Hello and HAPPY Monday! Today is going to be a flippin’ fantastic day. Want to know why? Later today I’ll be making whoopie pies with my neighbor. And you know, waking up and knowing your day is going to be filled with sugary goodness… that’s what it’s all about folks. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Good food, good friends, what else do you need?
I’ve never made whoopie pies before, so hopefully everything goes okay.
Provisions $5.98
In other news, it was another epic week of grocery shopping. We bought ice cream and milk. Yee-haw! I guess when you have a pantry stocked with enough food to survive a zombie apocalypse, you can get away with just buying the basics {or I suppose, you could resort to drinking evaporated milk… but we’re not there yet}.
We were also gifted a jar of salted peanut from a concerned neighbor. Apparently he thinks my glucose levels might be off because I eat so much pie and ice cream and he wanted to make sure I was getting enough protein. FUNNY FUNNY. 😉 He must have read the blog on an off week? Or maybe all I do is talk about baking pies? I dunno.
Some things I ate last week:
“Everything tastes great when it sits on a Ritz!” ~ Andy Griffith
Beans and rice, rice and beans.
Bagel with cream cheese and ham.
The HH roasted weenies and chicken. And now he’s out of charcoal. What a BUMMER.
How about YOU? What have you been eating lately? Are you getting enough protein? I hope you’re not eating too much pie. 😉 Bahahahha.
Have a great Monday everyone,
~Mavis
Total Spent This Past Week on Groceries, Bakery Treats We Brought Home $5.98
- Total Spent on Groceries and Bakery Treats We Brought Home in August $405.54
- Total Spent of Groceries and Bakery Treats We Brought Home in July $222.60
- Total Spent of Groceries and Bakery Treats We brought Home in June $194.12
- Total Spent in May on Groceries and Bakery Treats $256.47
- Total Spent in April on Groceries and Bakery Treats $1083.55 WOWZA
- Total Spent in March on Groceries and Bakery Treats $446.03 {includes a $50 gift card}
- Total Spent in February on Groceries and Bakery Treats $416.98 {the fridge and freezer are packed!}
- Total Spent in January on Groceries and Bakery Treats $346.47
- Total Spent on Groceries and Bakery Treats in 2020 $3371.76
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Robin in WI says
Oh, that’s funny about your neighbor and the peanuts! I’ve thought the same thing about your food posts Many of the photos show a lot of carbs — grains (bread, buns, crackers, pastries, rice, etc.), sugary foods, and fruit — and one doesn’t have to be overweight to be insulin resistant. The HH has the right idea with meat. (As much as possible, we choose meat from sources where we know the animals are raised and harvested humanely and not too young. We buy mostly from small farms, and never buy veal and lamb.)
Aimee says
My grandmother use to make mock Apple pie. You use Ritz crackers in place of apples. That is one to try, Mavis.
Ruth Berkin Johnson says
I have this recipe from my Mom’s cookbook…it really does taste like apple pie!!
HW says
Where did you get that sub? It looks delicious! I grew up in Brookline, MA and we have many good sub/sandwich shops around there.
Lisa says
Three M&M’s? Now that’s self control!
Jennifer says
Tell the HH to head to Lowe’s as they have a huge charcoal sale around Labor Day. Last year, they had 2 20# bags of Kingsford for $10 – the price of one most placex. We still have some leftover.
Chyrl says
Whoopie pies reminded me of your post about Puzzle Mountain Bakery Pie Stand and their maple cream filled cookies. Did you ever find a recipe for them? You said they were the best cookie you’d had in the last five years and I figured that was high praise! I searched but never found a recipe and since I live near the Texas Gulf Coast I won’t be passing that way soon.
Mavis Butterfield says
No, but thank you for reminding me. I will ask my neighbor.
Laura says
When I used to live in Connecticut, my grandma would make us Whoopi pies when we would visit. I remember thinking they were the best thing ever. They’re pretty easy to make, just a little time consuming. Enjoy your baking lesson.
Teresa M. says
Whoopie pies. I am 64+ years old and I have only heard of them but have never seen one. I looked it up! I must have lived a very sheltered life 🙂 Enjoy