What I Spent
I got my $25 Hungry Harvest box on Saturday, as always. I was in Texas at the time, so I didn’t get a good picture, but here’s part of what was in the box.
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On Monday, I made a $21 stop at Aldi for a few things.
On Tuesday, I picked Lisey up from work and got bananas and smoked turkey ($14).
And on Wednesday, I made a bigger trip to Aldi and spent $49.26.
So, I’m only at $110 this week. Woohoo! That nicely makes up for the fact that I was over last week.
August Spending
Week 1: $176
Week 2: $110
What We Ate
In case you’re curious, Mr. FG and the kids got pizza one night while I was gone in Texas, while the next night, Mr. FG made French toast for dinner. 🙂 And Joshua cooked up some bacon.
Monday
I made bacon burgers topped with caramelized onions, and I used up some Hungry Harvest potatoes by making potato cubes.
I can’t for the life of me remember what else we had.
Watermelon? A salad? The world may never know.
Tuesday
I made a chopped salad with bacon, smoked turkey, lettuce, and apples, topped with a mustard vinaigrette.
I made a double batch of popovers (you don’t even need a popover pan!) to go with that.
And I’m guessing we had watermelon, because we are eating watermelon all the time right now.
Wednesday
I made chipotle chicken kebabs with cilantro dipping sauce (so good! so easy! you should make some!), plus cream biscuits and fresh watermelon.
Thursday
Tortellini topped with pesto, plus cut-up cantaloupe.
Joshua got home later and he made a pot of homemade ramen for himself, using leftover grilled chicken, chicken broth from the freezer, a hard-boiled egg from the fridge, and some other veggies/noodles.
Friday
I’m trying to decide if I want to make meatball subs, regular pizza, or calzones.
Decisions, decisions….
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Stacey
Tuesday 15th of August 2017
Monday - Chili ( barely 60 in colorado! ) Tuesday - Mojito Shrimp and a cucumber, mango salad and coconut rice (Green Chef free test it out box) Wednesday - Pesto grilled chicken and a salad (same as above) we enjoyed both but more work than I would normally do. Too much chopping of 12-15 ingredients in each) I know how to cook but umm..... I thought these were supposed to save you time and not so much. Thursday - between appointments my 2nd day back at work and EVERYTHING takeout chinese Friday - smoked salmon and Jambalaya (sp) at friends (soooo good to have foodie friends that don't have kids but love ours) Saturday - random dinner of leftovers Sunday - Spaghetti with a easy quick sauce and chicken italian sausage homemade ceasar salad and garlic bread. Monday - chicken curry, quinoa, and steamed broccoli
Hawaii Planner
Monday 14th of August 2017
My parents were in town last week, helping out with the kids, so they cooked. We had:
Sunday - spaghetti & meatballs, garlic bread + salad Monday - green chicken enchiladas (my favorite) with homemade guacamole + salad Tuesday - lasagna + bread + salad Wednesday - bacon & cheese quiche + fruit Thursday - leftover enchiladas Friday - pizza delivery (we were out for most of the day) Saturday - I made an oven baked chicken risotto, and threw in all of the leftover odds & ends of cheese that was in the fridge. Sunday - my husband made Persian beef kebabs + rice + potatoes on the grill. . . Yum!
Stacey
Tuesday 15th of August 2017
Can your parents move in with us? Yum!
WilliamB
Monday 14th of August 2017
Cooks Illustrated's Sept issue has a short-cut recipe for Caramelized Onions. It involves starting the onions in water, and using a bit of baking soda at the end. I haven't tried them yet but it's CI.
Speaking of whom, I made a momentous decision: I will not be renewing my subscription. The magazine is still high-quality and enjoyable, but since I haven't been doing much cooking for the past 6-10 months, I'm not getting much use from them. If/when my cooking habits change, I can resubscribe. The completist in me is wailing; the rest of me is glad to regain the time and money.
I think.
Food this week was easy hunks o' meat, frozen dumplings, going out twice (!), and a frugal save of making mushroom-onion scrambled eggs using some leftover chopped onion before it went bad, and mushrooms from a lunchtime meal purchase. The pork loin, broccoli, and mushrooms were all fantastic but too much food. Omelets to the rescue!
Kristen
Tuesday 15th of August 2017
You can always re-subscribe, should you change your mind. That makes it easier to take a break...knowing you can always go back.
Millennial Boss
Sunday 13th of August 2017
Those burgers with carmelized onions look amazing! I came to your blog after hearing Mrs FAF recommend you. Glad I stopped by!
Marianne
Saturday 12th of August 2017
We were in vacation so we opted to google a recipe and use the first one that had most the of ingredients that we had! I don't recall which nights but we had spaghetti & baked meatballs with fried english muffins. Marinated rib eye with seasoned potatoes. Corn on the cob on the grill. Marinated chicken- used the Amazing Chicken Marinade that one is definitely a keeper the chicken was delicious! I thought it was the oddest combination. Mac N Cheese in the Instant Pot super easy and super creamy. I used Monterey Jack, evaporated milk & parmesan cheese. This would be a great spicy dish so I added some pepperjack to mine. We had various fruit and veggies at each meal too. At the end of the week I was pretty pleased that we did not waste to much food.