WIS, WWA | It's chilly and I am pleased
What I Spent
This week started off with some very warm weather; in fact, on Monday I was walking into class and I felt rather indignant that I was sweating right through my shirt.
"This should not be happening in October!", I thought.
But now some chilly temperatures have arrived, and honestly, I do not even have to try to have a good attitude about it.
I'm just happy!
It's wild to look at the blackberry leaves and think that just a few months ago, I was picking berries off of these plants.
Anyway!
This week, I spent:
- $25 at Safeway
- $45 on a Dinnerly box
So, $70.
What We Ate
Saturday
Zoe was heading off to a pre-Halloween costume gathering with friends, so I just made a box of mac and cheese.
I have a picture of her all dressed up, eating her mac and cheese, but I need to ask her if it's ok to post it. Stay tuned. 😉
Sunday
My Hungry Harvest box sent me a huge butternut squash, so I made a pot of this soup.
I don't really measure anything anymore when I make it; I eyeball pretty much everything about it, which works nicely when you have squashes of varying proportions.
Monday
An oft-repeated meal of late: I grilled chipotle chicken kebabs and we ate them on a green salad, with the accompanying sauce as a dressing.
Toasted croissants on the side.
Tuesday
Halloween night: Zoe was out with friends (I think they ate pizza?) and I just made some cheese quesadillas for myself.
And then I worked on homework while intermittently answering the door and handing out candy.
Wednesday
A classic easy-button night: refrigerated cheese tortellini topped with jarred sauce and shredded Parmesan. A simple green salad on the side.
Thursday
I had a simulation lab that went on until 5:30, and when I got home, I made a Dinnerly meal: a mac and cheese skillet, topped with pulled pork.
And I just added some fresh fruit on the side.
Friday
I have an evening lab, but there are leftovers here so that's probably what Zoe will eat after work.
I think this is my last Friday night lab, but that's because from now through the end of the semester, I have labs and clinicals all weekend long.
We party hard in nursing school. 😉
Good luck with your weekend clinicals!
Sunday: We ended up visiting with family for much longer than expected (it was planned for lunch and went well into the afternoon), so dinner was leftover pancakes and cereal
Monday: Meatball subs with Trader Joe's autumn pasta sauce. We can't get enough!
Tuesday: Jack o lantern pizza and bagged salad mix before trick or treating
Wednesday: I had dinner with a friend at a delicious local Mexican restaurant, and my husband and daughter got chicken strips from Raising Cane's
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday/Saturday: Leftovers, scraping together what we can to clear out the fridge.
Have a great weekend everyone!
@Natalie J, that pasta sauce is delish! And leftovers night is a good thing.
Good luck! Your meals look cozy and comforting. This week has felt very long.
Monday: I had an exam in the evening. I think Mr. B made fish sticks and fries. A special treat!
Tuesday: We were at my aunt's for Halloween, and she gave us hotdogs, beans, and roasted carrots.
Wednesday: Frozen pizza night!
Thursday: We were all feeling impatient for dinner, so we had leftover split pea soup, scrambled eggs, and bread.
Friday: We are hosting new friends for Shabbat. Last night, I roasted butternut squash and prepped green beans and a dressing, plus a fruit plate. Today, wMr B will buy challah, roast chicken and potatoes, and make cranberry sauce. This is...way too elaborate! Ah well.
Ah, thank you for the idea for squash soup. One of my co-workers at school has covid, and so does her elderly mother, whom she cares for. I was going to bring them a loaf of bread today, and wanted to bring some soup to go with it, but I don't have any chicken right now, and somehow elk soup just doesn't seem as comforting when you're sick. I do have a lot of squash, though, so I can make that kind of soup. I know not everyone likes squash soup, but I think this family will eat almost anything. And if they want to throw it away, I won't care. I won't see it. 🙂
We ate a lot of elk this week. My husband is going elk hunting tomorrow, too, so we might have even more elk in our future . . .
