Walmart - 39.78
Cub Foods - 72.17
Sam's Club - 205.18
Aldi - 197.38
Total on Groceries - 514.52
For the month of March - $128.63 per week
I am over budget so I will need to stretch the meals to last for 5 weeks, which will bring our budget down to 102.91/week to feed our family of 6.
Hopefully, due to finding some meat on sale at Sam's our food budget for April should be less.
MENU FOR MARCH 2010
1 - Peppy Pizza Pasta / Salad
2 - Grilled Chicken Breasts and Broccolli Salad
3 - Hashbrown Soup - Biscuits
4 - Short Cut Chicken Cordon Bleu / Gr Beans (Didn't Make)
5 - White Castle Sliders/ Fries
6 - Meatloaf/Mashed Potatoes/Corn
7 - Split Pea Soup/ Biscuits (Didn't Make)
8 - Spaghetti and Garlic Bread
9 FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES (Roast)/ Steak Fries
10 - Chicken Burritos (Didn't Make)
11 - Cheesy Spirals / Salad (Didn't Make)
12 - French Bread Pizza / (Didn't Make)
13 - Fried Chicken/ Roasted Potatoes/ Corn
14 - Chili (Slowcooker) (Didn't Make)
15 - Chili Dogs/ Chips(after chilli on the weekend)
16 - SAUSAGE RICE CASSEROLE (Ground Sausage)/ Peas
17 - St Patty's Day - Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage / Pistachio Pudding
18 - Pancakes / Sausage/ Eggs
19 - SLOPPY JOES (slow cooker) / Chips and Dip
20 - Roast/Mashed Potaotes/ Corn
21 - Slow Cooked Pork Chops - Quick Seasoned Rice - Green Beans (Crock Low 6-8 Hours)
22 - Swiss Chicken / Mixed Vegetables
23 - Easy Beef Enchiladas & Spanish Rice
25 - Country Ham and Cheese Macaroni Casserole - Carrots
26 - Sandwich Ring/ Chips and Dip
27 - Steak , Broccoli Casserole / Salad
BROCCOLI CASSEROLE
3/4 lb. Velveeta™ cheese, cubed
2 small boxes frozen chopped broccoli
1 cup cooked minute or brown rice
1 onion, chopped
1 stick butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
Saute onions in butter. Cook broccoli as package directs,
drain. Cook rice, combine all ingredients; pour into 9x13 in.
dish. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until brown. Yum! Yum!
28 - Easy Lasagna /Garlic Bread
29 - Easy Chicken and Rice/ Peas
30 - BISCUITS AND GRAVY (Family Fav)/ Scrambled Eggs
31 - Cheese Quesadillas – Spanish Rice
For more Menu Planning inspiration stop by and visit Tina at Mommy's Kitchen or Laura at Organizing Junkie.
Happy Eating!!
February 23rd, already???? Where has the month gone??? I hardly get time to blog anymore beyond my menu. That really is too bad since I love blogging and it is the closest I think I will ever come to scrapbooking or journaling.
The first week of February brought Tommy's Animal Wax Museum at school. It was very cute!! All the kids looked great. What a wonderful school and teacher Tommy has this year.
What a happy monkey my boy he was!!!!
Our taxes are done and we have received our state and federal returns already. The money has all been earmarked for upcoming expenses. We paid our car insurance in full so we could get our discount, saved some money for Christmas, and paid on our loans. I had hoped to have money left to buy a new dresser for Tommy, but will have to save up for that. I spent one Saturday getting all the paper in our home under control. I shredded everything in the file cabinet and got folders set for the new year.
We decided we will be having a garage sale in June. It is time to get rid of much of what is in our garage and things. Maybe next winter we will park in our garage??? I started by working on Tommy's room for one day so far. I removed 1 garbage bag of junk and 2 bins of books. I donated one bin to Tommy's school and will sell the rest in the garage sale. There is still a long ways to go in his room.
As a family we filled bags of food to go to Haiti through the agency Feed My Starving Children. This organization is a local and provides food to 6 countries. It was alot of fun. Tommy, Josh, Amy, Hubby and I all went and donated our time to this worthy cause with other families from Tommy's school.
