WIS, WWA | $149 and I'm not pressed
What I Spent
This week, I spent:
- $32 on a Hungry Harvest box
- $40 on a Dinnerly box (Dinnerly is like Blue Apron, but cheaper)
- $77 at Aldi
So, $149 for me this week. Which is a little high, but I don't care. I can only be pressed about so many things at one time, and right now, my grocery spending is not it.
My main goal is to mostly cook at home, and other than that, I'm not stressing for now.
What We Ate
Saturday
Domino's had sent me a "free emergency pizza" (I think lots of people got these, because my friend Katy blogged about getting this offer as well!), so I redeemed it that night.
Sunday
I made a Dinnerly meal, which was a pesto chicken spinach pasta. This one was pretty good, except the chicken got a little overcooked when I followed the directions as-is.
Next time I'd cook the chicken, put it to the side, and add it at the very last minute, once the sauce was cooked.
Also of note: this dish improved considerably after an overnight in the fridge! My lunch leftovers were at least 25% better than the original dish.
Monday
I made some chicken noodle soup, using up my rotisserie chicken broth, the last of the celery, and some carrots.
Tuesday
Sonia and a friend came over for dinner (and help with Sonia's FAFSA)...and since Sonia's favorite meal ever is chicken katsu, that's what I made, along with a fruit salad.
I'm happy to report that we did get her FAFSA all done and submitted, hopefully with no errors. But if it gets kicked back (mine did last year!), we can correct the error.
I had to visit my college's financial aid department earlier this year to get some help for my own FAFSA because in a dropdown list that had both "homeschooled" and "GED", I picked the wrong one (both are true! I was homeschooled and I do have a GED, since high school certifications for homeschoolers did not exist back then.)
Regardless, the financial aid office was able to help me fix the problem.
I bring that up because, in the same way, some of the lists of options for kids whose parents are in the middle of a divorce are a little tricky. I think Sonia and I got it all figured out, though.
Wednesday
Leftover chicken katsu, freshly fried, because I employed the trick of breading all the chicken but not frying all of it the first night.
Then the next night, I can just fry up the remaining chicken and it is crispy and delightful.
(Two words we do not tend to use for leftover fried chicken!)
Thursday
Breakfast for dinner: blueberry pancakes and orange juice.
Friday
Zoe's gonna be at work at dinnertime so...maybe I'll just eat up some leftovers.
I normally write these in advance, but didn't this week, so this will be less exact.
WIS: 387 and change @Aldi. I was stocking up on a few freezer items. And 20 and change @ Little Caesars because we had a pizza emergency this week too. Oh, and I think my husband walked with the kids to our local health food store this week. He spent an impressively low amount of only 12 dollars on teff flour and peanut butter pretzels for the kids. This was a high week at 419, but some weeks are just like that.
Fri: cheese focaccia and salads leftover from earlier in the week.
Sat: salad (lettuce and Asian trail mix with ranch dressing), chicken noodle soup from scratch because I was feeling terribly sick, chicken nuggets, fries and tater tots for the kids.
Sun: carrots and hummus, leftover focaccia and I had leftover chicken noodle soup.
Mon: salad (lettuce, peppers and Asian trail mix and honey mustard dressing), chicken, cheese and collards biscuit ring.
Tue: cucumbers, celery and carrots with hummus, soup with ground turkey and vegetables over brown rice, ice cream cones for dessert.
Wed: cucumbers and mini peppers and Little Cesar's pizza. We were going to have chicken and bok choi, but my husband cut his finger badly on a knife at lunchtime, so we needed to have an easier dinner. We had ice cream cones again.
Thu: spinach and arugula salad and cheese pizza both from Aldi.
Tonight: we are planning to have the chicken with either jarred korma sauce or jarred Tikka masala sauce from Aldi with garlic naan on the side and a green salad.
I'm still sick and my husband is still injured, but we'll keep keeping on. Meals might be a bit less glamorous for a little while, but that's ok. Have a great weekend, everyone!
