Highlight of the week? A free turkey! Wahoo. The company The Girl works for gave all their employees {and there are a lot of them} a free turkey for Thanksgiving. How cool is that? You know what’s even better? The Girl has been cooking our Thanksgiving bird since she was like 9 years old. Yep. One year she asked if she could make the turkey {and a bunch of the side dishes too} and well, we let her, and since then, Thanksgiving is HER holiday. I LOVE IT.
Traditions… they’re pretty cool.
Oh and you know what else is cool? I asked Monkey Boy if he was coming home for Thanksgiving and he said yes. So that’s a good sign, right? Maybe the boys weren’t too keen on eating yet another can chili for the big day? Who know, I’m just glad he still wants to hang out with us. Or maybe it’s the leftovers he’s after? Hmmm. 😉
Those adorable fettuccine nests from Costco? Totally worth it! You should get a package the next time you are there. The texture is about a million and two times better than the boxed kind.
I could eat a Caesar salad ever day and never get tired of it.
Split pea and ham soup. Tis the season for crockpot meals.
Ham with roasted sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Pork fried rice. It’s totally a staple at our house.
And so is no knead crusty bread.
Baked mac and cheese. I don’t think I’ll use whole wheat bread {with seeds} for the topping again though. I thought the crumbs were kind of funky. The HH loved it though so who knows.
I also baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon rolls, made a Nutella and banana sandwiches, and 2 batches of homemade biscotti this past week with Mrs. HB. It was a good week food wise and I didn’t have the urge to step foot in a store until…
Target $6.94
I popped in to Target for toothpaste and noticed the 18 count eggs were on sale for $1.39 and milk was $2.08 a gallon so I loaded up while I was there. Luckily I went when the doors opened so the parking lot wasn’t full yet and I was able to zip in and out in under 5 minutes. Quick shopping trips, that’s where it’s at. If you can get in and out in a jiffy, chances are you will spend less. And I’m all about spending less these days.
How about YOU? Have you already done your grocery shopping for turkey day yet or are you one of those brave souls that does it the day of? I’d love to know.
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $6.94
Total Spent in January on Groceries $202.99
Total Spent in February on Groceries $143.94
Total Spent in March on Groceries $183.35
Total Spent in April on Groceries $205.67
Total Spent on Groceries in May $248.60
Total Spent on Groceries in June $147.47
Total Spent on Groceries in July $293.63
Total Spent on Groceries in August $117.29
Total Spent on Groceries in September $172.91
Total Spent on Groceries in October $186.69
Total Spent on Groceries in November $289.96
Total Spent in January on Take Out, Date Nights, and Bakery Treats $42.19
Total Spent in February on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $118.45
Total Spent in March on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $25.29
Total Spent in April on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $62.50
Total Spent in May on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $54.52
Total Spent in June on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $119.15
Total Spent in July on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $12.45
Total Spent in July on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $0
Total Spent in August on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $212.67
Total Spent in September on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $132.50
Total Spent in October on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $87
Total Spent in November on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $60.42
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