WIS, WWA | $61
What I Spent
This week, I spent:
- $61 at Aldi
And that's it!
What We Ate
Saturday
This is the day I made my chicken broth and also a batch of Zuppa Toscana. Soo, that's what I had for dinner.
Sunday
I used one of my gift cards to get a pizza after work!
Monday
I ate a sandwich for an early dinner, not very aesthetic:
...and then went to see the sunset (very aesthetic). 🙂
Tuesday
I had a work shift, but the day prior, I had prepped most of the stuff for bourbon chicken and broccoli. That way, all I had to do was the sauteeing when I got home.
Wednesday
This was my crazy-long day at work, and when I finally got home, I made a peanut butter sandwich, showered, and went right to bed.
Thursday
Zoe and I were both off, so we had a little TV night together. 🙂 I used my Royal Farms reward points to get some fried chicken, which Zoe and I ate with some homemade waffles. Plus some orange juice and grapes.
Friday
I was originally thinking I might eat a sandwich at a park, but the humidity is back for a few days. So, I might adjust that plan depending on how the air feels by tonight.
Let's see... Last weekend we went to Chili's and had the Triple Dipper. If you haven't tried it, you're missing out! It's SO good. And we can stretch it to two nights, which makes it more economical.
I had pasta with vegetables and cottage cheese on the side for two nights (it's one of my favorite meals, so it's no hardship for me to have this multiple times in one week). I also had breakfast for dinner one night (scrambled eggs and potatoes). I'm drawing a blank on the other nights, though one of them involved Italian sausage, as I have those leftovers for tonight.
I hope CPK was good. I love that place (but not the prices, so I'm glad you had a gift card).
Agreed on CPK! I hadn't been in ages (obviously) and I couldn't believe how expensive even a basic pizza was. I will not be a frequent customer without a gift card, that is for sure.
@Natalie K., I want to go get the triple dipper soon!
@Kristen, Agreed. Too darn expensive... but it is good food, haha. Hopefully someone will give me a CPK gift card soon, as my birthday is coming up.
Also, how did I manage to be first comment on this post?! I'm a night owl who loves to get up late and I know you're Miss Early Bird. 😉
Because I was late today! I didn't have the blog post ready ahead of time, and I chose to hit the gym and go for a walk before getting the post done and published. 🙂
@Gina from The Cannary Family, Do it! It is SO good. I always get chicken crispers, southwestern egg rolls, and big mouth bites. But I think all of the options look good, so you can't go wrong!!!
@Kristen, LOL! Well, I'll take what I can get... it's cool to be the first comment every once in a while. 😉
Well, I forgot my menu, so WIA will be whatever I can remember.
WIS was about $65 with a farm order. I'll grocery shop today or at least this weekend. I have my sister here again, so we'll see how we work this out.
WIA:
I mentioned I cooked a turkey (and made broth) while the house was cool, so there was definitely turkey, several times. With it I ate varying sides such as asparagus, cauliflower rice, zucchini-mushroom-onion, roasted little potatoes, and.... something else.
I made a big salad again with spinach, cucumber, carrots, apple, sweet pickled onions, olives, and mackerel instead of tuna. I'm trying to get more fish in my diet.
I ate something else, but I have no memory of what it was. Tonight I plan to make turkey pot pie and put the rest of the meat in the freezer in meal-sized portions, calling it quits on turkey for now. I will use my toaster oven for the pie. The gravy will use some of the broth from the turkey.
@JD, people make jokes about how long a ham lasts, but I think a turkey lasts just as long!
Agreed. No way I'm buying either when it's just Zoe and me. Even with freezing it, it's too much!
@Central Calif. Artist Jana, Cornish Game Hens are the way to go!
@JD, @CJ I live alone and am 100% on the turkey and ham train! 2 of my favorite and most versatile meats. Turkey at Thanksgiving prices and ham at Easter. Spread them apart so they don't fill the freezer. So many sandwiches, casseroles, soups...Just yum!
