WIS, WWA | Oh right. There are five Fridays this month.

I did my end-of-month numbers round up last week, because I forgot that May actually had one more week. Whoops.

I’m just gonna add them into today’s post, with updated numbers.

What I Spent

I skipped my Hungry Harvest box this week because I had too much produce to use. I love that they are flexible about delivery skipping.

I spent $144 at the grocery store, plus $41 at Costco (they had a sale on laundry detergent, toothpaste, and dishwasher soap).

So, it’s a good thing I skipped Hungry Harvest because even so, I’m at $185.

May Spending

Week 1: $119

Week 2: $191

Week 3: $181

Week 4: $130

Week 5: $185

Year to Date Grocery Spending

January: $619

February: $485

March: $702

April: $791

May: $806

What We Ate

Saturday

Mr. FG and I went to Potbelly for sandwiches, and I downloaded their app to get a free cookie.

The girls had mac n cheese at home with a friend.

Sunday

We visited Mr. FG’s parents, where we had burgers and bratwurst, and I brought homemade buns. Of course.

Monday

It was Memorial Day here in the U.S., but since we’d had burgers the day before, I opted to make BLT sandwiches.

And I tried Lisey’s method, which is sort of like a cross between a grilled cheese sandwich and a BLT. You set up your BLT like usual, except with bread instead of toast, and then you grill it on both sides as you would a grilled cheese sandwich.

Verdict: very good.

Lisey is wise. 😉

Tuesday

We had chicken tacos topped with radishes, cilantro, and queso fresca (from Dinner Illustrated).

Wednesday

We had potato salad, grilled pork tenderloin, and some kind of fresh produce that has fallen out of my brain at the moment.

Thursday

I made shrimp and grits with a fruit salad on the side.

Friday

I had put grilled pizza on the menu, but I forgot that the dough has to sit in the fridge for 24 hours. Ha.

So, I’m gonna figure out something else for dinner tonight.

What did you have for dinner this week?

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Hawaii Planner

Tuesday 4th of June 2019

I was out of town, eating PB&Js out of a van (running a relay), so the kids ate frozen lasagna (a LOT, as they report ;-)), & went to a salad bar one night for dinner. Since then, we've had grilled salmon, kebabs & rice, & tacos.

Corrine Wilson

Friday 31st of May 2019

Monday- Memorial Day party at a friend's house. We brought mac salad, who cost $4 and fed us for 2 more nights Tuesday and Wednesday- vegetarian pizzas because we have a ridiculous amount of sundried tomatoes Thursday and Friday- baked beans over baked potatoes and mac salad

Shannon

We grilled steaks and burgers on Sunday, along with a batch of black beans and rice. Dinners most of the week were just leftovers, which was good with me, since I was diagnosed with pnuemonia and not really up to cooking a bunch.

I think we also ordered pizza somewhere in there because I know the leftovers became lunch a few days.

Hoping to get back to regularly scheduled cooking again this upcoming week tho. Our budget cannot take any more take out.

Ruth

Monday: Hot dogs and sweet potatoes over the fire with some watermelon Tuesday: Just me and the kids. Leftover fajitas with guacamole. Wednesday: Brats, honeydew, and peas (in which we learned that my oldest 2 kids only like frozen peas, not canned). Thursday: Chicken, butternut squash, and kiwi. Friday: Brats (again), green beans, and maybe macaroni and cheese.

nicoleandmaggie

Do not recommend the Cook's Country one pan glazed salmon with rice, mushrooms and broccoli. It was hard to get the rice cooked soft-- maybe we didn't have the tin foil on tight enough? But tightening tinfoil is non-trivial compared to making rice separately. The broccoli got a little burned while the salmon was still not quite cooked through.

But the worst part-- it dirtied bowls that would not have been dirtied if we'd used a pot for the rice (and then thrown the broccoli and mushrooms into steam with it) instead. All I can think of is this would be useful if your stovetop was broken and you only had an oven?

Kristen

Sometimes I think one-dish meals are not all that convenient. I'd rather dirty a pot and have everything cooked properly. Also it's how I feel about crock-pot meals oftentimes. I would rather get more dishes dirty and have things cooked to a texture I prefer.

And yeah, I have a stove AND an oven so there's no need to use only one.