What's for dinner? Was it "budget"?

[dizkids]

BBQ pizza....YUM

Fresh pizza dough ~ .99 cents
Francesco Rinaldi sauce~ 67 cents jar
Part Skim Mozzarella ~1.99 (used 3/4 of 16oz)
Fresh basil grown
Oregano (pantry)

It really was great. Filled up a big pan and cooked on the bbq with leftovers for lunch.

 

[albertamommyof4]

last night we had organic pasta
pasta- 1.99
Sauce 3.00
bread 0.50
5.49 for 6 people plus leftovers for 1

tonight we had burgers and fries
2lb hamburger- @1.49 a lb =2.98
hamburger buns -1.00
fries 2.00
some lettuce, onions, tomatoes @1.50
@7.50 for 6 plus leftovers for 2

 

[OceanAnnie]

Williamsburg, and Great Wolf Lodge! <though I did get a $99 a night special at the lodge so that was budget!>

Ok, inquiring minds have to know! How'd you do that?! That's a GREAT deal! Good for you guys!


I got it from the Budget Board...using the code EDGE will get you $99 for some nights until late June. Just put in Edge and it will show you a calendar when they are available. We had a BLAST!

Oh! Ok. Thanks for passing that on. You guys got a great rate, that's for sure! GWL is expensive!! How were the restaurants?

 

[SnowWhite607]

Frozen pizza tonight - DH will be gone so just me and DD. I think it was about $4 but I had a $1 coupon.

 

[babytrees]

tonight starts the week from budget heck!!

My husband's birthday is tomorrow and my girls turn 16 and 12 next Wednesday. My family is coming from out of town to celebrate...so a LOT of meals will be eaten out. I ordered Chick Fil A for the party Saturday and will get fruit and veggies from Costco but it is still expensive to feed 20!!

I will come back on next Thursday when I have to go back to being on a budget!!

 

[marcyinPA]

tonight starts the week from budget heck!!

My husband's birthday is tomorrow and my girls turn 16 and 12 next Wednesday. My family is coming from out of town to celebrate...so a LOT of meals will be eaten out. I ordered Chick Fil A for the party Saturday and will get fruit and veggies from Costco but it is still expensive to feed 20!!

I will come back on next Thursday when I have to go back to being on a budget!!

OMGosh! Us too!! My oldest DS turns 13 tomorrow, then it's Mother's Day, my mom's b-day is May 13, my MIL is May 14, and my youngest DS turns 9 on May 17! We are going to Ocean City Maryland this weekend to celebrate DS's b-day and Mother's Day. My mom is coming for dinner on her b-day, my IL's will be in town on Thursday, and we are taking my youngest bowling and out to a hibachi Japanese restaurant on his b-day next Saturday. Can you say "Cha-Ching"? BUT, once May is over, it's pretty much smooth sailing. My b-day is in June, and Dh's is in October, but we normally don't do much for ourselves (except we're cruising for my b-day ....but that's our summer vacation too!)

 

[KirstenB]

We had tacos, with enough leftover for dinner tonight. I stir a can of refried beans into the taco meat, to help stretch it further. It makes for a yummy taco. Does anyone else do this?

 

[marcyinPA]

I'm making a Pillsbury pizza tonight. Pillsbury pizza dough, canned sauce, and shredded mozzarella cheese. I'll make a green salad with that and call it a night!

 

[merekc]

Making pasta with Italian Sausage with Vodka Cream sauce I bought at Sam's. It was a splurge ($5 I think) but looked yummy. Probably $9 for meal.

 

[Sorsha]

Eldest DD is away at a band festival today, so its just DH and I and the younger DDs for dinner. We have to be at the school where the festival is being held by 6:30 for the concert presentation, and DH doesn't get home from work till 5:30, so our dinner schedule will be quite abbreviated.

I think DH and I will make cold sandwiches and maybe grab a piece of fruit, then we will take the little kids through Wendy's drivethru for chicken nuggets and fries as a treat. They can eat them in the van on the way to the concert.

Right now the kiddos are enjoying an after-school snack of a bowl of popcorn and some apple juice, so they won't be too hungry tonight anyway.

 

[OceanAnnie]

We're having Michael Angelo's Lasagna ($10 for 2 pkgs!). Just one package $5. And garlic bread. We didn't feel like a salad tonight. Haven't had dessert yet. It'll be something small.

 

[sunnyday123]

We had tacos, with enough leftover for dinner tonight. I stir a can of refried beans into the taco meat, to help stretch it further. It makes for a yummy taco. Does anyone else do this?

No but that sounds good. As long as I didn't tell me DD it was beans ( she refuses to eat baked or refried-only lima!) I think I could pass it off. Wait. will it work in chicken? I don't like hamburger meat loose. It's a texture thing.

 

[DisneyShannon]

I had chicken last night with enough left over for my lunch today. I have been bringing my lunch now for about 3 weeks. I am so proud of myself.

 

[grumpy28]

We had tacos, with enough leftover for dinner tonight. I stir a can of refried beans into the taco meat, to help stretch it further. It makes for a yummy taco. Does anyone else do this?

I do! It is a great budget stretcher, but it also helps the beans go in easier in the taco shells. It is so hard to get refried beans evenly in the shell otherwise!

 

[bettyann29]

no budget here for us tonight

I went to bed around 6:30 for a little nap as I was so tired.. I woke up a bit ago and asked DH what he did for dinner and he said "I got Chicken Express".. ugh.. that was $30 for chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits, etc.. I told him I planned on leftovers from last night..

Totally my fault as I should have written a note or called him..

 

[bettyann29]

We had tacos, with enough leftover for dinner tonight. I stir a can of refried beans into the taco meat, to help stretch it further. It makes for a yummy taco. Does anyone else do this?

I havent done that before but will definitely try it the next time we have tacos..

 

[megveg]

I made poppy seed chicken casarole for 12 last night and only spent 8 dollars!!

I had the cream of chicken and poppt seeds, DBFs mom gave me the sour cream, and I bought the chicken and some bread rolls!

 

[SnowWhite607]

Love the beans in tacos idea. I have a can of refried beans right now in the pantry that I was wondering what to do with.

Tonight was spaghetti......

sauce from my triple batch (last one though ) - probably 1.00
noodles - 0.50
garlic breadsticks - 1.87

dessert will be either an apple, oranges or some pudding.

 

[bettyann29]

Tonight is the leftover spagetti that we didnt eat last night DH just thought he was being smart by ordering out yesterday when I was sleeping.. I'll show him..

 

[Grendalynn]

I have searched and searched, trying to be a big girl and solve my own problems, butI cant find this recipe anywhere!!?? Maybe some one reading this can tell me where it is or how to make it...

I saw a recipe on this thread this winter about BBQ (or regular) beans, and a whol bunch of stuff piled on top; onions, peppers, cheese....

I searched all the way back into January ((and I found some great ideas/recipes that I had missed before!! )) but I must have missed it!!?? Does this sound familar to anyone?? Thanks in Advance!!