And to end my month on a high note (sarcasm), after coming home from taking Tommy to the eye Doctor to get his new glasses, I fell on the ice. I hit my head, earned a trip to the ER and now am home recovering from a concussion. So nothing like having the month go out with a bang!! So I am home nursing a headache and very sore body for a few days. I am so very happy that I did not break a hip or anything considering my history of osteoporosis. That is a blessing...
This coming weekend I hope to be feeling well enough to get groceries for the month and work at Church on Sunday for Magnuson Sunday.
I hope you are all having a wonderful month.....................
Blessings!!
22 – (HV 4/ MPTP) – Spaghetti/Sausage and Garlic Bread
23 – (HV 2:30) - French Toast and Bacon
24 - Pizza Biscuit Bake
25 – (BookGroup) –
Easy Chicken & Rice Casserole
Chicken breasts
1 cup rice
1 can your choice cream of … soup
1 packet Italian seasoning mix
2 cups boiling water
Salt & pepper, or your favorite seasonings
Mix soup, rice and Italian Seasoning with 2 cups boiling water.
Pour into a 9 x 13 baking pan, place Chicken on top and sprnkle with paprika.
Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Put in oven at 350.
26 – (Karen’s Retirement) - Tacos
Tacos For A Crowd (crockpot)
2-1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans (10 oz) stewed tomatoes
2-3 cans (8 oz) tomato sauce
2 pkgs. taco mix
Salt and pepper to taste
3 dozen taco shells
Brown meat, drain and add onion. Combine stewed tomatoes, tomato
sauce, taco mix and salt and pepper in a crockpot. Add meat
mixture. Cook on high for 1-1/2 hours continue cooking for 2 hours
on medium or the low setting. Serve with shredded lettuce, diced
tomatoes, onions, olives, cheese and sour cream on browned shells
27 – (SAT) - Baked Ziti
28 – (SUN) - Rotisserie Chicken - Rice – Corn
For more Menu Planning inspiration stop by and visit Tina at Mommy's Kitchen or Laura at Organizing Junkie.
Happy Eating!!
The Murderer's Daughters - Randy Susan MeyersHappy Reading!!
It is that time again!!! Time to make your week go better with a little planning. Menu planning is a time and money saver. I am frequently asked how I spend so little on groceries. I only buy what I know I will be using that month. And yes, I only get groceries once a month. This has decreased my spending even more as I am in the store less often to splurge on treats! And remember, always shop with a list!
Each week I put away $100 of our money to save towards grocery shopping at the end of the month. It works wonderfully and I usually have money left to spare after buying everything on my list.
Last week, I made many meals that I have made before. I had one new thing on the list, but didn't end up making it! Favorite meals of the week included, Chicken Risotto, Baked Ravioli and Chilli and chilli Dogs. I always make chilli and save enough to have chilli dogs later in the week. YUMMY!!!
We have plenty of leftovers from this week so today I will not be making what in planned and will be have "Old Coyan Buffet" for supper. This is where we make a buffet with all our leftovers. For some reason when I call it "old Coyan Buffet", everyone is excited about it.
Have a great week!!!! Remember a little planning will go a long way.
15 – (HOLIDAY) - OLD COYAN BUFFET
16 - Easy Beef Enchiladas & Spanish Rice
17 – (3:30 HV) - Pork Chops and Rice (Didn't make carry over)
18 – (sorting) - Seafood Alfredo/ Garlic Bread
19 - French Bread Pizza
20 –(SAT) - Crockpot Angel Chicken over Noodles - Crock 4-5
21- (SUN) - Pioneer Woman Chicken Strips, Mac N Cheese (box), Fruit
For more Menu Planning inspiration stop by and visit Tina at Mommy's Kitchen or Laura at Organizing Junkie.
Happy Eating!!
I am off to see what others have checkout from their library this week and fill up my TBR list!
Interesting Titles from other Library Loot Participants:
1. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson (Mug Of Moxie)
Happy Monday!!! Time to get ready for the upcoming week and plan my meals. Last week, we had many family favorites, but tried the Baked Tilapi, which was a hit. It was not as loved by the family as my Pecan Crusted Salmon, but still worth making again.
