WIS, WWA | Maybe next week, I will be cooking
What I Spent
I didn't do any grocery shopping this week at all...but maybe by next Friday, I will be cooking AND shopping!
It all depends on the weather; I have the keys to the house I'm renting, but I need a combo of non-rainy weather + availability of my dad and brother in order to move into the house.
And it looks like this weekend, the skies are just going to rain, rain, rain.
But, it will be ok. The skies will eventually clear. It can't rain forever!
What We Ate
Saturday
One of my nieces had a little birthday gathering; we had burgers, beans, oven fries, and the family orange jello salad.
Doesn't her cat have the cutest nose??
Sunday
We all just fended for ourselves! 🙂
Monday
We had a creamy tomato tortellini soup, salad, and some ciabatta rolls.
Tuesday
Zoe had two fillings, so she was only up for yogurt at dinner.
And poor Sonia had an asthma attack, so we had a little ER visit (she's ok! The medics always get her fixed up in short order.), and I do not even remember what I ate after the ER visit.
Wednesday
I made two pizzas; one cheese, and one pepperoni. The time around, I had my beloved King Arthur bread flour, and my mom agreed that it does make a superior pizza, even when compared to King Arthur all purpose flour.
Here's the pizza recipe I use.
And here's why your homemade pizza might be terrible. 😉 Flour is definitely on the list of reasons!
Thursday
We had quesadillas after Zoe's evening class. Sonia has been cautiously eating some things like quesadillas, and it seems like so far she might be tolerating them ok.
So, maybe some harder cheese can be back on her menu!
Exciting possibilities.
Friday
My mom is making this baked potato soup, I believe.
I am glad you got the keys so you and the girls can get into your new place and have a place that feels like yours. I know when I lived with my parents for a bit, it was nice but having a place that it yours makes all the difference.
I did very little grocery shopping this week, just a few things to tide us over since my meal kit delivery was kicking back in and we had enough to get us through the week.
Monday- stuffed zucchini with mexican style cauliflower rice, black beans and guac. I made enough to add more into leftovers
Tuesday- Eggs with the leftover mexican veggie mix
Weds- I had a late night at work so we just had stuffed baked potatoes with cheese and broccoli
Thurs- I had absolutely no inclination to cook after work so frozen Trader Joe's pizza and salad kit it was. Also, the frozen pizza's from Trader Joe's are some of the best I have had
Fri- We are going to see Pearl Jam with my cousin so we are meeting for dinner before.
Saturday- TBD but probably a pasta bc it is my weekend treat and I need to use up last summers canned tomatoes before this summer's crop
Sun- Mother's Day! My mom wanted to host, so I said I will bring dinner. We haven't had dim sum as a family since before the pandemic, so I am going to pick up some up a surprise. I need dessert ideas though?
@Heather, thanks for the tip about the pizza at Trader Joe's. I will definitely check it out!
@Heather, Have fun at Pearl Jam! I saw them back in the 90's in Ann Arbor, MI. I bet they sound just as good now.
@Heather, Cake. It is always a good day for cake!!!
Moving is so stressful - you are smart to wait until things are more in your favor, including weather! Also, that salad. Reminds me of the Watergate Salad aka {aka Gopher Guts} that we used to do at Thanksgiving, mostly for the kids, who all decided they were over it once they became adults and THANK GOODNESS because I hated making it!! Yours is probably better, but still... This week I fixed:
Monday - Cilantro Lime Chicken, twice baked potato, salad
Tuesday - (frozen meal) Pork Roast, Steakhouse mac and cheese, honey carrots
Wednesday - Chicken Slammer meal from Short Stop (pure comfort)
Thursday - (frozen meal) Polenta with Sausage Marinara, side salad
Friday - Happy Hour with The Girl (her turn to host) {mental health day, off work, but I'm on call through next Thursday} She's doing pulled pork in the crockpot that I am very much looking forward to!
Saturday - Salmon, tomato Cavatappi pasta, peas
Sunday - Grilled Pork Chop, bell peppers and onions, leftover pasta, wheat roll {Mother's Day!}
Happy Mother's Day!!
