Weekly Menu * UPDATE *

I know it's already Tuesday, but I'm going to try this menu planning things again this week. Last week didn't work out like I planned as I was gone a few days and didn't get to cook like I wanted to before hand. I have checked my freezer and looked at a few recipes so here we go:

Monday: Was chicken cooked on the Foreman, veggie, steak fries

Tuesday: NY Steak, baked patatoes, veggie *UPDATED

Wednesday: Chicken 'N Dumplings (crockpot creation) *Date changed*

Thursday: Salmon (if available) or Soup *UDPATED*

Friday: Leftovers, Mac 'N Cheese, Hot dogs

Valentines Day: Lunch: Soup and salad
Dinner: Debating on going out or letting my guy cook! It will be a surprise.

Sunday: Lunch: Chili Dogs
Dinner: Spaghetti with sauce

I only posted this yesterday and I ALREADY made to make a change! I went to the store to pick up my salmon steaks but they were out! I was SO disappointment. Since I hadn't taken a thing out of the freezer, I decided to buy fresh steaks; which was close to my budge for salmon ($16). Since I had to change up the salmon with steak I had to change up when we were going to have things. Here is a updated verison of what will be for dinner! Hope it works out this time!

Weekly Menu

Since last week was my first week of actually planning a menu, I think it went fairly well. We didn't have spaghetti on Friday as no one was really that hungry; so my guy and L made Mac n' cheese with hot dogs; both things we had on hand. And Saturday we had spaghetti with salad. Here is this weeks menu:

Monday: leftover Chili and corn bread from Superbowl party

Tuesday: Potato bar with leftover chili, cheese and broccoli

Wednesday: Taco Wednesday at the bar $20 bar tab including tip limit

Thursday: I'm out of town in Colorado! But I will have a frozen meal for my guy; Chicken something with stove top

Friday: Still out of town, but my guy will have steak salad and soup

Saturday: He's on his own for this night, probably will go out with friends

Sunday: I'm home so probably steak, veggie, salad


Shopping list: Spending limit $15
potatoes: veggie stand by the house $1 per bag
lettuce: looking for the best deal or Winco about $1.80 per bag
block of cheese: deals?, Winco Tillimock block $6.ish
lunch meat: $2.38 Winco

Looking to stock back up on:
Mac 'n Cheese
Stove Top
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Clam Chowder
Cheese

First try at menu planning

Ok, I'm going to bit the bullet and try this out; after last weeks $175 worth of dining out for ONE week anything would be better! I'm trying to use this planner I found on http://triciarennea.blogspot.com/search/label/printable. I printed it out and posted it to the fridge; this will avoid my guy asking what we're having and if I forget to take something out, I can ask him to. So here it goes:

Monday:

Steak

Corn on the Cob

Instant Mash Potatoes

Tuesday:

Shake'n Bake Chicken

Stove Top

Veggie

Wednesday:

Baked Pork Chop

Rice

Veggie

Thursday:

Clam Chowder

Steak Salad w/ Mandarin Oranges

Bread from bread machine

Friday: (pick up L after school)

Spaghetti with tomato sauce (just cheese and butter for me)

French Bread

Saturday:

Lunch: sandwich, chips, fruit snack (cheer camp for the day)

Dinner: Chicken something, veggie, rice

Sunday:

Super Bowl Party:

Turkey Chili in crock pot

Little Smokes in BBQ Sauce

Meat/Cheese tray (Pre-made)

Specialty cheeses w/crackers

Salsa from Harry and Davids w/chips

Bacon Wrapped Prawns (thanks Lyn, there are our favorite)

Veggies with dip

Sweet Corn bread

Ok, wish me luck! I will let you know if I was able to stick to this menu and how it worked out. The great thing is, I can now make my shopping list for what I need instead of wondering around the store wondering what will taste good!

Shopping list: either Winco or Wal-Mart

Shake'n Bake

Pork Chops

French Bread

Lunch meat

sliced cheese

Turkey meat

Chili

Specialty cheese (Metropolitan Market)

Superbowl will be a potluck:

Olivia: Chili, corn bread, meat cheese tray (already have), specialty cheeses (split cost with K&D)

K&D: Little Smokes

Lyn: Bacon Wrapped Prawns

E: Harry and David dip with chips

T&S: Veggie tray or something similar