I think I’m starting to get this whole shopping at one store thing down. Yes, Costco has it’s limitations {for instance I am out of ketchup. Do I want to buy 3 giant bottles of ketchup… NO} but for the most part, I think I’m doing pretty good. Cooking most of our meals from scratch HELPS ENORMOUSLY… if we didn’t, I know our grocery bill would be much higher.
And bartering… Earlier in the week I bartered with The Church Lady {my neighbor down the street} and came home with a few bottles of pasta sauce, Good Earth Tea and a can of Orange Juice. I cannot remember what the heck I traded her though.
I was also able to fill Monkey Boy’s goody drawer with some Chocolate brownie Clif Bars I was able to order with some groupon credit.
Okay, so what are a few of the things I feed my family this past week?
Salads… and yummy ones too. I ran out of salad dressing early last week so I’ve been making my homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing instead of using the bottled stuff.
Apple crisp. To go with all that Costco vanilla ice cream of course. 😉
Pasta for Monkey Boy.
Zaycon breaded chicken, mashed potatoes and homemade corn muffins.
Pot roast, green beans {frozen, from last summer} and curry rice.
Baked potatoes topped with sour cream and warm bacon.
Old Fashioned Egg Custard. It’s pretty much the best stuff on earth to make when you have a bunch of eggs laying around to use up. I typically serve it warm. And it’s YUMMY.
Breakfast in bed… Steel cut oats and orange juice for the HH.
Blueberry and Banana smoothies are great for mornings on the go. {I still have a ton of frozen blueberries!}.
Hard boiled eggs. Boring, I know. But they are a great protein source.
And last but not least, I made a batch of pumpkin bread using some canned pumpkin I had in my pantry.
Not the most exciting meals on the planet… but they got the job done.
What have YOU been cooking lately?
~Mavis
Here are the links to the loaf pans I used above if you are interested.
Norpro 12 Inch Nonstick Bread Pan and the Focus Foodservice Commercial Bakeware 1 1/2 Pound Pullman Pan
Total Spent This Week $25.41
Total Spent Year to Date $354.59
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