Menu Planning – Dinners & Deals

Here is my shopping trip for the week. Just the basics because I am going through an early spring cleaning phase right now and systematically cleaning and purging every room in the house.

Anyhow, here is my trip for the week:

Staples:

Bic Markers $1.00- used $1 coupon= $.07 for tax

Target:

French’s Fried Onions $1.92- used $.30 coupon= $1.62
Archer Farms Turkey $6.49
Taster’s Choice Instant Coffee $1.29- used $1 coupon from a sample= $.29
Bagels $1.29
Market Pantry Sliced Cheese $2.49
Kraft Cheese $2.59
Oregon Chai $2.91- used $1 coupon= $1.91
Chobani Yogurt $1- used $.30 coupon= $.70
2 Enchilada sauce $.99= $1.98
Total: $19.36

Sprouts:

Organic Milk $5.79
Feta Cheese $4.99
Diced Onions $1.79
3 lbs Strawberries $1.50 each
2 pints Blueberries $1.50 each
3 Cucumbers $.33 each
Organic Spinach $3.49
Organic 3lb apples $3.99
Organic Tomato $1.41
Shallot $.15
3 packages Mushrooms $.99 each
2lbs bananas $1.34

used $5 off $30 purchase from the front of my ad
Paid $29.42- since I have a gift card I purchased from Sprouts for 10% off, I figure I really spent $26.48

So the total this week was $45.91. I didn’t use a lot of coupons but I just bought the things we needed. Last week there was a good deal on chicken so we have plenty of that in the freezer.  The cheese was way over priced but we needed it and the feta looked too good to pass up.  I will probably make a feta and cucumber salad for lunch this week.

I do plan to go back to Target on Thursday for the toy clearance so I will be getting a few more of the coupon deals- (like the Kashi cereal) then.

Here is the menu plan:

• Skillet Parmesan Chicken and Spinach Salad
• Chicken Tamale Pie
• Mushroom Lasagna
• Split Pea Soup and Salad
• Slow Cooked Turkey, mashed potatoes and salad
• Turkey and Havarti Paninis with Sweet Potato Fries

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Here is the menu plan for the week. I have to say I am thoroughly unmotivated this week so I planned some of my husband’s favorites (meaning he will cook dinner).

• Tacos
• Braised Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
• Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs, pasta and eggplant plus these parmesan rolls
• Martha Stewart’s Mac and Cheese + Salad
• Steak Salad
• Chicken Fajitas
• Steak and mashed potatoes and leftover spinach salad

Plus the girls and I are going to make homemade applesauce plus a chocolate cake with zucchini.

And then here is my shopping trip:

Safeway: $25.40

2 liters Arrowhead $1- used $1 coupon= Free
2 Golden Grain pasta $.89- used $1/2 coupon= $.39 each
Organic Broth $1.99
2 Honest Tea $.89- used $1/2 coupon hanging on the bottle= $.39
Powerade $.59
2 Mission Artisan Tortillas $1.49- used $1 coupons= $.49
1 Safeway Olives $.89
1 Open Nature Sour Cream $1.49- used $1 coupon= $.49
4 bricks of 32oz cheese $5.00- used (2) $.55 coupons= $4.45

That cheese was such a good price I got a few weeks worth.  (See the coupon matchups for Safeway here.)

Target $6.91

3 packets of Shout Wipes $.67- used (3) $.55/1 coupons from 9/25 SS= $.12 each
Panko Crumbs $1.89- used $1 coupon (no longer available)= $.89
Archer Farms Bread $2.99- used free coupon= free
Hormel Lunchmeat $2.33- used $.50 coupon= $1.83
4 Taco Seasoning $.71- used (4) $.50/1 coupon from 9/18 SS= $.21
Cascade Dish soap $.97- used $1 coupon from 8/28 P&G= Free
Aquafresh Toothpaste $1
Simply Orange Juice $2.99- used $1 coupon (no longer available)= $1.99

Sprouts: $25.43

Organic Milk $5.49
Eggs $2.39
Zucchini $.73
Organic Apples $2.97
Carrots $1.49
6 Kiwi $1.00
Sweet Potato $1.26
Fontina Cheese $5.43
2 Brown Cow Yogurt $.89- Used Buy One Get One Free= $.89/2
Chocolate Covered Peanuts $1.99
Frontera Chips $1.79

So the total this week was $57.74 which is not bad at all considering all that cheese!

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Here is the plan for this week:

Roasted Chicken and Parmesan and Lemon peas
Cucumber and Orzo pasta
Cauliflower Gratin and salad + leftover chicken
Enchilada Casserole
Beef Stew
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Bacon, tomato and parmesan pasta

Plus I am making baked oatmeal with fruit and carrot, apple, raisin muffins for breakfast in the morning.

And here is the shopping trip for the week.

SPROUTS $38.05

Organic Milk $5.49
8 Cascadian Farms Frozen Veggies $1.50- used (4) $1/2 coupons= $1 each
1 Santa Cruz Organic Jelly $2.50- used $.75/1 coupon from a coupon booklet= $1.75
Applegate Organic Bacon $4.99- used $1 coupon from a coupon booklet= $3.99
Beef stew meat $3.09
Organic Grapes $3.21
5lbs organic potatoes $3.99
Baby Carrots $.88
Organic Pears $1.21
3 Cucumbers $2.31
Apples $1.56
4lbs oranges $2.99
Organic salad mix $2.99- used $1 Earthbound farms coupon= $1.99
Watermelon $2.59

Used $5 off coupon from the ad this week.

TARGET $4.95

Raisins $1.84
Knorr Bouillon $1.12
Simply OJ $2.99- used $1 coupon= $1.99

RITE AID $.33

3 JR Watkins Hand Soap and Lotion $1.50- used (3) $1.50 coupons I got from a tearpad several months ago= Free except tax!

So grand total is $43.33.  I forgot buttermilk and bananas this week so I will make a quick stop sometime this week.

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Here is the menu plan for the week:

Oven Fried Chicken with Carrot Orzo pasta
Spaghetti with eggplant
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Flatbread Pizzas
Spanish Tortillas with salad
Chicken and Rice Bake

And then one night we have leftovers and one night we are using the gift card from Chili’s.  And here is the shopping for this week:

I forgot to cancel the Farm Produce box deliveries so I got an extra box this week.  We got figs, squash, hierloom tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, grapes and some other things for $31.  I really don’t think the value is worth it for us so I am for sure cancelling it.

I also got a few things at Target- sorry this photo is so terrible I was rushing yesterday.

4 Mott’s Natural Applesauce packs $1.67- used $2/2 coupons = .67 each
2 Simply lemonade for $2.29- used $1/1 coupons= $1.29
Simply Orange Juice $2.99- used $1/1 coupon= $1.99
Organic eggs $3.79
Carrots $1.19
2 Newman’s Own Organic Pasta Sauce $1.89- used $1/2 coupon= $1.39
2 Starbucks coffee at $8.89- used (2) $1.50 coupons and got back a $5 gift card
3 Kashi Cereal $2.99- used (3) $2 coupons + $1/3 Target coupon= $.66 each
Corn Meal $1.89
Olives $1.17
Diced Tomatoes .68
Salsa $1.89

So the total was $32.40. I broke up my transactions to use the $5 gift card.

Oh and I got the free Newton’s Thins at CVS.

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