Menu Plan Monday: May 14, 2012!

My mom was admitted to the hospital yesterday with a whole list of problems, that is why I am late posting this.  Hopefully, even with running back and forth to the hospital all week, we will still be able to mostly stick to our menu plan...

Breakfasts: Granola Bars, Yogurt with Granola on Top, and/or Cold Cereal

Lunches: Leftovers, Salad, Soup, Sandwiches, or any combination of the 4

Dinner Choices:

• Salsa Chicken Bake with Salad
• Baked Fish Patties with Crock-pot Baked Potatoes and Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
• Steak Fajitas with Mexican Rice and Salad
• Out :-)
• French Toast with Cooked Apples, and Bacon
• Homemade Pizza with Veggie Dippers
• Spaghetti with Salad, Green Beans, and Garlic Bread

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Weekly Spending Report: 04/29-05/05/2012!

This week was a whirl-wind of spending, however, we are now stocked up on cat food for quite a few months to come, and we have a lot of food in the freezers and cupboards.  I feel a freezer-cooking session will be in order soon!  Here's this week's Spending Report...

• Monday's Target Trip: $47.70 oop, Earned $10 Target Gift Cards
• Monday's CVS Trip: $2.33 oop, Earned $8.98 ECB's
• Monday's Walgreen's Trip: $7.30 oop, Earned $5.50 RR's
• Monday's Rite-Aid Trip: $18.29 oop, Earned $12 UP+Rewards
• Tuesday's Rite-Aid Trip: $1.88 oop, Earned $30 UP+Rewards
• Tuesday's Shopper's Trip (no post, just pasta and Parmesan cheese): $4.88 oop
• Tuesday's Walgreen's Trip (no post, just got some Salve): $7.94 oop                                           
• Wednesday's AC Moore's Trip (no post, just mending patches): $1.05 oop
• Wednesday's ALDI Trip (no post, stocked up on meats, cheeses and snacks): $14.14 oop (used $19 from my Mom, and picked up a few things for her as well)
• Wednesday's Dollar Tree Trip (no post, 2 beautiful framed pictures, 2 ketchup, 2 pepperoni, 2 ice pks, etc): $10.36 oop
• Thursday's Wal-mart Trip (no post, just TP, Cracker Jacks, Bamboo Utensils, and a B-day present for Joe that was on Clearance!): $18.26 oop 
• Saturday's Shopper's Trip (no post, just Sugar and Newspapers): $7.78 oop

Total OOP: $123.65 oop - $66.48 Earned Rewards/Gift cards = Net OOP: $57.17, Savings of 54%!!

Monday's Target Trip

Monday Joe and I stopped into Target to pick up some cat food, which I have been waiting F-O-R-E-V-E-R for!  Here's what we ended up with...

 4-17.6 lb Bonus Bags Purina Cat Chow Cat Food (2 Indoor, 2 Original) $11.39 ea on Sale - $5 Target Gift Card wyb 2 x 2 - $1/1 TC x 2 = 4/$33.56 (or $0.48/lb!!!!)

2-2 pks Thin Baskets $1 ea, but was only charged for one for some reason = 2 pks/$1

1-3 pk Funnels $1

+ $2.14 Tax

Total OOP: $47.70, Earned 2-$5 Target Gift Cards = Net OOP: $37.70!

Menu Plan Monday: April 30th, 2012!

With an event this coming weekend, that Joe and I are in-charge of, as well as errands that need to be run with my mom, and misc things that need to be done around the house, it's going to be a crazy week.  I'm keeping the menu simple, hopefully we can stick with it, or at least not eat out too much!  Here's what's cooking...

Breakfasts: Cold Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt and Granola, and/or Toast

Lunches: Leftovers, Salads, Canned Soup with Crackers, and/or Sandwiches

Dinners:

• Salsa Chicken Bake with Salad and Sauteed Green Beans (Sun)
• French Toast with Strawberries and Bacon (Mon)
• Fettuccine with Homemade Alfredo Sauce and Shrimp with Garlic Bread and Salad (Tues) -- Having Company with is bringing dessert
• Baked Fried Shrimp with Crock-pot Baked Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli and Cheese (Weds)
• Homemade Pizza with Veggie Dippers (Thurs)
• Out! (Fri)
• Dinner at the Museum, provided by our wonderful hearth cook! (Sat)

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Weekly Spending Report: 04/22-28/2012

Here's this week's Weekly Spending Report...

• Sunday's Shopper's Trip: $8.68 oop
• Sunday's Walgreen's Trip: $14.70 oop, Earned $2 RR
• Monday's Shopper's Trip (no post, just more salad vegetables and Sage): $11.25 
• Wednesday's BJ's Trip: $32.95 oop 
• Wednesday's Rite-Aid Trip: $8.46 oop, Earned $5 UP+Rewards
• Saturday's Shopper's Trip (no post, just 2 newspapers): $3.99 oop
• Saturday's CVS Trip: $7.89 oop, Earned $12 ECB's and $6.99 MIR

Total OOP: $87.92 - $25.99 Earned Rewards/Rebates = Net OOP: $61.93!

Saturday's CVS Trip

Today Joe and I slipped into CVS to pick up/drop off some prescriptions, and got to meet a fellow coupon-binder wielding sales-shopper!  Hi!  We also picked up some awesome deals...

