Roast

I got roast for $1.69 a pound. This is a reasonable price for the roast. I picked up a large roast because I am using it for three meals, I have another recipe for the meat.

Day one

Roast and Potatoes and Carrots

Throw it all in the crock pot a cup of water and onion soup mix. This is so simple. Let it cook for 6-8 hours on low. Slice and serve

Cut leftovers in 2 chunks. Potatoes and carrots go into one with the chunks of meat.

Day two

Shepard's Pie

Cube meat. Toss in flour Put into a pie plate. Put 1-2 cups of meat juice. Then put carrots and potatoes in pie plate. Mix up a package of instant potatoes or some leftover mashed potatoes. Cover the pie plate. Then bake at 350 15-20 minutes or till it is brown on top.


Day three

Cube up the meat. Put some beef broth in it the pan and make the gravy with some corn starch. You can also use a jar of gravy. I use frozen noodles and make them and then mix it in the meat and gravy.


Day four if you have leftovers. Take the meat and shred it up and then put it in BBQ sauce and put on buns.


This is not left overs but planed overs.

Grocery shopping

Okay I am the first to admit that I HATE to grocery shop. We are buying things to just flush them down the toilet. Literally. Anyways.

So what is a tip to save money on your groceries.

Make a menu of what you want to make for the week. I go shopping on Mondays. It is habit. I buy the things we need for the week. I look in the freezer and the cupboard to use what I have. I then get 7-10 meals out of it. Remember you have to make lunch for the kids on the weekends. I have to cook 2 large meals and breakfast on the weekends. My boys have hallow legs. This means they are always eating and I am always cooking. Add side dishes or anything you need to make.

Look ahead at your schedule. Do you have Wed. night church and need an easy meal that night? Do you have to work on Thursdays and need a crock pot meal?

I also check the ads to see if there is anything on sale that I can use. I try to work my meal plan around the sales.

Then make a list of the food you need.

First eat before you go to the store. If your hungry you buy everything in sight. If I have a bad case of pms and want only chocolate I try to wait a day to do it and eat from the cupboard. Or have a candy bar before I go to the store. So now you are not hungry when you shop and you can stick to your list.

I am also trying Angel Food ministries. I will check back with that next month. Basically you order a box of food for $30 and it feeds a family of 4 for a week. We will see about the quality. I have tried it before. It was kind of hit and miss but I am willing to try it again.