Shopping List for December 14 - January 3 (the final week)

It's the final week of my three week shopping list. Here is what I bought today and below that is the final total for all three weeks. I did manage to stay under my $50 per week budget.

FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
12 pack diet soda - $1.99
1 bunch green onions - $.34
Mt. Olive sugar free pickle relish - $2.29

TOTAL-$4.76

FINAL GRAND TOTAL FOR 3 WEEKS - $131.68 ($43.89 per week - under budget by about $6.00 per week)

Below are the photos from my previous shopping trips during this three week period. All of this is included in the $131.68 that I spent.

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Menu for the week of 12/28 thru 1/3

GREEN ENCHILADA CHICKEN

  
SUNDAY:
Leftover Cheddar Onion Quiche
Leftover ham
Green Enchilada Chicken

MONDAY:
Deep Dish Pizza

TUESDAY:
Leftovers

WEDNESDAY:
Cajun Smoked Salmon Dip
Buttery Sesame Crackers

THURSDAY:
Tuna "Rice" Casserole

FRIDAY:
Roast Chicken

SATURDAY:
Leftovers
Creamsicle Jello

CAJUN SMOKED SALMON DIP WITH ALMOND THINS

TUNA "RICE" CASSEROLE

 

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New Recipe: Oklahoma Fried Onion Burgers

OKLAHOMA FRIED ONION BURGER

I made these last night and they got a thumbs up from my husband. I saw them make them on Cook's Country a couple of weeks ago. They looked amazing and no tweaks were necessary to make them low carb. Read the details on my main site, HERE.

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Shopping List for December 14 - January 3 (continued)

As I mentioned I would do in last Thursday's post, HERE, I got a few more items today to add to the three week period between now and January 3rd. I'm pretty sure that I'll only need to buy some green onions next Tuesday. Here is what I bought today along with the updated total:

FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
12 pack diet soda - $1.99
Ground beef @ 1.99lb (marked down) - $4.06
Onions @ .50lb - $1.16
Mushrooms - $1.26

TOTAL - $8.61

HEB (Tuesday):
2 quarts heavy cream  - $7.12
Shower spray - $1.97
3-pack tissue - $3.57
Honeycrisp apple - $2.15 (ouch!)

TOTAL - $15.27

KROGER (Tuesday):
7 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.52

TOTAL - $2.52

UPDATED GRAND TOTAL FOR 3 WEEKS - $126.92 ($42.30 per week - $23.00 left to spend between now and Jan.3 to stay within my $50 per week budget)

I didn't really need to buy ground beef this week but I'm trying a new burger recipe today and I really wanted to have fresh meat. I find that ground beef that's been frozen makes burgers that tend to fall apart. I did thaw some but Food Town had some small packages marked down today so I bought a couple pounds. I cooked the meat that I'd thawed with some taco seasoning and froze it for another time.

I'm going to put the gigantic Honeycrisp apple in Jerry's Christmas stocking. It's his favorite kind of apple so I splurged. That whopper cost just over $2.00 for ONE apple!

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Menu for the week of 12/21 thru 12/27

SPANISH-STYLE SAUSAGE QUICHE

EGGPLANT LASAGNA

OVEN FRIED FISH

SUNDAY:
Leftover Spanish-Style Sausage Quiche
Leftover Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Eggplant Lasagna

MONDAY:
Leftovers

TUESDAY: 
Fried Onion Burgers (new recipe)
Leftovers

WEDNESDAY (CHRISTMAS EVE):
Oven Fried Fish
Cheese Biscuits (recipe made as drop biscuits)
Christmas Cookies (not low carb)

THURSDAY (CHRISTMAS):
Ham
Green Bean Casserole
Cornbread (not low carb)
Chocolate Truffle Torte (peppermint)
Christmas Cookies (not low carb)

FRIDAY:
Cheddar Onion Quiche
Leftovers

SATURDAY:
Leftovers

CHEDDAR BISCUITS

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

 

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TORTE

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Shopping List for December 14 - January 3

TUESDAY'S SHOPPING

FOOD TOWN (Tuesday):
12 pack diet soda - $1.99
2 rolls Italian sausage @ 2.49 each (minus $1.00 coupon) - $3.98
Bean sprouts - $.99
Green onions - $.50

TOTAL - $7.60

HEB (Tuesday):
1 quart heavy cream  - $3.56
Shower spray - $1.97
Sugar free drink mix - $1.88
Nasal strips - $6.88

