I had fun using the Allrecipes ingredient finder this week to come up with some new dishes using what I have in the pantry, freezer and refrigerator. I just have one problem that I need your help on. Tell ya about that in a minute…first this weeks menu:

Breakfast:

Homemade Yogurt, Muffins, fresh Juice x2

Waffles with syrup, Fresh Juice

Pancakes with Syrup, fresh juice

Cereal, Toast, Juice x 2

Moms Cinnamon Rolls, Scrambled Eggs, Fresh Juice

Dinners ( I usually serve salad and homemade bread with each meal):

Italian Spinach Sausage Pie

Oven Roasted Chicken, glazed carrots, baked potato

Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Chili

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings (using homemade biscuits)

Slow Cooker Chicken and Taco Soup

Pizza

Leftovers

So what is my problem? Well I love finding recipes that use up what I have, however after printing these out and looking a little closer, I noticed that two of the recipes call for a can of beer! I really don’t want to use beer in my cooking, so maybe someone out there has a good substitute or perhaps I can just leave it out? Your input is much appreciated!

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This is the last week of my $100/ week grocery budget challenge and it looks like we will easily meet our goal-something that I thought was nearly impossible when we set this challenge before us! I am excited about it!

This week we will be eating mostly from the pantry since I amazingly have plenty stocked up. I have a few things to pick up at the grocery store, but I am sure I won’t go over my $80 that I have left to spend.

Here is what we will be eating this week:

Breakfasts:

Cereal with milk, fruit

Smoothies, Banana bread

Blueberry Muffins, yogurt, juice

Waffles with syrup, fruit

Eggs, toast, fruit

Breakfast Pizza

Lunches:

BLT’s, chips

Leftovers x3

PB sandwiches, veggie sticks, apple slices x 2

Kids with Grandparents 1 day so lunch needed!

Supper:

Grilled cheese, Tomato soup

Minestrone soup, Salad, Homemade Bread sticks

Amy’s desperation dinner, salad, homemade bread

Spaghetti w/ sauce, garlic bread, salad

Birthday cookout for my daughter: hamburgers, pasta salad, cake and ice cream

Grilled steaks, pasta salad, mixed green salad

Broccoli, Chicken and rice casserole, mixed green salad

I am excited with our menu this week, because my shopping list is short, my freezer and pantry are stocked so I am fairly positive we will be able to com in under budget this week. Provided that I stick to my lessons learned, that is

Here is what is on the menu this week:

Breakfasts:

Sausage, egg and cheese casserole x2

Cereal w/ milk, Fresh squeezed OJ

Banana Crumb Muffins, Fresh OJ

Eggs, Toast, Fruit salad

Waffles w/ syrup, fruit salad

and 1 YOYO day (your own your own )

Lunches:

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

EM Pizzas

Leftovers x2

(My kids are going with grandparents and have a few other activities this week, so we won’t be having lunch at home a couple of days)

Supper:

Fathers Day Cookout

Cheeseburgers,Tater Tots, Salad

Chicken with rice, steamed broccoli, salad

Hot dogs, Beans, broccoli salad

Ham and asparagus crostini, Salad

Homemade Pizza

Hope you have a great week!

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It’s another week on our $100 grocery challenge, and we are still managing to eat, and quite well if I may so myself!

Here is what is on this weeks menu:

Breakfasts:

Cereal w/ milk, fruit, fresh juice x2
Yogurt, Toast, Fruit Salad
Smoothies, English Muffins
Banana Crumb Muffins, Yogurt, Fruit Salad
Pancakes w/ syrup, fresh juice
Bagelfulls, fruit salad

Lunches:

Leftovers x 3

Slow Cooker Mac n Cheese, salad

Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese, Tater Tots

English Muffin Pizzas, Veggie Sticks with Dip

YOYO (Your On Your Own ) Lunch

Supper:

Spaghetti w/ sauce, homemade garlic bread, salad

Veggie Calzones, Roasted Red Potatoes, Salad

Asparagus Quiche, Salad, Homemade Bread

Ham Bone Soup, Homemade Bread, Salad

Chicken Stroganoff, Salad, Homemade Bread

Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry, Homemade Bread, Salad

CORN (Clean Out Refrigerator Night )

And I am just aching for some strawberry shortcake, so I am hoping to make that this week!

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Have a great week!

My goal for June is to spend only $400 for my family of 5. You frugal Mommas may roll your eyes at that exorbitant amount, but trust me, feeding these hearty appetites makes it difficult to keep any food at all  in the house!

Yeah they look innocent. But these people can eat!

And because I love them, I feed them

So without further delay, here is our menu plan this week :

Breakfasts

Waffles w/ syrup, Fresh strawberries

Scrambled Eggs, French Toast, Apple Slices Milk (Our first FCH lesson!)

