Don't have time Bullshit!!!! Part 2

Last night on the way home I stopped at Fry's picked up 2 (3lb) packages of boneless chicken breast for $5.00 each. Took them home put them in the refrigerator for thawing maybe by morning.

5 am

I got up to go to the restroom I decide since I was up I would grab both crock pots drop the chicken in them & get them started well I took a few extra mins from my rest time to place 4 of the breasts into Ziploc baggies & threw them in the freezer as they were still frozen and DD could use them later for quick meals.

520am-9am sleep more since I am still fighting this summer cold.. and I have to work tonight for 12hrs

9am-11am


Pulled the sheets off the bed

Started my work clothes and get them out of the clothes line

Filled up 5 containers w/ my 6 pound ketchup deal I got at Costco for $ 2.50

Shredded the 2 pots of cooked chicken w/ DD help bagged it all up got 24 snack sizes bags 1.5 cups extra
put it into a gallon ziploc baggie & into the freezer it went

DD peeled up 6 carrots while I was shredding up the meat

Grabbed out a box of chicken broth from the pantry

Grabbed out a pre-diced frozen celery from the freezer

Skimmed the crock-pots of (fat from the chicken) I poured all the extra broth into one crock pot

In Crock pot went that extra 1.5 cups of shredded chicken/carrots/dehydrated onions/celery to make soup for 2-3 hours dd will place it in the frig after it cools when I get up in the morning I will boil noodles allow them to cool & add them to the soup & portion them out in containers to freeze I assume I will get at least 6-8 bowls or more of quick made soup.

11am-1pm

Spent time w/ DD at the Library and got some movies to watch & a few books

Went to Target I wanted to price check a few things picked up some Ziploc products on sale & used coupon

Went to Fry's and pick up Toilet Paper on sale & used coupons and cookies in the clearance rack for snacks

1 pm-2 pm

Watched TV w/ DD and made Mashed Potato quesadilla for breakfast (shredded cheese/potatoes/sour cream & onions)

Packed my lunch/dinner/snacks- leftover meatloaf/mashed potatoes/frozen corn/Asian Chicken Salad and 2 cookies that I picked on clearance Rack at Fry's today (also grabbed a bottle of Ketchup to leave at work)



Quick ghetto pictures but you get the point

Don't have time Bullshit!!!!

People are always saying they don't have time to cook dinner or lunches I say Bull here is why I say this it only takes planning this is what I was able to do in just over 2 hours.... Last night around 5 pm DD took a pound of ground turkey meat out of freezer to thaw in the refrigerator for dinner for the next night...

I woke up at 730 am

• Turned the toaster oven on

• Grabbed the Ziploc baggie of thawed meat & large mixing bowl.

• Grabbed a box of stuffing I got on clearance for 69 cents for a box of 2 stuffing mixes :O) dropped 1 packaged mixture into food processor to mix up to smaller pieces

• While that was spinning I sprayed a 8 x 8 glass pan w/ oil.

• In large mixing bowl I dropped the meat/one egg/fresh ground pepper/dehydrated onions and when the food processor stopped I poured half of the mix into bowl mixed up well

• Then spread it out in the prepared pan and into the oven it went.

• The bowl into the sink to soak.

• Large pot was filled with hot water placed that on stove turn burner on.

• Located my 5 lbs bag of potatoes peeled half & diced them up & into the boiling water they went. The others got washed and into the crockpot lined w/ foil those went (turned on as I walked out the door for work since those are for dd when she got home to handle putting in the refrigerator for herb/oiled potatoes this weekend.

Then at 800 am

• Started a load of laundry

• Located my to-go meal container as I have several styles & lunch box for work.

• Checked my emails and a few websites

• Located my clothes for work

• Got all my work stuff into the car

• Washed the dishes

Then it was 9 am

• Mashed potatoes needed my attention so I drained them mixed them w/ butter and sour cream and very little milk.

• Filled my to-go container and had 3 -1 cup portions of mashed potato containers for the freezer & 1 cup for mashed potato quesadillas for breakfast tomorrow am

915 am

• Pulled out the meat loaf to cool before cutting some turned off the oven.

