Menu Plan: May 25, 2014

Sunday:
-Cinnamon Rolls
-free lunch at friends- woo hoo!
-Vegetable Chicken Soup, strawberries
snacks: none needed, we were stuffed at friends' and ate soup late
(soup made from stock and 1lb chicken from the freezer @ .99lb, bits of veggies from garden and freezer, berries were bartered for with homemade baked goods so they cost me pennies pretty much)
total approx. daily cost: $2.00
Monday:
-Cinnamon Rolls
-Tomato Veggie Soup, Sourdough, homemade Raspberry Jam
-Eggs-Onions-n-Pasta, baby chard and kale salad from the garden, strawberries
snacks:strawberries
(tomato sauce bought in bulk and frozen in portions, veggies from garden and bits of carrots and potatoes, berries were bartered, eggs are almost free from our chickens, pasta bought in bulk)
total approx. daily cost: $1.75
Tuesday:
-Smoothies, toasted sourdough and butter w/ honey
-Cranberry Beans (but using home-rendered cracklin's rather than bacon), corn from the freezer, squash relish, Nourishing Kraut
-Venison Mushroom-n-Onion Soup, sourdough, strawberries
snacks:cream cheese and celery
(smoothies made from the bartered berries and homemade kefir, honey bartered work for, cranberry beans from dried from the freezer, corn was free for the pickin', squash relish and kraut was made from home-grown or free ingredients from farmer friends last year, venison free, mushrooms free, berries bartered)
total approx. daily cost: $2.25
Wednesday:
-Masa Porridge
-15 Bean Soup (no meat), fried cornbread, sauteed kale, strawberries
-Spaghetti Sauce with Turkey Meatballs over whole grain pasta, chard salad, strawberries
snacks:leftover smoothie popsicles
(porridge is .12 for 5 servings, half the soup today and half tomorrow, cornbread pennies, kale from garden, berries bartered, sauce made in bulk, turkey meatballs made 1 big batch by recipe linked, split for 3 meals, pasta bought in bulk on clearance 1 gallon bag for under $2, chard from garden, smoothies leftover from breakfast the day before)
total approx. daily cost: $4.75
Thursday:
-Bug Oats
-leftover soup and cornbread, berries
-leftover Spaghetti as a side, Tangy Kale Salad, green beans with onions, pickled carrots
snacks:Cinnamon-Applesauce Salad
(steel cut oats were given to me months ago, leftovers are free as their costs were figured in yesterday, kale is free from the garden but the other ingredients are a few cents, green beans free from freezer from last year's garden, pickled carrots were almost free for the making last year, applesauce bought #10 can for less than $2 on clearance and other ingredients are a cheap)
total approx. daily cost: $1.00
Friday:
-Orange Date Muffins
- fried eggs, baked potatoes w/ fake bacon bits, strawberries
-Shredded Chicken w/ Ramen and bits of shredded veggies, chard-kale mix from garden
snacks: Orange Date Muffins
(oranges on the cheap at Aldi weeks ago, dates in bulk, eggs basically free from our chicks and potatoes were bought at .18 per lb at local market, ramen bought in bulk, shredded veggies are pennies)
total approx. daily cost:  $4.00
Saturday:
-Granola Bars
-Bologna Sandwiches, pretzels, sliced apples
-Venison Stew, Sourdough Bread, Blueberry Jam
snacks:Impossible Pumpkin Pie
(oats and choc chips for bars bought in bulk, bologna at .99 pack, pretzels @ .99 bag, half a bag, 2 large apples .40, venison free, veggies from garden with 2 potatoes @ .18lb, bread pennies to make, jam free for the making, pumpkin was free-cooked-pureed and frozen -no crust, so pennies to make the pies)
total approx. daily cost: $3.25

