I’m writing this post on Christmas night, after a work shift, and I have 26 minutes before I’m supposed to be in bed.
And I still have to shower!
Sooo, I’m gonna speed run this post. Let’s go!
What I Spent
I spent:
- $77 at Aldi
- $15 at Safeway
What We Ate
Saturday
I came home from work with no dinner plan, but my sweet neighbors stopped by with a candy cane shaped sausage roll! So that plus a salad was dinner.
Sunday
We had been to the symphony after a late lunch, and I wasn’t hungry at dinnertime. I think I just ate some fruit and called it good.
Monday
Umm…blueberry pancakes. 🙂
Tuesday
I had squash soup, plus some fresh whole wheat rolls, plus a green salad.
Wednesday
A repeat of Tuesday night!
Thursday
My first Christmas Day as a nurse! I borrowed some large earrings from Zoe. 🙂
I ate some kale salad and rotisserie chicken when I got home from work. And also some cheddar popcorn, because why not?
Friday
I’m working again today, so it’ll be something easy and quick! But I’m OFF tomorrow. 🙂
kristin @ going country
Friday 26th of December 2025
I actually love the idea of the sausage roll, given that most holiday food gifts are so sugary. And the candy cane shape was a nice touch.
Saturday: I was working through leftovers towards the end of the week, and the last of them was leftover pork butt. I was home with just the three younger children this night, so I re-heated the pork with barbecue sauce for them and they had it in sandwiches. Pickled radishes for a sorta vegetable.
Sunday: This was the first day I stayed out of the kitchen--mostly--because of my injury. My dad, by the way, who has a lot of experience with different injuries, thinks it was a pinched nerve, not a torn muscle. Whatever it was, I couldn't walk or stand up for long. I had my daughter take out a package of pork chops for my husband to cook when he got home. She wanted to make the gingerbread I had been planning on for Sunday dessert, so I perched myself painfully on a chair in the kitchen and walked her through that recipe (Smitten Kitchen) and also had her put some baked potatoes in the oven while it was on for the gingerbread. The only thing remaining for a balanced meal was a vegetable. My husband opened a jar of home-canned pickles for that. Again, sorta a vegetable. :-)
Monday: My husband made smothered bean and chicharron burritos. There was leftover gingerbread, but no vegetable in sight . . .
Tuesday: We went to our church posada and there was a potluck afterwards. My daughter made our contribution of a double batch of brownies (Smitten Kitchen again, her cocoa brownie recipe).
Wednesday: I could stand! Which meant I was in the kitchen. :-) Just in time to make our traditional eggnog to go with the molasses cookies I had thankfully made before I hurt myself. For dinner, I pulled some sausage meat sauce from the freezer and combined that with pasta and grated asadero cheese for the kids. My husband and I had curry from the freezer. Vegetable? Nope.
Thursday: Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas (look! something green!), sauteed mushrooms, and Jacques and Julia's chocolate roulade. Our usual Christmas meal.
Tonight: Not sure yet. My husband is leaving today with the younger two boys for a hunting trip if he gets everything together in time, which means just me and the oldest and youngest. We have a lot of ham left. I'll come up with something.