Even though we’ve only been here a short time, it feels like we’ve been here forever. The house, the surrounding area, the people, the shops, the quirks, it feels like home. Comfortable, is maybe the right word. I truly believe we are going to love the seasons here. All five of them {you can’t leave out mud season!}. And all the little Mom and Pop {and independent} stores… I love it, I love it, I love it! It seems like every time we leave the house there is something new to explore.
The Girl and I stopped by Lil’s for cruellers one day, and then Anjou Noodle Bar next door for lunch. The Girl had some sort of duck ramen and I had the spicy hot miso soup with lamb meatballs. Both dishes were amazing and when I asked if I could take home the extra broth that was left in my bowl, the waitress assured me that people do it all the time. I told her I was thinking about pouring it over rice, and she said most people bring home the extra broth for that very reason. The seaweed though, I didn’t eat that.
ALDI $78.41
I love ALDI. I have yet to walk in the store with a grocery list and yet somehow, I always find plenty of stuff to bring home. It kinda like Trader Joe’s, but totally not. I picked up a yellow cake mix and pineapple rings so I could try making a pineapple upside down cake on the wood stove but I forgot the maraschino cherries. Oh well, maybe I will have to start a grocery list on the fridge after all.
Some of the products at ALDO, like the black bean salsa and pesto, look familiar {like Trader Joe’s}. But what I think I love most is ALDI’s {ever changing} cheese selection. The fact that I can spend $2-3 for a reasonable sized block of cheese or getting an 8 ounce pack of salami makes picking out supplies for appetizer night fun. I don’t have to break the bank and spend $40- $50 on cheese and salami like I would if I bought the same stuff at Costco. Plus, I like the portion sizes much better at ALDI as well.
Have you noticed milk and egg prices increasing in your area? Just a few weeks ago eggs were less than a dollar a dozen, but now, $2.69! And milk has seemed to have gone up about a dollar as well.
The prepackaged make at home pasta salad from ALDI’s? You’ll want to pass on it.
Big salad night.
Meatless tacos.
Leftover ham and spinach quiche.
Picky dinner!
The key lime tart from La Maison Navarre. I highly recommend it!
And let’s not forget… Saturday night beans. It’s a New England tradition! Although this time around we added some fresh vegetables. Because you know, sometimes you’ve just got to spice up the beans and weenies.
It was a good week with lot’s of yummy food.
How about YOU? Anything super exciting happen this past week in the food department at your house? Inquiring minds want to know.
~Mavis
- Total Spent This Week on Groceries $78.41
- Total Spent in April on Groceries $87.09
- 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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