What's for Dinner- Breakfast Pizza

Breakfast Pizza

What's for Dinner- Apricot Chicken

Apricot Chicken with Rice and Yeast Rolls

What's for Dinner- French Dip Sandwiches

Toasted French Dip Sandwiches with Au Jus

and Side Salad

You have 10 minutes to get out

This Week's Meal Plan

I started using e-mealz for my Menu Planning. e-mealz promises easy and delicious dinner plans that will simplify your life, save time & money! Sounds good to me. You can customize you membership to several different types of Menus and you can even select particular Stores. I chose the Menu Plan for 2 at any store. And the shopping list is all ready done for you!

I followed the shopping list pretty much to the letter, just picking up a few extra items that we needed and the bill was about $70.00 cheaper than my normal bill.

Here is this week's Meal Plan:

Breakfast Pizza with Mandarin, Apple Salad

French Dip Sandwiches

Apricot Chicken with Rice and Yeast Rolls

Crock Pot Tortellini, Garlic Bread and Italian Salad

Italian Dijon Tilapia, Garden Herb Rice and Lemon Butter Broccoli

I am going to try and remember to take pictures of each of the Meals and post them for you too see!

Planting Day 2009

It was planting day at the Garden.

Check out our Garden Blog

http://mcgathagarden.blogspot.com/

Food Mill #2

I got my 2nd Food Mill the other day.

This one has a little use on it but it is still in good working condition.

Another great eBay Auction win.

I haven't decided if I am going to give this to my Mother in Law

or keep it in my Canning Supply Stockpile.

Baby Bird Update

I thought I would give you an update on the Baby Birds.

It looks like there is only one left.

He is getting bigger and his feathers are coming in.

I thought it might be a Robin but the markings on it head don't

really look like a Robin

What do you think it is?

Pandemic Preparedness

We’re all concerned about the news headlines. But the best way to protect yourself and your family’s health isn’t to panic—it’s to get prepared.

Click on the link below for important tips to keep your family healthy, watch our video and find out how to put together an emergency preparedness kit for your home:

http://www.redcross.org/pandemicflu

Prepping an emergency preparedness kit for your home is important all year long, but it’s particularly important in outbreak situations like the swine flu. Luckily, there’s a lot you can do right now to prepare in case the worst happens in your area. If the illness becomes widespread, you should limit your exposure to it by staying close to home. That means stocking up on food, water, and other necessary supplies.

3 Month Food Plan

Make a list of foods you eat on a regular basis, and determine how much you would go through in three months.

Gradually purchase these foods in bulk as they go on sale.

Use and rotate these foods in all your daily cooking.

Constantly replenish the stocks of these foods as they go on sale again.

Don’t forget to include non-food items in this step as well.

Get a 3 month supply of NECESSITIES such as diapers, medications, toilet paper, toiletries, etc.



Benefits include: saving money by buying foods on sale and having foods you normally eat in times of economic or any other type of hardship.

Our 3 Month Food Storage saved us when we had a few months of no income from me. We were able to make some basic meals and didn't have to spend alot of money at the Grocery Store at that time. We only had to buy milk and eggs for the most part.

I always try and catch meat when it goes on sale.
(I forgot to take a picture of our full Freezer. It is a little weird but it gives me joy to have a full Freezer.

We are slowly getting our 3 Month Food Supply all stocked up again. I am still working on getting our stockpile built up from that time. I buy 2 or 3 of most stuff when I go to the Store now.