Congrats on your first official week of nurse shifts, Kristen! A PB sandwich is a completely legit dinner after a 14-hr shift haha...
We had a big stock up week in terms of groceries as our pantry and fridge were pretty bare and thus have mostly been enjoying big dinner salads and wraps with all the fresh veg! But it's also getting to be time to go through the basement freezer and I'm sure there will be plenty of soups and such in our near future 😉
Sometimes simple things for dinner are all you need. I think I'd eat like a bird if I didn't cook most days for hubby and I.
I spent $73 at Kroger
– Sunday – grilled strip ysteaks, corn on the cob, frozen vegetables medley of broccoli, squash, carrots, zucchini.
– Monday – grilled chicken, bagged Southwest salad from Sam's, brown rice and mini croissants.
– Tuesday – sheet pan beef broccoli, egg rolls, leftover rice.
– Wednesday – we ate a big lunch out and neither hubby nor I were hungry at dinner. We just grazed on stuff out of the fridge.
– Thursday – ground beef tacos with all the fixings on tortilla chips or wrapped in tortillas with a side of spicy pinto beans I made in the crockpot.
– Friday – maybe pork chops, sauerkraut and cucumber kimchi??? For some reason, I have a taste sauerkraut which I haven't had in years!
@Joyce from Arkansas, I love to cook and over the years have expanded my recipes,etc.. but in the early days of marriage and motherhood I cooked much more simply, and actually think I want to get back to that a bit! Those simple repeatable meals are satisfying,easy, and frugal!!
Happy Friday, everyone! We spent $170 ($100 at Target and $70 at Aldi).
- Mushroom truffle oil pizza
- Grazing board
- Snacks at neighbor's gathering
- Mexican-themed concoction of rice, beans, onions, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, salsa, chili powder, shredded Cheddar and avocado slices
- Indian-themed concoction of peanut oil, onions, spinach, tomatoes, tofu cubes, chickpeas, coconut milk, curry and garam masala over rice
- Baked potato and steamed broccoli
- Dinner at restaurant (salad and pasta)
Why do the fuzzy flowers remind me of a package of ground beef!
Haha, you know, you're kinda right!
@Jen, I had the same thought!
I did not know California Pizza Kitchen was still a thing. I remember going to one in the 90s in a casino in Vegas.
Saturday: Spanish tortilla, apple slices
Sunday: I made one rack of pork ribs, and then supplemented with some lamb ribs so there would be enough. Only the two most ardent mutton-enjoyers in my house actually like lamb ribs, so I don't ever serve them as the only meat option. Also cheesy mashed potatoes, frozen corn, and chocolate-covered peanut butter balls for Sunday dessert.
Monday: Tuna mac, green salad with vinaigrette, and some marshmallows that I let my kids dip in the rest of the chocolate left from covering the peanut butter balls.
Tuesday: I used the meat mixture I had frozen the week before when I made a giant pan of it for cottage pie, plus the rest of the cheesy mashed potatoes, to make another cottage pie. My children had dill pickles with it; my husband had tomato slices with mayonnaise. I also made a crepe cake with the leftover crepes from our after-church breakfast. It's just crepes layered with jam or jelly--I used a mixture of strawberry jam and currant jelly--and whipped cream. The whole thing is covered with whipped cream, too, like a frosting. I'm not a huge fan, but most of my family loves it.
Wednesday: Chicken breasts in a tomato-cream sauce, rice, frozen peas, an apple crisp that I made mostly in the microwave and then put under the broiler for a few minutes. This worked surprisingly well.
Thursday: My children had the leftover tuna mac. I used the rest of the chicken for the adults' dinner, but I chopped it more and made a tomato, paprika, and sour cream sauce for it. We also had corn on the cob I had gotten at the store.
