For July we get $381.61 to spend on food. We also have a cushion of $307.25. So, theoretically, we could spend a total of $688.86 this month. I sure hope I don't. But, summers can be more expensive due to the CSA. And then there are the season's special deals I like to take advantage of to build up my stockpile. So, I expect we will spend some of the cushion in support of that good cause.
So, for the first half of July my here is the breakdown:
What we ate: leftover pizza; leftover buffet (2); leftover brats and sauerkraut with tomato and mozzarella salad and fresh peaches; salmon/spinach/feta burgers with salad and baked beets; applesauce BBQ chicken with slaw and potato salad; leftover cheeseburger scalloped potatoes from the freezer with tomatoes, roasted broccoli and fried cabbage; Pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches topped with coleslaw, tomatoes and cucumber salad, watermelon; mooshu from freezer with quinoa fruit salad with honey mustard dressing; frozen seafood crepes with sauteed beet greens and salad; leftover pizza
What we bought:
CSA: lettuce, onion, corn, cherries, broccoli, peas $17
Giant Eagle: eggs (2) $0.98
Giant Eagle: 2 pints ice cream, one jar instant decaf coffee (for iced coffee) $6.50
Walgreen's: green olives (2), black olives; 18 oz. jar of decaf coffee (4) $18.93
CSA: green beans, green peppers, beets and beet greens, raspberries, blueberries, cantaloupe , peaches, apples $17
Aldi: mushrooms (2), pretzels, multi color peppers, olives, shrimp, prunes, 10 pounds potatoes, blue cheese, feta cheese, parmesan cheese(3) for pesto to freeze. $29.75
Country Fair: potato chips (2) $5
Tim Horton: donuts and coffee $3.18
Salvage (probably the last until late September or October): oil (gal), flour, sugar, vegetable broth, chicken broth, quinoa, oatmeal (2), popcorn, cornmeal, Ritz crackers, multigrain crackers (2), maple syrup (pint), soup, rice, frosted mini wheats (2), honey nut O's (2), m&m's (2 large for cookies), raisins (2), sugar cones, taco boats, panko, cat food, cheez it's, corn tortillas, flour tortillas, coffee (4), butter beans, red enchilada sauce, chopped clams, Greek vinaigrette, Russian dressing, natural peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, dried apricots, honey roasted almonds, slivered almonds. $63.47
Meals Out:
Aunt Millie's for lunch on way to N.Y. $14.17
Aunt Cookie's sub for lunch coming home from N.Y. $8.31
Dinner with Jim and Robin. $35.76 WOW!!! We had leftovers but still.
Lunch with Angela $17
Birthday dinner $8
Lunch after salvage: $ 20.00
In total, $ 161.81 was spent on groceries and $ 103.24 was spent on meals out. That means a grand total of $ 265.05 was spent during the first half of July. Of the $ 381.61 allocated to July, we have $ 116.56 remaining for the second half of the month. My freezer is almost full. My cupboards are stocked. So maybe we will be OK.
So, for the first half of July my here is the breakdown:
What we ate: leftover pizza; leftover buffet (2); leftover brats and sauerkraut with tomato and mozzarella salad and fresh peaches; salmon/spinach/feta burgers with salad and baked beets; applesauce BBQ chicken with slaw and potato salad; leftover cheeseburger scalloped potatoes from the freezer with tomatoes, roasted broccoli and fried cabbage; Pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches topped with coleslaw, tomatoes and cucumber salad, watermelon; mooshu from freezer with quinoa fruit salad with honey mustard dressing; frozen seafood crepes with sauteed beet greens and salad; leftover pizza
What we bought:
CSA: lettuce, onion, corn, cherries, broccoli, peas $17
Giant Eagle: eggs (2) $0.98
Giant Eagle: 2 pints ice cream, one jar instant decaf coffee (for iced coffee) $6.50
Walgreen's: green olives (2), black olives; 18 oz. jar of decaf coffee (4) $18.93
CSA: green beans, green peppers, beets and beet greens, raspberries, blueberries, cantaloupe , peaches, apples $17
Aldi: mushrooms (2), pretzels, multi color peppers, olives, shrimp, prunes, 10 pounds potatoes, blue cheese, feta cheese, parmesan cheese(3) for pesto to freeze. $29.75
Country Fair: potato chips (2) $5
Tim Horton: donuts and coffee $3.18
Salvage (probably the last until late September or October): oil (gal), flour, sugar, vegetable broth, chicken broth, quinoa, oatmeal (2), popcorn, cornmeal, Ritz crackers, multigrain crackers (2), maple syrup (pint), soup, rice, frosted mini wheats (2), honey nut O's (2), m&m's (2 large for cookies), raisins (2), sugar cones, taco boats, panko, cat food, cheez it's, corn tortillas, flour tortillas, coffee (4), butter beans, red enchilada sauce, chopped clams, Greek vinaigrette, Russian dressing, natural peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, dried apricots, honey roasted almonds, slivered almonds. $63.47
Meals Out:
Aunt Millie's for lunch on way to N.Y. $14.17
Aunt Cookie's sub for lunch coming home from N.Y. $8.31
Dinner with Jim and Robin. $35.76 WOW!!! We had leftovers but still.
Lunch with Angela $17
Birthday dinner $8
Lunch after salvage: $ 20.00
In total, $ 161.81 was spent on groceries and $ 103.24 was spent on meals out. That means a grand total of $ 265.05 was spent during the first half of July. Of the $ 381.61 allocated to July, we have $ 116.56 remaining for the second half of the month. My freezer is almost full. My cupboards are stocked. So maybe we will be OK.
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