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?
Friday, April 30, 2010
May 1- Derby Day
Though it has never happened before, its possible that the Derby will be rained out tomorrow. We are supposed to get a big soaking rain which may make the race impossible. Already there have been tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri (I think). Flood warnings are out for Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.
Though I would love to go to the Derby Party at my church friends home, tomorrow is my only weekend day to do laundry and clean house. Not that these are my preferred activities! This week of getting up early and working all day has been a real trial for my body. I'm just so out of practice that having a job to go to has really kicked my.... but today is Friday, and I am still awake at 11:30 pm. So I must be adjusting.
Because I have come home every day and gone to bed, there has been little in the way of menu discipline. However that is over. Tomorrow I will make up a practical menu, including all the breakfasts and lunches because we cant spend our money on fast food. Its a bit of a challenge for me as I frequently am on the road at lunch time and cant really juggle a salad or a cup of soup and the steering wheel. Yet I am not at all okay with a sandwich every single day! We will see how that gets resolved.
With the big rain coming again (it rained Monday through Wednesday constantly, and dried out a bit over yesterday and today) and flood warnings for Sunday through Monday I am wondering if our garden will get washed out. I sure hope not. It was a lot of work (specially for Becca). We do have all the seed we need except for corn, and we would have to buy the tomatoes all over again.
Today we had a case where part of the proceedings were sealed. It was very interesting to see how the law works when the public is not in the room. Fascinating. Every day is something a little different, which I really like. Also I may be able to stay in town on Monday and type, which I also really like. Travel all the time is tiring.
More to come tomorrow... during a break from Cleaning and Laundry!
Though I would love to go to the Derby Party at my church friends home, tomorrow is my only weekend day to do laundry and clean house. Not that these are my preferred activities! This week of getting up early and working all day has been a real trial for my body. I'm just so out of practice that having a job to go to has really kicked my.... but today is Friday, and I am still awake at 11:30 pm. So I must be adjusting.
Because I have come home every day and gone to bed, there has been little in the way of menu discipline. However that is over. Tomorrow I will make up a practical menu, including all the breakfasts and lunches because we cant spend our money on fast food. Its a bit of a challenge for me as I frequently am on the road at lunch time and cant really juggle a salad or a cup of soup and the steering wheel. Yet I am not at all okay with a sandwich every single day! We will see how that gets resolved.
With the big rain coming again (it rained Monday through Wednesday constantly, and dried out a bit over yesterday and today) and flood warnings for Sunday through Monday I am wondering if our garden will get washed out. I sure hope not. It was a lot of work (specially for Becca). We do have all the seed we need except for corn, and we would have to buy the tomatoes all over again.
Today we had a case where part of the proceedings were sealed. It was very interesting to see how the law works when the public is not in the room. Fascinating. Every day is something a little different, which I really like. Also I may be able to stay in town on Monday and type, which I also really like. Travel all the time is tiring.
More to come tomorrow... during a break from Cleaning and Laundry!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Of Jobs and Courts
Well I had my trial run today as a court reporter. Its going to be very interesting. I go out again tomorrow, this time alone, and I am looking forward to it. It does make a change in my plans though. Now I have to specify what I am having for lunch cause I might have to take it with me. Tonight I am fixing beefy mac stuff for the Hubby and Daughter to take this week as lunch. I will make a ham sandwich for me, and while their beefy mac is cooking I will bake some cookies (pre-made Angel Food item). That will make a nice break. And I believe I will do some breakfast casserole in the crock pot so we can all have something warm in the morning. This spring rain is very chilly. It will be interesting as we have no cheese in the house. Improvisation will be the key :)
As this was my first day of work, the Hubby, who was off today after working 10 hours of OT yesterday, fixed dinner. We were off the menu but it was so nice to have someone else do it I don't mind. Apparently the breaded chicken tenders were not of sufficient quality for AF to send them out. They substituted 2 lbs of fajita chicken. Hubby used half of it in some Asian Fried Rice Chicken Helper. Should be an interesting fusion of East and South West.
