This Week on the Dining Table

The "Romaine" Edition.........

I LOL over these two memes over the weekend.  I just had to share! 8-)))

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Apricot glazed Pork Chops, Hawaiian rolls, 2 kinds of tossed Salads, homemade mac and cheese

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chicken Enchiladas, Rice, Beans

4. Wednesday--Leftovers

5. Thursday--Turkey, Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Lula rolls, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Cranberry "glop", Pie

6. Friday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself
7. Saturday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Apricot glazed Pork Chops, Hawaiian rolls, 2 kinds of tossed Salads, homemade mac and cheese

2. Monday--Leftovers

3. Tuesday--Chicken Enchiladas, Beans

4. Wednesday--Leftovers

5. Thursday--Turkey, Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Lula rolls, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Cranberry "glop", Pie

6. Friday--Frozen Pizza
7. Saturday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself

Last week saw 4 nights of home cooked dinners, 3 nights of leftovers/fend for yourself, 0 nights of Eating Out.  3 nights of home cooked really since Friday was frozen pizzas.
A boring "everything cooked as planned" type of week mostly.  Boring can be a good thing.  ;-)

 A flurry of grocery shopping at Giant(mostly for freebies, spent $22.56)and THREE shops at Weis($47.18, 43.60 and $48.77)brought the weekly food spending to $162.11 and brought the November monthly total to $482.94 so far.
The budget has been busted.....wah wah........

I have 4 days left in my shopping month for November.

My savings percentage last week was 59.55%(without Rite-Aid trips)and November's monthly savings total comes to 59.10%(w/out R-A)so far.  Last week's great deals gave my savings rate a hefty boost for the month. 8-)

Leftovers going into this week.....a little turkey, a lot of stuffing, rolls, a bit of carrots, mac and cheese, hawaiian rolls, a couple of halves of sweet potatoes.
Not much left so it's time to start up the cooking again. sigh

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

1. Sunday--Leftovers or Fend for Yourself

2. Monday--Hoagies

3. Tuesday--Seafood Buffet

4. Wednesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs

5. Thursday--Chicken Tenders, Taters, Veggie TBD

6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Breakfast for Dinner(tentatively)

This week will see 4 new meals cooked, 2 nights of leftovers/FFY, 1 night of Take-Out/Eating Out.  A local sub shop has a deal on hoagies today so we'll go with that and ease back into cooking mode slowly this week.  I cooked up some meatballs on Sunday so Hubs can handle dinner that night as well.

What needs buying for this menu?  I'd like to have some salad greens if I can find any w/the romaine scare.

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  

Still Waiting on the Giveaway Winners......

Still waiting for Janet and Angie to claim their prizes.
Come on gals.....what are ya waiting for?!? lolz

Sluggy

And the Winners Are.....

There were 23 valid entries for Giveaway #1.

The winning entry picked is.......

Janet

JanetNovember 23, 2018 at 8:01 PM

I'm thankful for my sister, my only sibling..She and I are fixin to go out on the 3rd annual Miller Girls Mexican vacation. She is smart as a whip and generous to a fault. I LOVE her

Congratulations Janet!!

Please email me with your full name and mailing address and I'll get your box of goodies out to you asap.

There were 24 valid entries for Giveaway #2.

The winning entry picked is.......

Angie

AngieNovember 14, 2018 at 4:47 PM

So very thankful for family. This year we added a grandson to that mix!

Congratulations Angie!!

Please email me with your full name and mailing address and I'll get your box of goodies out to you asap.

Both winners have 48 hours from when this post goes live to contact me or I'll have to draw another winner.

Thanks to all you dear readers who played this month.  I love spreading the Rite-Aid joy around to y'all. lolz

I'll be opening up the December Giveaway the first week of that month so look for it to pop up in the next 10 days or so. 8-)))

Have a good weekend everybody!

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....the November 23rd Edition

**Today is the last day to enter the 2 Giveaways!  Don't forget to enter. **


Here's this week's look around Chez Sluggy to see what frugal wins we had this week.........


* I turned a fail into a win...

Dollar General had certain gift cards last week on special, including Taco Bell.
$5 off when you bought $25 worth and $10 off when you bought $50 worth.
I bought $100 worth but they didn't ring up $20 off.
With a little patience waiting for the manager to make this right(which he did by  handing me $20 cash)I got my deal.

