We decided that August was a success as far as budgeting went, so this month we're continuing the meal planning and prepping. Some of last month's recipes were great; others were... not. Here's the plan for this month:
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| Muffin break after the first of three grocery store stops on shopping day. |
September
1 - Teriyaki Pork (from last month... it was grocery shopping and meal prep day #1)
2 - Leftovers (I was still in the kitchen prepping meals all day)
3 - Elmo's (because the last thing I wanted to do after 3 days of meal prep was eat anything from my kitchen)
4 - Chicken quesadillas
5 - Spaghetti and meatballs
6 - Chicken noodle soup
7 - Baked potatoes
8 - Caprese Lasagna
9 - Breakfast for dinner: waffles
10 - Chicken fiesta soup
11 - leftovers
13 - Chicken alfredo (from last month)
14 - leftovers
15 - Chicken pot pie
16 - out
17 - Breakfast for dinner: eggs
18 - Green chile burgers
19 - Chicken nuggets
20 - Pulled pork
21 - out
22 - out
23 - Breakfast for dinner: biscuits and gravy
24 - Fish 'n chips
25 - Corn dog muffins
26 - Frito chili pie
27 - leftovers
28 - red beans and rice
29 - Mac 'n cheese
30 - Breakfast for dinner: eggs
Can you tell chicken was on sale for $1.99 at the meat case? The butcher raised his eyebrows when I asked for 12 pounds of chicken... Don't worry, we're not eating all 12 pounds this month. I made a ton of chicken nuggets because they were a hit last month and they make a really simple and kid-pleasing dinner that I can just throw together with some broccoli and fruit and it's done. Next month I'd like to expand our vegetarian and fish horizons a bit more, but I think we're doing okay with limiting red meat a bit, so I'll take it. We're still getting the produce box, and I've been enjoying the move to the fall produce. Oh, and lunches! I nearly forgot. I made almost twice as many hand pies this month, with some variety - pizza with veggies, chicken fajita, ham and cheese, and a couple sausage for Jonathan.
After all that cooking, we did escape the house for a little while to celebrate the end of summer.
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| We think this one might finally be gaining weight! This discovery is probably related to another discovery - that his favorite foods are not limited to blueberries, grapes, and bananas - they also include such "foods" as hot dogs and boxed mac 'n cheese. Oh, little man... |
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| And... here's a food-related song to wrap it all up. |
Next time I'll fill you in on some of our other happenings. There's so much to share!
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