This week on Cooking with Bwog we bring you a special two-week grocery list and meal plan. Use it well. If you have ideas to add variety, please add them to the comment thread.


The Menu

Breakfast

Oatmeal with raisins, brown sugar, milk, fresh fruit

Cereal with milk and bananas

Toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk

Lunch



Salads: lettuce, broccoli, carrots, celery, raisins, nuts, other veggies, articoke hearts

Dressing (if you don’t have it)

Pasta: get two textures so you don’t get bored, red sauce, and parmesan cheese.

Sandwiches: wheat bread, deli meats, lettuce, tomato, cheese, tuna, portobello mushrooms, and roasted bell peppers. Try doing a grilled cheese sandwich: butter the outsides of the bread and put the cheese on the inside. Cook in a skillet with a lid on it on medium heat.

Omelets: see here for ideas 

The rest of the menu and a comprehensive grocery list after the jump….

 

Dinner

Polenta and Broccoli

(microwave 1/4 cup of corn meal with 1 cup water for 2 minutes). Serve with shredded cheese and pasta sauce.

Side of broccoli: cut up and sautee with crushed garlic and butter

Rice, Beans and Veggies

Rice: make it in a large batch at the beginning of the week and refrigerate. To reheat, add a bit of water and microwave for a minute or until warm.

Beans: buy in cans. Goya brand is cheapest. Try black beans, lentils, or garbanzo beans.

Veggies: canned/frozen or just sautee some fresh ones with butter until soft. Or eat a salad.

Snacks

Granola bars, oatmeal, salads, carrot sticks with peanut butter, fruit, a can of soup

Grocery List

Breakfast

Oatmeal – buy the large canister, it will last a long time

raisins (use for salads too)

brown sugar

cereal – one box per week if you alternate with oatmeal, otherwise buy three boxes

peanut butter

milk – buy what will fit in your fridge. It should last two weeks, but be careful!

fruit – apples will last the longest. Grapes, plums, peaches will go bad if you don’t eat them in a week. Bananas will last only a few days. Do a fruit and veggie run next weekend if you can. 

Salad

Lettuce – two heads per week. Store them in dry plastic bags so they stay fresh.

Broccoli – one stalk should last if you eat the whole thing (including the stem)

Carrots – cheaper if you buy the big ones, cuter if you buy the little ones

Celery

Dressing – get something you like a lot since it will last a while

Nuts

Other veggies and toppings if you want them (canned corn is yummy!)

Pasta

2 types of pasta – linguine and shells

2 pre-made pasta sauces – vodka, garlic, and garden veggies are the best (use on polenta too)

parmesan cheese – Morton Williams sells it pre-shredded.

Sandwiches

wheat bread or bagels – 1 loaf per week (use for breakfast toast too)

deli meats – they’ll get slimy after a week, so if you need meat, you’ll have to buy more.

tomato – buy two, one per week. Pick a riper one and a less ripe one. Store the tomatoes in plastic bags in the fridge to keep fresh

cheese (use for polenta, too)

tuna – one can makes two sandwiches.

portobello mushroom (2) or some roasted bell peppers (they come in jars)

Omelets

One dozen eggs should work for the whole two weeks

Pick toppings from stuff you’re buying for salads and pasta 

Dinner

Corn meal – one bag or box

Garlic

Butter

Rice – one bag

Beans – 3 cans

Veggies – canned or frozen. Or use your salad fixings

Snacks

Granola bars

Carrots

Cans of soup (3 or 4)