Tonight will be another leftover tonight, we still have the ingredients to do the weekly meal plan. We just have far to many leftovers! How crazy is that?!
Still lots of bean soup, and lots of Mother Hubbard soup.
We should be making the Caribbean chili this weekend (Well... I will!) and adding some meat in there. Nick is away this weekend so it will just be me. I am excited to finish up all the leftovers and be done with them! A fresh start next week.
As for Gas, $10 should last me to the end of the week. I have been working on driving slower, and being more cautious about revving the car. It seems to work.
I definitely need to check my tire pressure though. Due to the cold weather they are at 28PSI. Eeesh.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year.
We just came home from our one year anniversary celebration. We are ready to rock and roll for the $20 a week journey. We have the food (Going shopping tomorrow), and we now have a pasta machine!
No more expensive pasta in the store, we can now make our own. Its our little anniversary present.
Pretty cool eh? :-)
Look at the size of the pasta we made (pre run!)
Please remember to get your "essential grocery" list tomorrow. The one labeled in the post below as "BJ's list". This will hopefully last you 6months through the winter and spring, so you can eat cheap and good.
As I said before...We are working towards finishing a short sale purchase on a house, and each week we will be putting the money we saved from buying food, towards an item we want.
This week we will be ordering the...
To go with our amazing pasta maker...Hopefully it will hold our long linguini.
If all turns out well, we may end up selling some at a farmers market on weekends!
Wishing you all a happy new year!
No more expensive pasta in the store, we can now make our own. Its our little anniversary present.
Pretty cool eh? :-)
Look at the size of the pasta we made (pre run!)
As I said before...We are working towards finishing a short sale purchase on a house, and each week we will be putting the money we saved from buying food, towards an item we want.
This week we will be ordering the...
To go with our amazing pasta maker...Hopefully it will hold our long linguini.
If all turns out well, we may end up selling some at a farmers market on weekends!
Wishing you all a happy new year!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A thought for Vegans
This week Nick brought me home some rather odd looking sushi. Normally when I ask for my "Avocado Roll" I get a sushi roll topped by avocado. This time I sent Nick and actually got something completely different. It was some rice paper with avocado, cucumber and carrots inside. It came with a sweet red chilli dressing and it was very good.
The amount of calories in this dish was perfect. A round 200 calories and I was full for a very long time. However it did cost $6 when buying it from the store.
I found a way to buy the rice wraps online and save myself $4. And if I grew the vegetables at home, my cost would me minimal. I love avocado and cucumber. Its refreshing and very healthy.
So after all this research and thinking, it came to my attention that Vegans must have a really great immune system. As well as a cheaper shopping trip.
One week next year we will keep to the $20 budget, and eat completely vegan. I think we will loose a lot of weight. But I am also worried about loosing some muscle mass. Its definitely food for thought.
The amount of calories in this dish was perfect. A round 200 calories and I was full for a very long time. However it did cost $6 when buying it from the store.
I found a way to buy the rice wraps online and save myself $4. And if I grew the vegetables at home, my cost would me minimal. I love avocado and cucumber. Its refreshing and very healthy.
So after all this research and thinking, it came to my attention that Vegans must have a really great immune system. As well as a cheaper shopping trip.
One week next year we will keep to the $20 budget, and eat completely vegan. I think we will loose a lot of weight. But I am also worried about loosing some muscle mass. Its definitely food for thought.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sunday Morning Coupon Clipping...
Money saving tip of the week:
Every Sunday morning I coupon clip.
From there I organize them in to categories.
1: What I need this week, what I can use this week to feed us
2: What is on sale at the store, and what coupon I can use this week to get more savings on top
From there I sort them by expiration date in categories:
Grocery- This week I had; soy milk, green giant veggies, mayo, butter, yogurt, green tea, coffee etc
Health+Beauty- This week I had; Body wash, Nauzene, Tylenol
Cleaning: This week I had; A huge amount of Lysol coupons, dishwasher tablets, resolve, hefty bags, detergent, paper towels, and so on..
Alcohol: This week I had; Vodka, Wine, Baileys….Mmmm
Meh, not good coupons this week. But it’s worth stocking up on some of these things before the New Year!
It may seem obvious, but this is essential to saving a LOT of money.
Every Sunday morning I coupon clip.
From there I organize them in to categories.
1: What I need this week, what I can use this week to feed us
2: What is on sale at the store, and what coupon I can use this week to get more savings on top
From there I sort them by expiration date in categories:
Grocery- This week I had; soy milk, green giant veggies, mayo, butter, yogurt, green tea, coffee etc
Health+Beauty- This week I had; Body wash, Nauzene, Tylenol
Cleaning: This week I had; A huge amount of Lysol coupons, dishwasher tablets, resolve, hefty bags, detergent, paper towels, and so on..
Alcohol: This week I had; Vodka, Wine, Baileys….Mmmm
Meh, not good coupons this week. But it’s worth stocking up on some of these things before the New Year!
It may seem obvious, but this is essential to saving a LOT of money.
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