WIS, WWA | A pho-less week
What I Spent
After my pho spree last week, I am happy to tell you I didn't get any this week. 😉
(For those of you who were asking, pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup, and you say it like, "fuh".)
I spent:
- $85 at Aldi
- $40 at Safeway
- $30 on a Hungry Harvest delivery
So, $155.
The funny thing is: I spent $70 on pho last week, and still, my food spending was about the same as this week. Hmm.
Not sure what to make of that!
What We Ate
Saturday
I made chicken sandwiches, using this roasted red pepper and basil mayo, which is so, so good. If you haven't made it yet....well, you should. 😉
Sunday
I made a pot of chili, which we topped with lettuce, sour cream, chips, and cheese.
I also made a batch of butternut squash rolls, and we had homemade applesauce from the freezer.
Monday
We had leftover chili, and I sauteed some broccoli.
Tuesday
Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, because apparently, we are on a soup kick this week.
Wednesday
We all ate something different!
Lisey ate some leftover soup, Zoe ate a bowl of mac and cheese, and I ate some mashed potatoes topped with fried eggs.
Thursday
I made Swiss mushroom chicken except I did not add mushrooms because I no longer feed anyone who likes mushrooms! So...I guess it's just Swiss chicken now?
We had toasted ciabatta rolls and a fruit salad on the side.
Friday
I think the girls and I might do a Friday night takeout meal together. 🙂
It seems that most of my weeks lately are a list of leftovers and last-minute quick food to throw at the hungry ones. 'Tis the season!
Saturday: Barbecue beef made with the leftover pot roast from the night before, garlic bread, rice, coleslaw (made with the last of my fall cabbages--so long, garden produce . . .)
Sunday: Bunless cheeseburgers, oven fries, canned corned, blueberry muffin cake (double muffin recipe baked in a Pyrex pan)
Monday: Various leftovers, bread and butter, canned peaches
Tuesday: Breakfast sausage patties, the last of a big pot of tomato soup my son made on the weekend, leftover french fries from the lunch out with my daughter after we went to the dentist. I was so full from that lunch that I didn't eat again for 24 hours.
Wednesday: Bean and cheese quesadillas, leftover sausage, canned peaches and cottage cheese
Thursday: Half of us went to a holiday "make and take" at school to make crafts, and there the kids had finger foods, popcorn, and hot chocolate. Earlier in the day I had made salmon chowder for my son with a really bad sore throat, which my husband ate for dinner. The son who came home for judo had some pasta with meat sauce I had also made earlier, and then the two kids who were at the school with me had some of that when we got home, too.
Friday: Not sure yet, but we got our cow from the butcher, so I have hundreds of pounds of ground beef and steaks to choose from. Whee!
Yay for a freezer full of beef!
@kristin @ going country,
I’m drowning in my own mouth water thinking of all that lovely beef!
Sunday: A lemon chicken and potatoes sheet pan recipe from a library cookbook. It was so good! I had the capers on the side because my husband's not a fan and the preschooler is undecided, but it reminded me how much I love capers.
Monday: Easy meal, salad with frozen grilled chicken on top.
Tuesday: Tacos! Fish and beef options, toppings included an avocado crema that we love.
Wednesday: Preschooler's choice, she chose burger and fries. It was a tough day at work, so we said sure!
Thursday: Leftover tacos
Friday: We have some leftover sauce in the fridge, so probably spaghetti.
Saturday: Church Christmas party, my husband is making lemon bars.
It's been a "holiday" week around here which means I didn't have to cook for 2 nights in a row! Last night (Thursday) we were at a friend's house for a "heavy appetizer" holiday get together, so that was dinner. I took some white chocolate bark with apricots and almonds in it.
Wednesday I had a client Christmas party to attend at a local restaurant. The hubs ate a variety of leftovers.
Tuesday we ...
Monday I made pan roasted chicken thighs with mushrooms, zucchini, a little marinara and fresh mozarella.
