$100 a Month For Groceries – Week 19 of 52

It was a good week in the food department! I bought a tomato, 2 avocados, a 1/2 gallon of milk and an 8 pack of hamburger buns for $8.12. Long gone are the days of finding a package of the el cheapo hotdog or hamburger buns for only $0.99. 🙁

We ate well. We made nachos on the griddle using up some leftover chicken {the cheese took just as long to melt on the griddle as it did with the hair dryer trick though so next time I’ll just use the hair dryer}. 

And I made a batch of bean soup {with the remaining leftover chicken} too. We each had a bowl and I tossed the leftovers into the freezer for another time.

The HH’s mom sent him an Omaha Steaks care package last week and in it were hamburgers, beef brisket and a few other things.

We made burgers on the grill and the beef brisket in the Crock Pot and boy were they fantastic.

The HH made himself a plate of grilled mushrooms. {None for me, thanks!} 

And last week I made a tuna casserole in the Crock Pot.

There were also burrito bowls with a pound of the hamburger my friend JJ brought us when her family came to stay last summer. Beef raised in your own backyard, it doesn’t get any more local than that! 

The refried beans in the burrito bowls were homemade {and cheap!}. If you’ve never made them before, refried beans are crazy easy to make and they freeze well too. You can get the recipe HERE.

But the highlight of the week was the roadside stand we came across on the way to an errand on Saturday.

Mama Liuzza is a self-serve pie and pastry stand located at 179 Old Union Road in Washington, Maine. The stand is open Fri-Sun 9 am until dark {or sell out} May – December. These little pop up stands are all over the place here in Maine {and most often on obscure side roads}. 

Just select what you want, put the money in the box and be on your merry way. It’s that simple. 

I LOVE that people have found a way to make a side income {or in some cases, their entire income} from roadside stands set up in front of their homes {or at the end of their driveways} using the honor system. 

I wasn’t sure what to buy so I selected a raspberry linzer cookie and a fig danish for the HH and I to split and both were FANTASTIC!!! We will definitely be stopping by there again the next time we are in the area. {I want to try the fig cookies and a pie next}. 

It was a great week, the sun was shining, there were a lot of homemade meals, I was able to pop a few leftovers in the freezer for another time {tuna casserole, bean soup, refried beans} and we found some sweet treats. 🙂 

What more could you ask for?

Here’s to a warm and productive day outside,

~Mavis

P.S. How did you do with YOUR grocery budget last week? What was your favorite meal? Curious minds want to know. 

Total Spent This Past Week on Groceries $8.12

• Total Spent in May for Groceries $37.18
• Total Spent in April on Groceries $94.48
• Total Spent in March on Groceries $114.12
• Total Spent in February on Groceries $94.64
• Total Spent in January on Groceries $96.58
• Total Spent on Groceries in 2022 $437.00