What I Spent
We spent $150.52 at the grocery store this week, which means I would have been right on budget.
Except there was a Costco trip that totaled $31 (two chickens plus floss and toothpaste.)
On a related note, here are the top ten things I buy at Costco.
Anyway, I’m at $182 for the week.
September Grocery Spending
Week 1: $123
Week 2: $182
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What We Ate
Saturday
I was still at FinCon, so I had gyros with a few people from my mastermind group, at a Greek restaurant in DC.
I’m not sure what Mr. FG and the girls ate this night!
Sunday
I came home from FinCon on Sunday, and Mr. FG and Sonia cooked dinner. Excellent.
They made cheese souffles and a strawberry green salad, both from Dinner Illustrated.
Monday
Sonia REALLY wanted mashed potatoes, and I had a bag of Yukon Golds that needed to be used.
So, I made a big batch of those and I asked Mr. FG to pick up some rotisserie chickens at Costco on his way home.
I cut up some fresh produce to eat and dinner was done. Not fancy, but very easy.
Tuesday
I made the ham and Swiss rollups that I tried recently, specifically so I could take pictures and share the recipe.
Coming next week!
Wednesday
I made croissant chicken sandwiches to use up the rotisserie chicken from earlier in the week.
We had steamed broccoli with our sandwiches, topped with cheese of course.
Thursday
Mr. FG and I weren’t home at dinnertime, and Sonia and Zoe had mini pigs in a blanket, which they’d been requesting anyway.
And orange slices. So they did have something remotely healthy.
Friday
I’ve got book club tomorrow night, so we are gonna do our weekly date night tonight instead.
We haven’t decided where we are going, and I also have not decided what Sonia and Zoe are going to eat.
The food situation is up in the air at the FG house right now. 😉
What did you eat for dinner this week?
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Kaycee
Sunday 15th of September 2019
Sunday - - dinner at youngest sister's house for oldest nephew's (25th) birthday Monday - fried chicken Tuesday - soup and sandwiches Wednesday - bbq pork spareribs Thursday - hamburgers Friday - dined at IHOP Saturday - fried shrimp
Ann
Sunday 15th of September 2019
Have to share that we joined Costco even though we are just the two of us and retired and living in an apartment with not a lot of storage. What hooked us...the rotisserie chicken. We get one each time we go...eat the first night with veggies, then I cut up and freeze the rest for salads and casseroles. BUT...I cannot throw out that chicken carcass....my Depression Era Mom's voice is in my head each time saying "there is some good soup in those bones". So, each time I have picked it as clean as I can I then throw the bones in a pot with onion, carrots, celery....simmer for an hour our two....pull out the bones and pick off the rest of the meat. I can usually get 4 containers of soup that will serve two. I freeze it, and when I heat it up to eat later I throw in some noodles. This has worked great for us...but also, we have several neighbors who are sick/getting chemo/recovering from falls....so I often take a container ( purchase at Dollar Tree ) and add a little cellophane bag of noodles with it. It is very much appreciated !
Corrine Wilson
Saturday 14th of September 2019
Saturday, Sunday, Monday- beef burritos with tomatoes from our garden, brown rice, and black beans Wednesday, Thursday- pizzas: homemade dough, homemade pesto using basil from our garden, homemade sundried tomatoes using cherry tomatoes from our garden, and local broccoli Thursday and Friday- grilled hamburgers (we mix ground burger with shredded carrots to increase veggie consumption, but also save money) with homemade pickles and curried local cauliflower
I think we spent about $85 this week (2 adults, 1 child, 1 baby), which is high for us but we picked $25 worth of local apples ($.95 per lb) last weekend. The apples will last us at least 2-3 weeks though.
Betta from daVille
Friday 13th of September 2019
I'm back in NY at my work apartment during the week (where food is SO expensive) so the goal is to cook it all on Sunday/Monday and bring it with me. SO:
Saturday: cevapcici, avjar, etc. Sunday: giant vat of mac & cheese for a potluck that we hosted.... Monday: leftover cevap, mac & cheese, salad Tuesday: leftover cevap, mac & cheese, salad Wednesday: leftover cevap, mac & cheese, salad Thursday: leftover cevap, mac & cheese, salad Friday: BLT sandwiches for a super-late lunch, so perhaps just forage through the fridge for dinner....
Kristen
Friday 13th of September 2019
Ok, I had to google what cevapcici was!
vicki
Friday 13th of September 2019
Sunday: Fried potatoes with chorizo. Monday: chorizo and chickpea stew with rice Tuesday: pasta and pesto with salad Weds: Quorn sausages, mashed potatos and green beans Thurs: mint and chili dahl, onion bhajis, veggies, poppadoms and mango chutney Friday: frozen pizza!
Kristen
Friday 13th of September 2019
A week with two chorizo meals is a fantastic week indeed!