WIS, WWA | and I'm back at work!
Hello, hello! I'm back on my Friday shift routine after an anomalous Friday off last week. š But, this is just a one-off shift, and that never feels super overwhelming.
What I Spent
I spent:
- $5.60 at Safeway
- $13 at Little Caesars
Last week, I said I anticipated a stock-up week, but...this was not the week. š
What We Ate
Saturday
This was the night I made the chicken fingers with panko crumbs, which we ate on top of green salads.
Sunday
For some random reason, I thought about Little Caesars pizza and crazy bread, which Zoe and I hadn't eaten in probably several years. Soooo, I picked some up for us.
This reminded me why I usually try to eat a little more protein/produce heavy for most of my meals, because woo, I had such a blood sugar crash after this!
Monday
I worked, so I started my day with some chocolate overnight oats.
Then I had chickpea salad with chicken, plus fruit, some popped chips, and some Nerds clusters for lunch.
And for dinner...Cheerios with a banana.
Tuesday
This was another work day, so you know I ate exactly the same thing for the second day in a row. Copy and paste. š
Except...I had plain bran flakes with blueberries when I got home.
Wednesday
I was having a very low-energy day (which happens to me after working sometimes), so I gathered up some Panera gift cards with random amounts on them, and picked up some food for Zoe and me.
I got a steak sandwich on an Asiago bagel, and it was good!
I felt slightly stalked by Chiquita. š
The weather was super nice after we ate, so I went out and caught a sunset.
Thursday
I made a pasta salad (using the Barilla protein pasta), some vegetables, and some chicken, a decision driven largely by my need for a packed lunch Friday.
Friday
I'm working today, and Zoe has a closing shift at work, so I'll probably just eat some yogurt with fruit before I go to bed.
The cats I had growing up would stalk us at dinner too! I had to look up crazy bread.
This week's eats:
Monday: I got takeaway pizza from a local cafe. I had always been meaning to try their pizza and it was very tasty!
Tuesday: Chilli mac and cheese
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Last night was a bit of a scratch meal because I came home late after going to the cinema. I fried potatoes and onions and put them in a wrap along with avocado, pesto and sundried tomatoes. It was a little salty but fine otherwise.
Friday: I have no idea!
For some reason I forgot to add what I ate over the weekend! I also forgot to add that I usually have strawberries with greek yoghurt and granola for dessert.
Saturday: I had pasta parcels with spinach and ricotta with some salad on the side
Sunday: Veggie stir-fry with roasted tofu
Saturday: We went to a giant wedding at a nearby ranch. There were around 300 people there, and dinner was catered from a local (-ish, 130 miles away) Mexican restaurant. So fajitas, beans, rice, etc. It was very good. And so was the German chocolate wedding cake, hooray. Nothing worse than disappointing cake.
Sunday: I had some chicken bones to make into stock, and it was cool enough this day to simmer them, so that is what I did. Then I used that stock and the meat I got off the bones to make chicken tetrazzini. I also put an apple/pear crisp in the oven with the casserole, using one quart jar of canned apple slices and one quart jar of canned pear slices. Canned fruit is always worth the work.
Monday: Sloppy joes, leftover pasta, carrot sticks, ice cream
Tuesday: My husband is taking all the kids on a camping trip Sunday and so won't be here for Father's Day dinner. So we basically had it this night instead. He grilled steaks--sirloin and rib steaks--and I made garlic mashed potatoes and a green salad with ranch dressing.
Wednesday: I had made a big skillet of ground beef, rice, and cheese for a lunch earlier in the week that provided the bulk of this meal, supplemented with leftover steak and green peas.
Thursday: We had two guests join us for dinner. I made two half-sheet-pan Pizzas--one plain cheese, one with Italian sausage, bacon, and pickled onions--and then one quarter-sheet-pan vegetable pizza with bell peppers, pickled onions, finely diced collard greens, and tomatoes. Also green salad with vinaigrette and crispy rice treats for dessert.
Today: The only pool in our county is on the giant ranch down the hill, and the only people who can use it are the ranch employees. We're good friends with one of the families that works there, and they invite us to swim at least once every summer. That's what we're doing today. I know all of us, including me, will be exhausted when we get back, so I'm just going to make some tuna salad before we leave and we can have sandwiches on the bread I baked yesterday. Still-frozen peas and ice cream and that's the most low-effort meal possible. š