What I Spent
Ok, well, it’s a week and a day until Christmas. Close enough.
Christmas really sneaks up on you when your semester ends in mid-December. Yikes! Here’s hoping all the things I ordered show up in time.
This week, we spent:
- $64 at Harris Teeter
- $28 at Lidl
- $21 at BJs
So, $113 at the grocery stores this week.
December Food Spending
Week 1: $266 (!!!)
Week 2: $72
Week 3: $113
Funny enough, that averages out to $150/week, which is my usual. So, my unusually high first week has averaged out already!
What We Ate
Saturday
It was unseasonably warm so we went to the taco truck. We figured on colder days this winter, it would be significantly more miserable to stand and order from an outside window.
Sunday
We had apricot-glazed chicken, which we ate with Texas toast and a fruit salad.
Monday
This was the day I took my online cumulative final, which means I spent my day studying, not cooking.
We got Chipotle takeout for dinner, I suppose as a rather informal, “Woohoo! The semester is over!” celebration.
Tuesday
I used a frozen loaf of this homemade French bread to make some French bread pizzas.
Wednesday
I made a pasta/kielbasa dish (an ATK recipe), removing Sonia’s portion before I added the cheese.
Thursday
I made pancakes and bacon, plus whipped cream and strawberries.
And we had orange juice as well. 😉
Friday
I think I’m going to make shrimp and grits (click that link for the recipe or click the image below) because Sonia and Zoe will be at a friend’s house for dinner.
Zoe dislikes grits, Sonia can’t have cheese, and Zoe is allergic to shrimp, so if they’re here, it doesn’t feel worth it to serve this dish for dinner! It’s too hard to make that many modifications.
bettafrmdaville
Saturday 18th of December 2021
WWS: $21 Stop&Shop; $34 Ocean State Job Lot; $54 Aldi (butter, butter, butter); $49 Market Basket. WWA: Sat: Dinner Party! gougรฉres [Alain Ducasse recipe], olives & crudite; Dijon & Cognac Beef Stew [Smitten kitchen]; potato & cauliflower mash; sautรฉed green beans; salad Sun: Chicken, ginger & rice soup Mon: zucchini and broccoli fritters with yogurt cilantro; carnitas with leftover gochujang bbq sauce that had been languishing in the fridge Tues: TJ pork & leek dumplings; rice; stir-fry veg (cabbage, carrots & green beans) Wed: take-out subs Thurs: roasted chicken with roasted potato, Brussel sprouts, carrots & turnips Fri: turkey tacos with all the fixings
Kris
Friday 17th of December 2021
Are those mushroom ornaments? Super cute!
Turkey and cheese quesadillas, cashew chicken, spaghetti, turkey and dumplings, and cheeseburger pie graced our table this week. My son made the spaghetti and husband made the meal with dumplings. Hooray for family members who kick in to help me out on busy days!
Kristen
Monday 20th of December 2021
Yep! They're from Ikea. :)
Meira@meirathebear
Friday 17th of December 2021
Monday: Takeout! We got burgers.
Tuesday: Tomato soup and grilled cheese; I froze half of the soup as it made a LOT.
Wednesday: Spaghetti and meatballs that I'd previously made and frozen.
Thursday: Frozen breaded fish, frozen pierogis, and cabbage salad.
Friday: We have lamb burgers that someone gave us defrosting, I have challah dough rising on top of the fridge, and I think there are some hamburger buns still in the freezer; if not, I'll shape the challah into buns instead of a braid. We still have salad from yesterday left, though it wasn't spectacularly delicious.
BarbG
Friday 17th of December 2021
Saturday-soup and a toasted croissant Sunday-cheeseburger pie, roasted potatoes, butter beans Monday-cheeseburger pie, sweet potato casserole, peas Tuesday-chicken fajita and an orange Wednesday-cheeseburger pie, sweet potato casserole, butter beans Thursday-pancakes, roasted potatoes Friday-pizza
Kate
Friday 17th of December 2021
My son came home from college on Monday, so this week has focused mostly on his preferences. His first night home was pancakes, sausage, and smoothies. Then there was sausage-potato-kale soup because he was sad that he only got one serving of the batch I made over Thanksgiving break. Last night was a gnocchi dish that my daughter doesn't care for, so we had it before she gets home tomorrow. Tonight is homemade pizza, but with dough from the freezer so I'll be giving a shout out to past-Kate for that.