What I Spent
Let’s see. I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box.
That’s a big bag of kale up there at the top peeking into the photo. Needless to say, we’ve been having kale smoothies all week!
I had a $10/$50 purchase coupon for a local grocery store, so I went there and spent $42.59 (my total before the coupon was $52, so I was pretty pleased with how close I got to hitting the $50 minimum.)
And I made a Costco trip, where I spent $104 (mainly on frozen fruit, butter, and nuts).
So, my total for this week is $172.13. That’s higher than my $150 average, but that’s what usually happens on Costco weeks!
What We Ate
Monday
Some friends were visiting from Florida, and we grilled hamburgers (here’s how I make mine) and brats. Plus we had chips and watermelon.
And ice cream floats for dessert.
Tuesday
This is the night I tried some bland noodle bowls.
We ate fresh cantaloupe with those, and I’m pleased to say that at least the cantaloupe was flavorful!
Wednesday
It was a mish-mash of a night. Joshua and Lisey were gone at work and I had music rehearsal. The girls made themselves some tortellini with Alfredo sauce, and Mr. FG picked up a sandwich for himself on the way home from work.
Thursday
I made a shrimp cobb salad.
I also cooked up some corn from my Hungry Harvest box, and made a couple of loaves of homemade French bread.
Friday
Normally we do pizza on Friday nights, but I have some potatoes that need to be used up, so I’m thinking of veering off course a bit and making something that can have roasted potatoes as a side dish.
How about you?
What’s been on the dinner table at your house? And how are things with your grocery budget?
Lance @ My Strategic Dollar
Saturday 17th of June 2017
Costso is amazing! Saves me so much money. Thanks for sharing!
Counting Quarters
Monday 12th of June 2017
I absolutely love shopping at costco. We go there once a month for all of our proteins and then go to our neighborhood grocery store for specific produce that we need for meals. It works great and has cut our monthly grocery budget by about $150
Young and Finance
Sunday 11th of June 2017
Love the idea of the Harvest Box. Cant wait until it makes it to our area.
Lorraine
Friday 9th of June 2017
Let's see. I know one night was hot dogs and one night was tacos. A friend gave me some mango salsa and I served it over porkchops for two nights and also ate broccoli those nights. One night I just grazed on this and that from the fridge. Oh! And one night I made veggie pizza. It was pretty simple week with no new recipes but it was tasty enough and I ate every night at home and brought my lunch to work. With $1700 in (4 different) car repairs in the last month, eating out is not an option right now.
Linda M
Friday 9th of June 2017
1. Crockpot chicken, baked sweet potatoes, broccoli 2. Penne Pasta with sausage, zucchini and tomato sauce, garlic bread, salad 3. Jambalay, salad 4. Stir fry ground beef, cabbage and carrots with soy sauce 5. Leftover cold cuts, cheese and potato salad 6. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, baked beans, salad 7. Beef stew, salad We like our salad here...and lettuce is now in abundance in the garden.