My menus will have more casseroles and crock pot items as I am working extra hours. I find it helpful to make up the casseroles either the night before or that morning and put it in the fridge. I than can call home and have one of the kids or hubby put in the oven while I am driving home. Makes things go a bit more smoothly. I just have to make sure I remember to prepare it all the night before. It has happened enough times that I have forgotten. But when I *do remember it is very helpful!
Wishing you a wonderful week!!
8 – Monday (working Late) - Chicken Risotto / Vegetable
9 – (working Late) –
Duggar Family Tater Tot Dish
1 lb ground turkey cooked, seasoned, drained
2lb bags tater tots
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can evaporated milk
1 can cream of chicken
Brown meat & place in large cass. dish.
Cover with tater tots. Mix soup & milk together.
Pour over top. Bake at 350 for 1 Hour.
(One of Daddy’s Favorites!) Makes 1- 9”X13” pans
Add Mixed Veggies to meat before doing rest of recipe
10 – (4:00 HV) - Slow Cooker Chili
11 – (sorting/board Meeting) – Baked Ravioli/Garlic Bread
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 (28 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce, any flavor
24 pieces frozen Four Cheese Ravioli
1/2 cup grated Romano or Parmesan* cheese
2 cups meatballs, chopped (from freezer)
5 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
sautéed peppers and onions, thawed (from freezer or see notes above.)
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spread olive oil in an 8"x10" baking pan and spread about 5 oz. of the spaghetti sauce around. Layer with 1/2 of the ravioli, 1/2 of the Romano or Parmesan Cheese, 1/2 of the meatballs and peppers and onions, and 2 oz. of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers, saving 1 oz. of mozzarella cheese for the top. Tent the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes
12 - Chili Dogs (for Chilli dogs??)
13 - Easy Dump and Go Chicken - Crock 4-6 Hrs (Didn't Make)
14 – Steak (Marinade), Baked Potato, Salad and Vegggie (Valentine's Cake??)
For more Menu Planning inspiration stop by and visit Tina at Mommy's Kitchen or Laura at Organizing Junkie.
Happy Eating!!
Tommy's 2nd grade class put on a wonderful wax museum the other day. It was a great idea. His teacher this year is very creative! We just love her!
The first video is Tommy practicing his Monkey report in his costume. I have had fun making the different costumes he has needed this year for class. It has been years since I have pulled out my sewing machine, to do anything more than mend.
2nd Grade Class Singing - The Lion Sleeps Tonight!
I am heading to bed early tonight!! have a great night, my friends!!
Good Night!
For years, I have enjoyed the website, I'm An Organizing Junkie! This is the site that also hosts Menu Plan Monday each week. I decided to join February's Org Junkie's 28 Day Organizing Challenge. I have two areas of my house that are the thorns in my side. One being our garage! When we added the 5th bedroom we moved everything that was stored in our basement into the garage. IT IS FULL! I am waiting for it to warm up a bit before I start on the garage. I think I will actually have a garage sale this summer.
For right now, my youngest son's room drives me NUTS! He has the smallest room and the most stuff! I know you have seen these type of photos of his room before. It seems I clean it up and it looks like this again in a matter of weeks. Obviously, he simply has WAY too much stuff in here. I need to seriously decrease the stuff in his room.
I am going to particpate in the whole room category of the challenge and once again try to conquer the little man's room. I don't even want to go in there and paint on the mural as I hate the mess. Hopefully, I will also complete the mural by the end of the month. This is my focus on February. It is good to have a focus, but sometimes that makes the rest of my house just fall apart. I tend to get a bit too focued!!
Tommy's Room BEFORE:
The shelving unit that is suppose to hold all his toys!
The closet which is filled top to bottom with toys.
Yes, this is what my son calls cleaning his room!
His Dresser - this is looking really good!
The drawers are usually all open.
This dresser is too small for his needs
and falling apart. I plan on going to
Ikea and buying a new one this month!
Thank you, tax return!
The bed and the unfinished mural that
really needs some attention.
As you can see, I have my work cut out for me!! Wish me luck in keeping it all together during this month! Do you have a secret mess to conquer??? Hop on over to Laura's site and participate in this wonderful challenge.
I always struggle with organizing small children's rooms. I am looking for suggestions and tips, so please share!
Happy Organizing!!
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