What I Spent, What We Ate | I've missed a few nights this week.
What I Spent
I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box and I spent $98 at the grocery store.
What We Ate
Saturday
Mr. FG and I went out for a date night to Panera, which was fine, but dang it, I had a $25 gift card at home and I forgot to bring it.
Whoops.
Time for more sandwich-y date nights!
Sunday
We were at a family gathering because my uncle was in town. It was a bring-your-own-meat plus a side/dessert to share kind of thing, so I brought bratwurst and a pan of peach shortbread bars.
Monday
This was Joshua's birthday and he requested kalua pork, which I've never made.
So, I followed an online slow cooker recipe, and he was pleased with the results. Yay!
We also had a peach caprese salad, and a lazy daisy cake for dessert.
Tuesday
I had a homeschool meeting to go to so I made a bowl of leftovers from Joshua's birthday meal for myself.
And Mr. FG and the girls took advantage of a Domino's pizza midweek special.
Wednesday-Friday
I'm at Fincon right now (Wednesday-Saturday), so Mr. FG is taking care of feeding himself and the girls. I know he and Sonia made a chicken dish one night but I'm not sure what else. 🙂
I've been mostly eating out with people from Fincon, and also eating snacks from my backpack (which I bought at Aldi before I left!)
We're still struggling over here, trying to feed two people...its a challenge to eat right AND have good food. Why, oh why is it so hard?? Your peach salad looks amazing, BTW...This week we had:
Monday - Chili Lime Chicken Burgers (bun-less), smashed reds, green beans
Tuesday - Pork rub rib chops, peas and carrots, Jell-o with fruit
Wednesday - Beef Fajita Salads with corn, black beans, cotija cheese
Thursday - Grilled Chicken* with onions and peppers, mushroom risotto
Friday - Pulled Pork Nachos, homemade pico de gallo
Saturday - Eating a picnic at a winery pick-up
Sunday - Tilapia tacos with pico, sour cream, monterrey jack, cabbage slaw
I cannot remember everything we ate over the weekend. One day it was ground turkey, long noodles with sautéed colorful carrots and noodle beans from the garden.
Monday, I made turkey and veg burgers (with swiss chard from the garden), roasted sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, and tomato salad (also from the garden).
Tuesday, the kids had soccer and cub scouts, so I cooked early. We had mini-meatballs, cornbread muffins, leftover broccoli for the kids and sautéed okra and tomatoes (both garden) for the adults. I had also made tofu to use for lunch later in the week and my daughter decided on that instead of the meatballs.
Wednesday, we had enough leftovers I took the night off.
Thursday, my slow cooker chicken was too slow, so we had odds and ends like sandwiches and freezer food.
Friday, we will get to have that slow chicken, plus the pink, purple and yellow potatoes I harvested this week. We will likely have a salad for our vegetable.
I'm right on target for my spending.... but it's early.
I give myself 20$ a day- or 600 a month.
I made fried chicken salads one night, fish tacos with slaw on another, and my husband made "regular tacos" last eve. I made up a menu, which is so helpful with shopping and will make a pizza casserole and BLTs this weekend.
Monday we had beef and bok choy over noodles.
Tuesday with was shepherd's pie to use up a package of ground beef I'd forgotten about in the freezer.
Wednesday I pushed the easy button and made macaroni and tomatoes with added spinach and a little chopped turkey bacon.
Thursday is pizza night which we ate with a beet salad because, again, easy button.
Tonight it's cool enough to have the oven on for a while so we're having a beef and potato casserole with mushroom sauce and green beans.
You've all tempted me talking about fish tacos so I think we'll have those one day this weekend.
$47 grocery $30 at local butcher (gulp).
Sunday: leftover pork carnitas with the fixings, green beans with lime & cilantro
Monday: Spanish tortilla with salad
Tuesday: Berenjenas con Miel, filled out with leftover Spanish tortilla & leftover spanakopita
Wednesday: more Berenjenas con Miel, ribs
Thursday: leftover lobster roll and fries from overly indulgent lunch out/leftover ribs
Friday: tofu/veggie stir fry
Saturday: cevapcici, ajvar, kamik & lapinja
Typo: should be kajmak!
¡Berenjenas con miel y tortilla española! Qué rico!
You all are broadening my horizons!
I didn't do too badly on the grocery bill last week but I didn't do too great, either. Last month I went over my food budget by double! It was a horrible month for groceries, for some reason.
What we ate:
I actually wrote some of this down in a notebook in my purse, so I could reference it at lunch at work, making up a menu for next week.