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Boo on fillings and asthma, but yay for cheese! I do hope you get moved in soon, if only so you can feel more settled.
Oh, before I forget, whoever asked me about the recipe for the snack cookies I make for my kids' school snacks (Becca?), it's posted on my blog this week here:
https://going-country.blogspot.com/2022/05/tt-streamlined-snack-cookies.html
And as for real food . . .
Saturday: Pot roast, bread and butter, asparagus (from the garden, hooray!), watermelon radish (not from the garden--it's too hot here in spring to grow good radishes unfortunately), and rice pudding. We ate a lot of rice pudding this week, as I have a TON of white rice and raisins from excess commodities, and ended up with a bunch of milk that needed to be used up quickly.
Sunday: Rooster and split pea curry, rice, green beans, rhubarb custard pie with whipped cream. I've never made--or eaten--rhubarb custard pie, but my eldest son wanted to make a pie and I had just harvested a bunch of rhubarb. I was kind of ambivalent about the pie, but my husband said it was one of the best pies he's ever had, so there you go.
Monday: Work day+leftovers.
Tuesday: I made a stew with ram meat and rooster stock, so my children called it "male stew." I have to admit that I was trying to be less weird in my reporting about my food here by saying chicken instead of rooster, or lamb instead of ram, but since I was informed that my menu reports were getting boring, I will once again be very specific. 🙂 We also had garlic bread and rice pudding again. I made the stew only because I wanted to make the rice pudding, and that requires the oven to be on for four hours.
Wednesday: Leftovers, bacon and eggs because it was another work day.
Thursday: Yes another work day, but I actually cooked this time. Minimally. Two cans of commodities pork fried with spices, spaghetti with pesto, two nuked potatoes fried with the pork, cucumber slices.
Friday: I took out some top round steaks that the butcher tenderized for me, and I think I might cut them into strips, marinate them, and make a stir-fry. I will not be making rice pudding for awhile now, as it's supposed to be mid-80s all week. I think my days of wanting the oven on for that long as over until next winter.
I don't think you guys ever have a week of boring meals. Heh.
@kristin @ going country, thanks for thinking of your fans. Bring on the rooster and ram! And the term "male stew" (1) made me LOL and (2) sent my mind places it probably shouldn't be going.
@A. Marie,
Maybe male stew could benefit from the addition of some geoducks? 😉
You guys are cracking me up!
@Becca, AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhaHHHHHHHHHHHHaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@kristin @ going country, I always search for your posts just to see your interesting menu items!
Kristen it is so exciting that you have the keys to your new place!!! I am praying for you and your sweet kiddos.
I spent $0 at the grocery store this week...woohoo! This will make up for the increased amounts spent as of late due to increased prices & allow some splurges while we are on vacation next week 🙂
Saturday....this was day two of the Women's Conference at my church and I grabbed take out for my son & I on the way home; the hubs ate takeout wiht his brother who was at our home installing some lights for us; and the Ladies had a late lunch so just snacked a bit at dinnertime
Sunday...I cooked a whole chicken in the crockpot and made a large pot of black beans to go with it. I added some rice, tomatoes, salsa, cheese, avocado, & cilantro for burrito bowls.
Monday...Leftovers
Tuesday....Leftovers again. Food is crazy expensive so we are eating everything and doing our best not to waste a thing!
Wednesday...I roasted a turkey in the oven - upside down and it was delicious & super easy!!! We also had mashed potatoes, green beans, yellow squash with green peppers and onions and sliced tomatoes.
Thursday...Leftovers
Friday...leftover turkey and leftover rice combined to make a turkey fried rice.
Saturday...We leave for vacation and have all the makings for several meals in but in what order I have no idea.
Blessings to all!
Aw, at first I thought that was Zoe hugging your cat (having her back). Dang. Well that will happen.
Tonight we're having french toast and bacon.
Yesterday was takeout burgers and onion rings, when I burst into tears at the idea of making dinner. Cheaper than bail.
Wednesday was steak and new potatoes.
Tuesday, spaghetti
Monday sausages with rhubarb chutney.
