What's on the Dining Table This Week

 The "Yay! A new Pitcher!" Edition... 

I hit the Dollar General clearance sale on Saturday and also took advantage of the $5 off wys $25 Q they have on Saturday.  I've been sorely in need of a new iced tea pitcher.  I've been checking Walmart almost weekly for months now, but this item seem to be part of their missing inventory/supply change kink here.

Well I found one at Dollar General and even before that Q on Saturday it was less expensive than the shelf price for one(if they had one in stock)at Walmart.  That's my big win from the weekend! lolz

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned.....

1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out

2. Monday--leftover Take-Out

3. Tuesday--Lobster Ravioli Alfredo, Broccoli or Peas

4. Wednesday--Wild Rice/Mushroom Soup
5. Thursday--Butter Chicken w/rice or Calzone

6.  Friday--Lasagna, Salad, maybe Garlic Bread

7. Saturday--Leftovers

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

1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out

2. Monday--leftover Take-Out

3. Tuesday--Lobster Ravioli Alfredo, Broccoli or Peas, Strawberries

4. Wednesday--Wild Rice/Mushroom Soup
5. Thursday--Subway subs for Lunch, no Dinner

6.  Friday--Chinese buffet for Lunch, no Dinner

7. Saturday--Butter Chicken w/rice or Cheese Steak Calzone

The wild rice/mushroom soup was terrific and needed nothing else to accompany it.  I had a package mix in my stockpile of mushroom soup.  I sautéed fresh mushrooms and then added a wild rice mix too. nom nom!

The Lasagna didn't happen yet so rolls to this coming week.  I have many old Subway gift cards so using them is a good thing.  The Chinese buffet out was a last minute decision while we were out on Friday shopping.  Having a big lunch means we aren't necessarily hungry for dinner.  Gee, I HATE that I don't get to cook dinner on those occasions.... ;-)

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

*  2 lbs. of shredded mozzarella cheese

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

*  Butter Chicken dinner

*  Calzone

*  2 packs of Lobster Ravioli

*  a bag of Peas

I spent $113.29 on food/toiletries/HBA the last week. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $ for March.  That was 1 trip to Walmart, 1 trip to that Liquidation place and 1 trip to Dollar General(on Saturday).

There are 24 shopping days left in March.  

I've earned $48.56 on Ibotta in March.

I've earned $0 on Checkout51 in March.

I've earned $4.00 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in March.

I've earned 2088 points($2.08) from shopping on Fetch in March.

I earned 10 Kicks(.02¢)from food shopping on Shop Kick in March. 

I've earned 781 Swag Bucks($7.81) from food shopping on Swag Bucks in March.

I've earned $0 from food shopping on Tada in February.

That's $52.56 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Tada/Fetch)on $113.29 in grocery spending so in reality it's $60.73 spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.

Go me!!

My savings percentage for the last week was 52.95%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for March comes in at 52.95% so far(w/out R-A). 

Leftovers going into this week.....Meatloaf, Collards, Mac and Cheese, Peas and Lobster Ravioli.

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

1. Sunday--Domino's pizza and salad for Lunch, FFFY for Dinner

2. Monday--Breakfast for Dinner

3. Tuesday--Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread

4. Wednesday--Pecan Chicken, Roasted Veggie assortment
5. Thursday--Leftovers

6.  Friday--Cheeseburger on roll, baked Sweet Potato Fries

7. Saturday--Leftovers or ?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu? Nothing.  I'm trying to use up stuff in the fridge before we leave town for awhile.

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?  Great deals(even good deals)....what's that lately? hahahaha

Sluggy

  

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Feeling Grateful" Edition................

It was a low-key Thanksgiving and doing lots of cooking ahead let me relax a bit more on Turkey Day(and sneak out to Rite-Aid while the turkey roasted...hehehe).
Though two of my kids didn't make it home for the holiday I am grateful that they are both well and gainfully employed, we have good relationships with both of them and they don't need their parents to financially hold them up any longer.
We're still working on #3 kid in that regard. ;-)

Word came from SC that the sister in-law has gone down in flames again.
Count your blessings folks!  And make good decisions about your money and your life.....'nuff said.

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Lasagna, Roasted Cauliflower
2. Monday--Halushki

3. Tuesday--Flounder, Veggie TBD, Sweet Potato Fries

4. Wednesday--Leftover Smörgåsbord 

5. Thursday--Turkey Day Dinner

6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--?

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Lasagna, Roasted Cauliflower
2. Monday--Halushki

3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Leftover Smörgåsbord 

5. Thursday--Turkey Day Dinner

6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Leftovers

Last week saw 3 nights of home cooked dinners, 4 nights of leftovers/ffy, and 0 nights of Eating Out/Take-Out.  We didn't need to make the fish dinner because we had sooooo many leftovers! lolz

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

* 1 smoked ham
* 2 packs of shrimp skewers
* 2 lbs. of butter

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
*  1 ginormous Stouffer's lasagna

Two small trips to Weis and a shop at Target w/a discounted gift card brought the current weekly spending to $74.23 and my November spending on food to $387.07 for this month.
I did a couple of shops not shown on the November total(Aldi's, Malacari's)as I had closed out the books already so those will go onto December's tally.

My savings percentage last week was 50.12%(without Rite-Aid trips)and November's monthly savings total comes in at 51.00%(w/out R-A).

It's a new month and I have 29 more food shopping/spending days in December.

Leftovers going into this week.....turkey, stuffing, roasted carrots, rolls, rutabaga, green beans, cranberry glop, wild rice chicken soup, halushki, cornbread.

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

1. Sunday--Turkey Day Leftovers
2. Monday--Flounder, Veggie TBD, Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--Turkey Casserole(using some leftovers)

4. Wednesday--Beef Bourguignon

5. Thursday--French Onion Soup

6. Friday--Cheeseburgers, Salad
7. Saturday--More Leftovers?

As always this menu is subject to change or rearranging depending on what leftovers get eaten or not and what I am feeling like cooking(or not). lolz

What needs buying for this menu?  Salad Greens
Other than those Nov. shops getting put onto Dec. there shouldn't be much shopping this week.

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