This Week on the Dining Table

The "Who Buys Cookbooks Anymore?" Edition................

I saw this cookbook during a trip to an Ollie's in December.  I would have liked to have leafed through it but there was no time to do so and I wasn't about to buy this book.  I love me some sweet potatoes though!
With the world's recipes online at our fingertips, does anyone even buy cookbooks anymore?

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning-two weeks worth!

This is what was planned for last week.......

1. Sunday--Meatloaf, Baked Sweet Potato Fries
2. Monday--Chicken Parm, Sugar Snap Peas or Tossed Salad, (Pasta for Hubs too)
3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Leftovers

5. Thursday--Sloppy Joe on Rolls, Corn

6. Friday--Chicken Broccoli Casserole
7. Saturday--Leftovers

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Meatloaf, Baked Sweet Potato Fries
2. Monday--Chicken Parm, Sugar Snap Peas or Tossed Salad, (Pasta for Hubs too)
3. Tuesday--Sloppy Joe on Roll, Corn

4. Wednesday--Pizza, Salad

5. Thursday--Leftovers

6. Friday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Applesauce
7. Saturday--Leftovers

Last week saw 4 nights of home cooked dinners, 2 nights of leftovers/ffy, and 1 nights of Eating Out/Take-Out. 
Most of the plan happened except the Chicken Broccoli Casserole(which moves to this week), the cheap pork I found at Weis got used and Pizza happened. 

What got put into the freezer last week....
* Nothing

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
*  Ground Turkey
*  Ground Beef
All that ground turkey and beef from the week before got cooked up and mostly used.

2 small trips to Weis($19.58), a trip Target(5 cases of water, OJ, Almond milk, sour cream and 2 cream cheese)using a Target gift card bought in 2018 for 10% off($15.40)and a trip to the Bread Outlet($6.67) brought the weekly spending to $41.65 and my January spending on food to $84.18.

My savings percentage last week was 59.59%(without Rite-Aid trips)and January's monthly savings total comes in at 54.36%(w/out R-A).  

I have 11 more food shopping/spending days in January.

Leftovers going into this week.....Sloppy Joe mix and 1 Pork Tenderloin.  That's it!

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Tacos or Taco Salad(I'll have my second pork tenderloin from last Friday)
2. Monday--Butternut Squash Ravioli, Roasted Carrots
3. Tuesday--Birthday!!! I don't cook!

4. Wednesday--Fish(type TBD), Veggie(TBD)

5. Thursday--Chicken and Dumplings

6. Friday--Chicken Broccoli Casserole
7. Saturday--Leftovers

What needs buying for this menu?  Nothing I can think of at the moment.  Produce will need to be bought soon as carrots, potatoes and cabbage are all I have left.
I may hit Malacari's for deli meat this week since we had loaves of bread again to make sandwiches.  Might do the Finish dish tabs deal at Weis(PMITA)Markets again this week before my Qs expire. That all should amount to $25 or so. But that's all I have planned.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week? 

Sluggy