Menu Plan: May 18, 2014

Sunday:
-Homemade Coconut Granola
-Bologna Cups, homemade sourdough w/homemade pumpkin butter, home-canned pickles, sliced apple, sliced tomato
-Homemade Chicken Soup, sourdough, homemade blueberry jam
snacks:sunflower seeds
(granola, used coconut flour that was given to me, bologna bought on sale at .99-used half pack, eggs free from our chickens, grew cukes and pickled, was given pumpkins and canned, apples were 2.99 for 5lbs and used only one big one, tomatoes were .69 lb- used one, soup- homemade broth, chicken at .99lb-.25 for pasta, pennies for onions and celery, handfuls of chopped baby chard and kale from the garden)
total approx daily cost: $4.25
Monday:
-Bagels, cream cheese, honey
-leftover cup-of-soup, grilled cream cheese sandwiches, sliced tomatoes
-Pork Hash (with rice, rather than potatoes), pureed butternut squash, home-canned green beans
snacks:raw goat cheese and crackers
(bagels @ .99 clearance, used half bag, cream cheese clearance at .25- used 1/3 pack, honey free bartering with bee keeper, bread for sandwiches clearance at .99, used 1/2 loaf, tomatoes at .69 lb used one, pork was given to me by someone who killed their own pig, rice pennies in bulk, squash grown last year and beans, goat cheese was bartered for with homemade bread)
total approx daily cost: $1.75
Tuesday:
-Bagels with cinnamon butter
-Onion-Kale-and-White Bean Soup, Chocolate Custard
-egg and cheese sandwiches, side salad, home-canned applesauce
snacks:Pumpkin Breads
(bagels at .99- used half a bag, onions- pennies, kale from garden, beans from dried- pressure cooked and frozen, custard made from our chicken eggs, bread at .99-used half, cheese in bulk, salad made from free lettuce from a farmer who had leftovers at the market, pumpkin from pureed frozen free pumpkins)
total approx. daily cost:  $2.50
Wednesday:
-leftover Custard
-Cranberry Beans w/ cracklin', cornbread, home-canned squash relish, Pepper Jelly
-Venison Goolash, Cinnamon Cake
snacks:crackers w/ zesty raw goat cheese
(custard price figured in the previous day, beans from dried-pressure cooked and frozen, cracklin' from free pork, relish and jelly made from free or produce given to me from other gardeners, free venison, pasta bought on sale with coupons, diced tomatoes bought in bulk and separated and frozen, cake mix was given to me from someone cleaning out pantry, cheese bartered for with bread but counting the cost of the bread)
total approx daily cost:  $2.25
Thursday:
-Millet w/ butter and honey
-Bologna Cups w/ mustard, Simple Slaw, sliced tomatoes, corn on the cob
-Garden Lentils with Chapatis, leftover cake
snacks:chapatis w/ butter and honey
(millet bought at .99lb, bologna at .99-used half pack, our eggs, cabbage at .39lb and will last for several meals, tomatoes at .69lb used one, corn from another farmer last year, will use baby chard instead of spinach in lentils, green onions from garden, peppers frozen last year- and other garden veggies, honey free for bartering work for bee keeper)
total approx daily cost: $2.75
Friday:
-Frugal Vanilla Granola and milk
-Zucchini Soup, Sourdough w/ whipped cream cheese
-Shredded Chicken Sandwiches, leftover slaw, sliced apples
snacks:Fried Bananas
(zukes from last year- shredded and frozen, cream cheese bought at .25 clearance, chicken at .99lb using 1.5 lbs, apples at 2.99 for 5lbs- using one large)
total approx daily cost: $4.00
Saturday:
-Cinnamon Rolls
-PB and J sandwiches, baby carrots, homemade pickles
-Homemade Pizza, fried apples
snacks: sourdough with homemade Blueberry-Strawberry Jam
(bread bought at .99, using half, carrots bought at .99lb, using 1/3, cheese and pepperoni bought in bulk, apples from ours and orchard- frozen)
total approx. daily cost: $5.75

Menu Plan: April 28, 2014

 We were given a nice fat turkey this week (pretty cool gift, huh?!?!?), but- I'm gonna save it for week after next. Sailor Boy #2 is coming in and I may cook it with the fixin's to have that week.

We have lots of homemade bread and eggs this week. I'm also trying to keep focused on moving some home-canned goods before it's time to can more. :)

We will have a few grab-n-go days so I'm trying to plan for that too.

And you local-yocals don't forget, Nature Fest starts this week!

Monday:
-leftover Cinnamon Rolls
-Pizza Pockets (like these but with pizza stuff!), romaine salad, home-canned spiced-pickled carrots
-Fried eggs, Sourdough Wheat Bread, home-canned pumpkin butter
snacks: homemade Granola Bars w/ dried cherries
total approx daily cost: $2.00
Tuesday:
-Cream of Wheat
-fried eggs, toasted Wheat Sourdough, homemade jam, blueberry-kefir smoothies
-Chicken Tacos, shredded romaine with green onions from the garden, home-canned Cardamom Apples
snacks:Cinnamon Toast from Sourdough
total approx. daily cost:  $3.25
Wednesday:
-Peanut Butter Granola
-Homemade Vegetable Soup, toasted homemade 10 Grain Bread with butter and Parmesan
-leftover soup with some leftover shredded chicken tossed in, leftover bread
snacks: Kefir-Blueberry Smoothies (berries were a gift!, kefir-homemade)
total approx. daily cost: $2.50
Thursday:
-Oatmeal Sundaes
-Spaghetti, Birthday Cake, Homemade Ice Cream
-Roasted Chickens w/ homemade gravy, carrots, Macaroni Salad, home-canned green beans (will freeze some of the leftover shredded chicken)
snacks: leftover cake and ice cream
total approx daily cost: $8.25
Friday:
-Sourdough, butter, and jam
-Bologna Cups, green beans and corn on the cob (freezer)
-leftover chicken and gravy on thick-sliced homemade Sourdough Wheat Bread, leftover macaroni salad
snacks:leftover cake and ice cream
total approx. daily cost: $2.75
Saturday:
-Breakfast Cookies
-PB and J Sandwiches, home-canned pickles, homemade granola bars
-home-canned Pumpkin Soup, homemade Spelt bread, butter, and jam
snacks: Homemade Granola Bars
total approx daily cost: $3.50
Sunday:
-leftover cinnamon rolls
-Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches with chopped chives, spiced-pickled carrots, mint tea (from the herb bed)
-egg-onion-pepper-cheese wraps, sourdough and jam
snacks:crackers-cream cheese-red pepper jelly
total approx. daily cost: $1.75

Menu Plan April 20, 2014

We will have LOTS of leftover bread this week along with lots of eggs, and a few things from the garden. I'm also trying to weed out last year's jams and jellies.

But these homemade and homegrown goodies will help in the frugal quest- especially when I need quick foods because there's so much work to be done outside :)

These gals have really been earning their keep- providing us with some wonderful eggs!