Sunday I made a spaghetti squash/pasta one pot dish with lots of herbs, parmesan, etc. Tonight we'll combine the leftover chicken from Monday with the leftover noodles because today is the LAST possible day to eat those...
@Julie from GJ, ooh, that white chocolate bark sounds amazing! I think I'm going to try that combination soon.
@Julie from GJ, I made it today with toasted slivered almonds, dried apricots, and a smidge of kosher salt. So good, thanks for the idea!
Saturday - inspired by your post last week, we got pho for our takeout night!
Sunday - my husband smoked one of the turkeys my sil gave us, I made pierogis (frozen ones, not from scratch), corn and buttermilk pull-apart rolls to go with it.
Monday - I had volunteered to bring a meal to a family that had a new baby so I made two trays of turkey enchiladas, one for us and one for them.
Tuesday - a turkey pot pie-cottage pie hybrid. The filling was turkey pot pie but I put mashed potatoes on top rather than a pie crust.
Wednesday - turkey and sausage orzo
Thursday - a rare night where my husband and I each had a separate social engagement, his from 5-7 and mine from 7-9 so at least we could each cover childcare for the other. We both ate at our events so I just made pasta with jarred sauce for the kids.
Friday - impossible burgers, French fries, steamed broccoli
Sunday: Chicken katsu and roasted sweet potatoes.
Monday: I had planned to have lentil soup, but we had unexpected guests and not enough soup for a meal, so we had lentil soup, scrambled eggs with mushrooms, roasted asparagus, and roasted sweet potatoes...and then my brother had the leftover fried chicken for dessert 😛
Tuesday: Pasta and tomato sauce, and peas for the baby.
Wednesday: Chili and cornbread.
Thursday: Finnish salmon soup. It was nice to try something new, but for the amount of time it takes, I'd rather just have roasted salmon with potatoes.
Today: Wonton soup (chicken wontons are in the freezer; my mom gave us extra chicken broth,) stir-fried bok choy, and challah.
@Meira @meirathebear, haha consulted with my husband and we've decided on roasted chicken tonight, instead of soup. Too many stew-y things in a row! So tonight will be roasted chicken breasts, stir-fried bok choy, and challah.
I'm going through my weekly effort of trying to remember what we ate:
-Ground beef tacos, x2
-Spaghetti & meatballs, x2 (bonus: used the last of two hoagie rolls, as garlic bread)
-Enchilada chicken rice skillet
-We went out to dinner one night, and gave the kids money for leftovers
As for tonight, two of us will have the rest of the enchilada chicken rice, one will have salmon, and the last diner will have mom's choice (whatever I feel inspired to pull out from the freezer, by the time he comes home late from soccer practice.)
Monday - chili, cornbread
Tuesday - salmon, brown rice, spinach salad (we have some excellent blue cheese at the moment)
Wednesday - steak fajitas with lots of veggies
Thursday - two different kinds of tagliatelle (working through the pantry items), meatballs and sausage
Friday - Two will fend for themselves at the airport. The rest of us are having "big chicken nugget sandwiches" because the traveling two don't like them and they were on an excellent sale this week, as were the necessary buns.
$37 Market Basket; $1.45 Star market; $? Chinese take out (partner paid for it). We ate really well this week!
Sat: vegetable stir-fry
Sun: Chinese take out
Mon: braised chicken with kale and butternut squash. So good! https://www.punchfork.com/recipe/Braised-Chicken-Thighs-with-Squash-and-Mustard-Greens-Bon-Appetit
Tues: ričet
Wed: turkey meatballs in creamy red curry sauce, added red peppers, kale stems & broccoli. Served over roasted spaghetti squash. I adore this recipe. https://themodernproper.com/turkey-meatballs-in-a-creamy-red-curry-sauce
Thurs: queso fundido with poblano vinaigrette; black beans & rice, cucumber/red pepper salad & avocado. The queso recipe ROCKS! https://food52.com/recipes/75426-bobby-flay-s-queso-fundido-with-roasted-poblano-vinaigrette
Fri: leftovers.
@BettafrmdaVille,
You always have the most interesting menus! The meatballs in creamy red curry sauce has me intrigued.
