It's the "In the Midst of Barely Controlled Chaos" Edition.............
Well they are here as of Thursday night.
This is the current state of my living room.
There is small pile of crap in the upstairs hallway as well, plus a few things in the garage and a filled 5x10 storage unit they decided to store some things in.
I have taken this opportunity to declutter my own shit some more too so the dining room is partially filled with boxes I am going through and there is a full box to donate in the garage.
College Boy has also lost my phone for the second time this past week. ugh. I fear with the upheaval in the house now it won't be turning up anytime soon.
Oh well......
Moving on......
Here's what was planned last week--
1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out(I was just too wiped out to cook.)
2. Monday--Leftover Chinese Take-Out or Fend for Yourself
3. Tuesday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Spinach Soufle or Salad
4. Wednesday--Broccoli Soup, Garlic Bread
5. Thursday--Leftover Stroganoff, Salad or Veg.
6. Friday--Chicken Fried Steak(I'll have something else), Collards, Cornbread
7. Saturday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself
And this is what actually happened--
1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out(I was just too wiped out to cook.)
2. Monday--Leftover Chinese Take-Out or Fend for Yourself
3. Tuesday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Cauliflower/Broccoli Blend
4. Wednesday--Broccoli Soup, Garlic Bread
5. Thursday--Leftover Stroganoff, Salad
6. Friday--Chicken Fried Steak, Collards, Cornbread
7. Saturday--Pizza take-out, Tossed Salad
3 meals cooked at home, 2 nights of leftovers and 2 nights of Take-Out. Pizza was the only not planned thing about last week's menu but was just the right thing to grab while in the midst of chaos.
Well they are here as of Thursday night.
This is the current state of my living room.
There is small pile of crap in the upstairs hallway as well, plus a few things in the garage and a filled 5x10 storage unit they decided to store some things in.
I have taken this opportunity to declutter my own shit some more too so the dining room is partially filled with boxes I am going through and there is a full box to donate in the garage.
College Boy has also lost my phone for the second time this past week. ugh. I fear with the upheaval in the house now it won't be turning up anytime soon.
Oh well......
Onward to the meal planning!
Here's what was planned last week--
1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out(I was just too wiped out to cook.)
2. Monday--Leftover Chinese Take-Out or Fend for Yourself
3. Tuesday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Spinach Soufle or Salad
4. Wednesday--Broccoli Soup, Garlic Bread
5. Thursday--Leftover Stroganoff, Salad or Veg.
6. Friday--Chicken Fried Steak(I'll have something else), Collards, Cornbread
7. Saturday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself
And this is what actually happened--
1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out(I was just too wiped out to cook.)
2. Monday--Leftover Chinese Take-Out or Fend for Yourself
3. Tuesday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Cauliflower/Broccoli Blend
4. Wednesday--Broccoli Soup, Garlic Bread
5. Thursday--Leftover Stroganoff, Salad
6. Friday--Chicken Fried Steak, Collards, Cornbread
7. Saturday--Pizza take-out, Tossed Salad
3 meals cooked at home, 2 nights of leftovers and 2 nights of Take-Out. Pizza was the only not planned thing about last week's menu but was just the right thing to grab while in the midst of chaos.
As for my grocery spending..... I spent a total of $21.59 on 2 trips to the store last week. Actually Hubs and College Boy made these 2 trips as I didn't hardly leave the house last week. ;-)
They bought 3 dozen eggs at .77¢ dozen, 3-4 lbs. of London Broil at $2.99 lb., a gallon of vegetable oil at $7.29 and a gallon of milk at $3.10.
I have spent $136.41 for June and have $263.59 left of my $400 food budget.
Leftovers going into this week......cauliflower/broccoli soup, cornbread, collard greens, stroganoff, and rice.
They bought 3 dozen eggs at .77¢ dozen, 3-4 lbs. of London Broil at $2.99 lb., a gallon of vegetable oil at $7.29 and a gallon of milk at $3.10.
I have spent $136.41 for June and have $263.59 left of my $400 food budget.
Leftovers going into this week......cauliflower/broccoli soup, cornbread, collard greens, stroganoff, and rice.