Saturday: I had baked a bunch of potatoes earlier while I was roasting a squash, and I had a small bag--maybe a pound--of ground elk thawed. So I made a skillet meal by slicing and frying the potatoes with the elk, then adding some of the cooked, diced onion I keep in the freezer, spices, and grated cheddar. And a tomato salad from the tomatoes I pulled in the day before in anticipation of a hard freeze. The last of the basil, too. Oh, and I cut up a pineapple we got from excess commodities. Not the best pineapple, but free!
Sunday: Elk stew, cheese, baked apples and cream. The apples were also from excess commodities and were somewhat mealy. Baking them with sugar and spices fixes that problem neatly.
Monday: Leftover elk stew, cheese, and a selection of different crackers.
Tuesday: Chili and cornbread with our friends before going trick-or-treating. I did not provide dessert. 🙂
Wednesday: Leftover chili and cornbread.
Thursday: Tuna/salmon patties, mashed potatoes, tomato salad.
Tonight: Pizza because I'm making bread (dough to steal for the pizza crust). And I made roasted tomato sauce yesterday from some of those garden tomatoes (pizza sauce). We have a lot of raw vegetables right now because I bought a bunch for the vegetables and dip I brought to the elementary school Halloween party, so we'll have some of those and I'll make ranch dip for the vegetables and the pizza.
Aww, that is so kind of you to bring food to your co-worker. 🙂
@kristin @ going country, smooth soup sounds like a wonderful thing to eat when you're sick. I think they'll love it
@kristin @ going country, I don't know about anyone else but when someone brings me food so that I don't have to cook it does not matter what it is. It always tastes better than anything I make and I am so, SO grateful that they cared enough to do so. This is to say that the love that someone puts into bringing a family a meal when there sick, far outweighs whether it is chinese takeout, squash soup, or a hefty casserole. Cheers to you for loving your people well 🙂
Sunday we ate whatever we wanted. We got home from our daughter's after a 6 hour drive and neither of us wanted to cook. I think I had frozen spätzle from Aldi (not as good as in Germany!).
On Monday we had spaghetti with freezer spaghetti sauce.
Tuesday was potato and ham soup to use up some potatoes and ham before I had to throw out each one. Husband took the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Wednesday was Greek salads and the salad I made I put in too much red cabbage. Live and learn.
Thursday was Taco night at our local Mexican restaurant because I had to go to Aldi. $22.00 for 2 large plates of rice and beans and 4 tacos with 2 sodas, plus chips and salsa. We think that's pretty good.
Tonight will be a pan of Mexican lasagna that will make extra servings. And I will also be making a pot of chili for the weekend so I don't have to cook and we can just reheat and freeze the rest.
Have to plan for next week. I hate meal planning. Yikes!
Your dinners sounded so good to me! This was always the part of the semester that I felt the burn, but it sounds like you have a plan figured out for meals and homelife and that is half the battle! This week I veered off my plan but we ate well:
Monday - Crockpot 15 Bean Soup with garlic toast - I added a ham hock to flavor it - so good
Tuesday - Fried Chicken, potato salad, corn on cob, your FG brownie recipe {Happy Birthday to my son}
Wednesday - (freezer) Coconut Shrimp, chopped salad, a (freezer) twice baked potato
Thursday - Chalupas (refried black beans, green chili seasoned taco meat, avocado, tomato, sour cream)
Tonight - I don't feel like making the gnocci dish I had planned, so I think I will cook the last two tilapia filets and do sauteed spinach on the side, maybe some skillet potatoes, too.
Saturday and Sunday - kitchen closed, but I will set out a couple of frozen meals for my peeps {Fall back!}
Happy weekend!
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It's funny you say that because before simulation yesterday, my instructor said, "I know this is the part of the semester where you all are TIRED." and it is true.
Only five more weeks left in the semester, though, and then a week for finals. So, we're getting there!
First, I want to say how much I admired and appreciated all the Thankful Thursday comments yesterday. I commented early and didn't comment again because of my eye doc appointment, but I loved 'em all (especially the strong show of support for Kristen late in the thread).
Now, WIS: $16.50 at Wegmans, $47.60 at Price Chopper, and $3o.70 at Ollie's.
