Monday, January 6
Sam’s Club $18.23
Walmart $51.55
Thursday, January 9
ALDI $43.90
Saturday, January 11
Daniel ran by Walmart to pick up an extra gallon of 1% milk for $3.32
Sunday, January 12
Since I haven’t gotten back into a bread-making groove, we dropped by Panera and picked up a loaf of oatmeal bread for with our soup – but I’m counting that in our “dining and entertainment” budget instead of grocery because I feel like it :-)
That’s $117, which is comfortably under my current budget of $123 per week.
Monday, January 6
Roast Pork, Fried Apples, and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Tuesday, January 7
Orange Chicken with stir-fry vegetables over rice, pineapple chunks
Wednesday, January 8
Pork, Green Chili, and Bean Enchiladas with Corn and Lettuce Salad
Thursday, January 9
Barbecue Beef over Rice, Broccoli, and Berry Gelatin Salad
Friday, January 10
We had a long day at the end of a long week and I didn’t feel like cooking. So I didn’t. We ordered pizza instead.
Saturday, January 11
Great Grams’ Spaghetti, Lettuce Salad, and leftover Berry Gelatin Salad
Sunday, January 12
Lunch: West Virginia Soup with Buttered Oatmeal Bread (from Panera) and Cheddar Cheese Slices
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Supper: Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese with Frozen Vegetables (I don’t remember what kind) and grapes
This represents the first week of my new winter menu cycle – and I managed to get several recipes of Orange Chicken, a pan of enchiladas, a recipe of Great Grams’ Spaghetti, and a recipe of West Virginia Soup in the freezer, which should make things easier for the next time around (and maybe will mean I’ll have time to write up the recipes for here on the blog – well, a woman can hope!)