My how the time has flown. We are officially through the entire first month of round two of Project: Food Budget!
This was a small grocery week for two reasons. 1) I had intended to spend most of the week flying solo, so I had stocked up last week. (2Chili changed his plans to be in Seattle through the week and came home last Friday). 2) We are headed back to Seattle together this weekend for a couple weeks, so, I don’t want a lot of food left over!
The damage: $46.34, leaving us with about $58 to spend this weekend to round out the month of October. I could push the spending into November, but that would mean waiting until Tuesday to buy groceries, and the Seattle house is e-m-p-t-y on groceries, so that is not really an option!
What we bought:
Fruit: Mango, avocado, bananas
Veggies: Summer squash, broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes (I know, I know, tomatoes are technically a fruit)
Gourds and potatoes: Pumpkins, butternut squash, sweet potatoes
Convenience: Frozen waffles, veggie patties, baby milk chocolate bars, real maple syrup, Dijon mustard
2Chili really wanted the frozen waffles – interestingly he wasn’t crazy about them. Homemade is better!
Other: Cage free eggs, brown rice pilaf
And, that is it!
Menu for the week:
- Lots of sweet potato soup
- Roasted veggie pasta bake
- Black bean and corn quesadillas
- Some combination of whatever we have left over!
Budget Buddies
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what a nice surprise to have the hubby home! safe travels and happy eating.
Maple syrup isn’t a convenience!
Not to be self-promotional, but if you’re buying veggie patties, I highly recommend the black bean burger recipe on my site. My omnivorous husband requests it.
HA! You can be self-promotional all you want. ? As a matter of fact, I have several good bean burgers in the arsenal — this is the first time we have bought them in as long as I can remember. They were next to the waffles…and well…you know. Like a three year old in the candy aisle, we came home with waffles and veggie patties. But I will definitely try out your burger – there can never be too many veggie burgers in the rotation!