@Becca, hope you and your husband feel better soon.
@Natalie J, Boo. Despite injury or illness, the kitchen show must go on. I hope for speedy recoveries for both of you!
@Becca,
Would you share more about the Asian trail mix you use for salads? Sounds delicious!
Thank you!
Kim
@Becca,
Hope you and you husband feel better soon!!
Kim
@Kim,
Sure. It's just a bagged trail mix from Aldi. They sell it near the nuts and dried fruit. It has almonds and peanuts in it, but also some tasty little sesame crackers, rice crackers and some wasabi peas. It's super delicious.
Since I have been without a refrigerator, I have not cooked all week. I have had tea and gf toast every night for dinner since Sunday. I did eat lunch out Monday - Thursday. I spent an average of $20 a day on food out this week. I expect my grocery bill will be quite high over the next month as I try to replace all I lost.
@Bee, That is a serious bummer. Brighter days--and refrigerated food--ahead, though!
@Bee,
I'm so sorry you lost your fridge and all it's contents. That super sucks. I don't know how long you will be fridgeless, but maybe this blog post will help you come up with some options that don't require refrigeration: https://www.forksupblog.com/14-meals-that-dont-require-refrigeration-or-cooking/
FAFSA sounds so complicated. Not looking forward to that in a few years.
Saturday - my youngest's birthday party! We had macaroni and cheese (the from scratch, oven baked kind), meatballs in sauce, chili, raw veggies with dip, fruit salad, and of course cake and ice cream
Sunday - my parents were still in town and treated us to takeout from an Italian restaurant
Monday - my daughter chose McDonald's as a reward for a good report card
Tuesday - beef and broccoli over rice, applesauce
Wednesday - chicken pot pie
Thursday - leftovers
Friday - either spinach calzones or Cajun chicken pasta, haven't decided yet
My husband was with me when I chose this week’s menu, so I gave him categories and let him choose. For soup he picked kale, sausage, and potato and from my several mac & cheese recipes he picked the apple & bacon one. Both provide lots of leftovers, so that covered most of the week. I also mixed up all the ingredients for sloppy Joe’s and put them in a jar in the fridge on Sunday, so last night when I needed just a bit more to round out the very last of the leftovers it only took a few minutes to cook it up. That will also be tonight’s dinner along with roasted potatoes and cauliflower.
We have been trying to eat at home since the closest restaurants are fast, blah, food.
Sunday was chili (made on Saturday) while watching football. (plenty of leftovers)
Monday was Mexican Lasagna. (plenty of leftovers)
Tuesday was pork chops, acorn squash and homemade red cabbage.
Wednesday was chili dogs to use up some rolls.
Thursday was a piece of salmon for the hubs with mashed (using up the last of the potatoes) and green beans. I made a pan of butternut squash and spinach lasagna for me. So yummy and lots of leftovers!
Not sure about tonight or the rest of the weekend, but 1 time will be going to a decent restaurant in the big town so I don't have to cook. Hubs already said he'd take me somewhere. LOL
With the chicken pasta dish: you could also try making the sauce a day in advance!
I’ve done that for a lot of pats dishes that I notice improve in flavor as a leftover.
@Liz, that's such a smart idea!
The fact that you're still cooking at all during nursing school is awesome!
Sunday: Cinnamon spiced lamb rice from a new library cookbook. It was topped with pistachios toasted in butter, super tasty!
Monday: Your Korean beef lettuce wraps, always a favorite.
Tuesday: Preschooler's choice, which this time meant spaghetti.
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Sandwiches before Lego night!
Friday/Saturday: Leftovers
Have a great weekend everyone!
@Natalie J, that lamb rice sounds yum!
First, kudos to Kristen, Becca, Bee, and everyone else preparing meals in the face of difficulties this week!
Now, WIS: $29 at Trader Joe's, $2.50 at the India Bazaar, $3.50 at Wegmans, $14 at Aldi, and $14 at Price Chopper. I was doing a bit of stocking up before my second eye surgery on Wednesday, but I wasn't wasting too much gas driving around to all these stops, since several of them are close together.
