Today we enjoyed the zucchini bread for breakfast that I made yesterday. We had to go to Costco to get some food. This is a store that can definitely break the budget. I used to refer to it as the $100 store, but it is now the $200 store. I find that I spend more when Lamar is working than when he is not. Not sure why. I had a game plan today. I was going to stick to my list and not add anything else. I needed to get eggs, cheese, oatmeal, produce, salsa and tortilla chips. My grand total came to $91.12. This is obviously over my budget, but when you factor in what will be consumed in the week and what will be consumed over the month I am right on track. $21.02 will be consumed this week and $63.51 will be used over the month and $6.59 over the next 3 months. Sometimes it does pay to buy in bulk. I definitely have it figured out what is cheaper at Costco versus our local grocery store. Our store does carry quite a few organic options, especially in produce.
As for dinner tonight, I used a recipe from this months Real Simple magazine. It was for Spaghetti with Broccoli and Lemon. I expanded the recipe and added some leftover chicken from last night to make it a little heartier. This meal got rave reviews from everyone. It had a light summery flavor, but was very satisfying. There was enough left over for Lamar to take to work tomorrow.
Still no moms in labor. I am starting to get concerned since we have plans to go to a concert on Saturday and I am scheduled to take a class on Monday and Tuesday that will have me in Portland both days. Both events will be cancelled unless two babies arrive this week. I really enjoy both my clients right now and I know that when they have their babies will be the perfect time, but sometimes I like to be selfish and have a life of my own. I really should know better and not schedule a life anytime I have a mama due. I also do not like to have two mamas due at the same time, but it goes to show that when two moms who have due dates almost 3 weeks apart will almost always have their babies back to back, but mamas who have due dates on the same week have their babies 2 weeks apart. That is just the reality of my life. I really do love to attend births, sorry about my rant.
Tomorrow, I will do a project for the girls in the backyard that I have been meaning to do for months. I am excited to finally get this done!
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ReplyDeleteI make that dish all of the time, except with bowtie pasta. It is my go-to, as it takes as long to make as it does to boil the pasta.
Hugs,
Amy
It is definately one we will make again!
ReplyDeleteI am just glad to know that someone is actually reading this blog! LOL
:) stacey
I am!!! Did you see I linked you on my last post? I think your food budget project is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteHope your with a mama right now.
Amy
I just saw the link. I am going to post links to my favorite blogs as soon as my mamas have their babies. You of course, are one of them!
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I'll follow you as you try to keep to a food budget. Our food budget is over the roof right now. It's atleast $900 a month for a family of five (one child has to have soy milk and he drinks it all the time since he is only 21 months) plus a daycare that has anywhere from two to four kids at a time eating. I just barely started a slimfast diet which has me buying a lot of veggies. I am so lucky that we grew a bigger garden this year. We are growing 6 different kinds of tomatoes, corn, zuchinni, pumpkin, cucumbers and we have a mini orchard that has apples, peaches, plums, and we had a few rasberries earlier. The main thing is getting me to make healthier, cheaper dinners. The diet seems to have great dinners but not everyone likes them. Can't please everyone!
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