2012 $50 Weekly Menu Plan Week #35

2012 $50 Weekly Menu Plan Week #35- The focus for this weeks menu plan is speed and ease. The evenings are busy for us and we spend much of our time running back and forth playing taxi for our teen sons who are active in various sports and clubs, as well as jobs of their own. As such, meals need to be quick and easy to reheat.

This week we picked up potatoes, lettuce, celery, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, cream cheese, milk, kielbasa, fresh spinach, cauliflower, fresh broccoli, sugar, 2 lbs of sliced ham, flour and oatmeal. Total spent $37.64
If you're trying to pack lunches for your kids for school, keep in mind that deli meats are often on sale in late August and early September and they freeze quite well.

Monday 27th:

*Breakfast: Egg & Cheese Biscuits
*Lunch: Leftover Chop Suey
*Dinner: Chicken Spiedies, potato salad

Tuesday 28th:

*Breakfast: Blueberries & Cream Oatmeal
*Lunch: Wraps made with leftover Spiedie Chicken
*Dinner: Dirty Rice, Salad, Italian Balsamic Grilled Veggies

Wednesday 29th:

*Breakfast: Onion Bagels & cream Cheese
*Lunch: Veggie Wraps
*Dinner: Sweet & Sour Kielbasa, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli

Thursday 30th:

*Breakfast: Cinnamon Cherry Raisin Toast & Coffee
*Lunch: Grilled Ham & Cheese
*Dinner: Mexican Chicken Stew, cornbread

Friday 31st:

*Breakfast: Cereal Bars
*Lunch: Leftover Mexican Stew
*Dinner: Spinach Stuffed Shells, Salad

Saturday 1st:

*Breakfast: Maple Almond Scone bites with Vanilla Glaze
*Lunch: Leftover Shells
*Dinner: Chicken Parmesan & Salad

Sunday 2nd:

*Breakfast: French Toast, Coffee
*Lunch: Chicken Wraps & Potato Salad
*Dinner: No Mac Cauliflower & Cheese & Marinated Grilled Pork Chops

Various Snacks & Dessert Items:

* Fresh Apples
* Peaches
* Double Layer No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
* Chewy Granola Bars

Drinks included:

* Iced Tea (Sweet Tea)
* Coffee
* Lemonade
* Copycat Gatorade
* CopyCat Arizona Green Tea

A few things I'd like to share: This is a great time of year to take advantage of Farmer's Market deals- we've purchased bushels of tomatoes for as little as $7.
The apples mentioned in this weeks menu are from our own apple tree.

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