What I Spent
Well, hello there! I am not normally a Black Friday participant because I dislike crowds and limited-number-of-items deals, and also, a lot of Black Friday deals are just not that good.
This year I am especially not interested. I worked overnight last night so I am gonna spend at least half the day in bed, sleeping with my blackout eye mask on. 😉
I spent:
- $73 at Aldi
- $25 on Saturday night’s meal
- $22 at Aldi
So, $120 for me.
What We Ate
Saturday
I went to the symphony (woohoo for a free ticket!) and got a bite to eat in the city beforehand (which was good, but also was $25. Still a bargain compared to a full-price symphony ticket.)
Sunday
One of Zoe’s besties was here with us, and I made chicken quesadillas for the three of us, plus fruit salad, and chips and queso.
someone continues in her efforts to commit the crime of Being on the Table
Monday
Zoe was at work and I made myself some whole wheat blueberry pancakes because…they’re easy and delicious.
And also, half the recipe has 27 grams of protein, which isn’t too shabby (I put the recipe into My Fitness Pal when I was working with Ben).
I continue to use a 50/50 yogurt/milk mixture in place of the buttermilk, and it works fabulously. I always have yogurt here; I do not always have buttermilk now that I have such a small household.
Tuesday
A sweet reader sent me a Happy Thanksgiving Panera gift card soooo, I promptly used it for dinner!
Of course, I maximized it by using a “buy one, get one for $5” entree deal, and I also snagged a discounted cookie for Zoe and me to share. 🙂
Wednesday
I made French toast and bacon because apparently I am in a breakfast-for-dinner mood this week. And NO ONE CAN STOP ME.
I love being an adult. 😉
Thursday
I made some of my honey-glazed rolls, and we got some takeout fried chicken, just like we did last year!
Friday
I worked my overnight shift last night, so I do not imagine I will be up for much in the kitchen today. Grilled cheese sandwiches, perhaps.
before my shift, when I was young and full of life. Ha.
Selena
Friday 29th of November 2024
I will choose to ignore Chiquita paws on the table. Saturday - steak/salmon with wild rice Pilaf with added sauteed mushrooms Sunday - usual dine out Mexican, I ate my leftovers for lunch on Monday Monday - grilled burgers with cheese and the rest of an avocado, rest of the Saturday night rice Tuesday - leftover steak from freezer fried up with potatoes, mushrooms, onions, red & green peppers Wednesday - all from local butcher shop - heat and eat brisket for sandwiches, double baked potatoes which we split in half. Kiddo and spouse arrived from out of town Thursday - turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, ham, deviled eggs, rolls, green beans, corn casserole, cooked apples, cranberry sauce mixed with home grown strawberries from the freezer, pumpkin cheese cake pie/whipped cream, and peanut butter cookies with chocolate sprinkles. Friday - take out sushi with kiddo
T-day leftovers for lunch on Friday as well as Saturday and Sunday for me (I cannot wait). Better half made turkey soup but not from stock cooked up the carcass. On my hit list for next year re: making turkey stock. But I did a good job of pulling meat off the carcass.
Beth
Friday 29th of November 2024
Three Aldi stops totaling $120. Sat: roasted a chicken (which will figure highly in this week's meals), and immediately used part of it to make chicken noodle soup for sick husband. And being that he's sick in bed and the rest of the house is all mine, I just had chicken with ketchup, and some chips and salsa (& apples for an evening snack) Sun: more chicken, rice with soy sauce, apple, dates Mon: leftover roasted chicken, rice, carrots, apple Tues: chicken/apple/pecan salad (used up last of the roasted chicken) with clementines, prunes, and a cookie Wed: chicken sausage & northern beans with Italian bread Thurs: chicken sausage & northern beans with Italian bread (again) Fri: tuna salad sandwiches, clementines, cranberry relish
Karen.
Friday 29th of November 2024
I did a whole massive turkey-and-the-works shindig in hopes that I would not have to cook for at least three successive meals, and made it two. Ha.
Also, I have learned that my in-laws will indeed decline to come to our house for holiday meals — this fits a little with the grieving-what-has-been post of two days ago — because they cannot host because of increasing health problems and don't want to go someplace where the toileting situation is not workable for them.
So I guess now I have a toileting situation about which to noodle appropriate upgrades. I'm honestly not sure much can be done, but I will think and research to determine.
Blue Gate Farmgirl
Friday 29th of November 2024
We will have a Thanksgiving family dinner next weekend as half the family are down with c*v!d and I will only work one shift instead of 3. I did participate in bfs as I've been waiting for a deal on a very nice waffle maker. My waffle maker was from 1963 and it died last January...I've been very patient! We received coupons at work to enjoy the hospital's cafe dinner spread. They had oodles of food and gave us enough leftovers to make wonderful sandwiches in the nurse's lounge. I brought gf sourdough bread and cream cheese plus veggies and homemade ranch for the staff fridge. Today I brought chocolate/cheesecake swirl brownies for the dessert buffet. A sweet patient's family brought us a fresh fruit basket. WIS: $0 WWA: Sunday: flank steak fajitas, rice & beans, pico de gallo and cheesecake M: Cobb salads T: Hamburgers, homemade oven fries W: Breakfast for dinner Th: work Fr: work Sat: work
Hawaii Planner
Friday 29th of November 2024
Love the comment on your final photo! :-)
Spent = $203, which I'm not upset about, as it included steak for Thanksgiving, and a bunch of entertaining options. We didn't get to much of the entertaining stuff & snacks for DS18, so we will be able to use those in three weeks when he's home for winter break.
Meals: -Grilled chicken & rice x2 -A one skillet rice & chicken dish (yes, it was too similar to the above meal, but that was a last minute swap from DH, and not in the original plan) x2 -Steak with all of the Thanksgiving sides -A meal where everyone just kind of grabbed whatever they felt like, as I was at dS17's game, he had late leftovers, and DH had an unknown meal from the fridge.
As for tonight, we'll be having steak + leftover Thanksgiving sides.