WIS, WWA | inaugural tater tot experience

What I Spent

First, I want to tell you that when I was staying with Katy, I had tater tots for what I think is the first time in my life.

I needed you to know.

I feel like it is a bit surprising my life has been so tater-tot-less, given that my extended family is so solidly Midwestern. You’d think I would have had a tater tot casserole at some point. Ha. 

My verdict is that these were really good, but I am unsure if I would enjoy them as a casserole (I looked at pictures online!)

I spent:

• $94 at Aldi 

And actually, only $44 of that was out of pocket, because I remembered to bring a $50 prepaid card I had.

I hit the Split Payment button at self-checkout, used the $50, and then paid the rest with my Citi card (which gives me 5% back on groceries.)

Look at me actually using my cards up!

What We Ate 

Saturday

I flew back from Portland on Saturday, and by the time I got home, it was about 9 pm EST, and I’d had no dinner. Or lunch, for that matter.

I did not feel like going to the grocery store, so I fried some eggs and ate those with an avocado (topped with salt and lime juice).

Which was not too dissimilar to the breakfast Katy fed me before my flight:

Sunday

Of note: my Sunday breakfast was very similar to my previous two meals. Ha. I’m like 68% eggs right now.

Sunday night, I put together the Panera order to use up my gift card, so $0 out of pocket for meee!

Monday

I seasoned some chicken thighs, cut them in chunks, sauteed them, and added a jar of Aldi’s tikka masala sauce. We ate that on naan with cilantro. Easy peasy.

I also sauteed some broccoli, which was left in my fridge from before my trip. I was surprised it was still ok after all that time!  

Tuesday

I made a pot of chicken broth to use up my last two frozen rotisserie chicken carcasses, and I made some chicken noodle soup with the broth. 

More sauteed broccoli on the side, and that finished off my broccoli bag.

I also made some biscuits but my baking powder was out of date. Ahahahaha.

They should not be so….flat.

Zoe and I did still eat them with our soup, but I asked her to pick up some fresh baking powder the next day.

You can tell I do not bake at the same rate as I once did, because expired baking powder was never a problem for me until now.

Wednesday

We had leftovers for dinner.

But also, since I have work shifts the next three days, I made a pot of Zuppa Toscana to serve as work lunches. 

I guess I’m in a soup-y mood right now, which is good considering that I have chicken broth to use up! 

Thursday

I got home from work, wasn’t very hungry, discovered Zoe had already eaten and so….I just ate a bowl of yogurt with fruit and some chia seeds. 

And then I went straight to bed. 

Friday

I’m planning to make some quesadillas after work, because I need something fast. There is so little time between coming home and needing to go to bed; usually an hour if I am lucky. 

I have one more work shift on Saturday, then a day off.

So I will spend time on Sunday making a fresh batch of food for the other three shifts. 

What did you have for dinner this week?