Groceries & The Menu Plan

Breakfasts: Crock Pot porridge. I bought two canisters of oats, one "old fashion", and one "quick". If I am running behind and am in a crunch, I can always cook up some quick oats and at least get something in some tummies. If I have my stuff together and haven't completely gone all 'air head', then hopefully I can have the oats cook overnight and be ready in the morning for the kidlets. It cost $4 for all the oats, which should last more than this one week. Using some canned milk from the store, and fruit & honey from home, I think that the kidlets will be plenty happy with their morning meal. I even have some nuts on-hand for Sissy, should she want them... or even a few chocolate chips. As a compliment to the meal, and in our attempt to not be scurvy pirates, we will be enjoying some unsweetened orange juice with breakfast. I'm not sure that the boys will appreciate it, but I'll see if they like a little mixed in with their water. If not, they can have a splash of Daddy's apple cider in their water cups.

Snacks: We have bananas this week, along with a box of graham crackers. I have some ready-made muffin mix in the pantry, and I think that I'll make up some of those too. That should keep the boys from eating each other, I think. A muffin should be sufficient to keep Sissy from wasting away during homework time, before dinner is ready.

Lunches: In an effort to cut down on our expenses, I am going to make a point to pack lunches for DH this week. I got a pound of Roasted Chicken luncheon meat for sandwiches, and we have pretzels and popcorn at home already. So, since he likes to snack, I will probably air-pop some popcorn for my love, to go with his sandwich. Since he has a water bottle already, he'll be all set on that front. The boys and I can eat soups, and I bought a pack of cheese for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. We also already have the fixin's for scrambled eggs, french toast, or maybe some Spaghetti O's. There is a little bit of everything. Sissy gets a hot lunch at school, since it makes it pretty hard for her to accidentally forget her lunch somewhere and go hungry. hehe.

Dinners: Ok, this is going to be a little trickier. This is what I have in the grocery bag today:
1 whole fryer
Approx. 5 lbs. of onions
Frozen Veggies: Corn, Green Beans, and California Medly
10 lbs. of potatoes

I have some carrots in the fridge, that could be used up before they get slimy. I have some other things in the pantry, that I can pull if I need it.

I am thinking that we'll do something like....

*put a turkey in the fridge to defrost for next week*

Sunday: Leftover Mac and Cheese, steamed broccoli, steamed peas, and buttered bread.
Monday: Roasted chicken breast and legs, baked potatoes, roasted onions, and soup w/ crackers
Tuesday: Chicken corn chowder (whatever meat I can pick from the thighs and back of chicken, corn, potatoes, carrots, misc. scavenged veggies from the freezer, milk) in homemade bread bowls
Wednesday: Pinto bean soup, Corn muffins
Thursday: Eggs , Pancakes (make extra pancakes for Saturday morning)

*Shabbat*: Spaghetti w/ meat sauce, bread w/ garlic butter (plenty of leftovers to eat the next afternoon)






My trip to the store today cost me $45.70. Let's see if we can make it until the beginning of next week before seeing the store again.  :)