WIA: In previous comments this week, I think I've mentioned the "clean out the freezer and pantry" chili and the kale, carrot, and apple salad I made for different meals. I'll add only that I used the leftover kale salad dressing to marinate a small London broil steak from my 1/4 steer. (The original dressing included EVOO, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and whole-grain mustard. I added a slug of Worcestershire sauce and a pinch of garlic powder before marinating the London broil in it.)
WIS: $143.57 at Albertsons. But my receipt says I SAVED $56.97! Huh. It didn’t feel like I saved $56.97. It felt like I spent $143.57. So I promptly spent $45.97 of my $56.97 in “savings” at my little Neighborhood Walmart. So I really only “saved” $11.00, right? But my Walmart receipt says I also “saved” $2.47 on deli markdowns. So I actually “saved” $13.47, right? My head is spinning….
WIA: A rotisserie chicken in multiple incarnations, with Chinese fried rice and/or stuffing, roasted vegetables and/or mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits, salads -- all kinds of disguises! Leftover chicken was added to the leftover fried rice and put in the freezer. With all the other leftovers.
Next week? No chicken! And maybe no grocery shopping at all. The freezer remains stubbornly full. I wonder why?
Bon appetit!
@JDinNM, I always laugh when the cashier/receipt says saved $$$. The lady at store said to me recently "look, you saved more than you spent!" Retail marked on receipt said more than shelf tag (false pricing).
Lately Sam's Club online ordering has started saying saved $$$, which includes (Free for Plus members) shipping which I noticed changed with each item added/removed. I think to myself, I didn't save on shipping because I paid additional $$ for that benefit compared to regular membership.
@Regina,
I live 120 miles round trip from Sam’s so my extra money on Sam’s plus membership pays off greatly. Also, I don’t have to wrestle those big items into and out of my car-from my front porch delivery into my house is much easier!
@JDinNM, your receipt math made me snort and smile!
Saturday - stopped at a fish n chips restaurant on our way home from a kids meet Thomas and Percy Halloween event, I found that October was worse than December as far as being busy with events, something to remember for next year and hopefully commit to less!
Sunday - another busy day of events (trunk or treat) so we had Trader Joe’s orange chicken, steamed broccoli and an Asian chopped salad kit and grocery store French bread
Monday - oven chicken fajitas, corn
Tuesday - Halloween! We had some family come over, I just put out a bunch of appetizer type foods at 4 and we munched on that and candy all evening. We had deviled eggs, a cheese board, smoked sausage with mustard, raw veggies and feta dip, 5 layer dip with chips.
Wednesday - Our last beach picnic night as with the time change this weekend, it will now be dark after work. It was a warm, clear day though so a great last beach picnic day. The kids had pb&j, sliced apples, cheese, crackers and fruit snacks, I had half a chopped salad kid with leftover teriyaki chicken added.
Thursday - crockpot marry me chicken, served over pasta. First time making it, it was a delicious! I did chop up the chicken and stir it into the sauce, rather than serving it whole, so it became like a creamy chunky pasta sauce for easier serving and eating.
Friday - monthly moms meet up, where I’ll be enjoying a cheese board and sparkling wine for dinner, kids and husband will likely have Kraft mac n cheese
@LB, "marry me chicken"? Do tell!
@LB,
I looked up and printed the recipe for "marry me chicken". Thanks!
I'm more of a "divorce me chicken" type.
Me too, apparently. lol
@LB, October has gotten so busy! We purposely pass on probably 85% of events just so we're not burnt out on socializing before the "holiday season" even starts haha
@Rose, during the holidays I make cookies that are essentially Mexican Wedding cookies but I roll the dough around Hershey’s Kisses. The name of the recipe is Secret Kiss cookies but when people ask me about them I call them “Rumanian Divorce cookies” (vs Mexican “wedding” cookies). Not everyone gets the joke, but I find it amusing.
@Jean C, Ha!
I was thinking about what might go into "divorce me chicken." I think chicken parts, dredged in Strawberry Quik, then baked until allllmost cooked (the raw middle is important) and the skin is rubbery, then add some slimy canned mushrooms and slimy canned okra to the pan. Drizzle with soy sauce, garnish with circus peanuts, and you're on the way to divorce court!
