I've got a month's worth of menus planned out and two two-week shopping lists to go with it. I'm going to the grocery store later with $80 in hand (I'm trying out this whole cash thing again) and a plan. I am going to stick to my plan. I am.
Other than shopping for ony two weeks at a time, the meals are in no particular order.
- beans, greens, corn bread (New Years)
- mushroom fajitas, refried beans, spanish rice
- spinach gratin, butternut squash risotto
- taco soup, corn bread
- breaded pasta, baked sweet potato, greens
- enchiladas, sauteed bell peppers, mashed black beans
- pizza, salad
- quesadillas, corn
- pizza, salad
- pancakes, scrambled eggs, smoothies
- macaroni and cheese, green beans, apples/oranges
- broccoli/potato/cheddar soup, rolls
- rice & lentil casserole, baked sweet potatoes, peas
- chicken & dumplings, glazed carrots, green beans
- leftovers
- pizza, salad
- chili, cornbread
- meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans
- tacos, refried beans, corn
- italian chicken over rice, salad
- grits, eggs, fruit
- baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese, fruit
- fajita pizza, salad
- roasted chicken, gnocchi, green beans
- grilled marinated chicken, corn
- lentil soup, crusty bread
- beans, cornbread, broccoli
- curried chickpeas over rice, roasted cauliflower, green beans
- bean burgers, "chips", carrot sticks
- homemade hamburger helper, vegetable
- leftovers
I mentioned that I will have $80 in hand when I go to the grocery store. While my budget for the month is $200, my goal is to spend $80 every two weeks (and less if I can!) so I can spend that extra $40 on food storage and just stocking up. I live in the middle of nowhere, so running to the store (well, a decent one that stocks food I want to eat on a daily basis) is not a simple task. I travel between 35 and 55 minutes to get to my favorite stores, so needless to say I do not get to all of them every week or even every month. I need to have a little extra leftover in my budget for stocking up on the cheap deals I can get at these stores. I also want to be able to stock up on fresh, local fruit this summer without completely busting my budget. Stocking up on good deals when I can allows me a little more freedom since I do not have to get every ingredient every week at whatever store I happen to be shopping at. Since I did not stick to my budget last year, we'll see how it goes in 2011 :)
looks good!
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