What I Spent
Well, I still didn’t do a regular grocery shopping trip.
One of these weeks I will!
(Maybe today.)
I did get a $20 Hungry Harvest box. And Mr. FG and I made a $39 stop at Trader Joe’s, plus a $10 milk run.
So my grocery spending this week is $69. That means my weekly average is working out to a very respectable $118.
Of course, I am going to have to actually haul myself to the grocery store this week, so my average will be up in the next report!
October Grocery Spending
Week 1: $224
Week 2: $152
Week 3: $27
Week 4: $69
What We Ate
Saturday
Mr. FG and I got Five Guys together, which we ate in our private dining room (a.k.a. his car. Ha.)
Sunday
Since Sonia still wasn’t eating regular food with us (she had her wisdom teeth out last Friday), I took advantage of the opportunity to make ground beef tacos.
Sonia doesn’t like ground beef and she doesn’t like Tex-Mex either, so this was a perfect time for tacos.
Monday
I made a green salad with shrimp (chicken for Zoe), bacon, and apples (recipe from Dinner Illustrated), accompanied by buttery bubble bread.
Sonia mostly ate bread, not salad, because salad is sort of hard to eat when your mouth is full of stitches!
Tuesday
A lot of you had recommended Trader Joe’s frozen Mandarin Chicken, so I picked up two bags of that and also some frozen spring rolls, which we ate with a pot of rice that I cooked.
You all were right; the chicken was pretty tasty for a frozen meal. I may keep a bag or two in my chest freezer for a meal-in-a-pinch.
Sonia managed some chicken, but mainly rice.
Wisdom-teeth-recovery = very carb-heavy week!
Wednesday
I made quesadillas with a corn/green onion/cheese/lime filling (using a recipe from Dinner Illustrated). I added some sliced hot peppers to mine, which was awesome. Totally doing that again!
We had clementines with our quesadillas, plus chips and salsa.
Quesadillas are hard to make for Sonia (she can’t have cheese), so she ate spaghetti squash instead. It was meant to be, because this was the day a personal-size spaghetti squash arrived in my Hungry Harvest box!
Thursday
I made a pot of chicken noodle soup (nice and soft for Sonia!), and a pan of cream biscuits. More clementines on the side.
Friday
I’m not sure; I had pizza on the menu for tonight, but we decided to do homemade pizza on Sunday night instead. Maybe Sonia can handle pizza by then!
So I need to come up with an alternate plan; something still on the soft side for Sonia.
priskill
Saturday 24th of October 2020
We had take out once this past week -- Pollo Loco so pretty cheap. I also treated a lovely friend to (also cheap) Del taco lunch -- she is well worth it :)
Can't remember which meal on which day but it was LOTS and LOTS of discounted boneless chicken breast on big salads with lots of added veggies and chick peas -- at least 2 nights. Frozen pizza doctored by husband one night -- soooo delicious -- with salad Chicken breast with bone -- kinda late so I just nuked the darn thing with onion and garlic powder and had with more salad. Not bad ;) Made better by husband's sauteed broccoli and spinach One night Rana cheese raviolis with peas, butter, parm and steamed broccoli on the side And last night, Friday, was turkey burgers, baked potato and green salad.
Breakfasts for me -- oatmeal or yogurt; husband -- cereal Lunches - quirky mixes of stuff to take to school or to my "private office" :) hah -- PBJ, weird salads of whatever veggies were starting to disappear; plus grapes, apples, kiwi, red pepper slices -- random snacky things based on Needs To Be Eaten. Helping not to waste and forcing me to try different combinations of veggies and dressings.
Deidre
Monday 26th of October 2020
"Frozen pizza doctored by husband one night" I love how u put that - such a good idea! I love spinach on pizza. You've inspired me for my lunch tomorrow too to get a bit creative with what needs eating in my fridge too.
Deidre
Friday 23rd of October 2020
In no particular order; - One pot savoury ground beef & mixed vegies - think I had this twice - 5 banana bread muffins lol - Baked bean, spinach, sriracha, cheese toastie - zucchini slice - a beef suimin instant noodle cup
priskill
Saturday 24th of October 2020
Hah -- now I want banana bread for all meals!
Deidre
Friday 23rd of October 2020
Read everyone's comments & remembered one night had spaghetti bolognese; I make mine with onion, 1 zucchini, 2 carrots, & 2 pieces celery grated as well as 500g ground beef for extra veg.
Ruth T
Friday 23rd of October 2020
Five Guys sounds good!! We had... Saturday: Little Caesar's pizza since the apple crisp I was making took a lot longer than I expected (I'm not disappointed with how that worked out) Sunday: Pork BBQ sandwiches and sweet potatoes Monday: Burrito bowls Tuesday: Spaghetti squash for me, regular spaghetti for the kids Wednesday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup Thursday: Grilled chicken, salad, broccoli with cheese, grapes Friday: Brats, sweet potatoes, pineapple
Deidre
Friday 23rd of October 2020
Oh I love tomato soup - thanks for the idea, I might have that for lunch today
Suzan
Friday 23rd of October 2020
I can't remember all our meals for the week. I made a roast lamb with vegetables, meat and salad bread rolls have been eaten twice, I bought Chinese from a local shop for one meal, I roasted a chicken and vegetables on the weekend. On a side note we eat a lot of clementines. I love them so.
I hope Sonia feels much better very soon.
Deidre
Friday 23rd of October 2020
I don't know if this appeals but I love leftover roast lamb & gravy toasted sandwiches in the jaffle maker - it's my favourite part of cooking a roast & a family favourite meal. You can even freeze a mix of lamb & chopped gravy to nuke in the microwave to make these when you can't be bothered cooking or just crave one. ( only don't make the mix too sloppy).
Angie
Friday 23rd of October 2020
Wisdom teeth are a bear! Feel better soon Sonia! Saturday I pulled two chicken carcasses from the freezer and made bone broth. I poached two chickens in said broth and made homemade chicken noodle soup. We ate this with homemade applesauce. Sunday we ate chicken noodle soup with frozen cheese sticks and applesauce for dinner. Monday we ate baked flounder, jasmine rice and peas with bacon and onions. Tuesday was breakfast for dinner...scrambled eggs, sausage, creamy grits and buttermilk pancakes. Wednesday...I know we ate something but I can’t for the life of me remember what. Thursday...family birthday dinner for my little guy so we had his favorite meal...beef stroganoff, peas, corn, yeast rolls and homemade chocolate pudding with whip cream for dessert. Friday....leftovers for the little guy and bacon egg and cheese sandwiches for the rest of us. Saturday is the party for our son so we will have sloppy joes, corn in the cob, cucumbers, and grapes. Sunday...I am not sure yet but am thinking about something I can throw in the crockpot like chicken and noodles. Have a great weekend everyone!!
Kristen
Friday 23rd of October 2020
Happy birthday to your little guy!