Friday, August 29, 2014
Product Review - LC-foods Multi Grain Sandwich Bread
I reviewed the Fresh Baked White Sandwich Bread from LC-Foods on my main website a while back and you can read that review HERE. Well, now they have a new flavor that's more like a whole meal type bread. The white bread had a slight sourdough flavor but this new bread has a more neutral flavor. I didn't care for the white bread toasted but I do like this one both toasted and untoasted. It toasts up very crisp, which makes my husband happy. The bread is a little chewy untoasted but I don't mind that. One thing that I did mind a little was that I ended up with flax seeds all over the place after slicing the loaf. They seemed to be everywhere! I got 29 slices out of the loaf. That's not quite as many as I got from the white bread but I sliced this loaf a little thicker. That's still more slices than the 25 that the label suggests though. Because the bread is so sturdy, you can easily slice it very thin if you like. They ship the bread in a special wrapper that keeps it fresh during shipping. Once it arrives, you'll need to slice it and store it in the freezer or keep a few slices on hand in the fridge.
Ingredients: Wheat protein isolates, resistant wheat starches, whole & chopped brown flax seed, vital wheat gluten, butter, coconut oil, Inulin chicory root fiber, salt, instant dry yeast, organic stevia rebaudiana leaf natural herbal extracts, natural luo han guo monk fruit, natural caramel color and natural enzymes
1 slice (1/25 loaf) = 9.5g Carbohydrate; 8.5g Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb
Menu for the week of 8/31 thru 9/6
BBQ CHEESEBURGER PIE |
Leftover Swiss Onion Quiche
Leftover BBQ Cheeseburger Pie
Leftover Chicken Lazone
Leftover Creamy Squash Casserole
MONDAY:
Burger Scramble Florentine
Ham Quiche
TUESDAY:
Leftovers
WEDNESDAY:
Leftovers
THURSDAY:
Leftovers
FRIDAY:
Leftovers
Mock Rice Pudding
SATURDAY:
Chile Relleno Casserole
CHILE RELLENO CASSEROLE |
My menu is kind of empty for next week because my husband will be out of town for a few days. There's no sense in me doing a bunch of cooking just for myself so I'll just eat the Burger Scramble Florentine most of the week and make eggs or something else quick and easy for myself as needed.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Shopping List - Week of August 24 - August 30
TUESDAY'S SHOPPING |
HEB (Tuesday):
Shower spray - $1.97
Quart heavy cream - $3.56
Sugar free Mentos - $1.98
6 pack diet pineapple soda - $1.25
6 pack diet orange soda (marked down) - $.75
Coffee - $1.09
Ice cream - $3.50
Passion fruit drink mix - $1.88
TOTAL - $16.63
FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
8 ounce pepper-jack cheese - $1.88
8 ounce Muenster cheese - $1.88
Jalapeños @ .69 pound - $.71
TOTAL - $4.50
KROGER (Thursday):
6 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.16
18 ounce peanut butter @ 1.79 (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
18 eggs @ 2.79 (minus 10% discount) - $2.51
Chicken bouillon @ .39 (marked down/minus 10% discount) - $.35
2 12-packs diet soda @ 2.39 each (minus 10% discount) - $3.35
Celery seed @ 2.59 (minus 10% discount) - $2.33
Dry mustard @ 1.79 (minus 10% discount) - $1.61
3 lip balm - $4.12
Heavy duty foil @ 1.99 (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
10 ounce frozen spinach @ .85 (minus 10% discount) - $.78
TOTAL - $21.53
SPROUTS (Thursday):
Potato chips (FREE coupon) - $.00
Yellow squash @ 1.49 pound - $2.61
Cheddar cheese - $.00
Butterkäse cheese - $.00
Frying cheese - $.00
TOTAL - $2.61
WALMART (Thursday):
Vinegar - $.56
2 jars minced dry onion @ .88 each - $1.76
Walnuts - $3.54
Vanilla - $.98
Squeegee - $4.98
TOTAL - $12.23
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE WEEK - $57.50
THURSDAY'S SHOPPING |
FREE CHEESES FROM SPROUTS |
I bought the walnuts to use in a cocoa powder taste test. I got some LC-Dutch Cocoa Powder from LC-Foods to try and I want to compare it with the Dutch cocoa that I buy from Penzey's. I also have some of Penzey's natural cocoa powder so I might compare all three kinds. I'm going to use my Cocoa Coated Walnuts recipe for the taste test.
