This Week on the Dining Table

 The "Ibotta Quickie at Walmart" Edition...

Between Rite-Aid items with Ibotta rebates and 9 rebates earned for the items here I hit the Weekend Wishbone Bonus of $5(as well as all the other regular bonuses this past weekend).

Onward to the meal planning!

1. Sunday--Chicken Parm, Brussel Sprouts, Garlic Bread

2. Monday--leftovers

3. Tuesday--Apricot glazed Pork Chops, Sauted Cabbage, Au Gratin Taters

4. Wednesday--Whatever
5. Thursday--Dinner at future in-laws

6.  Friday--Thanksgiving leftovers

7. Saturday--More Leftovers

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Parm, Brussel Sprouts, Garlic Bread

2. Monday--leftovers

3. Tuesday--leftovers

4. Wednesday--FFY
5. Thursday--Dinner at future in-laws

6.  Friday--Thanksgiving leftovers

7. Saturday--FFY

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

*  Nothing

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

* 1 Turkey Breast

I spent $11.25 on food/toiletries/HBA last week(Walmart and .40¢ at CVS). This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Grand Total to $200.21 for November.

There are 1 shopping days left in November.

I've earned $168.25 on Ibotta in November.

I've earned $20.12 on Checkout51 in November.

I've earned $23.40 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in November.

I've earned $0 from Aisle.

I've earned 30,806 points from shopping on Fetch in November which equals $30.80.

I earned 9,285 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in November which equals $37.14.

I've earned 2,007 SB from food shopping on Swagbucks in November which equals $20.07.

That's $211.77 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $200.11 in grocery spending so in reality it's -$11.66 spent after the 4 rebate apps I count.  Yay me.....

My savings percentage for the last week was 78.91%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for November comes in at 61.46%(w/out R-A).  Pretty awesome savings rate last week!

Leftovers going into this week....2 servings of Goulash, 1 serving of Sweet Potato Wedges, Turkey, Stuffing, Pie, Rolls.

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

1. Sunday--Turkey day leftovers

2. Monday--Apricot glazed Pork Chops, Sauted Cabbage, Au Gratin Taters

3. Tuesday--MustGo dinner(to borrow Sissie's term)

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

6.  Friday--?

7. Saturday--?

Those pork chops are out of the freezer now so WILL happen this week.  That's all the cooking I've planned for the week.

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?  Not a thing. 

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

This Week On The Dining Table

This is the "Not Doing Much Cooking" Week.

 

Here's what was planned last week--

Sunday--Potato Crusted Flounder, Roasted Potatoes and Onions, Brussel Sprouts
Monday--Tacos, Corn
Tuesday--Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad
Wednesday--Chicken medallions, Spinach, Squash or Zucchini
Thursday--Pork Chops, Green Beans(from last Summer's garden), Mashed taters, Applesauce
Friday--homemade Pizza-maybe barbeque chicken pizza(using more of that mozzarella cheese & cooked chicken), Green Salad
Saturday--Leftovers

 

We were good with this plan until Wednesday.

Thursday and Saturday we had Sausage Sandwiches(one night w/Coleslaw, the other night w/Corn on the Cob).  The local market had a new brand from NJ on special for $1.99 lb. so I picked up a few packages.  Making those was quick and easy and didn't involve the oven and I jammed 2 pkgs. in the freezer for later.  Friday I took the rest of the chicken breast meat from that 8.5lbs. I got for less than .99¢ lb.(After using some for fresh chicken sandwiches for lunches....), and made chicken and dumplings.  I threw in baby carrots that were getting old that needed using up.

 So Pork Chops and Pizza are moving to this week's menu....again. lolz

 

 I spent more anticipated last week because of the sausage patties on sale, the son wanted a frozen pizza and I hit the produce stand in town on Saturday morning and spend an additional $10 on fresh produce.  So last week,  I spent  $56.36 on  $83.78 worth of groceries at 1 store & 1 produce stand.

If I don't buy any more groceries until Thursday, August 1st, I will have spent $357.86 for food in July.

 

**We did have some food waste this week.......Sluggy hangs her head in shame.......

We hardly ever have food waster anymore here so I'm not too broken up over this happening.  I just don't want it to become a regular thing, ya know?

A small portion of Coleslaw and a bigger portion(2 maybe?)of Fajita filling mix went to Food Waste Heaven last week.
  

Leftovers, that are still aok, going into this week's plan......1 portion of Lasagna, 2 sausage patties, 3 helping of Chicken & Dumplings.

 

This week is Band Camp so #2 Son won't be here for dinner all week.

I can't eat Thursday, due to Colonoscopy prep(yuck!)so I am not cooking and Hubs is on his own.

(I told him to get fast food because I don't even want to smell food cooking that day. lol)

 

(I've made bold the leftover items I've used in the menu below.)

 Here's this week's meal plan--
 

Sunday--Leftovers or Whatever you can Find in the Fridge
Monday--Leftover Lasagna for me, Sausage Sammies for Hubs
Tuesday--Chicken & Dumplings
Wednesday--Pork Chops, Green Beans, Roasted Taters
Thursday--Fend for Yourself night, I can't eat. eek!
Friday--Probably Chinese Take-Out as I won't feel like cooking but will be ravenous lol
Saturday--No Clue yet....maybe that grilled Pizza I never made ?

On the shopping list for these meals--turkey deli meat(for my lunches), bread and possibly more fruit.

There are a few Catalina deals at Weis PMITA Markets this week I might be tempted to do(Unilever and Purina)but I'm not sure yet if I will.  I might hit up the bread outlet this week as we are low on all bread products.

 

I'm figuring about $20 for the list above.....more if I do the Catalina deals.

That's what's appearing on the kitchen table this week here at Chez Sluggy.  Not much cooking or shopping going into August.

 What's getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Sluggy