I promptly took this $20 to the bank to put into our checking account, so I can apply it toward the credit card bill when it comes in next month.  Keeping it and spending it on something else would negate the "deal" I got.
I hope the 20% off select gift cards for BF at Dollar General actually work now.

* I found money!

I found a penny(no photo)this week but for the live of me I can't recall where I found it. ;-)
I also found a dime while waiting at the Burger King drive-thru.  I spied a dime next to the building so while we waited I unbuckled, got out of the car and picked it up. I may have done a small happy dance and waved that dime to the cars behind me before getting back into my car......8-))

Then on Thursday when I ran up to Rite-Aid after getting the turkey into the oven and the rolls were rising I went in to get some freebies and such.  I saw this change sitting in the parking lot behind my car.......

.21¢ came home with me too.  Even though this change was encrusted in rock sale it will still spend just as good as clean change. 8-))

.32¢ in one week.  8-)))

*  I turned another fail into a win........
Keebler crackers were $1.87 a box this past week at Weis.  I cashed in Kellogg's points to get 3 x $1/1 Keebler cracker Qs.(I paid .87¢ a box and then got 3 x .75¢ cash rebates on them at Ibotta so they were .12¢ a box in the end.)  The last link they sent me for the Qs didn't print so I contacted their chat CS.
They refunded 1 Qs worth of points so I could rebuy that Q and also sent me an email with recipes, tips and a link to a $1.25/1 Keebler/Kellogg's/Etc. item that I could print twice.

* I got lots of good food deals this past week..........

 Free items like butter, eggs, potatoes, pumkin and stuffing at Giant

Cheap foods, plus 2 lasagnas(1 free, 1 for .99¢), a cheap Butterball turkey, turkey breast and smoked ham shank.

* I got the Weis Friday Freebie last week.....

A photo of nothing because we ate it before I got around to taking a picture. lolz
It was a loaf of frozen garlic bread.

* I received a rebate in the mail this past week..............

The Alka Seltzer full price rebate on the new Power Max capsules or something like that.
This was even better because the rebate was on the price you paid(after using a coupon)but my cashier had forgotten to put my Q through before she hit the total button on my transaction, so I paid $7.99(instead of $4.99 with the Q)and then she did a "post coupon" and gave me $3 in cash for the Q she forgot.  This meant my receipt showed I paid $7.99 instead of $4.99 so my actual rebate received was better than FREE! woohoo

* My eldest son and his GF came here for a visit for a couple of days last weekend........

We took them to a craft brewery in town nearby but we didn't eat there(other than a few pretzels).  I cooked a nice meal afterwards at home.  We hit up Giant in that town since we were there and found 2 of the freebies too.

So what frugal wins did you have this week?

Sluggy

Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

***Today is the last day to enter both November Giveaways.  Use the links on the sidebar, thanks!***

I went back through my photo files this morning to find some turkey shots.............

This was from a visit to Fry Brothers Turkey Ranch where we stopped for lunch after picking up Ex-College Boy from school a couple of years back.

And I found this shot...........

From Thanksgiving 2014....we got 8 inches for Turkey Day that year.  Even so the almost foot we got a week BEFORE Thanksgiving last week is still lingering this morning.

I've got the turkey in the oven, the roll dough is rising and I am about to head out the door to(where else?)Rite-Aid to get my freebies.....well maybe not the ear buds because I still have a few pairs of those from previous years.

I hope everyone has a peaceful day.  If you have to be around aggravating just have a drink like me and chill.  ;-)

I'll close with this bit I posted back in 2016........

"Before you dig into your "unzip the pants meal" today, take a moment to acknowledge everything in your world that you have been blessed with, whatever that may be.

Myself I'll be thankful for---
* my level of health given my medical issues and for the resources and medical folks who keep me going.
* my awesome kids though one is far from home today.
* my spouse who puts up with me and loves me.
* that we live below our means which means we can be a financial blessing to ourselves, our family, our friends and our country.
* this blogging platform and all you dear readers out there that has enriched my life.

Now make sure you hug everybody you see today(that's where that drink comes in handy lolz(......
Ok, maybe not that creepy guy in line at the grocery store if you have to run out for emergency supplies this morning. ;-)"

Sluggy