What I Spent
Hungry Harvest’s delivery schedule was a little off, which means that I haven’t gotten a produce box for a few weeks.
Plus, I put off grocery shopping until mid-week.
That made for a good food waste situation…having so having almost no new produce coming in made me really dig through my fridge to use up the odds and ends that I might otherwise have ignored.
So, my fridge is fairly cleaned out at the moment, which means when I do fill it up again, I won’t be burying food that needs to be used up!
Anyway, on the grocery front, I just made one smallish stop at Aldi, where I spent $59.
January Grocery Spending
Week 1: $101
Week 2: $59
What We Ate
Saturday
I made a quick alfredo sauce for some leftover pasta for Sonia and Zoe:
And I used the last of the homemade French bread and garlic butter (leftover from making homemade French bread pizzas) to make a little garlic bread for them, and they had oranges on the side.
Mr. FG and I got Bertucci’s pizza for our date night, and we ate it in the car.
And that was fortunate because right as we were finishing eating in the car, a young guy and his girlfriend in the parking lot needed a jumpstart and had no cables. We always keep jumper cables in our cars, so Mr. FG was able to get him up and going.
Sunday
We got sushi from a local spot, continuing our efforts to support local restaurants while they’re struggling.
Monday
I got out some spiral ham from the freezer, I roasted some sweet potatoes, and I tried a Cook’s Illustrated recipe for dinner rolls made with tangzhong (more on that here).
Tuesday
I made quick Cuban sandwiches (a Cook’s Country recipe) which we ate with applesauce from the freezer and a fruit salad.
Wednesday
I made quesadillas with a lime-cilantro-corn filling, and we ate those with chips and salsa and sliced kiwifruit.
Thursday
At that quick Aldi stop, I was supposed to buy a pork butt so I could make pork tinga (a Sonia request).
And I bought exactly no pork butt.
So we had French toast instead. And luckily I had bought OJ at Aldi, so, there’s that.
Friday
I could go get a pork butt and make pork tinga. Or maybe I will just make burgers, because I have ground beef already!
Liz says
I have been inspired by my recent library loan of “Cook Once, Eat All Week.” We have since had to return it, but it was an eye-opening lesson in simplifying the ingredients line-up and prepping in advance. This past week, on our own without the book and also just cleaning out the fridge/freezer, we had…
–soup using kale/swiss chard from the garden, sweet potato cubes, leftover hoppin john, excess chicken broth, and a package of sweet italian sausage
–bbq casserole (bbq rib meat and extra bbq sauce from the freezer, excess plain-mashed sweet potato, and cheese) with a side of reduced-price sugar snaps in butter
–frozen lasagna
I’m looking forward to trying out a new round of this kind of meal prep for the coming week.
Tracey says
You are exactly right! I read everyone’s posts for meal inspiration. After more than 30 years of making meals for my family, we definitely have our favorites, but I sometimes feel like we get in a rut. I like seeing what others have made and try them out myself. Here’s what we ate this week:
Saturday: Refrigerator leftovers
Sunday: Homemade bean soup loaded with vegetables and cannelloni beans. I topped it with fresh grated parmesan cheese and added italian sausage to the non-vegetarian bowls. We had the last of the homemade Christmas butterhorn rolls to go with it.
Monday: Build your own omelette using whatever you can find in the fridge. Mine was garlic, brussels sprouts and swiss cheese. My husband’s was american cheese, peppers and onions. My daughter’s was a mix of cheeses. We ate them with fried potatoes.
Tuesday: Lemon and butter broiled scallops with rice, corn and peas (frozen from our garden).
Wednesday: BLT (and a PB&J for the non meat eater) sandwiches with tater tots.
Thursday: Chicken (one veggie) patty sandwiches with french fries and green beans ( frozen from our garden bounty)
Friday: Our local restaurant support went to the Chinese restaurant this week. It is not a chain, but a small place owned by a family of wonderful people.
Becca says
Sun: salad, fresh baked bread, turkey soup with carrots, parsnips, celery, leftover turkey from New Year’s Day as well as the pan drippings and onions from the roasted bird-very tasty!
Mon: leftover turkey soup, salad
Tues: beef and broccoli over jasmine rice, pomegranate seeds and green grapes
Weds: pomegranate seeds and grapes, buttered artisan rye toast, leftover turkey soup with parm cheese on top (I said it was weird to put cheese in turkey soup, but my husband insisted, and I have to admit that it was pretty good, although I still maintain it was a waste of parm that could have been saved for a different meal!)