Tonight: My husband and I have six roosters to butcher today, thanks to the friend who decided they were not going to get around to butchering their extra roosters. So I guess we're having chicken tonight. 🙂 If they look young enough, I'll roast one or two. If they don't, I'll have to braise them. I have a lot of cream close to its use-by date, too, so I'm going to make mashed potatoes with lots of cream. I got some strawberries at the store yesterday, which means I can also make strawberry shortcake to use up even more cream, both in the cream biscuits I'll use as the base and in the whipped cream. I guess if I braise the chicken, I can use cream for that, too, although that sort of seems like overkill. We'll see.
@kristin @ going country, ewwww, do you actually have to do the butchering yourself? and then the plucking or cleaning or whatever other unpleasant chore accompanies the reality of growing one’s own meat?
I am very impressed! My own life is pretty doggone cushy by contrast to yours.
@Central Calif. Artist Jana, Yes, we do it all. Chicken is, admittedly, really disgusting to butcher--much worse than red meat, mostly because of the smell--but it is also so, so much better than the store version. Store beef isn't my favorite, but it's not so far off home-raised beef. Home-raised chicken, however, is NOTHING like store chicken in either taste or texture, and it is so worth the butchering.
@kristin @ going country, can we talk about this approach to apple crisp? I have some cherries that are on the verge of spoiling and was going to make a cherry-apple crisp...
@Jessica, I didn't measure anything or pay much attention to times, but here goes . . . What I did this time is cook the apples in a skillet--thinking I would just give them to my children for breakfast--but then I decided to use them for a crisp. I didn't have enough for the crisp, so I actually cooked more apple slices in the microwave, but you can just do all the apples in the microwave. I have before. Add all the spices and sugar and all to them while they're being microwaved. I don't know how long this will take. I would start with five minutes and go from there. Then I topped the apples with my crisp topping and microwaved it for about seven minutes, until all of the topping was melted down and there were no dry spots from flour or oats. Last, I stuck it under my oven broiler for about five minutes. Less time if your shelf is closer to the broiler element, though. Keep an eye on it, because it will burn REALLY quickly.
@kristin @ going country, i used to refuse to eat lamb because I grew up partially on a farm where the main animal being raised was sheep. Then I actually tried lamb, turned out that I didn't like it anyway!! And mutton I've always disliked.
@kristin @ going country and @Central Calif. Artist Jana, I second Kristin on both the disgustingness and the deliciousness. Many years ago, I took part in a chicken-plucking party held by folks who, at the time, kept chickens (the deal was "pluck two, keep one"). Although the actual butchering was done by the time we guests arrived, I'm not likely ever to forget the smell as we plucked the birds. But I thought, and still think, that this is something everyone who eats poultry ought to do at least once. And, yes, the chicken was out-of-this-world delicious.
@A. Marie, this is where a handy dandy electric plucker makes life so much easier. Well worth the money or renting or borrowing from a friend! We butchered roosters a few weeks ago and I don't recall smelling anything foul. Pun intended!
Going backwards through the week …
-Roasted chicken thighs, corn on the cob, sweet and spicy cucumbers from the garden, plus raw carrots from the garden for the kids.
-Hamburgers and salad with garden tomatoes.
-My daughter had soccer practice and it was eat whatever you can find in the fridge/freezer night.
-Using up the odds and ends. Leftover grilled chicken breast from the freezer, roasted the non-sprouted potatoes from the “pantry”, watermelon that had been sitting in the fridge taking up too much space. It was pretty much empty after that. It’s nice to start fresh before grocery shopping the next day. * We don’t have the standard pantry closet.
- Ground turkey, noodles, and various veg from the garden.
- My husband picked up Chinese for himself and Mexican for the rest of us. They are nextdoor to each other, so no extra driving.
Friday: I went to my friend’s new house to help her unpack her kitchen. She ordered pizza and was excited to get toppings she would never order if her kids were home.
Saturday: Bubble and Squeak with a side of bangers.
Sunday: Southwest Chicken Corn Chowder
Monday: Brats, Cheesy Corn Pasta, watermelon
Tuesday: Pizza and wings – this delivery was the last one we will make from this restaurant. We were disappointed to see how expensive one meal was, they priced themselves out of our pizza options.
