What we bought, spent and ate this week

Hello Dear Reader,

Regular readers will probably already know by now exactly what has been on our dinner table this past week as I have already posted or hinted about some new recipes I have made using up ingredients from the freezer and pantry. I am in the middle of a freezer and pantry challenge to clear out bit and bobs, using them in new and interesting recipes.

I always look forward to sitting down on a Friday morning to make up the menu and shopping list for the week ahead, but I am enjoying it even more at the moment, getting creative using up things like a random can of 4 bean mix, tapioca and gram flour.

Now on with what we bought, spent and ate this week-

What we bought

Shopping from Northside Discount Fruit Barn

Shopping from Coles

Shopping from Aldi

What we spent

Northside Discount Fruit Barn-$17.82

Coles-$32.15 + 60c for some marked down asian greens on Thursday afternoon

Aldi-$106.65

TOTAL-$156.02

What we ate

Friday-Baked Beans on Toast

Saturday-Sardines and Rosemary Pasta with Parsley and Garlic Crumb

Sunday-Tempura Whiting with steamed basmati rice and Bok Choy

Monday-Aromatic Chickpea Stew with Dates and Almonds with quinoa

Tuesday and Wednesday-Semolina Gnocchi with Oregano and Tomato Sauce with steamed green beans and balsamic. I will post this recipe on Monday, it is so good.

Thursday-Drunken Chicken with steamed basmati rice and Gai Lan

Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) is our most favourite asian green veg, it is not available very often so when I saw it at Coles on Thursday afternoon I snapped some up. Unfortunately it was quite wilted and sad looking so I asked if they would consider marking it down, they did, so instead of paying $1.80 a bunch, I got them for 30c a bunch. I bought 2 bunches and when I got home I gave them a good soak in some iced water and they came up like brand new. So deliciously crisp. This is how I cook asian greens, they all get the same treatment no matter what variety.

Over to you, what did you get up to on the food front this week?

Have a lovely day,

💗Fi

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