When Crystal from Money Saving Mom tweeted that she and Jessica from Life As Mom were hosting a Eat from the Pantry Challenge I knew I was all in. A few months ago I wrote about my freezer inventory and how it has gotten out of control. Too bad it has only gotten worse since then! OY! I horded meals like a mama bear storing up for a long winter for her bear cubs. Hubby wanted to eat meals, I said “We must wait!” Can someone please tell me why I felt this necessary? Now we have to eat like savages the next few weeks so that I can clear my freezer in time for February’s cooking day. So I have decided to join Crystal and Jessica and participate in the Eat from the Pantry Challenge. My goal is to only spend $15 a week at the grocery store. This money will go to purchase fresh fruits, milk, yogurt and bread. Here is what I have planned for our meals in January. (If I don’t do this I will stray completely).
January’s Meal Plan
- Dinner at my parent’s house in celebration of Christmas (we are dragging it out this year)
- Lunch – leftovers /Dinner – Turkey Noodle Soup, Bread
- Lunch – Carlyn’s Chili (September Menu)/Dinner – Meal being brought to us by friends
- Out to dinner for family birthdays
- Meal being brought to us by friends
- Chicken Parmigiana (February Menu), easy garlic bread, peas
- Meal being brought to us by friends
- Pasta Bar, salad
- A meal using pantry items and cooked ground beef from freezer
- Lunch – Burritos (April Menu), Mexican rice, corn/Dinner – Meal being brought to us by friends
- Lunch – leftovers /Dinner – Meal being brought to us by friends
- Meal being brought to us by friends
- Deconstructed Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts (September Menu), rice, fruit
- Dinner with Church Family
- OAMM’s Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce, vegetable, wheat bread
- Sausage Biscuits & Gravy, fruit smoothies
- leftovers
- Lunch – Turkey Noodle Soup, Bread/Dinner – Pork Tenderloin recipe (still looking for a new one to try), vegetable and mashed potatoes
- Lunch – leftovers /Dinner – Meal being brought to us by friends
- Chicken Parmigiana (February Menu), easy garlic bread, peas
- Meal being brought to us by friends
- Burritos (April Menu), Mexican rice, tortilla chips
- Meal being brought to us by friends
- Try new recipe using sausage
- Lunch – Tacos /Dinner – Carlyn’s Chili (September Menu)
- Lunch – leftovers/Dinner – Beef Stew, dinner rolls, salad
- Burritos (April Menu),
- Dinner with Church Family
- Pork Tenderloin recipe (still looking for a new one to try)
- Deconstructed Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts (September Menu),
- Jody’s (Turkey) & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, corn
- Lunch – /Dinner – Pasta Bar