Cereal w/ milk, Fresh Strawberries, yogurt

Blueberry Muffins, Yogurt, Milk (Second FCH Lesson)

Smoothies, Toast with Peanut Butter

Lunches

Leftovers x 2

Hot dogs, Pasta salad

English Muffin Pizza

Egg salad sandwiches, veggie sticks

Macaroni and Cheese

Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Suppers

Chicken and Gravy with peas over Biscuits

Broccoli Cheese Soup, Salad, Homemade Italian Breadsticks

Cheesy Chicken Vermicelli, Breadsticks, Salad

Grilled Marinated Chicken Thighs, Pasta Salad

Homemade Pizza, Homemade cake (FCH Lesson)

Chicken Enchiladas, Corn, Salsa, Lettuce, Sour Cream, Milk Cake with strawberries and whipped cream

Leftovers!

My total spent this week on groceries was $110. A little over my goal of $100/week but I am sure it will even out as I stocked up on several things this week!

What is your weekly grocery budget and family size? I’d love for you to share it and keep me inspired!

We will be eating from our pantry for the most part this week. I need to pick up a few things from the grocery store, such as bread and milk, but that’s about it. Considering I continually went over budget on my groceries quite  a bit for the month of May, I hope this will begin the month with things more in balance!

For June, we are going on a $100/week grocery challenge. For a family of 5 hearty eaters, I am not kidding when I say challenge. I’ll be sharing how we doe each week, so if your interested you will want to check back on Fridays for our progress report!

Now on to this weeks pantry menu:

::Breakfasts:

Cereal w/ milk, fresh OJ x3

Smoothie, Toast

Bagels w/ Cream Cheese, fruit

Waffles, fruit

Muffin, yogurt, fruit

::Lunches:

Leftovers x3

Sandwiches x2

Mac N Cheese, veggie sticks w/ dip x2

::Dinners:

Subs, chips, pickles, cookies

Marinated Chicken on grill, baked potato, steamed broccoli

Roasted Chicken, Rice, steamed broccoli

Cheeseburgers, salad

Chicken noodle soup, homemade bread, salad

Homemade pizza, salad, brownies

C.O.R.N (Clean Out Refrigerator!)

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For some reason, I struggled with making a menu plan this week! We are just beginning to get some warmer weather around here which makes me feel less like cooking in the kitchen and more like grilling. This is the time of year around here where it can be 85 one day and 40 the next, so you just never know.

Here is what I finally came up with for this week,  after much cotemplation

Breakfasts:

Jewish Coffee Cake, Strawberries, Yogurt

Pancakes w/ syrup, sausage, orange slices

Bagels with cream cheese, fresh juice

Blueberry Muffins, Yogurt, Green Smoothie

Cereal W/ Milk, oranges, toast

Lunches:

Hot dogs on Grill, Chips, Pickles

Mac-n-Cheese, carrot sticks, grapes

PB & Fluff sandwich, baby carrots, apple slices

Leftovers x 2

1 Field trip lunch out, 1 ballgame lunch out (they have free hot dogs, chips and drink for opening game day for each family, yeah!)

Supper:

Grilled Chicken Sandwiches, Dilly Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob (first of the season!)

Broccoli Cheese Quiche, Mixed Green Salad, Fruit salad, Homemade Rolls

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers, Fruit salad, Homemade Rolls

Ritzy Chicken Casserole, Broccoli, Mixed Green Salad, Homemade Rolls

Chicken Enchiladas, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, salsa

Spinach Rice Casserole (church potluck)

What’s on your menu this week?

Actually I am not really feeling the budget pinch in the area of groceries yet because we are fairly well stocked up. I went over $20 on my budget this week, BUT I am also making 4-5 extra meals for the freezer so I am sure I will recoup that over the next two weeks.

I am a little worried as to how I am going to cut my grocery budget and keep a stockpile going. We currently budget $125/week and I am very comfortable with that amount. I would really like to get down to $75-85 per week, but I am unsure if that will work out! We will have to wait and see

Breakfasts:

Island Smoothie, Toast w/ cheese

Green Smoothie, Egg Casserole

Blueberry Muffins, scrambled eggs, fresh juice

Pancakes w/ syrup, strawberries

Fried eggs, English Muffins, fresh juice

Lunches:

Leftovers x 3

Open Faced Turkey Sandwiches w/ gravy and cranberry sauce

English Muffin Pizzas, veggie sticks w/ dip

Egg salad sandwiches (can you tell I got a deal on eggs?)

Soup/Salad

Suppers (* are doubled for freezer meals):

Turkey Dinner, Stuffing, Squash, Cranberry Sauce, Rolls

*Turkey Frame Soup, Focaccia Bread, Mixed Green Salad

Broccoli Cheese Soup, Homemade French Bread, Mixed Green Salad

*Three Cheese Baked Spaghetti, Homemade Garlic Bread, Mixed Green Salad

*Whole Wheat Quiche, Pineapple Chunks, Mixed Green Salad

*Turkey Tetrazzini, Bread Machine Dinner Rolls, Salad

*Calzones (using this pizza crust recipe)

That’s my plan, how about you?

Here are some upcoming plans for A High And Noble Calling this week:

::The Homemakers Haven (see here)

::Tips For Using Up Leftover Ham

::The Bare Bones Budget Series

::Another post in my How Does Your Garden Grow series and a way you can help another ministry and get a free magazine sample, and finally a book review for Living Debt Free On One Income by Marcia Wilderwing. Lots of fun!