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

What we ate + grocery shopping 08-01-14

This is the salad we had for dinner. For the dressing I whisked together the juice of two limes, 1 T honey, 2 T peanut butter, 1 t chili garlic sauce, and 1/2 t cayenne pepper. I dipped the chicken into beaten egg, and dredged it in a mixture of breadcrumbs, parmesan, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. I then baked it for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. 

I also went to Menchie's during my lunch break. Unfortunately I missed the happy hour pricing by 10 minutes. 


Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, banana
Dinner: salad with crispy baked chicken, radishes, black beans, cheese, and spicy peanut lime dressing
Snacks/desserts: lemon meringue frozen yogurt with gummy bears, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: A&W Ten with half and half, water

Jeremy ate leftover chicken, rice, and veggies with cheese sauce for lunch.

We went to QFC after dinner and got:

Dreyer's Butterfinger Ice Cream $2.50
bag of frozen mixed berries $2.49
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 each) $4.00
28 oz jar of light mayo $2.99
18 oz jar of crunchy peanut butter $1.49
Salsa flavored Wheat Thins $1.49
Powerbar wafers (Free Friday download) $0.00
8 oz. shredded cheese $1.99
2 lb bag of carrots $1.29
1 head of cabbage $2.08
3 limes (reduced for quick sale) $.99
2 Anaheim chilis $.78
1 jalapeno pepper $.16
2.21 lbs celery $2.19
Multigrain bread $2.50
bunch of spinach $1.79
4 nectarines $2.64
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00

total: $35.37

But we used a QFC gift card which we bought for 3% off the face value, so the actual total spent was $34.31

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.

Oatmeal with teff grain, peanut butter and banana

1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1 T whole grain teff
1/2 cup water
1 T honey
1 T crunchy peanut butter
1 banana, sliced

Mix oats, teff, and water together in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir in peanut butter and honey, and top with the sliced banana. This breakfast with stick with you a good long time. Makes one serving.