An Ignoble Experiment: Game Day Snacks, Valentine's Treats & New Budget Recipes...

2026/01/25

Game Day Snacks, Valentine's Treats & New Budget Recipes...

Indiana Jones,

Good morning from icy central Texas. We woke up to ice covering everything. The icicles dripping off the deck, the trees and the bushes are beautiful. It's such a rare sight for us, happening every few years. I'm grateful we were spared worse and am praying for the millions affected by this winter storm.

I commented to Steve about "having the freezers being prepared in the event of an outage (as it would be devastating to lose all of the food and MyFreezEasy meals we have in there...and he reminded me that we just have to leave them in a box or coolor outside and they will stay frozen! I don't believe it will come to that with this storm, but it made me laugh because I don't even think about that possibility, having grown up in Texas. As a midwest Ohio boy, he probably spent months every winter using the garage as a quasi-fridge and freezer! lol

Anyways, I have some great new recipes on the What We Ate list on the blog, plus some ideas for Game Day snacks and Valentine's treats for you and your family!

What We Ate This Week...Budget Dinner Ideas for Your Meal Plan

Have you seen these recipes and video recap for each week in this What We Ate This Week series?! I hope you find some new family favorites to enjoy from this week 4 list...

RECIPES & VIDEO: What We Ate This Week - Week 4

Valentine's Day Treat IDEAS

And now for this week's yummy recipes...

Delicious Budget Friendly RECIPES
Tap on each recipe below and get them added to your meal plan, printed for your meal plan binder, or saved onto Pinterest.

Don't see anything you might like on this list?!

Check out the complete $5 Dinners Recipe Index, or check our the web app we have for creating your own weekly meal plan!

And that's that for this week, Indiana Jones!

xo
Erin