@Liz B., I tried her recipe for the red curry. It's really delicious!
WIS: Roche Bros: coffee $13
Market Basket $20 (same coffee $11)
Trader Joe's $10 (I was in the area and bought the high fiber bread that I like)
Flaky Pastry $25
WWA: Friday: Clam Chowder
Saturday Store-made chicken pie (Won't buy again. Good gravy and pastry, very little chicken and vegetable). I was busy in the morning with a garden club fundraiser and in the afternoon had to get ready for the next day publicity event.
Sunday Store-made Chicken parm stromboli (Won't buy again from this store, very little chicken) and macaroni salad (either husband liked or was hungry) And I finished the chowder.
Monday Tuna sandwiches. Was caring for the grandchildren for an hour. Didn't know they were wanting to eat. This was after another very busy club day. So, tuna to the rescue. But I have to find a way to make it tastier. To me there is no tastebud excitement. Maybe I will try your roasted red pepper and basil mayo.
Tuesday Grilled cheese. Tues is my work day. Last year after 8 years in retirement, my friend called me last year to see if I would work. We negotiated 3 days in 2 weeks. Not bad. And I like my younger co-workers. When I got home the other night, I kind of waited to see if there would be any suggestion; but apparently I am expected to figure out what we'll have for dinner every night.
Wednesday Chicken, roasted potatoes and cranberry sauce. This was after a group of club women went to a local charity to wrap gifts.
Thursday Shepherd's pie. After spending the day with my 4-year-old grandson, I stopped at an independent pie shop that I pass weekly. They have dinner and dessert pies. For dinner it is French meat, chicken, Shepherd's, and a chorizo. They have family size and individual. My sister-in-law lives alone--I think for Christmas we are going to get her a few individual dinner pies to plunk in her freezer. She can probably get two nights or a dinner and leftover lunch from an individual pie.
Tonight--It's going to be leftover Shepherd's pie because I am going to a kundalini yoga class in the early evening. Tomorrow night I think it will be Marry Me chicken with tortellini, which I saw this week. I have everything but the mozzarella cheese.
It has been a very busy week. Looking forward to a quiet week ahead.
Sunday: chicken noodle soup leftovers
Monday: Kristen's enchiladas with red sauce
Tuesday: take out because I was fried
Wednesday: Chicken vindaloo
Thursday: "Find yourself something to eat, Mom's fried again"
Friday: Oh God, do they want to eat again today?
@Rose, why is that with kids? I wish we could just skip a meal now and again without them turning into hangrypotamuses!
@Kaitlin, Mine are in their mid 20s! They can boil themselves some ravioli!
Friday (probably): Boiled ravioli
heh. such a mega stressful week, I am so glad it's almost over. Although this weekend is busy too. sigh.
@Kaitlin, it took me forever to realize grown kids(commonly referred to as adults) can cook for themselves. They even make food for me! The hardest part was learning how to grocery shop for 1.
I have been batch cooking on weekends in order to make it through the days when I work from the office or have other activities going on. WWA:
Saturday - cashew orange chicken on rice (half to freezer)
Sunday - homemade lasagna using on-sale ricotta (over half to the freezer), store bought turtle brownie pie
Monday - went to partner’s pipe band party at a local restaurant where they served super good dolmades, spanakopita, calamari, Greek ribs, etc. (I was told the secret to their Greek ribs is Oyster sauce….)
Tuesday - freezer meal and leftovers
Wednesday- sandwiches on homemade buns from the freezer, French fries (thinking we may actually need an air fryer after reading all the comments 🙂
Thursday - store bought cabbage rolls and pierogies, garlic sausage
Friday - leftovers
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend
@kj,
I have an air fryer and after reading everyone's comments Wednesday I'm planning to have burgers and fries within the next week! I don't often think of making fries, so I was glad to be reminded of it.
@kj, lucky duck! I love Greek food.
WIS: About $30 at Trader Joe, $12 at Aldi, and $23 at the India Bazaar (the Indian grocery I mentioned in yesterday's Thankful Thursday).
