This Week on the Dining Table

The "Well That's Interesting" Edition--

Spotted earlier this month on a grocery store shelf-a "throwback receipt" of Beefaroni.  Priced almost doubled as the regular Beefaroni.  Checking the ingredient list the only difference I spotted was no HFCS in the throwback receipt one.  Would you pay double to buy the one without HFCS?  Would you even buy this item? lolz  (I confess that I will buy/eat Beefaroni on occasion as it reminds me of my early childhood and comforts me.)

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Cheese Lasagna

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chicken Strips, Sweet Potato Fries, Veggie TBD

4. Wednesday--Beef Stew, Biscuits

5. Thursday--Rigatoni, Meat Sauce, Salad(Hubs will cook this)

6. Friday--Chicken and Chilies Enchiladas, Beans, Rice
7. Saturday--FFY(Fend for Yourself)

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Cheese Lasagna

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chicken Strips, Sweet Potato Fries, Veggie TBD

4. Wednesday--Chicken Parm, Salad, Garlic Bread

5. Thursday--Beef and Veggie Stew, Biscuits

6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Rigatoni, Meat Sauce, leftover Collards

Last week saw 5 nights of home cooked dinners, 2 nights of leftovers/fend for yourself, 0 nights of Eating Out.  
I had breaded chicken cutlets in the fridge that needed using so those happened instead of Chicken Enchiladas.  Everything else happened but not in the order/on the day planned.  No salad with the Rigatoni because we had leftover Collards to finish up.

1 small trip to Weis, 2 items at Dollar Tree and a trip to Ollie's on vacation brought the weekly food spending to $44.92 and brought the monthly total to $198.53.
I am pleased as punch I've kept the food shopping so low so far this month....about half of my usual spending so far.  8-)
I have 2 days left in my shopping month for October.

My savings percentage last week was 71.92%(without Rite-Aid trips)and October's monthly savings total comes to 56.71%(w/out R-A)so far.

Leftovers going into this week......lasagna, beef stew, rigatoni w/meat sauce.  Not much leftover.

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

1. Sunday--Leftovers

2. Monday--Chicken Fajitas

3. Tuesday--Leftovers or FFY

4. Wednesday--Potato crusted Cod, Cole Slaw, Veggie TBD

5. Thursday--Chicken and Chile Enchiladas

6. Friday--Beef Goulash, Rice, Spinach Souffle
7. Saturday--FFY(Fend for Yourself)

If I go to Price Chopper this week the meal plan may change since I plan to buy a rotisserie chicken there(it's one of the deals)so there may be more chicken meals this week.

This week will see 4 new meals cooked, 3 night of leftovers/FFY, 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out. 

What needs buying for this menu?  Chicken, mushrooms, sour cream.  I plan on hitting a couple stores before Wednesday too which will raise my October food spending but aren't things we need for this menu.

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  

I'm Still Here!

But I am barely hanging on at the moment.
Go me! lolz

Since taking half of October off I am pedaling as fast as I can(which doesn't seem to be very fast actually lolz), trying to catch up on little stuff like paying bills, financial paperwork, cleaning the house, planning and implementing meals, getting Chester to the vet, changing out the wardrobe, changing out room curtains, etc.
You know..little stuff like that. ;-)

I'm currently working on packing up the Giveaway boxes to ship off on Monday, then I'll be cleaning up the dining room(packing central), going through giveaway prizes that are left, packing up a food bank donation and a Sallie's donation.
I haven't done any genealogy is a good month or other fun stuff and I don't have any blog posts written up other than the Monday Menu one and now it's almost November so I need to write up my Food Shopping and Income/Spending Report for October now too. eek!
And I have tons of photos from the trips to go through(plus last Summers trip which I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN TOO).  *sigh*

So I am slowwwwwlyy getting things done here and getting back to normal.

While I get back up to speed why don't y'all tell me(and each other)about what's going on in your lives.

Sluggy

Are You Out There Sue??

Ok, I have heard from two of the three current giveaway winners.  So if you are out there SUE, please email me asap and provide your full name/mailing address plus the list of goodies you want in your box.

Here's your winning comment again.......

SueOctober 16, 2018 at 6:10 PM

In THEORY I like the cooler weather, but since we are still in the 80's....the gingerbread truffle bag is calling my name - ANYTHING with gingerbread calls my name!!!!

