Menu:

• Monday: potstickers, eggrolls, sweet and spicy cabbage
• Tuesday: fajitas, rice, tortilla chips (also bringing to 2 other families in our church)
• Wednesday: chili over cornbread waffles
• Thursday: ravioli with sauteed zucchini, bread
• Friday: leftovers
• Saturday: breakfast - cinnamon rolls, dinner - artichoke and mushroom chicken
• Sunday: lunch - black bean burgers, dinner - super bowl party at friends, bringing bean dip and tortilla chips

Grocery-

Kroger: I took advantage of the buy-10-save-$5 mega deal last week, I did it 4 times in fact.  I got 24 packages of cheese.  Yes, you read that right.  But they ended up being .50 each, and I also got back 2 - $2 catalinas (the things that print for you at the end of the transaction).  So I got 24 packs (12 lbs) of cheese for $8.  Should last me a really long time.  I also got 7 lbs of meat on clearance - 2 packages of ground bison (buffalo), and 4 packages of ground turkey.  Then a number of other items.

• Spent: 49.42
• Full item value: 164.04
• Saved: 114.62 (70%)

Publix - I didn’t use a single coupon on this trip.  Can you believe that?  Well, I take that back - I used my $4 in catalinas that I got at Kroger, but it doesn’t really count as coupons.  I got almost entirely fresh produce, 2 gallons organic milk, and a couple canned beans.

• Spent: 38.78
• Full item value: 45.50
• Saved: 6.72 (15%)

Totals:

• Spent: 88.20
• Full item value: 209.54
• Saved: 121.34 (58%)

Remaining in Feb budget: 217.98