This month will be crazy. Every Monday and Wednesday, I'll be at class while Jay stuffs food in the girls' mouths and shuffles them to dance/4-H or religious education. Despite that crazy schedule, we are determined as ever to minimize our eating out and see how-low-can-we-go with our food budget. I need food to take with me for lunch and supper on MWs, and we need to cook things that are either crockpot or are fast and easy. The nice balance is there are three big events this month that require some food fun: Valentine's Day, Natalie's birthday, and the start of Lent. With that in mind, here is our very simplistic, cheap, and quick February 2010 menu:
1
Scrambled eggs and bacon
Fried rice and Beef-n-broccoli stir fry
Leftovers
2
Oatmeal
Mac-N-Cheese
Pizza Rolls
3
Toaster strudel
Frozen lunch
Chicken and pasta
4
Toast and cereal
Leftovers
Confetti ham and potatoes
5
Toaster strudel
Frozen lunch
Au gratin ham
6
Pancakes
Cheese crescent rolls
Leftovers
7
Waffles (make extra and freeze)
OUT
S&S meatballs and rice
8
Egg sandwich
Frozen meal
Tacos
9
Cereal
Cheesy tacos and fruit
Breakfast supper
10
Waffles
Frozen lunch
Chili and cinnamon rolls
11
Waffles
Mac-n-cheese and hot dogs
Meat loaf and baked potatoes
12
Donut Day
Leftover meatloaf and potatoes
Frito pie
13
Biscuits and gravy
Grilled cheese and soup
Heart-shaped homemade pizza
14
Pink pancakes
Parmesean chicken
Leftovers
Egg burrito
Frozen meal
Pork stir fry
16
Cereal/oatmeal
Leftovers
Broccoli-sausage puff
17-Lent starts
PB sandwiches
Leftovers
Tuna casserole
18
Cereal
Frozen meal
Tacos
19
Donut Day
Frozen meal
Fetuccine alfredo and French bread
20
Waffles
Natalie’s first
birthday party
21
Pancakes
Tomato-basil soup
Meatballs and rice
22
Toast and apple pie jam
Leftovers
Leftovers
23-Natalie Bday!
Oatmeal/cereal
Mac-n-Cheese and hot dogs
Chicken nuggets and baked fries
24
Egg sandwich
Frozen lunch
Crockpot roast
25
Waffles
Roast beef sandwiches
Enchiladas
26
Donut Day
Leftovers
Potato soup
27
Omelets
Fried rice
Meatloaf and butternut squash
Waffles
Leftovers
Hawaiian pork patties