What I Spent
I tried four recipes from the ATK Bowls cookbook that I patiently waited for at the library. Since it’s new and in high demand, I figured I’d better dive in and quickly see if it’s a cookbook I want to own!
Anyway, grocery spending first!
I started the week off with a $157 trip to Aldi. Which is a sign that we were out of a lot of things!
I had a pretty disorganized week after that, requiring a bunch of small trips to the grocery store, and by the time the week ended, I was at $240.
GEEZ.
Fortunately, I know that this kind of week does average out over time, so it’s gonna be fine.
What We Ate
Saturday
Mr. FG and I went out on a date night; the girls ate at home.
Sunday
We made a strawberry and chicken green salad from Pioneer Woman, which we ate with some toast.
Monday
I tried a pork and quinoa bowl recipe; thumbs up! It’ll go into rotation around here.
Tuesday
Next up from the Bowls cookbook: a green curry paste Thai soup.
This one is a lot like the Thai chicken soup I posted before, except it’s got green curry paste, shrimp, and sliced snow peas.
I would not have thought to add raw sliced snow peas to a bowl of soup, but they were really good. Nice and crunchy!
Wednesday
This time I tried a Thanksgiving-inspired bowl, and all the elements were good except the sauce. Thanksgiving made us think of gravy, and the sauce for this dish was more like a salad dressing vinaigrette.
Verdict from all of us: weird. We do not want salad dressing on meatballs.
I don’t think I’ll give up on the idea of a bowl like this, but I’d be inclined to make a more gravy-like sauce next time.
Thursday
My last bowl meal was this salad.
This one was just ok; nothing amazing, perhaps because salad in a bowl is not that unique of a concept (whereas a quinoa bowl feels more interesting.)
Friday
I have a wedding to go to and I haven’t quite decided what the not-at-a-wedding portion of the family is going to eat. Maybe a fend-for-yourself kind of night with the leftovers in the fridge.
What did you eat this week?
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Kylie
Wednesday 18th of March 2020
Monday: Bacon cheddar burgers with homemade fries and salad
Tuesday: Shrimp tacos for me and New York Strip and roast potatoes for DH. Roasted broccoli for both.
Wednesday: Tacos -- defrosted ground beef and also have chicken leftover from a whole chicken I roasted earlier in the week. Will throw that in a couple, even though I never love chicken tacos as much as I'd like to!
Thursday: Not sure yet! We have a lot of fresh meat to go through, including a corned beef that I didn't feel like making Tuesday.
Friday: Beef stroganoff, egg noodles and green beans
Saturday: Going to see family (less than 10!)
Kym Parker
Sunday 15th of March 2020
Sunday - Chicken Pot Pie
Monday - Pizza
Tuesday - Spaghetti & Meatballs
Wednesday - Philly Cheesesteaks
Thursday - Hamburgers
Friday - Beef Stroganoff
Saturday - Fried Chicken
deidre
Sunday 15th of March 2020
Those bowls look yum - I do like meatballs in a salad but I can see how that would be weird for you - incidentally has anyone got a recipe for chocolate cream pie? I always drool over the one in the film 'Julie & Julia' & I've never been able to find a recipe.
Anyhow, this week I have eaten lentil veg soup twice, chicken & veg soup, tuna & avo rolls, ham & pineapple pizza, & spaghetti in tomato sauce.
kristin @ going country
Monday 16th of March 2020
This one came up first when I Googled to see what you were asking about:
https://www.pjandthomas.com/blog/2018/11/22/the-chocolate-pie-from-julie-julia
And this is one I made just last week, though my MiL made the pie crust with my son without that recipe, so I don't know about the pie crust recipe right there, but the filling was delicious:
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/chocolate-pudding-pie
Kelly
Saturday 14th of March 2020
Monday - chicken apple sausages, rice, & peas Tuesday - fish tacos, grilled veggies (frozen heated in the oven, thank you Wegmans!) Wednesday- pasta with Italians sausage meat sauce Thursday - lentil chick pea curry over rice Friday - veggie burgers & kale salad for my husband and I; cheese pizza for the kids (we abstain from meat on Fridays during lent) Weekend dinners are burgers, fries, and a salad. Chicken drumsticks, roasted potatoes, and spinach salad. Not sure which night we are having which.
gina
Friday 13th of March 2020
I love the idea of bowls for dinner and I do that often! Here's what we ate: Monday - Meatballs and Marinara with wholegrain pasta, broccoli Tuesday - Tuna Salad on leftover onion buns Wednesday - Farro Skillet with chicken sausage, bell pepper, onion, tomato, corn Thursday - Grilled Chicken Breast, baked sweet potato, kale Friday - Pesto Tilapia, green beans and carrots Saturday - Going to do pork tenderloin chops and a potato in our SBT oven, chopped salad Sunday - Going to wing it - maybe eggs and sausage