WIA: A lot of chicken drumsticks! I'd thawed a package from the freezer to make Monday night before I read this week's Aldi ad, so I couldn't resist swooping into an Aldi on the way to an appointment yesterday and grabbing a bag of the 69-cent-a-pound drums. I also used some of the Indian spices on the sheet pan of drumsticks and cauliflower I made last night.
@A. Marie, we swooped in to Aldi right after they opened Wednesday, for the 69 cent drumsticks. They had five bags, five lbs each, for $3.45, with 50% 0ff stickers! We bought all five. One went to my daughter, who is short of money because of missing work with illness. One went to my son, perpetually short lol. Both these kids are adults. One bag went in the crockpot with a modified version of the sauce from "5 ingredient crockpot chicken legs". I need very low sodium, and low sugar.
Oh, and the other two bags were divided into meal (for 2 people) portions, and stored in the freezer. Yay for chicken @ 34.4 cents a pound. I see lots of chicken dinners in my future - although we a lot of chicken anyway.
I am now tantalized by the idea of mashed potatoes with an egg on top.
I am back to cooking and delighting in warm curries!
Monday - roti, cauliflower and peas (gobi matar), dal with cucumber salad
Tuesday - roti, crispy okra fry, dal, squid ghee roast with kachumber
Wednesday - matta rice, prawn curry, and cucumber salad
Thursday - mapo tofu, chongqing chicken, and rice (all homemade!)
Friday - Shabbat dinner at friends. Unsure what we will have.
@Samosa, cauliflower near me at supermarkets was $8!!! oddly, i found it for $3 at a nearby bodega. I don't understand how produce is so wildly expensive right now.
@Samosa, I don't get that either! Cauliflower is the veggie of the moment, I guess.
I didn't shop last week except for a handful of items, so about $30, after a previous no shopping weekend before that. I was thrilled! Of course, next week, I'll shop and spend money, probably more than I'd like.
WIA: My weekend was very busy so I didn't get to cook ahead. This week felt weird because of that.
I made a butt-roast into pulled pork in the pressure cooker Monday night and I had it a few times, with vegan coleslaw sometimes and with peas and cranberry sauce other times. I love cranberry sauce with pork in almost any form, and I had two bags of cranberries in the freezer that it turned out I didn't need for T-Day, so I cooked one of them.
I cooked a large piece of grass-fed beef sirloin and then braised broccoli in the pan afterwards. I served that with cranberry sauce once and other times with - well, something else I've forgotten. I had it a few times.
One night I didn't want to even cook as much as an egg, so I took some homemade chevre from a local farmer and topped it with cranberry sauce and served it over cassava flour biscuits that I already had in the freezer. I didn't get my veggies in with that meal, but it was quick, satisfying and tasty.
Note - I discovered I was out of regular vinegar for the cole slaw, so I subbed balsamic vinegar. I cut back on the sugar because of the balsamic and it turned out fine, if dark. As long as darker cole slaw doesn't bother you, it works.
I always get so INCREDIBLY HUNGRY when I read these menus… but they really do help me stay inspired to come up with new meals rather than just tossing frozen meals into my cart for me, myself and I.
Saturday - I made myself a gluten free mushroom and plant based cheese pizza. I used the*incorrect* gluten free flour. *Sigh* it was possibly the greatest kitchen fail I’ve had in a long, long time, and had me grumbling about all this diet change business for health. Well, lesson learned…
Sunday - grilled plant based gluten free cheese sandwich and strawberries
Monday - broccoli and rice casserole with apple slices
Tues - Monday repeat
Wed - plant based/gluten free Mac and cheese. ( Better than the pizza!)
Thurs - Southwest veggie stew, into which I tossed many frozen veggies that were looking a bit tired of hanging out in my freezer. I usually use chipotle chili powder in this, but left my jar behind in the Valley over Thanksgiving. I used regular chili powder instead with just a smidge of liquid smoke. It came out close to the usual flavor - so yay for the hack!
