Sunday, March 2, 2025

2025. Buying and Eating: February 16-28

 Remaining Allocation:  $260.85

Cushion:     $186.09

YTD. 46 days

Total:  $252.23

Grocery:  $117.02

Eating Out:  $145.21


What We Ate:  chicken with cashews over soba noodles, green beans, yogurt and fruit;     British fish pie and vegetable pancakes with homemade scones;     Italian bean and sausage soup, pepperoni bread;     Korean beef with rice and cabbage, yogurt and fruit, scone;     Scalloped potatoes and ham, corn, fresh fruit and yogurt;     Chicken, pasta with garlic and cheese, peas;     Sauerkraut and smoked sausage soup, chicken sandwich ;         Chicken tetrazzini, black eyed pea salad, garlic bread;     Vegetarian haggis, cauliflower and cheese, orange and apple salad;     Spanish bean soup, fried bologna on kimilwick roll, fresh fruit;     Savory cheesecake, slow cooker onion potatoes, cauliflower cheese, salad;     Cauliflower and cheese soup, egg salad on toast;     Assorted cheeses and crackers after concert 


What We Bought: 

Sam’s:  chicken. $4.98

Tops:  broth, alouette garlic and herbs, Brie,Muenster, bananas    $12.14    All sale items

Erie Food Cooperative:  cinnamon, Italian seasoning, cilantro, chili flakes, catnip,  Himalayan  salt   $15.18    All sale but salt

Country Fair:  egg(2)      $6     Sale


Eating Out:

Mike lunch Cleveland.   $2.58.   Sam’s 

Breakfast with Mike.    $25.95.  Avantis


Remaining Allocation:  $199.00

New Cushion:  $285.09

YTD. 69 days

Total. $314.08.       $4.59/day.    $2.29/ person/day

Grocery.  $150.34.         $2.18/day.        $1.09/person/day

Eating Out.   $174.74.       $2.21/day.     $1.11/person/day