Dinner 9/30

Gary made chili using a pound of ground beef, two cans of kidney beans, some chili pepper, a can of whole tomatoes (we chopped them), a few slices of various red, green and yellow peppers, an onion, a clove of garlic, and a can of tomato puree...AWESOME!!

Dinner 9/28

Left over chicken became BBQ chicken, rice packet, and corn....quick and easy.

Dinner 9/27

Since it's been a busy afternoon, and I'm working tonight, we have a snack type dinner....frozen veggie pizza, southern BBQ pizza, hot dogs and salad....like I said, not very healthy, but quick and easy.

Dinner 9/26

chicken in the crock pot, with five carrots and potatoes chopped and diced, a half an onion and it's sitting on low until 4 this afternoon!!!

Haven't been posting...

We have been bust here, with school stuff, work stuff....needless to say, since my kids are passing so far with school, we had a pizza celebration on Monday, costly but fun....Tuesday, my daughter got paid at her job, and she took us out to Chipolte for dinner....

Dinner 9/23

We are planning on serving shepard's pie, using a pound and a half of ground beef, some canned corn, onion, garlic, and potatoes.....I will cook the ground beef with onion and garlic, top this mixture with corn, and mash potatoes with milk and butter to cover the pan. This will be baked in the oven until the potatoes are light brown and form a nice crust.

Spent my last few dollars

I went to the store to look around. I found a pack of pork shops (bone in) marked down to 4 dollars, originally 8 dollars, some yogurt for the kids, more grapes (the lb I bought are gone), and a package of 40 flour tortillas.

Dinner 9/22

We are having grilled hot dogs with onions, relish, ketchup, and or mustard, corn on the cob (I did find some at the store the other day), and salad (basically left over taco fillings that didn't get eaten yesterday).

Breakfast 9/22

We are having pumpkin bagels with butter and cinnamon, hard boiled eggs, and yogurt...hot tea for myself, kids will have hot chocolate, my husband likes juice. The bagles we bought at the store for 1.50, they are just awesome.

9/21

We used a pound and a half ground beef, a half a head of lettuce, one beefsteak tomato, some block colby (shredded by hand), sour cream, and taco kit!! It feed all five of us, with enough fro the kids to have lunch tomorrow.

September grocery totals

I have a total of 300 dollars a month. Looking back over my posts, I have kept a total running amount of 107,54, and 113....for a total of 274.00 for groceries, leaving me 26 dollars left for the month....AWESOME!!!

Shopping for September

3 bottles of shampoo
2 bottles of conditioner
4 bottles of body wash
2 jugs laundry soap
apricot scrub
plastic wrap
tea bags
crackers
1/2 lb roast beef
8 lb ground beef
english muffins
bagels
4 loaves of bread
veggie oil
pancake mix
3 lb apples
3 lb bananas
2 lb grapes
3 gallons of milk
10 rolls "scott" tissue
1 box tissue
48 bottles of water
10 lb potatoes
3 yellow, green, red peppers
6 pk popcorn
48 count granola bars
2 jugs orange juice
2 jugs apple juice
3 large cans of ravioli
2 lb margarine
2 lb turkey sausage
box of blueberry mini wheats
spaghetti sauce
pasta
hot chocolate

Spent 107 at Sharp Shopper, 54 at aldi.....

Dinner 9/18

We had hash browns, scrambled eggs, and turkey bacon.

Dinner 9/19

cheddar and broccoli rice
green beans
grilled kielbasa

dinner 9/17

I took the chicken off the bones, added some BBQ sauce, and sandwich buns, AKA BBQ chicken sandwiches, home made french fries, a little potato salad, and green beans.

Lunch today 9/16

Making one homemade pizza (we only have one crust), using some pizza sauce, 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, 1/4 of an onion chopped, and 1/4 of a tomato.....yummy!!

Dinner 9/16

I'm awake, I just put a whole chicken in the crock pot. The price for the chicken was 0.88 lb at Aldi, and I paid 3.37 for this bird. This is not my go to price, as Sharp Shopper has whole birds for 0.69 lb, but they are not always in stock.

With this bird, I washed it, cleaned out the "parts", I don't use these. YUCK!! I put this in the crock pot with some onion and garlic powder, sage and some poultry seasoning. I will let this cook until it's done. It will make it's own broth!!

We will be having a pasta and sauce packet, and either frozen corn or green beans, depending on the kids wishes.

