What's on the Menu?

 Good afternoon! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! We have had a fairly leisurely week, the calendar has been pretty empty which is nice for a change!

Every week, the girls and I head to the local library for story time. This summer we participated in a summer reading program. The girls and I got awards for reading over 40 books each!  

Reading awards!

They got a "Way to Go" certificate along with some fun "Pirate" goodies. (The theme was "Get a Clue Treasure Hunt") They also got a certificate for some pizza. So, of course we headed to get some pizza for lunch afterwards!

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I have had a lot of people ask me about my grocery shopping and menus. I have decided to start posting them every Friday!

My newly designed menu!

I work really hard to keep our grocery bill at $60-$75 per week.  In order to do that, I HAVE to have a plan BEFORE I go to the store! 

4 Things to do to stay on budget:

     1. Plan your menu

     2. Choose Recipes that use a lot of the same ingredients

     3. Always take a DETAILED List

     4. Never go to the store hungry!

I will be honest, I am not cooking a lot this week. Many of these meals are already in my freezer. I needed to make room in the budget for the ingredients to make laundry soap & I wanted to be able to provide dinner for some friends that are moving. 

Ok, Here is our menu for the week (which is written on my fabulous new menus designed by my amazingly talented sister, Cyndie!) 

Breakfasts:

Cheese Eggs x 3 (the girls favorite)

Apples & Peanut Butter x 2 (their 2nd Favorite)

Banana Muffins

Crock Pot Cinnamon biscuits & Eggs (This is a new recipe we are trying. I will report back with the verdict!)

Lunches:

Mac & Cheese x 2 (another Favorite)

Cheesy Roll ups & Carrots

PB&J with Grapes

Tuna Melts

Lunch out x 2

Snacks:

Popcorn

Goldfish

Fruit Snacks

Dinners:

Lemon Chicken Casserole

Cajun Chicken Fettuccine

Salsa Verde

Teriyaki Chicken Stir-fry & brown rice

Chicken Black Bean Taco Bake

Dinner out

Snack Quesadillas for Dinner with Friends 

Freezer Cooking: I pick 2-3 things every week to double and freeze.

Banana Muffins

Salsa Verde

Bread Maker:

Honey Wheat Bread

Slow Cooker:

Cinnamon Biscuits

Extra:

Butter

Frappuccino

I promise to update links to these recipes as I post them. Also, keep an eye on Cyndie Schmidt Designs Etsy Store for our downloadable menu! 

I hope this makes planning your own menu a little easier! 

Have a delicious weekend!

Much Love!

Amy