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16 Must have Food Items for $38 to make different 25 meals

16 Must have Food Items for $38 to make different 25 meals

16 Must have Food Items for $38 to make different 25 meals.  I found that having staples in your pantry / fridge you can make many meals that are healthy and your family will enjoy.  Here is my list:

  1. Onions 2.99
  2. eggs 3.49
  3. Rice 1.99
  4. Oil/butter 2.99
  5. bread 2.00
  6. chicken legs 3.99
  7. can tomatoes 1.00
  8. Italian Dressing 1.50
  9. lettuce 1.89
  10. cheese 2.49
  11. potatoes 3.50
  12. pasta .99
  13. milk 4.00
  14. Chicken Broth / Chicken stock 1.99
  15. Carrots 1.50
  16. Flour  1.99

Here are 25 Meal Ideas:

Breakfast:

  • French toast
  • Eggs
  •  Cheese omelet
  • Hash browns
  • quiche

Lunch

  • Grill cheese
  • Salad with lettuce , carrots, onions, cheese, hard boiled eggs, Italian dressing
  • pasta salad, tomatoes drained, onions, cheese,Italian dressing
  • egg salad, make your own mayo (egg yoke, oil, splash of Italian dressing)
  • Chicken salad (used pulled chicken)

Dinner

  • Chicken and rice bake
  • Baked Chicken with baked potatoes, carrots
  • Fried chicken, french fries, and Glazed carrots
  • Pulled chicken (removed skin, brown chicken place in crock pot with Italian dressing and one cup of water, and choped  onions cooks low 4 hours), serve over rice and
  • Chicken noodle or rice soup use pulled chicken for broth and chicken add carrots and more onions
  • Fritta eggs milk  tomato, carrots onions, cheese
  • Spaghetti with homemade sauce
  • Potato soup, onions, carrots, milk, chicken broth
  • Homemade Pizza Sandwiches
  • Creamy chicken and rice soup
  • Mac and Cheese
  • Egg Drop soup
  • Fried Rice with chicken carrots onions
  • chicken pot pies
  • Home Biscuits and gravy
  • Noodle bake
  • Baked ziti
  • Loaded baked potatoes
  • Chicken Pasties

You will need to stock up on chicken but you can make any meal listed above.   Jusr keep the pantry and fridge stocked and you will always have a go to.

Meal Planning:

Monday : Pulled Pork

Tuesday:Easy Baked Chicken roasted bake potatoes and roasted carrots

Wednesday: Quiche

Thursday: Pizza  ( I am headed to the Martha Stewart Book Signing)

Friday :  Chicken Tacos with Rice

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Martha Stewart is Coming to Philly

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my ownMartha Stewart and Thomas Joseph are hosting a special cooking demonstration as Martha shares secrets and tips from her new recipes in her latest cookbook, Appetizers at Macys City Center Philly

Martha Stewart’s book signing 2015  at Macys  in Philly! :  I have been a huge Martha Stewart fan for years all way back to when I was 1st out of college and looking for a job.  Everyday,  I would religiously watch Martha Stewart,  my husband would come home and say “What did you make of Martha’s today?” I would make a dried apple rings wreath or some fabulous poultry cooked on wood twigs.  My obsession with all things Martha finally needed intervention when,   I cut up my husbands sweatshirt to make gloves Martha featured on the show that day..

My Husband said   as he held his newly created sleeveless sweatshirt. “We need to find you a job!”

20 years later I am still loving all things Martha Stewart.

I have had the privilege see Martha in person 2 twice. Both during a filming of her shows.   She is amazing to watch live, she is force, witty,  and very funny. Watching either her cook or create is like having you elegant aunt in the room.  You can feel the refinement you want to learn and duplicate.

Do you want to meet her with me?  Also try her food,  and you live in Philly?  Next Thursday is your chance to Meet Martha at a Free Event at Macys Center City,

Martha Stewart and Thomas Joseph will host a special cooking demonstration as Martha shares secrets and tips from her new recipes in her latest cookbook,  Appetizers.
Macy’s Center City
Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 5pm

Greek Hall, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA

Please RSVP to 1-877-55- MACYS (1-877-556-2297) beginning Monday 8/31, from 10-6pm EST Mon-Sat 1-6pm EST Sun.

Reservations are suggested. Seats are first come, first served.