That's as far back as I remember.
There are always fruit/vegetables/salad with our dinners, in case anyone is wondering if we only eat meat, heh. The french toast will have berries tumbled attractively on top, for instance.
God willing, we should be reunited with our cat this week. 🙂
@Kristen, Yay!!!!!! Such good news!!!
@Kristen, That is so wonderful!!
@Kristen, huzzahs for the cat reunion! And your niece's cat is a cutie, too. Reminds me of our late lamented Chequers (#4 of our 6 cats to date).
Yep. Looks like one of my ferals too, imaginatively nicknamed "Tux." I am trying not to get too attached to them so I just nickname them obvious things like Tortie, Tabby, Morris (my favorite), Mittens, Tux, Cream, and uh, Ghostface.
@Rose,
Cheaper than bail!! 🙂 🙂 love it. I’m going to store that somewhere and use it an appropriate time!!
I just wanted to say that I am so happy that you have the keys to your rental house! Would love to see all of the refinished furniture when you are done!
Oh, I promise I will share! The problem is that I haven't actually FINISHED my projects...they're all in various states of non-completion.
I have never tackled so many pieces at one time before and I guess this is why. It's hard to manage multiple pieces and multiple paints/stains.
@Kristen,
I bet the rain isn't helping either. Don't you need dry weather for painting and staining?
Yes. This is unspeakably bad weather for furniture finishing! Even if my dad runs the wood stove in his garage, things are still taking forever to dry.
Sogged! I love it
What a Tuesday!!
This week included a new recipe that I loved and has made it into my list of recipes for future use. I'm so excited!
Saturday: Chicken nuggets, broccoli with cheese, strawberries, and blackberries
Sunday: Pork roast, green beans, strawberries with bananas
Monday: Pork tacos with more strawberries and blackberries
Tuesday: New recipe night! To use up leftover pork, I made https://www.mashupmom.com/easy-leftover-pork-fried-rice/ and it was delicious! This might have been my first time ever making fried rice. We had it with strawberries, which my family happily ate for the 4th night in a row.
Wednesday: Broccoli and cheddar soup with FG french bread
Thursday: Quesadillas
Friday: I'm watching my friend's kids and my husband will be at work (so it'll be just me with 6 kids ages 2-8! Party!) My friend is bringing a few Little Caesar's pizzas, which I'm super thankful for!
Sunday: I had been on-call the night before, so my parents came over to help us in the afternoon. They bought sushi and fruit; I made carrot-ginger miso soup.
Monday: I defrosted homemade chicken broth and used up roast chicken leftovers (from Friday) for a very light dinner.
Tuesday: My mom brought over dinner of meatballs, corn, and fruit. I made instant couscous to go with it, using the leftover chicken broth.
Wednesday: We ordered pizza.
Thursday: We fended for ourselves. I had half a bowl of leftover carrot ginger soup from the weekend and half a hardboiled egg leftover from baby's meal, and a slice of leftover pizza.
Friday: Likely roast chicken, roasted zucchini, and maybe barley for our starch, since we're out of rice.
Happy that you got the keys to your new place. Hopefully everything will align soon so you can move into your new place and the cat can come "home".
I had UTI last week and a tooth extracted this week so very little cooking going on at our house recently. I didn't even go to the grocery store this week but I did stop and buy strawberries from a local farmer.
Sunday - takeout from local Thai restaurant
Monday - Burrito bowls
Tuesday - tooth extraction day so yogurt for me and DH had a sandwich
Wednesday - mashed potatoes and strawberries
Thursday - Trader Joe's Mini Chicken Tikka Samosas and strawberries
Friday - Not sure but probably potato cheese soup
An unexpected no-cook, eat of the freezer week here. We went shopping for a new oven with our two kids and by the time we were paying they were at their limit patience-wise so we were a bit distracted and missed that our new oven would require a different kind of electrical outlet than we currently have. So new oven delivered on Wednesday, and old oven taken away but no way to plug in the new oven and use it yet! Oh well, the freezer was getting full anyways so it helped us work our way through some leftovers. Electrician is coming tomorrow to install the outlet we need.
