I know that menu planning really helps with the food budget but I can't seem to stick with it. I think it's because I keep the file on my computer and well, if I forget to look at it, I forget to look at it! It's one of those out of sight out of mind things. I keep a homemaking notebook that has all kinds of lists and schedules in it but I never remember to put menus in it! I do keep a file of about 60 menus and I rotate those but it would be nice to work some new meals into our lives.

Rather than plan what we'll have each night I think I'll just plan a week's worth of menus and decide in the mornings what we'll have that night. I'll give it a go and we'll see how that works.

Tonight we had baked flounder, blackeye peas, and hot water cornbread.

We still have some canned chicken in the fridge and it needs to be used so tomorrow night's supper will be creamed chicken over dinner rolls purchased 2 pkg for $1. We'll have it with a salad and some green beans.

The remaining five meals will be:

Hamburger steak with gravy
Homemade chicken pot pie
Meat loaf
Scrambled eggs and cheese toast
Chicken salad sandwiches or roll ups

I love chicken salad and to make it easier on my blood sugar I make it with mayo rather than salad dressing, dill pickle relish rather than sweet pickle relish, and some green onion and garlic. I spread it on leaf lettuce and roll it up. It's tasty, it's cheap and it's easy on the blood sugar. What more can I ask for?