I am going to the grocery store this week but only to cherry pick sale items, because we really need nothing.
I am determined to use at least one item from (food storage) both the freezer and pantry each day. Hopefully I will use more than that but who knows?
The following meals reflect that plan.
1. Stuffed bell peppers, green beans, tossed salad, s.f. chocolate pudding
2. Grilled steak, baked potato, tossed salad, sf cake
3. Chicken paprikash, mashed potatoes, cucumber tomato onion salad
4.Bbq ribs, pulled pork, potato salad, pasta salad, coleslaw, sf brownies.
5. White bbq chicken, coleslaw, squash casserole
6. Picadillo over rice, green beans
7. Chickn rice and broccoli casserole, tossed salad
At this rate I should be showing signs of having a reduced pantry and freezer inventory in about a month, maybe!
Sounds like a wonderful meal plan! I went grocery shopping at one of the ethnic grocery stores today and bought quite a lot of groceries!
ReplyDeleteVeggies are truly the only thing I need to replace on a regular basis.
DeleteYou wouldn't come out the stores with just sales items :-) so, don't go. Went to farmers market yesterday and came back with so much vegetables that I don't need or eat...geeze.
ReplyDeleteI went and actually did just cherry pick the stores (except for some key lime cookies that jumped in my buggy)
DeleteI know I've said it before, your meal plans are so much more ambitious (and delicious) than mine. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteTHey are not really ambitious, just looking mostly at what I have on hand that I need to use.
DeleteYour menu sounds delicious. I was thinking of making stuffed bell peppers soon too. They are so plentiful right now.
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I had a couple of bell peppers that needed to be used quickly. I admit it was pretty dang tasty.
DeleteI really like your menu. Ribs, potato salad and coleslaw followed by brownie would be my top pick but who is counting?
ReplyDeleteIt was our 4th of July meal and was pretty darn tasty! Plus there are leftovers for another day. I froze and entire slab of cooked ribs and a pound of pulled pork.
DeleteI just googled Picadillo - sounds good! I love squash casserole. Do you have a favorite recipefor squash casserole?
ReplyDeleteThis is how my MIL made it. She had no exact recipe so this is my attempt to copy hers.
Deletehttps://newhappeningsatthetable.blogspot.com/2013/07/you-say-squash-casserole-i-say-nanas.html
I haven't made picadillo in so long and now I must add that to the menu soon.
ReplyDeleteI have not made it in a long time either. It just seemed like a good meal to make again.
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