Last Week's Menu Postmortem...
Since I never posted/made a meal plan last week, I've got nothing to comment on. Snowstorms, everyone home a lot(read TOO MUCH!lol)so we pretty much just grabbed quick stuff or I whipped something up last minute. I made 2 quiches, using up a big block of swiss in the freezer, and that was 2 dinners last week. We also finally did my Birthday meal out(only 3 weeks late!lol). It was a disorganized mess of a week mostly so I am ready to menu plan and get myself back on the horse.
The last 2 weeks I did a good bit of stocking up since there were nice Catalina Deals running at Price Chopper(NorthEast)and then Weis Markets. I am so tired of looking at the inside of grocery stores!lol I should be able to keep out of the grocery stores the next 2 weeks except for milk and fresh produce.
Here's what I will be serving our family of 4 this Week.....our household presently consists of 2 adults and 2 teens at home. No children under 13.
More snow.....all week. This week is all about the comfort food.
MONDAY--Hamburger Helper Lasagna(stockpile/leftover ground beef), Corn(stockpile)
TUESDAY--Beef Stroganoff(freezer) with Rice(stockpile), Brussel Sprouts(freezer)
WEDNESDAY--Baked Chicken(freezer) with Roasted Veggies(fresh produce) and Potatoes(root cellar)
THURSDAY--Homemade New England Clam Chowder(look for my recipe tutorial), Biscuits(stockpile)
FRIDAY--Beef Pie(freezer/stockpile)
SATURDAY--Pork Chops with Plum Glaze(freezer), Noodles(stockpile), Mixed Veggies(freezer)
SUNDAY--Fish(freezer), French Fries(root cellar), Mixed Veggies(freezer)
SNACKS/DESSERTS--Pineapple and Applesauce(stockpile), Cookies(stockpile)
LAST WEEK'S FOOD SPENDING
With all the grocery stocking up and drug store expenditures, I am at $82.58 for the week(before rebates). I am so well stocked now, I should be able to not spend anymore for the next 2 weeks which would finish off February. I have Catalinas to spend from Price Chopper and Weis that will expire over the next 2 weeks, so I plan on using those to buy any additional foodstuffs we need like milk and fresh produce so we can ride out the rest of February.
FOOD WASTE REPORT
The leftover Chicken and Dumplings got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten so it went bad before I had a chance to feed it to the dogs.
Had to dump it out.....a big bowl.....sigh.....
Check out ORGANIZING JUNKIE to see what other Home Cooks are serving this week.
Sluggy
It looks like you won't be having to cook much this week. That is a huge win in my book!!!
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