Pumpkin Bread in a Jar & Menu Plan Monday

I menu plan for the month by typing in each day’s dinner plan onto a monthly calendar and printing it out. It is then stuck onto the front of the fridge. I pull out the freezer stuff to defrost in the fridge and usually buy the few odds and ends I need for the month’s menu when out shopping. Since I stockpile our basics when I find them at their lowest prices, I usually have what I need here already. We also do not eat much in way of processed boxed foods, so I make most everything from scratch and cook about 97% of the time here. I didn’t use to do the menu planning this way. But, once we had our son and I became a stay-at-home Mom it helped me to be sure we had a wholesome dinner each day for a mere fraction what it would cost us to eat out. It has also helped us lose weight and get a ton healthier by always eating at home. And since I really enjoy recipes and cooking at home, it’s a fun hobby for me. It took me awhile, but I figured out how to make it work for us.