Current Pantry Items, Updated 9/15

Current Pantry Items Updated 9/15

2 apples
box of saltines
5 lb sugar
cucumber dip
water
hot chocolate
quarter head of lettuce
one tomato
1/4 cucumber
1 package of sandwich buns
1 lb Colby cheese ends
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese ends
1 package of hot dogs
2 gallons juice
1/2  gallon milk
2 lb mozzarella cheese
2 dozen eggs
1 lb butter
1 lb onions
5 lb potatoes
frozen corn
frozen beans
frozen brussel sprouts  opened
frozen mixed veggies opened
bbq sauce
opened ketchup
mayo
various other condiments
two whole chickens
two keilbasa
3 lb bacon
several cans of tomatoes
several cans of tomato soup
several cans of cream soup
2 cans of pizza sauce
1 and a half pounds of shredded hash brown
oatmeal
granola
taco dinner kit
baking supplies (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, various spices, brown sugar, honey)
bread crumbs
2 lb egg noodles
pasta and sauce kit
rice and sauce kit
pancake sryup
2 opened containers of jelly
two containers of peanut butter

This is an updated list as of 9/15, I have gotten rid of the pantry items that we do not have, and condensed everything into one current list.

Breakfast 9/15

We are going to have BLT's for breakfast (Gary and I), the kids will have some bacon and scrambled eggs....We are using a old package of sandwich buns for out BLT's since there's no bread and I can't get to the store.

Dinner 9/14

It was supposed to be beef stew...My husband attempted to make this with a package of beef, mixed veggies,and potatoes. I'm not sure what happened to it, but it did not come out very good. We ended up throwing the whole thing away (a crock pot full), and ended up eating hot dogs, and a frozen pizza.....NOT SURE WHAT WENT WRONG WITH IT. But it was the worst stew I have had in a long time.

Dinner 9/14

My husband made grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches, along with some tomato soup. It was filling and no one complained.

What's been cooking??

So, I've been working the past few nights, and not able to get blogging about frugal living.
We had pasta plain for the kids, with spag sauce for us yesterday. The day before, we were able to have french toast.

Current Pantry Items Updated 9/15

2 apples
box of saltines
5 lb sugar
cucumber dip
water
hot chocolate
quarter head of lettuce
one tomato
1/4 cucumber
1 package of sandwich buns
1 lb Colby cheese ends
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese ends
1 package of hot dogs
2 gallons juice
1/2  gallon milk
2 lb mozzarella cheese
2 dozen eggs
1 lb butter
1 lb onions
5 lb potatoes
frozen corn
frozen beans
frozen brussel sprouts  opened
frozen mixed veggies opened
bbq sauce
opened ketchup
mayo
various other condiments
two whole chickens 
two keilbasa
3 lb bacon 
several cans of tomatoes
several cans of tomato soup
several cans of cream soup
2 cans of pizza sauce 
1 and a half pounds of shredded hash brown
oatmeal
granola
taco dinner kit
baking supplies (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, various spices, brown sugar, honey)
bread crumbs
2 lb egg noodles
pasta and sauce kit
rice and sauce kit
pancake sryup
2 opened containers of jelly
two containers of peanut butter

This is an updated list as of 9/15, I have gotten rid of the pantry items that we do not have, and condensed everything into one current list. 

Dinner 9/11

We are having french toast, with choice of pancake syrup, or berry syrup, with sliced pears on the side. Four the french toast, we save and freeze the ends of the bread slices that no one likes....when we have enough to feed everyone, I made french toast!!

Dinner 9/10

Tonight we are having grilled kielbasa, home made french fries, salad (lettuce, tomato, onion, cheddar cheese, peppers, thousand island or ranch dressing), brussel sprouts for Gary, green beans for the other four,  apple crisp (I make this myself).

Dinner 9/9/12

Spaghetti, with jar sauce, crumbled Italian sausage, onions, and a small amount of green pepper, and will make some garlic parmesean biscuits on the side, along with a small salad (lettuce, tomato, some cheese, cucumber, onion)...ranch dressing or thousand island dressing.

Laundry

We do about three loads a day when I'm off from work...we do have a dryer, but I choose to hang or clothes up to dry, using my porch and a rack that we were given. It helps keep my electric bill down, and gives the kids something to do.....they think it's normal to go out back and hang clothes on the deck.

Dinner 9/8

I have a whole chicken that I took out of the freezer. Tonight with that, I'm serving carrots, sweet potatoes, and some egg noodles. The carrots and sweet potatoes will go into the same baking pan as the chicken, seasoned, and the egg noodles will be done on top of the stove.