With any Martha Stewart collection purchase of $50* or more in the Home department, receive a $10 gift card,** a copy of Martha Stewart’s Appetizers, and an opportunity to meet Martha and have her sign your cookbook.***

*Purchase must be made between Aug 31 – Sep 10, 2015 at Macy’s Center City only.**One per customer, while supplies last and time permits. ***Gift cards and Martha Stewart books will be distributed Sept 10th. Macy’s gift card valid Sept 10-17th. Martha will sign books after the demo only. Event subject to cancellation or change.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/MarthaCC15

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own

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Meal Planning

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This weeks is crazy summer busy, with my non stop super exhausting schedule during the summer. I need dinners that are easy and get my kid to the next.. swim meet, volleyball  practice, or playdate.  I really love making meals that I can make extra food and use it for the next meal simplify my life. Sides are my favorite,  Rice that becomes fried rice.  Mash potatoes that become the top of my Sheppard pie.

Monday :Traditional Polish Golabki Recipe (cabbage Rolls)   I always  make 2 trays of this recipe because it takes some time to make them .

Tuesday : Spaghetti  fresh tomato sausage sauce

Wednesday: Tacos in in a bag

Thursday: Hot Dogs and Tator tots

Friday: Chicken and Homemade Mash potatoes

Saturday: Shepard’s Pie

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson Cooking Tips

Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Chef Marcus Samuelsson cooking tips:  This past Thursday I when to a Macy’s Culinary Council Table talk I was able to hear Chef Marcus Samuelsson speak.  He was really charming and fun.  It was a great free event for the public. The chefs food was super yummy and the presentations of the dishes was spot were beautiful  all the actualy dishes were made out of bamboo, so cool.

During the event Chef Marcus Samuelsson provided some great cooking tips

10 Great Cooking tips from Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Chef Marcus Samuelsson cooking tips

  1. To get the best fresh fish always ask fish monger for Sushi Grade fish
  2. Always ask for fish with bone in.  When you take the bones out add to water and make your own stock in about 2 hours of simmering
  3. With stock you make add some miso, then add veggies, tofu, or noddle for a simple meal
  4. When you make any meal you can think about left overs for your next meal
  5. Left over rice: rinse rice toss in Rice Flour or corn starch then pan fry with oil or butter for crispy fried rice add veggies and protein
  6. Want a more vegan diet try pecans w/ sour cherry’s fry them up great meal
  7. Spices and seasoning  keep in darkroom or dark space
  8. Try grinding your own Chili peppers,  flavored Salt,  pepper, or Curry
  9. Try a store bought mole for a easy meal with big flavor great on chicken
  10. Cooks tool must have wok, cast iron pan, Dutch oven, non stick pan
  11. Cast Iron pans do not put in dishwasher,  the older the pan the better season with oil and air dry

He also spoke about a creating a spiritual relationship with your food. That the best food invokes emotion or a memory.  He mentioned if you grew up the 80’s it might be tacos.. I had to laugh because that reminded me of my childhood.  Taco night is the best.

I really thought the event was fun and we learned many new ideas.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson  really inspired my meal plan this week:

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Menu Planning

Monday: Fried Rice with shrimp

Tuesday: Roasted Chicken with Potato salad

Wednesday: Fresh vegetable pasta

Thursday: Homemade Pizza with sliced tomatoes, arugula from garden

Friday: Stuffed Cabbage

Saturday : 4th of July : I am bring Fresh  1/2 sour Pickles and Starbucks  Lemon Cake

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Check out my some other posts

easy aisa coleslaw salad

Asia ColeSlaw

Chipotle Dressing Copycat

Sriracha Dressing

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Check out Chef Marcus Samuelsson new book Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home

Chef Marcus Samuelsson

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Menu Planning

mushroomsMenu Planning  This week is a bus week with memorial day and the short week.  So I am thinking easy simple dinner for later this week when the temperature reach 92 degrees.

 

Monday :Picnic food

Tuesday: Spaghetti and meat sauce

Wednesday: Chicken Enchiladas with Spanish rice

Thursday:  Sausage and peppers

Friday: Homemade Pizza

 

Have a great Memorial Day

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How to Make Easy Asia Coleslaw

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easy aisa salad

How to make Easy Asia Coleslaw Salad : This up coming weekend is Memorial day.   I am also going to be out at various end of the year events for various groups.  I have to Menu plan for my busy week, including having kids over and off school, (my kids are also off for elections day.)  Summer is coming too fast,  I have to really come up with some great meals that don’t heat up my kitchen.

So as we plan for weekend parties. I love an easy salad for Memorial day.   This is a easy favorite salad, make no mayo so it does well during hot summer days.

