Meal Plan Monday......the October 13th Edition

The last flowering plant out front before we got frost.  Bonus points, it's purple!

Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Roasted Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash

3. Tuesday--Sausages, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Pork Stir Fry w/Veggies

5. Thursday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Caesar 

6. Friday--Schnitzel, leftover Cabbage

7. Saturday--Hawaiian Chicken, Veggie TBD

And here's what happened....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Roasted Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash

3. Tuesday--Sausages, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Pork Stir Fry w/Veggies

5. Thursday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Green Beans

6. Friday--Schnitzel, leftover Cabbage and Squash

7. Saturday--Hawaiian Chicken, Baked Sweet Potatoes

We shopped at Walmart.

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

*  Sausages

*  Chicken Breast

*  Pork Tenderloin

*  Stir-Fry Veggies

*  Schnitzel

The last week we spent a whopping $99.25 and the savings for the month of October is $174.52 and the savings rate is 63.75% before rebate monies are added in.

 

Rebates earned in October--

$183.35 on Ibotta(I cashed out $100 on Ibotta)

$5.60 on Checkout51

$5.00 on Aisle and Misc.

$193.95 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is -$94.70

for October. 

 6,841 Pts. on Fetch 

1,724 Pts. on Swag Bucks

0 Pts. on MyPoints

1,900 Pts. on ShopKick

0 Pts. on TaDa

(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)

Before AND after rebates we had a slightly low spend month for groceries, so far, at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week....stir-fry pork and veggies, romaine lettuce.

Here is what is planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Salmon, leftover Green Beans

2. Monday--Caesar Salad w/Chicken

3. Tuesday--?

4. Wednesday--Hospital

5. Thursday--? (Protein shakes for me)

6. Friday--"   "

7. Saturday--"   "

This is a weird food week for us, a lot of fend for yourself as I am on a liquid diet for part of the week.

This will be my last post for awhile as I am having surgery on Wednesday.

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.

Sluggy   

Meal Plan Monday.....the October 6th Edition

 

Guess where I am in this photo?  The hat, gloves and coat should give it away as it was June.

Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--leftover Cheddar Broccoli Soup

2. Monday--Roast Beef and Provolone Subs

3. Tuesday--Chicken w/Artichoke filling, Caesar Salad

4. Wednesday--Pork Tenderloin w/Stir-Fry

5. Thursday--Schnitzel(guess who went to Aldi?lol)Green Beans or Cabbage

6. Friday--Leftover Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash

7. Saturday--maybe Chicken Marsala for company

And here's what happened....

1. Sunday--leftover Cheddar Broccoli Soup

2. Monday--Roast Beef and Provolone Subs

3. Tuesday--Chicken w/Artichoke filling, Caesar Salad

4. Wednesday--Leftover Cheddar Broccoli Soup

5. Thursday--Green Beans & ?

6. Friday--Chik fil a

7. Saturday--Fend for yourself(I had more green beans and 2 slices of turkey lunchmeat)

We shopped at Aldi and Redner's.  Never did get around to Shoprite for Broccoli and Salmon loss leaders. 8-(

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

*  Chicken w/Artichoke filling

The last week we spent a whopping $166.80 and the savings for the month of September is $235.24 and the savings rate is 30.20% before rebate monies are added in.

 

Rebates earned in September--

$144.31 on Ibotta

$2.80 on Checkout51

$23.86 on Aisle and Misc.

$170.97 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $372.76

for September. 

5,134 Pts. on Fetch 

1,706 Pts. on Swag Bucks

880 Pts. on MyPoints

6,129 Pts. on ShopKick

0 Pts. on TaDa

(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)

Before AND after rebates we had a slightly low spend month for groceries, so far, at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week... cuke, romaine, tomatoes and a whole lot of nothing. lol

Here is what is planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Roasted Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash

3. Tuesday--Sausages, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Pork Stir Fry w/Veggies

5. Thursday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Caesar Salad

6. Friday--Schnitzel, leftover Cabbage

7. Saturday--Hawaiian Chicken, Veg TBD

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.

Sluggy   

Meal Plan Monday......the August 25th Edition

WTF???

