Thursday, April 19, 2012

Weekly Dinner Menu & Shopping List

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1. Taco Salad
2. Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
3. Pepperoni Macaroni
4. Homemade Spaghetti Sauce & Noodles
5. Sloppy Joes

* I serve fruits & veggies with each meal, but I don't plan what I'll serve each night. I just use what I bought at the store-whatever is in season.

Meat/Poultry:
3 lb. ground beef (could substitute with ground turkey)
1 lb. smoked sausage ( or turkey smoked sausage)
1 lb. chicken
1 lb. Italian sausage (bulk or take the casings off)
1 pkg pepperoni ( I like turkey pepperoni)


Canned Food:
1 can kidney beans
Corn (frozen/canned)
Refried beans
1 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes ( or Wal mart generic equivalent)
1 ½ cups chicken broth (I use the chicken broth granules found in the soup aisle)
1 15 oz. can pizza sauce
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (14 oz.)
Tomato puree
Ketchup

Frozen Foods:
N/A

Dairy:
Shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Butter
Milk
Mozzarella cheese

Fruit:
N/A

Vegetables:
Lettuce
Tomato
4 cloves garlic ( a clove is the individual piece of garlic, the entire thing is called a bulb- 1 bulb lasts me a few weeks)
4 onions ( my family doesn’t like too much onion in recipes so I buy frozen chopped onions and just add the equivalent of ½ an onion)
Celery
1 Red bell pepper

Baking/Seasoning:
Taco seasoning
Flour
Basil
Creole/Cajun seasoning
Sugar
Dried parsley
Salt
Bay leaves (buy in the Hispanic spice section- it’s cheaper)
Pepper
Oregano
Italian seasoning
Chili powder
Brown sugar

Bread:
Hamburger buns

Rice & Pasta:
1 cup rice
2 ½ cups macaroni noodles
Spaghetti Noodles



Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Monday, April 16, 2012

Tip for Juicing Citrus

Thanks to my awesome sister for this tip. Juice citrus by using cooking tongs to squeeze the juice out.