I didn't do any shopping on Tuesday this week because we were having an ice storm. Today I went to three stores to make up for it. Here's the break-down:
HEB:
- 3 bags pork rinds @ 1.49 each - $4.47
- 6 pkgs. ground pork @ 1.70lb (marked down 25%) - $9.14
- 1 quart heavy cream - $3.56
- 1 jar salsa - $1.98
- 1 bag Community coffee ($1.00 store coupon) - $3.99
TOTAL - $24.98
WALMART:
- Clean Shower spray - $1.97
- Mini post-it notes - $1.87
- Spiral notebook - $1.68
- 18 eggs - $2.88
- Mildew spray - $2.88
- 2 cans green beans @ .48 each - .96
- 1 pound carrots - .78
- Tax - .69
TOTAL - $13.71
KROGER:
- 18 ounce jar peanut butter @ 2.34 (minus 10% discount) - $2.11
- Napkins @ .97 (minus 10% discount) - .87
- 1 can tuna @ .78 (minus 10% discount) - .70
- Maybelline brow pencils @ 2.62 on sale (minus $1.50 coupon) - $1.12
- 4 ounce can mushrooms @ .62 (minus 10% discount) - .56
- 3 bags frozen Asian stir-fry vegetables @ 1.00 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.70
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar @ 2.00 (minus 10% discount) - $1.80
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella @ 2.00 (minus 10% discount) - $1.80
- 8 ounces colby cheese @ 2.00 (minus 10% discount) - $1.80
- 16 ounces cottage cheese @ 1.25 (minus 10% discount) - $1.12
- 6 CARBmaster yogurt @.40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.16
- Tax - .16
TOTAL - $16.90
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE WEEK - $55.59
I did a little better than last week. I would have spent a little less if I hadn't found that ground pork marked down at HEB. Because I spent extra on that, there were a few non-food items that I decided not to buy and will get them next week.
The green beans and carrots are for a recipe I'll be trying on Sunday. It's called Not Pea Soup from Dana Carpender's "Every Calorie Counts". It's on page 462, if you have the book. It calls for two cans of green beans so I bought the cheapest ones I could find. They're broken pieces so they were only 48-cents per can vs about 59-cents for Walmart's brand. It doesn't matter because they're going to be puréed in the soup anyway. I'll use one carrot in the soup and make Skillet Carrots to go with meatloaf tomorrow.
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| SKILLET CARROTS |
This is such an easy quiche to make and only contains four ingredients: pork sausage, cheese, eggs and salsa. You don't even have to get out the salt and pepper to make this. Click HERE for the recipe.
There's actually one more shelf at the top that you can't see in the photo above. There's no food up there, just my large baking sheets, roasting pans and muffin top pans, etc. Jerry inserted two pieces of dowel on the shelf so that my pans would stand up without falling over. It works great but I do have to be very careful when I pull down the larger roasting pans.
Here's a bonus shot of my overflow pantry which is in the bottom cupboard of the microwave cabinet. It's looking rather empty now without all the sugar, flour, pasta and other high carb stuff that I had my son take with him when he moved.
I just tried MMorris's Coconut Bars. Click HERE to view the recipe.
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| COCONUT BARS |
I have a large upright freezer out in the garage where I store my stash of meat and other stuff that doesn't fit in the fridge freezer. As you can see, I'm not very good at keeping it defrosted but that was actually a blessing a few years ago. There was a hurricane here in Houston and we were without power for two days. I'm pretty sure that the thick layer of frost kept my meat from thawing. The ice was actually much thicker that time than what you see in this photo. I didn't lose any of the food in there but I did lose everything from the fridge and fridge freezer that we couldn't eat by the end of the second day. Thankfully we were able to cook and reheat leftovers on our gas grill that time. Much of Houston was without power for weeks so we were very fortunate.
You'll notice that there is a loaf of bread in the freezer. That's my husband's and I won't be buying more when it's gone. The crazy thing is that he is already losing weight since our son moved out even though he's been eating toast every day. That's a man for you. He has lost about seven pounds in the past couple of weeks. The only way that I can account for it is that he's not eating ice cream and chips anymore. He was eating cereal for several days though until that and the milk ran out last week sometime.
You may be wondering what the little blue tags are on some of the stuff in the fridge. Whenever I make something, I put a tag on it with the name of what it is and the date that I made it. That way Jerry knows what's in the container and I can tell how long something has been in the fridge.
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| FREEZER |
I finally had a chance to take a few photos of my kitchen cupboards and pantry, etc. and I'll be posting them over the next few days. Today's photo is a view of my spice cupboard and a list of the spices I have on hand.
Allspice
Bacon Salt
Basil
Cajun seasoning
Caraway
Cayenne
Ceam of tartar
Celery seed
Celery salt
Chicken seasoning
Chili powder
Chipotle chile powder
Cinnamon
Cinnamon-Splenda mixture
Cloves
Coriander
Crushed red pepper
Cumin
Curry powder
Dill
Dry mustard
Dry onion
Fennel seed
Freeze-dried chives
Garlic salt
Garlic powder
Ginger
Ground fennel
House Seasoning (homemade)
Italian seasoning
Jambalaya seasoning (homemade)
KFC Seasoning (homemade)
Liquid smoke
Low Carb taco seasoning (homemade)
No-salt seasoning (homemade)
Nutmeg
Old Bay
Onion powder
Oregano
Paprika
Pepper
Poultry seasoning
Prairie Dust (homemade)
Sage
Salt
Seasoning salt (homemade)
Smoked paprika
Spicy seasoning salt (homemade)
Thyme
Toasted dried onion
Turmeric
Vanilla
Whole nutmeg
