Friday, June 16, 2023

2023 Buying and Eating: June 1-15

 Allocation:  $330

Cushion:  $650.97


What We Ate:       homemade pot pie and watermelon with cheese bread;      BBQ pork, leek and potato gratin, Baked beans, strawberries;     Lasagna, rosemary garlic bread, yogurt and jello;     ham, potato and leek gratin, jello, mixed vegetables;         Philly cheese steak pizza and homemade French fries;      Assortment of appetizers;     Chili spaghetti, garlic bread, jello;     Indian vegetable curry over rice with curried potatoes and watermelon;     Spaghetti and meatballs, salad;     Chef salad and cheese toast;      homemade pad Thai, tomatoes and mozzarella salad;     Grilled kielbasa, kraut, grapes, salad, hasselback potatoes;      Tuna and rice, tomato and mozzarella salad, grapes, Brussels sprouts;


What We Bought:

Save a Lot:  onions  (4#) , half and half, chicken wings  $11.46

West Side Market:  strawberries, blueberries (3), asparagus (3), leeks (6), rosemary bread, sausages (2#), pita (10), haloumi cheese   $52.00

Costco:  Worcestershire sauce, sharp cheddar (5#), jarlesburg Swiss (2.75#), manchego  (2.25#)  $85.05

Trader Joe:  peanut butter (2), sesame oil (2), orzo, farfalle, everything mixed nuts, sunflower seeds, sliced almonds, slivered almonds, cashews, spanakopita, borsein cheese, Cotswold cheese, extra sharp cheddar, chicken pot stickers, Mandarin Orange chicken, edamame (2), coffee   $78.30

Sanders:  green peppers (2) , bananas (2#),little gem lettuce (4),potatoes (20#)   $12.74

Aldi:  honey nut Cheerios, oatmeal, raspberries, grapes  $10.39

Aldi:   bagels (2), cottage cheese, fresh mozzarella, cream cheese  $15.17

Grocery Subtotal:  $265.06  


Eating Out:

Winking Lizard    $14.49  dinner in Cleveland

West Side Market  $12.00  gyro for lunch

Subtotal Eating Out:  $37.99


Subtotal:  $303.05

Remaining Allocation:  $26.95

Cushion:  $650.97


YTD:   142 days

Grocery:  $721.55

Eating Out:  $307.53

Total to Date:  $1029.08            $7.25/day          $3.63/person/day

We have started our yearly  stock up of our pantry and freezer so our numbers will be temporarily higher than normal.  Overall, however, they will stabilize at a lower amount.

We will be into the cushion this month but that is what it is there for.

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