Breakfast: oatmeal with the fixings - brought in more from the freezer - I think our container holds about 3 pounds.
Lunch: cream biscuits and Persian Split Pea Soup
Phyllis asked if it was the same soup as last night when she learned what we were having for dinner. I told her no, and she was sad. She said she had liked that soup. That felt nice - even though I am pretty sure that at first she didn't think too highly of it.
The soup wasn't that great and we won't do it again - but it isn't bad. Phyllis really liked it but I think what she liked about it was the beef - I think it could have done with less. Dai didn't finish it or her cream biscuit - she complained the bottom was sour. They had complained that same about corn bread awhile ago - which was made in the same pan but neither Jason, Cress nor I noticed.
Dinner: taco salad. We used CSA lettuce. Daitarih got a bug. Jason explained it was CSA lettuce and he did try to wash it and she replied, "It's kind of cute." What a kid! Cress doesn't care for the lettuce so she didn't finish. She used to squawk about butterleaf lettuce and we were understanding but more complaining? It is red leaf lettuce - that is pretty plain. I am not amused.
Shopping: So, I learned that we no longer have to wait until the order forms come out to get food from the church. We can stop by like a regular store. That being said, I didn't get the flyer (someone is giving me a copy next week), and so I am not sure what the hours are. Since it is out of the way - I want to wait until I know they are open for sure and I want to find out if I can make it coincide with another trip up that way. But, as Jason pointed out, quit waiting on the black beans and just get some already.
Not on the list/Impulse shopping:
We got the mandarins at Real Produce - they were a bit more expensive and I wouldn't have done if I had known the exact cost of the ones at Costco - but they are more orange and lovely. Not as easy to peel but good. The egg plant also wasn't on the list but it was cheap and Cress really wanted it. I also got the tea even though it wasn't on the list because Dai loves jasmine tea and is hopeful that she will love that one. I also got two coffees instead of the one on the budget because it was on sale for either $1 or $2 off.
I had to use some of this week's grocery money for other things - $36 for activity days and $20 for Chinese class semesterly fees. So, I needed it to be cheap - and I feel so pleased with this. Now, to get a menu.
Later we bought vanilla ice-cream to make shakes - blueberry with me (using frozen fruit) and chocolate for the girls (except Cress who didn't finish dinner) and Jason. That was $3.89 and we went to Bed Bath & Beyond and spent 10.41 on batteries for the smoke detector, a pastry brush to use in cleaning the grinder and a gallon pitcher. We used coupons all around so that was nice. I have about $6 left of my grocery money and gave $3 of that to Jason for flour tortillas on Monday. I am proud of having less and making it work anyway. But, usually when I do, then I have to buy a little extra the next pay period - I can't continue skimping for too many in a row.
Lunch: cream biscuits and Persian Split Pea Soup
Phyllis asked if it was the same soup as last night when she learned what we were having for dinner. I told her no, and she was sad. She said she had liked that soup. That felt nice - even though I am pretty sure that at first she didn't think too highly of it.
The soup wasn't that great and we won't do it again - but it isn't bad. Phyllis really liked it but I think what she liked about it was the beef - I think it could have done with less. Dai didn't finish it or her cream biscuit - she complained the bottom was sour. They had complained that same about corn bread awhile ago - which was made in the same pan but neither Jason, Cress nor I noticed.
Dinner: taco salad. We used CSA lettuce. Daitarih got a bug. Jason explained it was CSA lettuce and he did try to wash it and she replied, "It's kind of cute." What a kid! Cress doesn't care for the lettuce so she didn't finish. She used to squawk about butterleaf lettuce and we were understanding but more complaining? It is red leaf lettuce - that is pretty plain. I am not amused.
Shopping: So, I learned that we no longer have to wait until the order forms come out to get food from the church. We can stop by like a regular store. That being said, I didn't get the flyer (someone is giving me a copy next week), and so I am not sure what the hours are. Since it is out of the way - I want to wait until I know they are open for sure and I want to find out if I can make it coincide with another trip up that way. But, as Jason pointed out, quit waiting on the black beans and just get some already.
| Costco | |
| Softener Salt | 8.68 |
| Eggs | 7.89 |
| Grape Tomato | 5.99 |
| Celery | 2.99 |
| Romaine lettuce | 3.69 |
| 29.24 | |
| Grocery Outlet | |
| Black beans | 4.95 |
| Saffron Jasmine Rooibos Tea | 1.99 |
| Instant Coffee | 3.98 |
| 10.92 | |
| Real Produce | |
| Mandarins | 8.38 |
| Egg plant | 1 |
| 9.38 | |
| 49.54 |
Not on the list/Impulse shopping:
We got the mandarins at Real Produce - they were a bit more expensive and I wouldn't have done if I had known the exact cost of the ones at Costco - but they are more orange and lovely. Not as easy to peel but good. The egg plant also wasn't on the list but it was cheap and Cress really wanted it. I also got the tea even though it wasn't on the list because Dai loves jasmine tea and is hopeful that she will love that one. I also got two coffees instead of the one on the budget because it was on sale for either $1 or $2 off.
I had to use some of this week's grocery money for other things - $36 for activity days and $20 for Chinese class semesterly fees. So, I needed it to be cheap - and I feel so pleased with this. Now, to get a menu.
Later we bought vanilla ice-cream to make shakes - blueberry with me (using frozen fruit) and chocolate for the girls (except Cress who didn't finish dinner) and Jason. That was $3.89 and we went to Bed Bath & Beyond and spent 10.41 on batteries for the smoke detector, a pastry brush to use in cleaning the grinder and a gallon pitcher. We used coupons all around so that was nice. I have about $6 left of my grocery money and gave $3 of that to Jason for flour tortillas on Monday. I am proud of having less and making it work anyway. But, usually when I do, then I have to buy a little extra the next pay period - I can't continue skimping for too many in a row.
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