WIS, WWA | Exactly $100
What I Spent
I spent:
- $10 at Safeway
- $11 at Giant
- $37 at Aldi
- $42 on pho (!!!)
That works out to $100, which is kind of satisfying.
What We Ate
Saturday
The girls and I had a pho night. 🙂
Sunday
I made a pot of chili for us to eat after our cookie-decorating afternoon.
Monday
Leftover chili. 🙂
Tuesday
I had my microbiology final in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day studying for my chemistry final. I needed an easy meal to make, so we had chicken quesadillas.
Wednesday
I made a pot of broccoli noodle soup, with fruit salad on the side.
Thursday
Leftover soup!
Friday
As I was typing this up, I realized that we have had soup almost every night this week. Tis the season, I guess. 😉
So maybe I will make something different for dinner tonight. Like...sandwiches. Ha.
I've been sick for two weeks, now. Making dinner is about all I can handle, so....
$0 grocery shopping, with the exception of $35 mystery shop (super expensive at a regular store, $20) to be reimbursed, $20 for mystery dinner (over reimbursement) to total out of pocket $20:
Sat: I slept most of the day, didn't go to a planned holiday party, partner ordered in more Chinese and paid.
Sun: leftovers
Mon: chicken piccata over mashed cauliflower/potato, roasted broccoli
Tues: savory baked beans with bacon and breadcrumbs (I love this recipe from Epicurious) I added carrots and leeks to the recipe. Sautéed cabbage.
Wed: Rou Zao Fan: Taiwanese braised minced pork, served over jasmine rice, with roasted broccoli. Cucumber and red pepper salad on the side.
Thurs: took partner on a mystery shop dinner: tan tan udon, vegetable tempura, seaweed salad.
Tonight: I'm off to my parents so who knows!
@BettafrmdaVille, sorry to hear that you don't feel well. Pulling off chicken piccata is impressive, especially while sick! Any type of frying intimidates me.
@Natalie J, Chicken piccata is a favorite in our house. I even served it at my wedding in 1989.
@BettafrmdaVille,
I was sick over Thanksgiving, and could barely make toast. Your meals are always amazing, but you did this when you were sick? Wow!
This week we had:
Sun-crab pretzels, fruit while watching UMD/UT basketball game
Mon-one pot creamy chicken mushroom florentine (new recipe that was ok, not great), roasted squash
Tues- Southern Living Pulled BBQ Chicken on rolls, crockpot mac & cheese, green beans
Wed- leftovers
Thurs- taco soup, salad, cornbread muffins
Fri- leaning towards chicken Enchiladas with rice
@Kim in Maryland,
Crab pretzels sounds like a very Maryland thing to have! And it sounds delicious!
@Ruth T, i joke that the only thing that Old Bay doesn't go on is ice cream and cereal! They were delicious!
@Kim in Maryland, one of my husband’s clients sent him a gift this year, it was a case of specialty potato chips and one of them was Maryland crab. My kids were so disappointed - none of us like old bay. I love crabs, but the seasoning is used way too much in the east coast.
@Kim in Maryland, This is Jody in Maryland, and I've had Old Bay on ice cream 🙂 (A sundae with Old Bay and caramel)
WIS: $52 at Price Chopper and $30 at Aldi. (See my note in my TT/FFT of yesterday that Aldi is rapidly becoming a new favorite store for me. I mentioned this over at the NCA as well, and Katy replied that Kristen and all of us Aldi shoppers over here are giving her Aldi envy! No Aldi in Portland, apparently.)
WIA: Three healthy salads with the smoked salmon and greens I bought at Aldi. Various less healthy things with the ham shank I bought at Price Chopper (I know I just bought one at Thanksgiving, but .99/lb. was too cheap for me to resist), including a good old-fashioned ham and potato casserole with cream of mushroom soup. (I had a can of the soup lurking in the back of the pantry, so I do give myself pantry cleanout points. And I shared the casserole with my widowed neighbor next door, who also enjoyed it.)
@A. Marie, if you are talking Portland, Oregon, Aldi is not here. We do have Winco which has really good pricing and selection. I love their bulk food sexy!
@Shannon, yes, Katy is in Portland, OR. But what's this about sexy bulk food at Winco? Do tell us more!
@A. Marie,
I'm wondering if that autocorrected from bulk food section? Like in the most hilarious way...bulk nuts are cheap, but I dunno about sexy...haha! Actually...wait...um...nevermind...my mind went somewhere that is not appropriate for the bulk foods aisle...
