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

Mesquite chicken tacos recipe

4 oz chicken breast
1/2 cup mesquite marinade
1/4 cup dried onion
1 large Anaheim chili pepper, diced
2 oz jalapeno havarti cheese, shredded (you could also use pepper jack, or any other spicy cheese)
1 lime, quartered
3 T oil
6 corn tortillas

Marinate the chicken breast for at least a few hours. Add 1/4 cup pf water to the onions and stir. Set aside. Heat a medium or large skillet on high. Add 1 T oil. Add peppers and onions to pan and saute for a minute or two. remove the chicken from the marinade and add to the pan. Turn chicken pieces until evenly cooked. Shred or chop up the cooked chicken and mix well with peppers and onions. Turn off heat, and cover. Brown each tortilla in a teaspoon of oil. Add filling to tacos, and top with shredded cheese. Serve with lime wedges. Nutrition info is for 1 taco.

Last grocery shopping trip of the month, and what we ate 06-29-14

Here's what I bought:

3 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $10.49
2 bananas $.53
1 Anaheim chili pepper $.72
Loaf of honey oat bread $2.50
Vanilla ice cream $2.50
Goat milk caramel sauce $2.39

Total $19.13


Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: smoothie made with milk, strawberry yogurt, frozen banana, and frozen strawberries
Lunch: tuna salad with crackers, cherries
Dinner: mesquite chicken tacos
Snacks/desserts: vanilla ice cream with goat milk caramel
Beverages: water, Crystal Light

Jeremy had some smoothie for breakfast also, and finished the last piece of quiche, plus some leftover chicken, veggies, rice and peanut sauce.