This Week on the Dining Table

The "Happy Birthday to My Oldest Child!" Edition...

I can't believe this was him 30 years ago today!

And here he is last birthday when he turned 29.  

He won't be here today as he is teaching Summer School in NJ but maybe early in August when that is finished he can come visit.  I told him no card or gift unless he comes for it as he is less than 2 hours away from here. That's how this momma rolls.....lolz

Onward to the meal planning!

Moving On-

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Cheeseburgers, Salad

2. Monday--leftover Chicken Thighs, Zuke in Tomato Sauce, Rice 

3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala over Taters, Green Beans

4. Wednesday--Salmon, Sweet Potato, leftover green beans
5. Thursday--Stir-fry Veggies, Chicken and Noodles

6.  Friday--leftovers?

7. Saturday--Flatbread Pizza, Tossed Salad

And this is what really happened.......

1. Sunday--Cheeseburgers, Salad

2. Monday--leftover Chicken Thighs, Zuke in Tomato Sauce, Rice 

3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala over Garlic Taters, Green Beans

4. Wednesday--Salmon, Sweet Potato, leftover Collards
5. Thursday--Stir-fry Veggies, Chicken and Noodles

6.  Friday--Hubs had TV dinner(I had a late lunch so no dinner)

7. Saturday--Grilled Steak, Brussels Sprouts, Baked Potato

Pretty much everything planned got eaten except I thawed 2 steaks instead of making flatbread pizzas on Saturday.  Another week of high temps outside meant a lot of outdoor or stove top or crockpot cooking last week.

What got put into the freezer last week....

* 3 Chicken breasts(sliced into thin slices)

* 1 TV dinner

What got taken out of the freezer and used...

* 2 small Steaks

* 1/2 bag of Brussels Sprouts

* bag of Stir-fry veg w/Chicken, Noodles

* 1 Chicken breast

* 1 TV Dinner

* 1 hunk of Salmon

We actually made a dent in the freezers. yay.

We spent a whopping $122.50 on food/toiletries/HBA last week at just Walmart. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $223.38 for July.   

There are 19 shopping days left in July.

I've earned $136.09 on Ibotta in July.

I've earned $10.00 on Checkout51 in July.

I've earned $22.58 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in July.

I've earned 5,044 points from shopping on Fetch in July which equals $5.04.

I've earned 2930 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in July which equals $11.72.

I've earned 2,258 points from food shopping on Swagbucks in July which equals $22.58. 

That's $168.67 in rebates(not counting the ShopKick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $223.38 in grocery spending so in reality it's $54.71 spent after the rebate apps.

My savings percentage for last week was 46.13%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)for June and the monthly savings total for June comes in at 51.00%.(w/out R-A). 

Leftovers going into this week....1 helping of Chicken Marsala w/Taters, 1 helping of Collards, 1 helping of Brussels Sprouts.

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

1. Sunday--Reuben Sandwiches

2. Monday--BLTs or Big Salad

3. Tuesday--Chili

4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday--?

6.  Friday--?

7. Saturday--?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?  Not going to be here most of the week.  I am leaving Hubs plenty of food he can easily prepare/assemble. Maybe he'll use up some more freezer items....here's hoping! ;-)

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