Last week was a busy one around here with lots of quick and easy meals. Working at the factory is hard, let me tell you and doesn’t leave much time for creative recipes or anything else.
This week, however, will be different. Why? Thanksgiving!!! I think I’ll use my break time today to figure out exactly what I’ll be making.
But first, here are the things we ate last week.
Darn quesadillas.
Costco chicken salad with cranberries.
Freezer meal stuffed shells.
Pizza Pizza!
If you like spicy food, like it feels like your mouth is on fire, you might want to try Trader Joe’s Fiery Hot Chicken Vindaloo. I must have forgotten that this was TOO SPICY for us when I tossed it in the cart on my last Trader Joe’s stock up trip.
My taste buds were ruined for the rest of the day. Even the HH said it was too spicy. And that’s saying something!
I redeemed myself the next day though with a pan of homemade tuna casserole. Nothing beats a tuna casserole. Especially on a cold and windy day.
It was another crazy busy week around here. And I suspect this week will be just as crazy. But hey, after this week it should be smooth sailing… right? The freezer will be full of leftovers, the decorations will be up and we’ll finally get to relax a bit.
How’s everything going at YOUR place? Do you have a busy week ahead? Curious minds want to know.
Have a good one,
Mavis
Total spent this past week on groceries $ 0
November Groceries $12.58
October Groceries: $1,375.30
September Groceries: $246.41
August Groceries: $115.71
July Groceries: $401.88
June Groceries: $484.69
May Groceries: $267.13
April Groceries: $135.90
March Groceries: $235.99
February Groceries: $282.90
January Groceries: $167.55
Rosemary says
Things have been busy here also! We had to have half of our oak tree cut down as it was leaning over the house. One strong wind (we live in FL) and we could be homeless. We know that the other half of the tree will most likely die since so much was cut off but at least it is leaning in the opposite direction. It was way too expensive to have them cut down all of it. They even had to use a crane so that the limbs didn’t fall on the house as they were cutting them. Hubby is now busy burning up all the limbs (we saved money by having them leave it instead of carting it off).
Tomorrow I have an upper endoscopy procedure – where they will have to give me anesthesia and I always have a reaction to that. They know about my reaction, so hopefully, they will prepare the appropriate medication. I am not looking forward to that at all.
We have also had several parties in between, making & shipping cookies to the grandkids, running errands and packing up orders for my shop. I am not very hopeful that things will calm down after Thanksgiving . . . I’m thinking it will be in January for me . . . I love the holidays, but I also love when it is time to rest.
Katherine says
Mavis, where did you source the dried oranges, you use on your oatmeal?
Mavis Butterfield says
Trader Joe’s. They are $1.99 bag. Delicious!!