Time for another weekly menu post! I am loving sharing these with you. Please take time to leave a comment and let me know if you are interested in seeing anything specific on my blog...either menu wise, craft wise, or otherwise!!









Monday
Country Fried Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Sauteed Squash and Onions

Tuesday
Meatball Subs
Chips

Wednesday
*Glazed Pork Chops
*Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Salad
*Yeast Dinner Rolls
This was the best meal by far all week!! Those glazed pork chops were absolutely delicious...and the sweet potatoes were wonderful! The yeast roll recipe is at my daughter's house. I will post it next week when I get it this week.

Thursday
Due to a grandchild sporting event we will be eating out tonight!

Friday
*Deep Dish Pizza Casserole
I was totally wiped out today after the events of the day. So we ordered pizza.

Saturday
Birthday dinner for Granddaughter

Sunday
*Honey Teriyaki Chicken Legs
I used Ken's Honey Teriyaki marinade sauce to marinate the chicken legs for about 30 minutes. Then, I baked them for about 40 minutes. Sadly, the legs did not have much of a teriyaki flavor.
*Roasted Potatoes
Cut up red potatoes in chunks, sprinkle on some salt and pepper and some garlic seasoning salt. Then, put in oven along with the chicken legs and bake for about 40 minutes. Both of these were on 400 degrees.
Salad
*Lemon Brownies we had leftover birthday cake instead...look for these next week!

Fridge Organization Part I

Welcome to our Pinterest Inspired Blog Hop.

Are you addicted to Pinterest?  Do you have several boards with pins that you said "I've got to try that!"?  Well here is your inspiration to create those awesome projects you want to try but have not yet done so.

If you arrived here from Jamie's blog then you are in the right place.  If not please start at the beginning with our fabulous hostess Ashley.

Here is my Pinterest inspiration:

And here is my take on said inspiration:

Before Pictures are on the left...the other 3 are the after pictures.

These are the details of my project:

1. I bought 3 rolls of  vinyl shelfing liner at Big Lots...score... only $2 each so total cost of this project was $6.
2. Other than that I bought nothing else.
3. I rolled out the liner and because it was a checked pattern I used the lines as my cutting guide.

This project from emptying and cleaning all the shelves in the fridge to the finished project took less than an hour.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I've made that was inspired by Pinterest.  Your next stop is Jennifer's blog to see what inspired her.

Make sure you stop by on Tuesday to see Part II of my Fridge reorganization project!

Here is the blog lineup should you need it. You may want to start at the beginning if you arrived here first.

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

Maria = http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com

Jamie -  http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com

Tonya - http://ittybittyladybugs.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

Claire S. -http://www.scrapmyway.blogspot.com

Robin - http://www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com

Teresa-http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/ <--- you are here

Jennifer - www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Liz Mullen- http://scrapiliciouslife.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/

If you Love Pinterest...

you don't want to miss the blog hop I am in tomorrow. Check it out!

Hope to see some new followers...exciting blog candy announcement coming next week!!

Thursday's Thrifty Tips

Hey Readers!!

And just how are all of you this wonderful day in early September? I have been busy, busy taking care of the home front and being involved in my grandchildren's activities! What a wonderful feeling!

This is going to be short and sweet today...my frugal tip for today is quite simple.

Save those glass jars that sauces, cheeses, and such come in.

I use them when:

•  I make homemade salad dressings
• we had soup last night and I needed to put the leftovers in the freezer for another meal so that alfredo sauce jar came in handy
• they are also great for home decor crafts
• to take milk in your lunch

Can you think of any other uses? 

Monday Menu 9/3-9/9

So sorry about this being late...with yesterday being a holiday I just totally forgot until I got in the bed and just decided I would put it up this morning.

Here is what is up for this week's menus.
Reminder: *=a menu item that I will come back next week and link up to the recipe and critique
New Feature ^=a menu item that I will feature in my new weekly post on Cost Saving Ideas

And remember some things are subject to change...had quite a few changes from last week's post. Check out my critique of last week's menu here.



Monday

Ate a wonderfully yummy dinner at my daughter's house.