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Sloppy Joes, tater tots, watermelon, salad
CSA veggies used: cabbage, potatoes, corn, poblanos, jalapeno, green peppers
@Geneva, will you please translate "Bubble and Squeak with a side of bangers” into recognizable American English? 😎
Without googling, I THINK potatoes and some kind of green leafy vegetable are involved.
@Central Calif. Artist Jana, I'm not @Geneva, but here's my attempt at a translation. "Bubble and squeak" is a beloved British dish of potatoes (as Kristen says) and cabbage, fried up together. "Bangers" are sausages. (And now I'm off on a nostalgia trip about the lovely Lincolnshire bangers that DH and I were served for breakfast on the antiquing tour we took through NE England back in 2000. Best I've ever had.)
@A. Marie, thank you! It does not sound good to me, but it does sound frugal. I thought “bangers” might be bacon, but there is probably another weird word that means bacon. . . is it “rashers”??
@Central Calif. Artist Jana, yes, "rashers" refers to bacon. And Clarissa of the Two Fat Ladies cooked bubble and squeak on one episode; here's her recipe (https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bubble-and-squeak-recipe2-1918489). Definitely not for those who are squeamish about fat--but then, when were Clarissa and Jennifer ever squeamish about fat? 😀
@A. Marie, Bangers and mash are slang for sausages and mashed potato
@Sophie in Denmark, yes! I loved having that when I visited England!
I thought those flowers were some kind of crochet or something. They don't look real! Beautiful.
Also, I went to cracker barrel with my parents for lunch yesterday and they have a display of different Snoopy and Peanuts items that are very cute.
I spent $101 (trying to get back on a reasonable budget!)
We ate:
I don't remember Saturday
Sunday: Italian sausage and white bean soup/sourdough bread
Monday:burgers/tots/salad
Tuesday: pulled pork bbq/roasted potatoes in the air fryer/asparagus also in air fryer
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: bbq taquitos, rice, black beans, salad
Friday: cajun chicken with mashed potatoes/gravy and green beans.
$380.73 at Kroger. We've changed things up with having those who are cooking dinner doing their own shopping for the ingredients, but we do lend them our Kroger card, as we get points for it and they get discounts. This has the added benefit of me going to the store less often, which means fewer impulse buys (I'm the main culprit when it comes to those!)
Weekend was homemade pizzas, as always.
Monday: DH was off that day so he made burgers, fish that he found in the freezer, and baked potatoes. He's been lately taking leftover baked potatoes to work for lunch and likes them a lot. Actually everybody here likes potatoes.
Tuesday: DS#2 made chicken drumsticks, roasted sweet potatoes and cut up what is probably the last watermelon of the season for us--it was majorly on sale, and I approved the purchase.
Wednesday: I made pasta (Banza chickpea spaghetti for DH and I 😉 which we agreed is MUCH better than the store brand chickpea pastas), homemade spaghetti sauce, garlicky green beans, and we had leftover fruit. So much watermelon.
Thursday: DS#3 made enchilada casserole, and took great pains to assure me that the one without cheese was also made with no-salt beans (I have to watch sodium), and he made homemade enchilada sauce so he could make it less spicy for the tender-palated among us.
Friday: DS#1 is currently putting together hamburger stew, DS#4 will probably make mac and cheese. DH and I are fasting today. Well, he fasts all weekend once a month, I only do one day because that's my limit.
@Karen A., I’ve also used Banza but am quite curious about other chickpea pastas that Kristen found so abhorrent (because I am inherently cheap.) Banza is the only brand I’ve found so far.
@Central Calif. Artist Jana, We first tried the Simple Truth (Kroger) brand of chickpea spaghetti which is just 100% chickpea flour. Not a fan, it was very stiff even after boiling it a long time! Not the texture you want in spaghetti, butI can imagine if it was a different shape and you cooked it and then baked it in a very saucy casserole it might...maybe...be acceptable.
If the Aldi brand is also 100% chickpea flour I imagine it would be just as...ick.
