Because of the huge storm and flooding that we had here on Monday night, I didn't go out on Tuesday. Also, they're predicting rain all day for tomorrow so I did my weekly shopping today while the weather was nice.
I was disappointed to find that Aldi has finally raised the price of eggs. I was going to buy some if they were still 99-cents. But, their cheese price has gone down so I stocked up on that instead. It went from $1.79 for 8 ounces to $1.59. The 16-ounce bags of shredded cheese were also a bargain this week at $2.99.
Two weeks ago I bought American cheese at Aldi because it was so much cheaper than Kroger's. It was $2.79 vs. $4.19. As you can see, this week I bought it Kroger. Aldi's isn't very good and my husband complained that it was extremely salty. It has an odd watery consistency too. All American cheese has water as the first ingredient but I could tell that Aldi's had a lot more than Kroger's.
I bought the milk because I'll be making pancakes for my husband this weekend. I still have enough Bisquick and syrup on hand and only needed some milk to make the batter.
I've got an update on my acid reflux issue. Last week I bought a different type of over-the-counter pills from Walmart and they seem to be working much better than what I'd been using. I can't say that I've had no reflux at all but I've hardly been bothered by it. I suspect that I'd been using the other kind for so many years that it stopped being effective. The kind I have now is the generic version of Pepcid AC and it's actually cheaper than what I'd been buying. Way back when I started buying the other stuff, the knock-off Pepcid was a lot more expensive.
I'm making chicken fajitas tomorrow and the cilantro and Anaheim chile will be used to make Cilantro Pepita Dressing to go on them. I love that sauce on fajitas. The green peppers are also for the fajitas.
I got very lucky on the marked down ground beef. A woman got there just seconds before me and she was grabbing packages off another shelf. I spotted those two down below and grabbed them before she did. Close call! I got just under five pounds at $1.99lb which is better than nothing. Food Town had no green peppers at all and their color peppers didn't look very nice. Thankfully HEB had really nice, huge peppers for 48-cents each.
I'm going to stop posting my menus at least for a while. I'm will be making very boring food for myself and I might make more high carb dishes for my husband because he won't want to eat what I'm eating. The reason is because I've been dealing with acid reflux for many years and it's gradually getting worse. It started back when I was pregnant with our son over 30 years ago. I've been taking generic over-the-counter pills for it but they're not working as well as they used to and I don't like taking them because I don't think that they're very good for me. So, I'm going to try eating mostly plain meats, eggs and cheese with very little seasoning or sauces. I'll have to stay away from diet soda, coffee and other beverages except for water and I won't eat any tomato sauce, chocolate or spicy foods that make the reflux worse. Frankly, all foods seem to cause it lately but some foods are worse than others and I can't go without food completely. All I know is that I need to do something because it's making me miserable and I can't afford to take more expensive medication for it. Surgery is out as well because I can't afford anything like that. One other thing that I might try is eating very small amounts of food spread throughout the day instead of eating three regular size meals. I read that tip for acid reflux online somewhere.
I thought for sure that I would go over budget this week because I bought some things that I hadn't planned on buying. I bought a package of cookies for my husband and I bought four dozen eggs instead of just one. I didn't think that eggs would still be 99-cents at Aldi, but they were, so I bought four dozen in case the price goes up next week.
As I mentioned on Tuesday, I bought the last four packages of marked down nasal strips at HEB on Tuesday and they were only a dollar each. The regular price was $6.88 so I saved a total of $23.52 on the four packages. They were the large size ones but I tried on last night and it worked just fine. I normally buy the medium size.
I bought the last four marked down packages of nasal strips at HEB today. They're the large size but I'll find a way to make them work. I couldn't pass them up for the price.
WEDNESDAY: CARBmaster Yogurt and Coconutty Crunch Leftovers
THURSDAY: CARBmaster Yogurt and Coconutty Crunch Leftovers
FRIDAY: CARBmaster Yogurt and Coconutty Crunch Seoul Chicken Rice for Jerry?
SATURDAY: CARBmaster Yogurt and Coconutty Crunch Leftovers
SEOUL CHICKEN
The "Nacho Taco" on my menu is a concoction that I came up with a couple weeks ago on the fly. When I make it this time, I will try to remember to take photos and write up the recipe to post on my website. It's basically ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning and I mixed in a couple of batches of my Quick Nacho Cheese Dip. I also added some chopped onions and tomatoes. This time I'm going to serve it with guacamole and sour cream.
UPDATE: I just added the Nacho Taco recipe to my website.
