We were out rather late last night, and I was exhausted. So, I decided to wait until this morning to type this up.
Breakfast: Cream of wheat
Lunch: Baked potatoes
Dinner: Country ham and whatever we could find at the Iron Pitchfork competition at the Franklin farmers' market
I fixed a ton of country ham yesterday evening, so we're having that for breakfast this morning. We'll probably have it for dinner tonight as well, but hopefully I'll fix some grits or something to go along with it.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Another day, another victory
We survived and didn't spend any grocery money, so I'm considering today quite the success.
Breakfast: Leftovers/whatever you can grab
Lunch: Leftover soup from last night
Dinner: Potato soup and grilled smoked sausage
The frequency of the term "leftovers" is becoming increasingly embarrassing. I really ought to work on transforming those leftovers into something new and interesting; I've just completely lacked inspiration lately. I did start making lists of our favorite breakfasts today, but I was working with a major headache and therefore didn't get a whole lot done. One step at a time, and as long as it resembles a step forward, I'm happy.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
September 6, 2011
Today! Quick review (because we're watching Tim Hawkins, which, you've gotta admit, is way more fun than posting about menus and budgets):
Breakfast: Steel-cut oats (homemade butter, rapadura or brown sugar, milk)
Lunch: Potato salad (good thing, too! The potatoes are going soft...)
Dinner: Chicken fajita soup - or something like that. (We have peppers to use up.)
On the way home from work, Daddy picked up some groceries for us too:
Breakfast: Steel-cut oats (homemade butter, rapadura or brown sugar, milk)
Lunch: Potato salad (good thing, too! The potatoes are going soft...)
Dinner: Chicken fajita soup - or something like that. (We have peppers to use up.)
On the way home from work, Daddy picked up some groceries for us too:
- 3 dozen eggs
- 1lb of Monterey Jack
- Tortilla chips
That took $10. That makes the total $411.23. Now, I'm going to get back to Tim Hawkins. :)
Monday, September 5, 2011
Labor Day, Day 5
Nothing special meal-wise was done by us to celebrate Labor Day today. We just got to enjoy being all together as a family (happening less and less these days), and our living room got demolished. Yeah, pretty much:
For breakfast everyone grabbed whatever they could find and/or whatever they wanted. Noticeably the leftover pecan pie and fruit crisp were finished. Also all our homemade yogurt. We need more of that now...
For lunch, we had rice with the leftover meatballs from yesterday. We also had No-bakes. Love those things.
Dinner was early and at Sonic. We had to go to Dickson (well, when you begin a totally unplanned project on the scale of the one we started...), so we hit happy hour. While in Dickson we stopped by Chappell's in the hopes of finding some decent Labor Day sales on meat. Didn't find any, so we came away from Dickson without using any grocery money. Fine by me! All I'll do is repeat that I'm extremely glad I'm not having to do the fuel budget!
We'll probably want something else to eat as the evening progresses. I suspect that the No-bakes will be finished off. After that, it's the same ol' "get whatcha can." I'm hoping to get into a little bit of the menu planning routine before too long. So far I've been really terrible at that. However, the good thing about these "get whatcha can" meals is that the leftovers often get cleaned out!
For breakfast everyone grabbed whatever they could find and/or whatever they wanted. Noticeably the leftover pecan pie and fruit crisp were finished. Also all our homemade yogurt. We need more of that now...
For lunch, we had rice with the leftover meatballs from yesterday. We also had No-bakes. Love those things.
Dinner was early and at Sonic. We had to go to Dickson (well, when you begin a totally unplanned project on the scale of the one we started...), so we hit happy hour. While in Dickson we stopped by Chappell's in the hopes of finding some decent Labor Day sales on meat. Didn't find any, so we came away from Dickson without using any grocery money. Fine by me! All I'll do is repeat that I'm extremely glad I'm not having to do the fuel budget!
We'll probably want something else to eat as the evening progresses. I suspect that the No-bakes will be finished off. After that, it's the same ol' "get whatcha can." I'm hoping to get into a little bit of the menu planning routine before too long. So far I've been really terrible at that. However, the good thing about these "get whatcha can" meals is that the leftovers often get cleaned out!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Weekend Recap
After spending about $80 Friday, I'm very glad to say that we didn't spend any grocery money this weekend! I did forget to add $6 for 2 dozen eggs to Friday's list of acquisitions.
Yesterday Mama and the band members were gone again. Daddy, Luke, and I had pancakes for breakfast, whatever we could grab for lunch (peanut butter and crackers for them, yogurt for me), and for dinner we had a frozen dinner that Grammy Evelyn sent home with us. Pecan pie was for dessert.
Today being the Lord's Day, we prepared most of today's food yesterday. Breakfast, however, was get whatever you want - if you have time. For lunch, Daddy and I prepared meatballs, green beans, and a pecan pie. For fellowship, I fixed a fruit crisp... thing. I threw in a bunch of blueberries, added a can of peaches and a can of apples, mixed in a little sugar and cornstarch, and added some sort of oat topping. Yeah, I wasn't really sure what I was doing. Hopefully it'll turn out okay anyway.
