Market Basket $53.47 {2 gallons of Milk not pictured}
Canning spices and ice cream were the name of the game at Market Basket this month. Seriously, I think the HH and I have both gained at least 5 pounds this summer just from all the ice cream we’ve been consuming. It just can’t be helped. 😉 I had been waiting and waiting for our little country store to get in the Gelato Fiasco Torched Marshmallow S’more and Maine Wild Blueberry Crisp flavors in but after 2 gelato deliveries and not seeing the flavors I had wanted I made a point to check to see if Market Basket had them in stock. Lucky for me they did.
Side note: My husband LOVES Market Basket and every time we go shopping at one I have to listen to him go on and on for about 10 minutes after we leave about the prices, {and he’s not a food shopper!} the produce selection, and how nice it is to see the busy checkout stands with a line of young {and old} bag boys at the end of each lane sporting a tie and a clean uniform. Their prices are great, stores are clean and yet their is sort of this low key and nostalgic feel to them as well. {For those of you reading this on the West coast, their prices are a wee bit better than Fred Meyer}
I highly recommend the 7 ounce cans of Albacore tuna Market Basket sells {I paid $1 per can}. Both cans were filled with nice chunks of tuna and no floaty bits.
One of my favorite lunches is a can of tuna with apples, relish and dried cranberries mixed in.
ALDI $154.12
I took the HH to ALDI for the first time last week and all he said when we left was… “You like this place?” 🙂 🙂 🙂 I’m not sure exactly what he was expecting since I go on and on about ALDI being my new favorite store, but I’m pretty sure he was expecting a little more than 6 aisles of food, some random housewares, 1 cashier, and 7 customers in the entire store.
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THAT!?
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts were on sale for $1.69 a pound.
And we both thought they tasted great. In fact, all the meat we’ve tried from ALDI has been good. I don’t think I’d buy the fresh salmon again though but that’s probably just because I’m not into seafood.
For the second week in a row… the HH made dinner. Cheese quesadillas and beef taquitos. I wonder if I can get him to make something for a third week in a row {that would be a record!}. Now that he’s not working 80+ hours a week, maybe he will want to dabble in a little cooking? Wouldn’t that be nice! Yes, yes it would. He’s actually a really good cook {we met when he was a cook at a pizza place} but I never really asked for his help in the kitchen before because of his schedule.
Have the butter prices dropped at your local grocery store? When I bought butter last month at ALDI it was $2.99 a pound. Maybe I should stock up? What are you paying these days for a pound?
Vanilla extract though, it was pretty pricey. But you know…. with the whole vanilla shortage and everything, I guess that was to be expected.
I do love ALDI, and even though I’ve been buying more snacks, cheese, funky spreads and ice cream lately, it has been a welcome change. At the beginning of the year I projected the amount we would spend on groceries would go down over last year, but as our schedules have changed dramatically, so have our eating habits.
We are slowing down {at bit} and enjoying each other and life a little more. I couldn’t tell you the last time I clipped a coupon {or paid money to print one out}. I’m choosing to get all my grocery shopping done in one big swoop once a month, not to shop at big box stores for the most part, or to spend my time signing up for a gazillion apps or uploading receipts or running all over town {and wasting gas} seeking out how to save a few cents off my food bill. I’m happy to pay the farmer or shop keeper their asking price. And it’s nice.
We all go through stages…. and so far, I’m a loving this one.
~Mavis
Total Spent in August $207.59
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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Goal #6 – Clear Land for a Chicken Coop and Future Raised Garden Bed Area 
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