COCOA COATED WALNUTS |
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Product Review: LC-Raspberry Preserves
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Tuesday's Shopping
Yes, I bought jalapeños again to make yet another batch of Charski's Bread & Butter Jalapeños. It seems like I have to make another batch about every other week or so. I wait until the chiles are on sale for 69-cents pound.
I got a call from the manager of Sprouts yesterday. He said to ask for him the next time I'm in there and he'd make up for the awful cheese that I bought there last week. We may even have a cheese tasting right there in the store.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Menu for the week of 8/24 thru 8/30
ITALIAN RICOTTA CAKE |
Leftover Ham Quiche
Leftover Deep Dish Pizza
Leftover Quick Asian Pork Stir-Fry
Atkins Meatloaf
MONDAY:
Leftovers
Italian Ricotta Cake
TUESDAY:
Tuna Casserole
Texas Sweet Onion Pie
WEDNESDAY:
Leftovers
THURSDAY:
Roast Chicken
Creamy Squash Casserole
FRIDAY:
Chicken Lazone (using leftover chicken)
SATURDAY:
BBQ Cheeseburger Pie
TUNA CASSEROLE |
CREAMY SQUASH CASSEROLE |
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Shopping List - Week of August 17 - August 23
TUESDAY'S SHOPPING |
HEB (Tuesday):
Shower spray - $1.97
Quart heavy cream - $3.56
Nasal strips - $6.88
2 boxes tissue @ 1.00 each - $2.00
TOTAL - $13.26 (after $1.48 on gift card)
FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
Diet Cherry Pepsi - $3.55
Onions @ .39lb - $.74
Bread - $.79
8 ounce bag pepperoni x 2 @ 1.49 each (marked down) - $2.98
6 ounce sliced ham x 2 @ .99 each (marked down) - $1.98
8 ounces fresh mushrooms x2 @ .39 each (marked down) - $.78
16 ounces fresh bean sprouts - $.99
TOTAL - $12.07
KROGER (Thursday):
8 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.88
Ice cream @ 2.50 (minus 10% discount) - $2.25
18 ounce peanut butter @ 1.79 (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
2 cans tuna @ .78 each (minus 10% discount) - $1.40
Instant coffee sticks (I use them for recipes) - $1.29
8 oz. colby cheese @ 1.99 (minus 10% discount & .65 coupon) - $1.14
8 oz. shredded mozzarella (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
Quart zipper bags @ 2.99 (minus 10% discount) - $2.29
Napkins @ .97 (minus 10% discount) - $.87
Frozen cauliflower @ 1.00 (minus 10% discount) - $.90
Frozen Asian vegetable mixture (minus 10% discount) - $.90
TOTAL - $17.76
SPROUTS (Thursday):
Pint grape tomatoes - $1.00
English cucumber - $.98
Tangelo (need zest for recipe) - $.56
2 Lilly's chocolate bars @ 3.99 each - $7.98
Cheddar cheese @ 3.00lb - $1.68
Bulk coffee - $2.50
TOTAL - $15.36
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE WEEK - $58.45
THURSDAY'S SHOPPING |
One thing that they have at Sprouts, that I haven't seen at Walmart in years, is frying cheese. The brand is Karoun Dairies and HERE is their website. They call it "grilling cheese" but it looks like the same type of cheese as the "frying cheese" I used to get at Walmart. It comes in regular and jalapeno for $4.99 (8 ounces). I probably won't buy any though because I remember having no self-control with it when I used to buy it. I could easily eat a whole package in one sitting.
I really splurged on two Lilly's chocolate bars which were on sale for $3.99 each. The regular price is $4.49. I bought a regular dark chocolate bar and a dark bar with coconut. They're sweetened with erythritol and stevia. I tasted a square of each and they're good but not outstanding as far as chocolate goes.