Sunday:
-Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
-Breakfast Sandwich Biscuit, fruit
-Wilted Kale and Green Onions with bits of bacon, bananas
snacks:kefir smoothies(with banana, leftover berry jam- gotta move some of these jars!), Wheat Sourdough
total approx. daily cost:  $5.25
Monday:
-leftover Cinnamon Rolls
-eggs, sourdough and jam
-beans, green onions, Fermented Kraut, toasted sourdough and jelly
snacks:Fried Bananas
total approx. daily cost: $1.25
Tuesday:
-Homemade Wheat Bread and Strawberry Jam, bananas
-Cranberry-Almond Chicken Salad, home-canned spicy-pickled carrots, romaine salad, sourdough and jelly
-Home-Canned Vegetable-Barley Soup, Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches
snacks: Chocolate-Banana Smoothies
total approx. daily cost: $3.75
Wednesday:
-Fried eggs, sourdough, boysenberry jelly (gift!)
-Home-Canned Pumpkin Soup with sour cream, Sourdough Bread w/ homemade Violet Jelly
-Bean and Rice Burritos, romaine salad w/ green onions from the garden
snacks:Coconut Custard (our eggs)
total approx. daily cost: $2.75
Thursday:
-leftover Coconut Custard, sourdough toast
-Homemade Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches, cup of veggie-broth soup (from leftovers)
-Salmon Mac and Cheese, home-canned beets and green beans
snacks:carrots and celery sticks with veggie dip
total approx. daily cost: $3.75
Friday:
-Brown Rice Pudding
-Baked Eggs in Toast Cups (homemade bread), home-canned apples, buttered carrots with chives (garden)
-Baked Potatoes with fried eggs, romaine salad
snacks: Root Beer Floats (splurge!)
total approx. daily cost: $3.25

Menu Plan: April 13, 2014

Frugal Chatter-

 I bought a large pack of hamburger meat on Saturday, on "sale" for $2.19 a lb. I made a BBQ Joe mix that we will have multiple times on homemade bread.

We will have spinach and lettuce, green onions, chives, and kale from the garden.

The chickens have been providing a surplus of eggs! Go chicks!

I will also make a batch of slaw that will last for multiple meals. Love getting in raw veggies!

Sunday:
-Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
-Sandwiches, homemade Granola Bars
-BBQ Joes (used BBQ sauce- out of ketchup-crisis! :)homemade buns, spinach salad (from the raised beds)
snacks: fried livers (treat!)
total approx. daily cost: $5.75
Monday:
-bagels (half bag bought on clearance at .99bag), cream cheese (bought on clearance)
-leftover BBQ Joes on homemade buns, spinach salad (raised beds), leftover homemade Granola Bars
-Sausage ($1.49) on brat buns (half pack bought on clearance at .99) with onions and spicy mustard, slaw, home-canned Cardamom-Cinnamon Apples
snacks: toasted homemade Wheat Bread with homemade jam
total approx. daily cost: $5.50
Tuesday:
-bagels (half bag bought on clearance at .99bag), cream cheese (bought on clearance)
-home-canned Vegetable-Barley Soup, Sweet Potato Muffins
-the remaining BBQ Joe Mix on sandwich bread, slaw, sliced oranges
snacks: popcorn
total approx. daily cost:$4.00
Wednesday:
-egg and onion wraps (free eggs from our chicks)
-home-canned Pumpkin Soup, Quick Dinner Muffins (wheat)
-Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches, slaw, leftover muffins and jam
snacks: kefir smoothies
total approx. daily cost: $3.25
Thursday:
-Polenta (half recipe), fried eggs (free)
-Cranberry Beans with Cracklin' Cornbread, home-canned Squash Relish (yum!)
-leftover beans, cornbread, relish, kale from the garden
snacks:Orange-Apricot Muffins
total approx. daily cost: $2.50
Friday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal
-Frittata (onions and chives from garden, eggs-chicks), Tangy Kale Salad,(garden), home-canned apples
-Chicken salad sandwiches, chips-n-salsa
snacks: homemade Cinnamon Rolls
total approx. daily cost: $2.75

Menu Plan: March 31, 2014

Monday:
-Banana-Nut Oatmeal
-Egg, cheese, onion, and pepper wraps, clementines (eggs and peppers free-homegrown)
-(Venison)Enchilada Bake, Creamed Asparagus (venison-free, beans cooked from dried)
snacks:popcorn
total approx. daily cost: $4.00
Tuesday:
-Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
-leftover Enchilada Bake, spicy beets, buttered carrots (beets- homecanned, free; carrots @.49 lb)
-Frugal Pantry-Style Sweet and Sour Chicken, rice, green beans
snacks:grapes, pretzels
total approx. daily cost: $4.50
Wednesday:
-Bug Oats  (a friend gave these to me months ago, her family didn't like them -yay me!)
-Pumpkin Soup (free- home canned), Savory Onion Muffins,cake
-scrambled eggs with fried potatoes (both free)
snacks:Chocolate Buttermilk Cake with Cooked Pantry Topping
total approx. daily cost: $1.00
Thursday:
-Lemon-Poppy Seed Oatmeal
-Leek Soup (homemade broth, veggies from garden), Chocolate Carob Custard (free eggs)
-Tapatio Chicken, baked potato wedges, roasted asparagus (potatoes were free, chicken at .99lb)
snacks:custard 
total approx daily cost: $4.25
Friday:
-Masa Porridge (.12 for 5 servings!)
-Potato Soup, (free potatoes), Italian Bread, homemade jelly
-Chicken Fajitas (free peppers), saucy black beans (from dried)
snacks:bread and jelly, sliced apples with peanut butter
total approx. daily cost: $4.00
Saturday:
-Homemade Cream of Wheat
-Homemade Tomato Soup (almost free), Homemade Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches  (cream cheese.25)
-Cranberry Beans, Cracklin' Cornbread, fermented kraut, homecanned spicy carrots (beans from dried, homemade cracklin' and lard)
snacks:boiled eggs and mustard (free eggs)
total approx. daily cost: $2.75
 Sunday:
-Chocolate Granola
-Homemade Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks
-Venison Stew, cornbread
snacks: bananas with peanut butter
total approx. daily cost: $2.75

Menu Plan- March 22, 2014

In keeping under $30 this week, free eggs from our chicks and .25 cream cheese, helped with my quest!

