What I Spent
I spent:
- $24 at Safeway
- $13 at Aldi
- $21 at Panera
And that was it: $58 total.
What We Ate
Saturday
I had some leftover pasta, and I do not remember what Zoe ate!
Sunday
Wellll….in news that will surprise no one, I made some blueberry pancakes after work.
I think it had been a week or two with no pancakes, so I was starting to feel a little shaky. 😉
Monday
Fried rice with chicken, and sliced cucumbers on the side.
Tuesday
An easy after-work meal: grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup from a can, and sliced apples on the side.
Wednesday
We had BBQ chicken on buns, with broccoli on the side.
I have been toasting sandwich buns on the stove for quite a few years now and if you haven’t tried it, you should! It seriously elevates a sandwich. Just a little butter, a short stay in a skillet, buttered side down, and oooh, the golden goodness. SO TASTY.
Obviously, this is with the toasted side up!
Thursday
Zoe and I got a sandwich and salad from Panera for no particular reason except that I did not feel like cooking, and I had some money left in my food budget. 🙂
Friday
I’m gonna do some fridge organizing and then decide on a dinner plan after that. I do know there’s some kale in there that needs to be used, and also some broccoli.
Soooo, dinner is gonna need to be GREEN.
Beth W
Sunday 16th of November 2025
I am going to start keeping better track, but here is a rough estimate of my dinners the last 7 days:
Dinty Moore beef stew, two days. It was a freebie, and also easy to fix on a day I was tired.
Jack's Supreme Thin-Crust pizza, two days. It was a flash deal -- there's another one waiting in the freezer.
Grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat, cream of tomato soup.
Vanilla yogurt with almonds and dried cranberries.
Hot dog with relish and mustard -- this I bought at a sports event.
In other news, I'm glad to know Katy is working on her blog. It was very disconcerting to find it so discombobulated!
Anita Isaac
Saturday 15th of November 2025
so glad you treated yourself. you deserve it.
Fru-gal Lisa
Saturday 15th of November 2025
This has nothing to do with Frugal Girl's website, but has anyone had trouble with the Non-consumer Advocate site today? I tried calling it up, but instead of Katy's usual heading featuring the "Use it up....or do without" Mason jars, it had a drawing of a blond lady and blogs dating back to 2010 or before. Talk about a rude awakening! Kristen, if you can get in touch with Katy, pls. tell her that her website is amiss and a mess.
Fru-gal Lisa
Sunday 16th of November 2025
@Ginger, Ditto! Although Katy's blog usually doesn't come up until mid-morning or afternoon. But I really, really, miss it. I do Wordle, Frugal Girl and NCA in that order.
Ginger
Saturday 15th of November 2025
@Kristen, thank goodness katy knows. I begin my morning with you and katy. World is off kilter without you both
Kristen
Saturday 15th of November 2025
Oh trust me, she knows! She’s working on it!
Martha O.
Friday 14th of November 2025
I love grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. That will probably be our dinner on Sunday. But this week, we had baked chicken, rice, peas and gravy Monday night, leftover chicken on salad Tuesday night. I can’t remember Wednesday night’s meal. Yesterday I made a huge batch of sausage/ bean soup to take some to a small group meal last night and still have some for our dinner tonight. There should be enough for some bowls-full for our daughter and her boyfriend over the weekend. My husband and I are joining friends for a Christmas concert tomorrow and we’ll eat a quick meal at a Mexican restaurant beforehand.
Debra
Friday 14th of November 2025
The blueberry pancakes look absolutely wonderful. We had some cool weather here in Florida so, I made pumpkin spice pancakes with butter toasted pecans earlier this week. Food this week has revolved around a Cuban pork gross that I cooked in the crock pot last week and I've made tacos and refried being burritos with the pork and the sauce that I have been using was left over from when I made cowboy candy for friends, the remaining sauce I put in the fridge and that's what I've been using instead of taco sauce. I recommend trying a cowboy candy recipe if you like jalapenos or poblano peppers and the sauce that you end up with is really good on pretty much everything. I also made black bean soup and I've been eating that as well. Lots of protein this week. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. We're going to be back up in the mid-eighties so a little warm but I think I can live with it. I've been in Florida for several decades and it is still hard to get into the holiday spirit when you have 80-90° weather outside. Unfortunately with a the climate change, that's just gonna get worse for everybody. Blessings to all.