This Week's Menu and Shopping List...

I try to plan our dinners in advance to save trips to the grocery store.  Try being the operative word here! While working on this week's plan I thought this might be good to share here on the blog.  Hope this helps with your meal planning...

Monday   Steakhouse Porterhouse Steak, garden salad and baked Potato http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Michael-Symon-Steakhouse-Porterhous 

Tuesday   Pork Chops with Raspberry Sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, steamed green beans

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pork-chops-with-raspberry-sauce/   

Wednesday - Spaghetti and Meatballs with salad - I'll post my meatball and sauce recipes soon!

Thursday - Meatball sub with Baked French Fries (uses leftovers from Wednesday!)

http://allrecipes.com/personalrecipe/62681724/best-baked-french-fries/detail.aspx

Friday - Tilapia with Mango Salsa and Rice Pilaf (recipe posted on March 22nd)

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-tilapia-with-mango-salsa/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=tilapia%20with%20mango%20salsa&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe        

Bakery:

French bread loaf (for meatball subs)

Produce:

Salad (Fresh Express salad bags are buy 1 get 1 free this week at Publix)

Bag of Yukon Gold Potatoes

Fresh thyme

Parsley

Basil

Oregano

Cilantro

Lime Juice

Orange Juice

Lemon Juice

1 Avocado (on sale for $.99 at Publix)

1 Mango

1 head of garlic

Fresh green beans

Slivered Carrots

Red Bell Pepper

Onion

Red Onion

Jalapeno

Canned foods:

1 (12 oz) can tomato paste

1 (28 oz) can tomato sauce

1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes

*The canned tomatoes make up the red sauce used for the spaghetti and the meatball subs - I'll post that recipe soon. It is super easy and delish. It makes 10 cups of sauce so it is cost effective too!

Dairy:

Butter

Milk

Eggs

Mozzarella Cheese slices

Extras:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

White wine vinegar

3 cups chicken broth

Breadcrumbs

White Rice

Seedless Raspberry Jam

Frozen:

Frozen peas (Green Giant has selected frozen veges on BOGO sale this week at Publix)

Frozen Tilapia Filets (on sale at Publix this week for $7.99 for the 24 oz pkg)

Meats:

1.5-3 lbs of Porterhouse steaks-thick cut with lots of marbling (on sale at Publix this week $7.99/lb) Figure about 1/2 - 3/4 lb per person.  This is a splurge if you have a lot of mouths to feed.

 (4)Boneless Pork Loin Chops (on sale at Publix this week $3.99/lb)

2 lbs of ground round (I like to get 15% fat - anything leaner is usually dry and lacks flavor)

Publix Thick Sliced Bacon