This is my menu for the next 16 days!! Although I have only 8 meals listed...we eat each meal 2 days. That way there is no wasted food and it stretches our money. This week we shopped at El Rey a Mexican food store, their produce and meat is much cheaper and great quality!!! I also don't have any breakfast foods or fruit on my list as I purchased that all on Friday. So here is our menu.
MENU
-Tuna Quesadillas ( these are not made with flour tortillas they are made with masa (corn flour dough)
-Chicken Sopes
-Chile Rellenos (poblano peppers stuffed w/ cheese) w/re fried beans and Mexican rice
-Bistec a la mexicana(thin steak cooked in tomatoes, onions and jalapenos) w/re fried beans
-Chicken in Adobo sauce w/rice
-Milanesa (thin breaded steak)w/re fried beans, lettuce and mashed potatoes
Shredded beef tacos
-Papas con chorizo (potatoes w/Mexican sausage)
Gilbert went shopping with my 8 yr old daughter ...which was a great help to me :-)
Grocery List
Salsa Valentina
Dried Chile anchos
Dried Chile Arbol
3 pks Chorizo
2 containers sour cream
1 pk Queso fresco
2 # Flank Steak
9# bone-in Chicken breasts
4# Chicken legs and thighs
4# Milanesa
10# Masa
15 Limes
6 bulbs garlic
1 jicama
2 heads lettuce
1.5# Jalapeno Peppers
2# Poblano Peppers
1/4# Serrano Peppers
4# Tomatillos
3 bunches Cilantro
10# Potatoes
2# Carrots
8 pks corn tortillas
Things that where bought that were not on the list
2 bags of Sabritones (spicy Mexican chips)
8 Jarritos (Mexican soda)
2 little pound cakes
1 pk Barritas (cookie bars w/strawberry filling)
6 Churros
1 pk Horchata mix
1 bag Dona Duras wheels
11 Gorditas (whole made from the bakery..yum!!)
1 Container Puerto Rican rice
Total Cost 157.73
Things forgotten (hehe)
2# red tomatoes
2# Monterrey jack cheese
2# thin steak (for the bistec a la mexicana)
I find when money is really tight (like right now) it is much cheaper for me to go the Mexican food route and it makes for a happier hubby too :-) I actually enjoy these authentic Mexican dishes much better than American food and so do the kiddos!!!
8 comments:
Hi Amity! Thanks for the comment on my blog.
We just started making corn tortillas with masa. My kids love them! They wanted to learn more about Mexican cooking this year. We would love to see some of the recipes you use.
Your menu sounds very delicious! :-D
BTW, you were right about the wolves in sheeps clothing - I caught one... Oh well. :-)
I love Mexican food and your menu sounds so delicious!! Would you ever consider sharing your recipies? My friend is from Mexico and my cousin's husband is Hispanic, so I have some good recipies but not quite enough. I am always on the lookout for good, authentic Mexican recipies. I like the food better than most American dishes.
MMM...can I come at at your place tonight?
Heh- I too turn to mexican dishes to save money!I practically camp out on www.recipezaar.com for bazillions of great mexican recipes.
Shannon M.
Over The Shoulder Baby Holder distributor and Kombucha Mushroom dealer
Your grocery list looks yummy!
Your menus sounds great - my hubby would starve if I made that stuff though. I am the ONLY one in my house who likes Mexican food. I can occasionaly sneak some tacos or enchiladas into the menu but it's rare and never a big hit.
I try to enjoy Mexican food whenever I get a chance to dine out with my girlfriends, we all love it!
Your menu sounds delicious. I would love to have a few authentic mexican recipes.
Hi, I just found your blog today. We eat our milanesas with rice and beans or my favorite way, with white spaghetti and potatoes with cream of mushroom.
Nice blog!
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