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WIS, WWA | Eating down the freezer

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What I Spent

Let’s see.

I spent $47 at Aldi last Friday.

I got my Hungry Harvest on Saturday ($25).

On Tuesday, I made a $44 stop at Aldi.

And yesterday I spent $32 at a non-Aldi grocery store, buying mostly loss-leader sale items.

So, I spent $148 on groceries this week, which is better than last week!

I’m on budget partly due to me trying to reduce the amount of stuff in my chest freezer.   Using up the odds and ends you already have is cheaper than buying more new food.

Anyway, you’ll see a bit of a freezer theme in my meals this week.

April Spending

Week 1: $188

Week 2: $148

What We Ate

Saturday

Date night! Mr. FG and I went to Five Guys for burgers.

Sunday

I made pizza, using a make-ahead whole wheat crust dough.

Monday

I got some ham out from the freezer and used it to make panini.   Easy-peasy.   We had a green salad with our sandwiches.

Tuesday

I rummaged through the freezer and found a random assortment of meats for tacos.   I cooked up the last of the shrimp, a few chicken tenderloins, and also some mango habanero chicken sausage.   So we had a kind of taco smorgasbord…pick your meat and add your toppings.

I made pico de gallo and guacamole too, of course.

pico de gallo

And we had applesauce. From the freezer, naturally.

Wednesday

I tried a new recipe from my Cook’s Country magazine for Chicken Shawarma. It was great! And not very hard either.

Except I made my own whole wheat pita bread and that made it much more time-consuming.

Incidentally, if you haven’t tried Cook’s Country yet, you really should! I usually get at least one or two good main dish recipes from each issue and that makes the subscription price completely worth it to me.

I had two partial packages of boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the freezer, so I used up both of those with this recipe.   Yay me!

Thursday

I cooked up some local sausage from my freezer and made buttermilk pancakes.

Friday

Sonia and Zoe are having a friend over and they are planning to make garlic pull-apart bread.   So I’m thinking maybe I should make some spaghetti for them to eat with their garlic bread.

What did you eat for dinner this week?

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Marianne

Sunday 15th of April 2018

Sat -panini & Mac n Cheese Fri -Famous Daves corn bread green beans & I can't recall what else! Thurs -leftovers from Wed Wed -grilled steaks, potatoes outside & corn on the cob in my Instant Pot Tues -Asian Stir fry Mon - grilled pork chops & salad, corn on the cob We went out to eat Friday and there was so much food we lived off of it for the previous Sat & Sun. I spent $27 at Meijer & $26 at Aldi, I spent over $100 on dog food at Petsmart & Chewy. At least the dog food should last till June. I also donated some of the food to our local Humane Society.

Lorraine

Saturday 14th of April 2018

After a very difficult month or so, things seem to be returning to normal. Even though I didn't cook "real" meals every night, I did at least eat at home every night so thats a win.

Saturday: Chicken and cheese quesadilla and an orange. Sunday: Tried an ATK recipe for a potato & chicken curry, only I didn't make the curry paste from scratch. Maybe I should have, because it was just OK. Monday: Steak, asparagus and potatoes. Tuesday: Cottage cheese and fruit. Wednesday: Tacos Thursday: Bagel with cream cheese and blackberries. Friday: French bread pizza and salad.

Megan L

Saturday 14th of April 2018

I'm not sure what your local library offers, but mine offers magazines for digital (and permanent) checkout for free! They use an app called Zinio for Libraries that is available for tablets and phones. I've been getting both Cook's Country and Cook's Illustrated from them for a few years now. Might be worth checking into for an even more frugal option if you haven't already!

Kristen

Saturday 14th of April 2018

Oh, interesting! I'll have to see if my library has that.

Madeline

Saturday 14th of April 2018

Sweet potato/corn/black bean/rice bowls with fruity salsa on top.

Baked potatoes with salsa and a large spinach salad

Three bean chili and cornbread and roasted asparagus

Spaghetti and salad, sauce from freezer, home made

Out for Chinese food at local Asian Diner.Entrees are $6.00 and portions are huge:enough for lunch next day!

Deidre

Saturday 14th of April 2018

Lots of stuff going on at the moment so ate mainly supermarket freezer meals for dinner this week; lasagne, butter chicken, risotto, & not sure. I did cook a ready marinated butterfly lamb leg last Sat night & had with roast potatoes & mixed steamed vegies, sliced up the leftovers & froze a pile of lamb sandwiches for lunches that I added salad/avo/tomato to & today I just had it with tomato sauce.

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