@Shannon, I did a little sexy shimmy in our WinCo's bulk food section this morning in your honor 😉
@Becca and @Shannon, I suspect that autocorrect was at work here. But I simply couldn't resist.
@Natalie J,
Sexy shimmy! Hahaha!
Not so much cooking this week, but lots of fun!
Sunday: A double batch of fideos, because we knew we would need leftover lunches throughout the week. Cotija and crema on top, yum!
Monday: My school's Christmas program was tonight, so I didn't get home until 8:30. Husband and preschooler went to Wendy's for a date
Tuesday: We went to my friend's "Pajamas and pancakes" party
Wednesday: Dinner at my husband's work Christmas party
Thursday: Preschooler's choice, which this week meant tacos that she ate as lettuce wraps. The parents had crunchy taco shells
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: My husband will be with his friends, so my preschooler and I will eat fish while he's gone, as is our tradition haha
Thanks again to the person who posted about the white chocolate bark with almonds and apricots, I made a batch and it's delicious!
True to form, I have no idea how much I spent (because I don't do the shopping often or track expenses). I also have no clue what we ate (but we did eat and it was all cooked at home). BUT I would gladly come to your house and live if you make soup for me every night.
Hey, you cooked even during your final week. Yay you! And yay done with finals!
We are not done yet, and I am really ready to be done. Despite that, I did manage to find food for the ravenous hordes for yet another week.
Saturday: Pizza--one cheese, one with leftover diced steak--and carrot sticks with ranch dressing.
Sunday: Bull enchilada casserole, baked custard. I was trying to find softish foods that my son with the long-term sore throat and minimal appetite might eat. This casserole was pretty soft, and it used some more of the neverending bull meat. Baked custard for the same sick one, although everyone else loves it, too, so the double recipe I made didn't produce any leftovers.
Monday: Work day! Enough of the enchilada casserole left for everyone but my husband, He had leftover steak and rice. I also found a container of snack cookies in the freezer and gave the kids a couple of those. Mondays can use some cookies.
Tuesday: Shepherd's pie, maple custard. Another in the same vein as Sunday's meal. The non-sick children sure have been appreciating all this custard this week.
Wednesday: I was at a baby shower with two of my kids where we had smoked beef sandwiches, coleslaw, fruit kebabs, pigs in a blanket, and a very large selection of cupcakes. "Ladies who lunch" menus don't really every appear in cattle country. 🙂 The three at home had leftover shepherd's pie and some of the cupcakes we brought home.
Thursday: My husband's birthday. I was at basketball games with all the children from 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m., so I needed something I could make ahead. So I made a big pot of chili and we had Frito pie. I also made a pumpkin custard--a double recipe of Smitten Kitchen's classic pumpkin pie, but just the filling baked in a Pyrex. We had that with vanilla whipped cream. It never ceases to amaze me that almost my entire family will choose dairy-based desserts like custards or puddings over cake.
Tonight: Though tasty, last night's dinner was not a particularly special celebratory one, so I think I'll do that tonight. Steaks, twice-baked potatoes, green salad with ranch dressing, and the leftover pumpkin custard.
I didn’t shop last week. I will today, though, so look out, pocketbook!
I had a steak from the freezer and something on the side. I don’t always include sides in my menus, so I can’t reference the menu.
Pizza, that my daughter bought. I rarely eat it anymore so it was extra good. I broke out with a bit of rash the next day, though, drat.
A chicken and root vegetables sheet pan dinner. Carrots, parsnip, onion and…other veggies I forgot.
Meatloaf with honey beets and English peas.
A hamburger on GF bread and slaw on the side.
A leftover main dish Panera salad from a work lunch provided by a vendor. We had some extra lunches so we took them home. It was good except for the blue cheese, which I hate and picked off.
Another no cook night- our office Christmas dinner was last night at a restaurant. I chose beefsteak with mushrooms and gravy, and roasted veggies that included Brussels sprouts, summer squash, zucchini, onion, beets, potatoes and garlic. Blue corn chowder on the side, and my guest -my daughter-and I split an apple crumble topped with vanilla ice cream and Bailey’s whipped cream. I brought half my meal home for today but I was still stuffed.
Tonight I should probably eat something light for my waistline’s sake!