You have until midnight Eastern Time today, Oct. 27th, to contact me at arcure@ptdprolog.net.
Otherwise I have to draw another winner.

Back to regular blogging once I hear from Sue.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday......the October 26th Edition

Here's the frugal stuff I did this past week........

*  We had a short vacation down in NC at the beach with my brother and his wife.  We rented an oceanfront suite of rooms in the OBX. 

The location couldn't have been better and we got a deal going in the off season(though it was still warm)and we split the cost of the lodging as well as shared a car down to NC(used our car, brother paid for the gas).

*  I found money!

A dime at the bbq place in VA we had lunch at and a nickel at a Dollar Tree in NC, both happened last Friday.

*  My sister in-law wanted to stop at thrift/consignment stores on the way back from the beach so I was forced to go look at stuff. lol
I did find 2 things to buy and spent $2 whole dollars on two potential birthday/Xmas gifts.  Sorry no photos of that stuff in case someone is snooping on my blog. lolz
 Next month I get to drag out my gift box and see what I still need to buy for Xmas gifting.

*  No Weis freebie last week as we were not here but I did find all this for 50% or 75% off......

*  My best Weis deals were these......

The pasta was .89¢ per box this past week and I used a store .50¢/2 Q so .64¢ per box.
The YQ yogurt was reg. price of $1.49(for 1 little cup!!)but I had a .30¢/1 IPQ that doubled to .60¢ off and a $1/1 store Q that came off and then a digital .30¢/1 attached to my card which doubled to .60¢ off came off as well so I "made" .71¢ buying this yogurt(the overage went toward everything else in my order that I bought that wasn't free.  ;-) ).

I also bought a pound bag of shelled walnuts for Holiday baking.  This was $5.99, a full $4 off the reg. price.

*  On the way back from the beach in NC when we all stopped for lunch Hubs and I shared a plate of bbq..........

Beef brisket, burnt ends, cole slaw, hush puppies and sweet potato casserole.  1/2 a plate was plenty to eat for each of us(especially those burnt ends!!!).

*  We stopped to see our elder son on the way home since it was right along the way.  We took him out to lunch and I used a gift card I'd had for ages hanging around which covered the whole meal and tip.

*  I thought my camera battery had died which would mean spending $$ to buy a new one.
But I figured out it wasn't the battery but the battery charger that bit the dust.  I tried my extra battery charger and it worked!  So glad I thought to try the second charger before I went and bought a new battery that I didn't need.

*  Since getting home last Saturday we've done a lot of sticking close to home, doing chores and relaxing and not going out or spending money(I did go to Rite-Aid but I didn't spend actual money there as usual.).  I've cooked all our meals(or we've had leftovers)and no eating out.
Go us! lolz

What frugal wins have you had this past week?

Sluggy

And the Winners Are..........

47 valid comments this time.  I decided to draw 3 winners this month as I have so much stuff to giveaway here right now.  8-)))

So without further ado, Random dotorg and I drew 3 entries a little while ago.........

The First winner is...........
Sue!

SueOctober 16, 2018 at 6:10 PM

In THEORY I like the cooler weather, but since we are still in the 80's....the gingerbread truffle bag is calling my name - ANYTHING with gingerbread calls my name!!!!

The Second winner is.........

Lori R.!

AnonymousOctober 21, 2018 at 4:37 PM

I found all kinds of meat marked down at Winn Dixie this week. My best deal was boneless skinless chicken breasts just shy of 4lbs for $5.17. I love when I find such a variety of meats on markdown.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Lori R

And the Third winner is..........

JoAnn!

JoAnnOctober 16, 2018 at 11:56 AM

The only thing I really like about fall is the lower humidity, football and hockey. :) I see you have my shade of hair color in the last pic, so I have to enter, right?!

ReplyDelete

Congratulations to all three of y'all!

Please email me at arcure@ptdprolog dot net within 48 hours of this post going live to claim your prizes.  If I don't hear from someone I'll draw another name.

I'll need a list(in order of preference)of which items you want to go into your prizes box and your full names and mailing addresses.

Thanks to everyone for entering.  Do y'all think I should have another giveaway for only those who haven't won yet?

Let me know ya or nay.

Sluggy