SO tally for the week:
~$85 non-recipe goods
~$82 recipes
= $170 groceries
~$80 takeout
Too-small batches of stuff led to mucho cheating on the takeout front, alas. Suspect I have not accounted for all the expenses on that front.
Planned for the week to come, mostly from my fabulous new Affordable Feasts Canadian Living cookbook:
* Kale and chickpea salad
* Quick beef bulgogi
* Pork kofta pitas
* Black bean rice bowl
* Slow-cooker butter chicken
Week 2.2 is not off to an awesome start, having run out of spoons before I got to do any cooking beyond the first item on the weekend, but the bulgogi made a flippin awesome stir fry tonight, so I may yet overcome!!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Blueberry muffins
Online here.
$1.16 for a two-muffin serving. Very tasty and lasted well without getting sticky or dry. Used milk instead of soy milk.
$1.16 for a two-muffin serving. Very tasty and lasted well without getting sticky or dry. Used milk instead of soy milk.
Stewed kale and lentils
Canadian Living - online here.
$2.78 per serving. Also benefits from a dollop of yogurt. Had to cook it a lot longer than advertised to make liquid evaporate, so kale was way past wilted. Still tasty, though.
$2.78 per serving. Also benefits from a dollop of yogurt. Had to cook it a lot longer than advertised to make liquid evaporate, so kale was way past wilted. Still tasty, though.
Beef and spinach rice
From Canadian Living Feb 2014 - online here.
$2.40 a serving, and very tasty, esp with the suggested dollop of yogurt.
$2.40 a serving, and very tasty, esp with the suggested dollop of yogurt.
Kale and Chickpea Salad
Online here.
As advertised: kale that actually tastes good. I find two bunches of kale takes about twice the dressing indicated here, but maybe I've just been buying big bunches. Two bunches makes about twelve servings as a side, I'm guessing, and as a light lunch, it makes about six.
So as a light lunch, this works out to about $2.55 per serving.
As advertised: kale that actually tastes good. I find two bunches of kale takes about twice the dressing indicated here, but maybe I've just been buying big bunches. Two bunches makes about twelve servings as a side, I'm guessing, and as a light lunch, it makes about six.
So as a light lunch, this works out to about $2.55 per serving.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
ROUND 2 - Strategizing
So in addition to eating out as little as possible over the next 4 weeks, my target is to spend $800 on groceries, which I'm told is a reasonable figure for a family of four in Ottawa. I don't know that I'll achieve that this time around, but I'll gather relevant data, anyway.
To Eat during Week One
Beef and spinach rice (Canadian Living Feb 2014)
Stewed kale and lentils
Butternut squash soup
Blueberry muffins
Tuna salad and "power bars" for work snacks
Beef bourguignon from freezer
Groceries so far:
~$85 on non-recipe goods (kids/staples)
~$75 on recipes
Target of $800 per month = $26.67 per day = $8.89 per meal, or $2.22 per serving.
That's a little intimidating, but breakfast should help shave that down a bit (considering that the muffins, for instance, being made mostly from pantry staples, cost $0.58 apiece).
To Eat during Week One
Beef and spinach rice (Canadian Living Feb 2014)
Stewed kale and lentils
Butternut squash soup
Blueberry muffins
Tuna salad and "power bars" for work snacks
Beef bourguignon from freezer
Groceries so far:
~$85 on non-recipe goods (kids/staples)
~$75 on recipes
Target of $800 per month = $26.67 per day = $8.89 per meal, or $2.22 per serving.
That's a little intimidating, but breakfast should help shave that down a bit (considering that the muffins, for instance, being made mostly from pantry staples, cost $0.58 apiece).
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