So I've noticed a good number of folks are participating in the Eat from the Pantry Challenge put out there by Money Saving Mom and FishMama, and as luck would have it, we're currently in a position where eating from the pantry is becoming a necessity. My stockpile is good (thankfully!) and we had a few financial curveballs to start the year that created the need to tighten things up. This week I am attempting to plan completely out of the pantry - the only thing we *should* need is milk.
Last week went well, we had an unexpected night out of the house and were treated to some yummy chili at my sister-in-law's! Other than that we stuck to the menu - the Asian Pork Stew was good, but I think I need to tweak it a bit more before I include it in my recipe box. We have some leftovers, but not so many that I'm afraid to cook! I hit a CRAZY sale at Trucchi's this week and scored breakfast fixin's for SUPER CHEAP (try $0.33 packages of English muffins!) so I'll be making bacon egg & cheese muffins for the freezer - hooray for OAMC breakfast!
Here's our delve into the pantry - don't forget to visit I'm an Organizing Junkie for lots more menus and recipes!
monday - Homemade Pizza ($2.94 for 6-8 servings)
tuesday - Burgers on homemade buns, veggie, chips ($3.70 for 4 servings) **the dough will be made into enough buns for 2 dinners plus dinner rolls for later in the week
wednesday - Shredded BBQ chicken on homemade rolls, veggie ($2.90 for 4 servings)
thursday - Breakfast for dinner! Eggs, pancakes, fruit ($2.60 for 4 servings)
friday - Sausage and Penne Bake ($7.45 for 6-8 servings)
saturday - Leftovers - we're both working (free!)
sunday - Dinner at the in-laws! (free!)
Stumble It!
2 comments:
Sounds good - I think I will be doing the eat from the pantry next week - time to clean out and eat up some stuff from the pantry and freezer! :)
I need to make a huge cut in our budget too. Looks like pantry eating is really common.
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