WIS, WWA | three nights without me!
What I Spent
Let's see. Except for the Hungry Harvest box, all of this week's expenditures happened while I was gone in New Hampshire.
Yay for me not having to go grocery shopping when I got back!
- $33 at Panda Express
- $25 on a Hungry Harvest box
- $16 at Weis
- $45 at Giant
- $7 at Harris Teeter
- $20 at Lidl
So, $146 total to start June off.
What We Ate
Saturday
Mr. FG made orange-glazed chicken plus rice and a fruit salad.
Sunday
Mr. FG grilled some sausages and I do not know what else they had!
Monday
I think this is the night they got Panda Express takeout; my flight didn't get in until 8:00 pm.
Tuesday
I randomly decided to make pizza because, in my post-trip fridge organization, I came across some tomato sauce that needed to be used.
Also, it looked like the coolest day all week, which seemed like a good time to heat the oven up to 500+ degrees.
Here's how I make my pizza, and here's why your homemade pizza might be lackluster.
Wednesday
There were more sausages in the fridge, so I grilled them and served them in buns. We had potato chips and dip on the side, plus raw peppers and orange slices.
Thursday
I opted for breakfast for dinner; bacon, plus waffles made with oat milk, topped with blueberries and whipped cream.
When Sonia first went dairy-free, I was making small batches of dairy-free pancakes or waffles for her, plus a regular batch for us. But that's pretty annoying to do!
So now I just make dairy-free waffles or pancakes for all of us, since the oat milk ones taste pretty normal.
(Coconut milk versions do have a slightly odd taste!)
Friday
Since I made pizza earlier this week, we are definitely not doing pizza tonight.
My plan is to do some rummaging in my disorganized chest freezer to find something that needs to be used.
And I know I will make green beans with whatever I cook, because Hungry Harvest sent me a bag of 'em.
Saturday: Stir-fry made with bull meat, garlic scapes, sprouting broccoli, collard greens, lamb's quarters (the plant, not the animal :-), store carrots and frozen green beans. This week's theme is "hooray for the garden." We had rice, too.
Sunday: Country pork ribs baked with sauerkraut, baked potatoes, roasted frozen green beans, lettuce with vinaigrette, and Floating Islands for a completely ridiculous dessert requested by my eldest. It takes about two hours to make, and I was not that impressed with it.
Monday: Stew meat, cooked earlier in the day with onion, green garlic, and chicken stock, then sauced with ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and maple syrup. I was going for more of a barbecue flavor, but it ended up tasting sort of like sauerbraten. Which is also delicious. We also had fried potatoes, coleslaw made with the first garden cabbage of the year, and chocolate pudding because the Floating Islands left me with the six egg yolks to use. The pudding was way better than the Floating Islands.
Tuesday: Two of our meat rabbits, cut up and cooked with onion, chicken stock, lots of fresh dill, and sour cream. Also, mashed potatoes, sauteed beet greens, eftover coleslaw, and leftover pudding.
Wednesday: A bunch of leftovers and fillers. Plus the kids had the last of the meringue and some of the leftover caramel sauce from the Floating Islands.
Thursday: Steaks, curried split peas, rice, sauteed garlic scapes and snow peas,
Tonight: Probably the leftover sauerbraten stew meat. Other things to be determined, though I bet there will be some garden produce in there. Hooray!
We have had a loooong week, but managed to eat pretty well, altho I did eat curly fries on the way home from work Monday...
Monday - Hubby and The Girl went to my sister's house for a burger! I worked, so I fixed myself a couple of fish filets, some skillet fries, and a sauteed orange bell pepper.
Tuesday - Skillet Tilapia, yellow squash
Wednesday - Dill Shrimp Salad Sammies, the rest of some sweet potato fries in the freezer
Thursday - Taco Spaghetti, brussels sprouts, garlic cheese toast, homemade cookies
Tonight - Chicken Taco Salads with black beans, tomato, avocado, green onion
Saturday - (freezer) Eat OUT
Sunday - probably ditto {Gina on call}
Dinner:
Grilled chicken broccoli cilantro lime slaw
Ground Turkey tacos guacamole and chips n salsa
Chicken salad ( lots of diced fresh herbs) wraps veggies with hummus leftover guacamole ( it was a big bowl )
Chef salads
Tonight I am alone. I will make herb scrambled eggs and toast! Easy cleanup and I have oodles of fresh herbs in my backyard.
We had PVM (Potato veg meat) three times, twice with fish and once with meat. Also we had chili beans once and cheese fondue on another day. That's heavy on carbs but I made sure to have green salad for lunch. We also had pasta once, and for tonight I will probably make a leek casserole with roasted mackerel.
