I'm Baaack!--This Week on the Dining Table

It's the "Back Home & Don't Want to Cook" Edition--

 

I can still taste this pork bbq that had TONS of Bark mixed in. Mmmmmmm

 

 

 

When we walked into the house yesterday after being gone for 2 WEEKS it was like something out of a horror movie.......stuff everywhere and no rhyme or reason to where things were.  It was a total pig sty, especially the kitchen.
But then again.....what do you expect leaving a 19 year old home alone and he turns your house into a band studio?

Besides the unpacking I'll be spending the next couple of days just digging out the mess here.
Plus it's the first of the month and I need to do all my bookwork(spending totals for May AND June net worth calculations).
Oh, the fun never ends, doesn't it? ;-)

Here's a Meal Plan Monday post and I'll be back in a couple days with  regular postings.
-Sluggy

 Onward to the meal planning!

 

Here's what was planned last week.......

1.  Nothing
2.  Nothing

3.  Nothing
4.  Nothing

5.  Nothing

6.  Nothing
7.  Nothing

 

And this is what actually happened--

 

Again last week, breakfasts were at the hotel and most of the week was at one hotel since we were staying put in Shreveport for awhile.  My "go to" breakfast was either eggs(scrambled), sausage patty and water or hot tea OR oatmeal and yogurt or a banana. and water or hot tea.

Boring, boring.

 

Sunday--Lunch............

Ok, I had a couple of vegetarian fajitas with that Margarita! (And some chips and queso)at Supreme Grill in Shreveport, LA.

 

Dinner..................

Peach Lemonade Daiquiri topped with Peach gummi rings.

Hey!....my Daughter insisted! lolz

I also split an order of Sesame Chicken with my Daughter at the local take-out place near the hotel.

 

Monday--We hat a cookout at my Daughter's house.

 

Lunch--Salad, Veggies with Hummus, slab of smoked Beef Brisket and a beer

Dinner--Hubs and I split an order of Fried Shrimp w/2 veggies at a local seafood joint near the hotel

 

Tuesday--

Lunch......Tuna Sandwich and Unsweet Tea after house shopping in Bossier City, LA

Dinner .........

Fried Gator, Coleslaw, steamed Broccoli, Cornbread, Unsweetened Tea(and a couple of fried green tomato chunks for an appetizer)at Shane's Seafood and Bar BQ in Shreveport, LA.

 

Dessert  back at the hotel was......

 Blackberry hard Cider and a cream cheese filled Southern Maid donut....mmmmmm

 

Wednesday--

Lunch.....

A quick Chicken Salad Sammich at Arby's between house hunting in Haughton, LA

Dinner......

Chinese and Sushi dinner out at Sumo Supreme in Shreveport, LA.
I had 2 plates of food! mostly consisting of sushi/rolls, green beans, goyza(dumplings), 1 crab Rangoon, 1 "mudbug"(crawfish), broccoli w/chicken and 1 bacon wrapped sea leg piece with unsweetened iced tea

Thursday--
Lunch.........

A grilled Cheese sammich with peach tea at Tom & Chee in Bossier City, LA

Dinner........

Smoked Pulled Pork, Cole Slaw, Chili Beans and a slice of good ol' white bread with unsweetened iced tea at Smiley B's BBQ in Greenwood, LA

Friday--
Lunch.........a McChicken sammich and a small cheeseburger at Mickey D's from Meridian, MS while on the road.
Dinner........

A Cobb Salad at Zaxby's with PowerAde Zero in Trussville, AL

Saturday--
Lunch.........6" tuna sub at truck stop with a Subway near Dandridge, TN with sweet tea to drink(no unsweetened there).
Dinner........Steak, salad, asparagus and rolls w/unsweetened iced tea at Texas Steakhouse and Saloon in Staunton, VA.

 

We bought zero groceries last week(except I bought all the food for Daughter's cook-out for Memorial Day but this isn't in our food budget) and College Boy spent none of the $ I let him on groceries the last 2 weeks, so we will finish out our May food spending at $515.77.  Nowhere near $400 but not as bad as I thought it might turn out.

 

This coming week there is still no plan yet.  We just got home yesterday afternoon and after I clear out the fridge of stuff College Boy didn't eat while we were away and see what food is left in the freezer/pantry I'll make a plan and implement it, so check back in the next few days to see what we will be eating at Chez Sluggy.
 

