Van is still out of commission, but my sister loaned me hers. I tried to stock up for the next two weeks, but we’ll probably run out of fresh fruit again! It took forever because I had the baby in tow.
We spent: $177.02
We got:
5 large oranges, 5# onions, 5.5# peaches, 9# apples, 2 heads lettuce, 1 bunch green onions, 1 bunch celery, 6# carrots, 24 plums, 21 nectarines, 15# potatoes, 18 pears, 1.6# roma tomatoes, 1 watermelon, 5# frozen veggies.
2# butter, 6 gallons milk
2 pkg. bacon, 6 pkg. hot dogs, 3 dozen eggs, 4# italian sausage, 5# boneless beef roast
300 corn tortillas, 32 oz. tortilla chips, 6 loaves whole wheat bread, 84 oz. oats, 2 boxes pancake mix, 4 boxes whole wheat spaghetti, 4# brown sugar, 4# dry chickpeas, 2# dry navy beans, 2# dry black beans, 2# dry small red beans, 1# Great Northern beans,
12 cans hominy, 8 cans Ranch beans, 2 large cans peaches, 9 large cans crushed or diced tomatoes, 24 oz. ketchup, bottle spicy brown mustard, 32 oz. lemon juice, 1/6# dried red chilis, 25 strawberry tea bags, 1 bag Smarties to bribe the potty trainer, 2 small cans clams, 4 cans tomato paste, 24 miniature candy bars, 1 Heath, 1 Rolo.
We’re eating:
Sunday Aug. 2: spaghetti, froz. veggies
Monday, Aug. 3: black bean, corn, tomato salad, homemade tortillas, spanish rice
Tuesday, Aug. 4: beanie weenies
Wednesday, Aug. 5: potato and pinto tacos with hominy
Thursday, Aug. 6: Swiss steak over rice, brussels sprouts
Friday, Aug. 7: clam spaghetti, froz. veggies
Saturday, Aug. 8: hoping to get to the store by that time!
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Mama-
I noticed you are making clam spaghetti. I saw Rachel Ray make it one time and I tried to make it-but got so grossed out because the clams had green stuff in them. Do your canned clams have green stuff in them and if they do, does or does it not gross you out? And what is it?
Oh heavens. Hope this doesn’t turn anyone off clams.☺
By the way-you do a great job feeding your family on a budget.
Some clams have green edges as part of their natural coloring. Is that what you mean, or were they green, like moldy rotten? I’ve noticed it varied based on brands. When we lived in South Carolina, my husband, FIL, and boys brought fresh clams home but now I’m back to canned.
I basically just make a white sauce, add clam juice from the can and garlic, then stir the clams in at the end.
No not mold-green gunk-fresh from the can.
I probably need to try a new brand.
Thanks for your input!