Meal Plan

We will have a houseguest for part of this week, but we also went a little overboard on groceries spending last week, so I am trying to balance the desire to buy very little against wanting to make tasty (local organic) and welcoming things for our guest.  So, here's the plan:

Ham and Noodles (with ham and homemade noodles from the freezer and parmesan we already have, so all we'll have to buy is peas and cream)
Thai Fried Rice (with shrimp from the freezer and rice from the pantry, so we'll be buying chilis, pineapple and soy sauce)
Veggie burgers (with tofu from the freezer, beans from the pantry and buns from the fridge, we'll be buying only lettuce and tomato)
Quinoa Rissotto- buying quinoa with whatever veggies look fresh and delicious at the farmers market
Stir Fry- With chicken from the freezer and whatever veggies look good at the farmers market, probably carrots, baby bok choi and a few other things.

Hopefully, we'll be buying only about $20 worth of stuff for the week, and still having some tasty meals!

Also, from last week, the burritos were delicious!  I cooked the beans in the slow cooker with chili powder and bay leaves, and I cooked the barley on the stove top with a bullion cube and five spice powder, and we ate them all week.  Yummm!