Weekly Menu - 8-01

This week's menu was a little short, so I am doing the end of this week and the next week together. Chicken pot pie was a no-show this week since I forgot my grocery list when I went to the store...actually I forgot to write down any of the ingredients for it on my list! So, chicken noodle soup took the place of chicken pot pie, and I've added chicken pot pie to this coming week.

Dinners:

Chicken Pot Pie, Salad

Tex-Mex Mix

Chicken Quesadillas

Roast, Veggies

Spiced Chicken Breasts, Tomato Platter, Apricot Barley Casserole

Refried Bean Burritos


There will be many vegetables going along with these meals since I've gotten tomatoes, okra, squash, peas, and green beans from my grandparents. I'm really feeling bored with my recipes, though, so I may have to find the time to search for new and exciting fare! ha ha Maybe all I need is an attitude change. :-) Also, we may be adding another mouth for a few weeks, so that might be interesting...

Walgreens

Once I get back my rebates, I'll have spent $5.10 on everything in the pic.

Weekly Menu - 7/28

I'm only posting dinners for now...

Salmon, Brown- and Wild-Rice Pilaf, Broccoli

Meatloaf, Cabbage, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots

Chicken Pot Pie, Salad

Flavorful Beef Stirfry, Rice, ?

This is Evan's first week to actually be expected to make an appearance for dinner, and we will have company two nights this week. I should have more than four dinner ideas... I really need to get better at planning small, quick meals for weekends; I am very bad at that.

This week's (late) menu

Breakfasts and lunches are pretty much the same as last week...

Dinners

Manicotti, Green Beans, Carrots

Pizza, Salad

Vegetable Beef Soup, Corn Bread, Cheese

Cheesy Chicken Florentine, Green Beans (two green foods, not recommended, but I was rushed - ha)
Poppyseed Chicken, Corn on the cob, ?? probably spinach

Target and Walmart, again

Hannah and I have been out and about this week, so I've used my opportunities to check out the deals!
Target has Brawny paper towels on sale for $6 (8 rolls). I had a couple of $1/1 coupons, so I wanted to pick up some paper towels. When I got there, I noticed clearance signs in the "value pack" area. I found Bounty paper towels (12 pack) marked down to $5.10, and I had two 0.25/1 coupons...so I got two 12-packs of Bounty for $4.85 each! I thought that was pretty good.
At Walmart, I bought the Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber for $2.59 (after $2.75/1 coupon) and am sending in the "Try Me Free" rebate...so I'll get $4.90 back! I also found a couple of Venus razors on clearance for $2, and I had two $2/1 coupons, so I got those free (well, except for tax). ha I grabbed a couple of bags of Cheerios snack mix on clearance ($1 each, and I had two 50 cent/1 coupons) which I'll take to Mom's this weekend.
Well, Nathan's awake...gotta run!!

Free Samples in the Mail

I love the little bottle!! I got these in the mail today. I signed up online, and it said the limit was 2 per household, so I got two!!

Blast from the Past

I was checking Facebook this evening and saw that a certain friend had joined a group about GT and the Halo Express. :-) I remember listening to some of those tapes, and I started thinking about all the other tapes we listened to. Antshillvania, Psalty the Singing Songbook, and on and on. I found this site and started listening to clips of the songs I remembered. I still remember those songs, and I have started singing them to Nathan. Just a few weeks ago I started singing "Oh Me, Oh My" to him in the store; now everytime I say "oh my" he says, "Oh me, oh my, butterfly?" ha ha I also loved "Bullfrogs and Butterflies."
Should I also mention that four of those cds will be heading our way shortly??

Today's deals

Total: $2.** I think it was around $2.40, but I somehow lost my receipt!!













Total: $0.17!!!! This was the only thing I bought, so the cashier guy said, "And your total is...wow...17 cents." :-) He was impressed. So was I. I don't think Hannah was, though. I don't know that she cares much for Polska Kielbasa...

Weekly Menu - 7/13

These next two weeks are a bit different because Hubby is in class four nights a week and my cousin is here visiting.

Breakfasts:
Oatmeal and Turkey Sausage (Nourishing Traditions {NT})
Five-grain cereal (yuck, didn't really like)
Blueberry pancakes (buttermilk pancakes from Betty Crocker cookbook, very good)
Raisin muffins (Nourishing Traditions recipe)
Eggs with cheese
*we usually eat fruit with breakfast

Lunches:
Leftovers most days
Turkey/ham sandwich/wrap, fruit

Dinners:
Manicotti, Carrots, Green Beans, Smoothies
Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli
Salmon Salad Sandwiches, Raw Carrots or other veggies
Chicken Enchiladas, Salad, Corn
Tacos, Pineapple jello

Snacks:
Ice pops (our only time for juice)
Cashews (yay for the Planters coupons!)
Savory Nut Mix
Fruit & Cheese

A New Blog!

Yes, a new blog. :-) My other blog has morphed into a "Nathan" blog, so I am creating a blog where I can post about other things...sometimes including Nathan. :-)