Yeah. Doesn't sound quite as quippy as Meal Plan Mondays but whatev's. I have given up on blogging my meal plans, but I want to do this 10 day round to basically keep my own head on straight. We are going on vacation in a little less than 3 weeks, so fugality is the name of the game. I want all of our extra going to our cash only vacay fund. So, even though we get paid inbetween now and the next 10 days, I want to stick with the $100 we have allocated now and stretch it for at least 10 dinners. Not so easy. But we have a lot of ham leftover, chicken and steak. My meat purchase this round will be ground beef at Costco, but other than that, trying to use what we have already. I am hoping writing it down helps us stick with it! They are in no particular order at all, I am not regimented enough for that. Some not so fancy, but will get the job done, some are great recommendations from people. Here it goes!
1. Burgers on the grill & Baked French Fries
2. Grilled Ham and Cheese Sammiches with Mrs. Grass Soup
3. BFD (Breakfast for Dinner)- a Porter-man favorite
4. Chicken Souvlaki/hummus/feta/cucumbers (idea stolen from Joanna)
5. Steak, baked Potato & veggie tbd.
6. Grilled Sausages, pasta w/marinara and breaded eggplant
7. Tacos
8. Blackened Ahi Tuna pasta thingy that Neil makes SO good
9. Terriyaki Chicken and homemade broccoli rice au gratin
10. Home made Mac & Cheese w/ diced ham, corn, peas
Alternate Dinners:
1. Beef stroganoff
2. Chilli
3. Ahi Tuna Salad
*** yes, I eat Ahi tuna while pregnant. It is fine to have once a week (truthfully, I haven't had tuna once while pregnant thus far) and Neil fully cooks it for me. I like it better cooked through anyway. ***
Linsay. You HAVE to try making burgers with Jarlsberg cheese and Sweet Chili Sauce from Trader Joe's. It is so good, it will make you cry. I think I could eat it three times a week. You know, until I burn out on my obsession because I am like that.
ReplyDelete(PS I ate tuna while I was preggers, too. I tried to have fish twice a week.)
Um, this sounds awesome... Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteI usually don't eat it, but your Mac 'n Cheese sounds great!
Also, just so you know, my meal plans are not ordered by night or anything else. It is simply a list of what we're having. I could never be that strict with myself because things do come up and I need to give myself some wiggle room, just in case. It makes for a less hectic week if I'm not bound and tied to my plan. :) Happy eating!
ReplyDeleteyeah I pretty much stole your meal plan style! I usually write in on a scrap paper, but we really gotta stick to it so I am blogging to keep myself accountable!
ReplyDeleteHa! Apparently, I'm a "Meal Plan Wednesday" girl this week, too! We just went to Trader Joe's tonight for the week, even though there are only two days left! (We don't count weekends because that's when we socialize/eat out/act like hamsters). So, I'm already lame about that AND THEN I blew the budget! I was going to try to stick to $60 like you did, but I wanted to make vanilla wafer/banana/pudding dessert...
ReplyDeleteP.S. I hope you were talking to me there! I just assumed you were! :)
I was! Yeah we are using $100 to get us through ten days or so which is more than normal but we need stuff we don't normally buy.... condiments etc. But I figure still not too bad..... we are bad on vacations so it is better to take more money than we planned! It is easier to be frugal in AZ then San Diego!
ReplyDeleteI wish we really could join you and Neil! It would be SO fun...
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