This Week on the Dining Table

The "Eeeek! in the Garden" Edition--

Before Hubs could prepare the deck for staining/sealing we had to dismantle the garden bed.  My poor garden was severely neglected this season what with us gone for a big chunk of the Summer.
After we got home, whenever I put the dog out back she kept going to the deck railing at a specific part of the garden and was intently sniffing something.
Turns out it was a dead snake.  The snake got entangled in the netting/fencing and expired from hunger after a time.
Hubs sure let out a big scream when he pulled up the part of the netting with Mr. snake in it as he didn't know it was dead. lolz  We measured said snake before burying it-24 inches!  Good thing it was a garter snake.

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned last week--

1. Sunday--Meatloaf, Butternut Squash, leftover Mac and Cheese

2. Monday--BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Cole Slaw

3. Tuesday--Fish, Squash Casserole, Cole Slaw

4. Wednesday--Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zuke, Rice

5. Thursday--Leftovers
6. Friday--Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread
7. Saturday--Leftovers

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Meatloaf, Butternut Squash, leftover Mac and Cheese

2. Monday--Chinese Take-Out

3. Tuesday--BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Cole Slaw

4. Wednesday--Fish, Squash Casserole

5. Thursday--Leftovers
6. Friday--Tuna Subs
7. Saturday--Steak, leftover Cauliflower w/Cheese Sauce

Last week saw 5 nights of home cooked dinners, 1 night of leftovers and 1 night of take-out.  
I started cleaning out the kitchen freezer over the fridge and found 3 different steaks so we had that Sat. with some leftovers.  I was feeling out of sorts on Monday plus it's been Summer humid weather here(!)since last Monday so we got take-out that night.  Everything cooked last week was with an eye to not heating up the kitchen-bbq pork in the crock pot and the sauce on the stove top, steaks on the grill outside and for the subs we ran the broiler briefly.  Wednesday was a tad cooler so I ran the oven that night and hubs cooked Sunday's dinner using the oven as the weather wasn't hot last Sunday either.

Last week's grocery spending at Ollies, Big Lots(stocking up at both of those), Weis and the Shursave Market came to $100.34.  $78+change was the stocking up stores and the regular groceries only ran $22+. That brings October's food spending to $180.27.

My savings percentages last week was unusually low at 36.28% and the monthly savings ends up at 44.46%(without Rite-Aid trips added in).

Leftovers going into this week.......bbq, cole slaw.  That's about it since all the other leftovers were eaten for lunches this past week.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Primo Subs take-out

2. Monday--Leftover BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Cole Slaw

3. Tuesday--Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zuke, Rice

4. Wednesday--Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread

5. Thursday--Chicken Parm, Salad
6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--?

This week will see 5 new meals cooked, 2 nights of leftovers and 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating-Out.
The weather is suppose to cool off a bit on Tuesday so I'll not run the oven until then(or later if it cools down later in the week).

What I need to buy for this menu?  Salad Greens.  Tues. and Wed.'s meals are carryover from the previous week and I have everything for those meals.  I don't have a clue about next Saturday's menu yet.

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