Cute Pilgram Craft for Thanksgiving Decor

I found this cute craft on familyfun.go.com, there are a lot of other cute ideas. If you dont have all the materials, try using things you have around the house. I used cardstock instead of felt, yarn for the pipe cleaners, and foil in the stead of silver paper. They turned out cute and I didnt have to buy anything for the project!http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/holiday-seasonal-crafts/thanksgiving-craft-decorations/thanksgiving-table-decorations/pilgrim-pal-661833/

Hazel

week #6

Monday:
Breakfast: yogurt
Lunch: lazy latkes 3 potatoes shredded add 2 eggs feeds 4 mix them up and fry it in a pan with heated oil top with sour cream and applesauce
Dinner: calazones  i am super excited about this!

Tuesday:
Breakfast :carrot cake muffins
Lunch: leftovers or cheese sandwich (busy day)
Dinner: pumpkin risotto  rolls

Wednesday:
Breakfast: egg ring
Lunch: leftovers (busy day again)
Dinner: veggie burritos

Thursday:
Breakfast: pumpkin cakes
Lunch: taquitos cheese instead of the meat filling
Dinner: fettuccine and Alfredo  and cheese rolls

Friday:
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: tortilla pizzas
Dinner: naan ceaser salad hummus yummy just for me- my husband will be off with my daughter camping for a daddy daughter camping trip (suppose to be father son but since we don't have a boy...)

Saturday:
Breakfast: leftovers or oatmeal for me (daddy daughter camping trip)
Lunch: black bean salad and chips
Dinner:pad thai and veggie rice

Sunday:
Breakfast: scones
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: stuffed peppers



Shopping list:
tortillas
colby cheese
pumpkin puree (roasted pumpkin or can whichever is cheaper)
pesto (basil leaves or pesto mix whichever is cheapest)
spinach
romaine
ricotta (small)
Parmesan
red onion
6-8 bell peppers
cilantro
green onion
tomatoes
frozen peas
2onion
1 can crescent rolls
bread
fruit for snacking
milk
cheese

cost: $56.00 (I ended up buying a 25 pound bag of onions since they were on sale $2.99 and we were low on lots of items not on sale :( but with that said some weeks you go a little over, but most of the time it is lower so we try to keep that extra money just for these weeks... and after a couple months you may have extra to buy a large bag flour rice and sugar!)

Weekly menu...

If you are having a hard time coming up with a menu for your $50/ week menu I found another website to check out for ideas! There are already some weeks posted here. You can always use my recipes or try looking on pinterest for food options. This is a fabulous blog with all sorts of budget friendly recipes and yummy food! She brakes down how much her recipes cost her to make. To make an organized grocery list try this site. 

week#5

Monday:
Breakfast:  strawberry pancake I used peaches off my tree
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: french bread pizzas cheese sticks

Tuesday:
Breakfast: oatmeal molasses bread
Lunch: naan and hummus
Dinner: cauliflower soup grind the cauliflower pretty well and you honestly don't need the cheese... but it will be a little thinner (I prefer the potato soup but this was a good way to eat up all my cauliflower)

Wednesday:
Breakfast: potato cakes
Lunch: cheesy french bread
Dinner:tamale pie

Thursday:
Breakfast: french toast
Lunch: parsley pesto pasta
Dinner: herbed ricotta tomato tart

Friday:
Breakfast: biscuits 
Lunch: picnic sandwiches
Dinner: Tex Mex rice and cornbread
Dessert: campfire scones

Saturday:
Breakfast: camp burritos
Lunch:pumpkin french toast
Dinner:chicken breast cheesy orzo I added steamed broccoli to the orzo and a side salad


Sunday:
Breakfast: carrot cake muffins
Lunch: leftovers (to tie us over.. we eat early dinner on Sundays)
Dinner: BBQ and mashed potatoes

This week is hard to say how much it cost. We bought a lot of non food related things and I was to lazy to divide it up. Total was $72 but I bought stuff for laundry, dishes, toilet paper etc... I know we didn't go over the $50 on the food though!

Cheap trick... Otter-Pops

My little 2 year old figured this one out herself! Her hands get cold holding an otter-pop so I usually wrap a rag around it to protect her little hands. Today she improved my idea... She got her gloves and came to me saying... "mommy, I get cold popbsicable... brrr brrr...". She rubbed her hands together showing me her gloves. Baby girl, you are so smart! Gloves will make it so much easier for you to hold a cold "popbsicable".