Crochet Project

Yet another project for me to work on while I sit around at work ( I have a job where I sit & wait alot some days it can be 8 hours of nothing but crochet projects & reading books )I plan to make these in different colors I forgot to grab a coffee cup at work to use as a test (cup) but I had this Solo cup at home so I used that and reduced the rows :O) This took less then 45 mins to make while watching TV last night. I plan to sale these as well if people inquire about them

Thrift Store Deal

Picked up the book for DD who will be needing lunch snackie things for college starting next week since she will only be gone in the am.I can't wait to try a few of these recipes :O) Great Price too $2.99 got it free after the store mislead me on a 50% of store discount sign that was posted outside their store. The manager gave it to me for free.

Crochet Project

I have been crocheting these Towel Hangers for weeks recently people at work have been eyeballing then I have given a few sets away they were willing to buy them from me.I have decided to sell them at work when people desire them I have yet to decide on a price :O)

Thrift Store Deal

Love this set too :O) Tupperware are great plus I got 4 little mini containers for sauce/dips for 99 cents and the bowl for $1.99 I likes this for veggie dinner plan I have :O) Can't wait to try it out.But the best part is not spending the usual $12-$20 on Lunch containers lots of the Tupperware products I have seen lately on there site are about that. Why pay full price when I can save $$ and pick up other things?

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 7

This should have been posted on Monday but I forgot due to life I even forgot to make dinner this day. My dd was not to happy :O) As usual I got up at 9 am and mixed this recipe up and popped it in the toaster oven & dropped the carrots in my rice cooker/streamer w/ little bit of water then drizzled them w/ honey & butter spray.
This dinner was good even if I only had 10 mins to eat it. I nuked it ate lol only 5 bites & where I work had a emergency issue & I had to take off & return later to eat it was still warm :O) so this container is great.

Thrift Store Deal

Picked up this nice open container for $1.99 for quick lunches like Spaghetti or Lasagna where you need a little more space :O) I will use a small container for salad slipped right inside this when needed. I still have to work on a pretty way to closet is but rubber bands will work just fine for now plus it fits in my lunch box..Why pay full price?

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 6

Before work I fried up 2 Turkey burgers and diced up 8 small potatoes into some herb mix with a little bit of oil to keep it from stick. Baked those in the toaster oven for 1.5 hours in 8 x 8 pan. Split the meal between myself for work and my dd for dinner. I picked up the condiments at a local convenience store in the area of my job where we stop several times a night :O) I keep these little packets on hand for my lunches. Took less then 5 mins to heat the food in the microwave at work and assembly the sandwich.

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 5

This was one of my 8 hour shift nights so I decided for a quick meal. I had the lentil chili in the freezer already the size that fits well in this container I just popped in frozen and grabbed some oyster crackers to nibble. I really love the quickness of getting this ready before work this morning maybe 10 mins.

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 4

Dang it!! I forgot my camera at home...:O( so no picture of last nights lunch at work but I guess I will have to WOW! you with my description instead. It was a Cheesy Jalapeno Bagel Sandwich w/ Green Onion Cream cheese/slices of cheese and Turkey. Diced into 4 pieces as the bagel bread as very big these are those grocery store bin bagels. I had this with yogurt covered pretzels.

Walgreens Sales/ Deals

Walgreen's ad this week had Kotex brand products 2 for $7.00 w/ instant $2.00 off each package. So that brought 2 packages to $3.00 I had coupons for either $2.50 or $1.50 each package so it came to 1.68 for 2 boxes w/ all coupons.
For under $10.00 I got 6 boxes for Tampons ( got a free coupon for another box of tampons) 4 packages of pads for $3.36.
What a deal :O) enough stuff for months.

Fry's grocery store weekly deal if you purchase 8 of the participating items you get discount price as well as $4.00 off.

For $16
6 bags of 16 oz Kraft Cheese for $1.49 deal
2 boxes of Chex Cereal bars for $1.49 deal (2 $1.00 coupons off each box)
$4.00 off the above 8 items
2 donuts for $.88
2 bagels for $.88
Silk Milk for $.99

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 3

This was dinner Sunday Night I had previously on Saturday made the food all I had to do w/ plate it up before going to work.
This picture was not one of my better ones I was in the main crew room w/ lots of people around trying to take a pic w/ out being noticed :O)First issue I had was my plate get tipped and the beans ended up in the chicken since I forgot my dipping sauce I was kewl w/ BBQ flavored Chicken this was a great dinner.

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 2

At 8 am in the morning on Saturday I got up seasoned 4 chicken breasts popped them in my toaster oven for both my lunches and my daughter's dinners since I would yet again be at work during dinner time (I work nights on the weekends) I also grabbed a bag of carrots diced/cooked them up adding brown sugar along w/ some butter before dropping this mix into my food processor. I was able to get 3 containers from the carrots ( which meant I would have enough for 3 meals approx 1 cup each) I will throw one in the freezer for quick meal prep for next weekend... I had the Soy mashed potatoes in the freezer so I just broke a few pieces out of the Ziploc baggie and added that to the tray as well. DD also during this time cooked up 2 ears of fresh corn on the cob so it would be easy to just nuke for lunch/dinner. However I wasn't hungry enough for that so I saved it for tomorrow nights dinner.

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 1

I had this last night.. I had weeks ago cooked 6 lbs of chicken breasts and shredded all the meat for quick use meals this was a little I had leftover from a meal I made the other day so I grabbed it from the freezer frozen along w/ the other ingredients I had around the house I had to buy pre-made lettuce in a bag due to all the lettuce here at the local store being nice a brown mushy. I have several Knott's jelly containers & small mason jars I picked up at a Estate sale just for this use. I use what I have on hand and not go shopping for what everyone says should be in a Asian Salad. It was great and quick.

Grocery Deal

I was able to cut my budget by purchasing this 6lb can at one of the local big box membership places for $3.00 really much cheaper then buying one bottle at the local Walmart for $1.50 as you can see I reuse bottles & refrigerant those and the other 8 container made their way to freezer land where when I am ready to use them they will be there fresh & ready to use. I use the 1 cup portion control sizes for lots of things I freeze as I can pop them out of the freezing containers to into Ziploc sandwich baggies in to a gallon really quick plus I know exactly the amounts of each size.

"Whatz 4 Lunch?"

"Whatz 4 Lunch" that is for most people the issue of the day and week. I find at times it can be a challenge for me but I have recently found these creative ways to take my lunch to work With out spending Lots of extra $$ on containers. I use the above containers along with a few other ones which I will be posting along the way.
I have been surfing the net and hitting up that Japanese craze Bento Box Lunches however for me that is TOO much extra work but I loved the ideas of the lunches so this is what I use to transport my homemade meals into work.