Comfort food, things like lentils and rice, homemade chili, hot soup and fried cabbage with bacon and sausage filled our bowls this past week. With the sun going down around 4:20 these days, we seem to be eating dinner much earlier too. Sometimes as early as 3pm! How crazy is that? And the weather. Man oh man it’s been chilly around here.
Fried cabbage with bacon and sausage. Not the best picture, but it’s delicious.
Last minute soup. 1 can white beans drained, 2 chopped carrots, 1/2 cup frozen corn, about a cup of precooked leftover chicken from the freezer, 1 can of Rotel and about 4 cups of water. Simmer for an hour and voilà ! Dinner is served! 🙂
Another really super technical recipe: Fast chili. 1 pound taco seasoned hamburger meat {drained} 2 cans chili beans, 1 can Rotel, a little water and then all you do is simmer for about 15 minutes and you’re ready to serve. 🙂 A sleeve of Ritz crackers is a must. Easiest dinner ever if you ask me {the HH thought it was strange I added a spoonful of sour cream to my chili}.
Have you been to Shake Shack? We were in Boston last week and stopped for lunch. I think the burgers were good and I liked the size {you didn’t walk away feeling stuffed}. The shake and fries though, Five Guys has them beat in my opinion. Actually, I think I like the burgers from Five Guys a little better too because you can load them up with everything under the moon {I always add raw onions, relish, and extra tomato}. The only downside to a Five Guys burger is the size… even the baby burger is huge. But they’re so gooooood!
Market Basket $43.41
The HH went to Market Basket by himself with instructions to buy 6 pounds of tart apples and 4 pounds of sugar and this is what he came home with. He and The Girl have been experimenting with different brands of almond milk {gag} and so far they like the ones that are flavored with vanilla. Are there any almond milk drinkers out there? Do you have a favorite brand?
And last but not least…. Last night we attended a neighborhood cookie party up the road and it was lovely. The house was filled with peeps ranging from 4 months old to neighbors in their 70’s and I know I’ve said this before, but I don’t think we could have picked a better neighborhood to live in if we had tried. Everyone is so normal, and kind, and welcoming and it feels like such a big extended family here I just love it.
I told the HH that we should have some sort of soup and bread party in February {apparently that’s when cabin fever begins to kick in around here} and he likes the idea of a get together but is slightly uneasy about it because we still need a few pieces of furniture and things on the walls.
I’m like…. PEOPLE DON’T CARE….. Did you have a good time last night? Were you looking at the things on their wall? You are being a dork. When I go over to someone’s house I’m there to hang out and have a good time. I highly doubt someone is going to notice we don’t have a coffee table in the sitting room or a proper tv stand yet.
Whateva. Husbands they can be funny like that sometimes.
And in case you were wondering, we ended up baking 2 batches of double chocolate biscotti to bring along to the cookie party {although I did hold a few slices back to munch on!}. If you are looking for a good biscotti recipe, this one is the delicious.
Are you planning on hosting any get-togethers this winter? Do you have any pro tips you want to share? We’d love to hear them. 😉
~Mavis
Total Spent in December $126.36 <– $83 on cheese
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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