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What I bought, what I spent, what we ate

It’s grocery report/menu day!   Let’s jump right in.

What I Bought

Well.

I may have stopped at the produce stand again.

And I may have, um, bought 50 more pounds of bruised apples.

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I seriously have to stop now because my freezer is getting pretty jam-packed.

The apples cost me $20.

I also got my every-other-week produce box, which runs $35.

produce box

At the grocery store, I spent $103.20, and $77 of that was at Aldi.

groceries

I also had to stop at Target, and I spent $52 on groceries there ($13 of which was on Gold Medal unbleached flour, which is my favorite flour for when I want the white stuff.   And Target is about the cheapest place to buy it.)

So, I’m in at $210, which is slightly above my $200 average. But the last several weeks I’ve been a ways under $200, so I’m pretty, “Whatever.” about this week.   😉

Oh, and I got a complimentary set of Mrs. Meyer’s Iowa Pine products from ePantry this week so I could try ’em out before I offered the three free Mrs. Meyer’s products to you all this week.

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I haven’t tried the other two scents, but oh my goodness, I lurve this Iowa Pine scent.   It has such an authentic sort of pine smell, unlike, say, Pine-Sol.   This smells like Christmas trees, whereas Pine-Sol just smells like…cleaning.

(I keep sniffing my hands after I wash them with this Mrs. Meyer’s soap. 😉 )

Anyway, you can order the orange clove, or the cranberry, but if I were you, I’d get the Iowa Pine.  So good.

(The ePantry offer runs only through Sunday, just FYI.)

What We Ate

Monday

We had broccoli cheese noodle soup  and honey-glazed rolls (which I haven’t made in quite some time, and I was freshly reminded how ridiculously good they are.   SERIOUSLY tasty.)

Soup:

broccoli noodle soup

Rolls:

glazed honey pan rolls

Tuesday

We had leftover chipotle chicken kebabs so I pulled the chicken into smaller pieces and made a salad with it.   I thinned out the dipping sauce with milk to make a dressing…easy peasy, and no waste.

chipotle chicken salad

That was the day I bought the two boxes of bruised apples, and I made most of them into applesauce that afternoon.   So of course we had applesauce with our salad.

Oh, and I made some oatmeal muffins too.

Wednesday

I made a shrimp, chicken, pepper, and green onion stir-fry, and I served it over rice.

stir fry

We had applesauce with dinner again.   😉

Thursday

We had beef au jus sandwiches on homemade French bread.   And since my produce box gave me beans, we had  sauteed green beans with garlic and herbs.

Beef Au Jus Sandwich Recipe

Friday

I’m thinkin’ I’m going to take the easy route and make pizza subs, which are pretty similar to pizza bagels.

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Have a lovely weekend, frugal people! And (PSA) don’t forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night.

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Lorraine

Saturday 31st of October 2015

We had a potluck at work on Thursday and I signed up to bring the rolls. I had made your honey glazed rolls once before for a family holiday and they were a hit, so I thought I would take them to the potluck. I didn't have time to make the rolls from scratch so I just used the frozen Rhodes brand rolls, let them rise the night before, then put together the glaze and baked them before work on Thursday. I got more compliments on those rolls than anything I have brought in ten years of working there! Thanks!

Sarah

Friday 30th of October 2015

Do you ever can? By can I mean process or preserve. Of all the things I can applesauce is about the easiest. You'll save on freezer space!

Kayla

Sunday 1st of November 2015

I was about to make the same comment! I canned applesauce for the first time this year. It was SO easy and my freezer is so happy ;)

~Dorthey

Friday 30th of October 2015

I LoVe these Posts !!! & I like Ur beef au jus sandwiches on homemade French bread Pics I think this would be good Too. To make them like the Pic but cut in 1/2.& make MNIN Beef au jus sandwiches on French bread FOR appetizers !

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to Y'all. !

Lee Ann

Friday 30th of October 2015

The Cranberry is delicious smelling. I love it!

Marcia

Friday 30th of October 2015

Looks amazing! I miss apples. In my area of California, there just aren't that many apples. I mean, we can buy them, but they don't grow here very easily. I drown in citrus and avocado though.

I'm an apple snob, too. I'm a big pink lady fan, but I can tolerate Honeycrisp and Pinata apples.

~Dorthey

Friday 30th of October 2015

Have you tried the Jazz Apples ? Fugi was my Fav but Now the Jazz Apple is :)) Tastes like Fuji But Really Really Crunchy Yummy ! I can't do a Crumbly Apple

Kristen

Friday 30th of October 2015

I'm jealous of your citrus. A few years ago, Mr. FG and I were in the Napa area and bought some fresh oranges from a roadside stand. Oh my soul, those were the best oranges I have EVER eaten. So good.

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