A trip to Walmart later I am reminded that A) for the things I buy I can shop cheaper at Kroger, and B) you should always shop alone -- other people expand the list LOL!.
I knew this, but... sometimes you gotta go with the flow. So here's the menu:
All Week:
Breakfast: Cereal and Milk
Lunches: sandwiches, salad, fruit... or leftovers
Monday, May 24, 2010
Dinner: Cream Cheese Crockpot Chicken
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Dinner: Casserole [cooked, chopped chicken, water chestnuts, mixed veggies and left over squash casserole (made with stuffing mix)], chicken gravy, green beans
TO DO: Marinate cornish hens and move to fridge for Thursday. Bake pineapple upside down cake for Wed. night.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Dinner: Church... take pineapple upside down cake.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Dinner: Grilled cornish hens, veggie skewers on the grill, saffron rice.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Dinner: Baked Pizza Pasta ( rotini, sausage cooked and crumbled, mushrooms, pizza sauce, cheese), broccoli, brownies.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Lunch: Orange scented Carrot Soup, Popovers
Dinner: Burgers on the grill, Grilled Corn, oven fries.
Shopping Trip:
Toilet Paper $6.18
Mixed Veggies $1.00
Broccoli $1.00 x2
Carrots $0.98
Cream Cheese $1.62
Mushrooms $2.98
Zucchini $1.02
1 Orange $0.64
Corn on Cob(3) $0.57
Lettuce $0.94
Water Chestnuts $0.94
Vidallia Onions $3.09 --- Yes that's expensive, but worth ever morsel :)
Ckn Noodle soup $0.98 x2
Tomato soup $0.48 x2
Cr. of Ckn soup $0.78 x2
Ckn Broth $0.48 x 3
Pineapple rings $0.98
Ckn Breast $6.48
Milk gallon $2.48
Cake mix $0.98 x 2
cake mix $1.16
Sour Cream $1.14
madarin oranges $0.82
Trop. fruit salad $0.98 x2
Ajax dish soap $0.97
trash bags $2.47
Coke $0.99 x5
Dr. Thunder $0.66 x2
magazine $4.49
nail polish $2.00
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total: $67.53
So, yes, we spent more than I intended. No, we didnt buy much in the way of meat, just chicken. But we have hamburger here already. Yes we bought mostly name brand pop, but it was on sale so it was worth it. And it will go to work with us this week so there wont be so much vending machine purchases.
Tonight we have hamburger helper, some broccoli, and whatever else i can scrounge up on commercials. Cause lets face it... tonight its all about LOST!!!!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
May 23 - Catching up
Going back to work completely shot all my good intentions about menu planning. We have been in the midst of "catch as catch can" for several weeks now. I even got busy and failed to order Angelfood! Now I have to be really careful, as I don't have all that cheap food to count on.
What I do have is a good deal of rice, enough potatoes for several meals, 3 or 4 boxes of pasta, a couple of cake mixes, and a few "add meat" meal helpers. So we will not go hungry, even though I can't spend much at the store.
We are making a grocery trip so there is a list in the making. When I get back I will tally the total up and get a menu on the screen. Definitely time to start using the crock pot. Not just for convenience but because the weather is warming up. I love to grill out and slow-cook when its hot.
Back in a bit with more info!
What I do have is a good deal of rice, enough potatoes for several meals, 3 or 4 boxes of pasta, a couple of cake mixes, and a few "add meat" meal helpers. So we will not go hungry, even though I can't spend much at the store.
We are making a grocery trip so there is a list in the making. When I get back I will tally the total up and get a menu on the screen. Definitely time to start using the crock pot. Not just for convenience but because the weather is warming up. I love to grill out and slow-cook when its hot.
Back in a bit with more info!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Menu May 2-8
Okay, as promised here is the new menu:
Monday May 2
Breakfast: crock pot breakfast casserole
Lunch: Salisbury Steak (AF) and mashed potatoes with peas for Hubby and Daughter; Salad for me
Dinner: Broccoli cheese soup (made using the shelf stable milk from AF), ham and cheese muffins
Tuesday May 3
Breakfast: crock pot breakfast casserole
Lunch: Sandwiches and left over soup
Dinner: Pineapple chicken in the crock pot with rice and broccoli
Wednesday May 4
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes with peas for Hubby and Daughter; Salad for me
Dinner: Church
Thursday May 5
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Sandwiches, cupcakes, fruit
Dinner: Maple Dijon Chicken with sweet potatoes and green beans
Friday May 6
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Sandwiches, cupcakes, fruit
Dinner: Pizza
Saturday May 7
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Crock pot fried rice
Dinner: Burgers, grilled, oven fried potatoes, slaw
Sunday May 8
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Pork Chops, pasta salad, melon
Not sure about the following week. I am going to start using the crock pot more though. Not only will it save on heat in the kitchen but man I am whooped when I get home and I don't wanna mess with cooking!
I have been perusing the recipes at A Year of Slow Cooking for ideas. She's got some interesting stuff there, including things like how to make Rice Krispie treats in the crock pot!! I guess you just never know until you try right?
Monday May 2
Breakfast: crock pot breakfast casserole
Lunch: Salisbury Steak (AF) and mashed potatoes with peas for Hubby and Daughter; Salad for me
Dinner: Broccoli cheese soup (made using the shelf stable milk from AF), ham and cheese muffins
Tuesday May 3
Breakfast: crock pot breakfast casserole
Lunch: Sandwiches and left over soup
Dinner: Pineapple chicken in the crock pot with rice and broccoli
Wednesday May 4
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes with peas for Hubby and Daughter; Salad for me
Dinner: Church
Thursday May 5
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Sandwiches, cupcakes, fruit
Dinner: Maple Dijon Chicken with sweet potatoes and green beans
Friday May 6
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Sandwiches, cupcakes, fruit
Dinner: Pizza
Saturday May 7
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Crock pot fried rice
Dinner: Burgers, grilled, oven fried potatoes, slaw
Sunday May 8
Breakfast: Cereal and milk
Lunch: Pork Chops, pasta salad, melon
Not sure about the following week. I am going to start using the crock pot more though. Not only will it save on heat in the kitchen but man I am whooped when I get home and I don't wanna mess with cooking!
I have been perusing the recipes at A Year of Slow Cooking for ideas. She's got some interesting stuff there, including things like how to make Rice Krispie treats in the crock pot!! I guess you just never know until you try right?
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