Saturday:
-Breakfast Cookies
-Baked Nachos (leftover chili, beans, bl.olives, salsa, cheese, hot sauce), homemade cranberry sauce (berries from freezer bought on clearance in late fall)
-Bake Frittata, salad, bananas (free eggs, chives have popped up in the herb bed, salad given to me as well from leftover banquet)
snacks:apples, pretzels
total approx. cost for the day: $3.75
Sunday:
-Oatmeal-Wheat Pancakes from the freezer
-Beef and Cabbage Stew (gotta get a better pic, it's much better than the pics tell u), Quick Dinner Muffins, homemade jelly
-leftover soup and bread and jelly
snacks: Chocolate Cheesecake Balls (I bought 24 boxes of cream cheese on clearance at .25 each!)
total approx. cost for the day: $4.75
Monday:
-Vanilla Polenta
-Ham (frozen leftovers) and Cabbage Soup, sliced oranges, Cocoa Zucchini Muffins (zukes frozen from garden)
-Bologna and Cheese Sandwiches, leftover cup of soup
snacks: leftover Cheesecake Balls
total approx. cost for the day: $4.00
Tuesday:
-Basic Granola
-beans (precooked from freezer), cornbread, fermented kraut (made in summer from free cabbage)
-Oven-fried Chicken Legs (bought at .99bl), beets (free), dilled carrots (dill-free, carrots @ .49lb), oven potatoes (free from farmers during summer)
snacks:Pumpkin Breads (free -pumpkin from freezer)
total approx. cost for the day: $4.00
Wednesday:
-leftover Fried Polenta, scrambled eggs (free eggs)
-Onion Soup, (homemade broth, onions on sale) crackers, sliced oranges, leftover Pumpkin Breads
-eggs (free),home-canned fried apples (basically free), fried potatoes (free from farmers)
snacks:Cheesecake (not sure what fruit yet, perhaps jam!), celery sticks and dip
total approx. cost for the day: $1.50
Thursday:
-leftover Coconut Custard (bottom of this post)  (free eggs)
-Sour Cream and Cheesy Onion Noodle-Bake, green beans (free, garden), Cole Slaw (chicken from whole chicks bought at .79lb, bulk noodles, .25 cream cheese, sale sour cream, cabbage .39 lb and several meals)
-leftovers from lunch, green salad (from raised beds)
snacks: Prune Cake

total approx. cost for the day: $4.50

Friday:
-Cream of Wheat
-Homemade Bean and Cheese Burritos (beans from dried, tortillas bought on clearance at bread store), salsa, sliced apples
-Salmon-I'm-Afraid-So, steamed broccoli
snacks: Chess Cake
total approx. cost for the day: $5.75

 Jer 29:11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Menu Plan: March 8, 2014

 

Mexi Chicken Dish

Saturday:
-Peanut Butter Oatmeal
-White Bean and Turkey Bacon Soup (crockpot), cornbread
(small pack of turkey bacon bought on sale for $1, peppers from freezer-free)
-Mexi-Chicken Dish, clementines (beans cooked from dried and frozen, chicken bought @.99lb)
snacks:Chili-Cheese Popcorn
total daily cost approx: $5.00
Sunday:
-Breakfast Cookies from the freezer
-leftover bean soup and cornbread from Saturday
-Simple Hash,green beans from the freezer, crushed pineapple (potatoes were free from farmers, beans from our freezer, meat bought on sale, pineapple bought in #10 clearanced for $1.80, will divided through week)
snacks: Caramel Popcorn
total daily cost approx: $3.50
Monday:
-Chocolate Granola
-Turkey and Cheese Wraps, sliced apples
-Chicken Hollandaise over rice, green beans (freezer), home-canned beets, pineapple
(chicken bought at .99lb beans &  beets were free)
snacks: Quick Pretzels
total daily cost approx: $3.25
Tuesday:
-Buttermilk Biscuits, fried eggs, Cinnamon-Pear Jelly
-Wintry Tomato Soup, Cottage Cheese Dinner Rolls
-Venison patties, pureed butternut squash, lima beans
(free meat, squash grown in garden)
snacks:leftover biscuits and jelly
total daily cost approx: $2.75
Wednesday:
-Muesli (with whatever dried fruit I have on hand)
-Cream of Sunshine Soup, Artisan Rolls, Basil Jelly (squash for soup-free, broth homemade-jelly too)
-Spaghetti, rolls, pineapple (I can get 3 meals from that recipe, often with leftovers)
snacks: No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
total daily cost approx: $3.00
Thursday:
-Wheat Germ Pancakes from the freezer
-Corn Chowder w/ Turkey Ham, leftover rolls from Wednesday
(corn, free-peppers free- both from freezer, potatoes free from farmers, ham bought and divided up)
-pinto beans, hot pepper jelly, cornbread, Nourishing Kraut (free cabbage from farmers last year)
snacks: Apple-Walnut Flax Cookies (apples and flax were given to me)
total daily cost approx: $3.25
Friday:
-Whole Wheat Choc Chip Waffles from the freezer
-Venison Goolash, home-canned fried apples (venison free, pasta bought on sale)
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie, Baked Lemon Pudding Cake
snacks: Crispy Cinnamon Chips (bought tortillas at bread store for $1 a pack, may use 1/3 to 1/2 pack)
total daily cost approx: $5.75

Menu Plan February 23, 2014

 

This week's menu- under $30....