Lots of fish this week, after I read it is good for the brain, stocked up, and only afterwards considered it does not keep very well. I do not particularly like frozen then thawed fish, and I positively dislike fish fingers. Bit of a food snob - apologies
I spent $220 this week. (Gasp) My dear hubby went to the grocery store for dog food yesterday and spent $60 on meat. He is concerned about the supply chain. There was plenty of meat in the freezer. Now there is more. This is not s good thing as we approach hurricane season.
This is what we ate this week:
Saturday - Fish cooked Mediterranean style, spinach and rice. This was supposed to be Friday’s dinner, but we ate leftover spaghetti instead.
Sunday - Taco salads
Monday - Picnic fare of grilled chicken sausages, cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans.
Tuesday - Dinner out with Friends
Wednesday - Steak and salad (potato for hubby.) I made my spring pea salad with butter lettuce and lemon. It’s my favorite.
Thursday- I cooked the remaining sausages and cole slaw on the side. Hubby made fries for himself.
Friday - I will be going to a retirement dinner. Hubby will fend for himself. There is plenty of meat on hand.
Lunches consisted of leftovers throughout the week.
lol at your Friday comment!
Sun - We had our Memorial Day BBQ, which was Ribs, potato salad, corn on the cob and baked beans. Along with boiled peanuts and watermelon, which we snacked on during the day.
Mon - We grilled burgers and had leftover potato salad
Tues - Pork chop sliders and oven baked fries for the fam. I ate the last of the leftovers, 1 rib, 1 corn on the cob and the last of the potato salad, lol.
Wed - Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Pasta with garlic toast
Thurs - I had a splitting headache, so we ordered out from our local BBQ place. It was expensive and not that good so that's annoying. We'll be eating at home this weekend because I'm not spending anymore on takeout.
Tonight - I'm going to make Chicken Parm Sandwiches. I've got a whole pack of buns I need to use up. Not sure what to make along with it.
WWS: $18 (plus a whole lot more at the garden center, which will hopefully result in lots of produce in the coming months); WWA:
Sat: went to late lunch at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough (a CT institution) for my mom's bday, so cheese, crackers & olives for dinner.
Sun: zucchini, broccoli & cheddar soup
Mon: TJ gyoza, Asian slaw
Tues: broccoli, bacon & cheddar quiche; salad
Wed: Grilled Pork Ribs with Gochujang Barbecue Sauce (epicurious.com); salad. These ribs were DELICIOUS—highly recommend.
Thurs: I had cauliflower soup with KA English muffin toasting bread, partner had leftover ribs & rice. Rhubarb-raspberry crisp
Fri: turkey tacos or Bengali take-out
Sunday...we hosted my niece's graduation party and she requested that I make her a Mexican fiesta so we had tacos made with ground beef, chicken or el pastor. Plus Mexican rice & black beans, chesses dip, guacamole, pico de gallo, corn salad and various home canned salsas, jalapenos, and tortillas to compliment the above. For dessert she requested homemade strawberry shortcake.
Monday....leftovers of all of the above split between 3-4 households so that we did not waste anything.
Tuesday....rice cooked with pico de gallo, black beans, and fried zucchini from two zucchini that we harvested from the garden.
Wednesday....baked chicken, rice, and okra and tomatoes made with okra we harvested from the garden last year.
Thursday.....leftover hodgepodge. My son had scrambled eggs, Hubby & Mom had okra and tomatoes and the last of the ground beef. I had toast.
Friday....I have absolutely no idea and since I have an iron infusion today and am struggling to even stand up because I am so tired, I think take out pizza will be for dinner tonight.
Happy weekend everyone!
This is a week of new recipes!
Monday: I tried a new recipe from Serious Eats for Salisbury steaks with gravy, potatoes, and green beans. It's basically just meatloaf patties! Next time, I'd just make meatloaf, because it's less work.
Tuesday: Smitten Kitchen's chickpea pan bagnat. A really easy way to have a vegetable-heavy sandwich.
Wednesday: Smitten Kitchen's bolognese, with some minor changes (omitted the pork, dairy, and wine). It was sooooo good. I froze half, but will more today for the freezer.
Thursday: We got dinner (kabob sandwiches) near the grocery store (it's kind of a trek to get there)...and both got sick afterwards. Ick.
Friday: Roasted chicken, salad, and homemade challah...or if we're both still feeling queasy, we might just break out the chicken soup and wontons from the freezer.
I loved the SK Pan Bagnat. So yummy!!!!!