Thu: leftover beef and broccoli with rice (the first batch was a bit too salty-too much soy sauce, so I steamed more broccoli and added it in to dilute-made it perfect!), carrot sticks
Fri: baby greens salad and foccacia with red peppers, tomatoes, red onion and provolone cheese
Tonight: leftover focaccia and salad-might add some shredded turkey to the salad because I have a bowl of it left still. Will eat the last of the soup for lunch.
April says
My meal list is a little anemic this week.
Saturday-fend for yourself/leftover
Sunday-homemade smoked brisket sandwiches with leftover blackeyed peas and fruit
Monday-Spatchcock chicken (our local grocery has a premarinated one so nobody think I’m getting fancy on a work night) with rolls and something??
Tuesday-corned beef hash but with brisket as the meat (good work night hack is using frozen potatoes O’Brien to save prep time)
Wednesday-local restaurant
Thursday-hot dogs and fries
Friday-bakes potatoes with brisket filling
Have a great week everyone!
Suzan says
How I wish I was clever about using up leftovers but I try. This week we have had pasta with meat balls, spaghetti Bolognese, lots of chicken and salads. In fact I am eating this for lunch right now. There has been smoked salmon and picky bits as well.
Rachel says
Heartily agree for always carrying jumper cables and being willing to help someone out. I’ve been the recipient and the giver of jumps, and they NEVER happen at an opportune time.
Also, had an epic make-ahead dinner fail — made an enchilada casserole, stuck it in the oven and forgot to set the timer. Two hours later, it hadn’t caught on fire yet, but the contents were complete charcoal. So we had to improvise!
Weekend: Pumpkin soup, takeout burgers for my husband’s birthday
Monday: Leftover meatballs and cabbage
Tuesday: Chicken sausages, mashed sweet potatoes/regular potatoes, sweet and sour red cabbage
Wednesday: Asian noodle soup with tofu, mushrooms, veggies
Thursday: Salad with roasted beets, goat cheese, clementines and walnuts; eggs and toast
Friday: Clean-out the fridge night – leftover pumpkin soup will be the main course, and other odds and ends
Kristen says
Ohh, that’s so frustrating to lose the casserole! But it was certainly clear what the right decision was at that time; no question of rescuing charcoal enchiladas.
kristin @ going country says
Definitely late today, because we were ice fishing alllll day.
So, is that your bare fridge right now? Because I gotta say, that looks nothing like my bare fridge before I go shopping.
The upside of the REALLY bare fridge I end up with somewhat regularly is that is allows me to clean my fridge thoroughly pretty easily.
Anyway. Food. And I got to go to a (tiny) grocery store on the way home from our fishing expedition today! HOORAY!
Friday: Pork, black-eyed peas, beet greens, rice, leftover green peas for our health, wealth, and happiness meal for the coming year.
Saturday: Fried bull meat, leftover rice, green salad, and a very exciting artichoke my husband brought me all the way from Taos (it was near where they were hunting)
Sunday: Roasted chicken, carrots, and potatoes; roasted tomatoes and onions; green peas; vanilla ice cream with maple syrup
Monday: Pork with sauerkraut and onions, chicken (the drowned hen) with curry dip, rice, carrot sticks, sauteed green beans
Tuesday: Bunless cheeseburgers, fried onions, mashed potatoes, green salad with ranch dressing
Wednesday: Breakfast sausage patties, pasta with pesto (made in the summer with the garden basil and frozen), frozen green peas
Thursday: Pork, leftover rice, baked onions, mashed squash, green salad with ranch dressing
Tonight: Our fishing expedition was successful, so there are two large rainbow trout in the oven right now, which we will have with leftover pasta with pesto, leftover mashed potatoes, some very exciting frozen corn I got for my children (I never buy corn), and more of the mashed squash.
Kristen says
Ok, so, when your fridge is bare, have you eaten all the condiments? Salad dressings?
kristin @ going country says
No, but keep in mind that I don’t buy things like salad dressing, anyway. So when my fridge is bare, usually what’s on the door on the condiment shelves is salsa, mayonnaise, mustard, jam, ketchup, bottled lemon juice, my jar of starter yogurt, and my jar of sourdough starter.
I’ve posted pictures a few times over the years of what my fridge often looks like when we’re getting low on stuff, and the most recent one is on this post.
https://going-country.blogspot.com/2020/12/sunday-snapshots-happy-birthday-to-me.html
In that one, I did actually have some carrots and celery, but otherwise it was corn tortillas, cheese, eggs, two containers of fat (rendered tallow and lard), leftover oatmeal, a bit of leftover caramel sauce, and the last of a jar of yogurt. That was literally it. (But lots of stuff in the freezers and “pantry,” of course. It would take us months to actually run out of food even if we never went to the store.)
