February, March, and April hold 5/6 birthdays in our family. Let the celebrations begin!
What I Spent
I spent $84 at the grocery store, plus $25 on my Hungry Harvest.
(Edit because a lot of commenters wondered: This is romanesco, a veggie that’s kind of like broccoli or cauliflower. Hungry Harvest expands your horizons sometimes. ;))
And oddly enough, I did not go to Aldi this week. That’s so unusual for me!
What We Ate
Saturday
We had our weekly date night, and the girls ate mac n cheese at home.
Sunday
We ate dinner at Mr. FG’s parents’ house, and I brought two loaves of French bread.
Monday
I made a chicken taco salad so that I could use up some dry corn tortillas by making fried strips to top the salad.
I used this recipe for the cilantro lime dressing, which worked out great because I had a jalapeno to use up! I used sour cream instead of the Greek yogurt because sour cream was what I had on hand.
Tuesday
We had an evening full of comings and goings, so I made a pot of clam chowder earlier in the day so that people could eat it whenever they happened to be home in the evening.
We toasted some leftover French bread to go with our soup, and we had fresh fruit on the side.
Wednesday
I tried a recipe (from Dinner Illustrated) for Thai noodles with shrimp specifically because it called for yellow squash, which I’d received in my Hungry Harvest box.
Verdict: pretty good, which is high praise from a family that normally despises yellow squash.
Thursday
Lisey and Zoe had eaten a late lunch and weren’t hungry, so before I left, I made a pot of Parmesan polenta for Sonia, since she really loves polenta.
Friday
Zoe turns 13 on Monday, but tonight we are having a birthday sleepover with her friends to celebrate early.
She’s chosen pulled chicken sandwiches, chips, jello, and a homemade ice cream crunch cake.
Brooke Freeman
Tuesday 19th of February 2019
Hi! What kind of ice cream do you buy? I haven't been too happy with the consistency of Aldi brand.
Kristen
Tuesday 19th of February 2019
I haven't loved Aldi ice cream either! Usually I go to a regular grocery store and look for a name brand that's on sale. Turkey Hill is what we used for Zoe's ice cream cake this time around.
Grandma Bev
Monday 18th of February 2019
My brother is growing Romanesco in Texas, and it had 2 tiny "heads" already.
Victoria
Saturday 16th of February 2019
I'm having a rough day and the romanesco has really cheered me up. Thank you!
Lorraine
Saturday 16th of February 2019
Zoe is 13?!? She was just a baby when I started reading your blog. Makes me feel old. But also speaks to the longevity of your blog which is rare. Yours is the only one I check every weekday. Kudos to you and Happy Birthday to Zoe!
Saturday - Tacos and asparagus. An odd pairing but asparagus is coming into season and I can't resist!
Sunday - hamburger steak, half of a baked potato and an artichoke.
Monday - I can't remember.
Tuesday - I made Zuppa Toscana for a potluck at work the next day. The plan was to have a bowl of that for dinner but mostly I just had a few tastes and then ate banana bread for dinner.
Wednesday - After work I was TRYING to make chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons for Valentines day but the recipe failed. Or I failed the recipe. It was an ATK recipe. Some crumbled into pieces while baking, some I burnt, some I splashed water on when I knocked over a cup of water and some of them were eaten (in part) by a very stealthy cat. I was so frustrated I threw the few survivors away. (Not very frugal.) By this time I was hangry and pulled fish and chips out of the freezer to bake for dinner.
Thursday- I was really craving a French dip but my local sub shop doesn't have them on the menu anymore so I got a turkey and salami sub instead.
Friday - Fish and chips again because it was a long week and I just couldn't bring myself to cook from scratch.
Kristen
Saturday 16th of February 2019
I know...how is she 13??? Geez.
I'm sorry the macaroons failed. That's so frustrating!
Amy
Saturday 16th of February 2019
Our week:
Monday- baked pork chops with mashed potatoes and green beans. The pork chops tasted ok and they fed us, but I messed up the recipe somehow. It is an old recipe that fell out of rotation and when I found it again I was so excited. I was very disappointed that it did not live up to the memory.
Tuesday : Chicken Noodle Soup casserole
Wednesday- Wendy's. Logistics. If we wanted the kids to see their dad at all for the day we needed to meet close to his work for a fast dinner so he could say -Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Night to them before he was off to rehearsal. Crazy Wed nights that will shuffle up soon.
Thursday- We bought one those big hams at Christmas that go on sale. We portioned it out and froze them. Crock pot ham for the win.
Friday- Teacher In-Service day = no school = we let the kid plan and learn to cook - They picked spaghetti and meatballs.