August Menu

The W is for Days that I work and the H is for when I am home

Day 1- W- So it's fix it yourself
Day 2- H-Spiced Chicken/Mashed Potatoes/Corn Bread
Day 3- H-Meatloaf/ Corn on Cob/Baked Beans
Day 4- H-Spaghetti/Salad
Day 5- W-Pot-stickers & Rice for DD & I had Bean quesadilla w/Veggies
Day 6- W-DD had Southwestern Egg roll w/ Rice & I had Chicken Asian Salad
Day 7- W -Baked Chicken/Soy Mashed Potatoes/Pureed Carrots
Day 8- W-Baked Chicken/BBQ Beans/Pureed Carrots/Corn On cob
Day 9- H-Skillet Enchilada/Mexican Rice
Day 10 H- Homemade Pizza & Homemade Ranch Dressing
Day 11 H- Leftovers
Day 12-W-Cheesy Jalapeno Bagel Sandwich w/ Grn Onion Crm cheese/cheese and Turkey
Day 13- W-Lentil Chili w/ oyster crackers
Day 14 W-Turkey Burger /Herb Baked Potatoes
Day 15 W-Turkey Meatloaf/ Herb Baked Potatoes/Honey Glazed Carrots
Day 16 H- Chicken
Day 17 H- Pizza
Day 18 H-Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup/ oyster crackers
Day 19-W-Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup/ oyster crackers
Day 20 W-Turkey Burger/ Risotto/Honey Glazed Carrots
Day 21 W-
Day 22 W-


Holy Crap I forgot to blog it lol... I have been craving burger since I can't change then ingredients to whatever mood I am in so over the last few weekends I have been having them :O)

New Plans

This month will be creative trying to use up lots of household items first before spending. I will have to purchase a few things like special milk for my dd who is now lactose intolerant as well as condiments/shredded cheese/bread. But I want to see how creative I can be this month.

I also plan to try out a new blog concept called Whatz 4 Lunch? Where I will snap a shot of my lunches I take to work.To maybe inspire other who keep ask what to take as well as try to photo my weekly dinners as well.

This will save me lots of dough that I will now be saving in my new coffee can :O) as my stash $$. So the more I can save each week that will go into the can if I budget say $25.00 for that weeks extras and spend only $10 the $15 goes the can.

I will also start getting ready for this October's Park Sale where I plan to have some craft items to sale like T-towels & hanging t-rings. Yes I have lots of plans and I will see what I can get from this cute sale I am thinking about also maybe doing a few bake sale items to get extra money as well. We shall see...

Book Tracker

I have decided to keep track of the books I read in one place so I can quickly locate them for quick review or be able to share w/ friends

1. Immortals: The Gathering by Jennifer Ashley (4th book in series need to read others)
2. Sleeping with the Fishes by Mary Jane Davidson
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Wasted Food Saturday

This week I wasted

2 pieces of store bought brownie mix yuck it was hard

Wasted Food Saturday

Well I am a few days off but here is what I wasted

• Turkey Lunch Meat misplaced into the bottom salad drawer
  

Cat

I just wanted to give everyone and update pic of my daughter kitty
we got last year as she can see with lots and lots of TLC she grew
& is currently nice fat and happy...

Wasted Food Saturday

I am starting today to be more accountable for the food wasted in my house..I am already very good at putting leftover right into the freezer or using for lunches but as the weeks coming up are going to be a lot more challenging due to my work schedule changing to nights..I have to take charge now...

Today waste is 1 cup of taco meat it was hiding in the refrig.

Toaster Oven Cooking

Nothing sounds good to eat or it's too many steps during the summer time here in Phoenix where it's already say 110*F so baking it out of the question all summer longs for most people. As well as turning on the oven for say meatloaf well not for me I use my toaster oven year around I recently purchased a new toaster oven. You see I am a thrift store junky but I have not been able to find what I have been looking for in local stores except at Walmart in May of this year. So I had a yard sale and was able to use the $ from that to purchase this expense....it's was not overly expensive $60 however it was more then most toaster ovens you can pick up for $20ish but the reason I wanted this one was it had 2 row of racks..:O) it's great here is the reasons why.



8 x 8 pan is the perfect size for toaster ovens so I can make the following things

• Brownies or a nice
  
• Meatloaf
  
• Roast veggie
  
• Garlic panko bread chicken
  
• Cookies
• Garlic Bread sticks
• lots and lots of things

Plus I am not heating up my house which I am already fighting to try to keep cool plus w/ a family of 2 right now it's perfect to create meals in it.

July Menu

1-Pot stickers
2-Turkey Burgers & Corn on Cob
3-Leftovers
4-Turkey Burgers & Corn on Cob & Noodles
5-?
6- Layered Chicken Enchiladas w/ Mexican Rice & Beans
7- Sloppy Joes Mac & Cheese w/ Corn on Cob
8- Chicken Broccoli Divan over Potatoes
9-BBQ Meatloaf Baked Potato & Leftover Divan/w/ Corn on Cob
10-Meat Ball Subs w/ Herbed Potatoes
11-Potstickers & Rice
12- Southwestern Eggrolls & Mexican Rice
13-Tacos
14-Turkey Burgers w/ Cheese potatoes and broccoli
15-Leftovers
16-Homemade Pizza
17-Lentil Chili w/ Fixings
18-Leftover Chili
19-Taco Salad
20-Leftover Taco Salad
21-T- Burgers w/ herb roasted potatoes
22-Southwestern Egg Rolls-work night
23-Fix it yourself-work night
24-Chicken Wraps-work night
25- Lentil Chili Leftovers-work night
26- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup and Sandwiches
27-Southwestern Egg rolls w/ Leftover Chicken Noodle Soup
28-Meatloaf/ Sweet Potatoes/ Carrots
29-Free Chicken Dinner from work
30-Leftover Free Chicken Dinner from work
31-Black Bean/shredded cheese/green onion quesadilla

Crochet Water Bottle Carrier

I wanted to try my hand at a new crochet project that would keep me busy at work so here it is.... What do you think??

