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It’s birthday week! I don’t have my son handy to nail down birthday meals so I’ve left some things to be planned later.
Monday
- eggs & toast; broth
- taco stuff – ground beef, garden tomatoes, fresh cilantro, avocado, lettuce & arugula from garden, cheese
- turkey*!!, sweet potatoes, broccoli
Tuesday
- pumpkin custard; broth
- hurry curry
- beef roast, carrots, potatoes
Wednesday
- leftover pumpkin custard; broth
- stirfry (leftover roast, onions, zucchini, bok choy, green peppers from garden + rice for my son)
- brown bag – turkey sandwiches with arugula; bananas
Thursday
- eggs, sausage and toast; broth
- ? frozen lasagna?
- wings, broccoli, butternut squash? vanilla cream pie for dessert (non-GAPS)
Friday
- leftover pumpkin custard or eggs & toast; broth
- leftover wings etc
- ? guest? turkey casserole – reduce broth to make gravy; add frozen peas and pasta for kids or maybe white rice
Saturday
- ? guest? sausage and eggs; toast; milk?
- ? guest? pb & honey sandwiches?
- hmm. leftover something probably
Sunday
- aack!! think, J! think!!
- burgers and…something
- turkey hash with turnips & squash
So. During my grocery run today, I found turkeys for $15 off. A $33 free range turkey with $15 off – this is affordable. The cost ended up being around $1.75/lb, and with ground turkey of comparable quality at $4/lb on sale, this was a steal! I bought two and then realized I don’t have a lot of freezer space yet. Hence, the pre-Thanksgiving turkey on the menu. :) I’m hoping to snag a few more Wednesday night when we’re in town but I’ve GOT to make room in the freezer first. I think I have some rice in there that I can take out but I’ll have to do some digging.
I bought fruit at Walmart this week. Price-matching yielded 2 pomegranates for $0.49 each, bananas for $0.29/lb, and a pineapple for $1.29. I may go back tomorrow for more bananas and another pineapple. In some not-so-upbeat news, I paid over $4 each for a bunch of broccoli, a bunch of bok choy, 2 zucchini, and some Japanese turnips. Ouch!! And that will only get us through one week! I am definitely going to buy a case of cauliflower and broccoli from Azure Standard this month.
Budget-wise, the cost of the meals above plus snacks will be around $85-90. This includes extra birthday stuff (my son wanted some Breyer’s ice cream along with his pie, etc) and a turkey that will likely have plenty of leftovers for next week. But really, those high-priced veggies are killing the budget! Unfortunately, we are predicted to have several nights in a row with temps dipping into the 20’s, so I think that’s it for the garden this year. :( I brought in the pot of dill and a pot with a tomato plant and cut some arugula and all remaining cayenne peppers this afternoon, but all of those things must be eaten in moderation. :)
Out-of-pocket expenses for this week were about $150 so far. I don’t think we’ll get milk but we will need eggs, so that will probably add another $10 or so. Then I’ll probably get more fruit while it is still cheap. Azure Standard order deadline is Friday, and I plan to make a pretty big order so that will add a considerable amount as well. After that we should be set for a while and I may not need more than milk & eggs to hold us through the end of November.
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