This was our menu over the weekend:
Friday –
Breakfast: I could have been healthy and had a nice bowl of oatmeal, cereal, or yogurt – but instead I opted for a delicious Macadamia Nut cookie! I have a sneaking suspicion that Jai may have done the same.
Lunch:
Leftover nachos – MMM!
Dinner:
I came down with a cold on Friday night, so my dinner plans went out the window. Being sick makes me lose my appetite, so Jai picked up some saltines for me, along with some 7-Up, for $4.83. This brought our running weekly total to $29.54. I ate the saltines and cantaloupe as “Dinner” while Jai ate some leftovers/raided the pantry.
Saturday –
Breakfast & Lunch:
I still felt crummy from the cold, so I didn’t eat much of anything. Jai had the stockpile special.
Dinner:
I perked up and made a nice dinner of fish ‘n chips:
I made this fish batter recipe and pan-fried the fish – a first for me. The batter came out really thick (kind of like pancakes!), so I need to work on that, but it was still tasted good. I had meant to get some peas and make mushy peas to go with this, but I forgot to buy them. So instead I served some cantaloupe as a side dish – not exactly tradition, but hey, I like fruit.
This was a very affordable meal – I got two fish fillets in one package for $2.99 earlier in the week, making the cost per person $1.50. The cantaloupe was .99 cents, and we have eaten it at multiple meals and still have some in the fridge. The chips, ingredients for the batter, and malt vinegar all came from the stockpile.
Sunday –
Breakfast & Lunch:
I had planned on making a pancake brunch, but my plans changed somewhat and I ended up making a stir-fry around 1:30:
Two dear friends are in town visiting, so I made lunch for all of us, which was really fun. I made the same stir-fry from Wednesday, except this time I added peanuts from the stockpile. Yum!
Dinner:
Jai and I were thirsty, so I bought chocolate smoothies from a local coffeeshop:
Yum! The total cost was $9.00 – the drinks themselves were $8.00, but I also stuck a dollar in the tip jar, which obviously I didn’t get a receipt for. Frugal? No way. But there’s nothing wrong with having a treat; just be conscious of how much you’re spending!
Then we ate steak & corn on the cob:
This was the same steak that I bought on Wednesday – it was a large piece of meat, so I was able to cut it in half and have more than enough for both Jai and myself.
I have every kind of steak marinade imaginable in my stockpile, because I got them all free after coupons last year; so that’s what I flavored the meat with.
After dinner, I went to the store to get more half and half and pick up some pork ribs for dinner this evening, because I wanted something quick and easy for the ever-hectic Monday night. The total for that purchase came to $6.62. This, combined with the smoothie cost, brought my final total for the week to $45.16.
