I didn't have cable or internet for most of yesterday.....turns out the cable company didn't even know about the outage in my area.....so I couldn't post this today.
Monday
Tuna Noodle Casserole $9.20 (with leftovers for both of our lunches for the next few days)
2 can Tuna $2.00
2C Cheddar Cheese (Shredded) $1.97
2 cans Cr. of Celery Soup $1.90 (wish I could have gotten a better buy on this)
Peas $.17 (I used a whole 12 oz bag of Bird's Eye Steamfresh that I got a super good deal on)
1 Stick butter $.50
Bread Crumbs $.40
Potato Chips (crushed) $.40
2C cooked Egg Noodles $.66
Combine the tuna, cheese, soup, peas and noodles. Put into greased casserole dish. Mix melted butter and bread crumbs and sprinkle on top. Top with crushed chips. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes.
Salad $.45
Dinner Rolls $.75
This was a really good, really easy meal. Even my 2-year old and my 1-year old ate some. This is actually the double recipe, and I would have done better just doing a single. Also, I didn't need the dinner rolls, because I was the only one who ate any. My cost could have only been $4.23. Oh well, you live and learn.
Tuesday
Honey Mustard Cornflake Chicken $4.00
2 Baked Potatoes w/ butter and sour cream $.60
Rice (for my husband) $0
Veggies $.17
Salad $.44
Honey Mustard Cornflake Chicken
Dip chicken pieces into honey mustard dressing and then into crushed corn flakes. Bake.
Wednesday
Leftovers
Thursday
Chicken Corn Chowder Click for the recipe
Friday
Leftovers
Showing posts with label My Menu Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Menu Monday. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
My Menu Monday
Monday
Leftover Lasagna (from Sunday)
Tuesday
Cheese Ravioli and Chicken in Vodka Sauce
Salad
Texas Toast
Wednesday
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Thursday
leftovers
Friday
whatever I can scrounge up -- my husband will be out of town for the weekend.
Saturday
See Friday
I have been trying to make these two meals for the past 2 weeks I think. Things just keep coming up and I haven't been able to cook -- surprise birthday parties, friends bringing dinner over, free thai food, etc. We haven't been going out to eat on the night's these meals are planned, so it's not adversely affecting my budget. And that's good news!
Leftover Lasagna (from Sunday)
Tuesday
Cheese Ravioli and Chicken in Vodka Sauce
Salad
Texas Toast
Wednesday
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Thursday
leftovers
Friday
whatever I can scrounge up -- my husband will be out of town for the weekend.
Saturday
See Friday
I have been trying to make these two meals for the past 2 weeks I think. Things just keep coming up and I haven't been able to cook -- surprise birthday parties, friends bringing dinner over, free thai food, etc. We haven't been going out to eat on the night's these meals are planned, so it's not adversely affecting my budget. And that's good news!
Monday, March 23, 2009
My Menu Monday
Update:
**It's official! Since this post this morning, my menu plans for the week have changed. My husband called from work this afternoon to tell him that the awesome people at the Thai restaurant in town brought him free Thai food. Voila! Dinner is served. All I did was make some rice. And since our week is always a bit crazy, that throws off dinner all week. I have to laugh because some of these meals are meals I've been trying to make for 3 weeks....I've have the ingredients for them for that long.
So scratch my Monday menu -- I'll try it again maybe Thursday -- it depends on how much Italian Chicken is leftover from Wednesday.
So I'm not complaining about this change. Afterall, who would complain about free food???**
My menu for the week is on hold a bit. I went shopping on Saturday, something I never do. But I had the time and knew it would save me time in the long run. I had plans for some good meals this week.
Monday
Homemade Cheese Ravioli with Chicken in Vodka Sauce
Garlic Bread
Tuesday
It's my birthday so we're going out. I have a coupon for a free meal when you purchase a meal, and we have a gift card.
