M: roast, 3 cheese potatoes, steamed broccoli and cauliflower (didn't have last week)
T: sausage and potato casserole (new recipe), peas, salad with almonds, cranberries, and feta cheese
W: leftovers
R: on your own PTO meeting
F: chili
S: on your own
S: homemade ham and pineapple hot pockets
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Smiths Grove Salvage Grocery
I picked up some great deals this afternoon at the Smith Grove Salvage Grocery:
Libby's pumpkin .99 for a 2 pound can ( I got 2)
2 lbs thin spagetti .99
Baked Goldfish crackers 1.49
The pumpkin cans were dented, but nothing I bought was past the sell by date. If you decide to head over there, I would HIGHLY recommend that you check the dates. I saw a couple of things with 2009 expiration dates.
The pumpkin is what I'm so tickled about! I used the last of my frozen pumpkin this morning for pumpkin pancakes (YUMMY!) I would have used it long ago, but have been rationing it. There seems to be a pumpkin shortage in the US. When I looked for some back before Christmas and couldn't find any I asked about it. The manager told me that they don't expect to get any until summer!
Libby's pumpkin .99 for a 2 pound can ( I got 2)
2 lbs thin spagetti .99
Baked Goldfish crackers 1.49
The pumpkin cans were dented, but nothing I bought was past the sell by date. If you decide to head over there, I would HIGHLY recommend that you check the dates. I saw a couple of things with 2009 expiration dates.
The pumpkin is what I'm so tickled about! I used the last of my frozen pumpkin this morning for pumpkin pancakes (YUMMY!) I would have used it long ago, but have been rationing it. There seems to be a pumpkin shortage in the US. When I looked for some back before Christmas and couldn't find any I asked about it. The manager told me that they don't expect to get any until summer!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Menu Plan Monday 2-22 thru 2-28
M: penne pasta and sauce (didn't have last week)
T: italian chicken in crockpot, white rice, green beans w/ country ham in crockpot
W: faculty meeting/ on your own
R: fish, mac and cheese, leftover green beans, leftover rice, lima beans
F: on your own
S: leftovers, on your own
S: who knows???
T: italian chicken in crockpot, white rice, green beans w/ country ham in crockpot
W: faculty meeting/ on your own
R: fish, mac and cheese, leftover green beans, leftover rice, lima beans
F: on your own
S: leftovers, on your own
S: who knows???
Monday, February 15, 2010
Menu Plan Monday 2-15-2010
M: shredded roast in crockpot with steak sauce, potato skins, carrots
T: Chicken and dumplings (still haven't gotten around to making these yet. If tomorrow is a school day then they'll get postponed once again!), mashed potatoes, mac and cheese
W: on your own/faculty meeting
R: KFC
F: leftover KFC
S: on your own
S: taco salad
T: Chicken and dumplings (still haven't gotten around to making these yet. If tomorrow is a school day then they'll get postponed once again!), mashed potatoes, mac and cheese
W: on your own/faculty meeting
R: KFC
F: leftover KFC
S: on your own
S: taco salad
Monday, February 8, 2010
Menu Plan Monday 2-08-2010
M: leftover lasagna and bread
T: farmhouse stew, homemade rye bread
W: leftover farmhouse stew, potato skins
T: crockpot chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans
F: teriyaki chicken, rice, mac and cheese
S: pinto beans, cornbread
S: snacky supper
Monday, February 1, 2010
Menu Plan Monday February 1-7, 2010
M: General Tso's Chicken, brown rice
T: chicken strips, broccoli and cheese, mashed potatoes
W: roast, carrots, potatoes in crockpot, cornbread
T: leftovers, on your own, faculty meeting
F: homemade pizza
S: leftover pizza
S: lasagna, homemade italian herb and cheese bread, cherry cake
T: chicken strips, broccoli and cheese, mashed potatoes
W: roast, carrots, potatoes in crockpot, cornbread
T: leftovers, on your own, faculty meeting
F: homemade pizza
S: leftover pizza
S: lasagna, homemade italian herb and cheese bread, cherry cake
January check-in/ February plans
I ended the month of January over budget by 23.65. Not too bad. Since this is the first month of keeping month long totals, I'm not sure if this is a reasonable goal for us or not. The next couple of months should tell.
Even before MSM and FishMama started talking about freezer cooking for February, I had already made plans to do the same. I stocked up on staples (meat, flour, vegetables, milk) right before the snow and made a list of things that I could prepare ahead and freeze. As of right now, I'm starting the month off having already used a hefty amount of our budget. But, I'm hoping that by having several meals and/or partial meals pre-made in the freezer that I'll have to go to the grocery fewer times. I frequented the grocery more last month than normal. By reducing the number of times that I go to the grocery, I'm hoping to reduce the amount of money spent at the grocery.
I haven't left the house since Friday morning, so I've had 4 days ( counting today) to work on my freezer cooking plan. It's been nice to spread the cooking out over a couple of days rather than getting up early on Saturday morning and slaving away for a couple of hours. It's been very easy work, because most things I've cooked in my crock pots.
Here's what I've got so far: 2 dozen corn bread muffins
1 homemade sausage, onion, mushroom pizza
1 homemade ham, pineapple pizza
pinto beans and ham
black beans
teriyaki chicken
shredded chicken
cooked carrots
pancakes
mashed potatoes
I've got most of my cooking done for the next two weeks. I'll have to cook some sides, but that will amount to maybe 15 minutes total to get supper on the table. If we're still off for President's Day on the 15th, I plan to do more freezer cooking over that 3 day weekend.
Even before MSM and FishMama started talking about freezer cooking for February, I had already made plans to do the same. I stocked up on staples (meat, flour, vegetables, milk) right before the snow and made a list of things that I could prepare ahead and freeze. As of right now, I'm starting the month off having already used a hefty amount of our budget. But, I'm hoping that by having several meals and/or partial meals pre-made in the freezer that I'll have to go to the grocery fewer times. I frequented the grocery more last month than normal. By reducing the number of times that I go to the grocery, I'm hoping to reduce the amount of money spent at the grocery.
I haven't left the house since Friday morning, so I've had 4 days ( counting today) to work on my freezer cooking plan. It's been nice to spread the cooking out over a couple of days rather than getting up early on Saturday morning and slaving away for a couple of hours. It's been very easy work, because most things I've cooked in my crock pots.
Here's what I've got so far: 2 dozen corn bread muffins
1 homemade sausage, onion, mushroom pizza
1 homemade ham, pineapple pizza
pinto beans and ham
black beans
teriyaki chicken
shredded chicken
cooked carrots
pancakes
mashed potatoes
I've got most of my cooking done for the next two weeks. I'll have to cook some sides, but that will amount to maybe 15 minutes total to get supper on the table. If we're still off for President's Day on the 15th, I plan to do more freezer cooking over that 3 day weekend.
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