Happy Friday everyone!
This week we had:
Hamburgers
Hot dogs (for Memorial Day)
Rotisserie chicken from the store (grocery shopping pushed up against dinner time)
Dinner out to celebrate good news for dh at work (yay)
Chicken lo mein (a mish-mash recipe)
And tonight we’ll either have chicken and stuffing casserole or stuffed pepper casserole haven’t decided yet
I hope you all have a great weekend!
- Broiled open-faced egg salad sandwiches topped with sauteed zucchini, onions and shredded cheese
- Veggie burgers and potato salad
- Peanut noodle salad with veggies and tofu
- Mediterranean orzo salad and fruit
- Popcorn and fruit
- Baked potatoes, corn and salad
I love the idea of broiled open face egg salad and I bet my family would really enjoy that. Never thought of it before!
Ann: It is so easy and delicious! We toast the bread first. It's good for breakfast, too.
How do you use up the oat milk? I am dairy free, and I don't even buy milk replacements because I don't use them quick enough (it's not particularly pleasant to just drink them, so they only get used in recipes or maybe cereal). When I do buy it for a recipe or something, the rest of it ends up going bad.
Regular dairy freezes well. It might be worth a try to freeze some of your leftover oat milk in a 1-cup measurement and see how it comes out. Otherwise, I like the small aseptic containers of soy milk (not sure if they do oat) at Trader Joes. They're maybe 8 oz each, so no spoilage.
Sunday: We had assorted leftovers and then we met some friends for ice cream.
Monday: Grilled hot dogs on buns, cantaloupe, carrots and cucumbers. A neighbor who is moving away and trying to clear out their pantry gave us some things, including various single serve bags of chips and we had those too.
Tuesday: Tacos with ground turkey, lettuce, cheese and other toppings
Wednesday: Tortellini with Pesto
Thursday: Grilled Cheese and Salad. Used up a lot of random small amounts of various cheeses
Friday: Local take out night. My daughter has her 2nd vaccine dose tomorrow so we will let her select the place, I bet that she will choose Korean food or sushi.
Yesterday I mentioned that my husband had grilled cheese, tomato and pickle sandwich with tomato soup plus there was a cheese quesadilla for me.
Last night I had plans to make a baked spaghetti casserole type dish, but I got home late, so it turned into just spaghetti. I was going to make a salad but ended up just crunching a few raw carrots. The noodles were cassava, the sauce for me was "Nomato" marianara with ground beef, onions, and seasonings. For my husband, same noodles, the ground beef/onion mixture and cut up fresh tomatoes from his vines, cooked down into a chunky, thick beefy sauce.
The rest of that ground beef had been cooked to make tacos -- corn tortillas for him, cassava for me. Spinach from our garden for the greens, onions, garden tomatoes on his, carrots from the garden on mine. He had salsa, I had a homemade Green Goddess type dressing. Odd combination, but good.
I dredged de-boned, skinless thighs in cassava and coconut flour and fried them in the Dutch oven to reduce splatter. He had French fries and cukes and tomatoes, and I had baked, sliced sweet plantains and cucumbers.
Kielbasa, cabbage, onions with garlic, and cubed, sauteed leftover baked potato for him, sweet potato for me.
Our daughter spent the night one night with us to give me a break, and I made steak in the grill pan. It was on sale, and I bought two nice sized ones, since the three of us usually don't eat whole steaks by ourselves. I don't know what happened there, but I had enough steak leftover that he and I had it again, then I had it for lunch two more days. It was very good -- it's not like we couldn't force ourselves to eat it. I don't know how I had so much leftover, but it didn't go to waste. I remember I sauteed a big pan of mushrooms and onions and we had something else that I've forgotten.
Monday: Memorial Day get together with my family so we had a small cookout with hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken etc.
Tuesday: Leftovers sent home from said cookout.
Wednesday: Leftover chicken from the cookout with salt and vinegar potatoes (Cooks Country recipe)
Thursday: Breakfast foods for dinner. The leftover potatoes were turned into home fries.
Friday: Wife and daughter are going out for haircuts so I assume I'll be home alone fending for myself. I'm okay with that.
Those green beans look so good! I can't wait until we have fresh green beans from our garden!
Sunday - Family get together. Burgers, corn on the cob, chips and dip, fruit... Typical cookout stuff.
Monday - Aldi take and bake pizza.