Also, $0 for two large loaves of Panera bread (tomato and sourdough) and eight Panera souffles. Thanks yet again to my Panera employee friend.
WIA: My best effort was a chicken curry that enabled me to use up the salvageable parts of an elderly head of cauliflower. I still had sauce and vegetables left after I'd eaten all the chicken, so I tossed in some shrimp to use it all up.
@A. Marie,
I love making "clean out the fridge curry," and haven't done so in a while. Thanks for the reminder!
@A. Marie, Like Pam, your last chance curry was inspirational. I do that with chili but have never thought of doing it with the various Indian sauces I make. Tonight it will be butter chicken and all leftovers for dinner.
@A. Marie,
Thanks, A. Marie! Last night we ended up making chicken Tikka masala using blsl chicken thighs, an orange pepper, an onion, the bok Choi and a jar of Aldi's Tikka masala sauce. It turned out quite tasty. And when I crunched the numbers, it wasn't that much more expensive than our typical dinners, so I'm calling it a win. I cut up the chicken while my husband scolded me because I was holding it up over a bowl instead of putting it on the cutting board. I didn't feel like sanitizing the cutting board, but he was sure I would cut myself. I was like "hey! Remind me: who cut their finger this week?" He left me alone but insisted on chopping the vegetables himself. 😉
$49 Dollar General
Going to Meijer today (2 days Meijer bucks
What we ate--
● Domino's FREE Emergency pizza & Free rewards chicken & bacon sub
● Teen pizza/me leftovers
● Beef & Noodles
● Chicken strips with garlic mashed potatoes
● Burger sliders with oven fries
● pumpkin pie
● Chicken strips with shells & cheese
● popcorn & hot apple cider
● Teen asked for Chicken strips (again) & I warmed up leftover garlic mashed potatoes
● tonight not sure yet.
I have to say that I am really happy that we have No leftovers in fridge this week. And it's not because rescue dogs ate them. I made big effort to get the leftovers eaten because few weeks in row have had to throw out food (more than should have) past 5-7 days (technically only supposed to be 5 days per USDA Health Code but I do go 7 days with smell/look test).
Happy Veterans Day to all those that currently serve & have served. You service & sacrifice is something that I (& others) can never repay & will never forget. As a member of family that has generations of family members in service & friends also I am proud of our service people & understand their sacrifices.
Have good day! 🙂
If you count Sunday as the start of the week, I spent $138 this week in two shopping trips to Food Lion. Used $22 in store coupons.
WWA: My head cold turned into a sinus infection requiring a clinic visit, so things are a bit fuzzy: leftover chili, tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken-black bean-veggie chili from the freezer, ham sandwiches, and salmon patties with cheesy broccoli. One night we went out for ice cream to soothe my sore throat.
Bonus: Last night I cooked a vat of ground turkey, rice, and chicken stock for the dogs as kibble topper and froze it in baggies. It looks awful and smells great. They love it.
@Ruby,
I hope your sinus infection gets better soon! Those are so miserable and painful.
One of these days I am going to try that chicken recipe - it always looks so good. Today I need to pick up some filler groceries so I can put off the full shopping until Tuesday and not feel stressed about it. At that point, I will buy most of what I need for Thanksgiving.
This week at my house:
Monday - Crockpot Chicken Drums, cracked pepper Caesar chopped salad
Tuesday - Beef Fajita Salads (beef fajita meat, romaine, corn, black beans, purple onion, cheese). We had these with some leftover chalupas, which crumbled into fajita salads are wonderful.
Wednesday - One Pot Spaghetti, broccoli (froze enough of this for another meal)
Thursday - Crispy Chicken Sandos on brioche buns, sweet potato fries
Friday - Lemon Garlic Shrimp, rice, Swiss chard
Saturday and Sunday - kitchen closed, but I have leftovers
Happy Weekend!