Saturday - we had another family over for a play date and got takeout pizza
Sunday - husband grilled Buffalo wings, we had it with Mac n cheese from the freezer and corn on the cob.
Monday - Zappa toscana
Tuesday - mushroom kale lasagna rolls
Wednesday - beginning of no oven, so leftover lasagna rolls for husband and I, leftover Mac n cheese for the kids
Thursday - chicken noodle soup from the freezer. I had a coupon for a $1 loaf of French bread so I picked that up on my lunch break to go with the soup
Friday - an assortment of freezer leftovers, bbq ribs, bbq drumstick, mini garden turkey loaves. Will serve with a can of baked beans and some frozen veggies.
Congratulations on getting a house! I can't wait for the first gratitude post after you've moved in, I'm sure you will be feeling so thankful to be there. I'm a weirdo---I love to move and I'm always excited to organize my kitchen and things like that. And my favorite kitty of all time was a tuxedo cat like your niece's cat, and she had a half black/half pink nose. So adorable. (I've had over 20 cats since I was a child---luckily, my current kitty can't read ;-), I don't want her to see me writing that another kitty was my favorite! She's in the top 3 favorite kitties though.)
It's always interesting to hear about different areas. I always have a little touch of envy when people say they are renting a house. That just doesn't happen here. You rent apartments or condos...no yards. I wish I had a yard. I digress.
Anyway, wishing you all the best on the move. While moving is stressful, its also exciting. It will be nice to have some of your stuff back I am sure.
Dinners this week:
Sat-Pasta with garlic scape pesto and Italian chicken sausage
Sun-Turkey tetrazzini
Mon-could have been the leftover tetrazzini...or that could have been lunch and I completely forget dinner
Tues-Cajun dirty rice
Wed-Star Wars day-cooked from the star wars cook book with our nephew. Made Darth Maul dip (roasted red peppers w/ cream cheese) w/ Fritos, Tie fighters (hot dogs wrapped in pizza/bread stick dough), Tuscan raider taters (mashed potatoes), and Death Star popcorn balls.
Thursday-Cinco de Mayo-Mango margaritas, beef tacos w/ homemade tortillas, cilantro lime rice, and beans. Tres Leches cake for dessert
Tonight: leftover cajun dirty rice
@Jaime,
Love your Starwars foods! We celebrated May the fourth too! We had Baby Yoda overnight oats for breakfast-added chopped kiwis and pears to the oats so they were greenish and garnished with kiwi wedge ears on the edge of the bowl and prunes for eyes. For lunch, my husband made Porg sandwiches by using the heels of bread and cutting in a vague bird shape, then using cream cheese for the white belly and barbecue chips for the feet. I think he used raisins for eyes. Then, since dinner was feeling left out, we just arranged our pizza slices to look like x-wings on the plate. It's the little things, right?
@Becca,
Yes, the little things!
Your meals sound fun. I bet the sandwiches were adorable!
@Jaime,
My husband just showed me the picture of them and they were SO CUTE!!! He did a great job and totally bested me and my Baby Yoda oatmeal.
With everything going on this week, I pushed the easy button most of the time. I didn't shop for groceries this past week - that will be today, and I usually shop for two weeks at a time.
I made a big pot of veggie beef soup, which I ate two more nights.
Pasta topped with Nomato sauce from the freezer, and strawberries. It was all I had the energy for.
Tuna salad on gluten-free bread with carrot sticks, for two nights.
Tonight may be more soup.
Not exciting, but I ate at home every night, so I call it a win.
I’m glad you got the keys and I hope you get to move in soon- I’m sure it’s been wonderful at your parents but creating you own “new normal” will help you and the girls adjust and decided what is next.
Dinners this week:
Friday -pizza takeout
Saturday- pizza takeout (my husband was working a late shift and my daughter and I decided to try a different takeout gluten free pizza (she is following GF for a month to see if it helps with her migraines….finding pizza she likes has been challenging)
Sunday- Costco rotisserie chicken with a Trader Joe southwest salad mix
Monday- stuffed mushrooms and salad
Tuesday- shrimp scampi, asparagus and baked sweet potatoes
Wednesday- grilled chicken and sausages with broccoli and green salad
Thursday- chicken enchilada stack
Friday- pizza night
Hope everyone has a great week!
