WIS, WWA | feeling crispy
What I Spent
This week, the burnout has been hitting me hard. And I feel rather crispy.
A small comfort is that many of my classmates are feeling the same...it's not that there's something wrong with me! We've all just been working very hard for a long time, and that makes you a little crispy around the edges.
In other news: Chiquita always likes to crouch down next to my clinical bag. Every stealthy hunter knows if you stand next to a clinical bag, you're basically invisible. 😉
I spent:
- $95 at Aldi
- $6 at Safeway
- $30 on ramen (not the packets!! See Monday below.)
What We Ate
Saturday
Mashed potatoes with sausage and a tomato/broth/half-and-half sauce. I packed the same thing to take for my lunch the next day at clinical.
Sunday
Pan-sauteed tilapia and broccoli. And I think there was some unpictured toast on the side.
Monday
Sonia and I went out for ramen together, and she gave me her egg! I'd already ordered an extra so I ended up with three.
What a good night. 😉
Tuesday
Leftover ramen because sheesh, those bowls are huge!
Wednesday
I was at school at dinnertime to volunteer for the open house and when I got home, I just ate some yogurt, strawberries, and granola, and went to bed.
Thursday
A green salad (unpictured) plus mashed potatoes, sauteed peppers, and some chicken sausages.
Why mashed potatoes so much? Well, potatoes have been in my Hungry Harvest box frequently.
Friday
I am currently drowning in last-semester projects (one of them is possibly going to be the end of me. The rubric alone is something like six pages long!) so whatever I make will be simple.
I feel some pancakes coming on...
And I will cheer myself by remembering that as of today, there are only 30 days left until the final exam.
We are ALLLLL cheering you on!
So proud of you ☺️
Chiquita - ambush predator Supreme!
You can do this - the last few weeks are always tough! Be kind to yourself as you get all those projects done. Take some time to sleep, breath, walk in the sunshine.
And eat the pancakes!
Kristen,
I'm cheering you, and your classmates on.
You've got this. You are so close to being finished.
Yay for 30 days!!! Booo for all the work that is going to happen in those 30 days. The biggest school ordeal that I went through was taking the CPA exam, and I can tell you that I really leaned on my friends who were taking it with me. I needed the sanity check of "OK, you feel this way too so it's not just me".
Yay for kids who give you their Ramen eggs!!! Note to self, it's been forever since I went out for Ramen, so I should do something about that.
You've got this, Kristen!
If this was me, having accomplished what you have so far, there would be pizza or takeout every night the next 30 days. You are AWESOME.
Rubric…I learned a new word today!
@Maddie,
Oh, how I wish I did not know this word… (says a teacher who desperately needed spring break!)
I admire how much you cook and how healthy you eat.
Thank you! It is one of the best ways I take care of myself, I think, so that’s why I prioritize it. I feel better when I eat well!
This week, we enjoyed:
- Cheese tortellini and peas (x2)
- Nachos (x2)
- Vegetable egg rolls and rice
- Salad with cannellini beans, walnuts, raisins, hard-boiled egg, shredded Parmesan and a simple homemade vinaigrette
- Melting cabbage plus zucchini fritters with dipping sauce
P.S. Rooting for you from the sidelines! You're almost done AND you have a job waiting for you. Big congratulations!
@MB in MN, what is melting cabbage?
@Bee, we followed this recipe but omitted garlic and caraway seeds due to personal preference:
https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/7873672/melting-cabbage/
Enjoy!
@MB in MN, Thank you!! That looks delicious.
@Bee, sauteed cabbage with garlic and bacon is tasty.
Saturday: The last of a bag of masa got a little damp when my freezer stopped working, so I needed to use it promptly. I did this by making corn tortillas. To go in the tortillas, I took some already cooked brisket out of the freezer, along with some chili beans, and we had soft tacos. I had also made a double batch of chocolate pudding to use up some milk.
Sunday: Pork butt was the easiest thing to extract from my overly full freezer, so that's what I made. And while the oven was on for so long, I also made some baked rice pudding. To go with the pork, I made some pretty plain pasta with just butter, Parmesan, and garlic powder, and then frozen corn for a vegetable, which made this a very starchy meal. My kids loved it, of course.