Here's a slightly different take on WIS: a narrative of the marathon grocery run I did yesterday, as previously reported on the NCA. This accounted for almost all my WIS this week.
(1) First stop was the Thursday farmers’ market at the Regional Market, where I picked up a dozen eggs from a truly free-range farmer, plus an eggplant, six medium-size tomatoes, and a pint of blueberries, for a total of $10. I think this egg farmer is the same one who, a few years ago, told a suburban-looking lady who asked dubiously, “Are these eggs…fertilized?”, “Lady, these are free-range chickens. The boys run with the girls.” 😀
(2) Next stop was the local no-name grocery outlet, where I got a loaf of Pepperidge Farm 15-grain bread and a six-pack of PF sub rolls for 99 cents each, plus a nifty-looking 1-liter bottle of organic Tunisian EVOO, a package of Xochitl tortilla chips, and a 12-pack of toilet paper made from bamboo and sugar cane waste by a woman-owned company, for a total of $25.
(3) Next stop after that was Price Chopper, where my only purchases were a half gallon of fat-free half and half and a pound of frozen shrimp on special, for $10.
(4) And because road construction forced me around by my nearest Aldi, I swung in there and got 8 ounces of white mushrooms, a 24-ounce jar of salsa, a gallon of 1% milk, and a family pack of chicken drumsticks, for a total of $11.50. (I also found a cart in the parking lot and collected the quarter.)
As for WIA, my most inspired effort this week may have been my extension of the leftovers from my Thai lunch on Tuesday with my new friends (which came to $15, BTW). I added shrimp, rice, snow peas, a homegrown scallion, and a homegrown clove of garlic from stock on hand here. This resulted in three more meals.
I don't remember the order of these meals (apart from the roast dinner and plum crumble I made on Sunday, which is a traditional English meal) but I know I had a mushroom omelette, chilli mac and cheese and burritos. I'm getting takeout tonight and I'm very excited about it! Happy Friday!
I have not really been on the frugal train lately, but here's what I ate:
Monday: Miso Soup, Salmon and kale with mushrooms
Tuesday: Saag paneer, homemade saag with paneer from the Indian market
Weds: Salmon, Stirfried Veggies, beet & goat cheese salad to use up the last beet we got from my friend's farm.
Thurs: Leftover salmon, grapeleaves and hummus; fruit
Friday: TBD probably tortellini & a batch of homemade sauce with the final round of beet & goat cheese salad
Thank you for the lovely pics of your walks.
WIS: $0
WWA:
Sun fam dinner - grilled salmon, slow roasted veggies, corn.
Peach, blackberry & apple cobblers
Mon - salmon cakes, coleslaw & corn
Tues - chicken and all the yummy veg from the garden stirfry, rice
Wed - leftover stir fry
Thurs - pork steak grilled, green salad, peaches
Fri - rotisserie chicken breast from the freezer installed w/bbq sauce, potato salad more peaches
Sat - having family party a day early to celebrate the sale of my aunt's estate. Wood fired pizzas, green salad and fresh peach pies
It was a good week overall. WWA:
Saturday - spaghetti and meatballs (used up some frozen jarred sauce), garlic bread from homemade sourdough
Sunday - orange chicken on rice
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - roasted veggie galette, al pastor pork skewers (the galette crust was a fail, but we discovered that the filling and meat, with a bit of lime cilantro sauce, made awesome wrap filling)
Wednesday - ground beef tacos with the usual toppings
Thursday - veggie and red lentil curry made with coconut milk (2 thumbs up good) on basmati rice, a few air fryer chicken strips
Friday - the plan is to get takeaway fish and chips
Wishing all a wonderful week ahead
I spent $66 this morning at HEB (which is average) and I picked up Chinese one day for two lunches ($14).