• Went to get dressed for work

• Prepared breakfast Chicken Wrap in to foil & in plastic baggie to go

930 am

• Cut meatloaf into 4 pieces.

• 3pieces into a container & into the refrigerator

• 1 pieces into my to-go container along w/ frozen corn from the freezer

• Grabbed my little mason jar filled it w/ tablespoon of butter/shredded cheese and green onions

• Poured water into the meatloaf pan to soak

• Loaded my lunch box w/ Chicken wrap/meatloaf plate/mason jar/ silverware

Already and done by 945 am :O) and off to work and dinner for dd & me already done..see pretty picture....

Rice Cooker 10-10-2010

This meal was quick I shredded /picked apart a rotisserie chicken dropped all the dark meat into the rice cooker w/ a 32 oz box of chicken broth from the pantry/diced carrots and celery/2 shakes of minced dehydrated onions along w/ Fresh ground Pepper. Plugged the Rice cooker in and this rice cooker is very basic it only has 2 settings cook or warm. From start to bowls to eat was 45 mins.

** Picture was hard to take since the soup was boiling & steaming up my camera lens **

Sept Spending

Sept 5-11 Total $73.35

• CVS $ 14.52
• Walgreen's $ 1.68
• Fry's $27.92
  
• Fry's $25.33
• Grocery Outlet $3.90

Grocery Outlet

Week of Sept 5 Paid $3.90 Saved $3.15

• 2 cans of mushroom 50 cent each
• 1 large can of baked beans $.99
  
• 1 box Keebler Pretzel Crackers $1.49
• 1 Marshmallows $ .34 cents each
  

Walgreen Deals

Week Sept 5-Sept 11 Total was $1.68

• 2 boxes of Reynold's Wrap Sale Price .99 cents each /2 coupons for $ .75 cents off/ paid $.48
• 2 Campbell's Soup Cups Sale Price .99 cents each/2 coupons for $.50 cents off/ paid $1.00
  

Fry's Deals

Week of ending today 9-7-10

• Store Brand Baby Wipes OR Price:$1.99 S Price:$1.29
• Store Brand Oyster Crackers OR Price:$ 1.39
• 3 boxes of Tissue OR Price:$1.00 each
• 2 bottles of Kraft Dressing OR Price:$2.49 S Price:$1.47 C 2/ $1.00 off
• 2 juices 50 cents each
• Barilla Pasta Sauce OR Price:$2.00 S Price:$1.49 C $1.00off
• Mt Olive Diced Jalopenos OR Price:$2.29 S Price:$1.80 C $1.00 off
  
• French's Honey Mustard OR Price:$1.67 S Price:$1.32 C $1.00 off
  
• Presious Cheese OR Price:$3.99 S Price:$2.00 C $1.00 off
• Deli Pre-Cooked Chicken OR Price:$4.99 S Price:$2.99 C $1.00 off
• 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers OR Price:$2.70 each S Price:$2.50 C $1.00 off
• Big K Soda Ripped Boxes OR Price:$2.50 S Price:$1.19
• 2 Dreyer Ice Cream OR Price:$3.99 S Price:$1.99

Before Sale prices/or coupons total was $ 60.00
After Coupons & Sale etc total $25.33
Saved $34.67

Orignal Price= OR Price Sale Price= S Price Coupon = C


Trip 2

• 2 (12 packs of Big K Soda) OR Price: $2.29 Sale Price $2.08
• 10 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray BBQ Sauce OR Price: $2.99 Sale Price $.97
• 2 bottles of AZ Tea OR Price: $1.99 Sale Price $.99
• 2 Lay's Potato Chips OR Price: $1.89 Sale Price $1.29
• 4 bags of shredded cheese OR Price: $2.19 Sale Price $1.09
• 2 bottle of Flavored Water OR Price: $2.29 Sale Price $1.50 Bogo free coupon

Before Sale prices/or coupons total was $ 62.00
After Coupons & Sale etc total $27.92
Saved $34.08

CVS DEALS

Week Of 9-5-10 Total spend: $14.52 Total Saved: $23.06

Trip 1

• 2 boxes of Corn Pop sale price $1.77 used $1.50 off/on 2 coupon got them for $2.04
• 4 pairs of flip-flops .49 each total $1.96 saved $6.00!!!