The rain is supposed to continue tomorrow and Wednesday, then kick in again over the weekend. I hope we don't have a lot of weeds in the garden, as it will be muddy. The tractor turned the ground so very well that it will be ankle deep mud I am afraid. Here at the house we have some large interesting mushrooms growing around the square foot garden! The cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower are looking good though. Perhaps at some point I can post pictures.
As this was my first day of work, the Hubby, who was off today after working 10 hours of OT yesterday, fixed dinner. We were off the menu but it was so nice to have someone else do it I don't mind. Apparently the breaded chicken tenders were not of sufficient quality for AF to send them out. They substituted 2 lbs of fajita chicken. Hubby used half of it in some Asian Fried Rice Chicken Helper. Should be an interesting fusion of East and South West.
The rain is supposed to continue tomorrow and Wednesday, then kick in again over the weekend. I hope we don't have a lot of weeds in the garden, as it will be muddy. The tractor turned the ground so very well that it will be ankle deep mud I am afraid. Here at the house we have some large interesting mushrooms growing around the square foot garden! The cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower are looking good though. Perhaps at some point I can post pictures.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Planting, chapter 1
We got a lot done today. We planted 9 rows of corn, 3 rows of beans, a row of tomatoes, a cantaloupe and 3 rows of white potatoes. We still have herbs, mustard and kale, zucchini and yellow squash, 2 kinds of pumpkins, and a mess of lavender to get into the ground. Once some of the plants come up we can put in the posts and string up the supports for the beans and tomatoes. This is of paramount importance to me because I just am not good at crawling around on the ground hunting for beans! Last year we had a LOT of rain, and the tomatoes suffered from blight. I am hoping having them up off the ground will allow them to dry out properly between rains and we can get some fruit. Lord knows that if we can get it all to harvest its going to be a major undertaking to get it all put up. I think I will start buying more jars every payday so I am ready for processing.
I came home, took a shower and a nap and have decided the garden hating has not yet begun. Maybe in a few weeks... LOL. We are going to lay cardboard between the rows once the plants come up so we can help keep the weeds down. We had a nice visit today with my uncle, mom, and Linda (a friend that Becca introduced us to).
The Hubby had to pull up the blog and check the menu to fix some dinner tonight. I am so grateful he was willing to do it because I was flat worn out. After my nap I have about enough energy to post and clear the email, then I am headed back to bed!
I came home, took a shower and a nap and have decided the garden hating has not yet begun. Maybe in a few weeks... LOL. We are going to lay cardboard between the rows once the plants come up so we can help keep the weeds down. We had a nice visit today with my uncle, mom, and Linda (a friend that Becca introduced us to).
The Hubby had to pull up the blog and check the menu to fix some dinner tonight. I am so grateful he was willing to do it because I was flat worn out. After my nap I have about enough energy to post and clear the email, then I am headed back to bed!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Of Gardens and Menus
Spent the day walking and planning the garden with my cousin Becca. Tomorrow we do a quick trip to Lowe's for a few last minute things, and start planting. Its an ambitious undertaking, and will quickly become something I dread doing. I hate the doing and the putting up, but I love the food when the snow is flying and the smaller grocery bill when I don't have to add all those canned or frozen veggies to the cart. I expect tomorrow night I will be exhausted!
At the moment we are planning:
Corn, 3 types of green beans, 2 types of tomatoes, red and white potatoes, pumpkins, watermelon, honeydew, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, carrots and beets. Becca is planting greens (mustard, kale, etc) and we are going to plant some herbs out there also. In the back yard here the cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower are coming right along, and the onions are looking good. I expect to have to purchase a flat of jars every pay day between now and harvest to put it all up, because the only think I prefer frozen is corn.