I make that same tortellini soup!
Your meals sound very good. I hope your move goes effortlessly. My 31 year old daughter may need temporary accomodations as she looks for a House. It'll be a change in meals. She eats vegan and likes to meal prep.
WIS: To the best of my recollection, I spent $8 at the Regional Market, $5 at Wegmans (after bottle return credit of $3.40), and about $35 at Price Chopper (which included multivitamins and Osteo Bi-Flex on deep discount and with coupons).
WIA: The usual motley cooking-for-one assortment, except that (1) I made another homemade pizza in my 12" cast iron skillet and split it with the Bestest Neighbors; and (2) I cobbled together a salmon salad last night out of a small can of salmon from Ollie's and miscellaneous leftover veg, plus Hellmann's olive oil mayo that is so far past its sell-by date it'd probably kill me if I hadn't built up some immunity by now.
@A. Marie,
Hahahaha!!
You’re the best!
@A. Marie,
Just say "it's not expired, it's fermented..."
I spent only $80 this week, seriously under-budget but I had spent a lot the week before.
Monday: chicken leg quarters in mushroom-wine sauce, almond rice pilaf, and roasted glazed carrots that I nearly burned.
Tuesday: stuffed cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, green beans.
Wednesday: breakfast for dinner (pancakes and bacon)
Thursday: taco soup and homemade bread
You may see some changes in my menus in the future, as I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on Monday. The biggest change for me will be not baking like I always have. Sugar-free baking just doesn’t do it for me. My husband and mom will happily eat anything I bake, so at least I can get rid of it that way.
@SandyH, I wish you well as you navigate your new diagnoses and the changes it will require.
Hugs to you, Sandy! I hope you can find some new ways to put your creative baking energy to use.
I also did not go grocery shopping this week, as we were well-stocked in the pantry and freezer. Lunch is our main meal, so I made spaghetti jazzed up with sweet Italian sausage for my husband's lunches. Mine were some leftovers from a meal out and odds and ends from the freezer.
I work at a university and this was move-out week for the students, so I came home so tired every night that my supper, which is always small, was usually just a protein shake and a half a peanut butter sandwich or a piece of fruit.
@Ruby, I didn't remember to post you some kudos yesterday on having your student helpers rescue so much stuff from departing students, so I'm doing it now. Remembering just how many perfectly usable things college students throw out at the end of the school year brings out the old trashpicking warhorse in me. The party-school university's graduation is 5/15, and the nearby Jesuit college's graduation is 5/22, so I may do a few drive-bys for old times' sake--although I plan to keep the current cost of gas in mind!
I made chocolate almond butter cups. I was able to eat a slice of pizza so my histamine levels are getting more manageable. The gluten free pizzas at Costco are good. I have more energy but my hair keeps falling out. Wigs can be fun. I am looking forward to new boosters this fall aimed at omicron, they may help too.
You have so much self control. I would be at my new place playing, furniture or not.
Well, it's a little hard to sleep with no beds there! 😉
@Kristen,
lol, Sometimes I forget that I'm not normal. ^..^ I think indoor camping is fun. Right now one kid has a sleeping bag rolled up and stashed under the living room settee, sleeping on the floor every night. Kitty is the only one that minds, " put my scratching post back where you found it!"
Oooh, would you do this even on wood floors? There's no carpet in the rental house at all!
@Tiana,
When my parents moved into a new house, my sister and I were in our twenties and came to help with the move. They were doing it all in stages, so we were sitting on the floor of the new dining room (minus the furniture) eating sandwiches on paper plates and my sister cracked us all up by saying "Hey! We've got so much space! Let's put another leaf in the table!" while sliding backwards on her butt! Kristen, I know you've got that beautiful new table to move in, but I recommend having at least one floor picnic first. It's super memorable. 😉
@Becca,
It was a wood floor! She probably got butt splinters!
