About a week ago, Big Daddy and I finished our second Once a Month Mom cooking session. We opted to roll back to the August menu as we don’t host Thanksgiving here. We shopped for ourselves, Big Daddy’s Aunt and Mom an spent just under 300. I think we probably spent more this time as I didn’t shop as many sales for the items we needed in large amount.
We also opted to package more items in bags that we could thaw quickly. That was our biggest issue last month. If I forgot to pull out an item ahead of time, it was hard to catch up with the food being packaged in foil pans. They didn’t seal tight and you can’t microwave them.
Also, if you can get a good price on chuck roast, I can’t really say enough nice things about the hot beef sandwiches. I will be making some every time we can get a deal on chuck roast. You can find the recipe here.
But without further ado…
Monday Deconstructed stuffed chicken breasts, pasta and veggies
Tuesday-Crock pot beef stroganoff, rice and veggies
Wednesday-Lemon Chicken with Veggies and fresh bread
Thursday-Chilaquile Casserole with corn bread and veggies
Friday-Pizza Night! We’ll be making our own as the price is about the same and the pizza is THAT much better
Saturday-Family dinner at our house with Big Daddy’s cousins. We cannot wait!
Sunday-Lazy Chili Rellenos, spanish rice and corn
This week, I will also be planning our menus for Christmas, including Christmas eve morning breakfast and cookie baking. YUMMY!
Big Daddy and me plus our three little chicks. I'm a slightly obsessed, slightly scattered, homemaker crafting and cooking my way through busy days with our trio and grabbing at all of my loose ends. I hope to inspire struggling homemakers to embrace their inner crafty beast, to find some organization and rhythm and to tie all of their loose ends into pretty (though sometimes messy) bows.
