The "Eating Whatever" Edition--
My meals down in VA have been somewhat haphazard and slapped together. The point is I have NOT been cooking other than reheating or heating in the microwave. On Friday I cooked bacon in the microwave and made me and the mother in-law BLT sammies. I also had a Stauffer's spinach souffle one night for myself for dinner. I went out to Captain D's and got us a fish dinner for lunch one day but mostly I haven't been getting any take-out/eating out here. I bought snacking foods(pimento cheese, hummus, cheddar, crackers, pita chips,celery)and have been having that for meals with fruit, or a can of soup or beefaroni. Plus the mother in-law has been eating on the Mother's Day ham dinner sis in-law made. I had to put those leftovers in the freezer finally but she'd got a stack of TV Dinners her daughter bought her.
My meals down in VA have been somewhat haphazard and slapped together. The point is I have NOT been cooking other than reheating or heating in the microwave. On Friday I cooked bacon in the microwave and made me and the mother in-law BLT sammies. I also had a Stauffer's spinach souffle one night for myself for dinner. I went out to Captain D's and got us a fish dinner for lunch one day but mostly I haven't been getting any take-out/eating out here. I bought snacking foods(pimento cheese, hummus, cheddar, crackers, pita chips,celery)and have been having that for meals with fruit, or a can of soup or beefaroni. Plus the mother in-law has been eating on the Mother's Day ham dinner sis in-law made. I had to put those leftovers in the freezer finally but she'd got a stack of TV Dinners her daughter bought her.
Moving On....
Onward to the meal planning!
Here's what was planned last week--
1. Sunday--Fend for Yourself
2. Monday--Ravioli and Sauce, Salad, Garlic Bread
3. Tuesday--Roast Chicken and Veggies
4. Wednesday--Leftover Chicken in Gnocchi Soup
5. Thursday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself
6. Friday--Biscuits and Gravy(BFD)
7. Saturday--? or Leftovers
6. Friday--Biscuits and Gravy(BFD)
7. Saturday--? or Leftovers
And this is what actually happened--
1. Sunday--Fend for Yourself
2. Monday--Ravioli and Sauce, Salad, Garlic Bread
3. Tuesday--Roast Chicken and Veggies
4. Wednesday--Leftover Chicken in Gnocchi Soup
5. Thursday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself
6. Friday--Biscuits and Gravy(BFD)
7. Saturday--Leftovers
6. Friday--Biscuits and Gravy(BFD)
7. Saturday--Leftovers
Last week saw 7 nights of dinners....0 night of take-out, 4 nights of Leftovers and 4 nights of cooking new meals. Daughter stuck to her meal plan, go team!
One trip to Weis put a dent in the food budget of $15. This brought my May food spending total to $94.93. There are 9 days left in the month and we are still under $100 spent on food this month. Daughter has been emptying the freezer in my absence since she HATES food shopping! Works for me. lolz
My savings percentages last week was ?% which brings the month's percentage to ?%.
I don't have the receipt from Daughter's grocery shopping so I don't have the accurate amount she spent(other than telling me "around $15")and I don't know what she bought. I'll get the details when I get home.
Leftovers going into this week.......haven't a clue what they have left.
I don't have the receipt from Daughter's grocery shopping so I don't have the accurate amount she spent(other than telling me "around $15")and I don't know what she bought. I'll get the details when I get home.
Leftovers going into this week.......haven't a clue what they have left.
Here is this week's "food plan"....
* Denotes "complicated" meals
This week will see ? new meals cooked, ? night of Take-Out/Eating-Out and ? nights of Leftovers.
Daughter is baking a ham and they'll be eating off leftover ham this week. She also plans to make Beef Stroganoff and a Veggie, a Chicken dish(Marsala or ?)and maybe Shrimp Scampi w/Liguine(which was my suggestion).
What I need to buy for this menu? Well I'm not there so I am not buying anything. lol
She says she needs to by fresh produce(corn, asparagus, mushrooms)and will pick up some frozen veg too. And cheese.
* Denotes "complicated" meals
1. Sunday--Fend for Yourself
2. Monday--Baked Ham, Corn Casserole, Asparagus
3. Tuesday--?
4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday--?
6. Friday--?
7. Saturday--?
6. Friday--?
7. Saturday--?
This week will see ? new meals cooked, ? night of Take-Out/Eating-Out and ? nights of Leftovers.
Daughter is baking a ham and they'll be eating off leftover ham this week. She also plans to make Beef Stroganoff and a Veggie, a Chicken dish(Marsala or ?)and maybe Shrimp Scampi w/Liguine(which was my suggestion).
What I need to buy for this menu? Well I'm not there so I am not buying anything. lol
She says she needs to by fresh produce(corn, asparagus, mushrooms)and will pick up some frozen veg too. And cheese.
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
Kinda nice to have a meal plan that someone else is doing! I would gladly eat Stouffer's spinach souffle in lieu of cooking any day!
ReplyDeleteI've not had a Stouffers souffle, but if you and Anne like them, the great cooks you are, must be pretty tasty. We're going to end about $25 over my food and household target, but Such is life,. Hubs found a deal on chicken, so now I need to plan around that.
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