Saturday, we had seven layer salad, only I changed up the recipe some: diced smoky bacon ends, sauteed chopped onions (cooked in the bacon fat), thawed English peas, shredded spinach leaves, quartered cherry tomatoes, shredded cheese, and in place of the mayonnaise, thick homemade ranch dressing.
Sunday, an AIP compliant beef stew from the pressure cooker that my husband ate three bowls of, so I'd call that a success. I quickly wrote down what I put in it, so I don't forget.
Monday, gluten-free boom boom shrimp from the freezer, with salad.
Tuesday, a fry up of sliced kielbasa, cabbage and onions. We had fruit on the side.
Wednesday, the rest of the shrimp and frozen onion rings -- easy peasy
Thursday, I had a late doctor's appointment 2 hours from home and got home late, so I opened a can of bean soup plus made a grilled cheese sandwich with dill pickles for my husband, then I dug around and ate random leftovers. It filled me up and helped empty my refrigerator for grocery shopping today.
Saturday: Various leftovers/hot dogs/random frozen things, plus roasted peppers and onions.
Sunday: Brisket, bread and butter, sauteed green beans, sauteed cabbage/carrots/onion, ice cream with baked apples or chocolate shell
Monday: Lamb ribs, fried plantain, rice, cucumber slices. I've never made plantain before, and I think maybe I let it get too ripe. It tasted essentially like a fried banana. I'm not a huge fan of banana, so that was not a plus for me.
Tuesday: Ribeye steaks, fried bread, sauteed mushrooms and green beans
Wednesday: Pork stir-fry with peanut sauce, rice, Otter Pops to celebrate the preschooler's first day of school
Thursday: Barbecue meatballs, garlic bread, frozen peas
Tonight: Uncharacteristically, dinner is already in progress. The awkward bony part of a pork sirloin roast is in the oven with taco spices to cook until I can pull the meat from the bones, and some pinto beans are soaking. I have SO MANY pinto beans. I still had some I had bought months ago in the bulk bin, then my husband came home with a 25-pound bag when he went to the store a month ago, and THEN, our neighbor stopped by selling them as a fundraiser at the high school. I really need to cook beans like every week now. Too hot still, but soon it won't be an issue.
Oh, and have a super time on your professional trip!
It's been great so far!
I don't like bananas, but do like friend plantains when they are green. At home, I'll make tostones and a little mojo.
I also like "fried" plantains. 😛
… I don't really like platains but I am a friend of fried banana 🙂
This week:
Monday: I don't remember
Tuesday: beef & broccoli stirfry with soba noodles
Weds: TOTAL FAIL. I made a baked ziti with the red lentil ziti from trader joe's, but it just too tough. I thought boiling & then baking it would give it a better consistency, but it did not
Thurs: Baked Zucchini (recipe from NYT Melissa Clark, so good), and navy bean soup
Friday: Tonight is leftovers, we have so much food in the house
Do you have a recipe for the lovely cake in the first picture? I just looks wonderful.
Hope you're having a great time at the conference!
Monday: My plan was grilling chicken and since I was going to be Super Mom, I was going to grill 10 pounds and use or freeze leftovers. But I got distracted with switching laundry, helping preschool kid go potty, changing a diaper, then got a knock on my door from the college kids 2 doors down to let me know that tons of black smoke was coming from my grill (which was FULL of flames on the inside). I cried and we ate pizza and bread sticks that my husband picked up.
Tuesday: Went to the game my husband was coaching and just ate grapes, yogurt, veggies.
Wednesday: Fajitas (using what I was able to save from the scorched chicken)
Thursday: Pizza and popcorn for a movie night since Daddy had an away game
Friday: Trying a new Crock-Pot meal called Meal-in-One Casserole
Saturday - Date night with my husband. We got Chinese food & watched tv at home!
Sunday - My In-laws had a cook out with Grilled steaks, corn, & a potato dish. We brought Hawaiian rolls and homemade cranberry, white chocolate chip cookies
Monday - Hamburger sliders
Tuesday - Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes, green beans (had to use up the hamburger meat!)
Wednesday - Instant Pot chicken & dumplings
Thursday - BLTs with shredded hash browns
Friday - Frozen pizzas
I was an incredibly lazy cook this week but I'm OK with that. The temps are still hovering in the high 90s.
Saturday - Homemade steak frites. For another side I just sliced up some farmers market tomatoes, sprinkled crumbled blue cheese and black pepper over them and then dressed with a drizzle of EVOO and balsamic. So good.
Sunday/Monday - tuna casserole and sautéed zucchini
Tuesday - chili from a can.
