Last week I ended up spending about $50 at Wegmans on meat, fruits and vegetables, and dairy items. It was a little more than I was hoping to spend, but I knew that we had to restock on certain items. However, the upside is that this week I am planning not to go to the grocery store at all!
My husband made quick run for some milk at the end of last week, and I think we should have enough fruit and yogurt to scrape through the week. (Those are our usual "necessities.") The only shopping I plan to do this week is for a few items I'll need for some company that we're having on Saturday, but for our family's regular meals, I hope to work entirely from the pantry!
Here's what I'm planning:
Breakfasts:
cereal, yogurt, pumpkin muffins, bagels, scrambled eggs
Lunches:
pbj, cheese and crackers, leftovers, quesadillas with homemade tortillas
Dinners:
Mon - Baked chcken w. fried onion coating, rice, peas
Tues - Spaghetti with beef sauce (no mushrooms - I used them in something else!), salad, bread
Wed - Chicken tacos w. chicken baked on Monday, a couple of spare taco shells, homemade tortills, and guacamole that I got free from HT last week!
Thurs - Leftovers (Daddy out at guys' night)
Fri - Butternut sqaush soup (boxed) with mini grilled cheeses
Sat - chili, corn chips
Sun - Homemade pizza, fruit salad
Baking List:
- sandwich bread
- pumpkin muffins
- bagels
- tortillas
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how do you make bagels from scratch.. I have been CRAVING onion flavored bagels... but haven't gone to the store... I'd rather make them myself. Do you have a recipe you care to share??
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Alexia
Alexia, I do make my own bagels. They're actually fairly simply to make. Here's the post I wrote on bagel making:
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I did try onion bagels once, topping them with sauteed onions, but they weren't right. Next time I think I'd try dried onion flakes.
Good luck!