Friday, September 06, 2013

Feb 24- March 2

Sunday: 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Dinner @ Cheesecake factory
Saturday: Homemade Pizza (pepperoni and margarita)



Tilapia with saffron rice and mixed vegetables

Kraft Fresh Take Chicken with green beans and baked potato

Caramelized onion mac and cheese


Feb 17-23

This week was Super Doubles at Harris Teeter which meant going through all of our coupons and trying to find deals. 



Before coupons: $70.70
After coupons: $18.04

On the menu:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday: Homemade pizza


Taco Salad




Tilapia with brussel sprouts


gnocchi with meatballs and broccoli





Visit to the botanical gardens 




Feb 10-16

Big shopping trip at Safeway this week. I felt slightly crazy buying 5 boxes of cereal but I'm still trying to get a handle on this whole couponing thing. We also bought special treats for Valentine's Day.

Before coupons: $204
After coupons: $89

Valentine's Day was nice. I came home to roses and a delicious surf and turf dinner. It was Mike's first time cooking lobster and it turned out fantastic! It was also a coworker's birthday so I made cupcakes which I brought into the office. 

We spent the weekend at my parent's house since Monday there was a 3 day weekend. Mom and Dad were still in Hawaii so we had the house to ourselves. Part of the visit included seeing some great friends in Charlotte and then hosting a friend from my IMBA program in Winston. Always fun to catch up with friends and celebrate life's important moments!

On the menu:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: Surf and turf (lobster tail and filet), asparagus risotto 
Friday: Dinner with friends- crockpot southwest chicken and skinny chipotle lime rice
Saturday: Mexican food from La Botana
Sunday: Lunch- Mexican food at La Carretta



Homemade hoagie rolls




balsamic roast beef french dips


Mango filled cupcakes


Surf and Turf with asparagus risotto

Mike made me this shirt 

Dessert: chocolate cheesecakes
Our weekend visit included a trip to the mall where we had to stop by the pet store and love on a puppy!







Feb 3-9

Superbowl week



cajun chicken pasta

tortilla soup


stuffed peppers




Stir fry

Overeasy eggs with hashbrowns


chicken wing dip

Week of 27th

Shopping: HT and Safeway
Monday: chicken wings, potatoes
Wed: cupcakes for Jim


Safeway
$35

Harris Teeter 
$26




chicken wings, broccoli slaw and fries


Vanilla "snow" cupcakes for a friend's birthday

Salmon with ginger rice and broccoli


Corn soup


Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans


March 3-9

After a great weekend with Mike's family, it was time to go through our weekly coupons and hit up the grocery store for this week's menu. No picture this week but we managed to save about 45% of our bill with coupons and Safeway's Just 4 U e-coupons.

On the menu:
Sunday: 
Brunch @ The Silver Diner
Dinner: Gyro from House of Kabob
Monday: Pulled pork sliders on pretzel rolls, coleslaw, and onion rings
Tuesday: Salisbury Steak (adapted from here)
Wednesday: 
Breakfast:  poached egg on pretzel roll with hashbrowns
Lunch: tomato, mozzerella, and basil salad
Dinner:  Pho Noodle Bowl
Thursday: Asparagus soup with poached egg
Friday: Fish Tacos
Saturday: Dinner with friends at Pasta Plus

Monday:

Coleslaw:
Bag of coleslaw mix
1/2 white onion
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp red pepper flakes
a dash of hot sauce
honey and shredded cheese to taste (to reduce the heat)


Tuesday:

Salisbury Steak over egg noodles

Wednesday:

Poached egg and hashbrowns

Tomato, mozzarella and basil salad