How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens: This week has been fun another 3 day weekend. The Kids are home for MLK day,  I stitched up some hats for my daughter service project at school here are the instruction one seam fleece hat on my old blog.  With the weekend off I am busy feeding my big teenage all weekend. He is swimming everyday.

Check out my Madeline Pans purchased from a thrift store. I love them they are so pretty. Here is recipe I used to make the Madeleine Cookies. I would like to say I had more to take a photo but they have a short 24 shelf life, the family gobbled them up.  I love finding great cooking and baking item at a thrift store or good will it saves you money and the older ones are seasons. Let someone else pay retail. It allows me to try out new ideas in cooking and baking with out the investment.

What to feed my family and stay on a budget ? Because of the colder weather I love soups and my family is a big soup eaters. The key is a great filling starch soup like potato or split pea. Add a loaf of bread and it is a fantastic meal

How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens:

Monday: Homemade spring rolls $ 9 and steamed dumplings $6 clear broth seaweed soup
Tuesday: Split Pea Soup $6 (ham bone in fridge) and Homemade bread $2
Wednesday: Swimteam Pizza Fundraiser $18
Thursday: Pork chops $5, Rice $2 and Black Beans $1
Friday: London Broil $7, Roasted Potatoes $2, and Roasted Cauliflower $3

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