Sprouts had their bulk mild cheddar cheese on sale for only $3.00 per pound which is a great price. However, it's not very good cheese. It doesn't seem to have any flavor. Kroger's packaged cheddar is better in my opinion.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Tuesday's Shopping
I got the ham, pepperoni and mushrooms marked down very cheap. Details on Thursday...
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Menu for the week of 8/17 thru 8/23
COFFEE CREAM CUSTARD |
SUNDAY:
Leftover Tijuana Quiche
Leftover Green Enchilada Chicken
MONDAY:
Smoked Brisket
Baked Soy Beans
TUESDAY:
Leftovers
Coffee Creme Custard
WEDNESDAY:
Ham Quiche
Deep Dish Pizza
THURSDAY:
Leftovers
FRIDAY:
Quick Asian Pork Stir-Fry
SATURDAY:
Leftovers
DEEP DISH PIZZA |
QUICK ASIAN PORK STIR-FRY |
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Shopping List - Week of August 10 - August 16
TUESDAY'S SHOPPING |
Diet passion fruit drink mix - $1.88
2 cans tuna @ .74 each - $1.48
TOTAL - $.00 (I used my $5.00 gift card from last week)
FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
Ground beef @ 1.79lb (marked down) - $13.23
Diet Cherry Pepsi - $3.55
4 cans tomato sauce @ .25 each - $1.00
Onions @ .39lb - $.73
Jalapenos @ .69lb - $.57
Garlic - $.39
TOTAL - $20.52
KROGER (Thursday):
6 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.16
12 pack diet soda @ 2.39 (minus 10% discount) - $2.15
Ice cream @ 2.50 x 2 (minus 10% discount) - $4.50
12 eggs @ .99 each x 2 (minus 10% discount) - $1.78
16 ounce cottage cheese @ 1.25 (minus 10% discount & .40 coupon) - $.72
18 ounce peanut butter @ 1.79 (minus free coupon) - $.00
Deluxe American cheese @ 3.99 (minus 10% discount) - $3.59
16 ounce shredded cheese @ 3.77 (minus 10% discount) - $3.39
Lawn bags @ 6.57 (minus 10% discount) - $5.91
Kitchen trash bags @ 3.09 (minus 10% discount) - $2.78
Boneless chicken breasts - $4.11 (see my comments below)
TOTAL - $31.42
WALMART (Thursday):
Decaf coffee - $2.78
2 rugs @ 8.77 each - $17.54
TOTAL - $21.77 (see my comments below)
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE WEEK - $54.72 (or $73.71 with the rugs - over budget by $13.71)
THURSDAY'S SHOPPING |
The boneless chicken breasts that I bought at Kroger today were the biggest bargain I've had in a long time. I ended up getting $18.29 worth of chicken for only $4.11! Here's what happened. Kroger has them on sale this week for $1.99 pound. I was going to buy at least $10 worth today so that I could use a $2.00 off coupon good on a purchase of $10 or more in the meat department. While looking through the bin to find the two cheapest packages of chicken, I spotted at least two that were marked at $1.29 pound instead of $1.99 pound. I knew it was probably a mistake but they have to charge what is marked on the label. But, when I went through the checkout, they rang up at the $1.99 pound price of $9.43 and $8.86. They were actually marked $6.11 and $5.74 so I went to the service desk for a refund. Kroger has a policy where if you are charged the wrong price on an item, you get the item free. If you are buying more than one of that item, you only get one of them free so I got a refund of the difference between what I was charged and what they were marked. Plus, I got the $5.74 package of chicken free. Then, on top of that, they had already deducted the $2.00 meat coupon when I went through the checkout. After the refunds and coupon, I paid a total of $4.11 for both big packages or 10 large breasts. That works out to only .45 per pound! I doubt if I'll be able to top that deal anytime soon.
I know that I'll get comments saying that I shouldn't deduct the rugs that I bought at Walmart from my grocery budget so I've posted the grand total for the week as $54.72, which is well under my $60 budget or $73.71, which is over budget by $13.71 if I do count the rugs. Either way, I did very well this week and what I saved on that chicken easily makes up for the cost of the rugs.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Tuesday's Shopping
I got about seven pounds of marked down ground beef today. That's good because my stash was getting kind of low. Although it was half price, it was still $1.79 pound but I guess that's cheap these days.