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I sure wish I had gotten (and could use) an "emergency pizza" offer from Domino's for this past crazy week. But even without the pizza, everyone was fed! Yay me.
Saturday: Leftovers, broccoli
Sunday: Elk steaks, rice, cucumber slices, homemade chocolate pudding pops
Monday: A selection of sausages--andouille, boudin, and plain smoked sausage--leftover rice and mashed potatoes, raw sugar snap peas for the kids and sauteed same for the adults
Tuesday: Elk stir-fry, rice
Wednesday: I had some chile in the fridge that I thawed while I was at work, then I just dumped it in a skillet with leftover rice and shredded cheese. No separate vegetable. I counted the squash and tomatoes in the chile.
Thursday: The busiest day in an already busy week. There were corn tortillas microwaved with canned refried beans and cheese for most, plus leftover elk steak and bread for the one who doesn't like store-bought corn tortillas. And then we were at a volleyball game and some kids got nachos or hot dogs. I didn't even bother with a vegetable. Everyone still seems quite healthy to me despite this.
Tonight: Chilly, windy, possibility of rain (pleeeease let it rain), so I think I'll make elk stew. And I'm baking bread today, so I'll make some rolls with some of the dough.
@kristin @ going country, I recently read a review in the local rag of a restaurant near here that's selling elk burgers for $20 apiece and an entree of "two marinated venison rib chops" for $44. Imagine what you could do at those prices!
@kristin @ going country, It's raining to the south of you, so fingers crossed it's coming your way.
@JDinNM, It's always raining somewhere around us, just not over us. 🙂
@A. Marie, Santa Fe food truck specializing in elk, I guess? Except we eat it all right here, so I guess my family will just have to eat like the fancy people. 🙂
@kristin @ going country, well, be sure to remind them that they're eating like the fancy people: "That elk burger would have cost $20 in an upscale restaurant in Upstate NY!" 😀
@kristin @ going country,
Next week is elk season and I can't wait!
I am making elk shank french dip in the slow cooker for the first day sandwiches. I love elk and moose equally, my mom prefers deer.
I have townie friends who beg me to make them "wild" dinners. So funny.
@A. Marie, My husband does this whenever I cook lamb/sheep, especially the leg of kind. He loves to tell the children how much that meat would have cost at a store. We don't factor in our own labor when we consider what meat costs us when we butcher it ourselves, but that is a significant investment of time.
@Blue Gate Farmgirl, This elk is the least-wild wild meat I've ever had. More or less like beef. Which is exactly what I like, being a born and bread townie myself. 🙂
@kristin @ going country, Bred. I am not bread. Ha.
I’ve only been reading your blog for a few months but I am amazed at how much you get done in a day/week! I am at a different stage of life and always wished I had gone to nursing school but it never happened so I am living the experience through you! Thank you for the blog! I love reading it and good luck with your last 5 weeks of the semester. I’m sure you will continue to do great!
My step daughter had some issues with her FAFSA application resulting in a delay in her ability to take her classes. It was frustrating, but eventually she got it all sorted and enrolled in her classes.
I really appreciate y0ur transparency-sometimes just getting dinner on the table is the goal (and sometimes, it's just making sure eveyone is fed-regardless of where!).
Also, I had not heard of the emergency pizza. I'll have to be on the lookout for that!
Dinner's this week (in no particular order):
1. Chicken stuffed peppers and roasted potatoes
2. Grilled chicken with cheesy pasta and veggies
3. Mac & Cheese with an autumn salad (kale, craisins, butternut squash, nuts)
4. Minnestrone soup and salad
5. Leftovers (from a party we held on Satuday)
6. More leftovers (sooo much food leftover)
7. Tonight... maybe some ground turkey muffins with salad?
Thanks for the reminder to do our FAFSA. Also I appreciate reading your logic for your dinner decisions, i.e. trying to cook at home, but not getting the weeds about grocery costs.
I hear ya. I'm studying for my boards exams in addition to working (though this week was a vacation) and I am becoming a fan of partially homemade/frozen convenience. No good meal box options for me, but if there were I'd be trying it!
