What I Spent
I spent $25 on my Hungry Harvest and $51 at the grocery store. It was a light shopping week!
What We Ate
Saturday
Mr. FG and I had our date night (tacos!) and the girls fended for themselves (which means things like grilled cheese or ramen, usually.)
Sunday
This was a here and there night…Mr. FG was out with Joshua, Lisey was at work, Zoe was out with her cousins, and just Sonia and I were at home at dinnertime.
So I made a pot of Parmesan polenta, because Sonia and I both love polenta but no one else is a huge fan.
Monday
We had the shrimp pasta dish I tried a few weeks ago, although Zoe had hers with chicken.
Tuesday
I grabbed some naan out of the freezer and we made naan pizzas…some regular pepperoni, and some BBQ chicken.
Wednesday
I tried a new recipe from a Cook’s Country magazine for a steak salad (I had a pound of skirt steak in the freezer that needed to be used).
This recipe called for baking torn pitas into something like croutons, and those were really tasty, if just a bit too salty for my taste.
Thursday
I’d planned to make this shrimp recipe, but I ended up needing an easier meal. So I pulled some dried beef out of the freezer and we had chipped beef on toast, with sauteed asparagus on the side (thanks, Hungry Harvest!)
Friday
Mr. FG and I will probably do our date night tonight (maybe takeout and a movie?), since Sonia’s birthday is tomorrow.
Kristie
Sunday 3rd of March 2019
Can you link to the shrimp pasta recipe, please? Would love to make it for my husband! Thank you
Randi Macdonald
Sunday 3rd of March 2019
I have read from a few food bloggers that they think CC and CI recipes are too salty. I reduce the salt a little.
Cherilyn
Saturday 2nd of March 2019
Hi Kristen,
I'm always inspired by you and other reader's weekly menus! I've noticed that you sometimes make Chipped Beef. We've never had it, and have only seen it sold as a frozen meal. I am curious, do you follow a certain recipe to make it, and what kind of beef do you use? I'm always looking for quick, easy meals to make, and this seems like it can be made with pantry staples.
Thanks!
Nicoleandmaggie
Saturday 2nd of March 2019
We just got the feb/March Cook’s country. I’m hoping to convince DH to make that clementine cake!
nicoleandmaggie
Wednesday 6th of March 2019
Update: He randomly made it last night. Consensus: it's too sweet. They added sugar to balance the bitterness of the oranges, but I think the contrast between bitter and sweet icing would have been better. Since I'm not supposed to have much sugar, I had my piece without icing and it also tasted too sweet-- the sugar kind of dulls the orange.
April
Saturday 2nd of March 2019
We’ve started something new for our family. Each person (there’s 4 of us) gets to pick a meal for dinner each week. This really takes the pressure off me to decide for the whole family and the kids are learning more cooking skills which is always a good thing.
Saturday - chicken fried rice Sunday - chicken enchiladas with refried beans (of course) Monday - Sausage and Peppers with pasta Tuesday - egg rolls and potstickers Wednesday - bbq sausage with Mac and cheese and green beans Thursday - fend for yourself leftovers (as usual) Friday - we go out to eat each week, this time it was burgers all around