We spent a whopping $1.50 on groceries this past week so that means as of this morning, we’ve spent $1001.37 on groceries for this year.
That leaves us with only $198.63 left in our grocery budget for 2022 if we’re going to stay on track and only spend an average of $100 a month on groceries for the year.
I think we can do it! 🙂
Really, all we need is dairy {milk, eggs, cheese} and maybe now that I think about it, some fresh Maine peaches when they’re ready {I have a new jam recipe I want to try}.
With the garden produce starting to come in we won’t need to buy much {if anything} in the way of fruits and vegetables and since we have enough meat in our freezer to get us to the New Year, I think we’ll be just fine.
It’s the staying away from the grocery stores that’s the hard part. Or picking up that one item we think we need {which of course always leads to more items}. 😉
Farm Stand $1.50
3 zucchinis. We wanted to roast some vegetables {we already had red peppers and onions} and while I was at The Duck Lady’s place I noticed she had some zucchini for sale so I grabbed a few.
Our first round of zucchini plants didn’t do so well {poor soil} but round #2 is looking good and we should have some of our own to harvest here pretty soon.
Here are some of the meals we ate last week:
Copy Cat Panera Tomato Soup. Yes it was 80+ degrees pretty much all of last week, but I LOVE this soup and there was a tub of it in the freezer which made for a quick meal {in front of a fan of course}.
I also found some homemade chicken soup in the freezer too so I had that the next night.
Fresh buttered peas from the garden and rice. YUM YUM YUM.
Roasted onions, peppers and weenies cooked in The Girl’s air fryer. She said we could borrow it until we get our new oven installed. The next night we had roasted vegetables again but this time instead of weenies, we cooked a chicken breast in the air fryer and split that.
Leftovers.
Pickety bits.
Tots. Who doesn’t love a plate of tots every once in a while for dinner?
And of course there was an apple tart {cooked in the air fryer} with a small scoop of ice cream for dinner one night last week as well.
This time of year it’s all about keeping it simple when it comes to mealtimes. Because seriously… who wants to cook when it’s hot out? I know I don’t.
How about YOU? Is it blazin’ where you are? What are you eating for dinner these days? Lot’s of salads? Lot’s of quick meals? Curious minds want to know.
Have a great Monday everyone,
~Mavis
Total Spent This Past Week on Groceries $1.50
- Total Spent in July on Groceries $304.63
- Total Spent in June for Groceries $124.45
- Total Spent in May for Groceries $172.47 {$47 of it was spent at Farmers Markets}
- 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 $1001.37
How to Plan a Grocery Shopping Trip.
Angie says
Lots of crockpot meals
Around here for ease in schedule and less heat created in the kitchen.
We are in the high 90’s with high humidity that just knocks you down when you go outside.
I cooked a whole
Chicken in the crockpot
Last week and used that to make white chicken chili. I made cornbread to go with it long after the sun had gone down as well. I also made corned beef and cabbage and there have been many cucumbers eaten straight from the garden. I have a lovely
Platter Of tomatoes and am thinking about making panzanella for dinner one night this week.
Mavis Butterfield says
Chicken chili sounds good right now… Thanks for the idea! 🙂
Lana says
I am doing cook once eat twice for many meals to reduce cooking and some salad nights. The air fryer sure keeps the heat down in the kitchen. We have two so we can do whole meals and keep the house cool.
Wendy C says
Tonight we are having chicken alfredo with broccoli. Not sure about the rest of the week, I’m trying to keep the house as cool as I can and trying to not run the oven.
Patti says
We bought a rotisserie chicken and have made four meals out of it:
Sliced with veggies from the garden (twice)
Pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, blue cheese, chicken bits, walnuts, and white wine vinegar salad dressing (twice) – served cold.
Green peppers stuffed with sausage, rice, tomatoes, spices, topped with Mozzarella cheese for what we call Pizza Peppers. Made enough for 3 meals.
Went to our VBS Food Truck rodeo and had a Cuban quesadilla which was enough for another meal tonight.
Homemade peach ice cream or cantaloup for dessert.
My husband saw a package of 8 Reese cups for $1.39 at Aldi’s and bought five packs!! In the freezer for what I hope is a sweet treat once in awhile throughout the year. Had just bought ONE package of 4 for $3 the other day and put them in the refrigerator for a cool treat. So he knew the deal when he saw it!!!
Mavis Butterfield says
Cold/frozen peanut butter cups are the best!! 🙂
Susie says
There’s a face in your homemade chicken soup! We’re trying to do as much batch cooking at one (on the grill, in the turkey roaster on the porch) as we can so we can keep from heating the house with the stove/oven and have leftovers a few nights, also so we don’t have to cook again. I made a retro classic the other night for the first time and we loved it…Hot Chicken Salad Casserole. So tasty & crunchy!
https://www.plainchicken.com/the-best-hot-chicken-salad/
Kris R says
Heat wave in eastern OR. We have easy dinners that can be made ahead, consumed chilled or microwaved, and cleaned up fast.
This week was a hit and I will repeat it. Cheese and crackers + grapes. Open face chicken salad on bagels. Pasta salad + deviled eggs. Cottage cheese + fruit. Baked beans on toast. Chicken Caesar salad. Beans and rice, and the next night, beans and rice and cheese + lettuce and tomato in a tortilla.
We drink iced tea and the grandkids drink milk.
Carol says
Lots of beans and rice lately, and simple salads. I throw a small pork roast or a few boneless chicken breasts in with the beans in the slow cooker overnight. In the morning I shred the meat for other meals. Sometimes I’ll add some back into the pot of beans. Just the two of us now so we get a lot of meals out of that one pot.
Alli Aplet says
That is a brilliant idea Carol!
Linda Sand says
My Dave says an air fryer is the same as a convection oven which we had in combination with our previous microwave so any of you with a convention oven might want to check out air fryer recipes and vice versa. I’m eating a lot of tuna or chicken salad and cottage cheese and keeping my canned fruit in the fridge to serve cold right now.
Teri says
Lots of salads here. I’m wondering if you like the air dryer more now that you’ve used it more? Are you thinking of buying one?
Mavis Butterfield says
No. I have zero plans on buying an air fyrer. 🙂
Marcia says
Funny to me when you say 80 is hot. It’s all relative I suppose. We have been in the triple digits or high 90’s here St. Louis. our meals have been pretty simple. Lots of chef salads, cold cut platters and fruit.
Carolina Cooper says
Down here in the “south” (ME/NH line) the heat has been brutal.–over 90 and humid. Yesterday I went to Union Lake Peach Orchard for their fresh peaches right off the trees. It is in Barrington, NH just a few miles past Kalif’s Country store—and I know you have been to Kalif’s because you wrote about it some years ago! If you ever feel like a road trip, they do have the best peaches and many varieties. On their Facebook page you can check out their hours and availability of varieties which vary from day to day.
Janice says
This week we did beef and cabbage soup, chicken noodle soup, rice with vegetable stir fry and honey chicken, spaghetti. All homemade, we bought the beef, salt, noodles, sugar and black pepper. Everything else we grow and preserve, including the chickens and eggs. This week we are making vegetarian chili and taco flavored lentil soup.