M - ate a ham and cheese quesadilla at home after work
T - Taco Salad, using taco meat from my freezer
W - Tilapia, bowtie pasta with lemon pesto, broccoli all in a bowl
Th - Skillet meal of sweet potato, broccoli, and some cooked chicken breast from the freezer
F - Asian Chopped Salad with chicken breast (again, from freezer)
I have gone back to "enjoying" a protein drink with some popcorn on work nights. I just try to make sure I feed myself enough real food during the day.
Happy Weekend!
I don't actually eat dinner as such because I work nights. I'm also trying to cut down on fast food.
My normal weekday meals are:
For breakfast after work, usually a crossainwich from Safeway (much cheaper than Burger King as well as tastier).
Lunch at work: premade salads from Safeway.
Lunch at home: roast beef and provolone sandwich assembled by me.
Weekends: junk food. ROFLMBO. But still no fast food
On my phone, those blossoms look like ground beef blobs. Maybe I need to clean my glasses.
Saturday - This is our new pizza night! My oldest kiddo started Sunday night youth group, so now we will do pizza and a movie on Saturday nights instead of Sunday.
Sunday - Brisket, carrots, potatoes, mac and cheese, and corn
Monday - Burgers, potato salad, devilled eggs, chips, veggies, and grapes
Tuesday - Fajitas and pineapple
Wednesday - I had pizza and salad at a training event, my family had leftovers
Thursday - Tacos and fruit
Friday - Tortellini carbonara and broccoli
Your broccoli dish looks so yummy!
WIS: I made the mistake of letting DH go alone to the grocery store and he brought back peaches and $38 in junk food. I spent $43 on real food.
WWA: Slow cooker BBQ ribs and carrots. Ham, cheese, fruit and crackers. I made a lackluster dish of fajita-style chicken and the Tightwad Gazette clone of beef rice-a-roni in a gluten-free form. The chicken thighs were lacking in flavor but the rice was good.
Your fuzzy flowers are probably a variety of celosia. Very cool plant! I love that color.
WIS: $22.51 + a $5.00 tip for lunch with 4 of my best friends at the Santa Ana Café at the beautiful Tamaya resort on the Santa Ana Pueblo. We were supposed to be a party of 6 but one friend was having an emergency appointment with an ophthalmologist for a concerning vitreous syneresis following cataract surgery.
And $73.87 for groceries, which was more than what was on my list but there were several specials on frozen food and fresh pasta and a rotisserie chicken that I decided to take advantage of to re-stock the freezer and refrigerator that I’ve been eating down the past several $0 spend weeks.
WIA: Green Chile Corn Chowder and a Chicken Quesadilla at lunch out (and leftovers for dinner); Chicken Tortellini Soup from an “Eating Well” recipe made with cheese and spinach tortellini (and heavy cream) and shredded rotisserie chicken; ramen noodles with zucchini sauteed in maple syrup, soy sauce and fish sauce; Old Bay Shrimp salad; kale salad with shredded rotisserie chicken.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! We're finally getting what is probably a temporary break from the 90-100 degree heat. Who knew 80 degrees could feel so chilly?
WIS: $22.51 + a $5.00 tip for lunch with 4 of my best friends at the Santa Ana Café at the beautiful Tamaya resort on the Santa Ana Pueblo. We were supposed to be a party of 6 but one friend was having an emergency appointment with an ophthalmologist for a concerning vitreous syneresis following cataract surgery.
And $73.87 for groceries, which was more than what was on my list but there were several specials on frozen food and fresh pasta and a rotisserie chicken that I decided to take advantage of to re-stock the freezer and refrigerator that I’ve been eating down the past several $0 spend weeks.
WIA: Green Chile Corn Chowder and a Chicken Quesadilla at lunch out (and leftovers for dinner); Chicken Tortellini Soup from an “Eating Well” recipe made with cheese and spinach tortellini (and heavy cream) and shredded rotisserie chicken; ramen noodles with zucchini sauteed in maple syrup, soy sauce and fish sauce; Old Bay Shrimp salad; kale salad with shredded rotisserie chicken.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! We're finally getting a break from the 90-100+ degree weather. Who knew 80 degrees could feel so chilly?
