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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Thursday - 10/22 (my late father's b-day - happy birthday, Daddy!)
ReplyDeleteDinner: 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)