Amazon sent me a suggestion on what  I want to buy from them.  WTF is this thing??? lol

 Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Yellow Zucchini 

2. Monday--me-Salad

3. Tuesday--Chicken Fajitas w/Peppers

4. Wednesday--Whole Roast Chicken, Carrots

5. Thursday--Haddock, Cabbage

6. Friday--Leftover Roast Chicken

7. Saturday--Pork Stir-fry

And here's what happened......

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Yellow Zucchini 

2. Monday--Lobster

3. Tuesday--Chicken Fajitas w/Peppers(I had a bowl so no tortilla)

4. Wednesday--Whole Roast Chicken, Carrots

5. Thursday--Beef and Broccoli

6. Friday--Salmon, Green Beans

7. Saturday--Lobster

We shopped at Walmart and Shoprite

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

*  Chicken

*  More Chicken

*  Even More Chicken

*  Steak

*  Salmon

The last week we spent a whopping $169.15 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 41.94%. Spending for the month is $478.23 and the savings rate is 44.50% for August before rebate monies are added in.

Rebates earned in August--

$134.87 on Ibotta

$27.90 on Checkout51

$5.96 on Aisle and Misc.

$168.73 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $309.50

for August. It's crazy how much more food cost here than in LA.  We cherry pick at ShopRite but it's not as good as it was when we lived in NJ back in the 80's obviously. At least the sales tax is lower here.  I still miss Kroger but NOT Louisiana. 8-((

10,502 Pts. 

4,555 Pts. on Swag Bucks

0 Pts. on My Points

350 Pts. on ShopKick

0 Pts. on TaDa

(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)

Before AND after rebates we had a very low spend month for groceries at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week...squash, green beans, roast chicken, fajita filling, leftover chicken breast(that didn't go into fajita), carrots beef and broccoli.

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries

2. Monday--Chicken Stir-Fry

3. Tuesday--Leftover Roast Chicken, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Meat Loaf, leftover  Veg

5. Thursday--Tenderloin Pork, Veg TBD

6. Friday--Lobster

7. Saturday--Eat out with family who still like us

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.

Sluggy   

This Week on the Dining Table

Saw this door mat and had a chuckle.  "did you call first?" sounds about right for me. lol

Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

1. Sunday--Don't remember

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chinese Takeout

4. Wednesday--Pasta w/Meat Sauce, Caesar Salad

5. Thursday--Pork Loin, Brussels Sprouts

6. Friday--Flounder, Veggie TBD

7. Saturday--Cheese Burger, Sweet Potato Fries

And here's what actually happened....

1. Sunday--Don't remember

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chinese Takeout

4. Wednesday--Pasta w/Meat Sauce, Caesar Salad

5. Thursday--Stir-Fry Veggies w/Pork

6. Friday--Flounder, Veggie TBD

7. Saturday--Pork Loin, California Mix Veggie

Not a very inspired menu but it got the job done.  We shopped at Walmart and Shoprite this past week so everything was bought there.

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

*  Pork Tenderloin

*  Ground Beef

*  Stir-Fry Veggies

*  Flounder

*  Ca Mix Veggies

The last week we spent $127.96 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 34.16%. Spending for the month is $467.15 and the savings rate is 24.87% for May before rebate monies are added in.

Rebates earned in May--

$88.95 on Ibotta

$7.00 on Checkout51

$0 on Aisle and Misc.

$95.95 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $371.20

 for May. I need to find someplace other than Walmart to buy groceries here. We picked up loss leaders at Shoprite but it's crazy how much more food cost here than in LA.  I miss Kroger. 8-((

16,932 Pts. on Fetch

3,177 Pts. on SwagBucks lol

353 Pts. on My Points

2,212 Pts. on ShopKick

0 Pts. on TaDa

(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)

Before AND after rebates we had a very low spend month for groceries at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week...Meatloaf, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Chicken Thighs.

Here is what was planned for this week.....

1. Sunday--Cheese Burger, Sweet Potato Fries

2. Monday--Leftover Meatloaf, Carrots, Brussels Sprouts

3. Tuesday--Leftover Chicken Thighs, Broccoli

4. Wednesday--Chicken Parmesan, Green Beans

5. Thursday--Broccoli Cheddar Soup

6. Friday--Mushroom Risotto, Salad

7. Saturday--Top Round Beef, Veggie TBD

We have a much smaller fridge/freezer now so have to be more strategic with food purchases here.  It's going to take some getting use to.

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.

Sluggy