This was the view from my bedroom window yesterday. We hardly ever get snow in November, and it was so odd to see the combination of autumn leaves on the trees + snow on the bushes.
It rained and slushed all day after that, so the snow is completely gone now.
We need a good snow after all the leaves have fallen and are cleaned up, because as Zoe pointed out, leafy snow is no good for making snowmen.
What I Spent
I started with a $25 Hungry Harvest.
Yep. That’s eight red peppers there! We’ve been eating a lot of peppers.
And then I spent $101 at the grocery store.
So, my total for this week is $126.
November Spending
Week 1: $66
Week 2: $126
What We Ate
There’s a serious freezer theme going on here, as you will see!
Monday
I made BLT salad, using chicken from my freezer challenge. And to go with our salad, I toasted and buttered some buns from the freezer.
Tuesday
We ate pulled pork from the freezer on buns, and I pan-sauteed some asparagus to go on the side.
Wednesday
We had Swedish meatballs, from the freezer challenge. I had no noodles, so we ate the meatballs over angel hair pasta, which worked out just fine.
I cut up some fresh fruit to go with our meatballs.
Thursday
I used the flank steak from the freezer challenge to make an orange beef stir-fry, which we ate over rice.
Friday
I have not decided yet! Sonia and Zoe are having two friends over for a sleepover, so I think I’ll ask them what they’d like to eat with their friends.
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Bethel
Tuesday 20th of November 2018
I get discounted bell peppers at the store sometimes, and it's always more than I can eat raw or with fajitas. We will sometimes do stuffed bell peppers, but my favorite thing is actually to roast them in my oven and then peel, chop, and use or freeze for future dishes.
It's SO easy. It takes some time, but then you get these luscious roasted peppers that can go in egg dishes, hummus, pasta...the possibilities are endless, and if the peppers were a little soft to begin with, no one will even know!
Jackie
Tuesday 20th of November 2018
I love roasted peppers in a nice Italian bun with extra sharp provolone (not the kind you buy at the deli counter). So good! I could eat it everyday.
priskill
Tuesday 20th of November 2018
great idea!!
Cheryl
Sunday 18th of November 2018
Be glad you only had snow. I live in Western PA and had ice then snow which had trees snap. We didn't have heat from Friday 2 am still noon today. Not nice with no heat or water but since just me and dh it wasn't too bad. Cheryl
Kristen
Monday 19th of November 2018
Ice is just the worst! And losing power in the cold is awful too. I'm so glad you have heat now!
Stacy
Saturday 17th of November 2018
You did great this week on the freezer challenge! The struggle is real over here with the HH peppers....I’m the only one who will eat them and I prefer them cooked in something. If all else fails I cut and freeze them for future use...
Suzan
Friday 16th of November 2018
Now it is only two of us meals tend to be repeats. For example I roasted a chicken and it morphed into four meals. Chicken with noodles, chicken soup and so on. I tried flank steak for the first time. It is not for us. Mum could not eat it. So the next night the left overs were converted to a stew. The last meal which did us for two meals was two braised lamb shanks. I used Moroccan spices and preserved lemon and it was very nice.
priskill
Friday 16th of November 2018
Boy, you really rocked the freezer challenge ! And it all looks so good :) . . .
Sunday -Frozen pizza & salad
Monday - Used up frozen turkey meatballs, frozen half-baked loaf, last of tom. sauce, and some mozzarella cheese to make big ol' meatball subs -- pantry/freezer items
Tuesday - Pork and beans in the slow cooker. Used up frozen boneless country ribs from a year ago and canned beans, tomatoes with peppers and onions, another pantry meal.
Wednesday --"Use Up All The Things" chili -- from all the stuff hanging around: single serving frozen discounted organic veggie chili, a can of campbell's "all natural chili (cough, cough), the last of the slow cooker pork and beans, and cans of beans and tomatoes and even a frozen teaspoon of tom. paste. Thank you for the suggestion of freezing leftover paste in tbsp increments!
Thurs. -- Husband off the UUATT chili again and it just so happened I had conference night at school so he had Pollo Loco takeout (fast food chicken) and I had Pho for lunch near school and lovely buffet of stuff the PTA put out for us. Not our best day :(
Friday -- Dinner with daughter, not sure . . .think i will be freezing the chili.
priskill
Friday 16th of November 2018
husband begged off the chili, it should say. Actually he refused said chili. So, yeah, freezer it is ;)