On Saturdays, I share my menu plan for the upcoming week along with a photo of my groceries and a tally of my spending. My goal is to spend $100/week for our food, toiletries, and cleaning products. I’m currently in the midst of trying to buy more local, sustainably-produced food while sticking to my budget. Can it be done? I don’t know, but I’m going to try, and I’ll share what I learn as I go along.
I spent $41.78 at Aldi and $39.22 at Weis, so I’m at $81.00 even for the week. Yay!
For breakfast, we’ll be eating homemade granola, homemade yogurt,, fruit, scrambled eggs, and cereal.
Lunches will be yogurt smoothies, fruit, nuts, sandwiches, and leftovers as necessary.
Saturday
- Pizza Bagels
- green salad
Sunday (It’s Father’s Day, so we’re not doing breakfast for dinner!)
- Crab Cakes
- homemade rolls
- corn on the cob
- fresh pineapple
- Cherry Cheesecake
Monday
- Chicken Tacos
- Spinach Salad
Tuesday
- Shrimp Pizzas (which are more like tostadas than pizzas)
Wednesday
- Club Sandwiches
- chips
- raw veggies
Thursday
Friday
- I think we might try to do some sort of date night…either an eat-at-home-without-the-kids date or an actual going-out date.
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Uh-oh – I see cilantro.
Now, why WOULD you say something like that? Hmmm?
lol
The pizza looks delicious! I’ve never made dough in a food processor but I like the idea of having it do the kneading for me!
Stacy
Your Father’s Day menu sounds delicious! I wanted to plan a special meal for my husband, but in the midst of packing and planning to move, it just didn’t happen. I’ll still be cooking, but nothing particularly special. I’ll have to make up for that after the move!
Do you have a favorite crab cake recipe? I’m sure my husband would appreciate it if you did! Thanks
I love your grocery, lots of fresh produce, unlike a lot of other heavy coupon users who mainly buy processed food and then brag about their “huge” savings on grocery.
Oh Kristen! I LOVE seeing these updates about date nights. Seems to me that they’re happening more often and that’s a wonderful thing
Enjoy the time with your husband! (and those crab cakes… because they sound delish 
). Cheesecake and me aren’t BFFs… I prefer chocolate cake. 
The menu looks healthy and easy, just what I’m looking for!
ooh – watermelon — must be summer!