What I Spent
I got my Hungry Harvest box ($25).
and then I spent $79 at the grocery store.
Plus, I had to stop at Costco, where I spent $52 on frozen fruit and laundry detergent.
So, I’m at $156 for the week. Which is not under, but at least it’s not over like last week!
March Spending
Week 1: $245
Week 2: $156
What We Ate
Since I was recovering from being sick, it was a pretty simple week of eats around here.
Monday
On Saturday, before I got sick, I’d mostly put together a pot of chicken tortilla soup. So on Monday, Zoe finished that up and also made some guacamole. Yay, Zoe!
We had applesauce from the freezer with our soup.
Tuesday
I was feeling quite a bit better, so I poked around in the freezer and found a BBQ-marinated pork tenderloin and some chicken sausages in the freezer.
I grilled those, while enjoying the fact that it wasn’t dark outside. Yay, Daylight Saving Time!
I also thawed a loaf of homemade French bread and used it to make garlic bread.
And we had some raw fruits and veggies on the side.
Wednesday
We had a lot of random bread odds and ends lying around, so I rounded them up and made French toast for dinner.
We had some weird French toast (I even used up an English muffin!), but our bread stash is so much more cleaned out now.
Thursday
I got out two bags of frozen shredded cheese (given to me by a friend before she moved), and a partial bag of tortillas from the freezer. I used those to make quesadillas, and I cooked some broccoli from my Hungry Harvest box.
Friday
I bought some King Arthur bread flour this week, and I have some mozzarella in my freezer that needs to be used. So, I’ll probably make some pizza.
Lindsey
Sunday 18th of March 2018
I want to thank you for your chicken tortilla soup recipe. It was a hit with both my easy going husband and picky me. My resolution for this year was to try one new recipe a week, and your soup was it for this past week. A real winner so thanks for the trouble you go to, especially the step-by-step recipes.
Kristen
Sunday 18th of March 2018
Ooh, wonderful! I'm so glad you guys liked it.
Cindy
Saturday 17th of March 2018
Monday- Spaghetti with marinara sauce
Tuesday- Salmon, white rice, corn
Wednesday- Lettuce salad with black olives, grated carrots and grated cheese, broccoli cheese soup, chocolate chip cookies
Thursday- Tortilla pizza with pepperoni and grated cheese
Friday- Birthday celebration at a steak Restaurant with 16 people present.
Dianne
Saturday 17th of March 2018
Sunday - turkey maple spinach salad Monday - mushroom stroganoff, roasted red peppers with goat cheese (leftover from husband's recipe last week) Tuesday - leftovers Wednesday - turkey, couscous, carrots, cranberry sauce, cinnamon apples Thursday - went out before the theater Friday - ravioli, green salad, broccoli Saturday - black bean quesadillas, rice, pineapple
Jessica S
Friday 16th of March 2018
Ate at home all week knowing tomorrow will likely be lots of eating out at a volley ball tourney! Sun- Keilbasa, broccoli and homemade mac and cheese Mon- Homemade chili, baked potatos and cornbread muffins Tues- frozen chicken patties and all the leftovers in the fridge, plus frozen mac and cheese and spiced apples Weds-Homemade meatballs in sauce over pasta with garlic bread Thurs- I poached chicken breasts in the crock pot and we shredded them for BBQ sammies.. served with tater tots and baked beans....
I asked daughter for her meal idea and she demanded NO CHICKEN b/c we ate it almost every night this week! lololol.. OK? I did not listen... Fri- homemade chicken pot pie with leftover shredded chicken and fresh and frozen veggs...
Kristen
Friday 16th of March 2018
That was me last week, with all the chicken in a row!
Ruth
Friday 16th of March 2018
Monday - Vegetable beef soup Tuesday - Hot dogs, asparagus, sweet potato fries Wednesday - Spaghetti squash with meat sauce, salad Thursday - Just me and the kids, so we had mac and cheese with tuna and veggies mixed in (I've convinced my 4yo that mac and cheese with veggies mixed in is "fancy mac and cheese") and smoothies Friday - Pork chops, broccoli/cauliflower with cheese, salad
And I'm pretty much off from cooking for the weekend!!! Attending a workshop for the first half of tomorrow and a baby shower in the evening. My family is coming over for lunch on Sunday (I think we're doing takeout rather than taking my 1yo and 4yo to a restaurant during their normal naptime) and my hubby is grilling steaks Sunday night since he has to work the night of my actual birthday (Monday). It's like a mini vacation!!!