Those flowers look like raw ground beef. I don't think I'm a fan. 🙂
This is all WIS: Safeway for Sr. day
35.82 including badly needed staples like 36 eggs, yogurt, 32 cans catfood, cheese, sour cream, onions, sweet potatoes, strawberries
Stacked savings: loss leaders, 2 rain checks, 2 $5 coupons, 10% off = $.5.46, points for free rotisserie chicken (wish it was Ccostco size) equaled 72% off! 2 days later I am still giddy. lol
frugal fail, forgot to get milk!
Have a fun and blessed weekend
What's that red thing around the broccoli pan? Is it to catch splatters?
@Katy @ Practical Walk, I am curious about the red cooking tool, too!
@LJ Smith,
It’s a fry wall. She wrote about it here: https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/two-unusual-silicone-kitchen-items-i-love/
WIS: 147 @Aldi, 33@ local health food store so 180 this week. We also had a lot of farm share tomatoes that weren’t keeping very long, so I made a giant batch of sauce with the ones that were salvageable and we had lots of sliced tomatoes as sides this week. I still have more to deal with, but I think I’ll freeze this next lot.
WWA:
Fri: salad, cherry tomatoes, focaccia.
Sat: salad, grapes and watermelon, sourdough bagels with cream cheese and avocado, rice sticks, rice balls, chicken skewers.
Sun: salad, grapes and watermelon, sliced tomatoes, chicken pizziola over spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, Camembert sourdough bread ring.
Mon: smoked salmon, broccoli and sweet potatoes, sliced tomatoes and jasmine rice
Tue: vegetable and egg bibimbap bowls compliments of my co-worker, and also some leftover salmon and more sliced tomatoes.
Wed: pasta with leftover tomato sauce and berries on the side.
Thu: nachos with beans, cheese, peppers, and salsa/guacamole
Fri: Tsukimi Focaccia (our regular pizza-like focaccia topped with eggs and mozzarella cheese shaped like bunnies) and round cherry tomatoes.
Tonight: not sure, but probably also moon-themed and likely tomato based.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Separately, Kristen’s post about the $45/2 week shopping list really got into my head. I have been spending a LOT on groceries (we generally eat in a pescatarian way, have a high schooler who is a runner who eats a lot and needs some pretty specific things), we have a very fancy grocery near our house that is the easiest place to grab things, etc.
I am trying to get back to the basics a little.
Yesterday, I made a pasta sauce combining a lot of odds and ends to close out the week with less waste. Today, I did a big shopping at the Indian grocer which gave me building blocks for some very frugal meals, and just got me back in the right mindset.
Still very far from $45/2 weeks, but also not spending like a tech tycoon (which I am not!)
congrats on your passing your exam! i'm basically asking for your two recipes, they sound good. can you give out! thanks
Anyone else think those fuzzy flowers were actually raw meatballs? Can't be just me!!!
LOL - I have the same Snoopy lunch bag. I get so many compliments on it, but I bought it simply because it makes me smile. 🙂
WIS: $53.12 minus $11.75 for some dish detergent and an alligator squeaky toy for Maisie. So $41.37 for food (salad/milk/cream/butter/bananas/cheese/bread) and food-like/food-adjacent items with foreign names (like, I dunno, maybe “Haagen Dazs” or some such).
Looking back over the entire month of September, I previously spent $142.82. So adding this week’s $41.37 to that = $184.19 for the month, or approximately $46.05 a week or $6.14 a day.
WIA: Two (2) bananas (17 cents) with Multigrain Cheerios and Fairlife high protein milk, and scrambled eggs with chopped ham and shredded Italian cheese and corn muffins (a/k/a breakfasts for dinners because some nights you just don’t feel much like cooking); the plentiful leftover Chicken and Spinach Tortellini soup I put in sealed Ball jars after I made what turned out to be a HUGE pot of the stuff; and a spinach, ham and mushroom quiche with side salads. Quiche WITH A CRUST! Because otherwise it’s just an overcooked omelet.
Bon appetit!