Cooking Day Part 2

We have the syrup and the jello are cooling, the potatoes are in the microwave (for the bread), and we are preparing apples for applesauce.
I'm pleased with the progress we've made so far, and I'm hopeful that we will be able to cross everything off the list.

Cooking Day

My sister is staying here til tomorrow. We decided to do some cooking yesterday. We made banana bread, turkey, gravy, and lo mein. Today we are going to make sandwich bread, sweet potatoe bread, jello, pancakes, and syrup.
We ate one of the loaves of bread for breakfast, the other two are going to my brother's house for Thanksgiving. The turkey is already deboned and in the freezer, ready to be used in future meals. The gravy is going to be used on mashed potatoes this week. The lo mein was just a bribe for my sister so she would help me in the kitchen. The gravy was a spur of the moment decision. I made it on a whim. For a while we didn't think it would turn out, but eventually we got it to decent levels.
The sandwich bread is going to be used for sandwiches we have through out the week. The sweet potatoe breadis something we just wanted to try. We make jello because it is amazing. We are making up an entire box of pancakes mix. We will cook them and divide the pancakes into individual meals sized portions, then we will freeze them for later use. We will be making the syrup from fruit juice, it's an experiment, and hopefully it will be a good one.
That is are plan so far.

Shopping Plan for This Week

I haven't seen alot of great deals this week. We've opted to stock up on staples like rice, flour and sugar. I'm going to do inventory this week to see what items we might need and make a plan accordingly.

Cooking Day

I purchased about 35 pounds of chicken last night at Kroger. I figured today I would take some time to cook it up and assemble some meals to freeze. Kroger has the 10 lb bag of chicken quarters on sale for $5.90. The Tyson boneless chicken breast is on sale for $1.79 lb. I purchased 3 bags of leg quarters and 4 packs of boneless chicken. That combined with the turkey I already have in the freezer should serve us well.

Just a Side Note

I'm super excited to be almost done with the cleaning and organization in the bedroom. It should only take another day, after hubby hangs up the hooks and organizers. Wish me luck.

Some Uses For Frozen Veggies

I like to stock up. I especially like to stock up on free or cheap veggies. They are delicious, healthy, and make for quick and easy meals. I think they are great to whip up stir fry or lo mein on nights when we have vegetarian friends or family over. My sister is a vegetarian and I'm always able to whip up a healthy meal when she's over. Some dish I have used frozen veggies include soup, stew, stir fry, lo mein, meat loaf, as side items, and as a veggie rice dish. I think we bought close to 30 containers of frozen veggies when they were on sale last week and I am confident we can use them all up.

More Of This Weeks Shopping

I ended up making another trip to Meijer today, because some of last months coupons reset making for good deals.

Transaction 1

1 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupon=$1.19
Total after coupon=$0.19


Transaction 2

2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$2.38
Total after coupons=$0.38


Transaction 3

2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$2.38
Total after coupons=$0.38


Transaction 4

6 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$8.32
Total after coupons=$2.32


Transaction 5

1 20 oz Coke @ $1.39
6 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
8 Garlic @ $0.20
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19
1 Sierra Mist 24pk @ $5.88

Total before coupons=$16.63
Total after coupons=$10.13

Total this trip=$13.40
Total this week=$39.00