What I Spent
I made a teeny trip to Costco where I bought 4 pounds of butter ($9.99) and a two-pack of bread for our panini ($5.99). That totaled $16.
I also got a Hungry Harvest box for $15.
(Sorry, no picture of that! I still wasn’t feeling well when it arrived.)
And then I spent $87 at Aldi and $42.61 at at non-Aldi grocery store.
All told, I spent $160.61.
Which is on the high side for me, but guys, our cupboards were a little bare after me being out of commission for a week.
So, I’m thinking this coming week is going to be a little more average.
At any rate, at least I’m healthy now and am back to cooking. No matter how much I spend on groceries, it’s still way cheaper than eating out!
What We Ate
Monday
I made a shrimp, red pepper, and snap pea stir fry to use up the snap peas and green onions that came in this week’s Hungry Harvest box.
We ate the stir-fry over Jasmine rice, and we also had fresh orange slices on the side.
Tuesday
This is the night I made our new panini recipe.
To go with that, we had sauteed green beans (from my produce box) and sliced pears (also from the box).
Wednesday
I spatchcocked and salted a an organic Aldi chicken, which I roasted along with some fingerling potatoes from my produce box.
And I made a green salad, using lettuce and tomatoes from my produce box.
Thursday
I tried a sausage and ravioli bake from my ATK quick cookbook and while it was fine, it was nothing super exciting.
As in, not crazy different than just cooking ravioli and pouring a jar of sauce over top.
Friday
I plan to make pizza, and I’m thinking maybe it’ll be deep dish this time around.
I haven’t made that in a while, plus I have some potatoes that need to be used up (the deep dish recipe calls for potato in the dough).
How about you?
What was on your dinner table this week?
Francesca - From Pennies to Pounds
Wednesday 12th of April 2017
These all sound amazing! Unfortunately, my husband is unbelievably fussy. He would only eat the chicken meal. I would however, eat them all! :)
Suzan
Monday 10th of April 2017
As usual I can't remember what we have had in particular. I am grabbing meat from the freezer still and doing my best. A cyclone/ hurricane went through our state two weeks ago and fresh food has gone through the roof. Mum finally believes me that it can cost up to $200 (AUS) to feed our little family most weeks.
In the last week I have cooked a roast chicken and vegetables which fed four of us and has made three handsome sandwiches. The last maryland is in the freezer for the next time I make soup. We have had chicken and vegetable soup which did one meal and tonight I blitzed it to make cream of chicken soup. The leftovers will be frozen for another time. I have cooked a stew that made two family meal times out of steak from the freezer. I also make a concoction with tinned salmon, scallions, parsley, chilli, cheese, cream cheese and whatever seemed good at the time. This made lunches. I simple grilled it on toast. The result is great for me. The freezer is less full. My expensive spelt sourdough was not wasted. Not one scrap. My family is also learning that when I venture from the rules of the FODMAP diet I suffer.
I love reading everyone's meal times and what they cook.
Katie
Saturday 15th of April 2017
I believe you about the high cost of food in Australia. I recently moved from the U.S. to PNG and we are fortunate to have a market with fresh local fruits and vegetables nearby and those are inexpensive. It's flour, sugar, and other packaged products that are expensive here.
WilliamB
Sunday 9th of April 2017
Today (Sunday) I cooked up a mini-storm so I anticipate good things for dinner: - Beef & Mushroom Stew with an amazingly tasty gravy.
- Cottage Pie insides (i.e., without the mashed potato topping), using a season mix of ground beef & pork that I had leftover from making burgers earlier this week.
- Cranberry beans, cooked in beer.
To use: - Three on-sale chickens from Whole Foods to use. I aspire to Tea Smoke one and western smoke the other two ... let's see what actually happens. I have Thursday off so there's a chance.
- 1 lb chopped crimini. I may just saute them now and figure it out later.
Katy
Sunday 9th of April 2017
Monday: Rissoto and herb chicken Tuesday: turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes Wednesday: tacos Thursday: Leftovers Friday: a rare treat of going out for me and the hubs, and I ordered a pizza for the babysitter and our toddler.
Liz F.
Sunday 9th of April 2017
Monday - Frugal Girl tropical island chicken, served with yummy sweet coconut rice Tuesday- Frugal Girl Mandarin chicken salad with leftovers from tropical island chicken wednesday- hot dogs and chips with fruit Thursday- I was feeling terrible but instead of takeout we had snack night - cheese and crackers with salami, meatballs, mozzarella sticks, veggie tray, fruits. Yum! Friday- Frugal girl hibachi chicken with yum yum sauce. Thanks for the many meal recipes this week. They are all loved by my whole family, and there aren't too many recipes that fit in that category