Wednesday
Italian Chicken (which I didn't get to make last week)
Chicken Pieces - boneless skinless chicken breasts or any chicken pieces
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Melted Butter
Salt/Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Potatoes
Preheat oven to 350. Arrange chicken pieces in bottom of greased baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and melted butter. Salt and pepper. Finish with Italian Seasoning.
For potatoes, cut into wedges. Place in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, melted butter. Add salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir and place potatoes around chicken pieces. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 45 minutes.
Thursday
Leftovers
Friday
Dinner at a friends
Saturday
???
Sunday
Lasagna -- which my husband is making.
Salad
Garlic Bread
However, I may not follow this menu since my husband and my mom surprised me with a birthday party last night! We have lots of food leftover and I don't want to waste it so I think some meals will have to get pushed back.
**It's official! Since this post this morning, my menu plans for the week have changed. My husband called from work this afternoon to tell him that the awesome people at the Thai restaurant in town brought him free Thai food. Voila! Dinner is served. All I did was make some rice. And since our week is always a bit crazy, that throws off dinner all week. I have to laugh because some of these meals are meals I've been trying to make for 3 weeks....I've have the ingredients for them for that long.
So scratch my Monday menu -- I'll try it again maybe Thursday -- it depends on how much Italian Chicken is leftover from Wednesday.
So I'm not complaining about this change. Afterall, who would complain about free food???**
My menu for the week is on hold a bit. I went shopping on Saturday, something I never do. But I had the time and knew it would save me time in the long run. I had plans for some good meals this week.
Monday
Homemade Cheese Ravioli with Chicken in Vodka Sauce
Garlic Bread
Tuesday
It's my birthday so we're going out. I have a coupon for a free meal when you purchase a meal, and we have a gift card.
Wednesday
Italian Chicken (which I didn't get to make last week)
Chicken Pieces - boneless skinless chicken breasts or any chicken pieces
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Melted Butter
Salt/Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Potatoes
Preheat oven to 350. Arrange chicken pieces in bottom of greased baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and melted butter. Salt and pepper. Finish with Italian Seasoning.
For potatoes, cut into wedges. Place in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, melted butter. Add salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir and place potatoes around chicken pieces. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 45 minutes.
Thursday
Leftovers
Friday
Dinner at a friends
Saturday
???
Sunday
Lasagna -- which my husband is making.
Salad
Garlic Bread
However, I may not follow this menu since my husband and my mom surprised me with a birthday party last night! We have lots of food leftover and I don't want to waste it so I think some meals will have to get pushed back.
Monday, March 16, 2009
My Menu Monday
Once again, this is a crazy week for us. I was going to say that it's another abnormal week for us, but seeing that this is week number 3 of this, I'm beginning to wonder if this is the new normal? With that in mind, here's my menu for the week.
I'll have to update the costs later, since I need to buy the meat for most of these meals still.
Monday
Chicken Tetrazzini click here for the recipe for this super easy, really yummy dinner!
Salad
Dinner Rolls
Tuesday
leftover Chicken Tetrazzini
Wednesday
Italian Chicken
Korean Rice
this is a super easy meal. It's just whatever pieces of chicken you want to use (I use dark meat b/c that's what my husband prefers). Spray your pan with cooking spray, lay down the pieces of chicken. Drizzle with EVOO and melted butter, add salt, pepper and Italian Seasoning. Cut up potatoes (into quarters or eights, not cubed) and toss with EVOO and Italian Seasoning. Lay potato pieces around the chicken. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake another 45 minutes, or until chicken in fully cooked.
This week, I am forgoing the potatoes and will make some Korean rice instead, which will further cut my costs since we don't have to pay for our rice.
Thursday
Pizza -- I am having friends over and they are picking up a pizza.
Friday
To Be Determined
We're having dinner with friends, and I'm not sure yet what they want me to bring.