Here is the menu for the next week:
Tuesday April 20
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: Michaelina for the Hubby, school lunch for the Daughter, and salad for me
Dinner: Chicken and Cheese Biscuits, Chicken Gravy, steamed cauliflower, green beans
Wednesday April 21
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: Michaelinas for the Hubby, PB&J sandwich/fruit for the Daughter, hamburger/potato salad for me (grilling out with family)
Dinner: Hamburger Helper, green peas for Hubby and Daughter, salad for me
Thursday April 22
Breakfast: egg/hashbrowns/sausage torte
Lunch: Michaelinas for Hubby, chicken salad lettuce wraps for Daughter, Salad for me
Dinner: BBQ pork (AF), boiled/buttered potatoes, broccoli
Friday April 23
Breakfast: leftover torte
Lunch: Lunchmeat sandwiches, pudding, fruit for Hubby and Daughter, leftovers for me
Dinner: Pizza (mushrooms, sausage, pepperoni) before the oldest daughter's opera performance
Saturday April 24
Breakfast: oatmeal w/apples and brown sugar
Lunch: Breaded chicken tenders, oven fries
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner (biscuits, scrambled eggs, bacon)
Sunday April 25
Breakfast:
Lunch/dinner: Grilled cornish hens, saffron rice, something green (LOL)
Snack: Popcorn for movie night
Monday April 26
Breakfast: Muffins
Lunch: Sandwiches, Carrot sticks, pudding
Dinner: Pork chops (grilled/bbq), buttered boiled potatoes, green beans
Tuesday April 27
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: Michaelinas for hubby, salad for daughter, chicken pot pie for me
Dinner: Chicken soup (homemade crockpot- carrots, peas, potatoes, celery, onion, mushrooms), poor mans biscuits
At the moment we are planning:
Corn, 3 types of green beans, 2 types of tomatoes, red and white potatoes, pumpkins, watermelon, honeydew, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, carrots and beets. Becca is planting greens (mustard, kale, etc) and we are going to plant some herbs out there also. In the back yard here the cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower are coming right along, and the onions are looking good. I expect to have to purchase a flat of jars every pay day between now and harvest to put it all up, because the only think I prefer frozen is corn.
Here is the menu for the next week:
Tuesday April 20
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: Michaelina for the Hubby, school lunch for the Daughter, and salad for me
Dinner: Chicken and Cheese Biscuits, Chicken Gravy, steamed cauliflower, green beans
Wednesday April 21
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: Michaelinas for the Hubby, PB&J sandwich/fruit for the Daughter, hamburger/potato salad for me (grilling out with family)
Dinner: Hamburger Helper, green peas for Hubby and Daughter, salad for me
Thursday April 22
Breakfast: egg/hashbrowns/sausage torte
Lunch: Michaelinas for Hubby, chicken salad lettuce wraps for Daughter, Salad for me
Dinner: BBQ pork (AF), boiled/buttered potatoes, broccoli
Friday April 23
Breakfast: leftover torte
Lunch: Lunchmeat sandwiches, pudding, fruit for Hubby and Daughter, leftovers for me
Dinner: Pizza (mushrooms, sausage, pepperoni) before the oldest daughter's opera performance
Saturday April 24
Breakfast: oatmeal w/apples and brown sugar
Lunch: Breaded chicken tenders, oven fries
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner (biscuits, scrambled eggs, bacon)
Sunday April 25
Breakfast:
Lunch/dinner: Grilled cornish hens, saffron rice, something green (LOL)
Snack: Popcorn for movie night
Monday April 26
Breakfast: Muffins
Lunch: Sandwiches, Carrot sticks, pudding
Dinner: Pork chops (grilled/bbq), buttered boiled potatoes, green beans
Tuesday April 27
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: Michaelinas for hubby, salad for daughter, chicken pot pie for me
Dinner: Chicken soup (homemade crockpot- carrots, peas, potatoes, celery, onion, mushrooms), poor mans biscuits
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