I might not divorce someone for that, but I WOULD say, "Honey, I think your gifting lies more in the realm of dishwashing." lol
@Jean C, We call those cookies "Snowball Kisses."
We do not do Halloween, but have St Martin's at 11 Nov. I still have to figure out what we will hand out for treats, I like something that is a little different than the ususal candy bars.
Last week we had
sa Slow cooker cacciatore over potatoes
su Pot luck for my kindergarten friends and myself/fend for yourself for the guys
mo Kale stew
tu Leek/potato casserole with cheese and homemade bbq sauce
we Leftover Chicken cacciatore over rice
th Baked rice and vegetables with egg and peanut sauce
fr Soup and toasted bread
On Tuesday the meat delivery came. I immediately took out some of the bones that were delivered, thawed them and then made slowcooker bone broth with additional scraps of vegetable peels etc. I am looking forward to the soup, the broth alone smelt delicious.
We will slowly move to autumn dishes.
We also had cheese quesadillas on Halloween!
Saturday: Tacos with different fixings
Sunday: A richly satisfying soup with chorizo (soy chorizo for vegeterian option), potatoes, tomatoes and Tuscan kale, baguette on the side.
Monday: Chicken (and black bean cakes for vegetarian option), sweet potato fries and roasted Brussel sprouts
Tuesday: Halloween evening, cheese quesadillas and leftover soup
Wednesday: Pasta with grilled eggplant, tomatoes, onions and roasted chickpeas, chicken on the side
Thursday: Leftover pasta, I made myself some rice and fried egg with the leftover veggies because I had pasta for lunch also
Friday: We have some spinach and a cauliflower that need to be used up, also what remains of the chicken.
I didn't shop last weekend - I'll do that tonight for two weeks again. I also will have at least one farm order and possibly two this weekend.
Oh, I take that back! I picked up an Azure Standard order on Tuesday. That was just under $48. It was mostly pantry staples and cassava pasta. I'm trying to stock up my pantry for the holidays.
WIA:
After eating a lot of Greek food for lunch last Friday, my dinner was indeed a salad.
I made chicken-fried steak, something DH never much cared for, so I hadn't made it in a long time. It was served with green peas and roselle sauce, and it made two dinners and a lunch or two.
I made a big batch of tuna salad, as always with shredded veggies in it, and fruit and plantain chips on the side. I had this twice, too.
From-the-farm bacon ends - a cheaper way of buying bacon - served with chopped collard greens cooked in some of the bacon fat, plus roasted sweet potato cubes.
Poor DH has a UTI and shingles, plus some other lesser issues, so I've been staying longer with him when I visit. I got home at 8 last night and had plants to water (in the dark, grrr) because of this little drought we are having, so my meal was an egg sandwich on GF bread, carrot sticks with the last of the homemade ranch dressing, plus some plantain chips.
Tonight is anyone's guess. I can always have pasta.
@JD, what veggies do you shred into the tuna?
@JD, oh, geez, I'm so sorry to hear about your DH's UTI and shingles. I know from experience that both of those are bad news; shingles is no fun for anyone, and a UTI can make existing dementia look considerably worse. I'm keeping all digits crossed for you both.
@Central Calif. Artist Jana,
My usual choice is celery, carrot and onion. I use my mini-food processor and chop them up small, then dump them in with tuna, mayo, and some form of fruit, like a few raisins, cut up grapes or chopped apple. Salt and ganthoda powder (in the place of black pepper) to taste.
@A. Marie,
Thank you! He has had UTI's several times, but this is the first time they detected ESBL in his urine, so staff has to gown and glove to tend to him and I have to wash hands and use sanitizer when I visit. The shingles - which I had when I was 23 and yes, they do hurt - are just the icing on his Cake of Misery.
I think maybe I'll make some soup today. Not sure what kind. And now I'm dying for some chicken cacciatore since JNL mentioned it--I'll have to see how it goes, as I'm having some floors sanded and redone tomorrow.
Last night was cranberry/BBQ meatballs with potatoes and salad. Night before that was takeout pizza, and the night before that was takout sushi. Everything before that is a blur! Oh right, one night was ravioli I couldn't eat. Whatever.
