Menu Plan for January 11-17

We are still eating from the pantry with the exception of a few items I will be picking up later today. I only spent $35 last week so we are still way under our $100 budget.

Breakfast:

Monday- Waffles w/ fruit
Tuesday- Fried eggs w/ toast
Wednesday- Cereal w/ sausage cheese muffins
Thursday- Pancakes w/ fruit
Friday- Oatmeal or cereal w/ sausage cheese muffins
Saturday- Biscuits and gravy w/ scrambled eggs
Sunday- Cinnamon toast w/ fruit

Lunch:

Chicken, Deli turkey, peanut butter or tuna salad sandwiches, chicken noodle soup, or frozen pizza
Sunday- Family Dinner

Supper:

Monday – Salisbury steaks w/ mashed potatoes, green beans, and homemade biscuits
Tuesday – Black-eyed peas w/ broccoli, Mac and cheese and corn bread
Wednesday – Leftovers
Thursday – Grilled chicken w/ green beans and baked potatoes
Friday Christmas Day- Red beans and rice w/ polish sausage and salad
Saturday – Grilled chicken salad w/ baked potatoes
Sunday – Leftovers

For more menu planning ideas go to orgjunkie.com

Menu Plan for Jan 4-10 and Eating From the Pantry Challenge

Well we have had a crazy holiday here in our home. My house is really a disaster and I should be cleaning instead of blogging. I have been reading about the Pantry Challenge being hosted by MoneySavingMom and LifeAsMom and I decided to join in too. We have several meals in the freezer and things that need to be used before they go bad. I will still be shopping some for things like milk, eggs, produce, diapers and toilet paper but I plan to keep all that under $100 or less. We were blessed to receive a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart so really nothing will be coming out of our budget this month!! I will still be planning our meals weekly and hopefully posting pictures of our meals when I can.

Supper:

Monday-Oven fried chicken w/ green beans, corn, and biscuits

Tuesday- Spaghetti w/ garlic bread

Wednesday- Chicken sandwiches w/ oven fries and baked beans

Thursday- Tuna patties, pinto beans, broccoli, and cornbread

Friday- Homemade Pizza

Saturday- Waffles

Sunday- Family Dinner or leftovers

Lunch:

Sandwiches, chicken noodle soup, frozen pizza, or leftovers

Breakfast:

Scrambled eggs and toast, frozen waffles, pancakes cereal, oatmeal and fruit

Frugal Friday: Pantry Challenge

My Frugal Friday challenge for myself this week is to have a pantry challenge once again. I did a take of all I had in my fridge and pantry this morning and I think I can make several meals with what I have on hand. I plan to make a quick trip to the grocery store for just a few items like fruit and a really great sale on ground round, but other than that we will eat what we got. :-) I will post my menu on Monday and tell you exactly what I spent at the store. I'm hoping to keep it under $20.

Frugal Friday: Pantry Challenge

I have decided to join Crystal in her Pantry Challenge over at Money Saving Mom. Because of some unexpected deterrents (stomach virus ) I wasn't able to begin it this week. As of next week though, we will be making up meals here. I am looking forward to this very frugal challenge!!

We will be gone over the weekend, but I plan to post a menu plan of what I have and what I plan to do with it Monday.

For more Frugal Friday ideas go to Life As Mom.com