Clawing our way to financial independence

I planned my meals on paper, made a grocery list, and then forgot the list in the kitchen when I went to the store. So I winged it and I managed to remember everything that was on there, thank goodness.

Here is this week's meal plan:

1. Roast chicken (that was tonight) plus veggies, raw cut up to keep it simple. Ginger cookies that I made today from this recipe. They are pretty yummy.
   
2. Roast chicken and cooked veggies- green beans, broccoli and potatoes.
   
3. Tacos- corn tortillas, ground buffalo, tomato, cucumber, avocado, cheese.
   
4. Stir fry- beef, rice, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage.
   
5. Homemade pizza- homemade crust in bread maker, cheese (of course), spinach, bell peppers.
   
6. Chili with ground turkey. Mr W. makes this and I believe it has garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and black beans, bell peppers etc.
   
7. Prawns- stir fried with Cajun spice, salad.
   

I bought bagels and cream cheese for a change of breakfast and some more soup for lunch. I also made applesauce on the weekend from apples from our tree. I have bananas, mandarin oranges still I bought a few weeks ago, plus the apples from our tree (3 boxes in cold storage). I also have canned peaches I did in the summer, which make a nice dessert after dinner.

I spent $60 today (included cat food, margarine, tea etc.) and will plan for another $30-$35 at the veggie market later in the week. Mr W. has been away but it looks like he will be back for at least a week so yippee! I get a break from some of the cooking.

Groceries bought this month: $213

Money saved on meal planning: $39