Sunday:
-Toasted Spelt Bread like Marilyn's, homemade jam
-Turkey and Cheese Wraps, popcorn
-scrambled fresh eggs (thanks chickens!), pineapple
snacks:treat-cheese balls and donuts (bought at Grocery Outlet: cheese balls 3/$1, $2)
total: $6.75
Monday:
-Bagels, milk
-Jumbo Banana Nut Muffins, eggs for those who wanted
-Spaghetti and Brownie Bites
snacks:clementines
total approx: $4.75
Tuesday:
-Poppy Seed Muffins
-scrambled eggs and potato wedges (basically free meal)
-Smoked Sausage on Homemade Buns (meat $1.39), sliced apples
snacks: romaine (.99 a head, divided into 3 meals) salad w/ parmesan and home-canned banana peppers, free green onions and tomatoes, crackers)
total approx: $3.50
Wednesday:
-Masa Porridge
-leftover Spaghetti from Monday, romaine salad
-leftover Italian Green Bean Stew w/ Venison, Quick Dinner (Wheat) Muffins
snacks: leftover muffins and homemade jelly
total approx: $1.50 (leftovers are free!)
Thursday:
-Millet
-Butternut Squash Soup(basically free w/ homemade and home grown ingredients), Rosemary Bubble Loaf
-Salmon Salad, stuffed celery, carrots and dip, home-canned pickles
snacks: Chocolate Cheesecake Balls, popcorn
total approx: $4.75
Friday:
-eggs and home-canned applesauce (basically free!)
-leftover Butternut Squash Soup, Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
-Cheeseburger Mac, Romaine Salad, leftover cookies
snacks: Chili-Cheese Popcorn
total approx:$4.50
Saturday:
-Vanilla Polenta
-Beef Rice-A-Roni, home-canned green beans, slaw, spicy home-canned carrots
-leftovers from lunch, leftover cookies from Friday
snacks:apples and peanut butter yogurt dip
total approx: $2.75

Menu Plan: February 3, 2014

Sunday:
-Breakfast Cookies
-(lots! of)pizza- treat from a friend (the bigger treat was her time!)
-chili-cheese popcorn (since my kids heard Brandy does this sometimes..it's been a fave!)
snacks: ice cream, heated leftover chicken
Total cost approx. per day: $1.50
Monday:
-Kefir Pancakes from the freezer
-Garlic Cheese Breads w/sauteed onions on leftover sub rolls
-Beef Soft Tacos, beans and rice
snacks: leftover rice w/ butter and honey
Total cost approx. per day: $4.75
Tuesday:
-Gingerbread Pancakes from the freezer
-Pumpkin Soup from home canned pumpkin and broth, Homemade Brown-n-Serve Rolls
-Shredded Turkey w/gravy over rice, home canned green beans
snacks:leftover rolls and homemade jelly
Total cost approx. per day: (We were given a turkey and I aim to make the most of it this week!) $1.50
Wednesday:
-Apple-Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal
-Turkey Noodle Soup, Pantry Cake
-Beans (freezer), home canned beets, Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
snacks: leftover cake
Total cost approx. per day: $2.75
Thursday:
-Chocolate Granola and milk
-Zucchini Soup (shredded zukes from freezer, and homemade broth), Quick Dinner Muffins, homemade jam
-Turkey-Cheddar Wraps, sweet potato fries (free from friend)
snacks: leftover muffins and homemade jelly
Total cost approx. per day: $3.00
Friday:
-Nutty Maple Granola
-Turkey Salad Wraps, Rugelach
-leftovers
snacks: kefir smoothie
Total cost approx. per day: $2.75
Saturday: 
-Homemade Cream of Wheat
-PB and J, leftover Rugelach
-leftover Turkey Salad, Coleslaw
snacks: leftovers
Total approx. cost per day: $2.00

Menu Plan: January 25, 2014

Saturday:
-leftover Chocolate-Coconut Crumb Cake w/ milk
-pizza tortillas from leftovers, fried apples (tortillas discounted, apples free)
-Venison Sliders, Cole Slaw  (meat free, bread discounted, big batch of slaw for the week-divided cost)
snacks: blue corn chips and hot sauce
Total cost approx per day: $3.75
Sunday:
-Breakfast Cookies from the freezer, milk
-turkey hot dogs, blue corn chips
-Homemade Chicken Soup, strawberry yogurt (home-canned soup w/shredded chicken from the freezer, veggies in soup were mostly free, yogurt bought on clearance)
snacks:salted almonds (gift for Christmas)
Total cost approx per day: $3.25
Monday:
-toast with homemade pumpkin butter (free bread, free pumpkins made the butter)
-1/2 recipe:(mock) Pork and Beans w/ leftover sliced hot dogs (and beans from the freezer), Cracklin' Cornbread, fermented kraut    (cracklin' was free for the rendering and cabbage for kraut was free from summer)
-Venison Tacos, salsa w/ blue chips (wraps were bought discounted at bread store, meat was free), kefir smoothies (homemade kefir, fruit from freezer)
snacks: homemade chili-cheese popcorn, apples (apples free-gift, popcorn bought in bulk)
Total cost approx per day: $2.25
Tuesday:
-fried eggs and toast (eggs almost free from our chicks, bread free from bread store)
-home-canned tomato-veggie soup, cheese bread (discount bread)
-Baked Pollock w/ Parsley Butter Sauce , home canned beets (free), home canned green beans (free)
snacks: home-canned apples with butter
Total cost approx per day: $4.00
Wednesday:
-Chocolate Granola , milk
-PBandJ sandwiches (discount bread,homemade jelly), fresh broccoli w/  Ranch dip, Pantry Brownies
-(1/2 recipe) Turkey Meatballs and Leeks over rice, leftover slaw, brownies
snacks: cinnamon rice cakes with raisins from leftovers
Total cost approx. per day: $5.00
Thursday:
-Kefir Pancakes from the freezer
-Chick Pea Soup,cornmeal muffins, honey(peas from freezer, will add onions and greens, honey free-bartering)
-Venison Joes, leftover cole slaw (meat free, bread discounted)
snacks:leftover brownies
Total cost approx per day:$2.75
Friday:
-oatmeal with (free) dried apples and cinnamon
-Turkey and Pepper Jack sandwiches (discount bread), broth w/ leftover shredded veggies from freezer (free-leftovers and homemade broth), cookies
-leftover chili from the freezer, crackers
snacks: Crunchy Chick Peas, Apple-Walnut Flax Cookies (flax and apples were given to me)
Total cost approx. per day: $3.25