Saturday
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Sunday
Leftover Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Once again, breakfasts are cereal, eggs, pancakes or waffles, all things I have on hand. Lunches are PB&J, cheese balls and yogurt for the kids and maybe even for me too! I need to vary lunch for my daughter, but my son is a creature of habit....he things that PB&J is the only lunch food. :-)
I'll have to update the costs later, since I need to buy the meat for most of these meals still.
Monday
Chicken Tetrazzini click here for the recipe for this super easy, really yummy dinner!
Salad
Dinner Rolls
Tuesday
leftover Chicken Tetrazzini
Wednesday
Italian Chicken
Korean Rice
this is a super easy meal. It's just whatever pieces of chicken you want to use (I use dark meat b/c that's what my husband prefers). Spray your pan with cooking spray, lay down the pieces of chicken. Drizzle with EVOO and melted butter, add salt, pepper and Italian Seasoning. Cut up potatoes (into quarters or eights, not cubed) and toss with EVOO and Italian Seasoning. Lay potato pieces around the chicken. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake another 45 minutes, or until chicken in fully cooked.
This week, I am forgoing the potatoes and will make some Korean rice instead, which will further cut my costs since we don't have to pay for our rice.
Thursday
Pizza -- I am having friends over and they are picking up a pizza.
Friday
To Be Determined
We're having dinner with friends, and I'm not sure yet what they want me to bring.
Saturday
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Sunday
Leftover Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Once again, breakfasts are cereal, eggs, pancakes or waffles, all things I have on hand. Lunches are PB&J, cheese balls and yogurt for the kids and maybe even for me too! I need to vary lunch for my daughter, but my son is a creature of habit....he things that PB&J is the only lunch food. :-)
Monday, March 9, 2009
My Menu Monday
Once again, I'm getting out of cooking on Friday. WAHOO! It's our anniversary, so we got a sitter and are going to one of our favorite restaurants -- Rose Marie's. So excited.
Monday
Bird's Eye Steam Fresh meal for Two -- the Asian one. I got it on sale and had a coupon about a month ago, so I want to see how it tastes.
Cost: Around $3.00
Tuesday
Honey Dipped Cornflake Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Veggies
I'll just dip some chicken pieces in honey mustard dressing, then corn flake crumbs and bake them.
Cost: $.50 potatoes, $1 veggies, chicken $7.00 -- I need to make enough for 2 meals, hence the higher cost. TOTAL -- $8.50
Wednesday
Leftovers, although I'll probably make some rice for my husband.
Cost: see Tuesday.
**Note -- there is no additional cost for the rice, because we don't pay for it. My husband's parents pick it up for us and will never take any money for it. GOD BLESS THEM.
Thursday
Rice Paper Roll Ups
I'm not sure what to call these, but essentially, you take dried rice paper, put it in hot water until it is soft, then fill with lunch meat or cooked shrimp, lettuce, tomato, pineapple, thousand island dressing and rice noodles. Roll it up, and eat. Like a fajita, asian style! SO YUMMY! And healthy too. It's a Vietnamese recipe that I got from my Korean mother-in-law.
Cost: Estimated at $5.00. It's difficult to estimate how much of each ingredient we'll use.
Friday
Dinner Out
Saturday -- We're having friends over for dinner, so the cost is higher.
Pot Roast $15
Chantilly Potatoes (mashed potatoes with shredded cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon)
Green Bean Casserole (?)
Korean Egg Rolls as an appetizer
Cost: Unknown, probably around $25
I thought I'd mention that lunches are fairly simple: the kids eat PB&J (out of habit, they won't eat anything else), yogurt (maybe) and milk and I eat leftovers or nothing, depending on how busy I am.
Dinner's for the kids are usually mac & cheese or spaghettios. And they've been eating a lot of grilled cheese.
Monday
Bird's Eye Steam Fresh meal for Two -- the Asian one. I got it on sale and had a coupon about a month ago, so I want to see how it tastes.