Monday: I used leftover pork to make barbecue pork sandwiches, and then we had raw radishes, and canned peaches with cottage cheese.
Tuesday: Meatloaf, butter-swim biscuits, pureed calabaza (squash), cranberry sauce (to get the two bags of cranberries out of the freezer that had been there since November), and still-frozen green beans
Wednesday: I had to leave before dinner, so I just set out leftover meatloaf, biscuits, pasta, and cranberry sauce, and everyone served themselves.
Thursday: I used the rest of the leftover pork in a skillet combination of potatoes, pork, and cheese. And then we had a salad with vinaigrette.
Tonight: I was planning on pizza because I'm baking bread today anyway, but I was up with a fever last night and am still not feeling great. Also, my husband and eldest son are gone on an overnight trip. So, rather than wrestle with pizza, I might just make some tuna salad and let the other three kids have that on the fresh-baked bread. Will there be a vegetable? Maybe. But if there is, it will probably be still-frozen green beans.
@kristin @ going country, I've never heard of butter-swim biscuits before, but my imagination is going and they sound amazing!
Hope you feel better soon.
Look at all you've accomplished so far... you can totally do this!!
Your mashed potatoes seem like something my kids might enjoy. I'll have to think about what I could put on them in addition to the sausages that they will be happy to eat.
WWA:
Saturday: We went to my mom and dad's for dinner. My aunt and uncle were here from Massachusetts, my in-laws were here from Pennsylvania... it was an odd collection of family, but we had a good time and I didn't have to cook.
Sunday: For my husband's 40th birthday party we had burgers, curly fries, asparagus, strawberries, cole slaw, and carrot cake with ice cream. We're trying to pretend that spring is here.
Monday: Pork fried rice, applesauce, and strawberries
Tuesday: BBQ pork sandwiches, cole slaw, broccoli with cheese, and asparagus
Wednesday: Pizza and salad at church
Thursday: Tater tot hot dish, pears, and cottage cheese
Friday: FG enchiladas! I'll find some sort of fruit today to pair with them.
You've been running a marathon -- no wonder you're feeling a bit crispy! But you can see the finish line. It's all within reach.
WIS: $71.47 at Sprouts, which included a 50% BOGO offer on two wood fired organic pizzas (one margherita and one mushroom) “saving” me $4.50, but also included a $9.49 (ouch!) carton of my favorite pasture raised free range organic blue and brown eggs (about $4.50 more than regular eggs were selling for). So that was a wash. But saved $2 on ground beef. And $66.57 at the little Neighborhood Walmart where I stocked up on things that had succumbed to the “clean out the pantry” frenzy of last month, including a really good buy on my favorite olive oil.
WIA: Pizza! Eggs! Beef tacos! No mashed potatoes!
The end is in sight, hang on!
WIS: About $120. I spent almost more on the pets this time, because I bought a big bag of kibble, some bird seed, and from a farm, some ground up trimmings from butchering that I use as a topper on the kibble. The dogs LOVE that.
WIA: Well, I forgot my menu, so let's see what I remember:
The tough piece of meat that I managed to make pretty darn good, along with roasted root veggies and... applesauce? I had this twice, I think.
Seasoned turkey on homemade tortillas with Queso Fresca, sides of sliced cucumbers and jicama. I had that twice, too.
Hot dogs with "baked" beans and cole slaw. My sister ate this with me.
Something I've forgotten.
Tonight, we may finish up the hot dog meal. We may not! TBD.
30 days! Amazing...I know you are counting them down diligently.
$215.02 this week, which is about double than normal, but I bought a ham for Easter, stocked up on the Aldi sale on butter (although not much of a sale compared to other years), and spent $30 on hot sauce that DH loves that was on close out and not being sold in our area anymore…figured I should get what I could. I also bought cat food because it was on sale this week.
