Here’s our menu for Wednesday:
Breakfast: I prepared some food in the morning for that night’s dinner, because I wanted to use the stove earlier in the day before the temperatures got too hot. I ended up “sampling” what I was making instead of sitting down to eat breakfast! Jai had a banana.
Lunch: We were having company over that night and I was making quite a bit of food, so I didn’t want to eat a huge lunch. We both had power bars – the one I ate was a “FullBar” that I won in a giveaway from Saving Money 101. Thanks, Paula! It was quite tasty, and it was indeed filling.
We also had some chips and dip:
The chips are left over from the nachos I made last week, while the queso dip is the same jar that I used in some of my recipes during the first week. We’ve enjoyed this as a snack twice – that bag of chips really went a long way!
I went to the store on Tuesday and Wednesday, to pick up 2 heads of lettuce, a bunch of green onions, a gallon of milk, a large package of chicken breasts, .81 lbs of coffee, a tub of Parmesan cheese, and a quart of half and half for $20.34. This brings my total for the week to $25.22.
Dinner: Four of my dear friends were visiting from out of town, so I invited them over to dinner. I made shrimp & chicken Alfredo served over angel hair pasta, two loaves of homemade bread, and a salad made from romaine lettuce, green onions, mushrooms, and dried herbs. For dessert, I baked a homemade chocolate cake, and one of my friends made a cheesecake – which I forgot to get a picture of, darn it!
Since I was cooking for six, I made a lot of food – and I overestimated how much we would need, as I tend to do! My motto is that it’s better to have too much food than have guests go hungry; and we love leftovers, so it’s all good. For the main course, I used three boxes of pasta, a 2lb bag of shrimp, and a bunch of chicken breasts (I don’t remember the exact weight). I made a variation on this Alfredo recipe – I highly recommend the recipe, it’s been a big hit every time I’ve made it. We all ate plenty, and I still have a stockpot full of pasta as of this writing!
