Today was spent doing my bi weekly ritual. I grocery shop on or around the 1st and 15th of each month. I budget about $600 month for groceries for the 6 of us. Most of which seems to be eaten up with milk, ugh. We go thru about 4-5 gallons a week.
1. First I list the dates/day of the week, noting any evening activities so I can plug easy meals into those nights
2. I then plug in the freezer meals from my cooking co-op, 12 a month, or 6 for this periodhttp://mogourmetgirls.blogspot.com/
3. Then I plug in what I have layin around extra in the pantry/freezer- I bought 5lbs hamburger today and browned it for spagetti/frito pie & lasagna & froze
16th W SPAGETTI (grandpas favorite)
17th Th GRILLED CHX/CHEEZ/BACON SANDWICHES (borrowed idea from Kraft
magazine-FREE-sign up! (chx & bacon stocked in freezer)http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf
18th F CARNITAS
19th S LONDON BROIL
20th S GRILL every Sun regardless always have burgers/dogs/steaks stocked
21st M FRITO PIE (Casey's Favorite)
22nd T SPICY LIME CHICKEN
23rd W BEANS & CORNBREAD- bag of 15 beans in back of pantry
24th Th HAM & EGG PIZZA new recipe http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ham-N-Egg-Pizza/Detail.aspx-cubed ham in freezer
25th F SANTA FE SOUP
26th S BBQ PORK STEAKS-given to us by neighbors-done in oven
27th S GRILL
28th M TANGY RIBS
29th T BAKED PESTO RAVIOLI WITH CHICKEN
30th W THE BEST EVER LASAGNA-from the Pioneer Woman My new favorite
http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com/2007/06/the_best_lasagn.html
31st Th It just ocurred to me that I missed a day but thats OK, there is ALWAYS a leftover night that shifts things around.
I then make sure I have the ingred for about a dozen breakfasts & lunches & sides that I rotate thru. Same with desserts, and then for about a 1/2 dozen new recipes I want to try. It may seem like alot, and it takes me around 2 hours to plan out, but the grief and time it saves me is immeasurable.
Stick Me With A Fork!
1 comment:
Okay miss "anally organized". Thanks for making the rest of us feel like slackers!
And do you put the raisins in the cookies? I can't imagine you even buying raisins much less ruining a good cookie with them.
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