Meal Plan Monday.....January 18th Edition....Into the 2nd Layer in the Freezer

Last Week's Menu Postmortem...
Almost everything was served as planned.  We did "Breakfast for Dinner" on Sunday instead of the Roast Chicken though.
The fried Calamari was a big hit....but a lot of work and since we used all 2.5lbs. of it for 5 people, it wasn't very frugal.  But it's a "now and again" meal to put into the rotation when I can get squid at a good price.

The relative and #1 son are gone now so we are back down to 4 for dinner.
It is MY BIRTHDAY WEEK this week!  As such, I feeling that I should NOT have to do ANY COOKING this week, however, the family does like to eat....and on a regular basis.

I have made some progress in the freezer.  There was enough room on Saturday for me cram 9 more boxes of Green Giant veggies in.lolol  And I uncovered a bag of local corn I froze in the summer and a corned beef.  The corned beef had been TOTALLY forgotten!  But it was a nice surprise and is now on the menu for this week.  There are still more blobs of unrecognized meat in the freezer but we are into a 2nd layer of foodstuffs.  I might be able to see the back wall in the freezer by week's end...

Here's what I will be serving our family of 4 this Week.....nothing unusual or exciting really.  Just a lot of the same old-same old.

MONDAY--Take Out...Holiday....me. no. cook.
TUESDAY--Kielbasa on Rolls(freezer), Baked Beans(leftover), Corn on Cob(freezer)
WEDNESDAY--Grilled Chicken(frezer) with Peppers/Onions/Mushrooms and Cheese(freezer), Mashed Potatoes(stockpile), Harvard Beets(root cellar)

THURSDAY--Leftovers
FRIDAY--Baked Fish(freezer), Rice(stockpile), Creamed Spinach(freezer)
SATURDAY--Homemade Pizza(freezer/stockpile/root cellar)
SUNDAY--Tacos or Birthday Meal Out
SNACKS/DESSERTS--Pineapple(stockpile), Applesauce(stockpile), Brownies(stockpile), Birthday Cake(stockpile)

Last week I spent $99.86 on food/toiletries....$72.64 at Weis, $18.22 at Rite-Aid, $9.00 at the Bread Outlet(my CVS trip had no out of pocket since I used a free gift card). 

After assorted rebates on the goods purchased(naked juice, 2 x Johnson & Johnson rebate, various items for Rite-Aid Single Check Rebate)amounting to $45.98, my OOP spending for the week is $53.88.

Food Waste Report....bad week here.....1 moldy steak roll, 1 manicotti, a bowl of potato leek soup.  So many people in the house, so much chaos, things get away from me.....*sigh*

Thankfully the grocery stores ads this week here are just a big waste of trees, so there isn't much I want.  We do need some fresh produce for my menu this week that I'll pick up at the small local independent grocer, as they have the best prices this week on produce. I'll try to just buy what is needed this week and keep it under $20.
My current Rite-Aid addiction however, is a whole other story!lol

Check out ORGANIZING JUNKIE to see what other Home Cooks are serving this week.

Sluggy