Lorraine says
Vanilla ice cream with maple syrup! How have I forgotten about that? My dad gave me that when I was little. Thanks for the memories.
kristin @ going country says
You’re the second person today who has said that.
How many more are out there . . .
a curious reader says
We got our new oven this week. Still tabletop, but much bigger and better researched before. Bought the last one on a whim for about $60 seven years ago. It was tiny and at this point quite unreliable. Very excited about the new oven!
Saturday – bits and bobs as we had a big day on Friday and just relaxed on Saturday.
Sunday – chicken scarpariello with pasta
Monday – combined leftover rice with a black bean/ tomato mix. Topped it with cheese and broiled it for a minute. Had this as a kind of “burrito bowl” base which we topped with salsa, yoghurt in lieu of sour cream, avocado, cheese, etc. surprisingly good, especially for a meal that took about 10 minutes to make and used up leftovers!
Tuesday – fries to try out the new oven, random bits
Wednesday – sandwiches, fried in the pan, with egg, sausage, cheese and avocado
Thursday – all the random vegetables in the fridge (onion, carrots, bell pepper, eggplant, spinach, probably something else) + chickpeas + rice. I’ve been following the formula of vegetables that happen to be in fridge, sautéed + protein (either beans or sausage) + rice for a few meals recently. easy way to use up random bits, and not too tedious to make on weekday, if I have the foresight to chop the vegetables on the weekend.
I’m happy to have a bigger oven now, which means I can roast vegetables again! I used to roast a lot of vegetables a couple of years ago, but drove myself crazy spending the entire day roasting batches of vegetables on the 10″ x 7″ baking sheet that fit into our old oven.
Friday – we were inspired and whipped up a vegetarian lasagna with béchamel and a mushroom tomato sauce. it turned out absolutely delicious!
Beth says
Planning meals made this week easier than last week (said Captain Obvious!).
Monday: leftover steak salad, homemade sourdough, other leftovers
Tuesday: chicken curry using a jarred sauce, with rice and storebought naan.
Wednesday: baked salmon, green salad, sourdough
Thursday: bean soup with store meatballs, sliced bell pepper, sourdough
Today: homemade pizza, steamed broccoli
priskill says
How did that new yeast method work? Sounds so interesting!
Last Friday (New Year’s day) — slow cooker chicken enchilada casserole and some box brownies, along with ice cream and delicious hot peppermint mocha coffee (including whipped cream and chocolate syrup) using discounted Starbuck’s seasonal coffee from the mark down shelf. The smell alone is absolutely heavenly
Saturday — Big salad with sauteed chicken breast
Sunday — Homemade cauliflower pizza — not half bad! — and green salad (or sauteed broccoli?)
Monday– I think it was Big salad with chicken breast
Tuesday — “chicken cacciatore,” using up frozen breasts, jarred sauce, veggies, green salad
Wednesday– Broke down and sprung for Pollo Loco, using husband’s birthday $5 buck off so total was $12. First take out in 3 weeks
Thursday — Turned leftover “cacciatore” into — well, not sure what — with addition of canned black beans, more sauteed bell peppers, onions, tom. paste, capers, and broth, along with green salad
Friday — treat day! husband loves Thai and our little neighborhood restaurant. Kind of craving Arby’s — don’t hate me! Whatever, it is Friday and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!
also, LOVE Bertucci’s pizza and wish we had it here
Jenny says
I believe your Thursday dinner is called “Chicken Priskill”, and it sounds good!
priskill says
HaH! I will christen it officially!
Kris says
Isn’t it a good feeling to be able to help someone jump their car? Such a simple thing but it’s not unimportant to the people who need the service.
Mon–potato soup pulled from the freezer and honey/whole wheat quick bread
Tues–nachos (using up tortilla chips that were getting stale–the oven works wonders for them!–and leftover cilantro and tomatoes AND I was a hero for serving nachos for dinner)
Wed–red beans and rice
Thurs–chicken thighs in a Thai-style sauce over polenta
Fri–baked potato bar with ham/cheese/Greek yogurt/spinach, again getting rid of odds and ends
Jean says
Friday: New Year’s annual homemade Chinese food day.
Saturday: I think I was too full to make dinner.
