Menu Monday

Last week's menu:

Monday: Cajun dirty rice
Tuesday: we had a late lunch at The Bungalow after the Children's Museum so we didn't eat dinner. I may or may not have snacked on Halloween candy instead.
Wednesday: steak, cheesy risotto and brussel sprouts
Thursday: TGI Fridays (we had a BOGO coupon!)
Friday: tilapia and veggie parchment packets with linguine and pesto sauce
Saturday: late lunch at Olive Garden after a drive to enjoy the beautiful weather, so no dinner.
Sunday: chicken and dumplings

So I looked through the last 11 weeks of Menu Mondays, and I think I've stuck to my schedules pretty well. We've still eaten out more than we should have, but I think we've tried to be careful to watch our food-related spending. In the last 11 weeks, I have cooked 34 dinners, we've had 5 nights of leftovers and 6 nights of no dinner, and my MIL cooked for us once. We've eaten out 15 times. That's a much better ratio than in the past, but I'd like to average less than once a week eating out, if possible. (Well, if someone else was paying for it, I wouldn't mind averaging more but I don't think that's likely.)

This week's menu:

Monday: chili
Tuesday: sausage ravioli
Wednesday: grilled shrimp and rosemary risotto
Thursday: chili cheese dogs (well, my husband's will be, mine will probably just be w/ catsup and mustard because I'm not particularly adventurous like that)
Friday: grilled pork chops and tater tots
Saturday: lasagna