And today I am going to attempt another pizza with the CORRECT type of gluten free flour and some white truffle flavored olive oil I splurged on a few months back. Fingers crossed this one works out… or I may need to embark on making a cauliflower pizza crust… which just doesn’t tickle my fancy at all.
Lettuce on chilli? Is that a regional thing or a family tradition?
I made tamales with some friends last Saturday so this week we ate a lot of beef and chicken tamales and some bagel pizzas.
Pork shoulder roast is $.99/lb for the next week so I'm going to buy 4 or 5 roasts and store them in the freezer.
Saturday: spaghetti with meat sauce and Italian bread
Sunday: We had sub sandwiches and chili....which were items leftover from Hubby's hunting weekend at camp
Monday: Big salads with Extra cut-up deli meat and cheeses and garlic toast from extra buns
Tuesday: sweet Italian sausages, corn, pierogies
Wednesday: Hubby and I got mexican takeout as we were the only 2 home for dinner
Thursday: grilled, marinated pork tenderloin, steamed broccoli and boxed mac n cheese
Friday: tonight will be burgers and homemade queso mac n cheese
Pho is my number one reset meal. Feeling under the weather? Pho. Went a little too hard on vacation? Pho. A weekend of holiday parties and pizza? Pho. My pro tip is to throw some bok choy and broccoli in there for a full body reset (any other veggies you have on hand works as well). I also recommend checking online for some pho seasoning packets or at an asian market. I have used them a few times along with some burned onions and ginger when I really needed a fix, it's not quite as good as the restaurant, but it scratches the itch.
This week was absolutely insane due to family events, I drove back and forth from my base three times. Each way is 267 miles so I really, really don't want to think about my gas bill.
Sunday- I came home early for my cousin's engagement party the previous night, so my aunt decided to kill two birds and we did Hanukkah that night. So latkes, salmon and various veggies were on the menu; compliments of my family. And now I have another year until latkes....
Monday- Roasted veggie flatbread and cut up some meatballs that I had in the freezer.
Tuesday- Back at work. I had soup after a call to UCLA but was still hungry so I had some toast when we got back to base.
Wednesday- Back home. I had to go to a funeral for my husband's elderly aunt, so we ate at the repast. Which is delicious Middle Eastern food from my husband's country.
Thursday- Butternut squash ravioli with kale, and I made some loose sausage with pork I had in the freezer.
Friday- I have a hair appointment in Los Angeles, so I am tempted to pick something up since traffic will take it out of me.
Saturday- Back up to work for my company's Christmas party (I am also going to try and go snowboarding when I am up here, so a multipurpose trip), so dinner will be whatever they feed us. And it's usually pretty good.
I think I have done all my holiday partying in the space of one week. I am tapped out. I am genuinely looking forward to making dinner and relaxing on my couch for the next few days.
@Heather, How can you have latkes only once a year? I have to stop myself form making them weekly!
@Lindsey, Dr. Bestest Neighbor is reviving his Chanukah latke party this year after 2 years off because of the pandemic. Can't wait!
WIS: $36 and a few cents combined from Ollie's Outlet and two grocery stores.
WWA: Homemade soup, homemade muffins, cheese, tangerines, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, soft tacos. My husband usually works full-time from home but was at work events a lot this week where he was fed meals, so no real cooking happened.
Every time you post that mayo I think "I need to try it"...Some day I will remember (we don't do a lot of sandwiches so I always forget).
Sat: Pickle and bacon pizza...so good
Sun: Cacio e pepe I think...can't remember w/ what (shrimp and asparagus maybe?)
Mon: carbonara like dish w/ peas and the leftover bacon
Tues: Lemon chicken, truffle ravioli, and butternut squash soup (?)
Wed: pumpkin gnocchi, white bean, and kale soup w/ bread and butter
Thurs: Had leftover sauce from the lemon chicken so bought more chicken and had the sauce w/ that and pasta w/ asparugus on the side
Tonight: whatever quick we can pull from the pantry or freezer
It was a very pasta heavy week it seems
Maybe the cacio e pepe was the previous week??? I now remember we had delicious steak and cheese sausage w/ peppers and onions on a pretzel roll w/ sweet potato wedges...just no clue what day
I really should write this stuff down
@Jaime, do you make the pickle and bacon pizza, or do you buy it from somewhere?