Sunday: Burgers and vegtables
Monday: Lasagna and salad
Tuesday: Left over lasagna and salad
Wednesday: Baked scallop casserole, mashed potato and carrots
Thursday: After spending the day with my 2-year-old grandson, out at one of the state parks walking and playing, I had late lunch. So when did get home, I just heated up some of the lasagna in the ‘fridge–mainly for my husband.
Tonight: Frozen pizza with salad from our Harvest box and Misfits box ingredients.
WIS: $30 on some sale stock up items + $14 bag of frozen uncooked chicken breasts. I need to make some hamburg rolls to have some dinner sandwiches.
Bean says
We love to cook but are buying no new meat and are trying to use what we have (so much Arborio rice!) so our menus look a wee bit different than usual.
Sunday – cassoulet (the really good kind that takes days to make and involved duck confit, Toulouse sausages and pork)
Monday – sausage and cabbage (NY Times recipe)
Tuesday – Roasted Brussels sprouts and yams and bacon with a poached egg(trying to use more of our eggs)
Wednesday- omelet with bacon, spinach and Swiss cheese
Thursday – beef tacos with guac, pico de Gallo, etc
Friday – homemade pizza and a movie
Saturday – biscuits and gravy (using antelope sausage from my bil)
Sunday – pasta with ragu from Samin Nosrat (highly recommend!)
a curious reader says
everything sounds delicious – I may copy some of this for my meal plan this week!
Mary says
We thawed soup and turkey leftovers and made several meals with those. We make an easy chicken dish that makes enough for lunches as well as an entree. Take chicken and cover with green chili, tomatillos, cumin, any veggies you want to use up. Put in slow cooker for several hours. Shred the chicken, and serve over rice.
Sarahbeth says
Saturday- In the afternoon we went on our annual Christmassy outing to the mall. Once a year is enough for us. We like to walk around, let the kids ride the train, eat lunch in the food court (the kids get such a kick out of it), and get a holiday coffee. The food court provided our big meal that day.
Sunday- smorgasbord of leftovers
Monday- chicken in the crockpot with lots of paprika, basmati rice, baked sweet potatoes, sliced cucumbers
Tuesday- leftovers from the previous night. I also added some broccoli.
Wednesday- pancakes, per the kids’ request, with some eggs and fruit. I was going to serve the chicken again for the third night in a row but there was a revolt.
Thursday- gymnastics night for secondborn. There is a pizza place right next to the gymnastics place so Husband brought home some very inexpensive pizza at my request. $12 for two mediums. My plan had been to make chicken tacos with the rest of the chicken from Monday, but due to my poor foresight, we ran out of tortillas before the tacos could become a reality. So pizza saved the day!
Friday- The pickings around here are seriously slim. I think we’ll have baked French toast for dinner and then I’m off to Aldi tonight!
Mary says
Thanks for the reminder about breakfast for supper!
Kristen says
That is such a lifesaver when your other plans have fallen through.
Shandry Bullock says
Venison roast with mushroom gravy, fried okra, stewed squash and onions
Venison roast, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Venison vegetable soup with homemade bread
Venison vegetable soup with cornbread
Chicken fettuccini Alfredo, garlic bread
Learning to cook venison and eat it
as husband killed two deer next to last day of hunting season.
Bean says
My friend grinds it up for taco meat.
Also Hank Shaw has awesome recipes:
https://honest-food.net/
Wendy says
Haven’t done shopping since 12/29/2020. I had checked out a couple of cookbooks from the library and made my menu for this past week from one of them, One Dish Vegan, by Robin Robertson. Korean Hot Pot, Veggie Étouffée, Ziti with arugula and artichoke pesto(not a keep for us). As well as a tried and true Hamburger Stew-minus the hamburger-adding in Impossible burger, and a quinoa-kale-white bean dish. Tonight we will round out the week with Fried rice using up some kale, baby bok choi, and tofu. I think I might be able to get us through until Wednesday next week, with what we have in the fridge and freezers, and a forecast for snowy weather. Cold always means we eat a lot of soups.
gina says
I have been steadily cleaning out fridge and freezer and ‘recycling” leftover dibs and dabs of stuff like cheese balls, dips, et., from Christmas. We’ve eaten very well this week and it was nice not to stress groceries. I made out menus for next week to include my college kid, but the week after that it will be just the two of us, so no more casseroles…
Jessica says
Sunday: salmon and baked potatoes
Monday: Meatballs w/brown gravy and egg noodles
Tuesday: Pizza and cake to celebrate a b-day
Wednesday: Fish sticks and sweet potato fries
Thursday: Chicken Enchilada soup
Friday: Homemade pizza
Maureen says
Loved that you helped someone jump their car. When it happened to me once, you wouldn’t believe the people that said no. So I always try to help out on situations like that too.
