I don't grocery shop according to my menu. I make a menu according to what I buy. Of course I have ideas because my family eats a lot of the same meals. But there are times (every grocery trip) I will have food items on my list that I have to substitute with something else or forgo completely due to cost or availability. I also like to explore cookbooks to see what new things I can make.
I try to shop according to what I already have on hand, what I am low on or out of. I do a pretty good job at keeping track but every now and then something gets hidden, even in my small kitchen. Last night I found a few pounds of organic brown rice and about a pound of quinoa shoved way back in one of my cabinets. I'm going to have to blame the kids for that one since that has kind of turned into their snack cupboard.
Here are my menus for the next two weeks. I like simple and easy for the kids to follow. If I need to change anything, I can either make the change on my computer and print up a new one or change it by hand with a pencil (my usual method).


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