Last week's meal plan is in the books.
SUNDAY--Burger King-Hubs was not home, #2 son had a sleepover so I used a coupon to get fast food for $9.99 + tax for the teens. I had whatever leftovers where in the fridge.
MONDAY--Grilled Reuben Sandwiches
TUESDAY--Tacos, Corn, Refried Beans
WEDNESDAY--Hot Dogs on buns, Boston Baked Beans
THURSDAY--Pork Chops, Roasted Potatoes and Carrot/Broc./Cauliflower Medley
FRIDAY--Leftovers
SATURDAY--Subway since #2 son was gone to a competition until 1 am.
I spent $28.50 at the grocery stores last week. $5.08 was for rye bread and sauerkraut for Ruebens, $12.78 at the Bread Outlet for 10 items(the seasonal bagels-pumpkin and cranberry were in!!, rolls, bread and donuts for Hubs). The other $10.64 was for milk, 3 bunches of celery at .99¢ ea. and to do the GM deal at the local market, by getting 8 packages of Green Giant veggies, which after $4 instant discount, sale prices and 2 x $1/3 manuQs cost me .50¢ per package.
There was also a Redner's Cat deal I could have rolled my GM Cats AND I could have done the GM deal more times at the local market but my back is still not up to snuff, so I only did the bare minimum of driving/leaving the house last week. Which was good for my wallet but bad for getting the deals.
And what did I do with 3 bunches of celery?
I cleaned and cut them up and frozen it for later! .99¢ doesn't come around very often, so I won't be forced to buy any this winter when it's $3.49 a bunch! Celery is something you always need....from soups, to chowders, to making bases, to stuffings, to mire poire. I'll probably buy more when it goes on discount again right before Thanksgiving. ;-)
My savings percentage was 61.03% last week, as the reg. retail was $73.14 on the groceries I brought home.
This week's menu.....
SUNDAY--Country Fried Steak, Roasted Potatoes, Green Bean Almondine
MONDAY--Chicken Quesadillas, leftover Green Beans
TUESDAY--Breakfast?
WEDNESDAY--Barbeque Pulled Pork, Coleslaw, Rolls
THURSDAY--Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti, Sauteed Cabbage
FRIDAY--Chicken and Dumplings
SATURDAY--Kielbasa, Onions, Sauerkraut, Rolls
Tues. Hubs won't be home for dinner so I might just make a big plate of pancakes for #2 son's dinner, as that would please him immensely and I'll just have soup or something.
The Pulled Pork is leftovers in the freezer from this summer when I smoked a pork shoulder.
About the only item I need for this menu is a head of cabbage(for coleslaw)and I'll saute the other half up to have with the Chicken Parmesan.
There are 2 deals at the local market this week.....a Kraft Buy $20/Get instant $5 off Deal(basically a 25% savings on each item you buy)and a $10 Cat WYB $30 of baking products Deal. I see lots of cheese, some Oreo cookies, sugar and flour in my future.lol I need to buy at the local market anyway to get my purchases up to a level to earn a Thanksgiving check so this helps.
I have $5 Cat to spend at Weis and $10 Cat to spend at Redner's. No Cats to roll them into but I'll find something to buy.
At present, my October food spending stands at $311.22 with 14 days left in the month. At this point, I foresee going over $400 by the end of the month.
I'm trying not to freak out over this, as I haven't been higher than $364.30 in any month so far this year.
How are your food expenses doing this month?
Sluggy
SUNDAY--Burger King-Hubs was not home, #2 son had a sleepover so I used a coupon to get fast food for $9.99 + tax for the teens. I had whatever leftovers where in the fridge.
MONDAY--Grilled Reuben Sandwiches
TUESDAY--Tacos, Corn, Refried Beans
WEDNESDAY--Hot Dogs on buns, Boston Baked Beans
THURSDAY--Pork Chops, Roasted Potatoes and Carrot/Broc./Cauliflower Medley
FRIDAY--Leftovers
SATURDAY--Subway since #2 son was gone to a competition until 1 am.
I spent $28.50 at the grocery stores last week. $5.08 was for rye bread and sauerkraut for Ruebens, $12.78 at the Bread Outlet for 10 items(the seasonal bagels-pumpkin and cranberry were in!!, rolls, bread and donuts for Hubs). The other $10.64 was for milk, 3 bunches of celery at .99¢ ea. and to do the GM deal at the local market, by getting 8 packages of Green Giant veggies, which after $4 instant discount, sale prices and 2 x $1/3 manuQs cost me .50¢ per package.
There was also a Redner's Cat deal I could have rolled my GM Cats AND I could have done the GM deal more times at the local market but my back is still not up to snuff, so I only did the bare minimum of driving/leaving the house last week. Which was good for my wallet but bad for getting the deals.
And what did I do with 3 bunches of celery?
I cleaned and cut them up and frozen it for later! .99¢ doesn't come around very often, so I won't be forced to buy any this winter when it's $3.49 a bunch! Celery is something you always need....from soups, to chowders, to making bases, to stuffings, to mire poire. I'll probably buy more when it goes on discount again right before Thanksgiving. ;-)
My savings percentage was 61.03% last week, as the reg. retail was $73.14 on the groceries I brought home.
This week's menu.....
SUNDAY--Country Fried Steak, Roasted Potatoes, Green Bean Almondine
MONDAY--Chicken Quesadillas, leftover Green Beans
TUESDAY--Breakfast?
WEDNESDAY--Barbeque Pulled Pork, Coleslaw, Rolls
THURSDAY--Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti, Sauteed Cabbage
FRIDAY--Chicken and Dumplings
SATURDAY--Kielbasa, Onions, Sauerkraut, Rolls
Tues. Hubs won't be home for dinner so I might just make a big plate of pancakes for #2 son's dinner, as that would please him immensely and I'll just have soup or something.
The Pulled Pork is leftovers in the freezer from this summer when I smoked a pork shoulder.
About the only item I need for this menu is a head of cabbage(for coleslaw)and I'll saute the other half up to have with the Chicken Parmesan.
There are 2 deals at the local market this week.....a Kraft Buy $20/Get instant $5 off Deal(basically a 25% savings on each item you buy)and a $10 Cat WYB $30 of baking products Deal. I see lots of cheese, some Oreo cookies, sugar and flour in my future.lol I need to buy at the local market anyway to get my purchases up to a level to earn a Thanksgiving check so this helps.
I have $5 Cat to spend at Weis and $10 Cat to spend at Redner's. No Cats to roll them into but I'll find something to buy.
At present, my October food spending stands at $311.22 with 14 days left in the month. At this point, I foresee going over $400 by the end of the month.
I'm trying not to freak out over this, as I haven't been higher than $364.30 in any month so far this year.
How are your food expenses doing this month?
Sluggy
Ooh! That reminds me. I've got a lb or two of celery rotting in the fridge...
ReplyDeleteYour menu sounds delicious! :)!
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