Menu Plan Monday!!!

This is my most favorite post to do each week, as I LOVE to cook & menu plan!!! Well, on to the menu for this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Warm Cereals, Yogurt, Bananas & Red Grapes

Lunches: Leftovers, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Canned Soup with Cheese & Saltines

Dinners:
Sunday - Left Over Buffet
Monday - Chili
Tuesday - Leftover Chili made into Taco Salads
Wednesday - Chicken Parmesan with Buttered Noodles, Homemade Focaccia, Salad & Broccoli
Thursday - Shrimp Alfredo with Homemade Focaccia & Salad
Friday - Leftovers or Homemade Pizza
Saturday - Italian Meatloaf with Buttered Red Potatoes & a Veggie from the Freezer (not sure which one yet, maybe asparagus)

Dessert for the Week: Homemade Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Yummy!)

Martin's Deals for This Week

Martin's has some good deals this week...

Produce:
Red Grapes $0.99/lb
Premium Classic Dole Salad Blend 2/$4 - $0.75/1 MC (no longer available to print) x 2 doubled to $1.50 ea = 2/$1
Nature's Promise Organic Peeled Baby Carrots 16 oz bag 2/$3
Giant Sliced or Whole Mushrooms 8 oz 2/$3

Meat & Dairy Items:
Giant Fresh Center Cut Pork Chops or Roast Bone-in BOGO Free
Giant Split Chicken Breasts $0.99/lb
Giant Ground Beef Chub 73/27 5 lb @1.40/lb
Giant Bottom Round Roast $1.99/lb
Giant Shredded or Block Cheeses 6-8 oz 4/$6 (Must buy 4)
Sea Choice Frozen Single Serve Fish Fillets (Salmon, Tilapia or Mahi Mahi) 4 oz 2/$3
Perdue Chicken Short Cuts 9 oz pkg BOGO Free = $5.99/2 - $0.75/1 MC (past newspaper)doubled to $1.50 x 2 = 2/$2.99
Land O Lakes Buttery Spread or Soft Margarine 15 oz $0.99 ea - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) or $0.55/1 MC from Here = FREE - 2/$0.98

Bread:
Holsum Milano Bread 20 oz loaf BOGO Free
Stroehmann Dutch Country Soft Family Bread 20-24 oz Loaves BOGO Free
Giant French Baguette Bread from the Bakery $1.99 ea

Pantry Items:
Pepsi Product 2 lts $1 ea
Juicy Juice 48 oz bottles 2/$4 - $1/2 MC from Here = 2/$3
Sobe Life Waters 20 oz $1.09 ea - BOGO Free MC (no longer available to print) = 2/$1.09
Bumble Bee Tuna Solid White 5 oz cans $1 ea
Folger's Coffee 10.3-11.5 oz cans 2/$5 - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) = 2/$4
Yakisoba Meals $0.89 ea - $0.50/1 MC (past newspaper) doubled = FREE
Nabisco Snack Crackers 5.5-10 oz 2/$5 - $1/1 MC (past newspaper) x 2 = 2/$3
Jif PB 17.3-18 oz 2/$4 + Smucker's Preserves 18 oz 2/$5 - $1 off wyb 1 of ea MC = 1 PB + 1 Preserves = $3.50 for both
Hunts Spaghetti Sauce 26-26.5 oz can $1 ea - $0.50/2 MC from Here doubled to $1 = 2/$1
Ken's Salad Dressing 8 oz $1 ea
Hanover Ready-to-Eat Soup (Tomato, chicken noodle or vegetable) 19 oz Can $1 ea
Kashi Cereal (Heart to Heart) 4/$8 (Must buy 4) - $1.50/1 MC from Here (will need 2 computers to obtain 4 coupons) x 4 = 4/$2

Frozen Items:
Wanchai Ferry Oriental Dinner kits 24 oz $6.49 ea - $1.50/1 MC (past newspaper) = $4.99 ea
Tyson Anytizers 10 oz pkg $3.19 ea - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) = 2/$5.38
Gorton's Fish Sticks 14-24.5 oz pkg $3.99 ea - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) = 2/$6.98

