What I Spent, What We Ate | $65.50
What I Spent
Let's see. I started out with a $25 Hungry Harvest box.
Next, I made a $22 Aldi trip, a $6.11 stop at Food Lion, and a $12.50 trip to Costco (I did buy some other things at Costco, but they were non-food items, such as light bulbs.)
So, I'm only at $65.50 for the week. Yay for mostly eating things from the fridge/freezer!
What We Ate
Saturday
We had kind of a fend for yourself night, and then we roasted marshmallows over the fire.
Sunday
Sonia and Zoe had a cousin over, and they ate mac n cheese with him. Because we are nothing if not fancy.
Monday
This was the night that Mr. FG and I used the restaurant gift card I found while cleaning up my desk. Free dinner!
Tuesday
We had a busy night of dance for Zoe, so we had French toast and bacon, which worked out really well since we had a bunch of random bread slices to use up.
Wednesday
I tried a Cook's Country recipe for cast-iron skillet fried chicken. You use just a half cup of oil and it bakes in the oven, so it's definitely easier than regular frying.
We had some raw fruits and veggies with our chicken.
Thursday
We had some leftover fried chicken, so I shredded that up and made pulled chicken sandwiches.
And on the side, we had broccoli topped with cheese.
Friday
I plan to make sausage and orzo because I can use up some kale and broccoli from my Hungry Harvest box that way.
And also, I have chicken broth that I made with the bones from our fried chicken, so that works out perfectly (the orzo cooks in chicken broth).
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How did you like the fried chicken recipe? Could you post it for us? Thanks.
I thought it was pretty good! I mean, not exactly like regular fried chicken, but a good quick substitute. And yep, I can post the recipe.
Ha! I was going to request the same thing :).
Monday and Tuesday- homemade vegetarian pizzas with homemade pesto (made from our garden basil)
Wednesday and Thursday- lasagna pasta with homemade sauce (made with tomatoes from our garden)
Friday- leftovers
Monday: Boneless country-style pork ribs marinated in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and ginger, stir-fried vegetables with a peanut sauce, rice, baked apples and cream
Tuesday: Venison medallions ("medallions" is my fancy name for the odd-sized, steak-like pieces left from when I butchered the deer haunch a neighbor gave us last week), with garlic butter, fried rice (not Chinese fried rice, just rice cooked on the griddle in the juices left from the venison, and then I added onion and green peas), squash, beets, sauteed mushrooms
Wednesday: Pasta with tomato/chicken/cream sauce, bread sticks, peas
Thursday: I was with my older two kids at a 4-H meeting, so my husband made his signature Man Skillet--72/28 ground beef, garlic, roughly mashed potatoes, and cheese. I already had pinto beans, and raw vegetables with ranch dip on hand. Good thing, as my husband's idea of a balanced meal starts and ends with the Man Skillet. 🙂
Tonight: Leftover Man Skillet, with eggs if needed to stretch it. The vegetable depends on how much time and energy I have tonight after we drive 160 miles so I can get a new driver's license and my husband can get a permit to cut firewood. If I'm feeling ambitious, I'll make some sweet potatoes and fried cabbage (not together). If I'm all out of ambition, it'll be carrot sticks with more of the ranch dip.
Um, I want to eat at your house, venison haunch and all! Seriously, it sounds amazing! and I think you should patent "Man Skillet."
OOh...looking forward to that fried chicken recipe! This week we ate:
Monday - Crockpot BBQ Ribs, coleslaw, seasoned pinto beans
Tuesday - Grilled Cheese on sourdough with bacon, leftover coleslaw, chips
Wednesday - Lemon Chicken, teriyaki green beans, mac and cheese
Thursday - Hearty Beef Soup, garlic toast
Friday - Crispy Crusted Tilapia (with onions and peppers), brussels sprouts
Saturday - will be YOYO
Sunday - will be Pesto Chicken with Penne, zucchini
I was under the weather so I didn't get to make my bacon jam as I had wanted to...BUT, I did make cranberry sauce last week for Thanksgiving (:
Meals have morphed around here. We had steak and vegetables one night. The steak was so tough that the leftovers were converted into a beef stew the next day. Today was chicken and salad. We had spaghetti Bolognese. I had the horrible experience of opening a bag of off chicken so that meal becomes ravioli in a butter and sage sauce.