I bought a Costco chicken because it cost less (5 dollars!) than the price of a raw whole chicken at the grocery store. Made a large pot of chicken and noodles from the white meat and bones.
Prepared the chicken thighs and legs for another meal with oven roasted brussels sprouts and roasted garlic potatoes.
Pizza and salad
Bean soup and homemade bread and applesauce
Penne pasta with red bell peppers,mushrooms and onions,Greek salad
Baked cod with twice baked potato and garlic broccoli
Tonight: Will be Chinese take out.We have a christmas show to attend later! Our order at local chinese place feeds us for 2-3 meals! And way cheaper than a sit down restaurant meal..which is exorbitant these days..
PS: Our local Winco had a TEN POUND bag of potatoes on sale for 38 cents!!!!!! They said they over purchased for holidays! So, I have more potato meals on the agenda:Potato broccoli soup, twice baked potatoes, odd but we enjoy steamed potatoes for a lunch entree. My husband loves to dip them in mustard! I like ketchup or mayo or both! I will probably make a batch of twice baked potatoes and freeze them for future dinner side dishes.
@Madeline,
Wow! What a score on the taters!
I just finished the final edits of a book, so let me see if I can remember our week without getting out of my chair to look at the kitchen menu:
Saturday we had a 24 hour power outage, so we heated up leftovers and grocery store fried chicken in a generator-powered microwave. Normally we do homemade pizzas that night, but obviously we weren't powering the oven with the microwave, or shredding cheese with the food processor, or cooking the beef and sausage and bacon.
Sunday we had power again! yay! We celebrated by making homemade pizza for dinner, flouting our usual "no heavy cooking on Sundays" rule. Flexibility is key.
Monday: still exhausted from the weekend, so we had more homemade personal pizzas (I usually make enough so we have plenty for Sat and Sun, so we just pushed it ahead)
Tuesday: Saint Nicholas Day! We traditionally have ham, cooked buttered apples, rolls, and whatever else we can think of. Because I loved our pumpkin pie so much at Thanksgiving, I made that again, plus a chocolate pie. I made my whipped cream too far ahead so it slumped. Boo. But there was SO MUCH HAM. We had stuffing, too, per the kids' request.
Wednesday: HAM. SO MUCH HAM. And leftover pie.
Thursday: Chicken and rice, roasted brussels sprouts. It was finally impressed upon me that two 13x9 pans of chicken and rice is not enough for a family of four boys (and a hungry husband), all of whom love the dish, so I made three pans, which is really not that much more work. Happy family.
Tonight will be tacos made by one of the kids. I am escaping to run errands this afternoon in celebration of finishing my editing job. Yes, for me errands are fun, it's the one time I get out of the house all week, aside from church! 😉
@Karen A., I continue to upsize my kitchen equipment, as my own three boys and one girl (and hungry husband) continue to grow and eat more. I bought a 15x10 Pyrex that I use ALLLLL the time. Will probably get another. I love it. It holds a lot more than the 13x9.
@kristin @ going country, I would totally get one of those if I hadn't already invested in two extra 13x9 pans....I am glad I can fit up to four of those in my oven!
WIS - $144 at Kroger
WWA - I can’t remember & didn’t write what we ate last Friday & Saturday, but I think we ordered pizza one of those days
Sunday - petite bacon wrapped beef filets, garlic mashed potatoes & tossed salad
Monday - oven fried chicken breast, leftover mashed potatoes for DH, baked potato for me, & green beans
Tuesday - our niece brought over soup beans (pinto), cornbread & greens for DH. I ate chicken pot pie. DH also ordered a coconut pie from Frisch’s.
