I am tired of doing this and am ready to go back to our normal way of life, however abnormal it is to the rest of the world. The little things I miss other than really good coffee are options. Before, if I decided I wanted fresh pineapple, I went and bought it. If it was a gorgeous night and we wanted to grill a steak, I bought it and we enjoyed it. If we decided we wanted a Caprese salad I went to the store and bought fresh mozzarella. My food budget was not extravagant but it was not limited to only what was on sale or what I had on hand. I miss the luxury of impromptu decisions, and I realize now what a luxury it truly is.
Oh, and we did go out to eat Friday night. We are finding we really do need the date night for both entertainment and reconnection.
The Shopping
Sprouts
Red grapes .88 lb. 2.04
Ginger 2.49 lb. .34
Honeycrisp apples 1.48 lb. 1.64
Red peppers 2/1.00 1.00
10 bean soup mix .99 lb. .99
6.01
Piggly Wiggly
chicken quarters .49 lb. 4.90
Duke's mayonnaise 3.25
8.15
Persian Restaurant Takeout
Meat pies 2.95 each 5.90
Spinach pie 1.50
7.40
Aldi
Cheese crackers 1.49
Fake Fritos 1.59
Sweet Potatoes 3 lb. .99
Cabbage 1.39
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs 3.27
Bread 1.35
Cheese ravioli 1.69 (clearance)
Chocolate milk 1.59
Pasta* .75
Hamburger buns .89
Canned biscuits .48 each .96
Cheese 1.89
Pomegranate .69 each 1.38
19.23
Publix
Ice cream 3.00
Caramel topping 2.37
Apple juice 2.00
7.37
I spent 48.16 this week and included the takeout food as part of the budget. I did not include our Friday night dinner because that is in our T& E budget. I actually have a ton of food left. I have a couple of tomatoes, 1 bell pepper and 2 red peppers, 2 cukes, 1/4ish head of lettuce, more than half of the cabbage, 1 head of cauliflower, 1 onion, all the sweet potatoes, 3 regular potatoes, a few grapes, 1 apple, both pomegranates, a few limes, 1 carton of processed mushrooms (dehydrated) , 3 chicken breasts (frozen) 11 chicken thighs (boneless skinless, frozen) 7 chicken legs (frozen) the dried beans for bean soup, over 1/2 gallon of milk, 1 quart chocolate milk, about 2 cups of super thick kefir (making "cream cheese" out of it tomorrow), cheese ravioli, canned biscuits, 1/2 loaf bread and 4 hamburger buns.
Needed staples
coffee
butter
popcorn
The Meals
Breakfast
Wednesday cereal, coffee
Thursday cereal, coffee, grapes
Friday toast, coffee
Saturday Dutch Baby variation
Sunday went to church so coffee only
Monday toast, coffee
Tuesday coffee, peanut butter and jelly sandwich (breakfast lunch combo meal)
Lunch
Wednesday handful of grapes (busy)
Thursday random leftover stuff from the fridge (don't even remember what)
Friday peanut butter and jelly sandwich, milk, grapes
Saturday leftover pork butt bbq sandwiches, cauliflower salad
Sunday toasted cheese, onion and tomato sandwiches, coleslaw
Monday leftover tomatoes, okra and onion, about 2 tablespoons leftover lady peas, apple
Tuesday see breakfast
Dinner
Wednesday TheHub was out for a dinner meeting, Me, leftover chicken thigh, leftover cauliflower stuffing, fake Fritos, leftover salsa
Thursday TheHub wanted to try the new Persian restaurant 2 meat pies, 1 spinach pie (takeout) salad (home made) tea
Friday out to eat
Saturday leftover cauliflower leftover lady peas, leftover collards (TheHub went to the ball game and had his prepaid meal. I had whatever)
Sunday broccoli dense chicken divan, brownies
Monday Italian sausage (frozen from shopping 3 weeks ago) with sautéed bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms over pasta
Tuesday variation on a theme of chicken taco (homemade pan fried flour tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, seasoned cooked and shredded chicken from the .49 chicken quarter sale, leftover salsa)
Snacks popcorn, peanut butter cookies, brownies, cheese crackers, apples, grapes, celery sticks, carrot sticks, muffins.
Extra cooking 6 minute brownies, 4 ingredient peanut butter cookies, homemade tortillas, plain muffins with hazelnut extract for additional flavor, 2 quarts chicken broth from the bones and 2 leg quarters of the .49 lb. chicken purchase.
* things I have on hand but am applying this weeks sales prices to
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