Saying

Edited do to content language :O)

“Whatever you give a woman, she will make it greater. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So if you give her any crepe, be ready to receive a ton of shiitakes.”

June's Budget Menu

Jun 1-Meatloaf
Jun 2-Leftover Meatloaf
Jun 3-Hamburger Helper Chicken Lo Mein-Salad-corn on cob-Crescent Rolls
Jun 4-Garlic Chicken-Corn on cob- Baked Potato-Crescent Rolls
Jun 5-?
Jun 6-Chicken Taco Salad
Jun 7-Dog Food Dip
Jun 8-Garlic Chicken-Corn on cob
Jun 9-Turkey Tender Loin-Baked Potatoes
Jun 10-Leftover Chicken & Turkey w/ potatoes & corn on cob
Jun 11-What-ever Night
Jun 12-Pizza (B-Day Party Dinner)
Jun 13- Spaghetti w/ meatballs w/ Crescent Rolls
Jun 14- Garlic Chicken-Corn on cob
Jun 15- Taco Salad
Jun 16- Turkey Burgers
Jun 17- Leftover Taco Salad &/or Turkey Burger
Jun 18- Homemade Pizza
Jun 19-??
Jun 20-Garlic Orzo Broccoli Chicken Skillet & Corn on Cob
Jun 21-Garlic Orzo Broccoli Chicken Skillet & Corn on Cob
Jun 22-Honey Mustard Potatoes/Corn on Cob/Meatloaf
Jun 23-Leftover Meatloaf
Jun 24-Turkey Burger & corn on cob and french fries
Jun 25- Leftovers Turkey Burger w/ green onions & corn on cob
Jun 26-Meatball Sub sandwich
Jun 27-Garlic Chicken & Corn on the cob
Jun 28- Tacos w/ Mexican Rice
Jun 29-Leftovers
Jun 30-

May Spending...$132.61

Safeway $5.80- Tortillas & Salad Dressing
Walmart $40.95 had a few unexpected items I had to purchase
Walmart $5.26 Lunch meat-Carrots
Family Dollar $25.00-Storage bags/Paper products/Soaps
Sprouts $ 16.45 bought fruits/veggies/Cashew butter
Dollar Store $22.53
Walmart $13.71
Oriental Market $2.91-Chili Sauce & Sesame seeds


I don't even want to guess what I spend this past 31 days..:O) I forgot to keep all my receipts but I am getting alot better on a few things..

May Menu

Sat 1-Hamburgers & Potato Rings
Sun 2- Tuna Noodle & Canned Veggies
Mon 3-Lettuce Wrap Tacos & Mexican Rice & Refried beans
Tue 4- Fix it yourself night
Wed 5-Shredded Chicken Enchiladas & Mexican Rice & Refried beans
Thu 6-???
Fri 7-Chicken Salad
Sat 8-Meatloaf w/ Mashed potatoes & corn on cob
Sun-9- Leftovers from the 8th
Mon10- Southwestern Egg rolls & Chicken Sausage Cheese Dip
Tue 11-Leftovers
Wed 12-Sesame Noodles
Thur 13-Lasagna w/ breadsticks
Fri 14-Leftover Lasagna w/ bread sticks
Sat 15-Taco Salad
Sun 16-T-Burgers w/ Tator Tots
Mon 17-Fix it yourself
Tue 18-Salads
Wed 19-Wild Rice Casserole
Thur 20-Leftovers
Fri 21-Graduation Dinner out
Sat 22-Fix it your self
Sun 23-Lunch Meat/Cream Cheese Spread & Crackers
Mon 24- Lamb/Sweet Potatoes/Salad/ Veggie at the neighbors
Tue 25-Baked Potatoes/Broccoli and Cheese w/ Salad
Wed 26 Shredded Chicken Enchiladas w/ Mexican Rice & Salad
Thur 27 Meatloaf w/ Sweet Potatoes & Salad
Fri 28 Leftover Meatloaf w/ Sweet Potatoes & Salad & Corn Cob
Sat 29 Chicken/Salad/Sweet Potatoes/Corn on Cob
Sun 30 Fix it yourself
Mon-31 Meatloaf

May Spending

I will try to keep track of my budget better this month I must stop shopping randomly by doing a few things.

1. Cash only (Debit Card only to pull out the weekly spending allowance)
2. Change Bucket that I will count at the end of the month that will go into the bank & the end of the month so I can start saving $$
3. Must use what is in the house until then except for Milk/Bread/Fresh Fruits & Veggies/Household products budgeting no more then $60.00

Wishing me Luck!!!!