Wednesday - leftover chili over hash browns because for some reason that sounded really good. And it was!
Thursday - cottage cheese and fruit.
Friday - Not sure yet which usually means I will be eating eggs because they are quick and easy and I never feel like really cooking at the end of a long work week.
I've never even heard of lazy daisy cake, but I found a recipe on the King Arthur site and (Homer Simpson drool). Gotta make that, soon.
Between a farmer’s market and a stop at a grocery store. We stocked up on produce! A lot of fresh produce as hubby was there too!
Saturday:
A huge salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, shredded rainbow carrots, olives, feta, hard boiled eggs and a homemade onion, lemon and olive oil dressing. Ice cream
Sunday:
Linguini and fresh homemade pesto sauce, sliced tomatoes and crumbled feta cheese. Sliced apples with caramel sauce.
Monday:
Went to a cook-out with friends, took fresh fruit salad and drinks
Tuesday:
Made (soaked the night before, dried) canary beans and rice, corn on the cob. Fresh plums
Wednesday:
Leftover beans and rice, freshly made guacamole with tortilla chips. Apples
Thursday:
Cabbage, rainbow carrots, celery, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, parsley and chicken stir fry. Rice and corn on the cob. Ice cream for dessert.
Friday:
Leftover stir fry, corn on the cob and Watermelon
Ann your Sat salad sounds delicious
I hope FinCon is great! I always love reading posts about it.
I didn't spend too much this week. Mostly on track for the beginning of a new month. August was a little high.
Saturday - rotisserie chicken, pasta salad and baked beans
Sunday - leftovers
Monday - chicken sandwiches and french fries - both from the freezer to avoid takeout
Tuesday - bratwurst, green beans, and Mac and cheese
Wednesday - frozen pizza and broccoli
Thursday - sausage and mushroom roll with leftover broccoli
Friday - misc. leftovers from the fridge. Toddler had pizza, cucumber and blueberries. I'm not even 100% sure what I actually ate.
My sister’s wedding was on Saturday and we had delicious leftovers on Sunday. As we have a somewhat tight budget, we decided for a meat-free week again.
Monday: Variation of pastilla (yufka pastry) with a spicy filling of vermicelli, red bell peppers and harissa paste.
Tuesday: I defrosted some meals based on baked sweet potatoes and a bunch of vegetables.
Wednesday: I had a job interview and we decided to eat out at a local chinese noodle restaurant which is very inexpensive but delicious.
Thursday: Currently our favorite meal: potatoes with a kind of a cold lentil salad and baked parsley roots and carrots. I still found some local strawberries at the market and they tasted wonderful.
Friday: I will use the leftovers of the lentils to create a new salad with some arugula, cucumber and tomatoes. We will have bread rolls and cheese with it.
Jenny your meals sound delicious - I had to google yukfa & now I want to make it 🙂
Is the cake recipe from CI or CC?
It's actually from my mom! I don't know if CI/CC/ATK has a recipe or not. I've never looked.
Still on a mission to pantry and freezer eat. Had a ZERO grocery bill this week. Here's what we ate:
Monday: We celebrated my, my husband's and oldest daughter's birthdays at a Mexican restaurant. I had the best homemade empanadas. Took the leftovers for lunch the next day. Daughter's boyfriend paid.
Tuesday: lemon and dill baked king salmon caught by my husband with buttered noodles and green beans.
Wednesday: tuna sandwiches with pretzels
Thursday: pizza dinner at friends' home to celebrate our birthdays. They treated.
Friday: venison chili made with meat harvested by the hubby and tomatoes, onion and peppers from our garden.
Saturday: roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, garlic sauteed Brussels sprouts and corn.
Sunday: planning turkey and rice bake from Saturday leftovers.
$0 is AMAZING. Go you!
Monday - dined out at Applebees
Tuesday - sandwiches
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - chicken tenders
Friday - turkey dinner
Saturday - sandwiches
Sunday - dining at my sister's house for my eldest nephew's birthday
Kroger had buy 1 get 1 chuck roasts so I grilled them mixed them with fried peppers from the garden so we could have fajitas during the week. Made a batch of lasagna, froze half for later. Used up all my extra garden veggies for soup. Other than that it was salads out of the garden. Our leaves are turning so growing season is about over.
Planning on making a couple of zuchinni-banana bread, its only 65 here today so perfect oven weather.
What is the slaw made with on the Kalua sandwiches?
I made this aioli and this slaw: https://www.emerils.com/128341/kalua-pork-sandwich-kimchee-aioli-pineapple-asian-slaw-and-crispy-onions
I did not do the crispy onions, though!