Meal Plan Monday ~ Saving Money in my Frugal Kitchen ~ Second Week April 2026

Welcome to Frugal Workshop where every Monday I share the simple strategies used to save money in my kitchen over the past week, along with the meals that made it to our dinner table. You'll find practical tips on how we saved money on food hopefully to inspire your own meal planning using the foods you have in your own pantry.

My Frugal Week

We need to continue as we can to be working on our pantry storage, and keep on working on building up our skills like baking bread or making yogurt. With the increase in fuel prices, we are living in uncertain times. 

Inspiring Reads

Sibylle, who posts her German blog, With My Own Hands, has a very inspiring post about food prices in March and how she used and preserved that food. 

Here is a link if you're interested in reading, as she is very inspiring.

Savings of the Week

Kroger had the Knorr chicken bouillon cubes on markdown, some for 90 cents and some for 96 cents, which is a savings compared to the $1.47 price at Walmart. My figures indicate I saved over $4.50 with this purchase. 

 

What’s for Dinner

Monday ~ Chicken Sausages on Keto Buns, Cole Slaw, and Carrots. 

Tuesday ~ Enchiladas, Corn

Wednesday ~ Grilled Chicken Salads

Thursday ~ Chicken Sausages on Buns, Butternut Squash, and Brussel Sprouts.

Friday ~ Grilled Chicken, Brussel Sprouts, and Butter Beans. 

Saturday ~ Fluffy Baked Omelet and Baked Sweet Potato Cubes. 

Sunday ~ Pork Tenderloin, Mixed Vegetables, and Sweet Potatoes. 

This meal helped me use up some bone broth and golden mushroom soup out of the pantry. 

What’s been on the menu in your home this past week? Did you build up or organize your pantry this week?  Have you been decluttering? How are you managing food prices? We would love to hear all about it in the comment section. 

Belinda

Homemaker at Heart

~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27

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