Lindsey says
Wow, I have never heard of anyone turning down a request for a jump. I have broken down at 40 below zero and had multiple people come up and volunteer to help me, so it is inconceivable to me that people would turn their backs on someone needing a jump start.
Darlene Robertson says
Sunday-snack tray with Trader Joe stuffed grape leaves, little mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese and everything but bagel seasoning
Monday-grilled chicken and caprese salad
Tuesday-leftover grilled chicken on green salad with some pepper, onion, ancient grain blend I had in freezer
Wednesday-vege soup and cheese toast
Thursday-pizza night
Gina says
We tried the mini peppers with cream cheese and everything but bagel seasoning last night and they were a hit!!
Hawaii Planner says
Let’s see, we had:
-30 minute beef stir fry (my 13 year old made it, and it was delicious.)
-A big batch of chicken curry (x2 meals)
-Stuffed pepper meatloaves
-Salmon
Tonight – we have enough for leftover curry, meatloaves & salmon. Everyone will get their choice!
Erika W. says
Thank you Angie!
I was going to make mushroom soup today but will have Zuppa Toscana instead = much more interesting and haven’t had it in a long while.
Ruth T says
Monday: Leftover ham from my mom (she buys the boneless kind that’s oh-so-easy to slice and reheat), broccoli with cheese, leftover mashed potatoes and gravy
Tuesday: Butternut squash navy bean soup from my freezer with a biscuits on the side
Wednesday: The last of the ham with strawberries and fried potatoes. I used butter and Aldi’s ‘everything but the bagel’ seasoning on the potatoes and it was really good! The kids ate them all up and asked for more.
Thursday: Pork roast, cranberry apple sauce, and zucchini cooked in butter and the ‘everything but the bagel’ seasoning. My 6yo got seconds on the zucchini!! It’s usually a struggle to get her to tolerate zucchini at all. I think this seasoning is our new winner.
Friday: Tater tot hot dish (this will be a new recipe for me) with pineapple and broccoli with cheese.
Martha C says
Saturday: Cottage pie
Sunday: Leftover Cottage Pie
Monday: Lentil Soup with French Bread
Tuesday: leftover soup
Wednesday: leftover soup
Thursday: YOYO (you’re on your own); I made egg drop soup for myself
Friday: grocery day; going to grab a rotisserie chicken and some kind of easy fresh veggie
Grandma Bev says
cooked bacon in oven for first time, parchment paper on sided cookie sheet, don’t let them touch-they stick together, 390 degrees for 15 minutes. Worked well, poured off grease to save for later.
Athena says
A broiler pan works really well for this too and your bacon doesn’t end up swimming in the fat. They’re also really easy to get apart if they are touching. Should just pull right away from each other. The oven is my favorite way to make bacon and bacon fat is so good to collect and keep!
Erika W. says
Our meals recently.
Black bean chili (Amy’s canned)
+ mashed avocado and sour cream both blobbed on top
Fresh Seedless grapes
Large shrimp linguini
+Parmesan, white wine, garlic, bell pepper- sliced. All pan fried.
Blackberry mousse (home-made)
Sliced pork, ready-cooked from freezer, boiled carrots, mashed potatoes, green peas
Banana cream pudding.
Corned beef pie (recipe from WWII, very pleasant)
Caesar salad
Stuffed baked apples = apples with honey and raisins and thick cream on top after removing from oven
Chicken Caesar salad
Fresh pears poached with sugar and cinnamon
Now that cold weather has properly set in we do try to have desserts always.’ B.
Angie says
Saturday: Leftover New Year’s Day dinner…cocktail sausages, rice, pink eyed peas, asparagus.
Sunday: Roasted turkey breast, peas, mashed potatoes
Monday: Ritz cracker casserole made with leftover turkey, green salad
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: I cooked up a bath of Great Northern Beans & used them for a large pot of Zuppa Toscana with kale, white beans, potatoes, and leeks; garlic bread.
Thursday: Leftover soup and bread.
Friday: Not quite sure yet but perhaps some kind of chicken and sides to go along with it. It is very cold and rainy here so something hot and filling is in order.
Emily U says
Our grocery store had a very good deal for rotisserie chicken last weekend, so our meals at the beginning of the week centered around that.
