Menu Plan Monday 5/4-5/10

I'll be making some extra dishes for the freezer this week. I will be gone next week and want to make things easier for my mom while she watches the kids.

Breakfasts
pancakes~ making 2 doz to freeze
muffins~making a doz to freeze
smoothies
yogurt parfaits with fresh fruit
cold cereal and fruit

Lunches~
PB & J
tuna and crackers
quesadillas
leftovers
salad

Dinners~
Taquitos and beans
Hawaiian chicken and macaroni salad
Chinese style pork chops with fried noodles and bok choy
Homemade pizza (this is becoming a weekly tradition!)
Asian fire meat with rice and edamame
Homemade chicken nuggets and home fries
Baked potato and salad bar (this is a great way to clean out your fridge!)
Leftovers

For the freezer:
enchilada pie
taquitos
honey lime enchiladas
pizza crusts
spaghetti pie

Menu Plan Monday 4/26-5/3

Breakfasts
Smoothies
panacakes
muffins
banana bars

Lunches
leftovers
salad
quesadillas
PB & J

Dinners
beef stroganoff, peas, rice
sweet and sour chicken with rice and steamed broccoli
chicken enchiladas with black beans and salad
white chicken chili with cornbread
homemade pizza and breadsticks
Dinner at a friends house
Thai peanut meatballs with cashew lo mein

Before and After Pics

November 2008~Before 194.5 pounds (how did I get so unhealthy?!)

After 167~ April 17th

Since taking this picture on the 17th, I have lost 5 more pounds! I am at 162 today!!!! Total inches lost 18.
Good news, I am down two dress sizes so far, bad news, I am down 2 cup sizes too.

Menu Plan Monday 4/20-4/26

Breakfast~
Mall pretzels
pancakes
smoothies
yogurt parfaits
sausage biscuits

Lunches~
Leftovers
Salad
tuna and crackers
pb&j
quesadillas

Dinners~
Thai peanut turkey burgers with home made potato chips
Salad and baked potato bar
Burgers and dogs, mac & cheese, sweet potato fries
Home made stromboli and breadsticks
BBQ Chicken, grandpa's potatoes, corn
Cherried Pork loin with rice pilaf, and roasted beets

100th POST!!!

I made it to 100! To celebrate I am giving away a $10 gift card and a copy of my Family Favorites Cookbook.

Leave a comment with a link to your favorite frugal recipe and your email address to win a $10 gift card to the store of your choice and a copy of my Family Favorite Cookbook!

Winner will chosen by random on Saturday the 18th.

Safeway Living Well Promotion

Second transaction
Huggies 29.99 -$1.50 mailer coupon
Skippy 2.50 -$1.00 catalina coupon
I also used my previous $10.00 catalina coupon and $10.00 of catalinas from the Bertolli sauces.
Total OOP $9.99~

First transaction
10 Bertollis $2.00 each - 5-.75 coupons and 5-1.00 coupons
2 Dreamfields pasta $2.00 each- 1.00 printable coupons
and one package Bounty 6.99 no coupons
Total OOP 20.24 and I received $20.00 in catalina coupons .

This is my favorite sale of the year at Safeway! You can find more details here.

Home Made Pop Tarts

I found the recipe here. I used cherry jam, and a triple berry jam in mine. The kids liked them. I might make them again, not sure they are worth the effort!