@Kristen
Weirdest waking up was one sunrise peaking out my bivvy bag at a big o cow face breathing hot and steamy wondering why I was in her pasture. The night before I stopped after dark and read the GPS wrong, thought I was on public land. I was not. Wood floors have no cows or rocks and tree roots in your back?
@Tiana, You might have been on public land. I don't know where you were, but in the western U.S., Bureau of Land Management land is public, but ranchers can run their cattle on it. We've camped on it before, too, although no cows were too interested in us. We just had to avoid their, um, evidence when we were setting up our sleeping bags.
WIS: 348.67 at Aldi.
WWA:
Fri: salad, air fried green beans and focaccia
Sat: pineapple, stir fried knotweed and stuffed peppers (stuffed with a mixture of ground beef and leftover sushi rice)
Sun: all leftovers, even the salad! (Bulked up a small amount of green salad with a sliced hardboiled egg, carrot and celery sticks, stuffed peppers, pasta primavera and homemade pretzels)
Mon: Waldorf salad, roasted pumpkin seeds, spicy chicken tagine with chickpeas and prunes and pumpkin waffles (made with sourdough discard)
Tue: green grapes, pasta y fagioli soup (using some of the cannelini beans and ham bone I made in the crock pot), shredded mozzarella cheese and crackers as toppings and maple glazed sourdough cake doughnuts for dessert.
Wed: take and bake cheese pizza and spinach salad
Thu: crunchy tacos with lots of options (ground beef and onions, tomatoes, colored peppers, spinach, lettuce mix, cheddar cheese, fresh basil, salsa and Cholula sauce)
Tonight: salad and focaccia
I noticed several price increases at Aldi on Wednesday, so I'm determined not to waste any food and to stretch every little bit. When I compared my receipt to one from just a month ago, almost every item increased! Some things went up 10 cents or less per item like canned tuna and cereal, but some things went up by whole dollars like ground beef and eggs! There were some midrange increases too like for block cheese and boxed salad greens. I also noticed some empty shelves of certain items like vegetable oil and oatmeal. I'm hoping those are just temporary stock issues and not true shortages, but boy, grocery shopping sure is stressful right now! I'm glad I'm going only every other week!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Fri: I bought pizza dough at the market--basil & garlic and pepperoni; and then made my own with ingredients in the 'fridge.
Sat: Ate at the women's conference--for $35/plate it was not good; $33/plate for lunch--wraps& salad is overpriced.
Sun: Hot dogs
Mon: Pasta & meatballs
Tues: popcorn for me, soup for DH. I ate lunch late at work and got home late. I was not ready to make anything fancy.
Wed: Calzone, air fried potatoes and broccoli
Thurs: I had planned to make taco casserole & cornbread, but I did not. Tuna wraps. Thursdays can be tough about making food. I spend the day with my 3+ yr. old grandson.
I am happy you will have your own place although it will not be your own place. We have to keep moving one foot in front of the other or we get stuck.
@JEG, I meant to add that my daughter's cat always comes to socialize when I am there. When I took care of my grandson as an infant, I would have a glass of water on the table and the cat would try to drink from it--so, I would get a cup for him. He now still expects his own cup of water.
Those of us who are lactose intolerant can often handle real butter and hard cheese.
On Saturday I told the husband that I am sick of cooking, thus for a week we were just going to individually scrounge. He ate canned hash for six days running, explaining that this was a preview of how miserably he will eat if I die first, so I need to keep hanging on so we can die at the same time when we are in our 80s. He did eat fruit each day but no vegetables. So, here it is Friday and he wins, I can't stand the idea of what he is not eating. So, tonight we are having baked salmon, baked potatoes and a Lithuanian style cole slaw. And some more totally tasteless watermelon, which we should have realized would be tasteless this early in the season.
Not to be outdone by canned hash, I ate large curd cottage cheese and potato chips for dinner for all six nights. However, I did eat some kind of vegetable and fruit each day.
I am ready to stop wallowing in self-pity and go back to cooking. Sometimes you just want to eat crap and watch old movies where there are no ambiguous endings and evil is always punished.