Here is this week's "food plan"--
1. Sunday--Roasted Chicken w/Roasted Onions, Potatoes, Zucchinni
2. Monday--Leftovers of FFY(Fend For Yourself)
3. Tuesday--Marinated London Broil & Skewer Veggies, Fettucine Alfredo Noodles
4. Wednesday--Chicken Enchiladas(using leftover roast chicken from Sunday)
5. Thursday--Steak Sandwiches(using leftover marinated London Broil), leftover Collards
6. Friday--Fish, Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies
7. Saturday--Leftovers
This week will see 3 new meals cooked and 3 meals of leftovers or planned-overs.
Trying to work around everyone's various schedules is going to be the death of me this week. Hubs is out of town 1 night, CB works dinner shift 5 nights and I have no clue whether Daughter and BF will be here on any given night. I'm just cooking and hoping for the best. lolz
What I need to buy for this menu.....chickens and fish are in the freezer and the London Broil was bought last Saturday. I do need some fresh veggies for kabob skewers on Tuesday, a bag of sub rolls for Thurs. and a bag of Cole Slaw mix for Friday. We are almost totally out of sandwich bread so a run to the Bread Outlet is in order as well this week. This all should run me about $25.
May pick up some loss leaders later on in the week as well.
1. Sunday--Roasted Chicken w/Roasted Onions, Potatoes, Zucchinni
2. Monday--Leftovers of FFY(Fend For Yourself)
3. Tuesday--Marinated London Broil & Skewer Veggies, Fettucine Alfredo Noodles
4. Wednesday--Chicken Enchiladas(using leftover roast chicken from Sunday)
5. Thursday--Steak Sandwiches(using leftover marinated London Broil), leftover Collards
6. Friday--Fish, Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies
7. Saturday--Leftovers
This week will see 3 new meals cooked and 3 meals of leftovers or planned-overs.
Trying to work around everyone's various schedules is going to be the death of me this week. Hubs is out of town 1 night, CB works dinner shift 5 nights and I have no clue whether Daughter and BF will be here on any given night. I'm just cooking and hoping for the best. lolz
What I need to buy for this menu.....chickens and fish are in the freezer and the London Broil was bought last Saturday. I do need some fresh veggies for kabob skewers on Tuesday, a bag of sub rolls for Thurs. and a bag of Cole Slaw mix for Friday. We are almost totally out of sandwich bread so a run to the Bread Outlet is in order as well this week. This all should run me about $25.
May pick up some loss leaders later on in the week as well.
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
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
YAY for the storage unit.
ReplyDeleteMy very fluid meal plan always works. Failure and change are built in. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $1.88/lb.
Oh sweetie, I feel for you. If you need a break please just fly to my house I will treat you right. You have to leave kids, dogs, behind.:)
ReplyDeleteAre you asking your daughter/her BF to help with cooking? perhaps that is an idea to give you a night off once in a while. I hate when my house is in chaos as I am pretty sure you do too. Feeling for you
ReplyDeleteHubs blew mine again by picking up all his "deals" and spent $78 of the $140 I had left for rest o month, then last night was ice cream bars, so we now have $69 to get us to July 1, with my $90 cabin food budget as well. There should not be any reason if he stays out of the store we can't make it, but hell, don't we all need four boxes of the same cereal that we might eat one box?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what people ate at my house last week - just that they kept the eating out to one celebration "school's out" meal. The rest were cobbled together from the items I left behind while I was out of the country.
ReplyDeleteThe mess wouldn't bother me as the loss of privacy! As for meals, I've been eating chicken again. I cooked a whole one and I've had chicken salad, chicken soup and now am making a stuffed pepper/chicken/rice meal.I ate out once last week for grandson's 14th birthday. He chose the usual- Japanese restaurant- but I got scallops instead of my usual chicken! It was enough for lunch the next day.
ReplyDeleteOh honey, I'll drink for you. I....errrr....mean pray. Yes, I'll pray for you.
ReplyDeleteYou pay a ton for milk! I would give everyone white water and keep the money.