Maybe some quiche and chicken cacciatore next week. I also have some sausage we need to eat; I make a traybake with sausage, potatoes, apples, onions, thyme, apple juice...maybe that. It's just cutting some stuff up and bunging it in the oven.
Your hard work and commitment deserve buckets of respect. WWA:
Saturday - roasted carrot soup, sourdough bread
Sunday - spatchcocked chicken, asparagus, Persian potato and veggie curry, store-bought turtle cookies
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - red beans and rice
Wednesday - grilled cheese and leftovers
Thursday - baked drumsticks, oven fries
Friday - am planning sautéed sablefish with ginger soy glaze over ramen noodles, broccolini (but may save that for tomorrow and just forage tonight)
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend
@kj, your meals sound delicious to me!
My week to cook.
Sunday-chicken/broccoli/rice casserole with orange slices
Monday-leftover casserole with apple slices
Tuesday-pork green chili (from freezer) with fried eggs, orange slices
Wednesday-leftovers. Roasted some potatoes to go with a very spicy Korean BBQ chicken leftover. And apple slices.
Thursday-DH grilled a pork chop, with baked beans and apple slices
Tonight-something with the chicken that is thawing
WIS: $0 – all meals out were covered by my company and when I finally got home I was too tired to go grocery shopping so I menu planned using only what we had in the freezer or pantry.
Friday: Night two of my work trip. My boss made me reservations at Gordon Ramsey Steak so I tried his famous Beef Wellington. Such a treat!
Saturday: I was flying home over dinner time so I picked up a sandwich to have in case I got hungry. I ended up eating it once I got home and only ate the snacks that were offered on the plane
Sunday: Happy 13th birthday to my (not so) little guy! We took him out for Hibachi!
Monday: Chicken Corn Chowder and Sandwiches
Tuesday: Mini Meatloaves, Mac & Cheese, fresh veggies
Wednesday: Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas
Thursday: Pasta Arrabiatta, roasted broccoli and brussels sprouts
@Geneva, we had a very similar dinner last night!
I cannot agree with you more about the temperature. Mine was very similar to yours. Every day I complained about the stupid heat and counted down the days to the cold front. Sleeping so much better now and my walks are so much more enjoyable. Now I want a little snow please, the kind that melts after one day.
WIS: $58 at Food Lion.
WWA: Garlic beef with slivered carrots and Tightwad Gazette beef Rice-a-roni, which made three meals. Grilled cheese and peanut butter sandwiches (separate fillings: we're not Elvis). Chicken-black bean chili from the freezer. DS and I got sick with a head cold and DH bought takeout Chinese food for us one night, which made leftovers.
I actually cooked more for my sick geriatric cat this week than the human family. When the kitty decided he was hungry near midnight, he got a scrambled egg. I also made him turkey soup. He's a sweet old boy.
@Ruby,
Ha, you got me with the Elvis reference!
Aww, poor guy. I'm glad you're taking good care of him.
As we worked on college applications, and the follow up responses, chasing transcripts & missing items, we kept things incredibly easy this week.
Friday - pizza
Saturday - gyros (prepped gyro meet from Costco), with naan, feta, tomatoes & cucumber
Sunday - we were supposed to have crockpot carnitas, but my husband misread the list & bought pulled pork instead of a pork butt. I had just made a huge batch of guac, which...doesn't really go with pulled pork. 😉 I found some taco meat in the freezer, and we had ground beef tacos & guac instead.
Monday - spaghetti & meatballs
Tuesday - leftover tacos
Wednesday - I honestly can't remember. I believe my husband had salmon, & I have no clue what anyone else had. I believe DS16 may have been not hungry after soccer tryouts, so probably just a smoothie.
Thursday - leftover gyros
Friday - ooh, boy. I'm guessing DS16 will not eat, as he's going to the football game. DS17 will probably also go meet friends. Probably orange chicken & rice, depending on who is home.
@Hawaii Planner, Not sure why, but I had a mental image of a bunch of people going through a revolving door as I read this ... Feeling a little dizzy,
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on clinicals!
