Casita Cory: Menu 8/1 - 8/7

When it comes to having healthy, delicious meals the most important part is planning ahead. Each week I sit down and plan out the meals we will have that week and then I make my grocery list. I also check all of the local weekly ads and map out a few specials that I'd like to take advantage of. Then I set a time limit and head off to gather up my goods trying to get back to the house as soon as possible. (I could hang out in grocery stores forever) Sometimes I have to make a trip back later in the week when I am in need a fresh ingredient that buying ahead might spoil.

This weeks menu:

Monday: Spaghetti w/ Turkey Meatball Sauce and a salad

Tuesday: leftovers

Wednesday: Florentine Chicken Meatball Calzones w/ Creamy Tomato Dipper (Rachael Ray) and a salad

Thursday: Chicken Cabobs on the grill

Friday: leftovers

Saturday: Mussels, Clams and Shrimp in Spicy Broth (Giada De Laurentiis)

Food Lion:

Almond Milk ($1 coupon off 1/2 gallon)

watermelon ($3.98)

Frozen jumbo shrimp (13.99 buy one get one)

Bluberries ( 2 or $5)

Trader Joes:

2 dozen cage free eggs ($2.79 each)

OJ w/ Calcium ($1.99 half gallon)

1 bag red onions

1 bag yellow onions

1 pkg basil

Farm Fresh:

2 lbs boneless/skinless chicken breast ($1.98 / lb)

Ground Chicken (2 for $6.00)

2 Cantaloupes (2 fo $4)

2 8 oz pkg mushrooms (2 for $3.00)

Organic Salad ($3.50)

Sweet Grape Tomatoes ($2.00)

garlic

Fire Roasted tomatoes (2) and Diced (2) (5 for $5 14 oz cans)

1 Red pepper

1 Yellow Pepper

2 green peppers

2 lbs frozen spinach

2 pkg mozzarella cheese (Sargento 2 for $5.00)

Grated Parm cheese

2 pkg pizza dough refrigerated

1 pint heavy whipping cream

deli meat

bread

On Saturday I will pick up the mussels and clams for the seafood dinner and another pkg of basil

Now I'm off...plan is to be back in 1.5 hours