What I Spent
I’m counting it as a July week, since it was mostly July.
I started out the week with a $64 Aldi trip. And the only other stop I made was a $22 one at another grocery store.
So, $86 it is for this week. Yay!
July Spending
Week 5: $86
Year to Date Grocery Spending
I’m averaging $151/week thus far.
January: $619
February: $485
March: $702
April: $791
May: $806
June: $598
July: $695
What We Ate
Saturday
This is usually a date night for Mr. FG and me, but we ended up taking Sonia and her cousin along with us this time (after our apron-making session)
We had Panera with the girls.
Sunday
Mr. FG and I made chicken and biscuits, which we ate with some fresh fruit.
And we made rice krispy treats for dessert, using Cook’s Country’s suggestion to add vanilla.
The vanilla DOES elevate the recipe quite a bit (2 teaspoons for 10 cups of cereal), so try it next time!
Monday
I made a Cook’s Country recipe for crispy shrimp tacos, and we had a strawberry-peach fruit salad with our tacos.
Tuesday
Mr. FG was out at dinnertime, and the girls and I ate Swedish pancakes, aka lazy crepes.
Wednesday
Our eating schedule was all mixed up on Wednesday, so I didn’t even make dinner aside from heating up some leftovers for myself.
Thursday
I tried a Cook’s Illustrated recipe for butter chicken, which was very tasty. I fail to see the difference between this and chicken tikka masala, but that’s fine, because I like tikka masala!
Friday
I’m not entirely sure what our plans are for tonight; we might do our date night tonight instead of tomorrow night.
In which case Sonia and Zoe will eat leftover butter chicken.
Renee
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Have you tried browning the butter first when you make Rice Krispies treats? It is SO worth the extra few minutes. Crazy good.
Kristen
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Browned butter is SO good. I'll have to try this!
Vicki
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Monday: roast chicken and sweet potato traybake Tuesday: pasta with Roasted veg and pesto sauce Weds: lentil patties with sweet potato fries Thurs: tortilla wraps with hummus and salad Fri: frozen pizza!
JD
Friday 2nd of August 2019
I didn't cook at all last night or the night before -- I unfortunately had a partial blockage which means only liquids for a while. This afternoon I will finally be able to eat - carefully!- again. Such is life with an IBD. I hope that's not TMI. My husband had a pot pie from the freezer one night and a McDonald's hamburger with fries one night, while I had water, juice and broth. What I cooked on the nights I could cook was pretty simple: Cauliflower and cheddar cheese soup Pulled pork from the freezer, carrot-raisin salad, and cucumbers Sloppy joes with salad Something else I've forgotten.
I am so over budget it's not funny. Let's see if I can pull it back in this month.
Kristen
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Aww, that sounds awful! I hope that you are feeling better soon.
Jenny
Friday 2nd of August 2019
I'm sorry! That sounds very uncomfortable! Only liquids is so limiting but fortunately it's over!
Perhaps some lentil or bean dishes for next week? I made some lentil-based bolognese sauce that was so delicious my SO eat it all in one sitting. No complaining about missing meat and only half the price than the "classic" meat bolognese. :-)
Jen
Friday 2nd of August 2019
I have been adding vanilla to Rice Krispies treats for years. It definitely makes a difference! But, I recently discovered the BEST Rice Krispies treats recipe EVER. I honestly cannot make them very often because I would literally eat the entire pan. They are SO good!
https://life-in-the-lofthouse.com/the-best-rice-krispie-treats/
Kristen
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Oh man, I know that feeling. It is so easy to eat WAY too many of those.
Faith
Friday 2nd of August 2019
Do you have a recipe for those pretzels? I use the KAF recipe normally. I've never thought to add cinnamon sugar to the outside. That looks amazing. My boys have been asking for soft pretzels again soon and that might have to be in order.
Kristen
Friday 2nd of August 2019
We used the Cook's Illustrated version, and I don't think I'm 100% happy with it. Do you love the KAF version? If so, maybe we should try it!