Day # 8 my Grocery Savings Plan

October 27, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress
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Day #8 and I’ve only spent 5,48€. I like it.  John called the butcher to see about the price of turkeys per kilo and try to order one, so my efforts to save $ for a turkey are paying off in my frugality (comments below)

Today the menu is:

Dinner at 2:

1st plate: a re-worked potato/carrot soup (adding beef broth & hot peppers)

2nd plate:

Fried Chicken Thighs (freezer)

Instant Mashed Potatoes (from pantry)

Fried Cabbage (last of the cabbage)

Sliced Tomatoes (1 left!)

Supper:

Leftover burritos or paella from yesterday

What I have left:

1 tomato

2 potatoes

2 lemons

a few cherry tomatoes from my garden

plenty of Swiss Chard in my garden

a few onions

8 eggs

I spent today: 4,98€ on 2 fresh pumpkins. This was the 1st year ever that I have seen them in the store so John rushed out to buy them. I had hoped for more than 2 so I could can them for pies, but that was all there was. John went for me because I continue with this flu bug!

My total for 8 days on groceries is:  5,48€

I feel that I’m doing well on my savings budget and we got the price per kilo (2.2lbs) for the turkey today: 5,40€ or $8.10 per kilo in USD.  We look forward to sharing our feast with friends on November 21st to celebrate our Thanksgiving.

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2 Comments

  1. Anita says:

    oh man, pumpkins here are 2.50 per pumpkin, no matter the size, which means that i got two medium sized ones for 5 euros! they weighed about….. 7 lbs each i would say. so under a euro a kilo.
    today i made pumpkin soup (with ginger and coconut milk) and pumpkin bread. i was going to do pies, but i ran out of flour, so those will have to wait.
    i am going to buy 2 more pumpkins to can while you are here. i LOVE LOVE LOVE pumpkin!

    ... on July October 27th, 2009
  2. pearsonsprogress says:

    Anita, I wish I could buy them there! Last night Dad went to Lidl to get me some… there were only 2 good ones there but they are small. If I can’t find more soon, I will not process and can them, but rather just use them. I also like your idea of using the coconut milk in the soup. Great IDEA!!

    ... on July October 28th, 2009

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