What I Spent
Ok! I did take a picture this week, so, yay me.
I spent $80.62 on the groceries you see pictured here.
Then I went to Costco because I was nearly out of frozen fruit for our morning smoothies. I also bought flank steak and Mahi Mahi, and my total there was $84.46.
aaaand it was a produce box week, so that was another $33.
That puts me at $198 for the week.
Ahahahahaha….
January has been an expensive grocery month so far!
Sooo, maybe next week, I’ll try to plan a menu that works mostly around stuff I already have in the house.
January Grocery Spending
Week 1: $164.64
Week 2: $145.63
Week 3: $198
What We Ate
Monday
Mr. FG and I were both still under the weather with our colds, so I made a pot of chicken noodle soup.
I sauteed some green beans to go with that, and also heated up some cornmeal rolls which I had in the freezer.
Tuesday
I made the Thai-Style Beef Salad I told you all about yesterday.
I had some French bread in the freezer, so I thawed that and made some garlic bread to eat with our salad.
Wednesday
I made a crumb-topped Mahi-Mahi recipe from my ATK cookbook, a pan of scalloped potatoes, and some steamed broccoli.
Thursday
My chest freezer had really been getting uncomfortably full. So, I pulled out a small pan of stuffed shells, and also some frozen homemade pancakes and waffles.
Breakfast for dinner, or stuffed shells…diner’s choice. 😉
Friday
We didn’t have pizza last Friday night, so maybe we’ll go ahead and do that tonight.
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What was on your table this week? Dish!
Suzan
Monday 23rd of January 2017
I am home from my jaunts around England, Paris and Geneva. So now I am happy to have good food cooked at home. I also plan to eat more in the middle of the day and as it suits our lifestyle better.
Monday (today in Australia) we have had roast lamb and vegetables. Despite the extreme heat and the air conditioner developing incontinence and not being useable we managed. My chef son had his best friend over to eat too. This Josh says I cook very good lamb and it is quite a compliment as this young man has cooked for the big guns.
For the rest of the week I plan to have rump steak and salad, a pavlova with soft fruits for Australia Day. There is a half a ham left over from Christmas so that will be happening and I also think there will be a mushroom ragu over polenta too. Left overs will be consumed in the form of lamb pie. So far I have spent about $100.
priskill
Sunday 22nd of January 2017
Hi FG,
Just re-de-lurking to say -- still love reading your blog, and seeing it quoted/referred to all over the blog-o-sphere. Still the gold standard and rightly so -- there's so much good advice and many kind words and beautiful pix and interesting commenters -- hope it gives you as much pleasure as it does your readers!
Then -- drumroll -- Aldi's came to us!! :) Oh my, you were not kidding! Just finished my maiden visit and happily scored cukes for 5 cents each yes, 5 cents; 25 cent loaf of whole wheat bread; 55 cent cans of diced tomatoes and black beans (along with brown basmati rice $1.50/lb. and organic shrooms for the Frugalwoods epic lunch mix) and way marked down holiday chocolate for bribes, i mean positive reinforcements, for classroom.
Lots of other stuff too--and sure, I will still need to go elsewhere for some things but this will be the first stop before Sprouts and the regular supermarket mark down bins. Great place!
So cheers and happy new year -- hope you cold is better soon!
Ruth
Monday 23rd of January 2017
Congratulations on your new Aldi!! That is an exciting day for sure!
Kristen
Sunday 22nd of January 2017
Oh, that is wonderful news! Woohoo! I'm always so happy to hear when readers finally get a local Aldi.
Lorraine
Friday 20th of January 2017
I am also trying at least one new recipe a week. This week I tried a new recipe for Navy Bean soup. I usually make the Senate Bean Soup recipe but I tried something from the food network website and then added my own tweaks and it was delicious. I also made a practice birthday cake because at my altitude cake recipes are pretty hit and miss. I made the Smitten Kitchen's yellow cake with raspberry buttercream frosting. It turned out great so this weekend I am making the actual cake to take to a party.
So, I spent just under $50 and here was this week's menu.
Saturday: I picked up McDonalds just because it sounded good.
Sunday: Pork chop, zucchini and potato with country gravy
Monday: Navy bean soup
Tuesday: Soup
Wednesday: Went out to pizza and salad for a friend's birthday
Thursday: leftover pizza
Friday: hot dogs
Katie
Friday 20th of January 2017
I just have to ask! What are you planning to do with so much cream?
Kristen
Friday 20th of January 2017
Haha, well, I was totally out. We use it in tea, and then I also knew I had scalloped potatoes on the menu, which call for heavy cream.
Plus, I like to have it around in case I want to make whipped cream to put on waffles or pancakes (it's an noticeably less sugary alternative to syrup. And so indulgent-feeling.)
Cindy
Friday 20th of January 2017
Monday: pork tenderloin, potatoes, and cooked carrots all made in the crock pot.
Tuesday: Subway ham sandwich with provolone cheese, lettuce, spinach and olives
Wednesday: turkey burger with mustard and lettuce, baked cheddar and sour cream potato chips
Thursday: Had a gift certificate from Christmas for Panera: broccoli cheese soup and sour dough bread.
Friday: chili, corn bread, and salad