2 weeks worth of menu plans

I actually made up a menu plan and have been sticking to it! yay! I wrote out everything I would need to make each thing and went shopping for all the things I needed.

Monday 3/14/07 Leftover roast, potatoes and carrots
Tuesday 3/15/07 Sausage & Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce w/ pasta & Salad
Wednesday 3/16/07 Giddy-up PorkChops, Basil Green Beans, leftover cabbage & potatoes
Thursday 3/17/07 Italian Chicken, Candied Carrots, Salad
Friday 3/18/07 Chicken Quesadillas, Spanish Rice
Saturday 3/19/07 ate out
Sunday 3/20/07 ate at mama's
Monday 3/21/07 Swiss Steak
Tuesday 3/22/07 Maple-glazed chicken & skinny Mashed Potatoes
Wednesday 3/23/07 Sloppy Joes & Chips
Thursday 3/24/07 Sandwiches & Salad
Friday 3/25/07 Crockpot Pizza
Saturday 3/26/07 Broccoli & Beef
Sunday 3/27/07 ???

This is everything you need for the menu plan.
Shopping List
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Pork Chops
Salsa
Brown Sugar
Soy Sauce
Can of green beans
basil, onion, garlic, salt, pepper
Olive Oil
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Chicken Breasts
Itailan Dressing
Flour
Butter
salt, pepper
Carrots
Cinnamon
Sugar
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Chicken
Flour Tortillas
Taco Sauce
Cheese
Taco Seasoning
Tomato Sauce
Rice
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Round Steak
tomato sauce
onion
potatoes
carrots
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Chicken
Maple syrup
butter
lemon juice
potatoes
chicken broth
white pepper
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ground beef
onion
tomato sauce
ketchup
salt, pepper, chili powder
chips
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bread
deli meat
sliced cheese
salad fixens
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Egg Noodles
ground beef or sausage
onions
pizza sauce
cheese
pepperoni (optional)
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Stew Beef Meat
oil
garlic
onion
beef broth
Soy Sauce
Broccoli

Here's the recipes for the Giddy-up Park Chops, Basil Green Beans and Swiss Steak.
Giddy-up Pork Chops *These are SOOOOOO delicious!!!! And the sauce is awesome! I'm going to try it on chicken next time.*
6 boneless pork chops
1/2 cup Salsa
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Soy Sauce
Brown pork chops in a pan. Combine salsa, sugar, and soy sauce and heat in microwave for 20-30 seconds. Pour salsa mixture over pork chops and bake at 325* for about 45minutes or until chops are tender.
Basil Green Beans

Can of Green Beans
tsp garlic powder
tsp onion powder
tsp basil
salt and pepper
drizzle of olive oil
Add seasonings and oil to beans and simmer for 10 minutes.
Swiss Steak

Round Steak
4 carrots
2-4 potatoes
Onion
8oz tomato sauce
Chop up carrots, potatoes & onions. Put round steak and vegetables in an oven proof pan. Pour tomato sauce over meat & veggies. Cook in 350* oven until done.


Here's the results so far from the May No Spend Challenge. The stars indicate the days I didn't spend any un-nessecary money.May No Spend Challenge
May 1 *
May 2 *
May 3 * ($14.61 Wal-Mart groceries, $15.98 Piggly Wiggly groceries)
May 4 *
May 5 X ($4.07 gas station 2 drinks and snacks, $6 Air Show 2 drinks, $9 Arby's supper. ***Made $20 at family yard sale)
May 6 *
May 7 *
May 8 *
May 9 X ($1.38 bookstore Mother's Day, $14.61 Piggly Wiggly, $36.58 Wal-Mart, $18.61 Goody's Gift Card)
May 10 X ($6.85 Piggly Wiggly, $8.90 Dollar General (Mother's Day, gift closet, birthday party)
May 11 X ($9.07 Dollar General)
May 12 X ($13 Walden Books mother's day)
May 13 *
May 14 X ($20.82 Snapfish pics of CJ)
May 15 *
May 16 X ($56.68 Wal-Mart groceries, $3.22 Dollar General, $4.25 Food Lion flowers, $4 movie rental)
May 17 *
May 18 *
May19 X ($5 breakfast, $8 yard sale, $23.87 Golden Corral, $24 Wal-Mart (chicken, baby needs) ***Made $48 at yard sale)
May 20 *
May 21 *

Non-Necessaties: $111.18 ($24.43 mother's day $2.28 gift closet $15.31 dh's b-day party, $32.87 eatting out)
Groceries: $136.09
Profit: $68 yard sales

MTC,
MrsB