Menu Plan: April 6, 2013

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

With warmer weather settling, these fellas will be begging for the creek- or the tree. (But probably not the garden! ;-)

Saturday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal w/ sliced almonds
-bologna sandwiches, Cinnamon Chip And Raisin Muffins
-Bologna-Egg Cups, applesauce, toast, homemade Cherry Jam
snacks: Chocolate Granola and milk
Sunday:
-Peanut Butter Oatmeal w/ sliced Bananas
-(leftover) Turkey and Turnip Soup (from the garden), Artisan Wheat Bread
-hamburger patties, romaine salad
snacks:leftover muffins with milk
Monday:
-Masa Porridge (.12 cents for 5 servings!)
-fried eggs and applesauce
-Homemade fish sandwiches, Simple Slaw
snacks: sliced apples, buttered popcorn
Tuesday:
-Johnny Cakes, link sausage
-Chipotle Tilapia, baked potato wedges, romaine salad
-Pinto Beans (cooked with leftover ham bone from freezer), cornbread
snacks: Kefir Vanilla Muffins w/ Choc Chips
Wednesday:
-Millet, Scrambled Eggs
-leftover Beans, cornbread, pepper jelly, pickled peppers, ketchup
-Chili from leftover Beans
snacks:Rugelach, Smoothies
Thursday:
-Rugelach, fried eggs
-peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, baby carrots and dip, sliced apples w/ PB yogurt dip
-Taco Casserole, chili beans, romaine salad
snacks:Strawberry Cobbler, leftover frozen smoothie pops
Friday:
-Fluffy Spiced Wheat Germ Pancakes
-Mexi Chicken Dish, sliced cukes
-Homemade Pizza
snacks:celery sticks w/ dip, grapes

Menu Plan: March 23, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Krestan's Graduation Party

It's been a fun-filled week with lots of celebrations! I'm looking forward to a quieter week :)

Saturday:
-Fried Egg, slice of orange, half serving of Masa Porridge
-grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, sliced onions and tomatoes, cake and ice cream
-sandwiches, chips, leftover cake and ice cream
snacks:apples
Sunday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal
-Mexican Pasta and Kale Soup, Fried Masa Cakes
-Pork Loin w/ potatoes and carrots
snacks:apples w/ peanut butter
Monday:
-Almond Cranberry Granola and milk
-White Bean w/ Turkey Bacon Soup, Fried Cornbread
-Chicken Joes on Kaiser Rolls
snacks: Triple Berry Fruit Crisp, buttered popcorn
Tuesday:
-fried eggs, toasted Breakfast Bread, homemade Cherry Jam
-Beef and Cabbage Stew, Whole Wheat Artisan Bread
-Chipotle Tilapia, steamed broccoli, Spanish Rice
snacks:Iced Graham Bites and milk
Wednesday:
-Masa Porridge
-Corn Chowder w/ Turkey Ham, Whole Wheat Artisan Bread
-Easy Maple Dijon Chicken, rosemary potato wedges, turnip greens
snacks:Rugelach, celery sticks and dip
Thursday:
-Kefir Spelt Pancakes
-pinto beans, cornbread, homemade Hot Pepper Jelly
-Sloppy Joe Rolls, green salad, applesauce
snacks:Orange Zest Cookies
Friday:
-Buttermilk Biscuits, Sausage Gravy
-Split Pea Soup, Twisted Garlic Bread Sticks
-Pizza
snacks:Applesauce Pudding, BerryCobbler

Menu Plan: March 9, 2013

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-Bug Oats
-turkey and cheese sandwiches w/ grapes and orange slices
-leftover Homemade Pizza
snacks:bananas w/ peanut butter, Homemade Brownies
Sunday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal w/ sliced almonds
-Black Beans, Chapatis, applesauce
-Pork Roast, roasted potatoes and carrots, sliced oranges
snacks:Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies, Applesauce Pudding
Monday:
-Omelet Wraps
-grilled cheese sandwiches, Cinnamon Applesauce Salad
-(Mock) Bisquick Taco Pizza, tossed green salad, pickled carrots, Fried Bananas
snacks:Apple-Walnut Flax Cookies, buttered popcorn
Tuesday:
-scrambled eggs, toasted Breakfast Bread, homemade Nasturtium Jelly
-Lima Burger Soup, Swirly Buns
-Home On The Ranch (one dish meal), Cornmeal Muffins
snacks:White Chip and Walnut Muffins, carrot sticks and dip
Wednesday:
-Apple Pie Pockets
-Potato Soup, Cottage Cheese Rolls
-Frugal Stir Fry, Fruit Crisp
snacks:Kefir Vanilla Muffins, Blueberry Smoothies
Thursday:
-Masa Porridge
-(Ground) Beef, Barley and Mushroom Soup, Buttermilk Biscuits, homemade Cherry Jam
-Pinto Beans, fried potatoes, cornbread
snacks:leftover muffins, Chocolate Granola and milk
Friday:
-fried eggs, toasted Breakfast Bread, homemade Watermelon Jelly
-Leek Soup (from the garden), Cheddar Scones
-homemade Pizza or Calzones, homemade Ice Cream

