Friday, October 23, 2009

Budgeting and Menus

One of the benefits of the All Recipes site, like many other websites these days, is the community they've built around the recipes and food in general. I rarely fail to check reviews before starting on a new recipe, as often other readers have made beneficial corrections or suggestions for improvement. Sometimes folks go overboard and basically rewrite the recipe (annoying) while others correct things like the amount of water needed for a bread machine recipe (totally necessary).

They also link to blogs, and I clicked on this particular entry because I am always looking for ways to save money without eating total crap. I also love that it's a menu plan, laid out for grabbing by busy folks (like me).

It looks tasty and well thought out, so I do believe I'll be copying some of it. Convert to vegetarian items where you see fit/necessary.

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  1. Thursday - 10/22 (my late father's b-day - happy birthday, Daddy!)
    Dinner: Hot Dogs, mac and cheese, green beans

    Friday - 10/23
    Lunch - leftover mac n cheese w/ cut up hot dogs, and fruit (freeze leftover mac)

    Dinner: Amatriciana, with salad and breadsticks (freeze extras)

    Saturday and Sunday 10/24 and 10/25- leftovers and "fridge soup" (that means dig in the fridge till you find something to eat and don't bother Mommy - applies to everyone)

    Sunday Dinner: Roast chicken, homefries and squash/carrot sautee

    Monday 10/26 - (morning - pick the meat of the chicken and freeze in portions for single meals, make black beans in crock pot)
    Lunch - Tomato soup and grilled ham/cheese
    Dinner - Black Bean Chili and cornbread (use half of beans for this, fridge other half)

    Tuesday 10/27 (morning - defrost chicken packet)
    Lunch - black bean/corn quesadillas (with leftover chicken added)
    Dinner - Pot Roast

    Wednesday - 10/28
    Lunch - shepheard's pie w/ leftover potroast
    Dinner - Tasty Lentil Tacos - meat added

    Thursday 10/29
    Lunch - Sloppy Sams (using leftover lentil taco filling)
    Dinner - Stir Fry

    Friday -10/30 (thaw macaroni in morning)
    Lunch: Mac n cheese from freezer
    Dinner - Green Chile Enchiladas

    Saturday - 10/31 - Leftovers and CANDY

    Sunday 11/1
    Lunch - frozen pizza
    Dinner - Pasta Fagioli and breadsticks (from freezer)

    Monday - 11/2 (thaw chicken if any left)
    Lunch - leftover Pasta Fagioli - w/ chicken added if some is left
    Dinner - Meatloaf, mashed taters, steamed carrots

    Tuesday - 11/3
    Lunch - leftover meatloaf and mashed taters mixed together (Tristan's fave)
    Dinner- Bacon/Feta pasta (personal recipe) Salad

    Grocery List
    ($ = Dollar Store HK = Hong Kong Market LF = LA Familia HEB= HEB
    SH=Sun Harvest)

    SH=Sun Harvest)
    hot dogs (HEB)
    buns ($)
    corn and flour tortillas ($)
    cheddar, american, feta cheeses (HEB)
    canned tomato - 1 stewed, 5 sauce, 1 diced (try LF first, then HEB)
    can corn (try LF first, then HEB)
    cannelini/navy beans (try LF first, then HEB)
    green chiles (LF)
    verde salsa (LF)
    sour cream (HEB)
    cream cheese (HEB)
    eggs (HEB)
    cereal (HEB)
    oatmeal (HEB)
    soy sauce (HK)
    bayleaves (HK)
    bacon (LF)
    ham (HEB)
    roast (LF)
    pork chops (LF)
    dry black beans (LF)
    ditalini/fettucini/rotini pastas (SH?)
    onion/zucchini/squash/carrots/taters/cilatro/fruit/salad  (SH)
    ramen noodles (HEB)
    chicken broth (HEB)
    frozen pizza (HEB)

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