Wednesday - same as Tuesday, except I added air fryer potatoes to our meals
Thursday - salmon patties, fettuccine al fredo, broccoli, coconut pie
Friday - I’m thinking chili
My grocery spending for the week is through the roof because (like kristen @ going country) we picked up a cow from the butcher this week! Only we didn't raise it (our friend did) and we only got a 1/4. This is our first time doing this and I'm very excited... But I really have to alter my grocery budget for a good long while. 🙂 I am hoping that on Sunday I can take some time to do a really solid menu plan for most of the rest of December. I wrote down everything that came with the 1/4 beef so I know exactly what we have.
Saturday: Pizza
Sunday: Surely I made some sort of big, delicious lunch for my family, but I didn't write it down. I know that for dinner I took orange juice and chocolate milk to our life group for breakfast for dinner.
Monday: Fajitas and blueberries
Tuesday: Jambalaya, apple slices, and red pepper slices
Wednesday: My oldest kiddo and I had pizza and salad at a pre-rehearsal dinner; those at home had leftovers
Thursday: Turkey and noodles
Friday: I just got the ATK Quick Family Cookbook through interlibrary loan and there's a Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie with Stuffing Crust recipe that I have the ingredients for and it sounds quick and yummy
@Ruth T, Oh, we didn't raise the cow we had butchered. Our neighbor did. We don't have enough pasture for cows. Only sheep.
@kristin @ going country,
Gotcha. Sounds like an awesome neighbor to have!!
@Ruth T, I too buy 1/4 of a steer raised by a friend (and have done so for about the past decade). Now that I live alone, I sell much of the meat (particularly the bigger roasts) to friends, at my cost. But, along with you and kristin @ going country, I know the satisfaction of having excellent beef in the freezer at far below supermarket costs.
@A. Marie, Soooo far below. We had three t-bone steaks for dinner last night. They, like all the meat from the cow, cost $3 a pound. We would not be eating steak if I had to buy it at whatever the current cost at the store is.
Lots of batch cooking this past weekend made for a pretty great week of eating over here!
WIS:$0, thanks goodness cause last week was huge!
WWA:
Saturday: Salmon rubbed with dijon mustard & coated in Tajin (so yummy & fast), sauteed zucchini & onions, & baked sweet potatoes
Sunday: Sirloin tip roast, baked potatoes, and leftover veggies
Monday: Chicken wonton soup with spinach & lots of veggies from the fridge & homemade turkey veggie eggrolls baked in the oven
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: Out for pizza before church
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: spaghetti with meat sauce - pasta for the young one and zoodles for everyone else
Saturday: Batch cooking again means I will make a few proteins to pull from for the week. I am thinking salsa chicken for some taco action, White chicken chili, and maybe some lasagna soup as well. Cozy meals planned for cooler temps and healthy eating.
Happy Friday!
Thanks to all of you, tried Pho for the first time this week. Both of us liked it, so it will be on future menus. The rest of the week ate chili for three days, pork meatball and bok choy soup, and shrimp salad one night. Tonight it is Fish Filet for me and a sub for him.
OOhh...I so want to do takeout tonight. The frugal life has me dreaming of something I didn't have to cook after a long day as I sit with my feet up watching Netflix! This week I enjoyed:
Monday - Lentil soup, garlic toast
Tuesday - (Pork) Meatballs and pasta, green beans
Wednesday - Chicken Soft Tacos with shredded cheese and pico de gallo
Thursday - Beef and Broccoli, rice
Friday - Cranberry-Gorgonzola Salmon Patty, skillet potatoes with the rest of the kale OR maybe I will save this for Saturday night's meal...
Saturday - TBD {on call}
Sunday - Made a Turkey Shepherd's pie for my daughter and myself with the last of the Thanksgiving turkey
Have a restful weekend!
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Hello! 112 in Kroger pick up. 12.22 at Aldi.
Monday: semi homemade chicken pot pie side of roasted sweet potatoes
Tuesday: leftover split pea and ham soup with cornbread
Wed: baked sweet potatoes with Asian slaw topped with sliced chicken breast
I cooked four large chicken breasts in slow cooker. Sliced them all. Used one for the slaw and froze the rest in two packages for later.