Tuesday
*Shrimp Fettucini...really not a recipe...I sauteed the shrimp in some oil and butter, used a jar of Alfredo sauce and cooked some noodles...simple!!
Garlic Toast

Wednesday
Bacon Cheddar Grilled Cheese: these were sooooo yummy
*Tomato Basil Soup I thought this soup was missing a flavor but could not put my finger on what...my hubby thought it was delicious
*Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes w/Raspberry sauce...Cause I did not end up making them last week.: these were just so so...not even good enough to type out the recipe

Thursday
*Crock Pot Taco Soup: oh so so good!!! Delish!
*Sweet Corn Bread Muffins

Friday
*Cowboy Dogs: of course I did not use Bison hot dogs...just regular dogs from the grocery store
*Parmesan Fries
*Macaroni Salad

Saturday
*Wine and Noodle Bake w/Chicken Thighs: this was surprisingly very tasty cause we don't typically eat just thighs
Cucumber Slices
French Bread

Sunday
*Chicken Pastry: OMG!!! this was delicious!!! Taste just like my mama used to make!
Fried Cornbread: had to call my cousin for this recipe...it was sooo good! will post next time I make it as a photo recipe.
Yellow Cupcakes w/Chocolate Frosting

Thursday's Thrifty Tips

New Weekly Feature

Every Thursday I will be bringing to you cost cutting tips you can implement within your household budget. Since becoming a SAHW I have had to cut down on our spending. One of those ways I have done that is to shop the sales ad. So my first cost cutting tip I would like to share with you is my recent grocery shopping trip.

I have the time now so I grocery shop at 2 different stores and I shop the sales. One of the stores has awesome B1G1 on meats all the time! So I plan my meals around the sale ads. Well last week there was a fabulous sale and I was able to really stock up. Check out my list below.

Ground Beef was $2.49lb...I bought two 5 lb packages which = 8 meals
*B1G1 Pork Chops=2 meals
B1G1 Chicken Legs, Thighs, and Quarters=4 meals
B1G1 Bags of frozen Shrimp=4 meals
Marked Down Cube Steak=1 meal
B1G1 Hot Dogs=2 meals
Roast Beef 1lb package=2 meals

So last week with that and other groceries I spent 167.00 and had enough meats for 23 meals...now those meals for the 2 of us typically also covers my hubby's lunch for the next day. I also had 3 other meals leftover in the freezer.

I was very excited to add up the total cost of all the meats I bought at the grocery store to discover that the meat cost for each meal was only $2.77...WOW!! Something that is very exciting to me since I really have to cut costs in the area of groceries!

*I always try my best to get both packages of B1G1 the same price so I get more for my money that way.

Tune in next week for another Thursday's Thrifty Tips!

Monday Menu 8/28-9/2

Whew! Back to normal around here....so happy to be posting my weekly menu and be back in my daily routines.

Here is what is up for this week's menus.
Reminder: *=a menu item that I will come back next week and link up to the recipe and critique
New Feature ^=a menu item that I will feature in my new weekly post on Cost Saving Ideas




Monday

BBQ Chicken Legs
Potato Salad
Green Beans
Biscuits

Tuesday

*Spaghetti/Meatballs this was the first time I have ever made meatballs from scratch and they were pretty yummy!
*French/Garlic Bread  did not end up making cause I forgot to buy yeast at the grocery store

Wednesday
*Chicken Broccoli Bake this was just ok
Biscuits

Thursday

*French Dip delicious!!
*au jus for French Dip Sandwiches
^Use rest of French Bread for the sandwiches
*Molten Chocolate Lava Cake w/Raspberry Sauce: a recipe I already have also did not have cause I was going to go back out and get chocolate but did not go anywhere last week :)

Friday
*Smothered Pork Chops these were good but not a fast meal to make
Garlic Mashed Potatoes I just added a couple cloves of garlic into the potatoes while they were cooking
*Glazed Carrots

Saturday
*Macaroni Beef w/Cheese this would have been better to have mixed in some cheese within the casserole rather than just on top
Salad
Garlic Toast

Sunday
*Chicken Pastry
Cornbread
Yellow Cupcakes w/Chocolate Frosting

Hubby wanted just plain Burgers and Home Fries so that is what we had!