Sunday: Pizza to go with our Christmas movie 🙂
Monday: Burgers (the first meat we had from our 1/4 beef! Yum!), fries (all the air fryer talk last week had me craving to make some), applesauce, and pepper slices
Tuesday: Instant pot macaroni and cheese with roasted broccoli
Wednesday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Thursday: Adapting Kristen's Orzo with Sausage and Asparagus, we had orzo with sausage, broccoli, and red peppers with blueberries and grapes on the side
Friday: I haven't made a plan, but as I think it through I think I'll make meatloaf. I like to make it with 1/3 ground beef, 1/3 ground venison, and 1/3 ground pork. I have all of that in my freezer right now! Maybe a corn casserole to go with it and some green beans. I'm going to be home all afternoon, so I've got time to make things that take a while.
Saturday - takeout burritos
Sunday - I was going to dinner with a friend visiting from our of town so made the kids Kraft with lil smokies in it before I left, always a hit!
Monday - Zuppa toscana
Tuesday - penne Al vodka (cooks illustrated recipe, a favorite at our house!)
Wednesday - make your own pizza bagels (my mom had given us a bag of Thomas mini bagels, my kids were not so into eating them for breakfast though so found another way to use them) and steamed green beans on the side
Thursday - school concert at the kids school so home a little bit later. In lieu of a holiday party, my husbands company has mailed him a few different gifts at home, one of which was a box of ingredients and recipe for a fancy pasta dish so he made that. It was delicious, although spicy so kids wouldn’t eat much of it.
Friday - quick bbq chicken, Au gratin potatoes (from a box), some type of veggie
Sandwiches and soup and quesadillas, on my! Sounds like you were winning at life. This week I ate:
Monday - Fried Chicken Chopped Salad with avocado ranch dressing {on call through Thursday}
Tuesday - I had lunch for dinner since I worked late, which was a chilled tuna and chickpea affair with wheat thins
Wednesday - picked up takeout tacos because my youngest came home to have dinner with me and my knee hurt like FIRE so, no cooking
Thursday - Seasoned chicken breast, seasoned potatoes, the rest of the chopped salad bag
Tonight - Skillet Tilapia, zucchini, honey carrots
Saturday - making a crockpot of White Beans with salt pork which I will use at a later day so dinner is TBD
Sunday - Dinner with my daughter {making food gifts today}
These next two weeks will be pricey but its Christmas and family time and I am in no mood to skrimp. Happy end of semester!
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Husband spent $76. at Aldi. We had:
Leftover Chili from freezer with chips
Leftover Unstuffed Cabbage casserole from freezer
Spaghetti - rest of sauce will go in freezer after tomorrow night's dinner
Chicken onion soup (found the recipe on FB) with mashed and peas
Pork chops with acorn squash and veggie
I have a pizza from Aldi that we will probably have on Sunday during football.
Surpising that we ate at home all week!
We are in Quebec City this week (still shoulder season & paid for mostly in points) to celebrate a Major Birthday. We have tried to balance eating at restaurants with cooking at the apartment or getting healthier take out. WWA:
Saturday - arrived just in time for a restaurant dinner of Breton crepes filled with cheese and veggies
Sunday - cooked at apartment - little steaks, boiled fingerling potatoes, pre-made salad, wine, chocolate for dessert
Monday - cooked at apartment - butternut stuffed pasta with pesto, duck terrine on baguette, prosciutto, salad
Tuesday - birthday dinner in a restaurant specializing in foods from the local boreal forest - I had arctic char with squashes and a glass of wine for dinner, apple tart tatin for dessert
Wednesday - leftover arctic char and squashes (partner had a take-out meat stuffed pita)
Thursday - take out beef and blue cheese on a baguette
Friday - going to a nearby pub for their truly awesome poutine and wings (we had this for Tuesday lunch and it is addictive), will likely have a beer too
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend
Those chicken quesadillas look so good, Kristen! I had a good food week and have gotten back to cooking.
Monday - matta rice, kerala beef roast (it's SO good - jammy onions, beef, and coconut), and kachumber (cucumber, onion, tomato salad)
Tuesday - squid ghee roast, rasam, matta rice, and gochujang sugar cookies
Wednesday - korean bbq wings and fried okra
Thursday - halal cart chicken and rice with lots of white sauce
Friday - holiday party at spouses work place! If nothing filling is on the menu and it's just nibbles - a slice of pizza on the way home.
@Samosa,
Just curious - did you use the gochujang sugar cookie recipe from the NYT? Did you like the way the cookies taste? It looked very interesting to me!