Saturday: homemade chicken garlic ramen bowl
Sunday: grilled pizzas with the kids
Monday: Greek chicken pitas with hummus, rice, and salad
Tuesday: DH was out of town with work so leftovers.
Wednesday: fried pork chops, sauerkraut, and brussels sprouts
Thursday: hotdogs, baked beans, corn on the cob
Friday: It’s been a crazy week. DH will either grill steaks, or we will go out cause I need a night off from doing anything.
@Marlena, I was curious about the Aldi butter sale... When I went today, it was $3.49, which is only 50 cents off the regular price. I thought, "Surely this can't be their big Easter butter sale!" I usually get enough at Easter to last until Thanksgiving.
@Ruth T, That is the price at my Aldi in PA. I did buy 6 in case this is the sale price. I find Aldi is getting expensive. The price of oil and olive oil in Sam's club made me want cry today.
Someone brought gluten free spicy chicken and gluten free fried rice from PF Changs. Like a mic drop u throw my fork to the ground.This stuff is so good.
Go, Kristen, go! (Even if you are Crispy Kristen at the moment.)
WIS: $93.60 at Wegmans.
WIA: Since buying a small ham on sale Monday at Wegmans, I've been deep into Things to Do with Ham: ham sandwiches, ham & eggs, and the ham, garbanzo, and veg soup I mentioned in an earlier comment. And, of course, just ham. But even my hammy enthusiasm is wearing thin, so I think I'll freeze the rest of it and move on to something else.
@A. Marie, getting through a ham is a challenge with just us two. I usually plan to eat half and freeze the other half in two portions for meals later. I get hammed out!
@Marlena, this is my annual opportunity to repeat the definition of "eternity" I first read in The Joy of Cooking: "Two people and a ham." You can imagine what it's like with just one, even if that one is a Dreaded Hamwort (to quote the caption of one of B. Kliban's cat cartoons) and if the ham is small.
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS.
I almost shared the quote myself, but then I thought, "A. Marie will be by to share it momentarily." lol
@A. Marie, I am in the habit of cutting up the ham and portioning it out before I cook it (sliced, cubed, bone) and it makes it so much easier. I use it as an easy button meal later on. It's been a game changer!
@A. Marie, our local grocery store recently started selling ham steaks, a hearty portion for one person, in single serve packaging. When they go on sale, I buy lots because ham and a baked potato or a salad is an Easy Button dinner.
@Ruby,
Sam's sells a 3 pack of ham streaks so I always have them in the freezer.
@Ruby, we buy ham from a local organization who sells them as a fundraiser. Used to split with the kiddos (I do not like ham). One kiddo now wants one for their family. We share our ham with other kiddo and better half. Since we do this, we knock off an appropriate cost of the other kiddo's solo ham. Better half cuts what is left for him into ham steaks. My sibling has access to a slicer and vacuum sealer which made short work of slicing and packaging the hams.
Kristen, I hope you get a second wind and things feel easier.
WIS: $84.56 at Food Lion. $4-something at Walgreens for chocolate.
WWA: Leftover pork loin roast with carrots. Pan-fried tilapia with baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and cinnamon baked apples. Roasted chicken drumsticks with salad. Protein shakes, fruit and crackers for anyone who did not want a hot entree.
Go, Kristen, go!!!! The finish line is in sight!
This week I made a meat loaf and eggroll in a bowl. We had baked potatoes stuffed with cheese and broccoli. DH made burgers and fries. That's all I can recall. Truly an unmemorable food week.
Bon appétit and have a great weekend.
The light is still there in the tunnel. Sending my cheers to help get you though this hard time.
You can do it! You're almost there!
Saturday: It was our wedding anniversary so Mr. B and I went to a fancy restaurant. I had ravioli. It didn't blow my hair back--these fancy places expect you to buy multiple courses but we don't do that, so then you just get a plate with pasta on it. I guess I'm not fancy enough for that 😉
Sunday: Mr. B and I ate a very early dinner on the train home from Ottawa and then I snacked on toast when we got home.
Monday: Baked chicken katsu to use up the panko, some kind of raw vegetable.
Tuesday: Spaghetti bolognese, broccoli.
