My 14th Week… spending amount: 15 euros
Here is my week of savings and how I did it. By the by you can click on the photos to see them enlarged.
Starting balance: 15 euros
What I spent:
3.65- toilet paper (grrrr)
1.47- 3 kilos of flour
1.37-1.5 liters of milk
1.37-1.5 liters of milk
.54- 200 grams of cream
.89- 1 kilo sugar
.69- toothpaste
.21- green pepper
.99- frozen bag of french fries (1kilo)
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11,18 euros
My menus for the week:
Thursday August 28th- 1st plate: Bean and rice soup, 2nd: beef and french fries, sliced tomatoes
Friday August 29th-1st plate: cream of tomato soup, 2nd plate: egg and salsa burritos, sliced tomatoes
Saturday August 30th-1st plate: Fish Chowder, 2nd plate: tuna casserole, sliced zucchini
Sunday August 31st-1st plate: Gazpacho, 2nd plate: beans and rice and salsa
Monday September 1st- today we leave for the village and what I normally do is pack a lunch. Supper will be what I have in the house in Loeches. Tuna, sprout and Tomato sandwiches
Tuesday September 2nd- ? after 2 months I don’t have a clue what I have there!
Wednesday September 3rd-?? to be determined
Blessings I received this week:
Peaches, tomatoes, and figs. I’m making fig jam!
What I baked:
I did very little baking, because we are heading back to Madrid on Monday. We were out of bread so I made a regular loaf of bread and a loaf of cinnamon bread.
I did make some cheese:
The 1st batch of cheese, the 2nd batch is with basil, here is a serving suggestion: some cheese with olive oil and freshly ground pepper on homemade bread or pita bread. This is really good and a fine supper with a salad or sliced vegetables.
How does my garden grow?
My plants are doing well. I will plant them in Madrid.
The Lord is providing and I am learning new skills. I have learned that when I ask the Lord for creativity, He gives it. All good things come from Him.
Madrid
72°
Anita says:
wow, this post was chocked full!
I am excited to learn to make the cheese… also, in order to keep the budget low i am considering going vegetarian and only eating meat when we have people for dinner, once max twice a week. we have already cut way back on meat, but this is a further cut back and i will need to get even more creative… another challenge for me, i love it!
Jesseka says:
Great work as usual mom. I think I’m going to try the cheese-making. I checked out a source on-line and I’d like to try fresh mozarella- one of Greg’s favorites and is great in a Caprese salad.
I picked 12 large, perfect specimens (if I do say so myself) of green peppers today and about 6 large cucumbers. I shared some with the neighbors and we’ll be having lots of it this week, so I’m trying to work it into my menu. Looks like stuffed green peppers tomorrow night, which I hated as a child, but now enjoy with homegrown peppers which truly are more flavorful. I don’t think I’ll make the kids choke down the pepper part. Too much empathy there. (although william loves veggies and eats them as I chop them for dinner)