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 that week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?

Sluggy

Meal Plan-Last Week Post Mortem & Moving Forward

Last Week's meal plan went as, well..... planned!, until we got to Friday and Saturday.  Friday turned into Rigatoni with homemade mushroom and meat sauce and a Spinach/Green Leaf Lettuce & Carrot Salad.  Hubs had blue cheese dressing I had a mix of my LS Greek dressing with some additional vinegar.
I have no CLUE what we had on Saturday but for me at least, it was low sodium and made at home.   Really, it's hell getting old and loosing your mind.....
And on Wednesday I had a turkey sandwich for dinner.

Here's last week's plan.....
Sunday, I adapted my Lena's Lemon Chicken recipe so I could eat it.  Instead of using half the "cheap" Lemon Pepper seasoning(that's mostly SALT  lol), and half the salt-free Lemon Pepper seasoning, I just used the salt-free variety.  I use to half and half it because we like some salt and the salt-free variety is insanely expensive, and it calls for a large amount for the recipe.  All thee other ingredients are aok to have--chicken, brown rice(not salted when cooking), onions, zucchini, olive oil, garlic, diced tomatoes and tomato paste.

Monday, I made Macaroni Salad(minus the salt)and really loaded it up with carrots, celery, onions, 3 colors of peppers and black olives.  It was more a Veggie Salad really. lol
We had hamburgers(they had cheese, I didn't).  I had one of my half turkey/half beef burgers.  We also had a mélange of steamed corn, broccoli and carrots.

Tuesday, only Hubs and I were home for dinner.  He had a Chicken Enchilada.  I made 8 Enchiladas last week, without salt or refried beans and using my made from scratch enchilada sauce(salt-free).
I froze half of them for easy dinners with the container of leftover sauce in the fridge.  Hubs also ate leftover Macaroni Salad.
I didn't feel like a heavy meal so I just had apple slices dipped in my peanut butter.

Wednesday, tonight will be Italian Sausage, Onion and Peppers Sandwiches. I can't have the sausage so I'll figure something else out later today.  I have baby Portabella mushrooms here I have to use, so I'll think up something using those.  Maybe a bowl of fresh mushroom soup?

Thursday, we'll have Chicken Fajitas. Peppers, onions, mushrooms and chicken.  I'll make my own seasoning since Chili Powder is full of salt.  And cheese for the family but not on my fajita. 

Friday, Fish, Lena's Cabbage Salad, Yellow Squash Sauté.

Saturday, Either Leftovers or Pasta with meat sauce and a large Salad containing lettuce, carrots, celery, peppers, grape tomatoes, red cabbage and spinach. The sauce will be made from scratch and have half and half ground turkey or chicken and ground beef. I'll use my low salt dressing or olive oil and vinegar.

Here is what this week is looking like.......

Sunday, we grilled steak and summer squash outside.  I made baked potatoes as well.  No salt on the steak, a little Mrs. Dash's and some sour cream on the potato, no butter.  The squash got a splash of EVOO.

Monday, this night I roasted a whole chicken with carrots, onions & potatoes. No salt on the bird, but a heavy sprinkling of Mrs. Dash's and paprika.  There was enough leftover for chicken sandwiches, for me, for lunch, as well as stock(after boiling the carcass and adding that to the drippings from the roasting)to make Clam Chowder later this week.

Tuesday, this night was leftovers, as we have a fridge bursting with them!  Hubs & I had Rigatoni....well, he had a big helping, I had about a cup+ (about 12 noodles) and a big dish of watermelon.

Wednesday, I'll be trying out a homemade LS Sloppy Joe Sauce recipe over browned ground turkey on buns.  I have enough summer squash leftover to sauté that with onions for a side dish.

Thursday, another Leftover Night.  Gotta clear the fridge out....

Friday, we have #2 Son's private music teacher's student recital, so we may have leftovers when we get home or grab a 6" sub at Subway on the way.

Saturday, I'll make the Chowder.  Depending on interest I may also make a big salad with lots of veggie stuff in it.  Or if there are veggie leftovers still in the fridge those will be out on the dinner table.

What good stuff are you eating this week?

Sluggy