Current Updates

We have bought our daughter new glasses, cost 163 dollars, bought my other daughter new glasses, 90 dollars, and paid for my glasses 193 dollars...in addition, I just got paid, and took care of the kids fees for school, and had the plumber come and repair the leaky faucets...the kids fees were 130 dollars for school, and the plumber cost 283.00....needless to say, my monthly household bills are current, not late, and my mortgage is paid. I am extremely careful with the income I have coming in, and feel that I cam make it through the rest of the month with hopefully only milk, bread, and maybe eggs.

Dinner 9/7

We ordered Chinese food...only cost 35 dollars.

September shopping updated 9/9/12

3 lb apples
2 lb grapes
2 lb bananas

2 boxes generic cereal
box of saltines
5 lb sugar
cheese its
cucumber dip
power aide
24 pk water
hot chocolate

dish soap
head of lettuce half used 9/8/12
2 lb tomatoes
cucumber 9/8/12
2 loaves of bread
1 package of sandwich buns
deli meat ends 1 lb
1 package cheese sticks
1 lb Colby cheese ends
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese ends
2 packages of hot dogs
1 24 ct corn dogs
2 gallons juice
1 gallon milk
24 count apple juice

I spent a total of 113.52 at Sharp Shopper. My total for the month is 300.00. As you can see, we didn't need a lot of meat, as I still have a partial load in there from last month, along with a bunch of frozen veggies.

Dinner 9/6

We are having scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, shredded hash browns, and biscuits for dinner...quick, easy, and a crowd pleaser. I'm working tonight...so need something with little fuss.

lunch 9/5

Consist of left over veggie pizza from last night's dinner...awesome.

Updated 9/9/12

 September is beginning....
Going into September, I'm hoping to keep my expenses low...I have two more pairs of glasses to obtain, a leaking faucet (both kitchen sink and tub) that need to be repaired, and three cats with a dog that need to get to the vet for check ups...

So with that being said, here is what I have to offer the family:
half gallon of milk
1/4 lb edam cheese
1 lb cheddar cheese about a half pound left.
1 lb mozzarella cheese
half a dozen eggs
2 lb butter
half a loaf of white bread
half a loaf of honey wheat bread

two green peppers
2 lb sweet potatoes
3 lb carrots There is about a lb left.
3 lb onions
12 lb potatoes
2 lb peaches
3 kiwi
frozen corn
frozen beans
frozen brussel sprouts
frozen mixed veggies
applesauce opened, almost gone.
canned pears
1 cucumber used half of it on 9/8/2012

bbq sauce
opened ketchup
mayo
various other condiments

bottled water
three whole chickens We used one on 9/8
two packages of hot dogs
three keilbasa
two packages of Italian sausage We are going to use one of them today, 9/9/12. 
one small package of beef stew meat
4 lb bacon used one on 9/7/12
frozen biscuits
frozen fruit
half gallon of peach frozen yogurt

several cans of tomatoes
several cans of tomato soup
several cans of cream soup
several cans of pizza sauce we used one, have two left.
one can of spag sauce

2 whole wheat pizza crust
5 lb french fries 
1 and a half pounds of shredded hashbrown
3 lb pork roast (with portabella seasoning) 4.00 
one box of hot cocoa 0.99  we are down to four packets.
one pumpkin pie

four boxes of half opened cereal we now have two left.
oatmeal
granola
taco dinner kit
cake mix
baking supplies (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, various spices, brown sugar, honey)
three kinds of bread crumbs
cheese cake kit
2 lb pasta
pasta and sauce kit
rice and sauce kit
pancake mix and sryup
opened package of cous cous

3 packages of opened triscits generic
lb spaghetti

2 containers of jelly
1/4 cup of pop corn kernels
3 containers of peanut butter

I need to use up the opened items, and half used condiments in the fridge lurking. I will have to get some milk, eggs, and bread next week...hoping to make it through the month!

This has been updated, as of September 5th, the yellow items are no longer around.

This has been updated as of september 9/8/2012.
 New and updated as of 9/9/12.

dinner 9/5

We took out the pork tenderloin with portabella mushroom seasoning. The tenderloin will be placed in the oven, with carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, drained mushrooms, and baked. We will also have cous cous with it.

Dinner 9/4

I've been working for the past four nights...I was off last night. Having slept all day, didn't have a pan for dinner. So, I took two whole wheat crust out of the fridge, shredded a lb of mozzarella cheese, took two golf ball size tomatoes (from our garden that were ripe), sliced them, sliced a half an onion, a half a green pepper, and crushed some garlic....the kids had a cheese pizza (using left over spag sauce), and Gary and I had a veggie pizza (using a can of pizza sauce). I offered canned pears, cheddar cheese and triscits on the side.

What's been cooking??

September 2...hot dogs, french fries

September 3 beef steak strips (marinated), corn, french fries, cheese cake

September 1st

lasagna