2-16 ct pouches Arm and Hammer Laundry Detergents $6.99 ea - BOGO Free Sale $6.99 - $1/2 MC (newspaper) - $6.99 MIR (peelie on pkg) = 2 FREE + $1 Money-maker!

1 Physician's Formula SPF Tinted Moisturizer $14.99 - $15/1 CVS Coupon (Red Coupon Machine, adjusted to $14.99) - $7 ECB = FREE + $7 Money-maker!

3 Hallmark Cards 2 @ $0.99 ea and 1 @ $2.79 - $3 ECB wyb 3 = 3/$1.77

1-18 ct Kotex U Sleek Tampons $5.79 - $1.80 Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $2 ECB = $0.99

+ $1.61 Tax

- $7.50 ECB's used to Pay

Total OOP: $7.86, Earned $12 ECB's and $6.99 MIR!

Wednesday's Rite-Aid Trip

My Mom and I also stopped into Rite-Aid while we were out grocery shopping.  Here's my haul for this week...

2 bags Doritos $4.29 ea - $1.79 ea Sale - $1/2 MC (store display) - $1 UP+Reward wyb 2 = 2/$3

1 bag Reese's Eggs $3.99 - $2 clearance = $1.99

1 Tylenol Precise Cream $7.99 - $2 Sale - $3/1 Rite-Aid Coupon - $2/1 MC (newspaper) = $0.99

6 pkgs Dentyne Ice Gum $1.29 ea - $0.29 ea Sale - $1/2 MC x 3 (newspaper) - $2 UP+Rewards wyb 3 = 6 FREE + $1 Money-maker!

+ $0.48 Tax

- $2 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $8.46, Earned $5 UP+Rewards for next week!

Wednesday's BJ's Trip

Wednesday while I was out taking my mom to the grocery store, I stopped into BJ's to pick up some Crystal Light (which has been moved to the complete back of the store - ugh!), and decided to pick up some natural bacon there as well.

4-32 Qt pkgs of Crystal Light $5.99 ea - $1/2 MC (newspaper) x 2 = 4/$21.96 ($5.49 ea or $0.34/gallon)

1-3x12 oz pkg Natural Bacon $10.99 (or $4.88/lb)

Total OOP: $32.95

ALDI Deals, Starting 04/25/2012!

Here are some of the deals starting this week at ALDI...

• Baker's Corner All-purpose Baking Mix (i.e. Bisquick)  40 oz $1.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Southern-style Beer Bread Mix 18 oz $1.49 ea
• Beaumont Classic Roast Coffee 11.3 oz $2.79 ea
• Benita Premium Snack-sized Ice Cream Bars Variety pk 12-1.5 oz Bars $2.99 ea
• Benita Mamey Premium Ice Cream Bars 6-3 oz bars $2.89 ea
• Bremer Fully Cooked Meatballs, Turkey, Original, or Italian Styled 14 oz $1.99 ea
• Chaza Exotic Pomegranate Splash 750 ml $4.99 ea
• Crofton 3 qt Electric Skillet $17.99 ea
• Fit and Active Key Lime Pie Nonfat Yogurt 6 oz $0.39 ea
• Gardenline Clematis Flowering Vines $4.99 ea
• Gardenline Watering Wand 18" $5.99 ea
• Gardenline Watering Globes 3 pk Small or 2 pk Large $4.99 ea
• Happy Farms Blueberry Cream Cheese  8 oz $1.49 ea
• Happy Harvest Peas and Carrots (canned) 15 oz $0.79 ea
• L'oven Fresh Plain Bagel Skinnys  13 oz $1.99 ea
• Lunch Mate Bologna 16 oz $0.99 ea
• Millville Fruit and Grain or Fiber Now Cereal Bars 4.1-10.4 oz $1.49 ea
• Millville Honey Crunch and Oats Cereal, Assorted Varieties 14.5 oz $1.89 ea
• Millville Apple Rounds Cereal 12.2 oz $1.49 ea
• Sealtite 24-piece Durable Food Storage Set $8.99 ea
• Season's Choice Potatoes O'Brien 28 oz $1.89 ea
• St Cloud Solid Kitchen Rugs Assorted Colors 20x34" $6.99 ea
• Pineapple $1.39 ea
• Strawberries $1.49/lb
• Navel Oranges $1.39/4 lb bag
• Kiwi $0.79/4 pk
• Bananas $0.44/lb
• Gala Apples $1.79/3 lb bag

For more information about shopping at ALDI, visit their Homepage!

Menu Plan Monday: April 23rd 2012!

This week things are finally starting to level out.  You'll notice a lot of salads on the dinner menu; Joe and I are both trying to lose weight, and eating lots of veggies is the most efficient way I know to make that happen.  Also, a trip to the farmer's market last week resulted in lots of fresh fruits and veggies in the house, so I hope to stop back again this week on either Tuesday or Wednesday.  Anyway, here's what's cooking...

Breakfasts: Cereal, Yogurt and Granola, and/or Fruit

Lunches: Leftovers, Salads, Canned Soup, and/or Sandwiches

Dinner Choices:

Out :-)

Cobb Salads

Taco Salads

Big Mac Salads (my new creation, recipe to come)

Homemade Pizza or Cheese Bread sticks with Salad

Shrimp Alfredo with Garlic Bread, Steamed Vegetable, and Salad

Popcorn Shrimp with Crock-pot Baked Potatoes and Steamed Vegetable

French Toast with Strawberries

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