Category - Recipes On A Budget!
Meal Plan Monday – 15th Oct 2012
Written by commonchaoschronicle
It’s Meal Planning time again at Chaos HQ.
Once again this week I am saving money by using what is in our freezer.
This week’s plan includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for each day.
Monday
Breakfast: Toast
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta
Tuesday
Breakfast: Weet-bix
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Frozen Pizzas
Wednesday
Breakfast: Raisin Toast
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Baked Spuds
Thursday
Breakfast: Honey Wheats
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Ham & Cheese Toasties
Friday
Breakfast: Weet-bix
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: BBQ Sausages
Saturday
Breakfast: Crumpets
Lunch: Sausage Rolls
Dinner: Roast Pork
Sunday
Breakfast: Honey Wheats
Lunch: Mini DimSims & Mini Spring Rolls
Dinner: Butter Chicken on White Rice
This is [...]
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Meal Planning – A New Routine….. Again!!!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Right the first step in our new budget and new routine is to get right back into MEAL PLANNING again.
We so often get caught in the trap of ‘What’s for tea? Dunno…. Can’t decide….. I don’t want that…. That takes too long’ and it always results in a last minute dash to Maccas, or KFC.
I know from past experience that when we meal plan we save a packet of money on food.
We feel better because we eat healthier foods and [...]
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Feeding The Monsters For A Month – Meal Planning Around the New Arrival.
Written by commonchaoschronicle
I recently wrote on the Common Chaos Chronicle Facebook Page, about how I had managed to plan enough meals to feed our family for around a month.
Meal planning is normally a fortnightly thing here at Chaos HQ, but with the baby arriving in less than a week and the school holidays also almost upon us again, I decided that I would give monthly planning a go.
Planning for a month would normally be impossible for us as we budget [...]
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Cooking Chaos Style – BULK LASAGNE!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
There has been many a time where I have just not been organised enough to have a decent meal prepared each night.
My worry with adding another baby to the chaos mix is that I’ll be even less organised.
So I have decided to get my act together and start cooking and preparing food in bulk. Well as much as my 2 little freezers will allow anyway.
If anyone knows anyone who is a PR rep for a freezer company, send them our [...]
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Hawiian Chicken Parmigiana – Monster Squad Style!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
A while back I mentioned on my Common Chaos Chronicle Facebook Page that I was cooking up some Hawaiian Chicken Parmigiana for dinner. I had many readers ask for some instructions or a recipe on how I make it so here it is.
It’s my twist (I’m sure it has been done a million times before too), on a classic pub favourite.
I must warn you, I am no professional chef, nor would I class myself as even remotely skilled [...]
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Menu Planner-Planning 2 Weeks Of Meals At Once-With FREE PRINTABLE PLANNER
Written by commonchaoschronicle
I am trying a new approach in the meal planning department.
In the past I have shopped each week and planned for one week at a time.
About a month ago, I went to the supermarket and did a HUGE grocery shop, picking up a few bargains along the way. When I got home and wrote out a list of the meals I could make, I ended up with 22 days worth of dinners.
So I got to thinking….. (LOL, my [...]
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Chaos Cooks – Recipe Of The Week – Honey Mustard Chicken
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Here is how I do my super quick and easy Honey Mustard Chicken & White Rice.
It is a very popular dish in our house, as it’s easy to make and easy for the kids to eat.
I am not a fancy cook, I do the basics to get a meal on the table each night. I’ve tried elaborate plating up of meals, but it has never worked for us, so meals like this are a godsend!
I do cook in bulk, we [...]
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Monster Month of Meals – LUNCH Edition – With Printable List!!!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
A few weeks ago I typed up a list of 30 dinner ideas, to help with those “Argh what’s for tea?’ moments, and to also help make meal planning a quick and easy task.
Much to my surprise, this list was a raging success! I had so many new ‘likers’ on my Common Chaos Chronicle Facebook Page, all flattering my ego with kind words of how helpful this list was.
So I got to thinking, perhaps a list of [...]
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Monster Month Of Meals – 30 Easy Meal Ideas!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
I need about 6 trolleys like this when I shop for our family!!!
I have to be completely honest here and admit that I despise grocery shopping. It is by far the biggest time waster of my week but somehow I think I’d be rather unpopular with the monsters if I just didn’t do it.
So I had a thought, “I wonder if I could shop for a month?”
Now the logistics of the operation wouldn’t [...]
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Monster Squad Meal Planning – A new begining!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Menu Planning. I swear by it.
When I don’t plan meals, we eat rubbish, spend a lot more money and waste a massive amount of time each evening arguing over what we are going to eat.
The last few weeks in our chaotic life has been without planning and I definitely noticed the difference. The problem was that I just kept running out of time each day to sit down and plan my meals and a shopping list so the menu just [...]
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