Well, week 3 didn't go as planned. I'll tell you more about that later. The good news is that the meals we had were much better than week 2. I was actually able to plan ahead and cook more! Here is what we had.
Monday: Leftovers from take out we got on Sunday
Tuesday: Taco Soup (Recipe to come later)
Wednesday: Loaded Baked Potatoes
Thursday: Beans & Ham and Mac & Cheese
Friday: Beef and Bean Enchiladas
Saturday: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, and Homemade Bread
Sunday: Clean out the Fridge Night!
I'm happy to report that the beef and bean enchiladas used the most leftovers of any of the meals. I had leftover tortilla shells, leftover homemade enchilada sauce in the freezer, and leftover beans from the night before.
And then you can see our Sunday evening meal was a clean out the fridge night. I wanted to make sure that all the leftovers from the meals we had this week were eaten and not taking up valuable space in the fridge since in just a couple of days it will be Thanksgiving! Already the turkey (that my mom so graciously gave me) is in the fridge thawing and getting ready to be roasted on Thursday morning.
Now for the bad news. I did buy groceries this week. I broke down and got some things that we really needed for meals and for Thanksgiving. Here is a run down of what I ended up buying:
This week is going to be tricky with making meals. I don't want to make big meals that we will have lots of leftovers due to Thanksgiving coming up. I don't want to take up space in my fridge now that it is cleaned out, but I do want to continue to cook our meals. I guess you will have to wait and see how we do this week, and see what kinds of meals I can come up with for my family, and hopefully resist the urge to buy any more!
So tell me, how did you guys do this week?
Monday: Leftovers from take out we got on Sunday
Tuesday: Taco Soup (Recipe to come later)
Wednesday: Loaded Baked Potatoes
Thursday: Beans & Ham and Mac & Cheese
Friday: Beef and Bean Enchiladas
Saturday: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, and Homemade Bread
Sunday: Clean out the Fridge Night!
I'm happy to report that the beef and bean enchiladas used the most leftovers of any of the meals. I had leftover tortilla shells, leftover homemade enchilada sauce in the freezer, and leftover beans from the night before.
Beef and Bean Enchiladas. Yummy goodness inside! |
And then you can see our Sunday evening meal was a clean out the fridge night. I wanted to make sure that all the leftovers from the meals we had this week were eaten and not taking up valuable space in the fridge since in just a couple of days it will be Thanksgiving! Already the turkey (that my mom so graciously gave me) is in the fridge thawing and getting ready to be roasted on Thursday morning.
Our Wednesday night meal |
Now for the bad news. I did buy groceries this week. I broke down and got some things that we really needed for meals and for Thanksgiving. Here is a run down of what I ended up buying:
- milk - $2.87
- celery - $0.49
- 2 lbs. carrots - $0.99
- 10 lbs. potatoes - $1.49
- corn - $2.00 (4 cans)
- sharp cheddar cheese - $1.79 (block)
- sliced ham - $3.29 (all natural)
- cream cheese - $0.89
- coffee creamer - $1.69
- Cranberries - $0.99
- mandarin oranges (I gave in to the cryings of my children, they love these!) - $3.56 (4 cans)
- 3 lbs. sweet potatoes - $0.99
- pumpkin - $1.78 (2 cans)
Tuesday's meal, taco soup, yummy! |
This week is going to be tricky with making meals. I don't want to make big meals that we will have lots of leftovers due to Thanksgiving coming up. I don't want to take up space in my fridge now that it is cleaned out, but I do want to continue to cook our meals. I guess you will have to wait and see how we do this week, and see what kinds of meals I can come up with for my family, and hopefully resist the urge to buy any more!
So tell me, how did you guys do this week?
But Hollie your doing good you just forgot about thanksgiving in that month
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara. This was a hard challenge during the month of November!
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