Thursday, October 29, 2009


Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been totally devoted to my son's Halloween costume.  So here is a quick note to let you know what is on my grocery list and menu.


Dinner #1
Breaded Pork Loins  5/$5 
Fresh Green Beans  $.69 lb.
Mashed Potatoes  Idaho Russet potatoes $1.29  5# bag

Dinner #2
Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast  $1.49 lb.
Southwest Pork Burritos
2 1/2 lb. pork shoulder roast
1 can diced tomatoes and green chiles undrained
3 Tablespoons tomatoe paste
1 Tablespoons honey
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon chile powder
1/4 tsp. salt
12 Old El Paso Flour shells   or use the Ortega ones on sale
1. Place pork in slow cooker.
2. In blender, place tomatoes, tomatoe paste, honey, garlic, chili powder, and salt. Cover; blend on medium high speed for 10 seconds. stopping blender frequently to scrape sides.  Pour over pork.
3. Cover and cook on low setting 8-10 hours.
4. Remove pork from cooker, place on cutting board, shred pork with 2 forks, return to slow cooker and mix well.
5. Serve pork mixture on tortillas with topping; roll up.  Pork mixture will hold on low setting up to 2 hours.

Garnish with shredded cheese, sour cream, shredded lettuce and tomatoe.  All of these on sale;
Ortega Shells 2/$3
Ortega Taco sauce $1.88
Salad blends 2/$4
Sour Cream $1.39
Kraft Shredded Cheese  2/$5

Dinner #3
BLT's
Fareway Bulk thick sliced Bacon  $2.39 lb.
Shredded lettuce blends (mentioned previously, use that bag)
Tomatoes
Add egg for protein and flavor
Fastco White or Wheat sandwich breads $1.19 loaf

Serve with cottage cheese  $2.49 24oz.

Dinner #4
Spiral 1/2 Ham   $1.99 lb.
Serve with cheesy potatoes (on last week's post, use the sale shredded cheese, sour cream)
Green Bean Casserole
Use left over ham for sandwiches



Dinner #4


Sirloin Tip Steak  $2.99 lb.

Broccoli   Crowns on sale $.99 lb.
1/4-1/2 Red Potato, sliced into small bites

Seasoning Mixture:
1/8 cup Olive Oil
1 1/2 TB Chopped Onion
1/4 Tsp Minced Garlic
1 Tsp Worsterchire Sauce
1/4 Tsp Soy sauce
1/4 Tsp Lemon Juice
A Dash of Black Pepper
A Sprinkle of Salt (Sea Salt - preferably)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
For the seasoning mixture: In a small mixing bowl, combine Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper, Worstershire Sauce, Soy Sauce, Minced Garlic, Chopped Onion, Lemon Juice.
Place steak on center of foil sheet..
Place a small amount of the seasoning mixture to the steak, quickly turn the steak over.
Sprinkle Salt & Pepper on the steak, and then place potatoes and carrots on the steak, top with the remaining seasoning mix.
Carefully fold the foil into a "packet"..
Place packet on cookie sheet..
Roast in oven for 1 hour - reducing heat to 350 after 30 minutes.
At this time, take the steak packets out of the oven, carefully open them, to check the progress..
You will probably want to return them to the oven for another 30 minutes at this point.
Remove from oven, let set for 10-15 minutes, or until ready to serve!

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