Saturday: Leftovers-soup, chicken strips, salads
Sunday: Vegetarian lasagna with bread, salad
Monday: Chow Mein with rice and noodles (leftover portion for DD2 Wednesday)
Tuesday: Chili and corn bread (just needs heating up as I'll make Monday night)
Wednesday: Heat and Eat night-leftover chili, chow mein, and lasagna
Thursday: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, apple sauce (DH is off and he can use the crock pot and use packet potato's which he bought or just do baked in microwave)
Friday: Take and Bake Pizza, salad (will be part of my shop on Friday on my way home from work)
Here is what I bought for meals above and things we've run out of. The $5.90 leaves a bit to stop for bread and bananas after work Monday, I'm confident the $67.50 will be more than a sizeable amount for the last shop of the month on Friday.
- Chow Mein ingredients and noodles
- Lasagnes noodles
- mozzarella cheese
- cottage cheese
- eggs
- milk
- Clearance Italian bread and a baguette
- cereal
- bananas
- Apple juice
- strawberry lemonade
It is not an exciting weekly meal plan, but suits our preferences and moods. Our meals changed up this past week, which meant I still had chili fixings and the pork chops, plus loads of potatoes to bring into the week, and there is some ground turkey in the freezer as well. I've got both canned and frozen vegetables and loads of apples and a few oranges. We've been going through bananas pretty quickly, so those are a weekly buy. We should be able to manage our five a day.
While I feel we are getting in a rut, this menu will keep the two of them fed without getting take out. Last week with DD2 off school, she and DH went out for lunch Thursday and spent some time together, and then again on our college visit trip, she and I ate out. Too much eating out this month! It would be nice to skinny the grocery and household plan and under spend Friday. What's been on your table lately? Any good new fall foods to try?
We have several apple trees, and have been getting fresh apples since late August, with no end in sight. I am trying to find recipes to use them up. Last night it was apple turnovers made with a of puff pastry I found on quick sale for $0.99 pack. Somehow, for Dh's birthday, which is in October, it became the tradition for the kids to find a cake recipe we have never had before. They picked nutmeg cake with caramel icing, and it was terrific. Very autumnal.
ReplyDeleteI'd like an apple jam recipe-not butter. If you find one, let me know.
DeleteI do leave food when I'm away, and also plan for one meal out to be realistic.
ReplyDeleteFor fall food, I make a rice pilaf dish that we love. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hazelnut-Mushroom-Pilaf/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe%20Search%20Results
I make a few modifications. I use almonds instead of hazelnuts, as we typically have those around. I also double the recipe, to have lots of leftovers, and at the end, add chopped cooked chicken & shredded parmesan.
If they end up eating out, so be it. I'm at least going to make the effort.
DeleteI remember using my crockpot so much when the kids were young and I was on the run between studios and theaters. But Hub's was always good at opening a can of beans.
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