For some reason, I feel like it’s been January for a lot longer than 13 days. Has it really been less than two weeks since the new year? It feels like way longer than that!
What I Spent
I dropped $145.63 at the grocery store this week. And I’m sorry; no picture this week! I’ll do better next week.
January Grocery Spending
Week 1: $164.64
Week 2: $145.63
What We Ate
Monday
Stir-fry (as mentioned yesterday!)
Tuesday
We had hot ham and cheese subs with lettuce and tomato.
Wednesday
Stir-fry again. This is a good week for Joshua, who generally feels the scales are tipped too far toward Tex-Mex and not far enough toward Asian food. 😉
Thursday
Mr. FG took Sonia and Zoe to a hockey game, so Lisey and I had a girl’s night (we aren’t faintly interested in hockey, so it would be a large waste of money for us to go!)
We stopped at Panera for dinner, and as I type this on Thursday night, the rest of my family is still out.
So, I have no idea what they ate!
Friday
Gonna go Tex-Mex tonight with some quesadillas (you knew I couldn’t stay away from Tex-Mex for TOO long. 😉 )
Cindy
Saturday 14th of January 2017
Monday: Baked chicken and mixed veggies
Tuesday: Turkey burger on a wholewheat bun with tomato and mustard, fruit
Wednesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce
Thursday: Left over spaghetti with meat sauce
Friday: Tried new pizza place called Mod. You build your own pizza. Ordered Canadian Bacon pizza with red sauce, pineapple, onions, tomatoes and cheese. It was delicious!
lisa
Friday 13th of January 2017
It's so tough coming up with new meals! Alot of our items are in the deep freeze, so i have to have foresight to pull them out so they can thaw....That being said, I didn't cook every night from scratch. Items that were purchased this week came to about $50.
Mon-IHOP gift card (holiday gift to the family) Tue- steak sandwiches, hot dogs, fries Wed- smoked pork shoulder, spinach Thurs- crockpot beef stew, juice from various fruits Fri- leftover bbq shredded pork w/mixed veg and rolls, blueberry pie, oatmeal chip cookies Sat- will be frozen veg/chicken dumplings, lemon chip cookies Sun- DH is making stuffed pork chops with a basic bread stuffing
HeatherLiz
Friday 13th of January 2017
Reading all these menus is inspiring! I'm planning to make an "easy enchilada casserole" for dinner tonight. It's constructed like lasagna, in layers, using corn tortillas (locally made! but not by me), black beans (I cooked up myself), brown rice, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped black olives, and mild enchilada sauce. Popular with 3/4 household members. We'll probably add a spinach salad to that, plus raw bell pepper strips for my younger son instead (he is the one with the most restricted tastebuds--so far. I keep telling him that one day, hopefully soon, he's going to start trying more foods--and liking them).
Suzan
Friday 13th of January 2017
I can't and won't think about how much I have spent on meals this week. We are travelling and it is so ad hoc. We started iN England and now are in France. My daughter is vegan and meals are proving to be difficult.
I am looking forward to being home and cooking real food. Yum,
Liz
Friday 13th of January 2017
Monday - frugal girl tortellini soup. I count it as my new recipe as it's been a few years since I made it. I have so much sausage from our 1/3 of a hog and am happy to have found a good use for it. The soup was a huge hit. Tuesday- spaghetti carbonara with fruit. Wednesday- tacos - my kid's favorite. We had some pineapple on the side. Thursday- pizza night. Pepperoni pizza, meatball pizza, broccoli and sliced fruit Friday - macaroni and cheese bake with leftover polish sausage slices.