Happy Monday!
Well, the map is up {it took 3 tries and a lot of tape and tacks!} and I can’t even tell you how excited I am to get mail today. It’s all I’ve been able to think about this weekend.
Will anyone send in gnomes? Where will they come from? We will get a gnome from Yap? The Girl and I stared at the map for a good hour last night dreaming of all the places we’d like to see. We found the Colorado River in Argentina, decided we’d like to go to St. Petersburg,Russia someday and talked about what it would be like to walk through a spice market in Morocco.
Maps are so cool! Everyone should have one hanging up in their home. It’s a big world out there people. A big, big world.
Alright, here is what I purchased this week to feed my family of four:
Costco – $13.99
Quick question. How many people do you know serve BBQ for Easter dinner? Do you think that is totally weird? I was going to get a ham at Costco, but when I called the HH to ask if he thought that would be a good choice, he said since the weather was so nice he’d rather fire up the BBQ and then he added that he’d stop by Costco on his way home from work and pick up some meat.
Well, I know my husband, and I know it’s impossible for him to leave that store with one item, so I sprung into action and zipped on over to Costco.
All the packages of steaks were like $30 and up. $30 for 4 steaks?
So for Easter we ended up having some yummy chicken & apple sausages {with plenty left over}, grilled salmon {from the freezer} mashed potatoes and broccoli. I also made a pumpkin pie but we kind of forgot about it so we’ll have that tonight for dessert.
I’ll admit, weenies and salmon for Easter dinner doesn’t seem that traditional, but it was good.
Oroweat Bread Outlet – $8.00
Please tell me you shop at the bread outlet because I think it is da’ bomb! I don’t know anywhere else you can get good, quality whole wheat bread and bagels for $1 a bag or loaf. Plus, it freezes well too.
Evaporated Milk – Bartered with Girly Girl for Eggs
Well, technically I bartered with Chino the Handyman. Girly Girl was getting her nails done.
I also received a nice stash of chocolate Easter candy from Francisco {the vegan} in exchange for some eggs. He needed a few eggs so he could dye them with his son. What an outrage! Maybe he’s not so vegan after all. Hmmm.
Mr. Produce Guy – FREE
To say we were busy eating free vegetables last week would be putting it mildly. We made so many smoothies that I didn’t even end up buying milk. How cool is that?
All in all it was a rather slow week in the grocery shopping department, but that was fine with me. How did you do this past week? Did you splurge or save?
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $21.99
Total Spent This Year $569.96
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $778.29 {I bought a Meyer Lemon Tree, Rhubarb crowns, 6 Fruit Trees , 15 yards of soil} and 90 pounds of seed potatoes.
Plus, supplies to make my own potting soil.
Brandi @ Savvy Student Shopper says
Those chicken and apple sausages are yummy! Love them!
Kathleen Griffin says
I am curious if you also add in to your expenses water, fertilizer, pest control, and such supplies into your 100.00 a month budget? Currently we use city water, (in Las Vegas there is no garden without irrigation) and wondered if you add this cost into your budget. If you are on a well, do you add in the cost for electricity to run the well pumps for a percentage that the garden is being watered?
Mavis says
I have never tracked my water but I might this year. I do not use fertilizer or buy stuff for pest control. 🙂
Laura at TenThingsFarm says
Our next door neighbors had some sort of weenies on the grill – they were eating when I was walking their daughter home after she came to our place to play for a while. We had spaghetti and (homemade) meatballs, salad and Easter candy. I guess it was a non-traditional sort of year, eh?
Mavis says
Ha! Good to know I wasn’t the only one not eating ham. 🙂
Holly Tartaglia says
We totally BBQ’d yesterday…did ribs, a pork butt and a whole chicken on the smoker! It was awesome!
Mavis says
Cool beans! 🙂 I’m thinking BBQ might be a fun new tradition.
Kaia says
I want a huge map like that for my “someday” house!
D'Anna says
Is the lemon tree a houseplant? I wouldn’t think they would grow in the cold and I saw one inside at a nursery Saturday and wondered if that was why it was inside.
Mavis says
I moved the lemon tree out to the greenhouse once the weather was above freezing. I’ll bring it in this winter {I think}.
Sandi says
My nontraditional Easter dinner was Crab Cakes, Shrimp Cocktail, Varietal Potatoes Au Gratin, Roasted Asparagus, Pork Loin, Chocolate Mousse. Planted most of the garden today in Everett.