Breakfasts: Eggs, toast, oatmeal, grapenuts, yogurt or smoothies Lunches: Leftovers or sandwiches (turkey or grilled cheese) Suppers: 15 bean soup -We actually just had this tonight, but the beans didn’t get all the way soft. I tried a few and thought they were soft enough, but I guess because of the many different varieties in there, [...]

I went to 3 different stores yesterday. At the Mexican store I spent about $3. I went to Walmart and spent $60.08. I price matched a 3lb. bag of apples for $1.99, pomegranates for 49 cents each and bananas for 29 cents/lb. Then I went to Gerbes and spent $11.35. I bought some produce on [...]

I’ve heard about price-matching and even considered trying it myself, but hadn’t gotten around to it, until I was at someone’s house the other night, scarfing down some amazing pineapple! The lady told me she had price-matched it at Wal-Mart for only 99 cents! Since pineapple is one of my all time favorite foods, I [...]

Breakfasts: Oatmeal, breakfast rice, toast, eggs or smoothies Lunches: Sandwiches or leftovers Suppers: Bean burritos & chips & salsa Chicken quesadillas & chips & salsa Store bought pizza & sauted squash Venison & bean chili on baked potatoes and steamed veggies Venison steaks, baked potatoes and roasted apples (I’m hoping to do this all outside over a [...]

Breakfasts – Eggs, toast, smoothies, oatmeal or fruit Lunches – Leftovers, sandwiches or salads Suppers: Venison steaks, mashed potatoes and steamed carrots Stir fry Breakfast for supper – Eggs cooked in a bell pepper, potatoes and fruit or applesauce Venison and bean chili and corn bread Bean burritos, oven roasted veggies and chips and salsa [...]

I spent about $100 on groceries this week, that’s counting food and toiletry items. Menu Plan Breakfasts: Eggs, toast, smoothies, oatmeal or cream of wheat Lunches: Sandwiches, leftovers or whatever’s in the fridge! Suppers: Chicken pasta salad and green salad Shepherd’s pie Cheesy chicken and rice bake Breakfast burritos – (corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, chorizo, and [...]

This week’s menu plan! Breakfasts: Chocolate banana bread (minus chocolate chips), smoothies, eggs, toast, cream of wheat or oatmeal. Lunches: Sandwiches, salads, or leftovers Suppers: Chicken strips, brown rice and roasted veggies Black beans and rice and steamed carrots Baked potatoes topped with turkey chili Bean burritos with corn tortillas, chips and salsa, and carrot [...]

I only spent $48.19 on groceries yesterday, that’s because we’re trying to eat up food that’s already in the house. You may notice some things bumped from last week’s menu. We ended up eating out 3 times, so we didn’t get to all our planned meals. Menu Breakfast: Cream of wheat, oatmeal, fruit, eggs or [...]

This week’s menu is a little bizarre, I’m trying to eat up random things around the house. Breakfasts: Cream of wheat, oatmeal, toast, eggs or smoothies Lunches: Leftovers, chicken sandwiches or quesadillas. Cameron will probably eat out a few times. Suppers: Bean soup & corn bread – To use up miscellaneous beans and cornmeal. Kale [...]

I spent $16.50 on a bountiful basket last week (plus I volunteered and got an extra box of strawberries and a few extra mangos). I also spent about $40 on groceries. This week we’ll be doing a lot of eating from the freezer/pantry. Breakfasts: Crepes, oatmeal, cream of wheat, toast, eggs or smoothies Lunches: Leftovers, [...]