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askye at 09:37pm on 27/08/2019
askye at 09:37pm on 27/08/2019 We've been trying to cut down on our food spending and have done a pretty good job. I'm still eating out at work a little bit too much BUT over all we aren't burning through money. With M only getting his VA money we are also down money.
Even though it's the 2 o f us (well sometimes I'm cooking for his mom as well) we went to Costco to stock up on meats and toilet paper and other things. We won't need toilet paper for a few months. The perishables we bought , some of them perished before they were eaten . But the meat and butter were good buys. It's gotten a little repetitious but not too bad. I had been hoping to buy some other meat to have and work in and then save some of the frozen stuff so then the next month we would add to the variety. I don't think we will go to Costco in Sept. We still have a lot of meat in the freezer and I want to switch to making more dishes that are less meat centric to help stretch the budget etc.
I was thinking of trying Misfit Market but I haven't done that and I think I'll wait until October. I know I should do meal planning but I'm not very good at that thing, I change my mind about what I want to eat. M is cooking more and that is nice. Although I need to bump up our veggie intake and lower the calories. I want to bake bread. I know how and I haven't in a long time but I feel, overwhelmed for some reason when I do think about it. Well I do need to clean off counter space to knead the bread. But I'm not too mad at myself. I've made cookies 2x. I have frozen fruit I bought and haven't used and some Jello. I can make a dessert of some kind. Not a veggie. We have some frozen broccoli so it will be Beef and Broccoli stir fry. I wish I had some cilantro but I have frozen ginger and lime and that might be nice.
Tonight we had bacon and fried egg sandwiches with sweet potato tots. I think the only veggies we have left are: mini sweet peppers, one zucchini, frozen broccoli, and some canned veggies. I don't have milk. We don't drink a lot of milk so it tends to go bad. and of course recently I wanted to make a casserole with a bechamel and had no milk.
Even though it's the 2 o f us (well sometimes I'm cooking for his mom as well) we went to Costco to stock up on meats and toilet paper and other things. We won't need toilet paper for a few months. The perishables we bought , some of them perished before they were eaten . But the meat and butter were good buys. It's gotten a little repetitious but not too bad. I had been hoping to buy some other meat to have and work in and then save some of the frozen stuff so then the next month we would add to the variety. I don't think we will go to Costco in Sept. We still have a lot of meat in the freezer and I want to switch to making more dishes that are less meat centric to help stretch the budget etc.
I was thinking of trying Misfit Market but I haven't done that and I think I'll wait until October. I know I should do meal planning but I'm not very good at that thing, I change my mind about what I want to eat. M is cooking more and that is nice. Although I need to bump up our veggie intake and lower the calories. I want to bake bread. I know how and I haven't in a long time but I feel, overwhelmed for some reason when I do think about it. Well I do need to clean off counter space to knead the bread. But I'm not too mad at myself. I've made cookies 2x. I have frozen fruit I bought and haven't used and some Jello. I can make a dessert of some kind. Not a veggie. We have some frozen broccoli so it will be Beef and Broccoli stir fry. I wish I had some cilantro but I have frozen ginger and lime and that might be nice.
Tonight we had bacon and fried egg sandwiches with sweet potato tots. I think the only veggies we have left are: mini sweet peppers, one zucchini, frozen broccoli, and some canned veggies. I don't have milk. We don't drink a lot of milk so it tends to go bad. and of course recently I wanted to make a casserole with a bechamel and had no milk.
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