Grocery Outlet on Wednesday

Well, this is wonderful. I went to Grocery Outlet on Wednesday, but I cannot find the receipt anywhere. It's not in the normal place I put it, or anywhere else. Grr. I spent about $39 and I will try to remember as much as I can:

1 lb of butter
Package of Crisco sticks
3 bottles of sparkling apple cider
Mild cheddar cheese slices
Honey goat cheese log
Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Two peanut butter Twix bars
Can of orange creme Shasta
Six bottles of Mio
Ten Greek yogurts in various flavors
Large bottle of olive oil
Chocolate pastry crisps
2 lbs clementines

Ugh. I know there was more, but I can't remember.

I worked Wednesday morning until 2pm, and started some pizza dough when I got home. We let the dough rise while Winter and I went to Grocery Outlet. They had a bunch of pre-viewed DVDs there, two for $2.99. She bought The Devil Wears Prada and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We split a Twix bar on the way home, and the orange soda.

When we got home I made three individual pizzas with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and sliced black olives. I did not put any olives on Jeremy's. We also had salad with lettuce, sliced cucumber and dressing.

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: sandwich with deli chicken, lettuce, and mustard, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: pizza with pepperoni, peppers and olives, salad with cucumber and spicy ranch dressing
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle, lollipop, black licorice, peanut butter Twix
Beverages: water, orange creme soda

On a roll

We went grocery shopping on Sunday. I got up early and prepped some black beans in the crock pot. I woke Jeremy up and told him to get them out of the fridge and start the crock pot up when he got up. He forgot. Of course, I didn't find out until it was too late. So we made the beans yesterday, and had frozen stuff for dinner on Sunday. 

Then yesterday I woke up late. 10 minutes after I normally leave for work, and I had a client right away. I was able to take a bus and get there on time, but had no time to eat breakfast or pack a lunch, so I had to buy both at QFC.

Jeremy also dropped his phone in the toilet, and used about 3 lbs of rice to dry it out, but on the plus side the phone still works. 

Sunday:

Breakfast: peanut butter and honey sandwich
Lunch: leftover penne and four cheese sauce, nectarine
Dinner: Hot Pockets mac and cheese bites, celery
Snacks: lemon cookie, peppermint bark ice cream bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water, Diet Dr. Pepper

Monday:

Breakfast: two doughnuts, orange juice
Lunch: frozen entree, banana
Dinner: black beans with peppers, and rice, topped with cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, strawberry flavored coffee cake, smoothie made with frozen banana and berries and milk
Beverages: Crystal Light, water

On Sunday Jeremy bought 10 cans of Rock Star on sale for $1.00 each, and 3 Lean Cuisines at $2.00 each for a total of $16.00

We also went to Grocery Outlet after I got off work:

2 2.5 lb bags of chicken tenderloins ($6.99 each) $13.98
6 pack of assorted Greek Yogurts $2.99
Strawberry Greek yogurt tubes $.97
Banana Greek yogurt tubes $.97
2 1 lb chubs of turkey sausage ($2.29 each) $4.58
2 7 oz packages of cracked black pepper turkey deli meat ($1.99 ea) $3.98
3 pack of Haagen Dazs peppermint bark ice cream bars $1.99
2 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes ($.59 ea) $1.18
16 oz white chocolate peanut butter $2.99
14 oz can black olives $.79
8 oz can bamboo shoots $.79
can of parmesan cheese $1.99
Picante sauce $1.49
2 Greek yogurts 2/$1.00
Whipped butter $1.49
20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper $1.09
3 7 oz boxes tomato sauce 3/$1.00
Extra virgin olive oil $3.99
Jar of dried onion $.99
4 oz goat cheese $2.49
7 oz cracked black pepper cheddar $1.99
1 small butternut squash $.99
Jar of chopped garlic $1.49
Lemon cookie $.39
Cinnamon cookie $.39
Red Velvet cookie $.27
7 oz alphabet pasta $.34
8 pack strawberry coffee cakes $.87
Hot pockets mac and cheese snackers $1.99
3 bottles of Mio ($.99 each) $2.97
1 dozen eggs $1.69

Total $64.12

I also bought breakfast and lunch at QFC yesterday:

2 doughnuts ($.89 each) $1.78
orange juice $1.50
frozen entree $2.50
banana $.28

Total $6.06

Chicken, veggies, and rice with peanut sauce recipe

not much color, but plenty of flavor

1 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
8 oz can bamboo shoots
8 oz chicken breast, cut into large chunks
1 cup brown rice
1 T olive oil
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup lite coconut milk
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 t low sodium soy sauce (you can add up to 2 T if not restricting sodium)
1 t chili garlic sauce (add more if you want spicy, or add some red pepper flakes)
1 clove of garlic, crushed or pureed
1 t sesame oil

Start cooking rice. While rice is cooking, whisk together peanut butter, coconut milk, vinegar, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, garlic, and sesame oil in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. Heat a large skillet on high heat. Add olive oil when pan is heated. Add cauliflower and bamboo shoots. Saute for a minute or two, then add 2 oz of water to the pan and cover for a couple more minutes until the cauliflower is steamed, but still a bit crunchy. Add the chicken breast and move stuff around just until the the chicken has no more pink on it. Turn the heat off. Fold the peanut sauce into the chicken and veggies, and cover. Let the meat rest for 5-10 minutes or until the rice is done. You can mix the rice directly into the pan once it's finished cooking, or serve them separately. The nutrition info is for 1/4 of the recipe. One serving is around 1 1/2 cups.

Whole wheat couscous with olive oil and herbs

1 cup whole wheat pearl couscous (You can use the regular couscous, but reduce the amount of water to 1 cup)
1 1/4 cups water
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 tsp salt
1 T olive oil
2 T parmesan cheese
1 T Italian seasoning blend
1 T balsamic vinegar
1/2 t red pepper flakes

Add olive oil, garlic, salt, seasoning blend, and red pepper flakes to water. Bring to a boil. Add couscous and reduce heat. Simmer covered for 10 minutes until couscous is cooked. Stir in parmesan and balsamic vinegar. Makes 4 1/2 cup servings. Nutrition info is for 1/2 cup.