Sunday: chicken a la king (basically chicken pot pie filling over homemade biscuits)
Monday: fajita chicken pasta bake (started chicken broth in the slow cooker with the chicken carcasses)
Tuesday: homemade chicken noodle soup
Wednesday: some leftovers
Thursday: tuna noodle casserole
Friday: takeout
Ellen says
I shop every two weeks, (may have to do a quick pick up between) my shopping date is this coming Sunday. (last time I spent about 140.00
Saturday- Went to MIL for a date late New years day dinner, We had ziti, we brought the bread, my sil was in charge of salad, but they couldn’t come.
Sunday- take out from 5 Guys.
Monday- breaded Chicken cutlet, noodles, veggie
Tuesday- had a dr appointment later, so I picked up a pizza on the way back
Wednesday- Ravioli, bread, after I got back from the dentist.
Thursday- Chicken cordon blue, mashed, veggies, kids had mac and cheese as they do not like that.
Friday- breakfast for dinner- French toast, bacon, and some cut up apples
Beverly says
I’ve been totally unmotivated this week to menu plan and haven’t been to the grocery store so our meals this week are kind of all over the place!
Saturday: Gameday foods including 7 layer dip
Sunday: red beans and rice
Monday: pasta with rotisserie chicken and salad (chicken and salad were from Costco run on 12/31 to get my husband glasses to use up FSA funds)
Tuesday: homemade pizza
Wednesday: baked chicken legs and salad (DH asked for chicken wings for the semi-final of the college football playoffs but my grocery was out so I bought chicken legs instead and then ended up not using them for the game because I was afraid of using my wing recipe to cook them. Turned out fine when I did it BTW)
Thursday: spring rolls and French onion soup from the freezer
Friday: Probably takeout – Fridays are my nights off from cooking!
Molly says
May I present our easy meal:
Cheesy Mustard Lentils.
Cook green/brown lentils (stovetop, instant pot for 9 minutes quick release, a packet of pre-cooked). Drain, but do not rinse (much better warm). Add cheese (preferably cheddar). Add mustard (anything but honey mustard). Mix. Eat. Serve with rice or bread if you need to.
Why yes, we did eat this for dinner last night.
Sarahbeth says
That sounds like something I’d enjoy! If only someone else in my family would eat lentils besides me.
My husband is on the picky side and sadly our kids seem to have inherited this. I’m the only one who will eat salmon, lentils, mushrooms, olives, any other seafood, etc. Sometimes I want to make a pot of clam chowder all for myself!
Missy says
Monday- egg bake, raspberries
Tuesday- Cuban sandwiches, lettuce salad and strawberries
Wed-naan bread pizzas, carrots and grapes
Thursday-veggie loaded baked potato soup, apples
Friday- going out
Saturday-stuffed French toast and fruit
Sunday- meatloaf balls, corn and fruit
Kristin W says
I just wanted to say that your empty fridge looks like my empty fridge! I often see people post pictures of their empty fridges with truly empty shelves and I wonder where the rest of the stuff is. Did they eat all their pickles and Mayo and mustard and 5 flavors of salad dressing?!? Thank you, as always, for being so relatable and real. Have a great weekend!!!
Kristen says
That is what I always wonder too! Where are the condiments??
Sarahbeth says
That is so true! Even when we’ve eaten our fridge down to nothing there’s still something in there! A container of creamer and a jar of bacon grease at the very least, plus the soy sauce and Worcestershire and condiments we never seem to find the end of!
Kristen says
I have two pint jars of bacon grease in there right now, actually. Ha.
Nora says
Well
Monday: we did Denny’s curbside. Trying to support.
Tuesday: baked chicken thighs, salad & potatoes
Wednesday: zucchini taco boats, salad, applesauce homemade. Used up some soft apples
Thursday: Left overs fillings from Wed. Made bowls with that and tortilla chips.
Friday: Chicken fajitas and cole slaw
Nora says
I audited our food situation after the holidays and determined we have lots of potatoes (huge variety especially if you count the freezer), carrots, sandwich rolls, chicken quarters, and salmon. So, I’ve been planning menus around using those and staying ahead of my Misfits boxes.
Saturday – Tri-tip (from freezer) with mashed potatoes and steamed carrots
Sunday – Roasted lemon chicken with pan fried potatoes and green beans
Monday – Chicken patty sandwiches with french fries and veggie tray
Tuesday – Adults had a gifted risotto mix, kids had boxed mac n cheese; everyone had salad
Wednesday – Beef with spinach over potato cubes, topped with shredded carrots
Thursday – Green tea poached salmon with soba noodles
We will still need to focus on potatoes and carrots in the near future. We have plenty of chicken quarters left, but they’re in the freezer so less pressing.