Tuesday - Scalloped potatoes with ham and a side of watermelon (kind of weird combo, but kids don't care)
Wednesday - Meatloaf and broccoli with cheese
Thursday - Pork roast, chips and dip, pineapple
Friday - I had planned pork BBQ sandwiches but we didn't have enough leftover pork. We have buns, so maybe I'll do burgers. Then we have watermelon, asparagus, and pasta salad to go with it.
Pizza for two days and last night, penne all vodka since my son picked up the sauce from his favorite Italian deli. My homemade tastes better, but he doesn't think so. Whatever, it's easy!
Tonight will probably be burgers on the grill and homemade potato salad. Although I slipped in the mud yesterday (sigh) in my yard, landed flat on my back and everything is aching badly, so who knows. Maybe take out. Being a giant klutz with poor balance is getting less and less funny over the years.
Saturday/Sunday: Borscht with homemade bread. Fruit salad.
Monday: Too tired to cook, so tuna sandwiches and more fruit salad.
Tuesday: gyros, cucumber salad, cookies.
Wednesday: Crab and corn pasta, nectarines.
Thursday: socca (chickpea pancakes) topped with mushrooms and sauteed onions. More nectarines.
Friday: burger for him, fillet o' fish for me. Cuke salad. (I pretty much hate lettuce, so tasteless that it is basically a vehicle for getting dressing into your mouth and not good for much else.)
Sun-Hubby made grilled brats, 7-layer salad (lettuce, mayo, celery, peas, onions, bacon, cheese)
Mon- I had the stomach flu but was ready for toast at dinner time. Hubby had leftovers from the day before.
Tues- Toast and jello for me, LO for him
Wed-Frozen pizza
Thurs-Scrambled eggs and toast
Fri-Our son is coming for dinner so we are having a fish fry with some crappies and walleyes that he caught on a fishing trip last year, along with mashed potatoes, and a mandarin orange salad.
Sat-Steak on the grill with little red potatoes
Saturday- hot dogs in Aldi brioche buns, grapes, green beans
Sunday- buffet of leftovers for the kids, date night for us parents (local brewpub: hubby had a bison burger, I had fish and chips)
Monday- we still had leftovers taking up fridge space so we ate those (one daughter was under the weather so we had no Memorial Day activities)
Tuesday- beef stew in the crockpot
Wednesday- leftover beef stew
Thursday- meatloaf, steamed broccoli, steamed asparagus
Friday- offspring #1 is away at grandma's for a sleepover so we're gonna grab some chick-fil-a and head to the park with the remaining children since it's a really nice Friday evening.
I’ve been reading for a few years now but this is my first time commenting. Thanks for your wonderful blog, it’s so positive and helpful! I really enjoy all the comments too, especially on Fridays since I can get meal planning ideas, so thought it was time I contribute too!
Saturday - cold cuts and pasta salad leftover from a bday party we had
Sunday - takeout, Popeye’s
Monday - Tri tip, corn on the cob, twice baked potatoes
Tuesday - Baked chicken Parmesan, steamed carrots and broccoli
Wednesday - Crispy pork stir fry and rice
Thursday - One pot beef and mushroom stroganoff
Friday - Salmon, steamed broccoli, crescent rolls
Oh welcome, welcome! I'm so glad to have you join in the comments.
How do you make your crispy pork stir-fry? Is the pork breaded?
Thanks for the welcome!
The pork is coated in cornstarch before being cooked in oil
We had two dinners of fruit & toast last week, due to some kitchen mishaps (teens in the kitchen). Otherwise, we had:
-Crockpot pork carnitas
-Chicken enchilada rice
-Burgers
-Steak
All meals served with salad, and most served with zucchini...because we have so many!
Dinner for me this week was all the same. Being single I usually try to make enough for a few meals and eat it for the next few days. Also leftovers don’t bother me. Once I cook something if I eat it a lot then I won’t make it again for a really long time. I made pasta then for the topping chicken with Alfredo and broccoli and slivered almonds. I baked the broccoli, and sliver almonds and already cooked chicken breast in the Alfredo sauce in a glass dish in the oven at 350 for 35-45 minutes and pulled it out to stir at 20min and then topped with shaved Parmesan cheese. And put on top some pasta what ever shape you want and it was fantastic!
We spent $132 at the grocery store this week, largely due to purchasing some meat, which we usually eat somewhat sparingly.
For suppers, we had a lovely meatloaf that helped use up the frozen bread ends. This was eaten along with fresh fruit and veggies. For my work lunches, a bunch of frozen dinner leftovers were supplemented with some cheesy broccoli and creamy chicken rice. We had pancakes, sausage and applesauce for our Sunday night family supper. Homemade chocolate cupcakes for dessert all week as long as they lasted.