This Week on the Dining Table

The  "Barbecue Pork 2.0" Edition--

You know those "Taco Bake Rings" folks make with crescent roll triangles and taco filling?  Well I had rolls of crescent roll dough and leftover pork barbecue so I made a BBQ Bake Ring last Sunday for dinner.  BBQ, add cheese and voila!
This baby disappeared very quickly!

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned last week--

1. Sunday--Leftovers(leftover Barbecue in Calzones)

2. Monday--Eggplant Parmesan

3. Tuesday--Hubs is cooking hahahaha

4. Wednesday--Ravioli or Pasta(using leftover sauce)

5. Thursday--Breakfast for Dinner
6. Friday--Daughter is cooking
7. Saturday--Marinated Beef Kabobs

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Leftovers BBQ in a Baked Dough Ring

2. Monday--Eggplant Parmesan

3. Tuesday--Ravioli w/Sauce, Green Bean, Garlic Bread(Hubs cooked)

4. Wednesday--Kielbasa on Rolls, Onions, Potato Salad

5. Thursday--Marinated London Broil Sandwiches
6. Friday--Pizza, Salad
7. Saturday--Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies(Daughter cooked)

Last week saw 6 nights of home cooked dinners, 0 nights of leftovers and 1 nights of Take-Out.  The menu changed as the week went on.  the Ka-bobs didn't happen but London Broil did.
Hubs DID cook one night but I have to plan it for him and he can't do anything "complicated" so in the end, it's better if I do the cooking. sigh.
Maybe as time goes on he'll feel my adventurous and want to try something outside his "wheelhouse"(aka pasta). lolz

I made 2 small trips to the Weis Markets and 1 trip to the ShurSave Market, plus Hubs and I spent a little at Walmart and the Bread Outlet.   All totaled all the food spending came to $108.30 OOP.  This brings my July food spending total to $224.42.  There are 14 days left in the month. 

My savings percentages last week was 46.59% which brings the month's percentage to 46%. 

Leftovers going into this week........spaghetti sauce, 1 piece of London Broil, pizza, 1 chicken thigh, rice and stir-fry veggies.  All the 4th of July food is finally gone.

Here is this week's "food plan"....
* Denotes "complicated" meals

1. Sunday--Breakfast for Dinner

2. Monday--Not Sure, something using up the leftovers

3. Tuesday--No clue

4. Wednesday--No clue

5. Thursday--No clue
6. Friday--No clue
7. Saturday--No clue
Anybody see a pattern here? lolz

This week will see ? new meals cooked, ? nights of leftovers and ? night of Take-Out/Eating-Out.

What I need to buy for this menu?  Daughter will be grocery shopping for the next few weeks so it's not in my hands until later.

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

It's the "We are Getting Close" Edition--

This shot is of the new bathroom tile before it was grouted I shared over the weekend on my FB page.
 We are going with a neutral and plain color scheme having lived with the green cacophony for long enough.  I detest the beige/tan route so we went with grey/white.  The floor we initially chose was a plank porcelain tile(the durability of tile in the bathroom but in the shape/form of wooden planking instead of squares)called Brazilian Pecan White Glazed.

Basically it looked like an old weathered wood floor but in grey tones.  It was more expensive(much more!)and had inherent design issues so we went with boring old square tiles.  Boring is GOOD after living through that strident tonal poem of greens which overran our bathroom before. lolz


Onward to the meal planning!

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

1. Sunday--Leftover Lasagna
2. Monday--Sausage Patties on Rolls, Sauted Cabbage
3. Tuesday--Leftovers
4. Wednesday--Fish, Potato Salad(using up old taters), Grilled Asparagus
5. Thursday--Leftovers again?
6. Friday--Italian Torta, Salad
7. Saturday--?

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Leftover Lasagna
2. Monday--Sausage Patties on Rolls, Sauted Cabbage(I just had the Cabbage)
3. Tuesday--Leftovers(I had Stroganoff, Hubs had Thai Chicken and a can of Soup)
4. Wednesday--Fish, Roasted Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus
5. Thursday--Leftover Meatloaf, Grilled Mixed Veggies
6. Friday--Leftover Pecan Chicken and Fish, Leftover Asparagus, Halushki
7. Saturday--Chinese Take-Out

6 meals cooked at home.
2 new meals and 4 nights of leftovers in some form or another and 1 night of Take-Out.

We finished up many leftovers last week.  I took the leftover sauted Cabbage and used it in the Halushki I made on Friday.

