This Week on the Dining Table.....March 31st

"It's That Time Again!"

Walmart had a big sign on one of the poles outside the door urging you to pre-order your mudbugs.
This will be the last time I have to see these signs.\ as I am not a fan.  I'd rather have a juicy Maine lobster. 8-))

Onward to the meal planning!

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

1. Sunday--Steak, Salad, leftover Corn Casserole

2. Monday--Fish, Cabbage

3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala, leftover Veggies, Mashed Potatoes(optional)

4. Wednesday--Poultry Pot Pies, Salad

5. Thursday--Scallops, Leftover Green Beans

6. Friday--Leftovers

7. Saturday--Leftovers(if no leftovers, we'll think up something else)

And here's what actually happened....

1. Sunday--Steak, Salad, leftover Corn Casserole

2. Monday--Mushroom Parmesan, Asparagus

3. Tuesday--Cheeseburger(bun optional), Sweet Potato Fries

4. Wednesday--Fish(Salmon or Trout), Green Beans

5. Thursday--Chicken Marsala, Saute Cabbage

6. Friday--Big Lunch out(no dinner)

7. Saturday--Leftover Cheeseburgers, Leftover Veggies(Asparagus and  Sweet Potato)

Most everything happened(except the pot pies and the scallops)but not necessarily when planned.

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

*  Salmon

*  Steak

*  Trout

*  Ground Beef

*  Chicken Breast

Last week we spent $91.06 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 40.17%. Spending for the month is $301.38 and the savings rate is 49.66% for March before rebate monies are added in.

Rebates earned in March-

$84.08 on Ibotta

$19.75 on Checkout51

$3.99 on Aisle and Misc.

$107.82 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $193.56

2,495 Pts. on Fetch

2,133  Pts. on SwagBucks

346 Pts. on My Points

3,554 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 low spend month for groceries at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week...

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

1. Sunday--Beef and Broccoli

2. Monday--Leftover Mushroom Parmesan, Salad

3. Tuesday--Leftover Chicken Marsala, Leftover Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Poultry Pot Pies, Salad

5. Thursday--Scallops, Green Beans

6. Friday--Leftover Beef and Broccoli

7. Saturday--Leftovers(if no leftovers, we'll think up something else)

I won't be cooking much this week as we'll be packing things up in between doctor appointments.  Next week we'll be emptying out the freezer more.

Just trying to eat down what is here when I'm not getting great deals.  I chose my meals by cherry picking the deals and building meals around those items, combined with what is in my freezer.

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

The "Finding New Things to Clear Out" Edition.....

Just when you think you have everything cleared out you find something else to get rid of.
Last weekend after hauling the daughter's stuff down to the living room I opened the door to the basement and spied a basket hanging on the wall of the stairwell.  It use to hold dog supplies.  No dogs anymore so I will post this lot on the local Freecycle board.  I also have a metal dog crate, a dog house and an outdoor chain link metal dog run/kennel to rehome.
And then there are the pol stairs behind the run/kennel out back.
Sigh.
So much to get rid of.......

 

Anyway, onward to the meal planning!

 

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

1.  Spaghetti and meatballs, salad
2.  Ham and bean soup

3.  Fish, potato salad, whatever veggies I can dig out of the freezer
4.  Kielbasa on rolls, grilled onions, Brussels sprouts

5.  Chicken and Confetti pepper fajitas

6.  Leftovers
7.  Maybe get Take-out or BLTs(if I can find some nice tomatoes this week)

And this is what actually happened--

1.  Spaghetti and meatballs, salad
2.  Ham and bean soup(I had broccoli cheese soup)

3.  Fish, potato salad, Brussels sprouts
4.  Kielbasa on rolls, grilled onions(hubs ate leftover pot. salad too, I had some salad)

5.  Chicken and Confetti pepper fajitas

6.  Leftovers
7.  Take-out Chinese

Everything went as planned, more or less.

Last week I made 2 trip to the food stores and spent $37.69 OOP on $69.66 worth of reg. retail groceries. 

I had 0 transactions at Rite-Aid last week.
And that one won't be changing for some time to come. lolz

$209.76 spent of my $300 April food budget, leaving us $90.24 for the last 10 days of the month. 

Leftovers going into this week are--1 slice of quiche, corn, mac and cheese, 2 soups, spaghetti and meatballs and fajitas filling.
 

Here is the plan for this week.........

1.  Hamburgers on rolls, Corn on cob
2.  Leftovers

3.  Meatloaf, Squash & Onions, Macaroni Salad
4.  Ravioli, Salad

5.  Salmon, Macaroni Salad leftovers, Sugar Snap Peas/Corn

6.  Lena's Lemon Chicken w/Zuchinni, rice
7.  Leftovers

2 nights of leftovers and 5 nights of new dishes. 

 

What I need to buy for this menu......squashes, ground beef, coc. (In reality we went to Maine Source on Sunday and bought these already but since meal plan runs Sunday to Saturday this spending goes on this coming week's week.)  I plan on spending about $40 this week(with the ground beef being the bulk of that spending).

 

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