@Liz B., I did!! I loved it. I don't bake at all, and it was easy to follow. I always have an almost expired gochujang box in the fridge. The sugar cookie recipe it self is excellent, and the sweetness of the gochujang works perfectly. Please try and let me know!
I don't know why it's such a struggle to remember each week, but it is!
-Crockpot pulled pork + coleslaw, x2
-Grilled chicken & rice, x2
-We got home late from a soccer game, and had lasagna from the freezer
-I went out to dinner with friends, and my husband/the kids had tacos
I think tonight will be an appetizer type dinner. We have coconut shrimp, and maybe I'll also make some gyozos, or samosas to go with that. Plus, a salad.
I didn't renew my Costco membership. It's amazing how much less I spend on groceries. Playing the grocery store game now. A new crop of potatoes are in the stores and very nice. 2 bucks for a bag of potatoes goes a long way. Dolly Parton said " I never met a spud I didn't like". Cabbage, very cheap, lots of crunchy slaw and braised with onion. One store had Oscar Meyer hot dogs 1.25 a pack. And canned corn, peas, carrots, green beans, pinto, kidney, chili beans, and all types of tomatoes 50 cents each. 2.49 a pound for a ground mix of pork and beef that makes really good chili. The cutest little crunchy red apples for 99 cents a pound. I think Aldi has some really tasty inexpensive cheeses. Costco, I will miss your gluten free pizzas but I'm good with our break up.
@Tiana, sounds as if you got some great grocery store bargains. And I don't know the size of your family, but for me as a single person, warehouse club memberships no longer work for me either.
Whew, what a week.
Monday: I was out at a departmental party and my parents hosted my husband and daughter, who was sick that day.
Tuesday: Crustless quiche with leek, broccoli, and cheddar. Spent the night in the hospital with the toddler, poor girl. She's better now.
Wednesday: My mom came over to help and we had salmon, mashed potatoes, and stir-fried vegetables
Thursday: Roasted chicken breasts, rice, and sauteed mushrooms.
Friday: I made chicken curry last night (the chicken wasn't going to last another day in the fridge!) so my husband will have that for dinner, I'll have some for lunch and buy takeout tonight--my treat for myself when I work overnight.
You know, I'm really proud that we didn't get takeout. This week sucked and we're all really tired, but having home-cooked food really does make me feel better.
$80 at Aldi, $50 at Walmart.
Monday:Chicken and rice, roasted carrots, broccoli salad. Gingerbread for dessert.
Tuesday: had the grandkids for our annual “Grinch Party” and we had hot dogs and homemade chili. I started feeling bad about halfway through the party, annnddd…
Wednesday: Tested positive for Covid. ( husband too) I managed to make a pot of chicken soup out of what I had on hand. Can’t tell you if it was any good, as neither of us can taste or smell a thing.
Thursday: leftover chili
Tonight: no idea.
We both had Tele-visits with the doctor and are on medication.
@SandyH, YUCK for being sick, but hopefully you will be over it by Christmas and I love that Grinch party tradition idea, so I'm stealing it for my "someday" files.
@gina, can pictures be posted here? I’d love to show you the table and the kids. For dessert, I made green Grinch donuts. The cousins had their Secret Santa gift exchange and played Bingo for Dollar-store prizes
This week was weird because people were sick or headachey. I had a slight meltdown one evening and stormed out of the kitchen. The next day my daughter made delicious beef ragout. Ha, I should have kitchen tantrums more often because my daughter is such an excellent cook.
I made zuppa toscana which no one ate yesterday, so that's what's for dinner tonight.
@Rose, I know, right! about adult kids. It took me a while to realize that once I hit 50 they figured I might be carted off to a home any day and learned to cook, shop, and clean on their own.
We have been having a big pot of different soups and bread weekly since the time change.
116 dollars Kroger pickup 44 Aldi many holiday treats and special ingredients.
Monday: leftover potato soup and garlic bread
Tuesday: air fryer grilled cheese. Green beans. Sliced apples.
Wednesday. Bangers and mash. Peas.
Thursday: hot ham and cheese sand on buns with sweet mustard and pickles. Chips. A lil bit of leftover potato soup for some.
Friday: frozen pizza and cabbage slaw. Our version of take out.
Sat: making pinto bean and bacon soup. Cornbread.
Sunday: making chicken and rice of some sort. Bought four pounds of thinly sliced organic chicken breast on mark down.
What kind of tomato sauce do you buy for your pizza?
