My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! I shop the grocery sales each week. Then I plan my menu based on the foods I have already at home (at a great price). I balance more expensive meals with less expensive ones. We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each
main dish cooked will serve 4-6, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on
cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving at us lots of time!
main dish cooked will serve 4-6, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on
cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving at us lots of time!
This week we’ll be cooking (in no particular order)
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Bananas
Breakfast for Dinner: Eggs, Sausage and Blueberry Pancakes using this Bisquick recipe
Italian Alfredo Chicken Helper, Fresh Pears, and Garlic Butter Toast
Montreal Pork Chops, Green Beans, Canned Peaches and Cinnamon Sugar Toast
Little Caesar’s Pizza and Apple Slices
For 2012, I will no longer be showing
the cost breakdown for our meals. This is very time consuming and for
little purpose since I’ve spent the past 18 months showing that a family
of 4 could eat for an average of $5 per dinner. If you’d like to see
some $5 menu ideas, please browse my pages for $5 Dinner Plans.
the cost breakdown for our meals. This is very time consuming and for
little purpose since I’ve spent the past 18 months showing that a family
of 4 could eat for an average of $5 per dinner. If you’d like to see
some $5 menu ideas, please browse my pages for $5 Dinner Plans.
This post is being linked up to Menu Plan Monday at OrgJunkie.