Cookin and Kids and How do I get it All Done!

Again, as a young bride my mother would often accompany me to the grocery store.She would point out good pieces of meat, tell me to buy in bulk if something was on sale, and prepare my dinner menu before arriving at the store. Now in my Mama's house we never had beef two days in a row. All meat, poultry, fish and vegetarian dishes were alternated. And yes, back then my Mama believed in a meat-free meal. This could be stuff peppers with rice and tomatoes, mac and cheese, soups, or even a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup if my daddy was working late.

So how do you plan and buy what is needed? Don't have time to prepare a list between picking up kids from school and running errands. Well, Mama would tell you that grocery shopping was important, this was the time when you were going to nourish your children's bellies for the week. So do like Mama did and keep all of these things on hand.

Two 1 pound packages of ground beef
A chicken
Pasta sauce
Peppers, onions,carrots and celery
Jiffy Baking Mix
Fresh fruit( strawberries, blueberries, apples and oranges)
A steak or two, London Broil, Flank Steak or a roast
Potatoes,Yukon Gold
1 pound of American Cheese or any other cheese for sandwiches
4 cans of tomato soup
1 package of center cut pork chops
Chicken broth(always have in pantry)
Butter, always unsalted
Milk
Eggs
Pasta (elbow, spaghetti.etc) at least three packages
Boneless chicken breasts
Stew beef
Frozen vegtables( you can get those great steam-in a -bag )
Beef broth
A few pie crusts( for chicken pot pie)
Jiffy pie crust mix
Flour
Sugar
 These are your staples, if you have them all you have enough meals for more then a week. We will work on individual meals from this list.