I usually just make my own quick, uncooked sauce, using blended diced canned tomatoes, red pepper flakes, oregano, and a bit of salt and sugar.
@Kristen,
Huh... totally uncooked, you say? Do you drain the tomatoes before blending or do you keep the liquid in? Is there a certain brand that works best or one that's cheapest? Do you ever need to add anything to thicken the sauce? Have you ever tried it with fresh tomatoes? I think this could be a blog post by itself because this just never occurred to me and I'm pretty sure canned tomatoes are way cheaper than jarred sauce. (Unless you're talking about "the right" tomatoes for Sunday gravy...those things are just so darn pricey, hence my attempt at cheaping out. My husband will not let me try that twice!)
Filet o fish style sandwiches, sweet potato fries, side salads
Bibimbap bowls with halibut, shiitake mushrooms, pickled cucumber and radish, green onions, and a fried egg
Frozen pizza and salads
Turkey vegetable soup and loaded roasted potatoes
Leftover pizza and fruit
Baked chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, and fresh fruit.
Baked halibut, roasted broccoli, roasted carrots, roasted potatoes, cole slaw
WIS: $53 @Kroger and $95@Costco.
WWA:
Saturday: Chicken tacos with black beans & rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guac, cilantro, cheese and lime. Low carb tortillas for some, crispy tortillas for others, salad for me.
Sunday: Leftovers
Monday: I cobbled together a chicken chili using some of the leftover chicken & black beans - very yummy.
Tuesday: I had some chuck short ribs that I didn't know what to do with so I threw them in the crockpot with home grown tomatoes & home canned tomato sauce and some spices. I won't make this again but it was edible and we were all fed. Served with pasta on the side.
Wednesday: Roasted chicken thighs, sweet potatoes with cinnamon & a veggie melange from Costco mixed with some tri-color quinoa.
Thursday: Dad & son had a Burger King date while Mom ran some Christmas errands. Takeout treat for me.
Friday: Our to do list is outrageous this weekend so I will make a large pot of chicken noodle soup to go along with sandwiches and other odds & end that will be cobbled together this weekend.
@Kristen congrats to you on the completion of your semester! Take care of yourself through the next several months off!
Happy weekend all!
Friday: We had dinner at my husband’s holiday party for work. Did I sample all the deserts, why yes I did!
Saturday: Buffalo shrimp lettuce wraps with roasted cauliflower – we needed something quick after braving Costco.
Sunday: Homemade pork Ramen. My boys ask for this all the time! I do need to find a side for this.
Monday: California Roll bowls. This recipe really helps with my sushi cravings.
Tuesday: Mini meatloaf, baked potatoes, and Caesar salad.
Wednesday: Arroz con Pollo – in the Instant Pot.
Thursday: Baked Potato Soup and Caesar salad. My son has been begging me to make this soup for weeks. I use a lo-cal recipe that uses cauliflower in place of half the potatoes.
The weekend: homemade personal pizzas, always.
Monday was taco night. Nobody ever gets tired of taco night, it seems.
Tuesday was a birthday, and around here the person of honor gets to choose the meal. This kid in particular likes lasagna, so we had three pans of lasagna (one cheese only, two with beef and cheese), and he also likes roasted brussels sprouts, so we had those. I also baked a loaf of pumpkin bread with chocolate chips, in the crockpot, so that was exciting.
Wednesday: we had some leftover lasagna, plus I made a pot of ham and bean soup with the leftover hambone from St Nicholas Day. And we made burgers, too, in case there wasn't enough to go around. Nearly everything got eaten.
Thursday: Chicken and rice casserole. I am avoiding white rice right now, so I put some chicken on a big salad and called it good.
Tonight will be tuna burgers, tater tots, and a leftover pan of chicken and rice.
@Karen, Your meals for the week sound delicious and a nice variety.
WIS: $102 @ Food Lion
WEA: Winter veggie soup, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, tangerines, nuts, roasted chicken drums and thighs with baked potato, and pork loin chops that are sadly way too dry. I may try adding some barbecue sauce to make the meat easier to chew.
Kristen,
You’ve been such an inspiration to me for years now. Sometimes I find myself thinking “how would Kristen handle this?” when I’m stuck in self-pity or a bad attitude. I hope you have an amazing, restful weekend with no school work!!!
Last week we cooked a turkey and ate turkey sandwiches.