Thurs: leftover Asian slaw. No chicken. Frozen pizza.
Fri: breakfast sandwiches and tater tots in air fryer
Tomorrow I am making potato soup with broccoli and English muffin bread
Take care.
After seeing Kristen put eggs on things I was inspired to put one on leftover stuffing. Delicious. I kept singing beyonces put a ring on it..." if ya wanna make it better put an egg on it"
Thanks Kristen
@Tiana, That's my favorite breakfast (or, now that I don't eat breakfast anymore much) the day after Thanksgiving. I am also a big fan of eggs with rice, or mashed potatoes, or fried potatoes . . . pretty much any starch is good with an egg.
I love pho! We have a local restaurant that was awesome, then they changed hands and it isn't quite the same. It's not terrible, by any means. Just a little different. Maybe one of these days we'll find a place that's better, which is not a bad assignment to say the least, but we just don't go out that often.
I'm so annoyed with myself because I wrote out my spending and eating for the past week (which was such a bananas week!) last night so I could just cut and paste it in this morning since I didn't think I would have time before work with my new schedule. I was all proud of my clever self, and then my phone deleted what I wrote. Sigh. It was all funny and weird because of my schedule change too...I am too tired to write it all out again now which is itself hilarious considering this long comment but what can I say? I'm a riddle of contradictions. Also, it involved a lot of math...so anyway, if I'm not too tired tomorrow, I will write it all out for like the four of you who still read on the weekends, and in the meantime, I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!
@Becca,
Ok, I'm just too lazy to do all the math again, but I think I remember my total for food this past week was around 187 and change when I subtracted all the non-food purchases which is actually not too bad considering I had NINE receipts from the week...I think I was processing the stress of the changes at work by grocery shopping, but also needing to buy goodbye gifts for people and last minute Christmas gifts since we are celebrating early. And then I did a proper grocery run yesterday at Aldi and spent another 266.69, so to anyone who feels bad about their spending, you are not alone!!! And it is definitely true that the more time you spend in a store, the more money you spend! Luckily, I will have a bigger paycheck very soon here and also I will definitely have less time to grocery shop so I'm probably going back to every other week shopping.
Here's what we ate:
Fri: sweet and spicy swiss chard, turkey tenderloins made to taste like orange chicken Chinese food, both served over buttered rotini noodles and topped with shredded parmesan. Yum! Raspberries, chocolate cookies and fresh whipped cream for dessert.
Sat: sauteed baby bok choi in sesame oil, pepperoni and mozzarella focaccia, baby carrots and hummus.
Sun: broiled chicken breasts with guacamole on top, veggie rice, celery and hummus.
Mon: hotdogs, buns, grapes and cookies because sometimes we eat like toddlers.
Tue: Korean beef soup with rice, tatsoi greens and sesame drizzle. So good! Grapes and orange slices on the side.
Wed: fried fish fillets, leftover veggie rice, raspberries and fresh whipped cream because we're freakin' ballers now!
Thu: first day of new job! Celebratory Little Caesar's pizza and kale/carrot salad. Donut ice cream for dessert.
Fri: salad, baked chili casserole with cheese and bread crumb topping, tortilla chips and sour cream on the side.
Tonight: fancy Christmas dinner! Steak and maybe some kind of fish and/or potatoes. Also, bread wreath with brie in the middle. Yum!
* Sheppard pie
* chicken pot pie
* lasagna
* roast beef sandwichs (got to add mayo and dill pickles in there!)
... that's all I can remember.
I made a half batch of the butternut rolls today (I had 1/2 c of baked butternut squash leftover and 1 packet of yeast on hand). I only had a hand mixer with dough hooks but it was enough.
I was initially concerned that the dough did not rise as much as I expected- but they turned out great and are so delicious.
The "orange"' color was more pronounced once they finished baking. A great recipe - thx.
@Jean, Agreed! I made these yesterday and they are sooo yummy! I used pumpkin and organic whole wheat pastry flour. They turned out fantastic! 🙂
Good luck with your finals this week.