Plans, schplans

Oh, I had big plans for last week. I had a list of 12 recipes to post, great uses for leftover turkey and my mom's best thanksgiving dishes. And then, well, life got in the way.

But, I made up for that today. I have a menu planned out for December, the grocery list for making all the meals, and recipes on how to make them ahead of time and put in the freezer. In fact, I spent 45 minutes shopping and 3 hours preparing food today, and now have 6 meals in the freezer.

I'll split the meals by weeks, but for now, here's the meal list:

• Sandwiches
• Tuna salad
• Tuna casserole
• Pizza roll
• Pork stir fry
• Meatballs
• Meatloaf
• Pizza
• Omelets
• Tacos
• Turkey casserole
• Turkey enchiladas
• Beef enchiladas
• Fajitas
• Tomato soup
• Broccoli cheese soup
• Chili
• Potato soup
• BBQ beef
• Baked corn dogs
• Ham and beans

And here's the shopping list for the month:

• Milk
• Cereal
• Bread
• Tuna (3 cans)
• Beans
• Enchilada sauce
• Frozen bread dough
• Pepperoni, 4 oz
  
• Deli ham, 1 pound
  
• Saltines
• Egg noodles
• Lasagne noodles
  
• Mozzarella (2)
  
• Cottage cheese
• Cheddar (6)
• Corn tortillas (2)
• Flour tortillas (4)
• Hot dogs (2)
• Eggs
• Olive oil
• Foil containers (6 square)
• Fritos
• Spaghetti sauce
• ground beef (2)
• ground sausage (1)
• pork steak (pkg of 3)
• ham hocks (1 or 2)
• Bell peppers (3-4)
• Frozen broccoli
• Carrots

I know it seems like a lot, but this will feed your family of 5 for a month! Hopefully, life will allow me to post recipes and weekly menus tonight or tomorrow. Until then, I'm off to help wrap presents!