2023 Buying and. Eating: July 1-15

 Allocation:   $341

Cushion:     $403.14

What We Ate:  Indian bean curry, curried potatoes, poppadoms, watermelon;     General Two's chicken, stir fried veggies over rice noodles, watermelon;    ravioli and sauce, garlic and cheese bread, cucumber salad, mixed vegetables;     grilled chicken thighs, Napa cabbage salad, fruit and cottage cheese salad, chibata bread;     Chicken salad sandwiches on homemade rye, bean dip and corn chips, coleslaw; Chibata bread pizza and popcorn;     Korean BBQ beef over rice, cottage cheese with mandarins, Hunan style napa cabbage chibata;     Grilled marinated Chuck steak, pasta with pesto, sauted asparagus,  chibata;     tuna bean and pasta salad, strawberries and bananas, garlic toast;     Swiss chicken with stuffing, peas and carrots, mixed fruit salad;    gnocchi, meatballs and sauce with garlic cheese bread  and fruit and cottage cheese salad;     Rice, bean and cheese burritos, fruit, cottage cheese and pickled beets;     Parmesan rice patties, leftover beef, roasted Brussels sprouts, fresh fruit salad;

What We Bought:

Canadian Bulk Barn:  buckwheat flour(1#), dry garbanzo (1.6#), dry soy beans (1.2), Greek seasoning, dry minced onion, molasses, figs (1#) , cheese powder (.66#)  $30.91

Canadian No Frills:  malt vinegar, red wine vinegar, shell pasta(2), elbow macaroni(2), rotini (2), penne(2), rigatoni (2),cottage cheese, Napa cabbage, bananas, ciabatta (2), English muffins, everything bagels, strawberries is   $19.04

Aldi:  plain yogurt, half and half, cream cheese, carrots (2#), green onions, yellow red and orange peppers, romaine lettuce, mushrooms, strawberries, blueberries, avocado (3)   $25.00

Family Dollar:  supreme pizza (2)   $4

Subtotal Groceries:   $84.20

Eating Out:

Dinner out with friends   $35.17

Sandy's birthday dinner     $34.96

Birthday lunch     $14.07

Subtotal Eating Out:  $78.95

Two Week Subtotal:  $163.15

Remaining Allocation:  $177.85