Menu Plan Monday - week of 8/10/09

The Pepperoncini Beef Roast from last week's menu plan was our favorite meal of the week!  

Part of the reason that I *love* menu planning is because it is so versatile.  I had several situations arise last week and I was able to move my meals around to best fit our needs at the time.  The only meal that we had on the originally planned night was Monday's!!

So, what's for dinner this week?

Mon - Tasty Tuna Tacos (going out on a limb with this one!), homemade pico 

Tues - Balsamic Roasted Pork Loin, cubed sweet potatoes

Weds - Home Group Bible Study in Teague

Thurs - Meaty Mexican Pizza (using left over pork from Tues), corn-on-the-cob

Fri - Link Sausage, Mom's Squash Casserole

Sat - Left overs

Sun - Simple Supper Sunday

A fabulous resource for more menu ideas:  orgjunkie.com

Shopping Trip

I tried to plan my menu by using items that were on sale at the grocery store this week (as best as I could, I'm still learning the ropes on all this stuff) and incorporating items that I already had in my fridge/cabinet. Below is a quick rundown on items that I purchased to feed us this week and I did go ahead and include the fruits/milk/yogurt because I have a few breakfast smoothies planned for us to try as well.

Brookshire Bros - Total $13.11

Boneless Pork Loin - $7.18 (on sale for $1.88/lb)
Hy-Top Shredded cheese x2 - $3.34
Tortillas - $.98
Green Grapes - $1.61 (on sale for $.99/lb)

HEB - Total $8.10

Organic Milk x2 - $5.98
Green Onions - $.69
Peaches - $1.05 (on sale for .88/lb)
Cilantro - $.38
Cantaloupe - $.97 (I just realized the cashier didn't charge me for this)

Wal-Mart - Total $16.03

Tuna - $3
Olives - $1
Taco Shells - $1
Corn x3- $.99
Sausage - $2.50
Organic Yogurt - $3
Strawberries - $2
Apples - $1.39 (on sale for $1/lb)
Bananas - $1.03 (on sale for $.48/lb)
Jalapenos - $.12 (on sale for $1/lb)

Grand Total:  $37.24

Considering that I have a family of three, I will naturally spend less at the grocery store than those of you with larger families.  However, the lesson remains the same...menu planning is not only a time saver, but can be a money saving strategy!!

Potty Party

Today is our 7th day of potty training and Lindsay is doing fantastic.  Today is also our second day in a row accident free! 

 

When we started this process last Friday, I hung a piece of poster board on the wall in her bathroom and wrote "Potty Party" at the top and drew about 40 squares on it as a place for her to put a sticker each time she used the potty.  The idea was for her to eventually get a sticker in each square which would mean a Potty Party celebration.  I had no clue that she would do it so fast!

So, this afternoon we threw an impromptu Potty Party, which she LOVED!!  Here's a shot of her playing and eating her cupcake.

My TCP Purchase

Remember the 25% off online code/coupon from TCP that I blogged about last Saturday?  Click here to see that post.  Well, my goodies arrived in the mail today!  I am so excited about all the good stuff that I got for such a great price!!

Here's a picture of my order:

I got 4 shirts, 2 skirts, 2 pr. of shorts, 1 pr. of pedal pushers, 4 onesies for $30.92!  I bought the onesies for my gift closet since they were such a good price.

Gymboree - 15% off coupon

Click here for a 15% off coupon for Gymboree!!

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the Gymboree ad.  There you will see the button that says "Get Offer" for you to click to enter your email address.  You can print the coupon out to use in the store or you can use the web code to order online.

Menu Plan Monday - week of 8/3/09

I hope that last weeks Menu Plan Monday brought you just the inspiration that you needed to sit down and plan your meals out this week.  

There were a few change ups in my original plan last week; one night my chicken was not thawed completely to grill and I had to move my pork chop dish to another night because I totally forgot to buy them!!  However, we were not short on leftovers, so we always had something that was in the fridge for back-up.

Here's what this weeks menu look like:

Mon - Taco in a Pan* 

Tues - Pepperoncini Beef Roast, baked potatoes, fresh green beans

Weds - Home Group Bible Study in Teague

Thurs - Leftovers 

Fri - Time to Spare Ribs, fruit salad, sauteed squash

Sat - Breakfast Casserole, biscuits

Sun - Leftovers

*I still have some of the bison that I got at such a good price, but you can sub ground beef or turkey.

A fabulous resource for more menu planning ideas is orgjunkie.com

The Childrens Place - Monster Sale

TCP currently has their Monster Sale going on.  Items online are marked down by 40% and items at some stores are marked down by 50%!!  If you decide to shop online, I have a code for an additional 25% off!!  Whoo-Hoo!!  However, the code expires today, Aug. 1st, for the additional 25% off!

Let me know if you are interested.  I just placed an order for Lindsay and got several outfits for her for $2.25 per item!  I can't go to Wal-Mart and get anything that cheap.  All the items I purchased will be perfect for her to wear to school.  I also found some cute items for baby gifts.