Menu Plan Monday

Well, we did do better last week, though deviating a bit from the plan. I also think we’re in a bit of a food rut (though having homework most nights, and with myself not eating dinner,  doesn’t exactly help!) so I hope to go through some cookbooks, recent (free) magazines, and come up with some [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

Ok, Ok, we were, shall we say, not good last week. Even being on spring break somehow wasn’t enough to get me past some serious exhaustion–I think my body used it as an excuse to get some much needed rest, instead of a chance to get ahead, which hey, if that’s what I need, who [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

I severely fell off the making-food-and-thus-eating-cheap bandwagon last week. I had a ton of schoolwork, we were running low on groceries, and…yeah, just excuses. It would have been better to make a 10 minute stop at Traders. *Sigh* There will be shopping this week.
So, I’ll draw up a formal list tomorrow, but I think this [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

Last week we actually did pretty well staying on menu-track…the only thing we didn’t have was the pork chops (and I forget why…more leftovers?). So for this week:
Monday: Spaghetti with meatballs
Tuesday: I’m at class (leftovers/Trader Joes)
Wednesday: Bible Study (eat out)
Thursday: Chicken Caesar Salad
Friday: Let’s try those rosemary grilled pork chops with stuffing and corn again.
Saturday: [...]

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Menu Monday

We’re nicely stocked up with groceries this week, since I did a pretty big shop at Market Basket this past Saturday. It was the first time in a while I shopped for a menu, rather than the sales, and I was pretty happy with what I got for the price…even if it wasn’t the MOST [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

We’ve been eating up the remainder of our Superbowl feast *ahem* which made for a lot of frozen dinners last week! With 2 classes that take up most of my time though, I really sort of appreciate the convenience and breathing room these times provide–but I’m ready to get back into the swing of it [...]

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Menu Monday

Last week actually went pretty well–I did switch things up quite a bit, but at least my husband ate in each night he was home (I don’t eat dinner…I save my portions for lunch the next day)! Picked up a few meats at Market Basket today, and I’m hoping for a relatively big grocery shop [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

My classes start up this Tuesday (Inauguration night, of all nights!), and that has traditionally heralded the beginning of not-great-menu-upkeep; my primary sore spot of finding the time to make meals, thus keeping our food costs down.
Now, with working full time (plus often overtime), taking two classes (one online, one in the classroom),  and with [...]

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The Round-Up

It’s odd how much easier it was to look up all the deals, post them, then go right out and buy them. All the information’s still fresh, you remember what coupons you need…strenuous, but nice. For groceries to last us until the rest of the month (except for perishables like milk) I spent $123.45 total, [...]

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