Okay, so we're eating out on Sunday, not Saturday (if we don't eat out tomorrow, my kid will shoot me b/c we still haven't eat out since the 1st weekend of Feb), so I'll list 6 meals and my eat out day
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I shopped on Wednesday b/c we were worried about snow, so I have half my groceries for the week. I'll be using those and then planning more (there are 2 meatless meals b/c I'm planning one early and then one for Friday just b/c shrimp has been so cheap, and I love fish
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I'm a little tired, and it's Saturday, so even though we had crab cakes yesterday, we're gonna splurge with NY strips tonight...with a ton of cheap sides so the kids are full at 2lbs of steak, and not more
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Tonight - NY strip steak with carmelized onions, dairy-free mashed potatoes, "fancy" roasted green beans (Aldi's called them that in their ad - they are haricorts vert) with roasted mushrooms and fried onions, fresh pineapple and cherry upside down crisp,
Rest of the week
1. Chicken Pad Thai (girls' meal - they'll use what they want), Mandarin Oranges
2. Shrimp and Veg Thai Green Curry (green papaya, shredded carrots, onions, bell peppers, pineapple, tomatoes) over Rice, Strawberries
3. Pork Egg Rolls Bowls (cabbage, last of shredded carrot, green onions, last of bell peppers) with wonton chips over rice, fresh pineapple
4. Jamaican Jerk Marinated Baked Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries, Homemade "Fried" Pears and Apples, Crescent Rolls
5. "Poor Man's" Ciopinno with Canned Safeway Sauce, Bad Wine (Aldi's $2.95/bottle), Veg (Tomato, Onion, Canned Bell Peppers, Celery, Carrot) and Frozen/Canned Fish (Frozen deshelled Mussels, Frozen Shrimp, maybe Canned Clams) - this will probably be Lenten Friday, so if it's a fail, it's a sacrifice - I'll make Orzo and Bread (giving kids options on what to "mop up" the pan with) and Green Salad to keep the rest of dinner uber-cheap
6. And our Out night...finally!