Breakfasts:
Cereal
Muffins
Pancakes
Waffles
Lunches:
Sandwiches
Leftovers
PB&J
Dinners:
Cajun Red Beans and Rice
Adam’s Chicken Stir Fry
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
Grandmas Soup and Buttered Tortillas
Asian Pork with Rice and Stir Fry Vegetables
Annie’s Pasta and Meat Sauce
Father’s Day Burgers
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This week I am shopping and menu planning from things I already have in my freezer and pantry. This may surprise some of you. But this is how you work off a stockpile and keep your grocery bills down. This week my grocery stores were not having many good deals on items my husband and I use. Therefore I did not go grocery shopping AT ALL (I did however use my $15.00 stockpile budget, more on this at a later date). My husband is very picky about the types of products he eats and how long it takes to prepare said products. It really limits my menu options but I can still have a variety and please his picky bum.
Alright, now I used to menu plan based on day so I knew what to take out of the freezer when and marinate what and so on and so forth… But now that I currently am a stay at home wife (it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be, believe me) I have much more leeway with what we are cooking for dinner. This has led to us not really staying too much on a schedule it’s more so of what do I want to do for dinner. Now I just create a list of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts: yes in my house it’s a meal). I pick from that list and then cross it off. Then I know what I have left and can choose anything from that list. SO MUCH EASIER!!! Did you read the page on menu planning? I suggest you take a gander at it. I am sure it will help decrease your grocery budget and make dinners much easier.
Breakfasts: (Me only)
Cereal
Waffles
Eggs
Pancakes
Muffins
Lunches (Again.. Just me)
Cold cut sandwiches
Soup
Leftovers
Quesadillas
PB&J
Dinners (ahh.. finally it’s both of us)
Grandma’s Soup with Chicken w/ Refried Beans and Tortillas (Pasta Starts, Chicken, Tomato Sauce, Chicken Stock, Onion)
Chicken Teryaki w/ Vegetables & White Rice
Pork Tenderloin w/ Potatoes and Salad
NY Strip Steaks with Rolls and Green Beans
Annie’s Homemade Pasta & Meat Sauce (sorry, I am not sharing this recipe…)
Red Beans and Rice or Jambalaya (This is the only boxed meal my husband and I will eat)
Desserts: (so we may have multiple sweet teeth)
Double Chocolate Brownies
Butter Cake with Almond Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
Some sort of cookie… My husband will change his mind 100 times before baking them.
Annie's Coupon Adventure 