Friday and Saturday

Not much to report. On Friday I waited around after work for Winter to finish at art class, so I brought both lunch and dinner with me. The Free Friday Download item was a Russell Stover filled chocolate egg. Winter picked out a caramel one and ate it on the way back. I love the dark chocolate raspberry ones myself. No money was spent on food.

Breakfast: homemade granola with chopped dates and almond milk
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, last of the egg drop soup
Dinner: leftover GF spaghetti with chicken sausage sauce and parm-Romano blend, two clementines
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water


Saturday I learned a lesson about not eating enough for breakfast. Now that I'm used to eating more in the mornings, I'm finding that if I don't eat enough it's hard to get through the work day. Duly noted. I had a lot of snacks when I got home.

We spent $4 on a bag of reduced apples, a tub of reduced fat sour cream, and an avocado at QFC. We made chicken and bell pepper tacos for dinner, with corn tortillas browned in a little olive oil. For the chicken and peppers, we cooked it with a jar of green salsa and reduced it down. Winter and Jeremy used sour cream, and I made guacamole for mine.

Breakfast: last banana nut muffin and a small apple
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, leftover navy bean and red pepper soup
Dinner: three salsa verde chicken and pepper tacos with guacamole
Snacks/desserts: clementine, 1/3 dark chocolate bar, celery with spicy pepper hummus
Beverages: water

Cooking all day Wednesday

Wednesday my parents got here around 1:30. I went to the store in the morning to get some last minute things. I got a half gallon of whole milk for $1.99, a pint tub of sour cream for $1.50, vanilla ice cream for $2.79, and a can of diced jalapenos for $.79.

We were planning on chicken tacos for dinner Wednesday night, so first thing I got some black beans cooking in the crock pot with the can of jalapenos. Then I made dough for rolls. I used the last of the 2% milk, honey, yeast, white flour, olive oil, and salt. I let it rise a few times, increased it a few times, and Jeremy brushed them with melted honey butter before we baked them.

After mom and dad arrived mom helped make a Dutch apple pie totally from scratch. Dutch apple pie has a struesel like topping made from butter, flour, and sugar.

For dinner we used the free jar of tomatillo cooking sauce we got on Friday with some chicken breast cut into chunks for the taco filling. We also made corn tortillas out of corn flour, vegetable oil, and water, and then fried them in oil. Making corn tortillas is not as easy as I had guessed it would be. They did not hold up very well to folding, and were not very round, but holy crap they tasted amazing.

We also had the tacos with plain brown rice, chili garlic cheddar, the last bits of lettuce (living lettuce lasts forever in the fridge, especially the middle leaves), and sour cream. The beans turned out super spicy, but adding a spoonful to the taco instead of eating them alone made the heat much more palatable. I have to say it was one of the tastiest meals I have had in a while. Even better our Thanksgiving dinner. I may make corn tortillas again just to have that experience once more.

We went to see Interstellar after dinner since I had a movie gift card I got a few months ago from work. I bought another one off of Raise.com for about 10% off too. We spent about $35 for five tickets, instead of $62.50. Dad brought three packages of Red Vines because he cannot go to a movie without Red Vines. He also bought us a huge Sprite to share. Winter shared some Jolly Rancher lollipops she bought. She really liked them and went back to QFC to purchase another bag with her allowance.

The bad thing is I was so busy cooking on Wednesday that I forgot to eat breakfast or lunch. I planned to have leftover lentils, but I just spaced it. I ate some peppermint and chocolate sandwich cookies my parents brought with them, dinner, and snacks at the movie.

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: chicken tacos
Snacks/desserts: Red Vines, lollipops, sandwich cookies
Beverages: Sprite, water, Crystal Light

First day back with no food in the house

I didn't have time to grocery shop until after my acupuncture appointment last night, which was right after work, so I didn't get home until 8:30. We had to make do with whatever food was still in the house from before we left.

I packed Winter a lunch with broccoli florets, honey mustard pretzels from the airplane ride, a tube of strawberry Greek yogurt from the freezer, and a wrap made with ham, provolone, and mustard on a flour tortilla.

I also made chili in the crock pot, which was interesting since we were out of so many things I use to make chili. It had half a lb of black beans, two 6 oz. packages of pre-cooked spicy ground beef, 3 7 oz boxes of tomatoes sauce, the rest of the garlic and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Jeremy said he'd run to the store if it still needed seasoning. It actually turned out pretty good, and didn't need anything added. It wasn't as thick as usual, but the flavors were fine.

I also wound up buying a banana and a muffin for $3.48 at Starbucks to tide me over.

Breakfast: smoothie made with milk, frozen banana, peanut butter, and a squeeze of honey
Lunch: banana, two tubes of Greek yogurt from the freezer, smoked turkey and cream cheese rolled up in a tortilla
Dinner: chili with shredded hot pepper jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: cranberry apple bran muffin, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: water

I went to QFC after my appointment to replenish the fridge and pantry. We'll try to get to Grocery Outlet soon for the things we always get there as well, like lunch meat and canned tomatoes.