snacks:Natural Candy, carrot sticks and dip

John 6:35  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Menu Plan: March 1, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-Peanut Butter Oatmeal
-Tuna Salad Sandwiches, mandarin oranges
-Chicken Joes on Kaiser Rolls
snacks:Maple Nut Granola and milk
Sunday:
-fried eggs and masa porridge
-Home-canned Tomato-Okra-Corn Soup, yogurt with Cranberry-Almond Granola
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie
snacks:Homemade Brownies
Monday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal
-Potato Soup, Crusty White Bread
-Homemade Cheeseburger Helper, fried cabbage, Thirds Bread
snacks:Granola and milk, Wheat Graham Crackers
Tuesday:
-Fluffy Spiced Wheat Germ Pancakes
-PB&J sandwiches, veggie sticks
-Cheesy Meat and Potatoes Casserole, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges
snacks:toasted leftover bread w/ homemade jelly
Wednesday:
-Vanilla Polenta
-Corn Chowder, Cornmeal Muffins
-Pork Loin with Parsley Butter Sauce, baked potatoes and roasted carrots
snacks:sliced oranges, Quick Pretzels w/ mustard
Thursday:
-Buttermilk Biscuits, homemade jelly, fried eggs
-Pork Stew from leftovers, fried cornbread
-15 Bean Soup, Whole Wheat Artisan Bread, Watermelon Jelly
snacks:peanut butter and bananas, buttered popcorn
Friday:
-Cinnamon Chip and Raisin Muffins
-Pureed Vegetable Soup, Naan
-Sausage Pilau, green salad, Fried Bananas
snacks:nuts, boiled eggs and mustard

Menu Plan Feb. 16, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-Maple flavored oatmeal with pecans
-leftover pita bread stuffed with leftover spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese
-leftover Turkey, sweet potatoes, dressing, salad
snacks:peanut butter and bananas, leftover pancakes from the freezer
Sunday:
-Maple flavored oatmeal with chia seeds
-brown rice w/ leftover turkey and gravy, romaine salad, fried green beans
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie
snacks: Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies,homemade crispbread w/ cream cheese
Monday:
-fried eggs and toast with homemade jelly
-Potato Soup, Cheddar Cheese Scones
-Chick Pea Italian Stir, Brown Rice Cakes from leftovers, fried apples
snacks:Cream Cheese Strawberry Bread, buttered popcorn
Tuesday:
-Kefir Spelt Pancakes
-(Ground) Beef, Barley, and Lentil Stew, Italian Bread, homemade jelly
-speckled butter beans, cornbread, chopped onions, greens from the freezer
snacks:Banana Sherbet Cups, crackers and cheese
Wednesday:
-Buttermilk Biscuits, scrambled eggs
-tuna salad in pita bread, carrot sticks, graham crackers
-Easy Beef and Rosemary (mock) Bisquick Bake, steamed vegetables from the freezer, slaw
snacks:buttered popcorn, crackers and cheese
Thursday:
-Chocolate Granola with homemade yogurt
-egg salad with pita bread, carrot sticks, bananas
-Pork Loin, baked potatoes, leftover slaw
snacks:Impossible Pumpkin Pie, peanut butter and apples
Friday:
-Chocolate Chip Pancakes
-White Bean w/ Turkey Bacon Soup, Cornmeal Muffins
-leftover pork tacos, refried beans and cheese
snacks: Eggnog Pudding, Grandpa's Oatmeal Muffins

Menu Plan: Feb. 9, 2013

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-Masa Porridge
-leftover Spaghetti and Meatballs, Seeded Tri-Flour Rolls
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie
snacks:popcorn w/ milk and sugar, apples and peanut butter
Sunday:
-Fried Eggs and Grits
-Cheeseburger-Potato Soup
-Pork Loin, boiled cabbage, green peas, fried apples
snacks:buttered popcorn
Monday:
-scrambled eggs and applesauce
-Corn Chowder w/ Turkey Ham, 10 Grain Muffins
-Quesidilla Beef Bake, Black Bean and Corn Salsa
snacks:sliced oranges, fried bananas
Tuesday:
-Oatmeal Pancakes, turkey sausage links
-Potato Soup, Cottage Cheese Dinner Rolls
-Chicken Joes on Kaiser Rolls,green salad with shredded carrots
snacks:peanut butter and bananas, sliced oranges
Wednesday:
-Kamut English Muffins, fried eggs, Pomegranate Jelly
-Beef-n-Cabbage Stew, Cheddar Scones
-Pork Tacos, slaw
snacks:sliced oranges, nuts, Chocolate Granola w/ milk
Thursday:
-Banana Nut Pancakes
-Lima-Burger Soup, Italian Bread
-Chinese Lemon Chicken, rice, green salad
snacks: fried apples, popcorn, nuts
Friday:
-Fluffy Spiced Wheat Germ Pancakes
-saucy beans w/ brown rice, green salad, Fried Masa Cakes
-Homemade Pizza
snacks: Chocolate Granola w/ homemade yogurt, sliced oranges

Menu Plan: Feb. 2, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-Coconut Cream Oatmeal
-15 Bean Soup, Cornbread
-Oven Fried Chicken Legs, Mustard Potatoes, green peas
snacks: homemade German Chocolate Cake
Sunday:
-Lemon-Poppy Seed Oatmeal
-Minestrone Soup, White Cuban Bread
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie
snacks:smoothies w/ mango and bananas from the freezer
Monday:
-Millet
-Bologna Cups, Cole Slaw, green beans
-Simple Hash, green peas, sweet potatoes
snacks: apples and peanut butter
Tuesday:
-Masa Porridge
-Potato Soup, 1 Hour Loaves
-Black Bean Venison Chili, White Rolls
snacks:buttered popcorn, smoothies with frozen berries from the freezer
Wednesday:
-Pumpkin Oatmeal
-Chicken Stew, toasted leftover bread
-Ham, Potatoes, steamed frozen broccoli
snacks: Chocolate Cheesecake Balls, fried apples
Thursday:
-Bug Oats
-Corn Chowder,White Bread
-Pinto Beans, fried potatoes, corn bread
snacks:boiled eggs w/ mustard, popcorn
Friday:
-Kamut Flapjacks w/ homemade syrup
-Chili from leftover beans, crackers
-Potatoes and Polish Sausage, steamed mixed vegetables
snacks: Cinnamon Chips and Raisin Muffins

Menu Plan: Jan. 26, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!