This week we ate:
Pulled pork with fresh cut fries and various other sides, at a friend's fall party
Chili and cornbread
Leftover beef roast and gravy over egg noodles, green beans
Tacos with a side of corn/jalapeno dip
Quiche
Tonight we are having frozen pizza
Happy Friday!
Kristen, sounds as if nursing school teaches more than just information—they try to wear you out with inconvenient and long hours, just like the job will eventually do. Does "clinicals" mean you are working on actual patients?? It would be a hoot if a patient said, "Hey! I know you! You are The Frugal Girl!"
Yep, this semester we will be doing clinical at local rehab centers/nursing homes. And in future semesters, we will be working with pediatrics, labor and delivery, mental health, and so on.
I keep hearing that nursing school will be one of the hardest things most of us have gone through. lol So...just trying to survive over here!
@Kristen, You're not surviving. You're thriving.
Gosh, what on earth did we eat this week???
Saturday: I had a late, big lunch so I think I just had some balela and some fruit. I don't remember what i made for the kids. Maybe we just cleared out some left overs?
Sunday: Mom's house for an early Diwali dinner (to acomodate extended family schedules)
Monday: Taquitos and guac
Tuesday: Pizza, chicken tenders and salad at a friend's pre-trick-or-treating.
Wednesday: Kids somehow wanted pizza again so they had that. I had some zaatar seasoned delicata squash and some breadsticks and cantaloupe. I (of course) mixed the zaatar seasoning myself since it's way cheaper. I've been putting it on all kinds of things.
Thursday: Trader Joe's penne arribiatta, sliced baguette, broccoli, dragonfruit, persimmon, and apple slices
Friday: I don't know yet but I'm eyeing some tofu and some radishes that need to be used up. Maybe I'll roast the radishes.
@CrunchyCake, I had never heard of balela so I looked it up. Boy, does that sound delish. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
@MB in MN, It's tasty and healthy and filling. Hope you're able to try it soon! They have it at trader joe's in the refrigerated salad section in case you have one near you.
I think I can remember the past week....
Sunday: tacos
Monday: goulash with meatballs & sausage mixed in
Tuesday: Kraut/noodle/sausage dish
Wednesday: errand running night so we picked up Moes...a chicken stack for hubby and a chicken quesadilla for me
Thursday: Grilled honey bee seasoned chicken (so good), white mac n cheese, and corn. Nephew and his girlfriend brought us each a donut for dessert as they came to visit
Friday: tonight will be steaks, baked sweet potatoes and a veggie
WIS: 41.19 on box wine, but I skipped grocery shopping this week. Priorities.
WWA:
Fri: celery and cucumber sticks, roasted red pepper hummus, focaccia with pumpkin chipotle sauce and mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
Sat: my mom was over, so we had chili (vegetarian with black and kidney beans, tomatoes and peppers) topped with cheddar cheese, guacamole and blue corn chips.
Sun: salad (massaged kale, feta, Asian trail mix, honey and balsamic vinegar), leftover grits with veggies, leftover focaccia, sprouts sauteed in browned butter.
Mon: salad (arugula, feta, dried cherries, balsamic vinegar and honey), leftover chinese chicken and cabbage over leftover brown rice.
Tue: Halloween! My parents came over so we had a fancier dinner: corn flake crusted chicken breasts (husband used mayo mixed with Sriracha to stick the cornflakes on instead of his usual egg and flour routine because my mom insisted it was easier...it is not...but it does taste good and it was entertaining to watch him grumble about the mess it made), Halloween shaped pasta with the rest of the pumpkin chipotle sauce and grated parmesan cheese, homemade bialys stuffed with apples and spices.
Wed: salad (lettuce, red apple slices, Gouda cheese cubes, walnuts, craisins and ranch dressing), leftovers: chicken breasts, pumpkin pasta, bialys, and corn tortillas spread with leftover chili, topped with a slice of swiss cheese and another tortilla, then air fried.