Wednesday: Tofu and green veggies stir-fry on rice, frozen edamame and the end of a bag of dumplings on the side.
Thursday: Grocery store takeout pizza, cucumber salad.
Friday: Mr. B will make salmon, vegetables, roasted potatoes. We'll have small challah buns instead of a whole because Passover starts tomorrow.
Happy anniversary!!!
@Meira@meirathebear, happy anniversary!!!!
@Meira@meirathebear, happy anniversary! I'm not fancy enough for those types of restaurants either, lol.
Kristen —Don’t give in to senioritis! I can actually picture you running down the homestretch and breaking the finish line tape!
I feel the senioritis trying to take me down! But I'm gonna fight it.
@Kristen,
You are amazing! You are a star! Keep going, one little step at a time. You will be Kristen,RN before you know it.
I was thinking. I hope you get a break before working full time. Maybe pop over to Hawaii? It at least a day trip somewhere?
You're almost to the end of your semester! Keep up the good work!
We had:
- Lentil chili
- Chicken and bean quesadillas and corn on the cob
- Baked potatoes with cheese sauce, broccoli and lentil chili
- Pork roast with potatoes, carrots & gravy. Rolls
- Chicken noodle soup
Is “crispy” like “fried”? worn out, tired of the grind, perhaps? Well, holy guacamole, who wouldn’t after the long push!! You have never let up in your pursuit of your goal of becoming a nurse, compounded by the desire to maintain a 4.0 GPA. I wonder iff there was another year left, if you would feel this way. Maybe it is because the end is in sight, and it signifies and acknowledges that any sane person would be a little “crispy”. You are fantastically admirable, Kristen!
Yes...so burnt out that you are crispy. lol
And thank you for the encouragement!
You've got this! I feel like I'm semi dragging my high school senior across the finish line, as he juggles work, varsity sports, AP tests & his nemesis..homework. 😉
This week we had:
-Korean beef & rice x2
-Chicken parmesan & pasta x2
-DH & I had a date night at a Greek place. I had beef souvlaki.
-Last night I ate a little chicken & a banana before I taught a late class
I'm not sure what tonight will bring. Possibly spaghetti, meatballs & garlic bread. It depends on what time DS18 has to work.
Kristen, if you lived closer, I'd totally ask you to eat with me whenever you felt crispy or soggy. I used to do it for my friends/ neighbors when I lived on the East Coast. Xx.
Aww, you are so sweet. 🙂
Sending you extra special good vibes to cheer you on in these last 30 days. I know you will dig deep and reap the benefits. Heck, you already are seeing the results of your efforts in a job offer, which is quite wonderful. One tiny month more. So impressed and proud of you!
Just THIRTY MORE DAYS! You are so on the home stretch.Do as much self care as you can manage, be good to yourself,get some takeout if you need to in the next month,just do what it takes!!
You SO got this!!!!
Pancakes are self care, right??
@Kristen, YES
@Kristen,
Yes. Yes they are. 😉
Gosh this was a crazy week as we're preparing to move. We had:
• Homemade massaman curry, using up two cans from the pantry and a jar of potatoes I canned.
• Omelettes. Our neighbor's chickens are producing again and the eggs are amazing. I used some freeze dried bell peppers and don't recommend them for this use as it felt watery.
• Homemade cream of mushroom with chicken over rice. Used up a pantry carton of whole milk- woo hoo!
• Egg rolls, rice, roasted veggies. I am not a good egg roll maker.
• Burgers from a local restaurant as we'd driven 3 hours for a doctor's appointment
• Lentils with veggies and bits of ham from the freezer.
Tonight...I am tempted to have a smoothie and yogurt bowl. I may do that and hubby can heat up chili from the canning pantry.
I find I'm in that middle space between soups and hearty meals of winter and the lighter meals I prefer.
Just some (probably not very helpful) perspective on this last month:
My last month of nursing school was a whirlwind.Fear—will I pass this last project,will I pass finals,will I pass the board,will I get a job,will I SURVIVE….
