Day # 8 my Grocery Savings Plan
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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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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!
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!!