Our Frugal Journey

I’ve spent the entire day trying to catch up from my long weekend trip to Savannah, Ga., with my daughter and her Girl Scout troop. What a great experience, reliving my years in Girl Scouting and touring the birthplace home of fabled GS founder Juliette Gordon Low.

So today, after carpool duties and taking my two-mile walk, I found myself scrambling to throw together my menus for the week. Once again, I felt so fortunate to have a stocked pantry and freezer to fall back on to create six relatively healthy meals.

I’ll be headed to the grocery tomorrow to grab a few items and bargains, but, for the most part, I’m depending on my stockpile to save time and money to feed the family this week.

Monday: Pasta with marinara sauce, rolls, salad.

Tuesday: Baked raisin bread French toast casserole, our breakfast-for-dinner selection of the week.

Wednesday: Cincinnati-style chili, rolls. In honor of the start of Fall, I’ll be pulling out the crock pot to make this family favorite. My chili is a mix of kidney and black beans, Mexican-style tomatoes and ground beef, with a healthy dose of chili powder. We serve it over elbow macaroni, as they do in Cincinnati. On top is a sprinkling of cheddar cheese, black olives and a dollop of sour cream. Soooooooooo good.

Thursday:  Baked chicken, veggies, rolls.

Friday: Our night out, with a coupon, of course.

Saturday:  Fish on the grill, veggies, homemade bread.

Sunday:  Homemade pizza, salad.