It's the "Garden is in Full Bloom" Edition.............
I love Morning Glories. I haven't needed to actually plant them for years now though. I let the vines die off and the seed pods open into the garden bed every Fall before clearing them out. I am rewarded every Spring with new vines of lovely purple flowers.
I took this shot this morning after a friendly bumblebee had a sip or two from this flower. You can see the than-you pollen grains he left behind if you look closely. 8-)
Moving on......
Here's what was planned last week--
1. Sunday--Leftover Pizza(We weren't home yet.)
2. Monday--Glazed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Caesar Salad(Daughter cooked.)
3. Tuesday--TV Dinners(I'm sick, I need easy.)
4. Wednesday--Beef Pie
5. Thursday--BBQ Ribs, Sliced Tomatoes, Baked Beans
6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Tempura Shrimp and Zucchini
And this is what actually happened--
1. Sunday--Leftover Pizza(We weren't home yet.)
2. Monday--Glazed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Caesar Salad(Daughter cooked.)
3. Tuesday--TV Dinners(I'm sick, I need easy.)
4. Wednesday--Beef Pie
5. Thursday--Leftovers(I had a Greek Salad.)
6. Friday--Homemade Pizza, Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers or FFY(I had a Greek Salad with REAL maters! lolz)
7 meals cooked at home(well TV dinners aren't really home cooked), 2 of them nights of leftovers and 0 nights of Take-Out.
The rib and tempura shrimp dinners didn't happen and they move to this week. I made a pizza instead and we had an extra night of Leftovers or Fend For Yourself.
I took this shot this morning after a friendly bumblebee had a sip or two from this flower. You can see the than-you pollen grains he left behind if you look closely. 8-)
Moving on......
Onward to the meal planning!
Here's what was planned last week--
1. Sunday--Leftover Pizza(We weren't home yet.)
2. Monday--Glazed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Caesar Salad(Daughter cooked.)
3. Tuesday--TV Dinners(I'm sick, I need easy.)
4. Wednesday--Beef Pie
5. Thursday--BBQ Ribs, Sliced Tomatoes, Baked Beans
6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Tempura Shrimp and Zucchini
And this is what actually happened--
1. Sunday--Leftover Pizza(We weren't home yet.)
2. Monday--Glazed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Caesar Salad(Daughter cooked.)
3. Tuesday--TV Dinners(I'm sick, I need easy.)
4. Wednesday--Beef Pie
5. Thursday--Leftovers(I had a Greek Salad.)
6. Friday--Homemade Pizza, Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers or FFY(I had a Greek Salad with REAL maters! lolz)
7 meals cooked at home(well TV dinners aren't really home cooked), 2 of them nights of leftovers and 0 nights of Take-Out.
The rib and tempura shrimp dinners didn't happen and they move to this week. I made a pizza instead and we had an extra night of Leftovers or Fend For Yourself.
As for the grocery spending..... 2 trips to Weis and 1 trip to the Farm Stand totaling $91.91. Added to what was spent earlier this month and I am at $180.41 spent of my $500 budget for August, leaving me $319.59 in the food kitty.
Leftovers going into this week........Burrito fixings, Beef Pie, Chicken Parm, Mashed Potatoes. I used the leftover Spanish rice and Chicken mix for Burritos that Daughter made for dinner the week we were gone to Maine and made up 3 Burritos to put into the freezer for quick meals if someone needs one. The Beef Pie and Chicken Parm will be lunches meaning all I need to use up in a dinner is the leftover taters.
Leftovers going into this week........Burrito fixings, Beef Pie, Chicken Parm, Mashed Potatoes. I used the leftover Spanish rice and Chicken mix for Burritos that Daughter made for dinner the week we were gone to Maine and made up 3 Burritos to put into the freezer for quick meals if someone needs one. The Beef Pie and Chicken Parm will be lunches meaning all I need to use up in a dinner is the leftover taters.
Here is this week's "food plan".
1. Sunday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Spinach Salad
2. Monday--Tempura Shrimp and Zucchini
3. Tuesday--BBQ Ribs, Sliced Tomato, Leftover Mashed Potatoes
4. Wednesday--Chicken Ranch Bacon Pasta Bake, Sliced Tomato and Cukes
5. Thursday--Steak, Grilled Veggies, Noodles
6. Friday--Fish, Cole Slaw, Leftover sides or Caesar Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers
This week will see 6 new meals cooked and 0 nights of Take-Out and 1 night of Leftovers.
What we need to buy for this menu.....ribs, powdered Ranch dressing, cukes and veggie oil. I went to Maine Source on Sunday so we have the ribs but the rest needs to be bought today.
1. Sunday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Spinach Salad
2. Monday--Tempura Shrimp and Zucchini
3. Tuesday--BBQ Ribs, Sliced Tomato, Leftover Mashed Potatoes
4. Wednesday--Chicken Ranch Bacon Pasta Bake, Sliced Tomato and Cukes
5. Thursday--Steak, Grilled Veggies, Noodles
6. Friday--Fish, Cole Slaw, Leftover sides or Caesar Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers
This week will see 6 new meals cooked and 0 nights of Take-Out and 1 night of Leftovers.
What we need to buy for this menu.....ribs, powdered Ranch dressing, cukes and veggie oil. I went to Maine Source on Sunday so we have the ribs but the rest needs to be bought today.
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?
I'll be getting some Breakfast Hot Pockets for CB and the BF this week at Weis, along with doing the Spend $20 on cleaners and get $5 off instantly. I could use a new stockpile of Spray N' Wash and it's included in this Cleaner Deal.
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?
I'll be getting some Breakfast Hot Pockets for CB and the BF this week at Weis, along with doing the Spend $20 on cleaners and get $5 off instantly. I could use a new stockpile of Spray N' Wash and it's included in this Cleaner Deal.
Sluggy
It appears you are doing well with keeping the food spending within the budget. There are lots of good sale prices, but none is on anything I buy. Grape tomatoes are still on sale for $0.88/pt.
ReplyDeleteI need to buy milk or a milk cow or goat that is as far as I have thought about food this week.
ReplyDeleteI've been capitalizing on the loss leaders at the newly opened grocery store, just minutes from my. Sunday was rotisserie chicken/salad/melon cubes/COTC; today is CORN: I'm reheating baked chicken drums, l/o quinoa rice mix, l/o COTC and serving a salad. Tues: lazy CP golumbki casserole and salad, Wed will be dinner for 2 so using l/o steak to create a pepper steak concoction over fzn l/o rice; Th: spaghetti n meatballs, garlic rolls, salad, green beans, Fri is l/o nite again, Sat: soup/sandwich
ReplyDeleteLove morning glories. I had a run like that years ago and then it stopped. Color planted was blue but after the first year they were magenta. Still pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful morning glories! I haven't done much shopping lately, but did use a $25 free grocery delivery offer & combined with the free delivery fee when you made a $40 purchase. So, $40 worth of groceries for $15. I splurged & picked up the ever popular nitrate/hormone/uncured/"fancy"(or, whatever, really) bacon for my oldest son. He was thrilled. ;-)
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