Well, this week the budget went right out the window. We had Jack's party and there were probably 30 people there. As far as this week goes, I didn't purchase much. We needed milk, eggs, a few veggies, and some meat.
Monday - Jack's birthday dinner! I picked some of his favorite things and we had blueberry "cakies" (pancakes), bacon, and "eggies". I purchased the buttermilk for the cakies, and the blueberries were from the freezer. I bought bacon, and eggs came in our milkman delivery.
Tuesday - Tonight we're having oven fried chicken, coleslaw, and crockpot baked beans. I bought 1 more chicken breast and cabbage.
Wednesday - Chinese chicken salad with leftover chicken and cabbage from Tuesday. The dressing is homemade and leftover from Jack's party. I'm pairing it with lumpia that a coworker made for me.
Thursday - Shepard's pie, Asian sugar peas. I purchased the peas for this.
Friday - I'm working late, so I'm making a pizza on Thursday and freezing it. We're having homemade "frozen pizza". Leftover salad from Jack's party.
Saturday - I'm making mac & cheese and we'll have some random veggie from the freezer.
Sunday - Family dinner at my parent's house.
Last week's "bonus" point goes to Tree Huggin' Momma for a freezer/pantry beef dish and coconut rice.
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Out of curiosity, when you go to bake your homemade frozen pizza, do you thaw it first? How long do you bake it for?
ReplyDeleteSadly, I'm going to have to drop out for a couple of reasons.
ReplyDelete1. Your goofy blog ate my entry from last week and my response to your post about your road to frugality and it frustrates me. I'm crossing my fingers this one posts.
2. My in laws are now watching my kids at my house (holy pronoun usage Batman!) and my grocery bill is astronomical!!! It wouldn't feel right to pretend I'm sticking to my budget.
This week we're eating:
1. Turkey burgers (ground turkey, breadcrumbs, seasoning) that I froze and then baked with sweet potato fries (freezer) and pasta salad (pantry stuff and I bought cucumber and green onions.
2. Tofu fried rice (all pantry and freezer stuff except the tofu which was .98)
3. Baked salmon. It was pricey for wild salmon but Emilio asked for fish this week and then bought the good stuff. Basically, I put each piece of salmon in foil, on top of whatever veggies I want to use. I put a small amount of butter, capers, and a slice of lemon on top and bake for 15 mins at 450. I serve it with rice and bread.
One week left, but my pantry is still full and so if my freezer. I am going to stick with this to see if I can empty my chest freezer (and clean it) and then I can empty the pantry shelves and restock with Gluten Free and Dairy Free.
ReplyDelete@Laura, I've never tried making frozen pizza before, so I'm not quite sure. I'll likely just bake it frozen and add a little extra time to it. If you buy a frozen pizza, I don't think you need to defrost it first. So, it will be an experiment!
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ReplyDeleteWhy can't you complete my request and why did you eat my post! Damn you. Next time I will make sure to copy it before I try to post in case I need to paste it back into an empty comments window.
Love,
Kori
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Was really sick most of last week so although we didn't spend a lot on food we also didn't do much pantry depletion.
Chicken from the freezer slow cooked in BBQ sauce from Memphis last summer on sandwiches with melted cheese and a side of salad. Then ate the chicken with wild rice that had been in the pantry for years and steamed broc for a bunch more meals.
Other than that we ate a lot of chef salads, toast, and popsicles.
This morning I finally felt up to cooking so I made a scramble of potatoes, peppers from a month ago, onions, eggs, cheese, and fresh salsa for brunch. Really good!
Tomorrow I hope to make this recipe that our friends made us last week while we were sick.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_peanut_curry/
Oh, and forgot to post what is the plan for the next few days until the contest ends:
ReplyDelete- rice noodles (pantry) with tofu (forgot to use in a recipe 2 weeks ago) and fresh veggies
- pasta (pantry), sauce (pantry), fresh veggies, and chicken sausages (freezer)
- taco salad with chicken (freezer) slow cooked in minced tomatoes (pantry) with veggies, cheese, salsa, olives (pantry) and chips
- probably bbq chicken sandwiches with a side salad again since we have all the ingredients including a free baguette we need to use
- gluten free crisp with home-canned peaches and oats and such (all from the pantry) for a nightly treat