I haven't made fried chicken in forever. I should do that again soon.
Sunday: Wife made meatloaf
Monday: The wife and I went to a silent movie showing (yes, we're very up to date around here) so the kid stayed with family and we stopped and got sandwiches at a local deli/dairy/gas station
Tuesday: Leftover meatloaf
Wednesday: Wife made chicken, brown rice, vegetables etc.
Thursday: Cleaned out the fridge of stuff so sort of a "whatever" night. Work has made me bad at planning.
Friday: Pork chops, rice, salads etc.
Yay for the freezer challenge! It helps with decluttering and lowering the grocery bill hehe.
The chicken looks absolutely delicious! I wish I had that right in front of me right now. It looks much tastier and healthier than KFC chicken too!
Monday we had strombolis with steamed cauliflower
Tuesday I made beef stew in the crockpot with homemade bread
Wednesday we had grilled chicken salads with all the fixings
Thursday we were cleaning up all our leaves before the snow flies (today) so we grabbed a pizza and subs
Friday will be goulash with garlic bread
I’m very much looking forward to you sharing the fried chicken recipe!
Monday: I had frozen some hummus a few months ago, and I thought it needed used up, so I made a spinach artichoke dip with half hummus, half cream cheese. We ate crackers with it. It was delicious! And then we had some turkey wraps and carrot sticks to go with it.
Tuesday: breakfast sandwiches (ham, egg, cheese, avocado on English muffins)
Wednesday: green salads topped with chicken and sweet potato fries
Thursday: beef stroganoff. This is one of the few ways I tolerate mushrooms.
Friday: it’s a chilly day, so I’ve got plans to make chili tonight! 😉
Any meal that ends with s'mores is a good meal!
Saturday -- Frozen pizza, dolled up, bag o' salad
Sunday -- Husband had $5.00 Pollo Loco chix bowl while I atoned for having had a McD lunch
by slapping a cheese sandwich together
Monday -- Refrigerated Rana sausage and cheese ravioli with doctored tomato sauce from a jar
and salad. Actually tasted like lasagna 🙂
Tuesday -- Veggie stir-fry bag with "Srihacha" sauce plus added broccoli, peppers, onions, etc.,
and my lame attempt at "crispy" tofu cubes. Um, not crispy but still edible.
Wednesday -- Cauliflower crust pizza, using up green peppers and spaghetti sauce, pomegranate
seeds
Thursday -- Aloo Gobi, using up cauliflower, last of 2 aged potatoes, my old Indian spices (so
old!) cilantro (always a win!), and pantry staples. Not too bad -- will look for a
better recipe.
Tonight -- Friday! Dinner out with daughter day! 🙂
I was happy that 3 nights were Vegetarian this week -- although I will never give up cheeseburgers entirely, am happy to reduce meat consumption. Happy Long Weekend!
Monday--tilapia with risotto made in the Instapot
Tuesday--worked late so brought a sandwich
Wednesday--hubby made pasta with pesto and broccoli
Thursday--we ate out, the only time this week, a frugal improvement for us!
Friday--curry with a jar of korma sauce, roasted cauliflower, brown rice, naan bread
Saturday--home-made corn tortillas, blackened tilapia with chili lime yogurt, black beans, green beans
Sunday--home-made pizza
Ok, I thought you couldn't make broth with chicken bones that were already cooked...can you? Will they still work?
Oh yes, I do it all the time. Raw bones work fine too, but I believe that, historically speaking, people have generally made broth with bones leftover from cooked chicken. Broth is a way to squeeze more use out of bones that have already been kind of used once!