Sunday: chicken noodle soup with leftover roast chicken from Friday.
Monday: Scrambled eggs and green beans.
Tuesday: Sausages and green beans.
Wednesday: frozen pizza, and roasted veggies made by my mom, and broccoli.
Thursday: I had an evening meeting and Mr. B made chicken noodle soup
Friday: We are out for a wedding, so we will eat from a Pakistani buffet.
I kept track of spending this week...woohoo. $124.92
We had
Kentucky hot browns and a salad
hot fried chicken and cornbread waffles
shepherds pie and fruit
we ate lunch out with my mom and sister (pizza and subs) so we just had a sandwich for dinner.
italian sausages with onions/peppers and a mix of raw veggies/hummus
and tonight is a play on a tortilla soup recipe, but I'm using ground sausage because I have some to use up.
Next week's spending may be a little up because I'm planning to stock my pantry a bit.
I took a couple days this week to go to a nearby mineral pool to try and soak away some of the excess stress that comes with my job. Also means a couple of days I don’t need to cook….WWA:
Saturday - homemade pizza using leftover dough and sauce from the freezer
Sunday - braised short ribs, mashed potatoes, Greek lettuce and herb salad, bread pudding made from frozen leftover hot dog buns with vanilla ice cream
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - chickpea and pasta soup with garlic almond picada
Wednesday- leftovers
Thursday - Thai chicken stir fry at an inexpensive little hole in the wall restaurant
Friday - will be at a restaurant and am craving a crisp salad
Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend.
Monday - chicken quesadillas to use up the last of a rotisserie chicken, refried beans, and skillet Mexican street corn.
Tuesday - Cajun chicken pasta (recipe from Your Barefoot Neighbor) and roasted cauliflower.
Wednesday- That's a 12 hour clinical day for me (only 3 more before I'm done with nursing school!) followed by a 6:30 Cub Scout meeting for the kiddo. Frozen pizza and bagged salad ftw.
Thursday - kiddo was at his dad's, so my husband and I had package of Thanksgiving ravioli we found at Aldi (turkey, cranberry, and cheese) with a gravy cream sauce I made on the fly, and green beans.
Friday - Takeout is probably going to happen.
During my time in nursing school we have purchased more convenience foods (frozen pizza and bagged salad this week!) than I would like. I keep reminding myself that I'm not going to let perfect get in the way of good.
@Pam, the only specific things I remember cooking during nursing school are hot dogs, hamburgers, Spanish rice, boxed macaroni & cheese, and frozen California vegetables on rice with government cheese. This was in the days before chicken nuggets, bagged salads, meal kits, boneless, skinless chicken breasts…
Saturday: I was catering and ate there. The rest of my family got Culver's after helping at my parents' house all day.
Sunday: Ham, cottage cheese, applesauce, and cranberry sauce
Monday: Chicken sandwiches, peaches, and green bean casserole
Tuesday: One-pot ham and veggie pasta with bread
Wednesday: Ham with IP mac and cheese
Thursday: Shrimp, corn casserole, and applesauce. Such a weird combo, I know. But I defrosted my freezer yesterday and in the process I found the shrimp, but buried the green beans I was going to make as a side dish. In the end, the shrimp made some of my kids really happy and the corn casserole made some kids really happy. Win.
Friday: Vegetable beef soup and (I think) yeast rolls. I'm about to go through Kristen's recipes to see which one I want to try!
Glazed honey pan rolls are the winner! I can't wait to make them! They look soooooo yummy.
OMG the chicken katsu always looks amazing!
Just want to share an alternative we use, and it works well. Every couple weeks we have chicken breast filets breaded in ground almonds (So GOOOOD!), and then when crisp them up in the air fryer, 220C for 3-5 minutes, and it is crispy and delightful.
I had been so reluctant to get an air fryer and I am so in love with it now.
@Carla,
Yay! Welcome to the air fryer club!