Small moments of JOY: I AM ALMOST DONE!! I DID THIS! I am actually gonna be an R.N.
Disbelief: I actually went back to school as an adult and I MADE IT!!!!!!
AND: something I took for granted: It was The last 30 days of being WITH MY GROUP,my COHORT of fellow nursing students,whom I had bonded with,studied with, made mistakes with, cried with, shared life events with,supported and got supported by, and who became like family..this is the LAST MONTH you will be meeting up together, studying together,hanging out as a little family together, practicing VITALS on, and slogging through,together.
I wish I could go back and remember how poignant it was gonna be when we graduated, and then, poof.. how it was all different, VERY GOOD of course, but..different.. school was…over. These last 30 days are precious!!
The little cocoon of nursing school is a very special place in our lives..we never ever forget those days as we go about our nursing duties and our careers,down the road.And yes,some of those people will be lifelong friends,,some will move on..
(Many of us went on for BSN’s but usually with an online program while we worked..)
So..when you can catch your breath,take a look around and SAVOR these last weeks together!!!!!!
I have thought about that...how much I will miss seeing my nursing school friends! We have all bonded together over the suffering these last two years. lol
My black cat would blend in with your bag. In fact, I’d probably mistake your bag for the cat and I’d talk to it. That’s the trouble with black cats. I don’t know how many times I’ve found myself talking to my son’s black sweatshirt that he’s left around the house.
Saturday: bbq chicken with mashed potatoes
Sunday: Dinner out with in-laws
Monday: roast chicken with polenta
Tuesday: leftover chicken with baked polenta 🙂
Wednesday: spaghetti with sauce from the freezer
Thursday: brats with homemade brat buns
Friday: not sure yet
I didn’t keep track of spending, but it wasn’t too bad. The biggest expense was the chicken. We stopped eating chicken for a bit because our Kroger changed brands and it was terrible quality. They switched back, so I decided to give it a shot. I buy the family size package of thighs and we work through the pack. I find that if whole thighs go in the freezer, it’s hard to get motivated to get them out because it takes so long to thaw them fully.
Next week, we will eat something that isn’t chicken!
I have definitely mistaken a black sweatshirt on the floor for Shelley, our black tuxedo cat!
you will ace your exams and your projects. the end is in sight. yay you.
Kristen, you have persevered and reached all your goals with excellence. I’m sure you will finish this nursing degree “ race” with flying colors!! I’m praying for grace for you as you make this final 30- day run! Much love to you!
Your “crispy” photo is the real life version of the melting face emoji. Keep on fighting the good fight! So close!
Monday: Fed by friends at their house. She made a lentil, chicken, turmeric soup and biscuits and I brought some iced oatmeal cookie bars.
Tuesday: Cheesy ham and potato soup
Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner at Bible study. Baked oatmeal, egg casserole, fruit.
Thursday: Fried chicken sausage with rice, edamame, and a tomato/cucumber/balsamic salad.
Friday: Pizza at our house with friends! I’ll make a sheet pan pepperoni for the younger crowd and a fig jam, prosciutto, and arugula for the more refined palates. Plus the friend’s baby has a dairy sensitivity, so those toppings will work well with goat cheese on her pizza.
@Kyndra, Iced oatmeal cookie bars sound so yummy!
Kristen,
It will all soon over and you'll be done and employed! Hang in there. One thing I learned from Army basic training decades ago is that I can put up with almost anything if I know there's an end to it. You're almost there!
I spent $ 49 at Kroger and $122 at Sam's (mostly on steaks for Sunday dinners for the next month or so)
Sunday – grilled strip steaks, brown saffron rice, fresh steamed asparagus.
Monday – rotisserie chicken from Sam's, stir fried veggies, more steamed asparagus, garlic bread.
Tuesday – brats with onions and peppers, oven roasted potatoes, cole slaw.
Wednesday – went out to eat with friends as we went to an event that started at the awkward time of 5:30 pm.
Thursday – baked breaded shrimp, leftover brats, veggies and potatoes
Friday – sweet and sour baked beef pot roast, noodles, steamed broccoli.