Cost: Around $3.00
Tuesday
Honey Dipped Cornflake Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Veggies
I'll just dip some chicken pieces in honey mustard dressing, then corn flake crumbs and bake them.
Cost: $.50 potatoes, $1 veggies, chicken $7.00 -- I need to make enough for 2 meals, hence the higher cost. TOTAL -- $8.50
Wednesday
Leftovers, although I'll probably make some rice for my husband.
Cost: see Tuesday.
**Note -- there is no additional cost for the rice, because we don't pay for it. My husband's parents pick it up for us and will never take any money for it. GOD BLESS THEM.
Thursday
Rice Paper Roll Ups
I'm not sure what to call these, but essentially, you take dried rice paper, put it in hot water until it is soft, then fill with lunch meat or cooked shrimp, lettuce, tomato, pineapple, thousand island dressing and rice noodles. Roll it up, and eat. Like a fajita, asian style! SO YUMMY! And healthy too. It's a Vietnamese recipe that I got from my Korean mother-in-law.
Cost: Estimated at $5.00. It's difficult to estimate how much of each ingredient we'll use.
Friday
Dinner Out
Saturday -- We're having friends over for dinner, so the cost is higher.
Pot Roast $15
Chantilly Potatoes (mashed potatoes with shredded cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon)
Green Bean Casserole (?)
Korean Egg Rolls as an appetizer
Cost: Unknown, probably around $25
I thought I'd mention that lunches are fairly simple: the kids eat PB&J (out of habit, they won't eat anything else), yogurt (maybe) and milk and I eat leftovers or nothing, depending on how busy I am.
Dinner's for the kids are usually mac & cheese or spaghettios. And they've been eating a lot of grilled cheese.
Monday, March 2, 2009
My Menu Monday
Monday:
Bulgogi, Korean Rice, Leaf Lettuce
Total Cost: $12.29
Tuesday:
Beef Roast, gravy, Korean rice and veggies
Total Cost: $8.50
Wednesday:
Leftovers
Total Cost: FREE
Thursday:
Ja Jang Myun
Total Cost: yet to be determined (I need to see how much I paid for the pork and noodles) Probably not more than $10-12.
Friday: OUT OF TOWN
Saturday: OUT OF TOWN
Bulgogi, Korean Rice, Leaf Lettuce
Total Cost: $12.29
Tuesday:
Beef Roast, gravy, Korean rice and veggies
Total Cost: $8.50
Wednesday:
Leftovers
Total Cost: FREE
Thursday:
Ja Jang Myun
Total Cost: yet to be determined (I need to see how much I paid for the pork and noodles) Probably not more than $10-12.
Friday: OUT OF TOWN
Saturday: OUT OF TOWN
Monday, February 23, 2009
My Menu Monday
This is a short week for us, since we'll be visiting family from Friday until Sunday. Yea! No cooking on Friday....or Saturday This makes me extremely happy.
Monday
Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese, crockpot style
Veggies (freezer style)
Tuesday
Barbeque Chicken (with my grandfather's homemade bbq sauce)
Korean Rice
Veggies
Wednesday (AWANA night)
Leftovers
Thursday
Grilled Bacon and Cheese Sandwiches
Tomato Soup, or my new recipe for Creamy Onion Soup
I may be adjusting this menu so that we eat our leftovers on Thursday instead. Feel free to leave a message for any recipe that sounds good to you.
I will be enjoying some awesome Korean food on the days I haven't listed.
Monday
Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese, crockpot style
Veggies (freezer style)
Tuesday
Barbeque Chicken (with my grandfather's homemade bbq sauce)
Korean Rice
Veggies
Wednesday (AWANA night)
Leftovers
Thursday
Grilled Bacon and Cheese Sandwiches
Tomato Soup, or my new recipe for Creamy Onion Soup
I may be adjusting this menu so that we eat our leftovers on Thursday instead. Feel free to leave a message for any recipe that sounds good to you.
I will be enjoying some awesome Korean food on the days I haven't listed.
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