Some friends of mine and I are doing another grocery challenge this month, and I signed up for $80/week again. Unfortunately, I’m over by $5. Gah!
I spent $40 at Aldi, and then at Weis I spent $45. I would have been on target, but the frozen shrimp, which normally comes in one pound bags, was only sold in two pound bags($10 instead of $5). So, I had to buy two pounds, and that $5 put me over. Of course, it’s not a big problem, because now I have enough shrimp to last us for a while, but I’m still sort of annoyed.
The reason I bought so much Cottonelle is that a deal was going on where you got $5 off when you bought so many. I suppose if I hadn’t done that, I’d have been way under budget even with the shrimp. But, at least I won’t have to buy it again for a while.
Saturday
- Seafood dip (we like this so much we eat it as a main dish!)
- french bread for dipping
- steamed broccoli
Sunday
- Buttermilk waffles
- OJ
- maybe some sausage
Monday
- Hibachi Chicken and Shrimp with onions and zucchini
- brown rice
- grapefruit
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Ham and Cheese Panini
- fresh pineapple
Thursday
- Chicken Tortellini Caesar salad
- garlic bread
Friday
- Thin crust pizza(I’m trying Cook’s recipe)
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
I recently discovered your blog and love the content of your writings!
Hi Katherine! Glad to have you along for the ride!
Ha, you crack me up – *2* mushrooms, Kristen?!
Actually, I admire the self-control. I’d buy more!
Yum that all looks so good!
I think I’ll try both recipes, the hibachi chicken and shrimp and the seafood dip… it looks sooo good!
LOL Franci! I normally put my husband to shame in the veggie department, but he is actually the only one here who likes mushrooms. So, I buy a few every week to put in his salads and to top his pizza.
What no spider this week?
Hopefully you made a pie for 3.14.
Was that National Pie Day or something??
a lot of math classes celebrate with pie on or around March 14 which is 3.14. Remember that mathematical formula to find out the area of a circle by multiplying by Pi or 3.14? Kind of a fun in a weird way.
Ohhhhh, I see! lol
I’m not a huge pie fan unless it’s a non-traditional pie, like peanut butter pie. My issue is that I don’t like the taste of regular pie crust, so pies with graham cracker or cookie crusts appeal to me more.
Today I went over $80 for the first time in weeks because I decided to go back to buying all local/organic fresh produce. I was actually surprised that I only spent a little over $90 with that change because all the organic stuff was 2-3x more expensive – and that at a discount grocery that carries local/organic! I also bought 3 pounds of meat for a party this Saturday, another deviation from my normal. So I still think I’ll be able to come in at under $320 for the month if I am careful.
Oh, Canadian Saver, I should mention that I use fresh crab and shrimp when I make the dip, and so I use milk in place of the liquid it calls for(from the cans of seafood).