August 5-11 Menu List

Here we go for week 2.

Aug 5
B-toast with peanut butter, milk, orange juice
D-left overs (roll-ups were big last week, so we only hate 1/2 one)
cottage cheese
grapes
potato chips
S- swiss mushroom burgers
fried zucchini
 carrot sticks
Coconut cake & homemade Oreo ice cream (this is to celebrate Benjamin's birthday as this is the last weekend he is home. Next weekend he is in a wedding and the next Friday he leaves for college as soon as he gets off work. He stays in town so we don't see him much.)
Snack: strawberry poptarts

Coconut Cake
1 white cake mix
4 eggs
1/3 c. oil
1 1/4 c. water
1 c. coconut
1 sm. box instant coconut pudding mix
Mix ingredients together as for a regular cake. Add pudding and coconut last. Bake according to cake mix instructions. Let cool and frost.
Frosting
2 sm boxes instant coconut pudding mix
1 pt. cream (heavy)  (NOTE: I used 1/2 & 1/2 this time and it was just as good)
2 c. milk
Mix together until thick.

Aug 6
B-cereal, milk, juice
D-leftovers
S-ham & cheese sandwiches, dill pickles, Swiss Chard
Snack-Chex Mix
Aug 7
B-cereal, milk, juice
D-egg salad sandwiches, fried zucchini, baked beans, leftover cake & ice cream
S-Salmon Patties, cheesy corn spaghetti casserole, corn muffins
Snack-strawberry limeade this was so yummy and refreshing on a hot day!

cheesy corn spaghetti casserole
1 can creamed corn, 1 can sweet corn, 1 stick light margarine, 1 cup elbow macaroni, 1 cup velveeta. Don't drain any cans. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook in crockpot until noodles are done. AMAZING!! I also add chopped onion

Aug 8
B-cereal
D-leftovers
S-leftovers(just DH & me for dinner and supper, so we finished up the bits of everything that had been left over)

Aug 9
B-cereal
D-egg, sausage, red pepper, cheese rolled up in sun-dried tomato tortillas
cottage cheese, peaches, left over cake
S-BBQ Pork, baked potato, carrots
first time making that BBQ Pork recipe. SOOO simple and tender it just about melts in your mouth!

Aug 10
B- pop tarts, milk, juice
D-left over BBQ pork sandwiches with homemade buns, veggies, peaches
S-chicken wings, pasta, veggies

Aug 11
B-cereal
D-ramen noodles, chicken, carrots
S-left over chicken wings, sweet corn, tomatoes, cottage cheese

This week's grocery list
grapes 1.28/lb         3.35
whole grain bread      1.50
potato chips           1.29 (w/ .50 coupon)
5# red potatoes        1.29
pork sausage  1#       1.89
mozz. slices           2.00 (w/.50 coupon)
strbry pop tart  8ct    .75 (1.50 on sale plus .75 coupon)
3# chicken breast      5.99
strawberries           2.50
5+# Pork Roast         9.44  (1.86/lb) I cut this in half when I got home and rewrapped them both and put in freezer. Will get many meals from this. I also RARELY buy meat for more than $2/lb. I really look for sales, cuz after awhile we get tired of beef and deer.
frozen peas            1.55
cranberry sauce        1.52 (not that great a price, but considering it's for a recipe for 8 I went ahead and got it)
feta cheese            2.78 (we like this on salads and use it sparingly. This will last several salads and I take salads a lot for school lunches)
whipping cream         1.18
butter                 2.66
                      39.69
                      27.73   last week total
                      67.42    total for the month so far (more than I would like it to be-I like to have a reserve in case there are some great deals, so need to be careful this week since there are 5 weeks. Although the meat was more than I normally spend and will make several meals that probably won't all be eaten this month, so will carry over to next month.)