Menu Plan and Grocery Shopping

My usual shopping day is Tuesday as that is the day that the local stores have customer appreciation days one or twice a month offering an additional 10% or so off your total order. My weekly grocery budget is ~$200 (I am really trying to reduce this) so an extra $20 is significant. Also since I don’t have hockey that day it works timing wise, except for the kids lunches and we usually have to run out and get supplies on Sunday. This weekend we are headed to the States for, surprise surprise a hockey tournament!

Tuesday – Hubby ended up on an out of town call, so I made taco meat and beef stroganoff and everyone was happy :)

Wednesday – I defrosted some very beautiful but now looking slightly freezer burnt pork tenderloins and will roast those with a spicy rub, somebaked potatoes or maybe some roast potatoes depends on time, and of course veggies and salad. I will also be making The Frugal Girl’s Oatmeal Cinnamon Bread as a tasty treat.

Thursday – leftovers and since there may not be any left, (my kids will heat up leftovers as an after school snack, before dinner snack, you get the idea) I will throw together some pizza crusts and use up the mozzarella cheese before it goes bad.

Friday – In the states, going to Old Country Buffet, the kids love this and it is so cheap!

Saturday – Some other restaurant in the States. I would love to try Applebee’s. “How ‘bout we go get kicked out of an Applebee’s?” our family loves that movie.

Sunday – Chicken and potatoes

Monday – this is a big hockey night and always a challenge so I am thinking slow cooker roast, I cover the roast in Montreal steak spice add some beef broth and it is delicious. I thicken (although there is usually no fat so it doesn’t really thicken, but it looks more like gravy this way) the broth at the end and serve with microwave bake potatoes – a total cheat but so easy, served with parmesan cheese on them, veggies and salad.

So other than the stuff hubby picked up on Sunday for the kids’ lunches and milk, butter and buns I got on Monday, and picking up a few pizza toppings, I am not going to do a planned shoppingthis week. I am however going to spend some time looking up the grocery specials in the states where we are going and spend my weekly budget there on groceries. I am so envious when I see ads for cereal at $1.99 and don’t even get me started on the cheese and butter prices. I will do a comparison post when I get back an see what I actually end up getting.