Priscilla says
It was my husband’s birthday this week. I made Yummy gumbo. I had shrimp, sausage & chicken in freezer. I added chopped zucchini to substituted okra (which my husband care for) otherwise it was a standard recipe with tomatoes, fresh garlic, gumbo file’ simmer for an hour. Make rice with 1 cup of tomato juice or V-8 instead, plus 1 cup water. Bring to boil, add 1 cup rice, simmer 20 minutes. Add cooked shrimp to gumbo and enjoy! We got 3 meals out of gumbo.
Haley says
Sunday: burgers and fries
Monday: chickpea curry with coconut rice and naan
Tuesday: delicious salmon special from our neighbor’s food truck for our anniversary, frozen pizza for the kids
Wednesday: broccoli cheddar soup with homemade biscuits
Thursday: veggie chili and cheese quesadillas to use up extra cheese and tortillas
Friday: pioneer woman’s black bean burgers with fries. Publix had a bogo on fries, so we’re stocked!
Dianne says
Sunday – mushroom stroganoff, broccoli/cauliflower/carrot mixture
Monday – hot dogs, baked beans, carrot sticks, salad greens, orange slices
Tuesday – chicken tacos, leftover beans and rice, leftover veggies, orange slices
Wednesday – leftovers
Thursday – ravioli, green peas, apple slices
Friday – pork chops, couscous, applesauce, baked carrots
Saturday – ???
Mary says
Pork chops and Mac and cheese
Taco soup
Leftover meatballs and penne from freezer
Sausage pie
Chicken tenders and salad
Grilled cheese and soup
betta from daVille says
WWS: +/- $10 WWA: we hit a wall this week, so all easy meals:
S: reheated fried chicken (from grocery store), tater tots, & leftover veg side dishes
S: leftover fried chicken with roasted beet and feta salad
M: broccoli-cheddar soup (Budget Bytes); homemade sausage rolls (made with some leftover puff pastry I had in the fridge wrapped around leftover breakfast sausage)
T: Thai Grilled Tofu and green beans with avocado lettuce wraps (epicurious)
W: pasta tossed with sautéed zucchini, leeks, capers, garlic and herbs; salad
R: Dutch baby with bacon
F: Brussel sprout nasi goreng (epicurious)
Kristen says
I’m going to have to google your dish for tonight, as I’ve never heard of it!
Susan says
We had (starting with most recent):
Chili with elbow noodles
Chicken fajitas with rice
Gluten-free orange chicken with rice (copy cat Panda Express recipe)
Philly cheesesteak stuffed peppers
BBQ beef stuffed baked potatoes
Take out Maggianos
Prime Rib, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots (New Year’s dinner).
Kristen says
I have never been to Maggianos. What do you like to get there?
Susan says
I had Rigatoni D which is herb roasted chicken, mushrooms, caramelized onions and rigatoni in a Marsala cream sauce. I love their Chicken Piccata too. Honestly I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad meal there. They do a great job with gluten-free and avoiding cross contamination which is why we ordered from what is usually more of a special occasion restaurant for us. I wanted my daughter to explore her dining out options.
Ruth says
LOVE Magianno’s! NOTHING bad on the menu!
Jen says
It’s a corporate chain, similar to OliveGarden. Everything’s OK. Nothing’s really great or authentic.
Jen says
It’s a corporate chain, similar to OliveGarden. Everything’s OK. Nothing’s really great or authentic.
If there are any locally-owned, family Italian, check them out!
BarbG says
Saturday – leftover shepherd’s pie, applesauce
Sunday – veggie fried rice, fruit salad
Monday – last of the shepherd’s pie (finally!), fruit salad
Tuesday – pasta, green salad
Wednesday – leftover fried rice, grapefruit
Thursday – taco salad, applesauce
Friday – planning to have bacon, egg, biscuits
Kristen says
Sometimes, it is such a relief when you finish a dish, right??
BarbG says
Yes! I try to make food that won’t make more than 2 servings since it’s just me here, but sometimes that’s hard to do.
Julie says
Every week I tell myself I’m going to write down what we had…and every week I don’t. I made my once-monthly trip to Sam’s this week though, so the spending was high, but since it’s only once a month, it evens out!