Yesterday Mama and the band members were gone again. Daddy, Luke, and I had pancakes for breakfast, whatever we could grab for lunch (peanut butter and crackers for them, yogurt for me), and for dinner we had a frozen dinner that Grammy Evelyn sent home with us. Pecan pie was for dessert.
Today being the Lord's Day, we prepared most of today's food yesterday. Breakfast, however, was get whatever you want - if you have time. For lunch, Daddy and I prepared meatballs, green beans, and a pecan pie. For fellowship, I fixed a fruit crisp... thing. I threw in a bunch of blueberries, added a can of peaches and a can of apples, mixed in a little sugar and cornstarch, and added some sort of oat topping. Yeah, I wasn't really sure what I was doing. Hopefully it'll turn out okay anyway.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 2, On the road again
Boy, am I ever thankful I'm not managing our family's fuel expenses as well as our grocery budget!!! I'd be extremely tempted to confiscate keys!
Anyway, Daddy and I went into Nashville this morning. We needed to do some things for my grandmother and use her high-speed internet, so we took that opportunity to procure the following items that were getting precariously low or were gone completely:
Anyway, Daddy and I went into Nashville this morning. We needed to do some things for my grandmother and use her high-speed internet, so we took that opportunity to procure the following items that were getting precariously low or were gone completely:
- Sugar (25lbs for $14.29)
- Cheddar cheese (2lbs for $6.39)
- Coffee beans (2lbs for $10.99)
- 1 bottle of wine ($7.99 + $.74 in tax)
- Paper towels ($14.89)
- Toilet Paper ($17.99)
- (Tax at Costco was $5.49)
We one-stop shopped at Costco, so we probably weren't as cost-efficient as we could have been. The grand total for today adds up to $78.77. 6 items for $78.77!!! Ouch. Thankfully Daddy and I ate dinner at their expense. Free samples are the best! Even if they don't always taste that awesome.
I have $421.23 left for the next... 2 weeks, I think. (I'm still not exactly sure how this payment thing's going to work out...)
And so it began...
The first day of the challenge was yesterday, and I was busy, busy, busy doing things pretty much not related to it. Which is why I didn't blog about it last night.
In the morning we had left-over cake for breakfast. I'm not complaining!
Everybody was away from home for lunch:
Since most of us were away from home for a good bit of the day, dinner was a challenge. My challenge-conquering, go-to food is chicken; thankfully we still had some. So, the dinner menu became the quick, easy, and fairly cheap Greek Avgolemono Chicken Soup. Love that soup! Not the most appetizing-looking soup, but it sure is good! It's even better if you've got a handful of wild rice to throw in with the regular rice.
That evening we ladies went to the most recent Weston A. Price Foundation event in our area (On the Centerville square at the store front of Beeyoutiful which is owned by some friends of ours). We watched the "Nourishing Our Children" presentation, and learned about the importance of a diverse, but very nutrient-dense diet. All in all, I came away not feeling nearly as bad about our family's diet as I thought I would. Good milk, butter, cheese, and yogurt make up a not insignificant portion of our diet, and we're hoping to reintroduce more whole grains in the form of homemade breads really soon. Processed foods don't make up a whole lot of our diet, and we're considering gradually eliminating/reducing some of what remains.
So, yesterday was busy, and I was too tired to write this up last night. I might do better today, though today is also looking like a busy day. I know, I know, what day isn't? Still, I've been busier this week than I have been in months!
In the morning we had left-over cake for breakfast. I'm not complaining!
Everybody was away from home for lunch:
- Mama and I ate a rather good turkey, brie, and apple butter sandwich with smoothies at House Blend in Dickson. I highly recommend both the sandwich and the Chocolate-dipped Strawberry Smoothie to anyone thinking of stopping by House Blend.
- Claire, Kyle, and Luke were in Centerville, so they went to Sonic. They had 2 or 3 Sonic coupons though which enabled them to eat for half the price they would have otherwise.
- Daddy was at work, but he'd taken left-overs in for lunch. So, Daddy wins!
That evening we ladies went to the most recent Weston A. Price Foundation event in our area (On the Centerville square at the store front of Beeyoutiful which is owned by some friends of ours). We watched the "Nourishing Our Children" presentation, and learned about the importance of a diverse, but very nutrient-dense diet. All in all, I came away not feeling nearly as bad about our family's diet as I thought I would. Good milk, butter, cheese, and yogurt make up a not insignificant portion of our diet, and we're hoping to reintroduce more whole grains in the form of homemade breads really soon. Processed foods don't make up a whole lot of our diet, and we're considering gradually eliminating/reducing some of what remains.
So, yesterday was busy, and I was too tired to write this up last night. I might do better today, though today is also looking like a busy day. I know, I know, what day isn't? Still, I've been busier this week than I have been in months!
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