Household Items:
Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent 50 oz BOGO Free = $5.06/2 - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) = 2/$4.06
Quilted Northern TP 12 Double Rolls $5.99 ea - $1/1 MC (past newspaper) = $4.99 ea
Ziploc Easy Zipper Bags 10-20 ct 3/$5 - $0.55/1 MC (past newspaper) doubled to $1.10 x 3 = 3/$1.70
Oust Surface & Air Sanitizer 12 oz can $2.99 ea - $1/1 MC (past newspaper) = $1.99 ea
Reynold's Wrap Foil Select Varieties $2.99 ea - $1/1 MC (in-store promo booklets) = $1.99 ea
Tidy Cat Litter 20 lb Bag BOGO Free = $3.94/2 - $1/1 MC (past newspaper) x 2 = 2/$1.94
Purex Laundry Detergent 72 oz bottle or 21-24 ct 3-in-1 sheets $4.99 ea - BOGO Free MC (past newspaper) = 2/$4.99

**Also on pg 15 of the ad, Here, there is a list of items that when purchased (with a coupon of course), can earn you up to $0.40 off ea gallon of gas you buy up to 30 gallons!!!

Rite-Aid Trip for this Week

I stopped into Rite-Aid too on Sunday, and unfortunately they didn't have much of what I wanted in stock :-( I did get a few things though, Joe was especially excited about the snicker's bars...
3 American Greetings Cards $0.99 ea - $1/3 MC - $0.25/1 RA C = 3/$1.72
4 Snickers Bars Buy 1 @ $0.88 Get 1 for $0.01 Sale x 2 - $1/3 MC = 4/$0.78
2 Finesse Products* $3.99 ea - $1 Sale ea - $2 SCR ea = $0.99 ea or 2/$1.98
1 Nivea Men's Wash/shave/shampoo $4.49 - 50% off - $1/1 MC = $1.24
+ Tax $0.77
- $5 SCR Check
Total OOP: $5.49 - Expected SCR $4 = Net OOP: $1.49!!!!
*These items were donated

CVS Trip for this Week

Hopefully this will be the only trip I have to make out to CVS this week, but that is probably unlikely as Joe just informed me that he needs another prescription filled :-( But that's okay, maybe some more deals will come up later this week, a girl can dream right?! Here's what I got Sunday...
2 boxes Honey Nut Cheerios $4.49 ea - $2.50 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 = $0.99 ea or 2/$1.98
2 Lady Speed Stick Deodorants $2.99 ea - $2 ECB x 2 - $1/1 MC x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
1 Earinse $9.99 - $2 Sale - $7.99 ECB = FREE
1 Almay Smart Balance Foundation $13.99 - $4 Sale - $5 ECB - $2/1 MC = $2.99
1 Almay I-intense Eye Shadow $7.99 - $2 Sale - $2 ECB - $2/1 MC = $1.99
1 Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste* $3.29 - $0.30 Sale - $2 ECB - $1/1 MC = FREE + $0.01 MM
1 Essence of Beauty Sponge $2.99 - $2/1 CVS C = $0.99
1 CVS Advanced Healing Travel Lotion $1.49 - $1/1 CVS C = $0.49
1 Travel Size St Ives Face Scrub $1.49 - $1/1 CVS C = $0.49
1 Gold Emblem Wasabi Almonds $0.99 - $1/1 CVS C = FREE + $0.01 MM
+ Tax $1.48
- $5/15 Purchase CVS C
- $15 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $11.36, paid with FREE gift card + Received $21.99 ECB's ($1 from Green Bag Tag)!!
*These items were donated

Weekly Spending Totals for 02/04-02/20

I am embarrassed to even post this past week's spending totals, but that is how we are held accountable, and I KNOW that I will do a LOT better this week. I am very determined!

Food: $23.62
Household: $56.50 (this includes quite a bit of Pine litter from Pet Smart and a LOT of Toilet paper, so we shouldn't need those things for quite a while)
Health & Beauty: $13.68
Total Spent: $93.80 -- OUCH!!! (Must do better this week, must do better this week, must....)

Easting out Total: $20.38 (1 Trip to The Pike Restaurant in Gettysburg, PA. If you've never been there, it is definitely worth stopping & you can get cheap gift certificates Here)

CVS Trip #3 Last Week

I stopped in one last time for a prescription pick up for Joe and received another FREE $25 gift card. While I was there, you know that I had to get a few more good deals, especially since I had received a $2/10 stomach relief CVS Coupon in my email :-)
2 Glade Soy Candles $9.99 ea - $3.99 ea Sale - $3/1 MC x 2 - $4 ECB wyb $12 = 2/$2
2 boxes CVS Tissues $1.99 ea - $1 ea Sale - $1/2 CVS C = 2/$0.98
4 boxes Rolaids (3 rolls ea)* $2.49 ea - $4/2 MC x 2 - $2/10 CVS C = 4 FREE + $0.04 MM
+ Tax $0.74
- $3.50 ECB used to pay
Total OOP: $4.18, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $4 ECB for next time!