Trip 2

• 2 boxes of Frosted Mini Wheat 1.77 sale price $1.77 used $1.00 off coupon got them for $2.54
• 2 packages of Scott Paper Towel sale price $4.99 used 2 coupon for $1.00 off got them for $7.98
  

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 15

I had previously made 6 extra veggie black bean burgers for quick lunch/dinner grab & nuke meals sitting nicely in the freezer waiting to be used. This worked out really well for a Veggie Taco Salad.

• 1 homemade black bean burger frozen took 2 mins to nuke
• 1.5 cups of shredded lettuce
  
• 1/4 cup of chow mein noodles in place of chips
• 1/4 cup of croutons
• Green onions
• Red peppers
• 1/4 cup of shredded cheese
• Catalina dressing from home taken to work in a small mason jar

Price for this meal: $6.86 however lots of leftover products to use in other meals

1 black bean burger free from the freezer
$1.00 Chow mein noodles (product leftover)
$1.47 Catalina Salad Dressing (product leftover)
39 cents for green onions (product leftover)
50 cents for red pepper (product leftover)
$1.50 bag of shredded cheese (product leftover)
$1.00 for Head of lettuce (product leftover)
$1.00 for crouton (product leftover)

September Menu

Happy September....Christmas Count down...111 days better get started...

1- Homemade Veggie Pizza
2-Veggie broccoli Orzo
3-Black Bean Taco Salad
4-Lentil chili & ice cream for dessert
5-Asian Chicken Salad and ice cream for dessert
6-Take Out Chinese Food for Lunch & Dinner had leftover take-out
7-?
8-Meatloaf/Mashed Potatoes/Frozen Corn
9-Leftovers
10- Chicken Noodle Soup
11-Fix it yourself
12-Asian Chicken Salad at work
13 Crockpot Lasagna & Pillsbury French Bread (Garlic w/ butter)
14-Honey Mustard Chicken
15-Frozen Dinner Southwestern egg rolls/Mexican Rice/ Refried Beans
16-Turkey Burgers & Leftovers
17-Leftover Mexican Rice & Bean Tacos
18-Chicken Broccoli Veggie Orzo
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Crochet Project Baby Bootie

I found this quick Grandma's Easy Ten Step Baby Booties on the internet . This project can be whipped up in less then get this 1 hour...Pattern

Dollar Store Deals

Deals for just you guessed it $1.00 each

• 3 pound bags of rice "Hello can you say buy 2 asap"
• 32 oz boxes chicken broth
  
• Bags Egg Noodles
• A & D cream
• 2 Sara Lee Pita Breads "to make pizza's on"
  

Thrift Store Deal

I got it for $4.98 had I purchased this at a local book store it was $ 11.96 so I saved $6.98!!

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 14

I created on the fly took less then 30mins to make from start to finish. Just add what you like... but this was mostly to use what was on hand in the house to create a great tasting meal. SO Wing it!!! You'll be FINE!!

• 1/2 cup of orzo
  
• 5 pieces of broccoli diced
• 1 large carrot cleaned/peeled
  
• 2 Green Onions, diced
• 2 big handfuls of fresh spinach leaves
• 1/4 c. shredded chicken
  
• 2 tbsp of Asian Garlic Chili Sauce

In a pan of boiling water cook orzo until done 8-10 mins drop in broccoli around 5 mins cook until done. Drain the mixture into strainer, pour back into pan turn heat down to very low, Add in the Asian sauce heat for 1 min to release the flavor of the sauce along w/ all the other ingredients. Serve warm or cold.

Cat in a Bag

DD was having some issues finding space to pack her stuff to go to grandma's house!