Butterfinger ice cream $2.99
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.99
Whipped cream cheese $1.79
5 lbs flour $2.69
Won ton wrappers (RFQS) $1.49
Gourmet peppercorns $7.56
Butterscotch chips $2.99
Dried onion flakes $1.60
8 oz sour cream $1.39
12 oz. tomato penne $1.00
12 oz. mini rotini with fiber $1.00
Red velvet cake mix $1.50
1 lb unsalted butter $3.99
4 flavored Greek yogurts ($1.00 each) $4.00
5.87 lbs honeycrisp apples $14.62
1 lb trimmed radishes (RFQS) $.99
1 cucumber $.99
.10 lb bulk walnuts $1.00
Loaf of potato bread $3.00
Six whole wheat bagels $2.50
Red leaf lettuce $1.79
Small box of red wine $2.99

Total $63.86

Siiiiiiiick

Yesterday I woke up with a bad head cold. I suspected on Monday evening it was coming on. I had to call in sick to work. Even if I could have taken enough medicine to get rid of the symptoms, I would be passing the virus to my coworkers and clients, which is bad. I did not have much of an appetite all day.

After Jeremy got home we had to run to the store to pick up sour cream for dinner, and a few other things. What we bought:

Lightlife vegetarian chicken patties (RFQS) $1.79
Lime sherbet $2.99
1 pint of reduced fat sour cream $1.79
2 heads of broccoli $1.13
3 large Yukon gold potatoes $3.13

Total $10.83

For dinner we used the other Old El Paso soft taco kit we bought to make chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream.

Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: lime sherbet
Beverages: water

What I ate and what I bought 07-16-14

They repaved a section of 8th Ave, right by the corner where our bedroom is. They started working at 6:30 this morning. There were loud noises like what it might sound like if one were to torture a mechanical horse. And the entire apartment smelled like hot tar.

I bought a loaf of bread for $2.50 and a jelly filled doughnut for $.89 at QFC. I also stopped at Safeway after work and bought the following:

3 Oikos Greek yogurts ($.85 ea) $2.55
8 oz sour cream $.99
8 hamburger buns $1.12
1 green bell pepper $1.00
2 nectarines $1.79
3.38 lbs of reduced for quick sale spotty bananas $1.66

That's a total of $12.50 spent today

Here's what I ate:

Breakfast: smoothie with pineapple coconut water, milk, vanilla yogurt, frozen banana
Lunch: leftover quiche
Dinner: curried chickpeas with carrots
Snacks/desserts: raspberry jelly doughnut
Beverages: water, Crystal Light

Meals and snacks for 06-22-14

Jeremy made dinner

Jeremy made dinner last night. His recipe is a closely guarded secret, but I know for sure there was chicken, brown rice, reduced fat sour cream, and an entire jar of salsa. I liked it, anyway.

After dinner we walked to Yogurtland on Broadway. I stumbled upon this website called Raise.com, where you can buy previously loved gift cards at below face value. I bought a 10$ card to Yogurtland, because we either go there or to Menchie's once a week on average. It cost me $8.80, and the shipping was super fast. We spent $10.92 total, so after the gift card discount it was $9.72. I'll be keeping my eyes open for more Yogurtland gift cards on there. Jeremy got the new raspberry lemonade sorbet topped with pineapple and mandarin oranges, and I got peanut butter cookies and cream with cookie dough balls and chocolate sauce.

Here's what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast: French toast with cherry pear compote
Lunch: coconut Greek yogurt, had boiled egg, cherries and strawberries
Dinner: Jeremy's chicken, salsa, sour cream and rice stuff
Snacks/desserts: frozen yogurt with toppings
Beverages: Crystal Light, water

Jeremy had French toast for breakfast also, and I think he had lunch, but I'm not entirely sure. He did mention drinking one of the energy drinks that was on top of the fridge.

Today I am working the late shift at the airport, so I won't be cooking anything. Just eating some leftovers, maybe make a sandwich for work. Whatever.

Jeremy is at his kidney doctor now. He said he's getting referrals to begin the transplant process. That must mean his GFR has dropped to 20 or below. It's kind of good, but I don't know that we are financially ready for this. I don't know if we would ever be. He is also supposed to get surgery to remove a cataract in about 6 weeks.

Odds and ends

Somehow I missed the big bottle of BBQ sauce we bought at Grocery Outlet. That was 99 cents. Jeremy bought a bottle of orange juice  at Rite Aid a couple of days ago for $1.50 as well.

Yesterday Jeremy and I were in Ballard at five pm and weren't due to get back home for an hour and a half, but he was nauseated and I was starving. We stopped at 7-11 for snacks and a drink. I spent a little more  than I'd have liked.

Teriyaki jerky $3.29
Small bag of honey roasted peanuts $.69
Fruitwater $1.49
Lindt white chocolate truffle $.49

Total with tax on the drink was $6.22

We also had to pick up a couple of things at the grocery store on the way home, and I was STILL hungry!

Buttermilk bread $2.50
8 oz sour cream $1.25
Skittles $.50
Dried onion flakes $3.04

Total $7.29