What I Spent
I spent:
- $25 at Safeway
- $30 on a Hungry Harvest box
And that’s it, so a mere $55 for me this week. 🙂
I’m gonna need to do a decent shopping trip this coming week, though!
What We Ate
Saturday
Ummmm….whole wheat blueberry pancakes. I know, I know. WHAT CAN I SAY FOR MYSELF??
I can’t stop.
Sunday
I used the last of my homemade roasted red peppers to make a sauce for some ravioli, but it ended up being a pretty soupy sauce so the end product was more like a bowl of ravioli soup.
But it tasted fine!
Monday
Chicken tacos:
Tuesday
I made some bourbon chicken and broccoli with rice, and I added a red pepper from my Hungry Harvest box.
Wednesday
I picked up a little four-hour shift at the hospital from 3:00-7:00 pm, and when I got home, I ate some leftover bourbon chicken. Zoe had already fended for herself.
Thursday
I worked at the hospital again, eight hours this time, and I ate some avocado toast when I got home.

cutest seatmate ever
Friday
I have no fancy plans, both because I am a single pringle but also because I have to get up early tomorrow morning for weekend clinical.
Selena
Friday 14th of February 2025
Sat - Dine out Mexican Sun - shrimp cocktail (part of bag purchased at butcher shop), chicken wings, quesadilla made from Mexican dine out leftovers. 1.5 pound of cooked shelled shrimp for $20. Mon - brats, HM egg roll, beans with leftover rice Tue - hickory smoked pork chop, gifted wild rice enhanced with mushroom, onions, peppers, asparagus Wed - spinach cheese tortelloni w/sauce, mushrooms, red peppers, onions, and shrimp, covered with cheese. Thu - grilled cheeseburgers, baked potato, and chicken chili (new recipe, pretty tasty) Fri - tilapia, orange rough, rest of leftover baked potato and pasta
Lorraine
Friday 14th of February 2025
My pantry challenge was thrown out the window this week. I had been trying to spend only $5-$10 a week on produce or ingredients to round out a recipe. But . . .
I had family over for dinner on Saturday. I did use up some things from the freezer but also spent $20 on fresh produce and some other things because I wasn't going to serve freezer-burned green beans for a side to my guests. On Sunday I was invited to a super bowl party and spend $15 on snacks to bring. On Monday, I spent about $90 on food at costco because I only go 3 or 4 times a year and I wanted to get some of the non-food things they had on sale. Naturally, I stocked up on a few Costco staples while I was there. Finally, at the end of the week, I got sick and splurged on a door dash run to pick up cold medicine and a few more things from the grocery store. With tip, that was $50. So, not a very frugal week at all.
Saturday - Spinach Artichoke dip with crackers, homemade chicken pot pie, roasted asparagus.
Sunday - Football food.
Monday - I got a hot dog on the way out of Costco
Tuesday - I had to return an item to Costco. Ugh. So since I was there I picked up a rotisserie chicken and had it with asparagus and strawberries.
Wednesday - Snowed and rained all day so grilled cheese with tomato soup seemed like a good idea.
Thursday - leftover rotisserie chicken and green beans. Strawberries for dessert.
Friday - I have been grazing - more chicken, olives, cheese. Randomness.
Next week its back to the pantry clean out!
PNW Casey
Friday 14th of February 2025
I must admit when I read your post yesterday, I wanted to belt out … “You’ve gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart!”
WIS: $47.18 at Grocery Outlet (it did included some non-food items) plus duck eggs from a friend. WWA: Continuing freezer/pantry challenge version
*Leftover chicken stir fry w/rice, oranges *Duck egg, crustless quiche, rolls *Stuffed winter squash (filling from the freezer) *Brats, fried potatoes, red cabbage *Tonight - steak, baked potatoes, broccoli (at home Valentine’s dinner) … maybe, mug cakes *Saturday - brats, potatoes, red cabbage repeat *Ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, apple crisp I also made gluten-free muffins using leftover short-grain brown rice & raisins and some gluten-free scones using a banana and sunbutter.
Selena
Saturday 15th of February 2025
@PNW Casey, Damn Yankees lol.
Beth
Friday 14th of February 2025
$40 at Aldi
A lot of freezer/leftovers food! Although on Wednesday, I made salads, and on Thursday, shrimp, mixed veg, rice, & some spices in the rice cooker. So easy it feels like cheating but it's tasty. And possibly ingredients are already in your house!
2 scoops white rice, add water to proper line 1/4 C diced onion 1/8 t garlic powder 1 T olive oil 2 C mixed veg ~1/2 lb peeled uncooked shrimp (remove heads) Put all in rice cooker, stir, cook on white rice setting.
in separate small bowl: mix 1/4 C soy sauce & 2 T brown sugar.
When finished cooking, scoop into large serving bowl, and stir in soy sauce mixture.
Madeline
Friday 14th of February 2025
Salmon pinwheels, jasmine rice, kale and broccoli salad. Potato /egg frittata with fresh salsa. and spinach salad Spaghetti and meatballs. greek salad Saurkraut in crock pot with small amt of a leftover pork roast to flavor it/protein. Stuffed peppers (3 colors!!) in crock pot, on top of leftover spaghetti and some homemade applesauce for valentines dinner at home with hubby.