What I Spent
First up, these peaches from Aldi are SO good.
They’re a holiday item, and they’re not terribly inexpensive (maybe $3 for the jar? I can’t remember!), but they are super tasty. The experience is sort of like eating the peaches in a peach cobbler.
10/10, would recommend.
I spent:
- $58 at Aldi
Annnnnnd, that’s it. A simple week around here!
What We Ate
Saturday
Hungry Harvest sent me a little family of squash last week.
Such a beautiful color.
I roasted them with some onions.
And I blended the veggies up into a soup, with seasonings and some half and half.
Sunday
Zoe was at work, so I just ate more soup. 🙂
You see, sometimes she actually does not try to get on the table.
Monday
I cooked some tortellini and made a salad.
Tuesday
I spent the day prepping for my final exam, so I decided to press the easy button and make lazy crepes for dinner.
Wednesday
This was my last day of school, and Zoe was at work.
I almost decided to take myself out to dinner, but it was raining annnnnnd I realized I had some potatoes, shrimp, and tomatoes here, so I decided to just make my own dinner.
It was a solid choice. 🙂
And I had leftovers for lunch the next day, so double win for me!
Thursday
Whole wheat blueberry pancakes because APPARENTLY I cannot stop making these.
Friday
Sonia and I are going out for dinner and then to a Christmas symphony tonight. 🙂
Selena
Friday 13th of December 2024
$178 at butcher shop but $65 was for Xmas gifts and most of the rest was for Eve-Eve dinner with kiddo and spouse as well as Xmas Eve. We always buy fundraiser ham so tack on another $72 for that. Plus whatever else better half spent Saturday - dine out Mexican (day early due to NFL schedule) Sunday - leftover Mexican with added shrimp, mushrooms, and red pepper Monday - Tortelloni (cheese filled) in a red sauce with shrimp, mushrooms, red pepper and onion Tuesday - grilled cheeseburgers with pork-n-beans enhanced with mushrooms, red pepper, onion, and a leftover hotdog Wednesday - steak 4 me, tilapia for better half (his leftovers were tilapia with avocado in wrap for Thursday lunch) with jackets. Thursday - grilled marinated chicken, the rest of the leftover pasta and challah bread (from local shop) Friday - eggs over easy 4 me/scrambled for better half, hash browns, butcher shop bacon, and challah toast
Daisy
Friday 13th of December 2024
The peaches with vanilla look delicious. I might try adding vanilla next summer when I’m canning peaches and pears!
Central Calif. Artist Jana
Friday 13th of December 2024
@Daisy, I just looked at the photo and thought, "Nope, too much sugar" and didn't notice the vanilla. Vanilla is culinary magic! (Wish I hadn't noticed. . . I will avoid the aisle at Aldi where these peaches might be lurking, waiting to catch me in a weak moment and pounce on me.)
Linda in Canada
Friday 13th of December 2024
My cooking life is proving to be extremely challenging at this time. I am in an awful cooking slump (very fatigued), can you say eggs for dinner at least twice a week, as well as a salad. I may venture to make one meal from a nice recipe once a week, with leftovers for the next day. I am having the hardest time motivating to do food prep and to batch cook for future me. That being said, it gets even harder - my HB has been told that his glucose levels are borderline, so I am having to re-consider the meals I usually cook. HB has stopped all sugar, so I am not bringing in any chocolates, cookies or potato chips, ergo I am also not eating (much) sugar. I'm sure this will be good for me in the long run, and even though I generally don't consume much sugars, I am feeling like I am going through a sugar withdrawal. I have the phone number for a nutritionist, from my GP, who I will call soonish, as I need some help in this area. I am aware it is not only sugars, but also carbs that convert to sugars. A question: there are only 2 of us; sometimes I have to buy a 10lb bag of potatoes as cheaper (1.79) than a 5lb bag of potatoes (7.99), and they always sprout before I can get through the bag. I have very limited knowledge about freezing things (other than cooked meals): can I cube raw potatoes and throw them in the freezer for stuff like soups and stews. What is the consistency of the potatoes like once I defrost for cooking? can I also use them to make roasted potatoes in a 400 degree oven? same for carrots. Can I freeze celery? Any help would be much appreciated.
Much thanks, Linda A lovely weekend to all.
Selena
Friday 13th of December 2024
@Linda in Canada, it isn't necessarily sugar - it is carbs. As in bread, pasta, potatoes. And we all process carbs differently. Better half has to watch his carbs (pasta and bread are his "thing"). Pasta, bread, and potatoes (which are my thing) don't affect me like him. He eats far more veggies than I. But my A1C "smokes" his - I did almost fasting blood work today (someone dropped the ball but I'm not irked). A1c is still 4.9, glucose less than 100 despite coffee with cream and chewing gum (my vice but better than smoking). My grandparents always had a large potato patch - enough to get them, my family of four plus some for another relative through the winter. Storage is important (we had a potato bin in the backroom of the basement). But remove the sprouts and pretty much good for boiled, french fried, fried - I don't remember mom baking potatoes.
Central Calif. Artist Jana
Friday 13th of December 2024
@Linda in Canada, I highly recommend the book "The Glucose Revolution" by Jessie Inchauspe for how to get eat to beat pre-diabetes. It is simple and full of practical "hacks". If you would rather not read the book, she is on Instagram as the Glucose Goddess. Super helpful!
Linda in Canada
Friday 13th of December 2024
@kristin @ going country, thank you very much, this is very helpful.
kristin @ going country
Friday 13th of December 2024
@Linda in Canada, Raw potatoes do not have a good texture if they're frozen. If you want to have them for roasted potatoes, it works well to partially roast them--just so they're cooked through, but not browned--and then finish roasting them when you take them out of the freezer. You can do the second roasting right from the frozen state. Carrots also are better if partially cooked before freezing. Celery can be frozen for something like soup, but it will be much softer when thawed, so you couldn't use it for anything where you want it raw and crunchy.
Colleen
Friday 13th of December 2024
I got sick this week from a cold family got at work. Lots of soup, buttered toast & grilled cheese for me. And hot tea. A fairly cost effective week when no one is hungry due to sinus infection!
Blue Gate Farmgirl
Friday 13th of December 2024
WIS: Costco $98, Winco $40, Grocery Outlet $17, Scratch & Dent $23 Sunday: Pizza, Green salad, brownies Monday: Dinner salad w/grilled rib steak Tuesday: Taco Salads Wednesday: more taco salad Thursday: Asian cabbage salad Friday: soup dinner @ church Saturday: Celebrating no work this weekend. Will make Family sized Chicken Tettrazini, roasted root veggies and kale salad. This dinner will use up 2 chix carcasses out of the freezer.