Depression Potatoes

Dec 30, 2008 by pearsonsprogress    2 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll

Merry Christmas… watch this one!

Dec 10, 2008 by pearsonsprogress    7 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll

20 Euros for 20 days part 2

Dec 8, 2008 by pearsonsprogress    8 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Grocery Challenge

Balance: 20€

Money spent:

11/28/08- zero

11/29/08- zero

11/30/08- zero

12/1/08- toilet paper 1,05€

12/2/08-zero

12/3/08-zero

12/4/08-chicken bouillon, 3,85€

12/4/08-lettuce, 1 kilo of tangerines, 1,80€

12/5/08-zero

12/6/08-zero

12/7/08-zero

12/8/08-zero

Well there you have it! I have spent 6,70€ to get us by with 13,30€ left to spend the next 10 days. We continue to eat well and frugally.

We did spend money on some Spanish ham, manchego cheese and holiday candy: turrón and sent it to our friend, and mother tongue speaker, Ricardo, who has faithfully worked with us on the Aragonese NT. I also had to spend some cash on butternut squash because I was asked to make a cream soup for 45 ladies this Friday night. I’ll be reimbursed for this so I didn’t include it.

I’m saving money and it looks like I will have what I need for that ROAST BEEF I want to serve for Christmas. I’d like to have a Standing Rib Roast and will cost me more. My menus are planned for when the family comes… one of my favorite/relaxing things to do! Only 10 more days to go!

Our meals for the the next 10days will include:

bean soup

pizza

macaroni and cheese with ham

Spanish tortilla

and toasted sandwiches using the luncheon meat I have in the freezer.

On another note: last week when we returned from the village, I checked the garden and found that it had frozen in Madrid while we were away. All of my potatoes plants were dead so I dug them up to see if any were worth eating. Here is my photo of what I found:

Isn’t  that just GREAT??? I had never grown potatoes before and I can’t tell you the encouragement digging this little guys up! I couldn’t have been happier. I’ll definitely grow them again and I have some “seed potatoes” sprouting in the garage now. In the articles I’ve read on the the internet, they say that seed potatoes should be purchased… well, these just came from our grocery store and did very well!

I was also able t pick these pea pods from my garden to add to salads. Very yummy.

I’m having a great time with all of this! Please leave your comments and tell us what you are doing in this challenging economy. Many Blessings!