How Much We Spent On Groceries And Meals We Ate Week 38 of 52

It was easy and delicious in the meal department last week. Half of our meals were gobbling up little bits of leftovers I had stashed in the freezer this summer {I used some leftover beef tips in the beans and rice bowl pictured above} and the other half of our meals were homemade soups served with scones or fresh bread.  

Partly because the weather has finally started to cool down, and also because I wanted to get a few soups made and tucked away in the freezer for easy meals on the days we’ll be outside working in the yard.

Homemade Panera copy cat tomato bisque {I think this is my all time favorite soup!}.

An heirloom bean soup with leftover steak bits from the freezer. 

The HH’s chicken soup. 

While rummaging around the freezer I found 2 slices of meatloaf… so I paired it with mashed potatoes and some fresh corn from one of the little roadside stands. 

Sheet pan party nachos {tomatoes and cilantro from the garden, leftover over garlic butter beef tips from the freezer}. 

And pie! I made 3 pies last week. 2 apple and 1 blueberry. I baked one of them and popped the other two in the freezer to enjoy some other time. {If anyone wants to know my method for freezing pies, just let me know and I do a post about it.}

I also canned 12 {28 ounce} jars of cinnamon applesauce and a few extra for The Girl to take home with her the next time she stops by. I like to use the 28 ounce Weck jars for canning homemade sauces. 

Soups we made for the freezer:

• Rustic Split Pea and Ham
• Panera Copy Cat Tomato Bisque
• The HH’s Chicken Soup with Costco Canned Chicken

I like the Stack Man brand of deli containers for freezing soups as they are durable and reusable.

Farmstand $6.00

Corn was $0.50 each, the baby hubbard was $2.50 and the kuri squash was $3.00

Farmstand $17

$5 for each slice of cheesecake {pumpkin and lemon blueberry} $4 for granola and $3 for chocolate chip walnut cookies. 

I think my goal for the next few weeks is to continue eating the little bits of extra meals I stashed in the freezer this summer so I can free up some space in there for a serious freezer meal session. I had so much fun making all those freezer meals with The Girl last week, that I want to do the same thing for us.

Also, while I didn’t do any grocery {store} shopping this week, I am giving myself until the end of September to get the rest of the things I need on my list before I forgo shopping for the rest of the year and settle into winter hibernation mode.

I have a TON of rug hooking {and a few home improvement} projects I want to get done over the next few months, and not having to shop for groceries, or think about meals, is HIGH on my priority list for this winter. 

VERY HIGH. 🙂 

So that’s about it. That’s what’s going on around here. What’s new with you? Anyone else prepping for fall and winter yet? 

Have a great Monday everyone, 

~Mavis

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Total Spent This Past Week on Groceries and Bakery Treats We Brought Home $23

• Total Spent in September on Groceries and Bakery Treats $1030.99
• Total Spent in August on Groceries and Bakery Treats $675.99 
• Total Spent in July on Groceries and Bakery Treats $1037.79 
• Total Spent in June on Groceries and Bakery Treats $297.1
• Total Spent in May on Groceries and Bakery Treats $323.38
• Total Spent in April on Groceries and Bakery Treats $352.64
• Total Spent in March on Groceries and Bakery Treats $712.01
• Total Spent in February on Groceries and Bakery Treats $230.98
• Total Spent in January on Groceries and Bakery Treats $128.60
• Total Spent on Groceries and Bakery Treats We Brought Home in 2021 $4849.10