Budget menu for what's on sale Dec. 9-Dec. 15

I know what you're thinking. "I'm not going to six store to shop for a week's worth of groceries this week. I'm busy, I have to take the kids with me, in and out of car seats and stores." That's fine, you know best how you operate and some things just aren't worth going to one store to save 50 cents for. So you decide how best to do it this week.

Breakfast
1-Pancakes
2-French toast
3-Pancakes, Sunny D
4-Cinnamon toast
5-Eggs, toast
6-Cherry crepes, see http://www.bbonline.com/recipe/tudorose_co_recipe1.html
7-Pancakes

Lunch
1-Turkey or ham sandwich, apple, cookie
2-PB&J sandwich, orange, Cheez-its
3-Turkey or ham sandwich, orange, cookie
4-PB&J sandwich, apple, cookie
5-PB&J sandwich, orange, cheez-its
6-Cottage cheese fruit salad, leftover pizza if any
7-Cheese quesadillas, carrots, grapes

Dinner
1-Pork chops, canned vegetable of choice, roasted potatoes
2-Spaghetti, sourdough bread
3-Bear Creek soup, crescent rolls
4-Chicken thighs, canned vegetable, garlic mashed potatoes
5-Pizza from Bashas
6-Leftovers
7-London broil, Beef teriyaki and zucchini kebobs, Rice. Recipe for the Beef Teriyake Kebobs at the side.

Dessert possibilities:
Rice pudding, recipe at the side
apple crisp if you buy more apples, they are cheap this week, recipe at the side

$75.73

Albertson's
Red seedless grapes, .99 lb.
Albertson's butter, $1.47
Libby's vegetables, 2/$1, buy 2

Bashas'
Bashas half gallon milk, .97, buy 4
Bashas cottage cheese, .97
Bashas eggs, $1.29, buy 3
Food Club cheese, .99
Farmland assorted pork chops, .99 lb., aproximately 5 lb. packages, for $5
American Chef ham or turkey, $2.50
16 inch cheese pizza in the deli, $4.99
Food Club fruit, .99
5 lb. bag of butter gold or red potatoes, $2.50
Sourdough bread, $1.49
Rice, allowed for $2.50

Fresh & Easy
Comstock cherry pie filling, $2.79

Fry's
Hunt's pasta sauce, .88
Barilla pasta, .88
Keebler chips deluxe cookies, $1.88
Cheez-Its crackers, $1.88
Kroger mini carrots, $1.00
Sunny D punch, $1.00
aunt Jemima pancake mix, $2.99
Bear Creek soup mix, 2/$7, buy 1
Cresent rolls, $1.88
Kroger Value bread, .88, buy five or count and buy four if you think that's enough
Flour tortillas, I've allowed for $2.50
Kroger Value peanut butter, I've allowed for $1.49

Safeway
London broil, $1.77 lb., 2 lbs., $3.54
Chicken thighs, drumsticks or leg quarters, .99 lbs, buy 2 lbs.
Braeburn or Granny Smith apples, .47 lb.

Sprouts
Italian or yellow squash, .88 lb.

Items not listed:
syrup
jelly
mayonnaise
powdered sugar
soy sauce
molasses
spices, ginger, garlic
salsa if wanted for quesadillas