I saw a new and interesting product at HEB this morning. It's called Cafe Enhanca and it's a little bottle of cream for putting in coffee. It comes in one of those little squirt bottles like MiO and the like. They had it in regular, vanilla and hazelnut. It actually has real cream in it, as the first ingredient, but along with a bunch of additives and preservatives. It says that it's shelf-stable so I assume it doesn't need be refrigerated once it has been opened. It was $2.49 so I didn't buy it. If I did buy some to try sometime, I wouldn't use it at home but it might be a nice thing to take on a trip or other outing. Oh, and it's sweetened with Sucralose. The company is Dreampak and here's their website: http://www.dreampak.com/. I'm not positive but it looks like all of their products might be sugar free and they make a liquid Sucralose product too.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Menu for the week of 8/10 thru 8/16
EGG SALAD |
SUNDAY:
Leftover Sausage Quiche
Italian Meatball Burgers
MONDAY:
Leftovers
TUESDAY:
Egg Salad
WEDNESDAY:
Pork Roast
Green Beans
THURSDAY:
Tijuana Quiche
Creamsicle Jello
Leftovers
FRIDAY:
Leftovers
SATURDAY:
Salsa Chicken or Green Enchilada Chicken
ITALIAN MEATBALL BURGERS |
SALSA CHICKEN |
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Shopping List - Week of August 3 - August 9
THURSDAY'S SHOPPING |
Shower spray - $1.97
Diet passion fruit drink mix - $1.88
Hatch chiles @ .78lb - $.71
Quart heavy cream - $3.56
TOTAL - $8.44
ALDI (Thursday):
2 8-ounce Swiss cheese @ 1.99 each - $3.98
Dozen eggs - $1.19
2 bags pork rinds @ .99 each - $1.98
TOTAL - $7.15
KROGER (Thursday):
8 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.88
12 pack diet soda @ 2.39 (minus 10% discount) - $2.15
Ice cream @ 2.50 (minus 10% discount) - $2.25
1 pound butter - $2.50
Parmesan cheese @ 2.97 (minus 10% discount) - $2.67
2 8-ounce cheddar cheese @ 1.99 each (minus 10% discount) - $3.58
TOTAL - $16.64
WALMART (Thursday):
Dishwasher gel - $2.98
Toilet cleaner - $1.34
Dish soap - $.84
Deodorant - $2.47
10 shavers - $3.18
1.25 quart soy sauce - $5.08
TOTAL - $16.58
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE WEEK - $48.81
We were out of town for a funeral on Tuesday so I only made one shopping trip this week. I needed to get some cream from HEB so I stopped by Aldi, which is across the street from there. I go to a different HEB when I shop on Tuesday's and that one is near Food Town.
After taking the photo today and putting away the food, I realized that I'd set the Hatch chiles off to the side so they weren't in the picture. So, you get to see them all by themselves:
It's Hatch chile season so I picked up enough to roast and freeze to use in recipes. However, instead of roasting them when I got home from the store, I ended up having to drive all the way back to HEB for a refund. While looking over my receipt, I saw that they had charged me for cipolline onions at $4.97 pound instead of 78-cents pound for Hatch chiles. So, back to the store I went for a refund and I also requested compensation for my gas. They gave me a $5.00 HEB gift card which more than covered the gas and my wasted time.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Menu for the week of 8/3 thru 8/9
SLOPPY JOE STUFFED PEPPERS |
SUNDAY:
Leftover Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers
Leftover Swiss Onion
MONDAY:
Leftovers
TUESDAY:
Leftovers
WEDNESDAY:
Sausage Quiche
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
THURSDAY:
Leftovers
Cheesecake Pudding with Strawberries
FRIDAY:
Broiled Tilapia
Brussels Sprouts with Browned Butter
SATURDAY:
Burgers
Baked Soy Beans
CHEESECAKE PUDDING |
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