Last week was really weird. I barely left the house. On Monday I picked up 40 pounds of chicken from Zaycon and spent an entire afternoon and a good part of the next day cooking and processing the meat.
When The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird found out we were getting a boatload of chicken, she immediately requested a chicken pot pie. So instead of just making one for dinner, I went ahead and made four. 3 for the freezer and one for that evening.
If you are not into freezer meals, you should be. They make life a heck of a lot easier. Especially when you have teenagers and everyone is going in different directions all the time. Being able to grab a meal out of the freezer, or toss something in to the crock pot is a huge lifesaver if you ask me.
I’ll try and get a picture post up today or tomorrow and show you some of the meals we ate last week, but for now, here is what I purchased over the last 7 days.
Zaycon Chicken – $42.60
I had a few Zaycon credits so I was able to save a little money on a 40 pound box of chicken breasts. You can earn Zaycon credits 2 ways, by referring people or by helping out at a Zaycon event. Either way, I think it’s a great way to save.
Fred Meyer – $6.63
We had frozen peas in the freezer and canned gravy in the pantry so all I needed to make the pot pies was some corn and carrots. I found an awesome sweet potato recipe online and had these wild plans to make a gourmet dish but I just didn’t have the time to make it. Maybe next week.
Fred Meyer – $1.99
Mr. Produce Guy gave us a bunch of strawberries last week and I whipped up a batch of strawberry chipotle jam with some of them. I had everything on hand except the hot peppers.
Mr. Produce Guy – FREE
As you can see I hardly bought anything last week. We are officially out of milk, bread, butter, yogurt, potatoes, carrots, cheese, cereal, or anything else good as my kids would say.
I need to go grocery shopping BIG TIME. Sure, we have a bunch of chicken, elk and salmon in the freezer, as well as a bunch of strawberries, but we are pretty much out of everything else.
I’ve been so busy with my garden and concentrating on growing food rather than buying it that I’ve turned in to Old Mother Hubbard.
I guess it’s time to go shopping and fill the refrigerator and cupboards again.
Buying and growing food. What a chore.
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $51.22
Total Spent This Year $647.55
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $781.98 {I bought a Meyer Lemon Tree, Rhubarb crowns, 6 Fruit Trees , 15 yards of soil}, Walla Walla Onions and 90 pounds of seed potatoes. Plus, supplies to make my own potting soil.
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