I love that you decided ahead of time that you weren't going to be stressed if you didn't cook as much at home this week. Good idea instead of beating yourself up later.
Also I love your woods pictures. Walking in the woods is my happy place too!
WWS: $0 This next week will be the holiday version, my favorite discount grocery store is having a super sale of spend so much and get a great buy on a turkey.
This week we continued to eat out of the freezer, with exception to the fresh produce hoisted onto me by a restaurant supplier friend. I was given 12 romaine heads, a 3 lb bale of kale, delicata squash and scallions.
M: Ham creamy garden veggie soup, artisan dutch oven bread, fried apples for dessert
T: Repeat w/green salad
W: Haircut party - Layered green salad, bruschetta, grilled shrimp
Th: Bolognese - big batch to share with friends going thru sad times
Fr: Grilled tri-tips, kale chopped salad
S: College football party: I will make kale chips, kale pesto/chevre/sundried tomato layered dip, hot honey pumpkin seeds and cheese board w/homemade GF everything crackers. Friends are bringing chili w/various toppings.
That chicken soup looks so good I want to go make chicken soup just so I can put some half and half in it!
I realized I have been unreasonably bummed about WWS, and that's because I've been lumping in non-food items in the bill. No more! These figures are for food only. I feel a little better about that.
WWS: $315 at Kroger, $7 at a travel plaza, $60 at Chik Fil A.
Friday/Saturday/most of Sunday: The kids at home were on their own for tacos and homemade pizzas (I made crusts and shredded cheese before leaving on our weekend trip). DH and I were fasting and I only broke my fast Sunday morning because the breakfast plate at Roy Rogers was calling my name. And I was kinda dizzy. We got home around dinner time on Sunday and enjoyed homemade pizzas, and man does homemade food taste better than road food. Of course, road food is better tasting than no food at all.
Monday: baked chicken thighs, rice, roasted broccoli.
Tuesday: Burgers and salad bar, plus home popped popcorn. Coconut oil really is so good for popping corn.
Wednesday: Hamburger stew, pigs in a blanket for the Selective Eater among us.
Thursday: Cat shelter night, so we picked up Chik Fil A afterwards. Sandwiches and fries for the kids, grilled nuggets for DH and I. I am not sure when a 30 ct grilled nugget order started to cost $20 but I think it's a little exorbitant for what amounts to a smallish bowl of grilled nuggets. Ah well, we put them over salad leftovers and that stretches them quite a bit.
Tonight: tacos!
Saturday - we were visiting with family for longer than planned so we were all hungry when we left and got Burger King at about 3:00. With that late lunch, no one wanted any dinner.
Sunday - pan cooked some boneless skinless chicken thighs, pearl cous cous, and roasted Parmesan garlic carrots
Monday - Swedish meatballs served over egg noodles (devoured by everyone per usual)
Tuesday - creamy lemon Parmesan chicken, steamed broccoli, and roast delicata squash. This squash was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten! I think I heard people mention it here so bought one to try. My squash hating family was not swayed though and none of them liked it, but I didn’t mind eating the whole thing!
Wednesday - Thai curry vegetable soup for me (again, no one else in the family likes curry, but I took the time to make what I like to eat this week) and leftover Emeril alphabet soup for everyone else, plus leftover biscuits from the freezer.
Thursday - we decided to take a mini vacation and stay at a hotel with a nice indoor pool about 20 minutes away from where we live. We should have just eaten at the hotel restaurant or got room service but we decided to take the kids to Benihana. It was awful, we had a reservation but it was way overbooked, and everything took so long, I have no idea how one or both of my kids didn’t melt down but we made it through somehow! The food tasted good at least, when we finally got it.
Friday - will do something easy like spaghetti, jarred sauce and frozen meatballs
I’m off today and I keep thinking it’s Saturday. Suddenly I remembered it’s WIS/WIA!
I don’t know exactly what I spent but it was too much, around $200. Ouch. That at least included some holiday foods.
