This week we mostly continued eating what was already in the house.  I did go to Wegman’s to top off milk and some snack/lunch items.

I also went to Stop & Shop for, primarily, dinner stuff.  The roast (and garlic and fresh herbs) went into our new Sous Vide contraption last week.  This was the second time we’d used it (first for a roast) and it worked great.  We’re not sure the ribs were worth the extra time & effort, but the meat was excellent and so easy.

Note re Sous Vide – we already had a vacuum sealer.  This makes the machine more reasonable.  Since you need one to make sous vide work, purchasing both will double your costs.

Finally, I went to BJs to catch up a bit.  Though, it wasn’t that big a trip.  The two canisters that are hard to read are minced garlic and shredded parmesan.  We used the tortillas, with the hard shells shown above, for tacos last week.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a menu plan, but here we go.  This is the menu plan for this coming week.  But, I’m out of practice so I can’t remember what we had Saturday to start the week!

Saturday:
???

Sunday:
Homemade pizza (in the living room to watch the AFC Championship game)

Monday:
Shepard’s pie
Green beans

Tuesday:
Kids: Chicken nuggets
Adults: Tuna noodle casserole

Wednesday:
Sous vide chicken
Fingerling potatoes
Salad

Thursday:
Kids: Eggs
Adults: Homemade pizza

Friday:
Dad + oldest 3:  out
Me + younger 3: take out pizza

Since I wasn’t cooking, I didn’t have much I needed to buy this week; most of this is taking advantage of Thanksgiving opportunities.  I did bring mashed potatoes, gravy, and gingerbread.

I made a quick stop at Wegman’s this week.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  I usually buy Old El Paso taco shells, but Wegman’s didn’t have them so I bought Ortega.  We all agreed Old El Paso is better.

Tuesday I also went to the Thanksgiving instance of the Farmer’s Market.  It’s the only off season opportunity, so this is it until June.  (Yes, some people would have stocked up more.  But, we don’t eat much squash and I’m ok with grocery store potatoes & onions.)

Here’s the menu plan for this coming week.

Saturday:
Leftovers

Sunday:
Kids: Chicken nuggets, carrots
Adults: Homemade pizza

Monday:
Salmon
Pan fried potatoes
Brocolli

Tuesday:
Shepard’s pie
Green beans

Wednesday:
Fajitas

Thursday:
Kids: Mac n cheese
Adults: Tuna noodle casserole

Friday:
Kids: Eggs
Adults: Homemade Pizza

I’m not sure this is the most exciting week, mostly because I’m not doing the primary cooking next weekend on any of the days – lots of family gatherings – so I’m not sure what the menus will be!

On the plus side, we did finally have the last soccer practices and games this weekend so by next week we should actually be back to normal.

First for the shopping,

I made a few stops this past week.  First I went to BJs.  (Note the new photo location – the only place I could find that wasn’t being invaded by the contractors.  You’ll see some more odd spots later.)  There’s not much out of the ordinary.  I was happy to see that they had pizza dough again, as it was missing last time I went.  That being said, I nearly bought out the shelf so it may be hit or miss going forward.  We’ll have to see.

Thursday I went to Stop & Shop.  I had coupons so this particular configuration of cans/cartons of broth maximized my savings.  The big store coupons for the week were the flour, butter, potatoes, and chips; I don’t usually buy brand name AP flour or butter.  There are also four cans of evaporated milk to go with the four cans of pumpkin pie mix.

Finally, on Saturday I went to Wegman’s.  It was much more crowded than during the week, but not bad.  I had a few items that are best to get there and I wanted to visit before the Thanksgiving sales ended.  This was my chance.

Cereal, granola bars, eggs, and tomatoes were what I really needed from Wegman’s.  I got the corn because we’re running low and the $1 off coupon was for a frozen food item this week.  The flour, turkey, and clementines were Thanksgiving sale purchases.  I would have bought more flour, but it was Limit 2.  The turkey is in the freezer for a later date.

Here’s the menu plan for this coming week.

Saturday:
Leftover braised pork (made for Friday’s preschool dinner)
Leftover egg bread (also made for Friday’s preschool dinner)
Mashed potatoes

Sunday:
Asiago chicken

Monday:
Take out pizza (Husband isn’t home and the kids have been asking)

Tuesday:
Kids: Eggs
Adults: Homemade Pizza

Wednesday:
Tacos

Thursday:
Thanksgiving

Friday:
Thanksgiving leftovers?