I think a better name for "crispy" is "senioritis". It hits everyone in the home stretch, when the end is in sight but you're not quite there. To quote Dory, "just keep swimming, swimming, swimming ..." When you look back it will seem like it happened in a snap, but in the thick of it all you can do slog along. You are SO close!!!!
We were supposed to go camping Sunday - Wednesday, but in getting the camper ready to go, we discovered a leak. Plus, it rained a boatload! This was meant to be a mini-vacation to provide a transition from a 3 month temporary job that was somewhat intense … I won’t say stressful, just intense. We still went to the coast on Monday and had lunch out. On Wednesday we had a date night with dinner out. Probably a good exchange for not camping!
WIS: Meals out x 2; lunch & a dinner
WWA:
M - A huge lunch out. I brought home half my salad and ate it for dinner. H snacked.
T - Pork chops w/mashed potatoes and green beans (w/sauteed mushrooms & onions) + asparagus for H.
W - Date night.
TH - Duck egg quiche with arugula, mushrooms, green pepper, zucchini, & feta cheese plus links & fruit salad.
F - Tonight a friend is coming for dinner and bringing dessert. We’re having corned beef, boiled potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage & carrots. I always do the sides separate as I don’t like everything tasting the same. I’ll save the broth for split pea soup.
S - We’re off to a festival and taking 2 grands.
S - I’m going to try a new chili recipe from above friend.
I ate out all week (Friday - Thursday) while on site for a work conference - it was nice to not have to cook and have someone else make my bed for me everyday!
I'm here for the ritual of reading this on a Friday and for inspiration while I make next week's menu!
In my family … when the going gets tough, the tough get donuts! Krispy Kreme’s for Crispy Kristen????
It seems like you don’t cook with recipes. I aspire to that! Your food always looks so yummy!!
All the very best with your exams. You can do it. Pack in a few fresh salads with crispy noodles bits. yummo.
Go Kristen! I'm a community college professor and I am also feeling crispy at this time of the semester. Hang in there, you've got this!
I guess it’s a good thing it’s your birthday month. I hope it rains free take out all month!
WIS: I’m a tad embarrassed to disclose, but some weeks are just like this so… 483 @Costco, 295 @Whole Foods and 143 @Aldi so inching up toward a grand this week…most of the Aldi trip was on gifts for coworkers, the Whole Foods total included some take out sushi and 30 dollars worth of metal skewers, and the Costco trip was, well…Costco…I did calculate that we got proteins for well over a month of easy dinners there, so that’s something.
Anyway, moving on!
WWA:
Fri: spinach salad and focaccia with turkey bacon, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Sat: salad (artisan lettuce, cucumbers, blackberries and feta), mashed potatoes puréed with cottage cheese and topped with chives, meatloaf made with ground turkey, carrots, celery, breadcrumbs, egg whites and jalapeños and topped with a ketchup and chipotle cholula sauce glaze and more sliced jalapeños.
Sun: salad (artisan lettuce, tomatoes and feta), corn tortilla quiche using egg whites, frozen broccoli, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and with a turkey bacon crust, figs cut in half and topped with peanut butter and chocolate chips for dessert.
Mon: my 12 year old made tiramisu this evening for his dinner later in the week which was inspired by an episode of Struggle Meals (hence the trip to Whole Foods for lady fingers), so we ate later than usual and just had the sushi my husband had splurged on at Whole Foods. It was delicious. We also had a salad of artisan lettuce and Asian trail mix on the side.
Tue: my 10 year old made “Tuesday gravy” which was a version of the Sunday gravy my husband used to make before we stopped eating mammal. The recipe uses fresh garlic, specifically San Marzano tomatoes (which are super expensive compared to other canned tomatoes, but totally worth it. We, of course, tried cheaper “san marzano style” tomatoes once at my suggestion, but they were noticeably inferior) and at least two kinds of meat. He used chicken sausage and chicken meatballs (these and the tomatoes were all from Costco). We had it over tricolor rotini (which I bought a while back at Aldi for like 10 cents, so the meal had one frugal element, at least) and garnished with fresh basil. We also had a salad on the side (romaine lettuce and cherry tomatoes).
