Since Christmas was on a Thursday last week(which is my grocery shopping day) and we were so busy running around, I didn’t actually plan a menu or go grocery shopping until today. So, here’s a late grocery spending report and my short menu. I’ll post my normal one on Saturday.
I spent $35.34 at Aldi’s today, and $37.11at Weis, for a total of $73.45($7 under budget).
I could have gotten by on less, but I decided to splurge and buy some crab to make Cream of Crab soup on New Year’s Eve. It was on sale, but still, it was $10 a pound, and that’s a lot more than I’m accustomed to spending on a pound of meat! Another expense was a huge pack of toilet paper that was on sale. I bought that at Weis, but it just occurred to me that I should check into toilet paper at Aldi’s. Experienced Aldi’s shoppers, how is their toilet paper? Should I bother giving it a try? Leave a comment and tell me what to do!
Here’s what I’m serving to my family this week.
Monday
- Chicken, Cheese, and Bacon Quesadillas
- Green Salad
Tuesday
- Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
- Homemade buns
- Grapefruit halves(from Aldi’s, of course!)
Wednesday
- Cream of Crab soup
- French bread
- Green Salad
- Sparkling Juice
Thursday
- Hibachi Chicken and Shrimp
- Brown Rice
- Apple Slices
Friday
- Deep Dish Pizza(recipe is coming soon)
Janeen
Tuesday 13th of January 2009
I have not tried ALdi TP. But shop at ALdi every two weeks. I usually buy TP by the case from Sam's Club.
Kristen
Wednesday 31st of December 2008
Battra, Kitchen-Aid mixers rock. You will so totally love it. ;)
Cheryl, thank you! I'll give that a try.
Angie, I've done the expired flyer thing before too. That is SO frustrating!
Angie
Wednesday 31st of December 2008
Thanks for the response :)
I did my first meal plan and grocery trip - at $120 I'm nowhere near your nice budget -- but I think here in DC we have a higher cost of living. PLUS, I was looking at an expired flier when I made my meal plan (sheesh!) so I will do better next week when the food I plan is actually on sale!
Thanks for the tips!
Cheryl
Tuesday 30th of December 2008
Remember...you asked about the toilet paper, so here's my two cents.
At Aldi's I'll buy the four-pack that costs about $2.49 (unless it's gone up). It's the two-ply roll that's comparable to Scotts. I'd never buy the less expensive rolls, the ones that are about $1.29 for four or six, because there's hardly any paper on them.
Even better than that, I like to catch the Walgreens Big Roll sale of three rolls for a dollar. Also comparable to Scotts, but a wee bit thinner. They usually have a three or six-roll limit, but you can plan a trip with the kiddies or stop at different stores in your routine travels.
Battra92
Tuesday 30th of December 2008
I eagerly await the Deep Dish pizza recipe. I like to make my pizza in cast iron skillets. Not exactly conventional but my family likes it. Part of my "rent" of living home is to cook so many meals a month so I look forward to new ways of shaking things up.
I'm definitely trying those buns once my KitchenAid I've been saving for comes in. :)