Menu Plan Monday 2/1/10

In keeping with my goal to cook more from scratch this year I made my very first pie crust last week. Shocking I've made it almost 40 years having never done that before. I made it for the pot pie I was making for dinner. The recipe I used made enough for two crusts though so I had one left over. I wrapped the extra up and kept it in the fridge for a couple of days before I decided what to do with it. I finally decided on Chocolate Side Pies. The turned out perfectly.

I just made the recipe up as I went:

Roll out crust and cut 4 circles with large cup. (kneading and re-rolling as needed)

Mixed together cocoa powder and sugar.

Spoon mixture onto crust circle and dot with butter.

Fold over and crimp edges and prick vent holes with a fork.

Sprinkle with a little sugar.

Bake at 425 degrees until done approx. 12-14 minutes.

Now onto what we'll be eating this week:

Grilled chicken breasts, rice, steamed veggies

Spaghetti with Italian sausage and marinara sauce, salad

Chicken Parmesan Pizza

Crockpot roast and veggies

Black Bean Soup

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Weekly Deals

I was able to find a few decent deals on meat this week and our freezer is looking better. Meal planning has become easier as well. I actually bought more pantry items than I had intended this week but I'll be pulling back on that this week.

CVS

I bought:
Diet Dr. Pepper(for the hubby) $1.25
1 Crest Toothpaste $1.99
1 Almay I Color Eyeliner $5.99
3 bags Cinnamon Hearts(valentine decor) $2.64
Qs
.55/1 Diet Dr. Pepper peelie
.75/1 Crest
$1/1 Almay printable from Target
$7.50 ECBs
Total OOP with tax: $2.75
Received $5 ECBs

Bakery Thrift Store

I bought:
2 loaves Nature's Own Bread $1.98
1 pk. hamburger buns .79 cents
Total OOP: $2.77

Winn Dixie

I bought:
Sanderson Farms Split Chicken Breasts $3.88 (reg. $10.94)
Boneless Chuck Roast $5.63 (reg. $12.47)
Kraft Cheese $2
Lettuce .99 cents
6 bags WD Organics White Cheddar Pops(like Pirate's Booty) $3 (Managers Special for .50 cents each)
Total OOP: $15.50

Publix

I bought:
Organic Valley Milk $3.50 minus $1/1 printable = $2.50
3 Chobani Yogurt $3 minus B2G1 printable(they took off full price) = .40 cents each
Publix Big Roll PT $1.34
Yo Crunch Yogurt $2.50 minus .75/1 Q = $1.75
A&E Juice $1.99
Hallmark Expressions Card $1.99 minus $.99/1 tearpad = $1
Scotties Tissue $1.25 minus $1/1 printable = .25 cents
2 Musselman's Applesauce B1G1 = .95 cents each
4 Uncle Bens Rice B1G1 minus (2) $1/2 printables = .25 cens each
Taco Bell Dinners B1G1 = $1.35 each
Publix Wheat Bread $1.50
Aunt Jemima Syrup B1G1 minus $1/2 Q = $1.40 each
2 lbs. Lean Ground Beef $6.98 minus $1 off 2lbs ground beef Publix Q = $3 each
Healthy Ones Turkey lunch meat $1.67
Egglands Best Eggs $2 minus .35/1 Q = $1.65
Total OOP: $29.45

Total OOP for the week: $50.47

2010 Total: $173.10

4 week avg:$43.28 a week

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Coupon Preview 1/31/10

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