What I Spent
cottage cheese, frozen bananas, frozen strawberries
This week was heavy on the leftovers! Which is a little unusual for me. 🙂
This week, I spent:
- $95 at Aldi
Annnnnd that was it! Also….zero takeout for us this week.
What We Ate
Saturday
I had an extremely productive day in many ways, but the productivity did not involve cooking. Ha. I just baked a frozen pizza for us.
Sunday
I made a Cook’s Country recipe for what is basically a chili over cilantro lime rice, topped with a cilantro/lime crema.
Monday
Chicken tikka masala on naan.
Tuesday
I ate a peanut butter sandwich on a dinner break at clinical (I have a later shift for peds. BOO.) and I think Zoe ate some leftover chicken from Monday.
Wednesday
Chili leftovers.
Thursday
Zoe was out with a friend for some Halloween fun, and I ate the last of the chicken tikka masala.
Friday
I think both Zoe and I will be home tonight and I think neither of us has a pressing due-in-short-order school assignment so, perhaps we will do some takeout and Gilmore Girls. 🙂
Cynthia
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
Question for the Hive Mind: I can't remember if I read it here or elsewhere, but someone mentioned a web site where you can plug in some ingredients you have on hand and get recipes that use these. Anyone? I just scored a late haul of oyster mushrooms after a non-existent mushroom foraging season (very dry in northern New England this year) and I'm looking for several recipes using other things I have in the house. Thanks in advance to anyone whose memory is better than mine!
Cynthia
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
@TL, Thank you!
TL
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
@Cynthia, grouprecipes.com
Blue Gate Farmgirl
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
WIS $19 @ Grocery Outlet, $17 @ Winco
Sunday Diwali Dinner: Chaat (street foods) Crispy Samosas, Aloo Pyaz Kachori, Air fried Batata Vada, Aloo Chana Chaat, Pav Bhaji, onion Pakora, Banana Chips, Roasted butter Kaju, Soan Papdi Monday: Refrigerator Soup (actually from the 3 lb tub that all veggies, meats get tossed). Freezer chicken stock, freezer white sauce, green salad Told niece's hubby came to learn and the kiddos made homemade rolls with some assistance (they are 7 & 4). Tuesday: Taco Salad for a crowd & apple slab pie - friends from over the mountain visiting, I invited all of their family that lives on this side of the state. Wed: Green Salad with chicken, apple, bacon, blue cheese crumbles & spiced walnuts Thurs: My parent's 60th anniversary Chicken Fried steak twice baked potato, sauteed broccoli and green salad Friday: Dia de Los Muertos: Table set: ofreda meal:Tamales, Mole, rice, beans pan roasted root veggies, sugar skull sugar cookies, Conchas and Cafe de Olla
Liz B.
Saturday 2nd of November 2024
@Blue Gate Farmgirl, What a week of delicious celebrations you had! :-)
Selena
Friday 1st of November 2024
Saturday - CB, fries, coleslaw for better half Sunday - Steak, salmon, baked potatoes - late game for our FB team so no Mexican dineout Monday - Pecan crusted tilapia, mashed potatoes Tuesday - Grilled marinated chix, left over mashed potatoes, Mex corn bread Wednesday - Pancakes, bacon Thursday - Fried spinach tortelloni, salad, HM not-over cheesy garlic bread. Friday - Grilled Bacon/cheddar burgers, leftover pasta, corn Record number of trick or treaters this year - 11 or 12 - hard to count the all the "sharks" in the first group. Better half bought 4 bags of candy - have not quite 2 left and those will be shared on Election Day. $91 spent at the butcher shop, not sure how much.
Elizabeth M
Friday 1st of November 2024
I spent $59 at Kroger and $39 at Aldi, plus $152 at Amazon, most of which was for pet and household items - lots more than usual for me, but I'm well stocked now and shouldn't need to buy anything for at least 2 weeks.
This week I had gluten free focaccia topped with olives, ham and potato soup with gluten free biscuits, and tortilla soup with crushed tortilla chips for dinner. There may have been something else too, but these are all I can remember.
Ruth T
Friday 1st of November 2024
Two things: 1. I am *very* intrigued by your cottage cheese/frozen banana/frozen strawberry thing. Is it more like a smoothie or ice cream or what? (We have a lot of strawberries right now.)
2. I love that you're on peds. Every time you mention it, I think of how nice it would be to have you as one of my kids' nurses. One of my kids gets pretty anxious with medical things, so the person we get is a Very Big Deal. I have no doubt that you are a gift to these parents and kids.
Now for food... Saturday - We were on our way home from a couple of nights at a campground and got Steak N Shake with my brother for dinner. This was my kids' first Steak N Shake experience, which was fun. My husband and I haven't really been there since college.
Sunday - Pizza and breadsticks and a movie!
Monday - Chicken sandwiches, tater tots, and peas
Tuesday - A chicken/rice/veg combo
Wednesday - Burgers, pineapple, and yellow peppers
Thursday - Venison roast with carrots and potatoes with some leftover mac n cheese from work
Friday - My husband is going to take my 5th grader out to dinner and I think I'll keep it simple for us at home. I just got a bunch of chicken, so probably chicken with fruits and veggies.