I have no idea what we’re having tonight. Maybe potato soup and butternut squash rolls that are in the freezer.
Thursday – chicken enchilada casserole, salad, chips and salsa
Wednesday – Pizza with meatballs and scallions, salad
Tuesday – Turkey burgers, roasted potatoes, salad
Monday – Spaghetti with sausage, salad
Sunday – Salmon, roasted veggies
JD says
My Misfits box made it on time, amazingly. I had a “full” shop last week, and I’m wondering if I can reduce the spending this time. The sales continue to be poor here on organic foods and sustainable and humanely raised foods.
What we ate:
Starting with New Year’s Day, we had sauteed kale, black eyed peas, corn bread and fried, sliced hog jowl.
Then in no order, we had:
Steak with a salad and homemade ranch dressing.
Pork loin chops, sautéed zucchini/summer squash/onion, and honey-rosemary carrots.
Chicken pot pie, homemade from leftover chicken and vegetable soup.
Loin chops again, with cabbage and more carrots. Can you tell I love carrots?
Hopping john with the leftover black eyed peas, Christmas ham from the freezer, and cabbage and something I’ve forgotten for me, since I find black eyed peas will give me ulcers in my mouth if I eat more than a little.
I was late getting home last night, due to having to pick up some supplies for my husband, so I gave him a sandwich with leftover roast chicken, lettuce and sweet pickles, plus chips and grape tomatoes. I had leftover chicken and salad.
Amy says
I made a pseudo-resolution to make more dinners at home. I made it until yesterday without having takeout, but since we’ve established Thursdays as pizza takeout with the kids, I’m not beating myself up too much over it. Next Thursday I’ll try to make french bread in the morning so we can have french bread pizzas instead.
Sunday: Garlic Marinated Chicken from Budget Bytes with broccoli. I tried to roast some butternut squash and it just wasn’t finishing up so I left in the oven, then forgot it there. I will do better next time.
Monday: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Tuesday: Baked Pizza Chicken from Budget Bytes and some vegetable. I don’t remember.
Wednesday: Leftover pizza chicken, leftover steak, mac and cheese and broccoli.
Thursday: takeout pizza
Friday: pulled pork is on the menu but I forgot to pull out the pork shoulder so I’ll probably make something else instead.
Gina says
Hi Amy, We have pizza every Friday and it’s homemade. We had to find a softer crust due to allergies. If you find you can’t make bread Budget Bytes Cheese Bread Recipe works great. It doesn’t sit very long to rise and it’s a soft texture. We load our’s up with leftovers on Friday. You can roll it thinner and also double or triple the recipe. We also leave off the cornmeal due to allergies. Hope this helps.
Blessings,
Gina
Battra92 says
Per your date night, everyone should have a set of jumper cables and everyone should have a set longer than what they think they need. 15-20ft are good versions. I say this as someone who was out in sub zero weather trying to jump my grandmother’s car using the shortest set of cables on earth.
Sunday: Pork chops, crispy roasted potatoes from SeriousEats, roasted carrots
Monday: Mostly leftovers along with salads and the like.
Tuesday: Buffalo chicken tenders, rice and vegetables.
Wednesday: Hamburgers, tossed salads and some potato things in the shape of faces (my wife got them for our daughter as a sort of special treat because she’s been good lately.)
Thursday: We basically just ate up some scraps and odds and ends. I ate a sandwich. My daughter had some chicken tenders.
Friday: I am not sure yet. Maybe soup? Maybe a stir fry? Maybe just eat up leftovers or something.
Kristen says
I was so surprised this guy had none. They seem really, really essential, especially if you live somewhere where the weather is really cold.
And even if you don’t live where it’s cold, batteries do get old and die unexpectedly.
So yes. Jumper cables for all!
Jenny says
Recently on a cold day in the upper Midwest, I was at the grocery store, and two tiny little really old people had a dead battery in their van. The man had jumper cables and I had a running car so he was able to get it started. I practiced my Spanish and they practiced their English, and it all worked out. I was so glad I was there and able to help out. It made my whole day feel better.
JD says
We stopped at a rest area on a long trip home years ago, and a very petite young woman was going from car to car, asking if anyone could give her a jump, and we were the only ones who had cables! We were in Georgia heading to north Florida but she had to make it to Miami still, so my husband gave her our cables after we got her car going, and told her to only turn off the car if she had to, and to try to only do that when she was in a safe area, and please let us know she got home safe, giving her our number and our address. She sent us the sweetest note when she got home. We always carry cables with us!