Saturday:
-grapefruit halves, cup of yogurt and Cranberry-Almond Granola
-Mexican Pasta and Kale Stew, seeded rolls
-Pizza
snacks:peanut butter and banana, puffed amaranth
frugal notes: Grapefruits were 2.99 for 7, beef for stew was bought on sale months ago at 1.89, 2 bundles of kale have lasted me 3 1/2 weeks, amaranth was a gift
Sunday:
-Homemade Yogurt with Cranberry-Almond Granola
-Lima-Burger Soup, Crusty White Bread
-Spaghetti w/ homemade Sauce
snacks: frozen berry-banana smoothies
frugal notes: I make yogurt with milk bought at 2.79 a gallon, oats were bought in bulk from Cash-Carry, meat for soup was bought months ago at 1.89 for soup and for spaghetti sauce- I only use pound per 2 to 3 batches (homemade), frozen fruit was bought on sale in summer; 5lbs can last me for months using only a cup here and there in smoothies
Monday:
-Popcorn w/ sugar and milk
-Split Pea Soup, cornbread
-Roasted Chicken w/ potatoes and carrots, brown rice w/ chicken gravy
snacks:fried apples, Peanut Butter Granola Bites
frugal notes: popcorn was bought in bulk at Sam's, the chicken was bought on sale months ago, apples were bought in bulk for .88lb, potatoes were .16 per pound, carrots were under .50 per pound, meat for soup was .99, oats were bought in bulk from Cash-n-Carry
Tuesday:
-Toasted Spelt Bread w/ fried eggs, pomegranate jelly
-Beef and Cabbage Stew, Twisted Garlic Bread Sticks
-Pinto Beans, cornbread, fried potatoes
snacks: Crispy Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles, cheese and crackers
frugal notes: eggs are .99 doz, I made 4 1/2 pints of the jelly with $2 worth of pomegranates, beef was bought months ago at 1.89 cabbage was .33lb, beans were bought in bulk, potatoes .16lb, cheese was bought on clearance at Kroger, crackers were bought months ago at .79 per box
Wednesday:
-Millet
-Cream of Cheese and Vegetable Soup, Kamut Bread
-Mexican Chicken Dish, hot and spicy sweet potato fries
snacks:Apple Cinnamon Raisin Baked Pancake, Chili-Spiced Almonds
frugal notes: millet was given to me, cheese was on clearance at Kroger, chicken was from whole chickens at .79 per pound, apples were .88 lb, almonds were bought when on sale at $4 per lb
Thursday:
-Oatmeal Pancakes w/ homemade syrup
-Potato Soup, Yogurt Rye Bread
-Simple Hash, peas and carrots, slaw
snacks:Chocolate-Carob Custard, Quick Pretzels
frugal notes: flour and oats bought in bulk, potatoes at .16lb, onions at .49 pound, yogurt is homemade at 2.79 per gallon, cabbage at .33lb, eggs at .99 doz
Friday:
-Scrambled Eggs and Applesauce
-Bologna Cups, fried apples, 10 grain cereal
-Cheeseburger Pizza Pie, celery sticks
snacks:Chocolate Granola and yogurt, cheese chunks and apples
frugal notes: eggs bought at .99 doz, bologna at .79lb, apples at .88, 10 grain mix was given to me, meat was bought months ago at 1.89 lb, celery is $2+ for 3, yogurt is made for 2.79 a gallon, apples .88lb

Menu Plan: Jan. 19, 2013

 Welcome to Menu Plan Monday:

Rice Hash with Leftover Pork

 

Saturday:
-Almond Joy Oatmeal
-Lentil and Root Stew, Stone-ground Cornmeal Muffins
-Salmon Loaf, green peas, potato wedges
snacks: Pumpkin Bars, bananas w/ peanut butter
Sunday:
-Buttermilk Biscuits, Sausage Gravy
-Pinto Beans w/ ham hock, cornbread, green onions
-Ham Roast, Potatoes, and Carrots, leftover beans
snacks:leftover Pumpkin Bars, sliced apples, yogurt dip
Monday:
-Millet,
-Corn Chowder,Oat Bread
-Simple Hash, Quick Cole Slaw, green beans
snacks:Chocolate Chip Bars, smoothies
Tuesday:
-Vanilla Polenta
-Chili from leftover Beans
-Chicken Joes on Homemade Kaiser Rolls, slaw
snacks: Quick Pretzels, apples
Wednesday:
-Soft Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes
-Onion Soup, French Bread
-Sausage Pilau, kale greens, French Bread
snacks: apples w/ cinnamon yogurt dip
Thursday:
-Chocolate Granola and yogurt
-Split Pea Soup, leftover French Bread
-Frugal Stir Fry and Rice
snacks:Toasted French Bread slices w/ butter and cheese
Friday:
-Chocolate Oatmeal
-Wintry Tomato Soup, Cottage Cheese Dinner Rolls
-Grilled Chicken Legs,  potato wedges with rosemary, Southern Green Beans
snacks:Apple-Cinnamon-Raisin Bake Pancake w/ homemade syrup