Glad you will soon have a space to call your own again, Kristen!
Lindsey, I always love your stories. So good.
@Lindsey, I admire the "so we can die at the same time..." plan. DH's and my plan for years was to expire at the ages of 92 and 86 in perfect health, pinned in our bed under the weight of all the Krugerrands crashing through the attic floorboards. Ain't gonna happen now, obviously, but it was a fine fantasy while it lasted.
Best wishes for a dry move, hope the weather improves soon.
I had a few wins this week with meals (can't remember exactly when we ate them):
- Pumpkin soup. Pumpkin is in season now in Australia so I bought 2 (7 kg) when I found some for $1/kg. We love it cooked with red lentils and curry powder, then processed with the stick blender with a can of coconut milk. I made about 12 serves, half went into the freezer
- Fried rice. The fried rice I made was so tasty that we chose to eat leftovers rather than eat out as we'd planned one night (oh, the struggle of being a half decent cook. LOL)
- Chickpea salad. I processed dried chickpeas for a yummy chickpea and qinoa salad. Leftover chickpeas are in the freezer. I'll use them for hommus next week.
I'm trying to rein in our grocery spending by cooking cheaper meals incorporating more beans and lentils which we order from a bulk supplier every six months or so. Now that I'm retired I have time for the extra planning and prep, not something I was motivated to do much when working.
@Frugal Charli,
Dry beans!!! Yes!!! I have a whole cabinet of them and when I made 1 cup of dried beans with the ham bone last weekend, it made enough for like three different meals!!! So now I'm all like "Holy Frijoles, Batman, we could eat for years opening only this magic cabinet!"
So, PLEASE, tell me all your dried bean tips!!! Don't leave out any detail. Do you soak them? How long do you cook them? When you say "extra planning and prep," what does that entail? How much do you prepare at a time? Etc, etc, etc!
Asian glazed meatballs, stir fry veggies, and Costco chicken dumplings
Burgers on the grill, baked beans, German potato salad, and angelfood cake with lemon curd, cherry sauce, and whipped cream for dessert.
Leftovers night
Pizza bagels and roasted sweet potatoes
My younger son was at my parents, my older son and husband had a scouts banquet and I had to work nights so I just had leftovers.
Cheesy veggie pasta bake
Spaghetti and meatballs, roasted cauliflower
I have never commented on the What-we-ate. By Friday I can honestly never remember. Monday was fajitas, a Cook’s Country recipe. I love them so much. Tuesday was a fend for yourself day. I do that whenever I have no idea what to make. My kids are all older, so it works for us. Wednesday, I have no idea. Thursday was bean burritos in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Friday/today was pizza.
Mostly I just wanted to say Congratulations on the new place also on being reunited with your cat. Pets seem to bring smiles when we need them most.
This week was light on the WIS side, $18 at Aldi & $38 at Kroger.
WWA - roast beef, potatoes & carrots, cornbread
Leftover roast beef in gravy over noodles, green beans, cornbread
Hamburgers & fries
Shrimp, cheesy broccoli & rice, cheddar garlic biscuits
Homemade pizza - tried a new crust recipe & won’t be using it again. It was supposed to be a time-saver, but the crust was too crispy for our tastes.
Not sure about this weekend’s eats. Today is Derby Day here in KY & of course tomorrow is Mother’s Day so I may treat myself to a “no cooking” weekend.
Can’t wait to see your new place! I’ve been using your baked potato soup recipe since the day you published it. It is the best!
WWS: $71 (Mystery shop/will be reimbursed) $3.49 Market Basket
WWA: Sat.: friend's 50th birthday. We brought some appetizers.
Sun: homemade pizza
Mon: beef Thai red curry sloppy joe's over scallion biscuits: https://food52.com/recipes/86613-sloppy-joes-red-curry-recipe
Tues: Tortilla Española, cabbage salad, prosciutto
Wed: beef & black bean empanada with chimichurri, big salad; cherry crisp
Thurs: leftover pizza
Fri: mystery shop dinner