead-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/menu-plan-make-ahead-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Plan: Make Ahead Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot believe how much having an organized pantry and freezer makes a difference in my meal planning and preparation. We had no emergency trips to the store, we stuck to the menu plan perfectly, and we were $40 under budget on our grocery bill!<\/p>\n<p>My family is going to be in several different places this week so most of the meals can be made ahead and frozen. In fact I plan on making most of them today! They also freeze well as leftovers.<\/p>\n<h3>Breakfasts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/10\/pumpkin-muffins.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19204\" title=\"pumpkin muffins\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/10\/pumpkin-muffins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/10\/pumpkin-muffins.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/10\/pumpkin-muffins-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/pumpkin-muffins\/\">Pumpkin Muffins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with smoothies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/06\/cornmeal-waffles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18361\" title=\"whole wheat corn waffles\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/06\/cornmeal-waffles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/06\/cornmeal-waffles.jpg 529w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/06\/cornmeal-waffles-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Whole Wheat Corn Waffles\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/whole-wheat-corn-waffles\/\">Whole Wheat Corn Waffles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_6191.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17450\" title=\"whole wheat oatmeal pancakes\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_6191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_6191.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_6191-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/whole-wheat-oatmeal-pancakes\/\">Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eggs, Cereal, Oatmeal, Breakfast leftovers<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Lunch List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/bread-machine-pitas-on-the-grill\/\">Homemade Pita<\/a> w\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/roasted-red-pepper-hummus\/\">Roasted Red Pepper Hummus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sandwiches<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/tuna-quesadillas\/\">Tuna Melt Quesadillas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Quesadillas<\/li>\n<li>Grilled cheese<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers<\/li>\n<li>Macaroni and cheese<\/li>\n<li>Smoothies<\/li>\n<li>Cheese and crackers<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Fruit and veggies<\/li>\n<li>Baked Potato<\/li>\n<li>Sweet Potato<\/li>\n<li>Tuna Salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/07\/salmon-turnovers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18513\" title=\"salmon turnovers\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/07\/salmon-turnovers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/07\/salmon-turnovers.jpg 526w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2011\/07\/salmon-turnovers-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Salmon Turnovers\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/salmon-turnovers\/\">Salmon Turnovers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>served with vegetables<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/blog\/February%20Blog%202010\/IMG_2301-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Spaghetti Pie\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/spaghetti-pie\/\">Spaghetti Pie<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>served with salad, french bread<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF1034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Crock Pot Recipe: Navy Bean Soup\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/slow-cooker-navy-bean-soup\/\">Slow Cooker Bean Soup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/s533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/?action=view&amp;current=DSCF0206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF0206.jpg\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Homemade Pizza vs KFC\u2019s $10 Challenge\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/homemade-pizza-vs-kfcs-10-challenge\/\">Homemade Pizza\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Chicken and Rice Casserole\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/chicken-and-rice-casserole\/\">Chicken and Rice Casserole<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>For more than 300 Menu Plans each week visit <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/orgjunkie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Org Junkie.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot believe how much having an organized pantry and freezer makes a difference in my meal planning and preparation. We had no emergency trips to the store, we stuck to the menu plan perfectly, and we were $40 under budget on our grocery bill! 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