Menu Plan Monday - Week of January 10, 2016

Homemade French Bread - I think I posted this before but I LOVE this picture!

We spent a good chunk of our money for the month this weekend stocking up on eggs (we bought two dozen) and canned diced tomatoes (we were totally out so we bought six cans). 

In total we spent $36 for groceries this week.  That puts us just under our pie-in-the-sky budget of $50 (we've spent $48 and change) but still keeps us in the $80 that I'm hoping for this month. 

What did we buy this last week:
* 2 dozen eggs  (I can't remember the exact price of these but they were the lowest we've seen in quite a while!)
* 6 cans (15oz) diced tomatoes ($0.68 each)
* 3 cans (15oz) chicken noodle soup  ($0.75 each)
* 1 bunch celery $1.49
* Apples ($1.29/lb)
* Pears ($0.99/lb)
* Bananas ($0.59/lb)
* Salad greens (spinach and baby greens mix) ($2)
* 2 3-packs of disposable razors  ($5.49 for two)
* 1lb turkey sausage ($2.50)
* 2 boxes breakfast cereal ($2 each)

We ended up eating a couple of different things than what were on the menu last week - I made a corn and potato chowder one night that we didn't have on the menu at all and we had spaghetti instead of the stir fry because John really didn't want rice that night.  I didn't spend anything extra or buy anything else to do that. 

So, here's the plan for this week:

Sunday, January 10, 2016
    Breakfast: Toast with Peanut Butter
    Lunch: Baked Eggs, Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits, Oranges
    Snack: Leftover Biscuits
    Dinner: Roasted Chicken, Diced Potatoes, Apple-Pear-Mandarin Orange Salad

Monday, January 11, 2016
    Breakfast; Scrambled Eggs, Leftover Biscuits
    Lunch: Leftover Soup (from the freezer), Crackers, Orange or Grapefruit
    Snack: Cookie
    Dinner:  Chicken Pot Pie, Tossed Salad, Sliced Apples or Pears

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
    Breakfast: Oatmeal with Pecans and Craisins
    Lunch: Leftover Pot Pie
    Snack: At a school event
    Dinner: Veggie Stir Fry, Rice, Oranges and Grapefruit

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
   Breakfast: Waffles (from the freezer) with Applesauce
   Lunch: Leftover Stir Fry
   Snack: Yogurt
   Dinner: Jambalaya over Rice, Orange and Grapefruit

Thursday, January 14, 2016
    Breakfast: Oatmeal with Pecans and Cinnamon, Grapefruit
    Lunch: Leftover Jambalaya
    Snack: Crackers with Cheese
    Dinner: Crockpot Beef Stroganoff, Diced Potatoes, Tossed Salad

Friday, January 15, 2016
    Breakfast: Banana Peanut Butter Smoothies
    Lunch: Leftover Stroganoff or at a work event
    Snack: Oranges
    Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks
 
Saturday, January 16, 2016
    Breakfast: Cranberry Orange Bread
    Lunch: Soup from the Freezer, Tossed Salad
    Snack: Cookies
    Dinner: Tomato Sauce over Noodles with Mozzarella Cheese, Garlic Bread

What are you eating this week?

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