TOTAL - $14.61

SPROUTS (Thursday):
2 eggplants @ .98 each - $1.96

TOTAL - $1.96

KROGER (Thursday):
Peanut butter @ 1.67 (minus 10% discount/.45 coupon) - $1.05
18 eggs @ 3.42 (minus 10% discount) - $3.08
8 ounce sour cream @ .99 (minus 10% discount/.40 coupon) - $.49
1/2 gallon milk @ 1.99 (minus 10% discount/.50 dairy coupon) - $1.29
Peanuts @ 1.99 (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
12 pack diet soda @ 2.39 (minus 10% discount) - $2.15
10 CARBmaster yogurt @ .40 each (minus 10% discount/.40 coupon) - $3.20
American cheese @ 4.19 (minus 10% discount) - $3.77
9 bags shredded cheese @ 1.99 each (minus 10% discount/.65 cheese coupon) - $15.46
Community coffee @ 3.99 (minus $2.00 coupon) - $1.99
4 cans tuna @ .74 each (minus 10% discount) - $2.68
Foil @ 1.99 (minus 10% discount) - $1.79
Plastic wrap @ 1.45 (minus 10% discount) - $1.30
Frozen green beans @ 1.00 (minus 10% discount/.40 coupon) - $.50
Frozen cauliflower @ 1.00 (minus 10% discount) - $.90
Frozen California blend veg @ 1.00 (minus 10% discount) - $.90
2 boxes tissue @ 1.00 each (minus 10% discount/.45 coupon) - $1.35
2 ice cream @ 2.50 each (minus 10% discount/.40 coupon) - $4.10
Smoked salmon @ 5.99 (minus 10% discount/$1.50 coupon) - $3.89
Napkins @ .97 (minus 10% discount) - $.87
Popcorn @ 1.00 (minus 10% discount) - $.90
Coupon for $5.00 off a $50+ purchase

TOTAL - $48.65

WALMART (Thursday):
Printer paper - $3.47
Dish gel - $2.98
Ragu - $1.68
4 ounce green chiles - $.58
10 pair socks - $6.97

TOTAL - $16.79

ALDI (Thursday):
Bread - $.99
Coffee - $2.79
Decaf - $2.69
1 can mushrooms - $.59
Parmesan cheese - $3.99

TOTAL - $10.91

GRAND TOTAL FOR 3 WEEKS - $100.52 ($33.50 per week - $49.48 left to spend between now and Jan.3)

THURSDAY'S SHOPPING

Note that this shopping list covers a span of three weeks. That's because Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Thursday, which is my regular shopping day. So, today I shopped for three weeks worth of groceries and other things that I will need between now and January 3rd. I will do filler shopping trips on the next two Tuesdays but I will only need to get a few items. My next big shopping trip will be on January 8th.

Although I spent just over $100 this week, that works out to only $33.50 per week when divided by three weeks. To stay within my $50 per week budget, I've still got another $49.48 left to spend on those two Tuesdays but I doubt if I'll need to spend that much. I made a quick list of items that I know I'll need to pick up and it only comes to about $15.

I did really well at Kroger today. I saved $18.45 with my 10% senior discount and a bunch of coupons. I very rarely spend $50 at Kroger but I made a point of doing so today because I had a coupon good for $5.00 off a purchase of $50 or more. This was the perfect time to use the coupon because I was shopping for three weeks all at once. To get my total bill up to $50 (after my discount and other coupons were deducted from the total), I stocked up on a few things that I would need to buy soon anyway. I got things such as plastic wrap, foil and tissues, etc. I also bought all the cheese that I'll need over the next few weeks because it was on sale this week and I had multiple coupons for cheese and dairy products.

Probably the best deals this week were on the Community Coffee and the smoked salmon. The coffee was on sale for $2.50 off the regular price and I had a $2.00 coupon. I paid $1.99 for it and it usually costs $6.49. Of course I never buy it when it's that price. That would be silly. The other good deal was on the smoked salmon. That was a big indulgence but I decided to splurge for the holidays. I'm probably going to make my Cajun Smoked Salmon Dip and some Sesame Almond Crackers for New Year's Eve. I haven't made that dip in years and it's really good. The dip recipe calls for packaged ranch dressing mix but I will use my own homemade mix.

CAJUN SMOKED SALMON DIP

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Tuesday's Shopping

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