As for my grocery spending for March.....some of this was bought the last few days of February but using March monies.
I spent $77.82 at 4 stores/5 shopping trips the last 9 days.  I also went to Rite-Aid 3 times but I didn't spend any money as is the usual.  ;-)

$77.82 spent of the potential $250-$300 March food budget so between $222.18 and $172.18 left to spend with 24 days left in the month.

Leftovers going into this week......Cheese Lasagna(which will get put into the freezer shortly if not eaten up early in this week), Halushki, Roasted Potatoes, Breaded Fish.

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

1. Sunday--Roasted Chicken, Stuffing, Deviled Eggs and Roasted Carrots and Cauliflower
2. Monday--CB's Birthday Meal out
3. Tuesday--Philly Cheese Steaks(I'll have Halushki), leftover Veggies
4. Wednesday--White Chicken Chili, Biscuits, Salad
5. Thursday--Tacos or Taco Salads
6. Friday--Crab Cakes and Shrimp, Coleslaw, Steak Fries or add to leftover Roasted Potatoes(for Hubs and CB)
7. Saturday--Leftovers or Take-out

This week will see 5 new meals cooked and 0-1 meals of leftovers(re-purposed into new dishes or not) and one meal Out.

What I need to buy for this menu? Ground Beef, maybe more lettuce, Provolone Cheese(for the subs), Cauliflower and more Cabbage.  Luckily with St. Patrick's Day nearby cabbage is cheap this week.  I got the Cauliflower on Sunday already and the Ground Beef on Friday(Weis Friday only Special)so all I need for this week's meal is the Cheese.

Of course I'll put a caveat on this week's menu as it may change, depending on what College Boy feels like having and if he is going to be around at dinnertime.  Both of those factors will affect what I actually make and serve.

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

The "Lot of Snow and More of the Same on the Way" Edition ........

 

 

This is a shot of my back deck this morning.   It warmed up and rained last night/late yesterday so we did some shoveling.
And then the rain started freezing and came down as sleet and the temperature dropped so we have a nice layer of ice over everything.  And more snow is coming later today/tonight.
Can I move out of here already??


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

1.  Pizza(frozen that I doctored up), Salad
2.  Leftovers Fiesta lolz

3.  Lobster Ravioli, Salad

4.  Bean and Ham Soup, Brussels Sprouts
5.  Kielbasa on rolls, Green Beans

6.  Leftovers
7.  Leftovers
 

And this is what actually happened--

1.  Pizza(frozen that I doctored up), Salad
2.  Leftovers(I had Chicken & Dumplings)
3.  Leftovers(I had Chicken/Mushroom Risotto, Salad)

4.  Salmon, Potato Salad, Brussels Sprouts
5.  Kielbasa on roll,(I had leftover beans too, hubs had potato  salad)

6.  Lobster Ravioli, Brussels Sprouts
7.  Leftovers(I had a Roast Beef Sandwich, Salad)

Most of the plan happened except for the bean soup.
Poor bean soup. 8-)


Last week I made ZERO trips to grocery stores and spent ZERO OOP.  I did however go to Rite-Aid on Friday and spend .20¢ OOP on $9.58 worth of toothpaste.

My spending for February so far on food/toiletries is $.20 for $9.58 worth of food/toiletries.
I have $249.80 left in my Feb. budget and 19 days to go.

Leftovers going into this week are lasagna, risotto w/chicken and extra alfredo type sauce from when I made the ravioli but that will put into the freezer for later.

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

1.  Spaghetti w/meatballs & homemade sauce, Green Beans
2.  Pork chops, Potato Salad(leftover), Carrots

3.  Garlic Ginger Shrimp w/Stir-fry veggies, (rice for Hubs)

4.  Ham & Bean Soup, Salad
5.  Chicken Marsala, Asparagus, (noodles for Hubs)

6.  Leftovers
7.  Leftovers

 

I can almost do this plan without buying anything this week. I do need some veggies for the stir-fry and the asparagus so spending will happen but it won't be much.

The ads this week are again lackluster. Plus the weather forecast is iffy too.  I have to go out at some point this week but it won't be for long, so another week being housebound.

At the end of this week we will have lots of leftovers since all the new meals except for the pork chop meal will generate extras.  Between what we are going into the week with in leftovers and the new leftovers next week's menu will mean very little actual cooking for me.
I'll take it! ;-)
 

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