Salad
1 1/2 cups shredded purple cabbage
1 1/2 prepared cole slaw, shredded
1 cup of shredded carrots
½ cup green onions chopped
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup sunflower
2 pkgs. Ramen Noodles
½ cup butter

Dressing
1/2 cup sugar or splenda
1/4 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup veg oil
¼ cup apple cider wine vinegar

  1. Melt the butter in a saute or frying pan melted butter for Asian Cole Slaw Salad easy
  2. Toss the broken ramen in the butter to toastedRamen Asian Cole Slaw Salad easy
  3. Chop the green onions in the Mix the salad together , add toasted ramencarrots in Asian Cole Slaw Salad easy
  4. Blend the dressing  in a cover lid container
  5. Dress salad before serving Asian Cole Slaw Salad easy

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All check out some of my other Salad Recipes:

Pea Salad with bacon

Baccon Pea Salad

Cucumber Cups

cucumber cups

Cauliflower Salad

cauliflower salad Check out more of my salad post click here

Menu Planning

Monday : Beef and Noodles

Tuesday: Shepards pie with left over pork mixed with beef

Wednesday : Pizza

Thursday: Grilled Pork chops an apple sauce with left over noodles from beef

Friday: Tacos

Have a great Memorial Day

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Menu Planning Monday

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Menu Planing This week is a beautiful weather.  It makes me want to plant and grow veggies. We went to my husbands family farm this weekend. As we drove home we stopped by a plant nursery purchased veggies, a well established beef steak tomato plant.  I also purchased 4 different peppers red, green, yellow, and purple.   The finally veggies is zucchini  which I will really enjoy during the summer,  my kids really like roasted zucchini almost like a chip.

I am really looking forward of becoming one with my food, since I love to cook.  I have great plans to do it every year, then vacation happens and they all die.  So this year we are not going away so I am hopping I can keep my crop going.  On Pinterest I have found some great ideas for simple irrigation methods.  Also I have been reading about dirty and how to have great healthy rich soil.  The concept of growing your own veggies seems like a great idea.. but it also seems like it can be expensive,  if you don’t figure out some great DIY methods.  Check out on my pin board some great ideas.

Follow Sherry’s board Garden grow on Pinterest.
This weeks Meal Plan:

Monday – Easy Baked Chicken and Potatoes

Tuesday – Beef and  Noodles

Wednesday- Homemade Pizza

Thursday- Crab Cakes and Fries

Friday- Tacos

Saturday- Easy Ravioli Bake

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Meal Planning Febuary 23-28

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This week is a busy week with sports, homework and the flower show.  So I want meals that are great in cold weather soups, stews, crockpot meals.  So I check out my Pintrest Boards.
Follow Sherry’s board Crockpot Meals Easy on Pinterest.

Follow Sherry’s board Soup on Pinterest.

Menu Plan

Monday : Baked Pork chops,  roasted cauliflower, and roasted potatoes

Tuesday: Shiitake Mushroom soup from juliasalbum.com

Wednesday: Chicken Parm and Gnocchi

Thursday:  Meatloaf  muffins  and spaghetti squash

Friday: Homemade Pizza BBQ Pizza with Gouda and Apples

 

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Venison and Broccoli

Venison and Broccoli:  This week I am enjoying some much need down time. So I am making easy meals that taste great and a crowd pleaser.  This week is filled with kids off school and leisure time,  I don’t want to spend all day cooking.  So I check out what I have in the freezer.   I have some Venison in the freezer and it is a great meal to do some prep and the family loves it.

Venison and Broccoli

Venison and Broccoli

  • 2 lb of venison
  • 1/4 cup  soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoon of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
  • 1 tablespoon of barbeque
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 1 -2 heads of broccoli
  • 4 cups of rice
  1. Trim and cut the venison in to bite size pieces removing any veins or silver skin, cut cross grain place in a gallon zip lock
  2. In a separate bowl mix together soy, ginger, honey, barbeque, garlic- mix them together and pour over meat
  3. Mush into meat  ( marinate for 4 hours  or overnight) in fridge
  4. Dinner time Start Rice  according to direction package
  5. Cut broccoli in to bite size pieces put in a saute pan with 1/4 cut of water to steam)
  6. Remove broccoli when slight tender
  7. Tum frying pan on high and cook venison in 2 batches on quick heat caramelizing meat med rare
  8.  Add meat to broccoli and deglaze the pan- add liquid to meat and broccoli and serve over rice

Venison and Broccoli

Menu Planning:

Monday: Venison and Broccoli

Tuesday: Pinto Bean Soup

Wednesday : Pizza and Salad

Thursday: Chicken Stew

Friday: Chilli

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Menu Planning Monday

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Menu Planning:  This is a busy week with my Superhero cape business Holiday time sales.  My Daughters rehearsals for the church Christmas.   My sons school choir concert.  I really need meal planing to keep my family feed this week.

Monday: Chicken lemon soup with fresh bread

Tuesday: Easy Bake  Ravioli lasagna

Wednesday: Crock Pot Stew with  fresh bread

Thursday: Shrimp, veggie, on rice noodles

Friday: Homemade Pizza with Quick and easy dough

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