Wed: the long awaited Italian feast made by my 12 year old: chicken pizziola (chicken breasts simmered in tomato sauce and topped with melted fresh mozzarella), spiedino Romano (toasted slices of Italian bread skewered with fresh mozzarella in between and then baked again. Then you drizzle a sauce of white wine, butter, herbs and anchovies over top), and the tiramisu which was amazing. We, of course, also had salad (just romaine lettuce and tomatoes).
Thu: we just had an random assortment of leftovers, but we told the boys no more tiramisu for them until spring break breakfasts because the 10 year old was awake until 3:30 after only one slice! We had fresh grapes as our salad because I was too tired to wash lettuce. It happens sometimes.
Fri: salad (romaine lettuce and cherry tomatoes) and focaccia with chicken sausage, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, cherry tomatoes and anchovies on three slices (I declined to have anchovies because barf.)
I’m excited to share next week’s meals because I am now on spring break, so I will have more time to be creative in the kitchen and the boys are really enjoying learning to cook, so I think we’ll be busy cooking up a storm! Happy weekend, everyone!
@Becca, San Marzano tomatoes are the best. They are easy to grow and IMHO, produce more (number wise) than Roma.
@Selena,
Hmm, I guess I could try to grow them, but as I understand it, they are similar to grapes in that the “terroir” or the region where they are grown is very important to the resulting flavor. I think that is why the other tomatoes are called San Marzano style, because although they might be the same variety of tomato, they were not grown in San Marzano, Italy. I haven’t tried growing them though, and I suppose it could be worth a shot.
@Becca, you might be right but they did okay here in my 5B growing zone. Even if the resulting flavor isn't quite there, it is far superior to any other paste tomato I've grown. They will be highly edible, that I can assure you.
The end of the last semester of nursing school is all about crispiness! I graduated 10 years ago and I still remember we were all burnt out at that point. Hang in there! There's a light at the end of the tunnel!
Sat - “upscale - read Culvers” fish dinner/fish sandwich
Sun - dine out Mexican, leftovers fed us for lunch on Tuesday
Mon - skillet of potatoes, mushrooms, leftover meatloaf, onions
Tue - crock pot CAB roast (sale item) w/potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms
Wed - grilled burgers, leftover rice from Sunday enhanced with onions and mushrooms
Thu - take out Chinese with the last of the gifted HM egg rolls.
Fri - salmon, steak, baked potatoes w/sour cream, asparagus sautéed with bacon and HG garlic
Thinking of and praying for you as you navigate the next 30 days. So proud of you! Look what you've accomplished in the past several years. I am curious. What is the topic of the major school project you are doing? I have been a follower of the Frugal Girl since it began in 2008. Love it, love you. God bless you.
I love fruit granola and Greek yogurt for a meal in a pinch.
We were out of many many household things and I stocked up pre tariff just a bit. Out of maple syrup honey olive oil spices toilet paper and laundry detergent. Stocked up on nuts chocolate and coffee and tetley tea. Spent 438 dollars ( !!!!) at Sam’s Aldi and Kroger Pickup. We also had to purchase new tires. Double WAHHH for regular car maintenance .
Monday: Tuna wraps. Fruit. Chips.
Tuesday: on your own. Some ate leftover tuna.
Wednesday: fish sandwiches. Pickles. Aldi potato salad. Sliced apples
Thursday: same from WED. It was good and we had all the stuff.
Friday: cheese pizza and bagged salad
Saturday: ground turkey tacos. With the fixings. Rice. Tomato and cucumber salad.
I also made a double batch of homemade granola with the restocked items from Sam’s club. I also cut up two dif kinds of cheese into small squares. Stocked up on Aldi brand “ triscuits”.
Yes. We make the rules, and we can decide that yogurt, granola, and fruit IS A MEAL.
You are almost there!
Just keep pressing the “easy” button as much as you can when it comes to meals at home, and putting off just about anything except laundry. It can wait! Graduation is around the corner!