Paul Ivanovsky

We’ve been sharing weekly Meal Plans with you and this week’s meal plan theme is – Pie for dinner! Who could pass up that? While these aren’t the dessert pies that may first come to mind, these savory pies are just as delicious! They are also very affordable to make, easy to put together, and filling. You can make them ahead for reheating on busy week nights or any of them are perfect for Sunday dinner. Again, we’re giving you the links for each recipe, a printable shopping list, and the price break down for these great meals!

Meal Plans – 4 Savory Pie Ideas for Dinner for Under $40

Mini Shepherds Pie – $9.65

Anything made in individual servings is fun and the kids always enjoy them. This Mini Shepherds Pie is no exception. Make them in a muffin tin for perfect portions. Shepherds Pie is filling and a great all in one dish to serve the family.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie – $9.82

Chicken Pot Pie is a family favorite and while there are lots of great frozen options, there is nothing quite like a Homemade Chicken Pot Pie that feeds the whole family! There really isn’t much to making this dish but it looks as good as it tastes! This is a recipe that even works for a Sunday meal for a house full and making 2 isn’t any more work than making 1.

Homemade Pizza Pie – $8.28

We love pizza and while it’s sometimes nice to order a pizza on a busy night and have a no fuss meal, my family will always pick homemade pizza over take out or frozen! Sometimes we make individual pizzas and everyone can pick their own toppings and other times we’ll make a big deep dish pizza pie to eat as a family!

Spaghetti Pie – $9

Does your family love spaghetti and other pasta dishes? We found this great Spaghetti Pie recipe on AllYou.com. There are so many great recipes in All You Magazine and on AllYou.com. This one has become a family favorite and isn’t your typical spaghetti for dinner. It has bacon in it. Who doesn’t love a recipe with BACON?!?

The shopping list below is printable by right clicking and selecting the print option. This is not a complete list of ingredients as spices and such have been left out since most of you probably have these items in your pantry. Make sure to check each recipe to verify you have everything you’ll need.

If you missed the meal plans we’ve shared in previous weeks you’ll want to go back and check them out!

Flip Flops – DIY Fabric Scrap Flip Flops

Supplies:

inexpensive flip flops (I found these on clearance at Walmart for $3)

fabric scraps – about 52 pieces 4″-6″ long and 1″ wide

Walmart has a crazy selection of fabric in their stores that do have a fabric department. One of my stores doesn’t have it anymore but one that is about a mile further still does. I especially love the packages of fabric that are already cut to size and for these flip flops I used some of the 2″ wide x 42″ long strips that I had left from a previous project of Tiffany’s.

Instructions:

Honestly, these flip flops could not be easier to make. HELLLOOOOO, I made these! Once you have your strips of fabric cut to length, tie them around the strap of the flip flop. You’ll want to double knot each strip so that it does not come untied later.

Flip Flops - DIY Fabric Scrap Flip Flops

Continue adding the fabric scraps onto the straps until the strap is covered. You’ll want to space the scraps tight together to be sure they look full.

An added bonus to covering flip flop straps in fabric is the fabric is soft and makes for a really comfortable flip flop, especially when covering a plastic or rubber strap that often rubs against skin.

You can create flip flops like these for any occasion. You could use really fancy fabric to coordinate with a special dress, red white and blue for the 4th of July, or a pair to match your child’s first day of school outfit. They are great for little girls, teens, and women. These fabric scrap flip flops are a fun project to make together!

I don’t want any of you thinking that I deserve a medal, I have seen this done before. I will say that seeing my wife do it a few years ago and me making a pair myself are two TOTALLY different things!!!