Another day in town for me!

I feel like I've been... I don't know, wild, or something! I've gone to town twice this week, and I went once or twice last week! Amazing. ;) Mama and I cruised downtown Franklin today gathering decorating ideas. It was quite fun, but then, I love going to Franklin anytime just about! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'm really glad I'm not in charge of managing the family's fuel budget!

Anyway, all that said, I hope to be forgiven for not really knowing what's been going on around the house today.

Breakfast: Steel-cut oats

Lunch: Mama and I ate at Sapphire in the Factory at Franklin... at 2:45pm. Yeah, I'm not wanting dinner. At all. Needless to say, the French Dip sandwich I got was delicious, as were the "yam" (sweet potato, to translate for those of us who name the vegetable correctly) fries.

Dinner: TBD. I'm SO not hungry...

Reduce, Reuse, Re-fried Beans

Day 22, and all's well!

Breakfast: French toast made out of the left-over bread sticks from the day before yesterday, and eggs.

Thursdays are cookie days around here. I made Chocolate Crinkles today, and I'm pleased to announce that they're getting rave reviews despite the facts that they don't have butter in them and I chose to use up some of the whole wheat flour (soft white) we have on hand. I was particularly drawn to this recipe because it didn't use butter. I'm trying to conserve the butter we have, so that was a great plus!

Lunch: Macaroni and cheese! Gotta love something that starts with onions and garlic being sauteed in butter! There are some things that just need to be buttery, and sauteed onions is, in my opinion, one of those.

Dinner: Bacon, re-fried beans, and left-over macaroni. I made the re-fried beans from the Great Northern beans we had last Friday. Random assortment of edibles, yes, but one likes to use what one has on hand, you know.

Three week mark

Has it only been 3 weeks? For some reason it seems like it's been quite a bit longer than that...

Anyway, as I mentioned in the last post, we were in Nashville and Franklin for most of the day. While in town, we went by Cash and Carry. There I got nacho trays (or whatever they're called), restaurant black pepper, and garlic powder. That knocked off $26 from the grocery budget, bringing the total to $278.69.

Now on to today's menu:

Breakfast: Cream of wheat

Lunch: We celebrated my grandmother's birthday with her at Amerigo's.

Dinner: Again, we were still out and about. We more or less had Starbucks for dinner.

Trying out the new ground beef!

Breakfast: Toast... and whatever else we could round up. I think. Seems a long time ago.

Lunch: Left-overs. We've about cleaned out the fridge! Good thing we're heading to Nashville for lunch tomorrow!

Dinner: Spaghetti and bread sticks. The ground beef is flavorful, but not as good as when we did our own, I believe.

As I said, tomorrow we're off to Nashville!

Another day late...

Been busy lately, and haven't really wanted to blog. Still, here's a quick overview of yesterday's menu:

Breakfast: French toast and whatever else you want

Lunch: Tomato soup and grilled pimiento cheese

Dinner: Rib-eyes, mashed potatoes with caramelized onions, and green beans (Oh, it was SO good!)

Hopefully I'll get today's menu up later today.

Birthday Weekend!

Saturday was my younger(est?) brother Luke's and my grandmother's birthday celebrations (mine too actually, since my birthday was the week before). So the family gathered 'round for a delightful lunch and afternoon here at Belle Springs Farm. But here's the review:

Breakfast: Get whatcha want (if I'm remembering correctly... a lot has happened since then.)

Lunch: Hot wings and potato salad. Dessert was plain cheesecake (Cheesecake Factory brand, frozen, from Costco) topped with homemade white chocolate glaze/sauce and fresh raspberries and fresh raspberry sauce.

Dinner: Left-overs!

Sunday's menu:

Breakfast: Get whatcha want ... again. Yeah, I really need to work on that...

Lunch: Dirty rice (see Thursday's post), green beans (fixed Friday since Saturday was going to be so busy), and left-over cheesecake

Dinner/Fellowship: Left-over wings, hard salami, wheat thins, cream cheese, sweet-hot peppers (pickled)

"I never tire of eating beans, beans, beans!"

Yesterday's menu:

Breakfast: Get whatcha want... I think I had applesauce.

Lunch: Various and sundry left-overs

Dinner: Great northern beans and cornbread (a personal favorite)

Today we're celebrating birthdays with the extended family, so we're having more special meals!