Thu: breakfast for dinner: warm kale salad (sauteed kale, fermented honey garlic, clover sprouts, lentil sprouts and chick pea sprouts in olive oil and added sesame oil, more honey and gochujang spices, then topped with baby carrots and a handful of Asian trail mix. It was very good and the sprouts were good this way because I chopped them up really fine-they sort of melted into the kale. All the health benefits and none of the stringiness.), sauteed peppers and eggs (with onions too), and tater tots.
Tonight: focaccia and salad, of course, but then I really need to grocery shop. We are almost out of cheese and that is just untenable...
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Agreed on the cheese front. It's important to always have at least ONE interesting cheese in the fridge. 😉
@Kristen,
We have a whole produce drawer dedicated to cheese in our fridge. But then, we also have a whole shelf and a half dedicated to produce, so...our fridge is very not normal. 😉
@Becca, We have always had a whole drawer dedicated to cheese. I thought we were only people like that.
@Regina,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rzSslub6U
The pulled pork skillet meal is one of my favorite easy button meals here. When we smoke a big pork butt I will break it down into meal size portions and freeze. I pull it out to go on top of fried potatoes (with cheese and sour cream) or on baked potatoes, on nachos, etc.
I spent $24 at Lowes Foods...we ate out of the pantry/freezer this week to make room for Thanksgiving stuff. I have surgery the week before Thanksgiving so I am doing as much prep as I can now and also prepping freezer meals for my husband to just warm up after surgery.
Sunday: I roasted a turkey I had broken down. Saved most of the meat and made tons of stock with the bones and the thighs. Pressure canned the stock for Thanksgiving (for dressing/dumplings/etc). That night we had turkey, mashed potatoes, and salad.
Monday: My husband works from home, so I had him tend to the smoker all day. Smoked a boston butt, 2 racks of ribs, and a beef roast. We had ribs, sweet potato fries, and green beans.
Tuesday: Pulled pork carnitas/homemade refried beans, corn, salad
Wednesday: homemade tomato soup, cornbread biscuits, salad
Thursday: Kentucky hot browns with the turkey, fruit, and some pita chips/hummus
Friday: Finishing up the turkey with dressing, carrots, and brussels sprouts
I froze a rack of smoked ribs, a couple portions of smoked boston butt, one portion of turkey, a shepherd's pie with the smoked roast from above, and a beef stew with the roast for meals later. Also canned cranberry jeally and a chutney for Thanksgiving.
We've had a busy, busy week. The most notable meal was a typical Halloween fare: chili in the crock pot. It makes cooking and eating easy while we're answering the doorbell!
WIS: $14.87 Grocery Outlet, $20 Farmer Co-op for 50 lbs potatoes & 50 lbs yellow onions.
Sunday - Round steak marinated, scalloped potatoes, green beans & fruit salad
M - Leftover steak quick warmed in garlic butter, squash saute and green salad
T - Shipwreck, coleslaw w/apples and cranberries
W - Cobb Salad
Th - BBQ chicken, oven baked mac and cheese, garlic green beans
Fri - Leftovers from lunch w/friends (Cantonese restaurant)
Sat - White Chicken Chili, cornbread, harvest fruit salad
Kristen, you have the best attitude and I am cheering you on! I remember well the exhausting schedule, my nursing school was 65 miles from home but my best friend drove because he's a guy...ha! I studied and quizzed on our long rides.
I worked full time, raising a family, farming and going to nursing school. It was 3 crazy years that I do not remember, thankfully I journal every night. I loved weekend clinicals and chose to work those shifts as well.
Aww, thanks for the encouragement!
I spent a ridiculous 293 at Sam’s club but restocked food paper products and laundry stuff.
Monday : chicken noodle soup made from Sam’s rotisserie chicken carcass and ream’s noodles.
Tuesday: large bagged Caesar salad from Sam’s turned into chicken Caesar wraps with cottage cheese and tomatoes on the side.
Wednesday: home grown homemade pesto baked salmon fillets. Air fryer potatoes and carrots.
Thursday; leftover salmon on top of bowls of homemade creamed spinach.
Friday: pizza with cucumber salad.
Saturday: today! Slow cooker bbq chicken with coleslaw and jalapeño chips.
That always happens at warehouse clubs! 🙂
Just starting clinicals??EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!