Since pork shoulder was on sale I bought 4 and made:
1 recipe of pulled pork
1 recipe of less spicy pulled pork (this will be set aside to bring to friends who need food delivered which is why it is less spicy).
1 recipe of sweet and spicy pork filling
I wanted to turn the fourth into carnitas . . . but my body was really hurting after two full days of cooking and I put it into the freezer.
My daughter has a hard time drinking enough fluids, so she's asking for soup meals. "It's a fluid and a meal in one" she says. ;o)
I meant to say yesterday, congrats on finishing school! I hope you get to do lots of renewing activities during your break.
Soup here, too. Broccoli cheese soup for two nights. Mushroom soup for two nights. Mexican wedding soup for two nights. Tonight it is Filet of Fish for me and Firehouse subs with my found on a walk gift card for him.
I used to make too much soup by accidnet but I found that I liked cooking for two nights at once---so much less cleanup and less wondering what I have to make tonight. Now I seldom cook for just one night, almost always two. Neither one of us minds a repeat meal.
WIS: 32.39 @Lidl. My opinion of Lidl is that it is like a more expensive, less good Aldi. I will only be going there for their loss leaders. Then this afternoon I went to Aldi and spent 108.02, so 140.41 this week. Not bad.
WWA:
Fri: salad and chili casserole with blue corn chips on the side.
Sat: mini cucumbers, broiled potatoes, steak and brie wreath bread.
Sun: pepperoni and pineapple focaccia with more pineapple on the side.
Mon: salad, rotini pasta and Sunday gravy made with the wrong kind of tomatoes, so it was watery, but still tasty. Topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
Tue: meatball subs using leftover Sunday gravy, mozzarella cheese and homemade sandwich rolls, applesauce on the side.
Wed: nachos with leftover chili casserole, sour cream, fresh cilantro and salsa.
Thu: thaco Thursday: pork sausage and black beans, plus lots of veggie toppings (spinach, orange peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms), Colby jack cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Tonight: Our water was scheduled to be off all day, so my husband decided not to do focaccia dough. I bought a take and bake cheese pizza at Aldi instead and we had spinach salad on the side.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
@Becca, I agree about Lidl. Their loss leaders are extremely good, but the rest of the prices are meh. My Aldi and Lidl are across the street from each other so I grab the Lidl deals and then go to Aldi!
I like Aldi better too!
@Amanda,
I have most of the Aldi prices in my head (which is no small feat given all the changes lately) so I kept looking at things and thinking "I can buy the EXACT same thing for fifty cents cheaper at Aldi..."
I might buy salad greens there though because so far they seem to be lasting better than the Aldi ones and they were roughly the same price.
I do like that you don't have to spend a certain amount to get the loss leaders, but I was a little chagrined at the necessary app. I had never downloaded an app before and the sales clerk was very patient with me... patience was required...
@Becca, We went to Lidl yesterday for the butter, and I was so very disappointed because not only do I not have the necessary app, I don't even have a cell phone to put it on! I was also a little angry because that was why we went to Lidl in the first place.
@Jody S.,
I feel ya! They should have less electronic options like letting you choose between the app or signing up for a rewards card. But, one of the reasons I love Aldi so much is that you don't need to sign up for anything to get the good prices. I'm a hard core Aldi fan girl for sure!
@Jody S., you do not need a cell phone or app to get Lidl discounts. Just go to their website and use your home number to make an account. You can just put your phone number in at the cash register. I don't have the app and I use my landline number. (Sorry, I didn't notice that was an 'app' sale.) Their sale methods irritate me, the app thing and the weekend sale plus sometimes their pricing. I only go for the limited loss leaders but I'm careful to put my phone number in every time because I've gotten burned before too!
@Jody S.,
I know you're also in Maryland. If you have a Price Rite near you, they have butter on sale this week for 1.99/lb limit of 1 per customer and you need to clip the little coupon from their circular. You could go with a handful of your kids and each grab an ad at the front door and then each buy one pack of butter. Price Rite does not have any minimum purchase amounts to use their coupons.
Saturday - Super Nachos
Sunday - Stir fry over rice noodles. Grapes for dessert.
Monday - Grilled beef burgers. Baked fries.
Tuesday - Hot & sour soup made from leftover stir fry. Excellent for clearing out sinuses!
Wednesday - Elk Chicken fried steak, veggies
Thursday - Venison paprikash, steamed broccoli, mashed potatoes
Friday - Pizza and green salad
No shopping this week. The local grocery store sent out a 20% off coupon, so will use it next week.