Meal Planning and Grocery Shopping Trips – Week 48 of 52

That Mrs. Hillbilly. She loves me. Dillettante Mint Truffles…. Have you tried them? It just wouldn’t be Christmas without them.  I wonder how long 4 bags will last me? 😉

Testing out madeleine cookie recipes…. it’s a tough gig.

So is figuring out the best recipe to bake for the neighborhood cookie party that’s coming up next weekend. I still have 2 more recipes to try but so far the HH likes the madeleines the best {I’ll post the madeleine recipe on the blog tomorrow}. 

Sugarbush cheese. I wanted to make sure we’d have have enough to get us through the holidays. 😉

And for our weekend guests.

And to build the guys stamina for yarn shopping. I’m pretty it was the first time my husband had ever stepped foot in a yarn store. Or listened to a salesperson talk about buttons for 5 minutes. 😉 Bahahhahaa.

Pizza. It’s pretty much the easiest food on the planet to serve for large family gatherings…. 20+ people, 5 large pizzas and the cheese pizza was the first to go. I don’t know why, but I was surprised more people didn’t go for the combos.

Tuckaway Tavern.  The best steak tips on the planet.

And the smores cake dessert wasn’t bad either. Other than cookies, I don’t recall making anything from scratch last week. This time of year though, anything goes. If you ask me, December is all about food, family and pants with a little elastic in them.

There are only 27 days to go until it’s time to make those new Years Resolutions…. You might might as well make the best of it, right? 🙂 🙂 🙂

~Mavis

Total Spent This Week $82.95 {All on cheese!}

Total Spent in December $82.95

Total Spent in November $250.09 <– I blame it on the cheese and grapes!
Total Spent in October $218.57 <– Stocked up on cheese {Because cheese is life}
Total Spent in September $180.97
Total Spent in August $259.90 <– $30 on salami splurge in Boston
Total Spent in July $276.56 < – $38 Spent on Amish meat and cheese
Total Spent in June $206.47 <- Attempting once a month grocery shopping
Total Spent in May on Groceries $216.50 <- Included a stock up trip to King Arthur Flour
Total Spent in April on Groceries $169.98
Total Spent in March on Groceries $306.75 <– Apartment life, moving across the country and settling into a new house
Total Spent in February on Groceries $259.81 <- Living in an apartment and buying a lot of ready-made meals
Total Spent in January on Groceries $240.15 <– Packing mode and not cooking from scratch as much

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