WIA:
I thawed a cut up chicken minus the breasts which I packaged separately, and made fried chicken. I pulled out the thighs too so it was only wings, backs and drumsticks, but I like bony pieces.
I had it with green beans, cauliflower rice and cream gravy. I had it twice because I do like leftover fried chicken.
Hotdog with “baked” beans and plantain chips.
Youvarlakia -Greek meatball soup. I was inspired by the Greek food festival. I liked it!
And now for those thighs-I made bourbon chicken with broccoli from Kristen’s recipe. I used cauliflower rice and coconut aminos instead of rice and soy sauce but it was still delicious.
A bun-less burger with more beans and plantain chips. I regret eating that many beans- I have very tender places in my mouth now. But every once in a while I just crave them.
Tonight I think will be goat steak.
WIS: Farmers Market-$200 (stocking up end of season produce the next couple weeks); Milk Delivery-$ 19; Flashfood-$24; S&S-$26; TGTG-$5 Total-$274
WIA:
Sat: bang bang cauliflower, cole slaw, and I forget what else but it must have fallen into the Asian theme
Sun: don't remember
Mon: Cheeseburger soup
Tues: Brussels sprouts w/ brie and candied pecans, steak, mashed potatoes
Wed: Pasta w/ lobster, tomatoes, corn, and cream sauce and sourdough bread
Thurs: Leftover brussels sprouts w/ brie and candied pecan, fried chicken tenders, poutine, cole slaw
Fri: Turkey pumpkin chili
-We had breakfast for supper too! Pancakes, eggs and hashbrowns.
- Bean and rice bowls
- Beef red sauce over rice
- manioc leaf sauce with smoked fish over rice.
- And I think we actually had bean bowls twice
MarketBasket approx. $10*
Saturday Basmatic rice pilaf with leftover roast pork
Sunday Thanksgiving turkey meatloaf
Monday Leftover meatloaf
Tuesday Burgers, leftover rice and pork
Wednesday Waffles and leftover bacon in 'fridge
Thursday I had a late sandwich Older Daughter made me such a sandwich, there was no room for dinner. Made husband the remaining burger in 'fridge.
Friday Younger daughter brought home left over boxed dinners from work. I had eaten out at lunchtime** and was still full. Gave my husband the dinner.
*When I went to MB, my husband asked for some grape jelly. As I was looking for the jelly, my eye caught the price sticker on the shelf under store brand raspberry jam 32 oz $7.99.
During the week as I looked in the 'fridge, I would find something that could be a side with the new main course. It looks pretty cleaned up now.
**Through our local One Book One Community program, the recent read was a novel by a local author, who had included some local history. During WWII there was a local embarkation camp in our area, which was also used as a POW camp for Italians and Germans. We toured the area and also went to the local historical museum, then lunch at a local Italian restaurant, where we learned from the present manager how his grandfather happened in our area, the creation of the restaurant, and the stories he told about his Italian village in WWII. It was a long and interesting day. And wonderful social company.
Sunday: grilled cheeseburgers and macaroni salad, ice cream cones for dessert
Monday: spicy sausage pasta skillet and canned biscuits
Tuesday: homemade Stromboli’s
Wednesday: dinner out…. I had broiled Cajun fish, salad and beer battered fries
Thursday: grilled hot dogs and macaroni and cheese
Friday: homemade pizzas
Friday: Jersey Mike’s Subs. My hubby came home from work early and went grocery shopping with me. I’ve been feeling cruddy for over two weeks so to make life easy we picked up subs for dinner. It was a treat to have a night off of cooking a little extra time with my hubby.
Saturday: French Dip sammies, tater tots, salad
Sunday: Homemade pizza, wings, pickle roll-up dip, fresh veggies, root beer floats – all for a birthday celebration for our new 13 year old.
Monday: Italian Sub salad
Tuesday: Teriyaki Pork Roast (slow cooker), brown rice, roasted veggies
Wednesday: Sheet pan sausages with brussels sprouts and potatoes
Thursday: Leftover night